Which unusual weapon was used by the Spanish communist Ramon Mercador to assassinate Leon Trotsky in Mexico City in 1940?
  • Ice axe
In September 1966, which South African Prime Minister did a Mozambique messenger assassinate in the House of Assembly?
  • Hendrik Verwoerd
Which religious head and leader of the Enosis movement survived an assassination attempt by the Greek National Guards in July 1974?
  • Archbishop Makarios
After which Head of Government’s assassination in 1981 was the practice of using live ammunition during military parades discontinued?
  • Anwar Sadat
On August 21, 1983, which Asian leader returning home after a 3-year exile was assassinated moments after disembarking from the aircraft?
  • Benigno Aquino
On August 20, 1985, which Akali Dal leader fell to assassin’s bullets while addressing a religious congregation at Sherpur village?
  • Sant Longowal
Which Chief Justice of the US Supreme Court headed the Commission to investigate the assassination of President John F Kennedy?
  • Earl Warren
Which 18-year-old actress did John Hinckley confess to be trying to impress when he shot President Reagan on March 30, 1981?
  • Jodie Foster
Which Turkish jail breaker unsuccessfully attempt to assassinate Pope John Paul II in St. Peter’s Square, in Rome, in 1981?
  • Mehmet Ali Agca
For which candidate was Rajib Gandhi campaigning when he was killed at Sri Perumbudur near Madras?
  • Maragatham Chandrashekhar
The murder of Archduke Ferdinand and the Duchess of Hohenberg by which Serbian revolutionary in 1914 sparked off World War I?
  • Gavrilo Princip
In which river was the Russian monk Rasputin finally drowned after being poisoned and shot twice by Prince Yousupov?
  • River Neva
What code name was given by the military conspirators to the plan of July 20, 1944, to assassinate Adolph Hitler?
  • Operation Valkyrie
On November 15, 1949, which conspirator was hanged along with Nathuram Godse for the assassination of Mahatma Gandhi?
  • Narayan Apte
In 1901, which US president was assassinated by a Polish immigrant while making a speech at the pan American Exposition in Buffalo?
  • William McKinley
Which aide to the Secretary State for India did Madan Lal Dhingra assassinate London in 1909?
  • Sir William Curzon Wyllie
Which Russian Prime Minister was shot in the Kiev Opera House while watching a performance with Czar Nicholas II in September 1911?
  • Pyotr Arkady Evich Stolypin
Which Governor of Punjab, during the Jallianwala Bagh massacre 0f 1919, did Udham Singh assassinate in 1940?
  • Michael O'Dwyer