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1921International RelationsMedium

This disputed region became the center of attention when India shot down a Pakistani surveillance plane killing all 16 on board on:

A15 the October, 1993

B10th August, 1999

C21st November, 1999

D18th September, 1999

Correct answer

B. 10th August, 1999

Explanation

The correct answer is 10th August, 1999.

1922International RelationsMedium

In which year Pakistan signed its border agreement with China?

A1970

B1976

C1961

D1963

Correct answer

D. 1963

Explanation

The correct answer is 1963.

1923International RelationsMedium

This corrupt former president of Nicaragua looted funds and international aid when a deadly earthquake hit Managua. And removed from office by a revolutionary organization known as the FSLN?

AAugusto Cesar Sandino

BDaniel Ortega Saavedra

CPedro Joaquin Chamorro

DAnastasio Somoza Debayle

Correct answer

D. Anastasio Somoza Debayle

Explanation

The correct answer is Anastasio Somoza Debayle.

1924International RelationsMedium

Rome was not always the capital of the Roman Empire. Which two other cities also held that title?

AFlorence and Genoa

BMilan and Ravenna

CGenoa and Venice

DMilan and Florence

Correct answer

B. Milan and Ravenna

Explanation

The correct answer is Milan and Ravenna.

1925International RelationsMedium

The ‘Outer Space Treaty’ forbids the placing of nuclear weapons or any other weapons of mass destruction on celestial bodies and into outer space in general, was signed in:

A1965

B1966

C1967

Correct answer

C. 1967

Explanation

The correct answer is 1967.

1926International RelationsMedium

International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) is the name of a NATO-led security and development mission in:

ALebanon

BMogadishu

CAfghanistan

DIraq

Correct answer

C. Afghanistan

Explanation

The correct answer is Afghanistan.

1927International RelationsMedium

The Adams-Onis Treaty of 1819, between the U.S. and Spain, involved the purchase by the U.S. of the eastern part of what state from Spain?

AFlorida

BMississippi

CLouisiana

DGeorgia

Correct answer

A. Florida

Explanation

The correct answer is Florida.

1928International RelationsMedium

The month of March and American history. On what date was Woodrow Wilson inaugurated as twenty-eight President of the United States?

A14 March 1913

B4 March 1913

C18 March 1913

D24 March 1913

Correct answer

B. 4 March 1913

Explanation

The correct answer is 4 March 1913.

1929International RelationsMedium

Which World War II or related event occurred first?

AHitler Marches into Austria

BGermany Invades Poland

CBritain and France Declare War on Germany

DJapan Invading Manchuria

Correct answer

D. Japan Invading Manchuria

Explanation

The correct answer is Japan Invading Manchuria.

1930International RelationsMedium

Which of the following is NOT a name associated with the first World War?

AThe Great War

BThe Holocaust

CThe War to End All Wars

DWorld War I

Correct answer

B. The Holocaust

Explanation

The correct answer is The Holocaust.

1921International RelationsMedium

This disputed region became the center of attention when India shot down a Pakistani surveillance plane killing all 16 on board on:

A15 the October, 1993

B10th August, 1999

C21st November, 1999

D18th September, 1999

Correct answer

B. 10th August, 1999

Explanation

The correct answer is 10th August, 1999.

1922International RelationsMedium

In which year Pakistan signed its border agreement with China?

A1970

B1976

C1961

D1963

Correct answer

D. 1963

Explanation

The correct answer is 1963.

1923International RelationsMedium

This corrupt former president of Nicaragua looted funds and international aid when a deadly earthquake hit Managua. And removed from office by a revolutionary organization known as the FSLN?

AAugusto Cesar Sandino

BDaniel Ortega Saavedra

CPedro Joaquin Chamorro

DAnastasio Somoza Debayle

Correct answer

D. Anastasio Somoza Debayle

Explanation

The correct answer is Anastasio Somoza Debayle.

1924International RelationsMedium

Rome was not always the capital of the Roman Empire. Which two other cities also held that title?

AFlorence and Genoa

BMilan and Ravenna

CGenoa and Venice

DMilan and Florence

Correct answer

B. Milan and Ravenna

Explanation

The correct answer is Milan and Ravenna.

1925International RelationsMedium

AThe Great War

BThe Holocaust

CThe War to End All Wars

DWorld War I

Correct answer

B. The Holocaust

Explanation

The correct answer is The Holocaust.