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The Nepalese Civil War - Statistics
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- This quiz has been taken 32 times
- The average score is 9 of 15
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| Hint | Answer | % Correct |
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| In 1996, what political party launched an armed revolution against the Kingdom of Nepal? | Communist Party of Nepal | 88%
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| Rebel leader Prachanda demanded that the monarchy be replaced with what kind of state? | A {People}'s Republic | 80%
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| Later that same year, which neighboring superpower began supplying his regime with arms and military equipment? | China | 76%
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| Nepal is now a secular nation, but 81% of its population practice this religion. Until 2006, Nepal was the only country to have what as its state religion? | Hinduism | 76%
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| What country withdrew its Peace Corps after a bomb exploded at its embassy in 2004? | United States | 76%
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| In 2005, which two major allies of Nepal suspended their support after King Gyanendra (Dipendra's uncle)'s takeover of the Nepali government? | India | 72%
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| Along with the ban, all lines for what modes of communication were cut? (Name one.) | Internet | Telephone | 68%
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| Faced with protests and a general strike in 2006, King Gyanendra ordered civilians to be "shot at sight" if they were found outside between 10:00 PM and 9:00 AM in what city? | Kathmandu | 68%
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| Since 2015, what is the official name of Nepal? | {Federal} {Democratic} {Republic} of Nepal | 64%
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| In what 2001 mass shooting did Crown Prince Dipendra kill his entire family, making him the new King of Nepal for the three remaining days of his life? | Nepalese Royal Massacre | 56%
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| United Kingdom | 56%
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| In July of 2001, Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba had declared a ________ to begin peace talks with insurgents, which ended in failure. | Ceasefire | 48%
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| Gyanendra publicly declared that "democracy and progress contradict one another." After dissolving Deuba's administration, what form of media did he outright ban, foreshadowing the arrests of hundreds of politicians, journalists, activists, and others? | News Reports | 44%
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| To the nearest thousand, how many people were killed during the war? | 17,000 | 24%
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| The war ended with the signing of the Comprehensive Peace Accord. Among other things, the peace accord deposed Gyanendra and _______ed the 240-year-old Shah dynasty. | Abolish | 16%
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