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Statistics for The Sri Lankan Civil War

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  • This quiz has been taken 16 times
    (14 since last reset)
  • The average score is 10 of 15

Answer Stats

HintAnswer% Correct
What nearby country intervened in support of Sri Lanka from 1987-1990?India
100%
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}
92%
What is the name of the proposed Tamil nation in northern Sri Lanka?Tamil {Eelam}
92%
What did the Tamil fighters call themselves, using the name of a ferocious animal?Tamil {Tigers}
92%
In 1988, the Tamil fighters unsuccessfully attempted a coup d'état on which other island country?Maldives
83%
In which month of 2009 did Sri Lanka declare victory, just a day before the Tamil fighters admitted defeat?May
75%
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
75%
After the war, Sri Lanka was estimated to be contaminated by 1.6 million of what kind of explosive weapon?Land Mines
67%
That country backed out of the conflict after female suicide bomber Thenmozhi Rajaratnam assassinated which recent Prime Minister in 1991?Rajiv Gandhi
67%
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
58%
The end of the war was declared to be one of the top 10 news stories of 2009 by which news outlet?{Time} Magazine
58%
What 1983 genocide resulted in the deaths of more than 5,600 Tamil people and the disappearances of nearly 500 more?Black July
42%
Who was the President of Sri Lanka at the start of the war?J. R. Jayawardene
42%
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
42%
In 1993, which incumbent President of Sri Lanka was assassinated by Kulaveerasingam Veerakumar?Ranasinghe Premadasa
25%

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