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221. What was the name of the battle won by William the Conqueror in 1066?

  • A. Arles
  • B. Kent
  • C. Hastings
  • D. Westminster

Explanation: William the Conqueror defeated King Harold II at the Battle of Hastings in October 1066, enabling the Norman conquest of England.

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Correct answer: Hastings

222. Who was crowed Emperor in 800?

  • A. Alfred
  • B. Pippin
  • C. Charles
  • D. Leopold

Explanation: Charles, specifically Charlemagne, was crowned Emperor by Pope Leo III in Rome on Christmas Day 800.

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Correct answer: Charles

223. Which country had the largest Armed Forces of World War I?

  • A. United States
  • B. Germany
  • C. Russia
  • D. Japan

Explanation: Russia had the largest overall armed forces and mobilised the greatest number of troops during World War I.

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Correct answer: Russia

224. Who led the 3rd Crusade to the Holy Land in 1192?

  • A. Richard
  • B. Henry
  • C. William
  • D. James

Explanation: Richard I of England, known as Richard the Lionheart, was the leading Western commander of the Third Crusade.

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Correct answer: Richard

225. President of USA during the Gulf War?

  • A. George Bush
  • B. Jimmy Carter
  • C. Theodore Roosevelt
  • D. Grover Cleveland

Explanation: George H. W. Bush was US president during the 1990-91 Gulf War, when the US-led coalition expelled Iraqi forces from Kuwait.

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Correct answer: George Bush

226. On what date did America Formally enter World War l?

  • A. 16 April 1917
  • B. 6 April 1917
  • C. 26 April 1917
  • D. 19 April 1917

Explanation: The United States formally entered the First World War when Congress declared war on Germany on 6 April 1917.

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Correct answer: 6 April 1917

227. Who was the Austrian founder of the Zionist movement?

  • A. Theodore Herzl
  • B. Winston Churchill
  • C. Clement Atlee
  • D. Tony Blair

Explanation: Theodor Herzl, an Austrian Jewish journalist and political thinker, is widely regarded as the founder of modern political Zionism.

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Correct answer: Theodore Herzl

228. July and American history. On what date during this month did President Johnson sign the Civil Rights Bill prohibiting racial discrimination?

  • A. 2 July 1964
  • B. 22 July 1964
  • C. 12 July 1964
  • D. 32 July 1964

Explanation: President Lyndon B. Johnson signed the Civil Rights Act into law on 2 July 1964, making racial discrimination in major public and…

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Correct answer: 2 July 1964

229. This corrupt former president of Nicaragua looted funds and international aid when a deadly earthquake hit Managua. And removed from office by a revolutionary organization known as the FSLN?

  • A. Daniel Ortega Saavedra
  • B. Pedro Joaquin Chamorro
  • C. Anastasio Somoza Debayle
  • D. Augusto Cesar Sandino

Explanation: Anastasio Somoza Debayle was Nicaragua’s president when the 1972 Managua earthquake struck, and he was accused of diverting relief funds.

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Correct answer: Anastasio Somoza Debayle

230. As the leader of Romania during the Cold War, this corrupt man often refused to co-operate with Soviet policy, which gained him the friendship of the United States and many other Western powers. Many believe his wife was the real "power behind the throne", especially in the later years. Who was this Communist leader?

  • A. Nicolae Ceausescu
  • B. Vaclav Havel
  • C. Lech Walesa
  • D. Andrei Gromyko

Explanation: Nicolae Ceausescu led communist Romania from 1965 to 1989 and sometimes pursued an independent line from Moscow, especially in foreign…

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Correct answer: Nicolae Ceausescu

231. This "butcher of the Balkans" murdered over 200,000 people and forced millions out of his country. Bill Clinton authorized the CIA to commence the toppling of his regime, which succeeded to an extent. Who is this Serbian criminal whose policy of ethnic cleansing resulted in mass murder?

