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Indian Rebellion of 1857 - Statistics
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- This quiz has been taken 17 times
- The average score is 4 of 17
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| The company that the Indians rebelled against | East India Company | 82%
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| The rebellion led to the formation of this subject, which was directly under control by the British Crown. | British Raj | 45%
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| These objects(plural) of the new Enfield rifles were the rebellion's controversial trigger. Rumors said that these objects were lubricated with cow and pig fat, offending both Hindu and Muslim soldiers. | cartridges | 45%
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| The term is used interchangeably to describe the 1857 uprising | Sepoy Mutiny | 45%
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| The last Mughal emperor involved in the uprising, he was convicted of treason and exiled to Rangoon, marking the end of Mughal rule. | Bahadur Shah Zafar | 36%
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| The execution of this sepoy, whose defiant actions against British officers sparked widespread dissent, is often cited as the catalyst for the rebellion. | Mangal Pandey | 27%
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| Often compared to Joan of Arc, this female princely ruler valiantly defended her state against British forces. | Rani of Jhansi | 27%
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| This rebel leader of Cawnpore became infamous for his role in the siege that ended in a brutal massacre of civilians. | Nana Saheb | 18%
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| During the chaos of the rebellion, secret messages were reportedly passed from town to town by storing them in this type of flatbread. | Chapatis | 9%
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| The revolt began in this northern Indian city, which became the spark for the widespread insurrection. | Meerut | 9%
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| A British policy that allowed the annexation of princely states lacking a male heir, which angered many local rulers and contributed to the uprising. | The Doctrine of Lapse | 9%
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| The last major battle of the conflict fought in 1858, which greatly contained the Rebels | Battle of Gwalior | 0%
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| The massacre where 120 British women and children captured by the rebels were butchered, with their remains then thrown down a nearby well | Bibi Ghar massacre | 0%
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| This British officer is celebrated for his dramatic relief of the besieged Residency at Lucknow during the rebellion. | Colin Campbell | 0%
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| This British officer, who died during the siege of Lucknow, became a martyr figure in the context of the rebellion. | Henry Lawrence | 0%
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| During the rebellion, this officer forced captured soldiers to lick blood-stained walls before execution, or even “blown from a gun.” | James Neill | 0%
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| At the infamous “Bloody Gate” in Cawnpore, this British officer shot prisoners after stripping them of their personal effects. | William Hodson | 0%
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