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This quiz contains 20 questions on some important events.
What was the Palestinian uprising which started in 1988 called?
Nelson Mandela is the leader of which party?
Who succeeded Jimmy Carter as US president?
What was the name of the Egyptian president assassinated by Islamic fundamentalists in 1981?
Which German chancellor was awarded the Nobel Peace Price for his efforts to reduce the tensions between the East and the West?
From which country did Biafra try to secede?
Who came to power in Chile following a military coup in 1973?
Which African became independent from France in 1962, after more than seven years of war?
Which incident resulted in the Suez crisis?
Who was the president of Zambia from 1964 to 1991?
What happened on June 17, 1953 in East Berlin?
What were the communist backed South-Vietnamese guerillas called?
Who was India's first prime minister after independence?
What was the name of the peace treaty signed in 1979 by Menachem Begin, Anwar Sadat, and Jimmy Carter?
Where was Martin Luther King Jr. assassinated?
Of which country was Idi Amin dictator?
What was the name of the U.S. space shuttle which exploded after take-off in 1986?
Which incident provoked the USA to bomb Libya in 1986?
Where was the treaty on European Union signed?
When was the Berlin Wall dismantled?
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