What was the name of Mahatma Gandhi’s 1917 campaign supporting indigo farmers in Bihar?
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Champaran Satyagraha
92363 Intermediate Trivia Questions
92363 public questions at this depth. How many can you answer?
What is the title of Mahatma Gandhi’s autobiography, first published in English in 1927?
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The Story of My Experiments with Truth
What was Mahatma Gandhi’s campaign for Indian-made goods called?
Answer
Swadeshi movement
Which Indian leader did Mahatma Gandhi regard as his political guru?
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Gopal Krishna Gokhale
Which ashram did Mahatma Gandhi establish near Ahmedabad in 1917?
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Sabarmati Ashram
In which city did Mahatma Gandhi begin his 1930 Salt March?
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Ahmedabad
At which school did Nelson Mandela cast his vote in South Africa’s first democratic national election?
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Ohlange High School
What was the name of Nelson Mandela’s anti-apartheid armed wing?
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Umkhonto we Sizwe
Which university did Nelson Mandela attend before leaving after a student protest in 1940?
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University of Fort Hare
Which speech did Nelson Mandela deliver from the dock at the Rivonia Trial in 1964?
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I Am Prepared to Die
Which university awarded Nelson Mandela an LLB degree in 1989?
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University of South Africa
Where was Nelson Mandela inaugurated as South Africa’s president in 1994?
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Union Buildings
Who shared the 1993 Nobel Peace Prize with Nelson Mandela?
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F. W. de Klerk
Which 751 conflict is often linked to paper-making knowledge spreading westward from China?
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Battle of Talas
Who coined the modern term “Silk Road” in 1877 for the ancient trade routes across Eurasia?
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Ferdinand von Richthofen
Which 1185 naval battle ended the Genpei War between Japan’s Minamoto and Taira clans?
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Battle of Dan-no-ura
Which 1274 invasion brought Kublai Khan’s Mongol-led forces to Japan’s shores?
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Mongol invasion of Japan
Which Viking king ruled England, Denmark and Norway as part of a North Sea empire?
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Cnut the Great
What is the name of the Viking rune alphabet with 16 characters used in Scandinavia?
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Younger Futhark
Which battle in 1066 is commonly considered the end of the Viking Age?
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Battle of Stamford Bridge
What was the name of the Viking army that invaded Anglo-Saxon England in 865?
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Great Heathen Army
Which medieval military order was founded in the Kingdom of León in 1170?
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Order of Santiago
Which Spanish military order was founded in 1158 to defend the town of Calatrava?
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Order of Calatrava