Which Chief Justice of the US Supreme Court headed the Commission to investigate the assassination of President John F Kennedy?
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- Earl Warren
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On August 20, 1985, which Akali Dal leader fell to assassin’s bullets while addressing a religious congregation at Sherpur village?
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- Sant Longowal
On August 21, 1983, which Asian leader returning home after a 3-year exile was assassinated moments after disembarking from the aircraft?
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- Benigno Aquino
After which Head of Government’s assassination in 1981 was the practice of using live ammunition during military parades discontinued?
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- Anwar Sadat
Who was the first Union Minister of India to be assassinated?
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- Lalit Narayan Mishra
- Rajiv Gandhi
Which religious head and leader of the Enosis movement survived an assassination attempt by the Greek National Guards in July 1974?
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- Archbishop Makarios
In September 1966, which South African Prime Minister did a Mozambique messenger assassinate in the House of Assembly?
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- Hendrik Verwoerd
Which unusual weapon was used by the Spanish communist Ramon Mercador to assassinate Leon Trotsky in Mexico City in 1940?
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- Ice axe
On November 15, 1949, which conspirator was hanged along with Nathuram Godse for the assassination of Mahatma Gandhi?
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- Narayan Apte
What code name was given by the military conspirators to the plan of July 20, 1944, to assassinate Adolph Hitler?
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- Operation Valkyrie
In which river was the Russian monk Rasputin finally drowned after being poisoned and shot twice by Prince Yousupov?
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- River Neva
The murder of Archduke Ferdinand and the Duchess of Hohenberg by which Serbian revolutionary in 1914 sparked off World War I?
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- Gavrilo Princip
Which Russian Prime Minister was shot in the Kiev Opera House while watching a performance with Czar Nicholas II in September 1911?
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- Pyotr Arkady Evich Stolypin
Which aide to the Secretary State for India did Madan Lal Dhingra assassinate London in 1909?
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- Sir William Curzon Wyllie
In 1901, which US president was assassinated by a Polish immigrant while making a speech at the pan American Exposition in Buffalo?
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- William McKinley
Which canine family includes the small breeds Maltese, Havanese and Bolognese?
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In 1894, which breed of dog did Sir Dudley Marjoribanks first develop as an excellent companion for humans?
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- Golden Retriever
Which popular lap dog, with long body and short legs, was originally bred to crawl down badger holes?
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- The Dachshund
Which dog did monks of Swiss monastery breed to rescue people trapped in snowfalls?
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- Saint Bernard
Which breed of dog does the Syndicate Bank have as its logo?
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- Alsatian