Which unusual weapon was used by the Spanish communist Ramon Mercador to assassinate Leon Trotsky in Mexico City in 1940?
Correct answer(s):
- Ice axe
Topic
Assassinations in the 20th Century
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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 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
Who was the first Union Minister of India to be assassinated?
Correct answer(s):
- Lalit Narayan Mishra
- Rajiv Gandhi
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
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
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
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
Which 18-year-old actress did John Hinckley confess to be trying to impress when he shot President Reagan on March 30, 1981?
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- Jodie Foster
Which Turkish jail breaker unsuccessfully attempt to assassinate Pope John Paul II in St. Peter’s Square, in Rome, in 1981?
Correct answer(s):
- Mehmet Ali Agca
For which candidate was Rajib Gandhi campaigning when he was killed at Sri Perumbudur near Madras?
Correct answer(s):
- Maragatham Chandrashekhar
The murder of Archduke Ferdinand and the Duchess of Hohenberg by which Serbian revolutionary in 1914 sparked off World War I?
Correct answer(s):
- Gavrilo Princip
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
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
On November 15, 1949, which conspirator was hanged along with Nathuram Godse for the assassination of Mahatma Gandhi?
Correct answer(s):
- Narayan Apte
In 1901, which US president was assassinated by a Polish immigrant while making a speech at the pan American Exposition in Buffalo?
Correct answer(s):
- William McKinley
Which aide to the Secretary State for India did Madan Lal Dhingra assassinate London in 1909?
Correct answer(s):
- 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?
Correct answer(s):
- Pyotr Arkady Evich Stolypin
Which Governor of Punjab, during the Jallianwala Bagh massacre 0f 1919, did Udham Singh assassinate in 1940?
Correct answer(s):
- Michael O'Dwyer
In 1900, which king of Italy did Angelo Bresci assassinated?
Correct answer(s):
- King Umberto I