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History of Sri Lanka 🇱🇰 - Statistics
General Stats
- This quiz has been taken 43 times
- The average score is 9 of 25
Answer Stats
| Hint | Answer | % Correct |
|---|---|---|
| Religion introduced in the 3rd century AD | Buddhism | 97%
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| Ethnic group that settled in Sri Lanka in the 5th century BC | Sinhalese | 66%
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| First kingdom of Sri Lanka, reigned for 1400 years | Anuradhapura Kingdom | 63%
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| Colonial name for Sri Lanka as called by the above country | Ceylon | 54%
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| The above kingdom also oversaw arrival of merchants of this European country | Portugal | 51%
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| Rock fortress built by the above kingdom in the 5th century AD | Sigiriya | 49%
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| Ethnic group that constitute the majority of the above | Tamils | 49%
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| Country that conquered the whole island and became the third colonizer | Britain | 46%
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| The above country defeated all Sri Lankan kingdoms except this one | Kingdom of Kandy | 43%
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| Second kingdom of Sri Lanka, reigned for 200 years | Polonnaruwa Kingdom | 43%
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| The above kingdom allied with this country, the second to colonize Sri Lanka | Netherlands | 40%
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| Minority military separatist group founded in 1976 | Tamil Tigers | 40%
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| In 1017 AD the above kingdom was destroyed by this South Indian dynasty | Chola Dynasty | 31%
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| Northern Hindu kingdom established in 1215 by South Indian invaders | Jaffna Kingdom | 29%
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| 1956 act by the above that declared a single official language in Sri Lanka | Sinhala Only Act | 26%
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| First prime minister who declared Sri Lankan independence in 1948 | D. S. Senanayake | 23%
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| The above kingdom launched an 862 AD invasion on this South Indian dynasty | Pandya Dynasty | 23%
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| King of the above who united the island and reform Buddhist practices | Parakramabahu I | 23%
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| Armed conflict from 1983 to 2009 between the above and the government | Sri Lankan Civil War | 23%
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| Widow of the above who became the world’s first female head of state | Sirimavo Bandaranaike | 20%
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| 162 BC battle won against the invading South Indian king Elara | Battle of Vijithapura | 17%
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| Left-wing fourth prime minister assassinated in 1959 by a Buddhist monk | S. W. R. D. Bandaranaike | 14%
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| Leader of Sri Lanka’s 1817-1818 Great Rebellion against the above | Keppetipola Disawe | 11%
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| King of Sitawaka in the late 16th century defeated by the above country | Rajasinha I | 6%
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| President who fled the country after economic crisis and protests in 2022 | Gotabaya Rajapaska | 0%
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