Famous Historical Assassinations
Test your knowledge of famous assassinations throughout history, including political leaders and public figures
Questions
The four lions in our National Emblem - symbolising power, courage and confidence - rest on a circular abacus. The abacus is girded by four smaller animals and they are :-
- Lion,Elephant,Horse,Goat
- Lion,Elephant,Horse,Deer
- Lion,Elephant,Horse, Bull
- Lion,Elephant,Horse,Zebra
India Gate was designed by
- Eric Johnson
- Sir Edwin Lutyens
- Adam Mullan
- None of Above
Height of Qutab Minar is
- 80.9 Meters
- 90.2 Meters
- 72.5 Meters
- 60.6 Meters
Martin Luther King was assassinated on April 4, 1968, on the balcony of the Lorraine Motel in Memphis, Tennessee. Friends inside the motel room heard the shots and ran to the balcony to find King shot in the throat. He was pronounced dead at St. Joseph's Hospital at 7:05 p.m. The assassination led to a nationwide wave of riots in more than 60 cities. Who allegedly shot King?
- Earl James Ray
- James Earl Ray
- James Ray Earl
- Ray James Earl
On June 28, 1914, Franz Ferdinand, the Archduke of Austria was assassinated by Gavrilo Princip, a member of Young Bosnia, a revolutionary youth group. In what city did this assassination take place? (this assasination led to World War I)
- Tuzla
- Sarajevo
- Zenica
- Prijedor
Perhaps one of the best known assassinations was that of Julius Caesar. Caesar's death was planned by a group of senators who were fearful of him gaining too much power. The assassination took place when Caesar went to the Capitol to deliver a speech. The conspirators surrounded him and stabbed him to death. On what day did this take place?
- March 16, 44 B.C.
- March 16, 45 B.C.
- March 15, 46 B.C.
- March 15, 44 B.C.
Emperor Claudius was an able administrator, a great builder of public works, and oversaw the conquest of Britain. But he was poisoned by a woman named Agrippina. Who was this woman in relation to Claudius?
- His wife
- His sister
- His mother
- His daughter
One of the most interesting characters in Russian history is Grigori Rasputin. Rasputin was a mystic who was supposedly psychic and was said by some to be able to heal people. Rasputin gained favor with the Tsar, and some nobles became fearful he was manipulating the Tsar too much. When a group of nobles attempted to assassinate him, they had a hard time. According to them, it took a variety of methods to finally kill Rasputin. What was the inital method they used?
- Drowning him in the Neva River
- Clubbing him over the head
- Lacing wine and cakes with cyanide
- Shooting him in the back
On April 14, 1865, President Abraham Lincoln was attending a play at Ford's Theater. During the play, John Wilkes Booth, a well-known actor and Confederate sympathizer, snuck into Lincoln's box and shot him in the back of the head. What was the name of the play that Lincoln was watching when his assassination took place?
- Our American Cousin
- Way Down East
- The Gentle Savage
- Ah, Wilderness!
Indira Gandhi's assassination was carried out by
- Satwant Singh & Beant singh
- Natwar Singh
- Satkam Singh & Bikram singh
- Hargovind Singh
On November 22, 1963, while touring in an open car in Dallas, Texas, with state governor John Connally and their wives, Kennedy was struck and killed by a sniper's bullet, while Connally was wounded. Who did the Warren Commission charge as being the sole assassin?
- Jack Ruby
- Jack Ruby & Lee Harvey Oswald
- Richard Paul Pavlick
- Lee Harvey Oswald
Rajiv Gandhi's assassination was carried out by
- Satmojori Rajaratnam
- Thenmozhi Rajaratnam
- Rajaratnam Rani
- Thenmozhi Manitanam
Mahatma Gandhi's assassination was carried out on
- 31st January, 1948
- 30th January, 1949
- 31st January, 1949
- 30th January, 1948
On December 8th, 1980, singer and composer John Lennon was returning to his residence when a man came out and shot Lennon five times, fatally wounding him. What was the name of the man who assassinated Lennon?
- Mark David Chapman
- Mark Davis Chapman
- David Mark Chapman
- Mark Chapman Davis