| Hint | Answer | % Correct |
|---|---|---|
| What border did Pakistani soldiers cross, disguised as mujahideen and attempting to incite rebellion? Indian forces would traverse the line ten days later, having received tips from locals. | Line of {Control} | 95%
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| What superpower was pressured against escalating the war by Soviet and American leaders? | China | 89%
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| What was demanded by the United Nations Security Council in September, ending the war? | A {Ceasefire} | 79%
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| Kashmir | 79%
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| Punjab | 74%
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| In 1966, the Soviet Union hosted Indo-Pakistani negotiations in which Central Asian city? | Tashkent | 68%
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| Operation Grand Slam, which entailed sabotaging Indian access to Jammu by destroying the Akhnoor Bridge, was aborted after India's surprise invasion of which major Pakistani city? | Lahore | 63%
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| Rajasthan | 63%
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| Over how many weeks did the war take place? | 17 | 58%
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| What vital body part did Pakistani President Ayub Khan liken the Akhnoor Bridge to? | The {Jugular} Vein | 58%
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| Seen as the direct cause of the war, what military offensive did Pakistan employ, named after a now-British port that launched the Muslim conquests of Iberia? | Operation {Gibraltar} | 53%
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| What major frontier regions served as theatres for the war? | Bengal | 42%
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