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The Sri Lankan Civil War - Statistics
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This quiz has been taken 40 times
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- The average score is 10 of 15
Answer Stats
| Hint | Answer | % Correct |
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| What nearby country intervened in support of Sri Lanka from 1987-1990? | India | 97%
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| What did the Tamil fighters call themselves, using the name of a ferocious animal? | Tamil {Tigers} | 97%
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| In 1988, the Tamil fighters unsuccessfully attempted a coup d'état on which other island country? | Maldives | 86%
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| In 1981, at the Tamilian city of Jaffna, a violent pogrom was carried out by Sinhalese mobs and officers. What building did they burn down, destroying more than 90,000 books? | Jaffna Public {Library} | 79%
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| What is the name of the proposed Tamil nation in northern Sri Lanka? | Tamil {Eelam} | 79%
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| After the war, Sri Lanka was estimated to be contaminated by 1.6 million of what kind of explosive weapon? | Land Mines | 69%
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| In which month of 2009 did Sri Lanka declare victory, just a day before the Tamil fighters admitted defeat? | May | 69%
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| In 2004, what natural disaster claimed the lives of 35,000 Sri Lankans, temporarily impeding the war while causing yet another humanitarian aid crisis? | Tsunami | 69%
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| The end of the war was declared to be one of the top 10 news stories of 2009 by which news outlet? | {Time} Magazine | 62%
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| That country backed out of the conflict after female suicide bomber Thenmozhi Rajaratnam assassinated which recent Prime Minister in 1991? | Rajiv Gandhi | 59%
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| Tamilian protesters rallied worldwide in support of a ceasefire, ranging from human chains to self-immolation. What South Asian megacity witnessed the most of these protests? | Chennai | 55%
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| What 1956 law made Sinhala the only official language, seen by the public as a way to prevent Tamil people from getting government jobs? | {Sinhala} {Only} Act | 41%
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| What 1983 genocide resulted in the deaths of more than 5,600 Tamil people and the disappearances of nearly 500 more? | Black July | 38%
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| Who was the President of Sri Lanka at the start of the war? | J. R. Jayawardene | 38%
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| In 1993, which incumbent President of Sri Lanka was assassinated by Kulaveerasingam Veerakumar? | Ranasinghe Premadasa | 28%
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