  • A. Alija lzetbegovic
  • B. Zoran Lilic
  • C. Vojislav Kostunica
  • D. Slobodan Milosevic

Explanation: Slobodan Milosevic was Serbia’s dominant leader during the Yugoslav Wars and was associated with nationalist policies, ethnic cleansing…

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Correct answer: Slobodan Milosevic

232. This mass murderer killed between one to three million of his own people. He was one of the leaders of the Khmer Rouge. His organization helped make 'Democratic Kampuchea' (as it was called) Cambodia's government. Who was this murderer and extorter that received aid from many international organizations?

  • A. Lon Nol
  • B. Khieu Ponnary
  • C. Pol Pot
  • D. Phnom Penh

Explanation: Pol Pot was the principal leader of the Khmer Rouge, which ruled Cambodia as Democratic Kampuchea from 1975 to 1979.

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Correct answer: Pol Pot

233. Josef Stalin, although allied with the Allied Powers during World War ll, perhaps killed and tortured more of his own people than anyone, at any time. His paranoia led to purges throughout society and his own administration. Any who were thought to have disobeyed his will were tortured and murdered. Approximately, how many people was Stalin thought to have murdered?

  • A. 20,000,000
  • B. 3,000,000
  • C. 700,000
  • D. 185,000Pakistan Current Affairs

Explanation: Estimates of deaths attributable to Stalin’s purges, executions, forced collectivisation and famine vary widely, but older estimates…

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Correct answer: 20,000,000

234. Idi Amin killed approximately 3000,000 people during his reign and stole millions of dollars from his country and others. He expelled all non-African residents from his country and threated British citizens who lived there. What African nation did the "butcher of Africa" rule?

  • A. Uganda
  • B. Libya
  • C. Somalia
  • D. Zaire

Explanation: Idi Amin ruled Uganda from 1971 to 1979 and was responsible for widespread killings, repression and economic plunder.

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Correct answer: Uganda

235. What political party, which Saddam Hussein headed, ruled Iraq for more than thirty years and killed hundreds of thousands of people?

  • A. Rashad
  • B. Bakr
  • C. Baath
  • D. Talfah

Explanation: Saddam Hussein headed Iraq’s Ba'ath Party, which monopolised power for decades and used mass repression against political opponents and…

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Correct answer: Baath

236. Adolf Hitler was responsible for sixty million deaths worldwide as a result of World War ll and his own killings. "Der Fuhrer" murdered millions of innocent Jews in the Holocaust - and millions of others, too. In an encounter towards the end of WWI, Hitler was supposedly at the mercy of which British soldier, who let him go?

  • A. Henry Tandey
  • B. Richard Milton
  • C. Thomas Seems
  • D. Derrick Newton

Explanation: Henry Tandey is identified in a disputed account as the British soldier who spared Hitler during World War I at the Battle of Marcoing in…

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Correct answer: Henry Tandey

237. This leader was swept to power and became the first Prime Minister and President of the newly independent country of Bangladesh.

  • A. Ali Baba
  • B. Tunku Abdul Rahman
  • C. Mujibar Rahman
  • D. Ahmed Ben Bella

Explanation: Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, commonly called Bangabandhu, led Bangladesh’s independence movement and became its first prime minister.

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Correct answer: Mujibar Rahman

238. After forcing the withdrawal of the occupying German Forces ahead of the advancing Red Army, Josip Broz Tito became the undisputed leader of Yugoslavia. What was the name given to Tito's guerrilla fighters?

  • A. Partisans
  • B. Chetniks
  • C. Ustase
  • D. Maquis

Explanation: Tito led the Yugoslav Partisans, a communist resistance movement that fought the Axis occupation during World War II.

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Correct answer: Partisans

239. Benito Mussolini and his mistress were shot on April 28, 1945. What was the name of his mistress?

  • A. Violetta Lombardini
  • B. Bianca Cipolloni
  • C. Clara Petacci
  • D. Alessandra Menali

Explanation: Mussolini's mistress was Clara Petacci, who was executed alongside him by Italian partisans in April 1945.

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Correct answer: Clara Petacci

240. In what month did the Spanish-American War begin?

  • A. February
  • B. April
  • C. March
  • D. May

Explanation: The Spanish-American War began in April 1898, after tensions over Cuba and the sinking of the USS Maine.

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Correct answer: April
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