History of Myanmar Quiz - Statistics

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Question Answer % Correct
What country colonized Myanmar? United Kingdom
98%
What country invaded Myanmar in 1942? Japan
88%
What was the former-English language spelling of the city of Yangon? Rangoon
84%
What prize did she win in 1991? Nobel Peace Prize
75%
To what country has most of those people been migrating? Bangladesh
73%
What J word refers to a ruling military clique such as the one that ruled Myanmar from 1988-2011? Junta
73%
What city's construction started in 2002, and became nation's capital in 2008? Naypyidaw
61%
What international body did Myanmar join in 1997? ASEAN
55%
What Muslim-majority ethnic group of Myanmar has been facing a displacement crisis since 2017? Rohingyas
55%
What political leader was under house arrest for 20 years? {Aung} San Suu Kyi
53%
What construction from southwest China to Myanmar was a key supply route to China? Burma {Road}
45%
What did that country abolish in 1885 after it gained direct rule over Burma? Monarchy
37%
What type of natural disaster killed over 100,000 Burmese people in 2008? Cyclone
30%
What British author joined the Indian Imperial Police in Myanmar in 1922? George Orwell
26%
What was the first kingdom to unify the regions of modern-day Myanmar? (hint: someone who practiced polytheism) Pagan Kingdom
25%
What Burmese diplomat was the UN Secretary General between 1961-1971? U Thant
24%
What is Myanmar's oldest existing political party, co-founded by that leader's father? Communist Party
22%
Which of the essays of that author is set in Mawlamyine, Myanmar? Shooting an {Elephant}
22%
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