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    Question 1: In the year 1770, the worst ever famine in history struck this region, considered to be one of the most densely populated areas on Earth.
    A. Indonesia
    B. Bengal
    C. China
    D. India
    Question 2: In 1931 a big flood hit this country/area causing the deaths of approximately 850.000 - 4.000.000 people.
    A. The flooding of the Volga - Russia
    B. Tsunami - Indonesia
    C. The flooding of the Nile - Egypt
    D. The Yellow River flooding - China
    Question 3: In 1991, a cyclone, unofficially known as Cyclone Gorky, struck this country leaving at least 138.000 people dead.
    A. China
    B. Bangladesh
    C. Srilanka
    D. Indonesia
    Question 4: What caused the Queen of the Sea train disaster which killed 1700 passengers?
    A. Two trains collided on the Tokaido Main Line in Yokohama, Japan.
    B. After the 2004 Earthquake and subsequent Tsunami this train was washed away from a Srilankan coastal track.
    C. The brakes on an overfilled troop train returning from the front in 1917could not take the weight of the many wagons.
    D. A cyclone hit the train in Bihar, India, while it was crossing a bridge. It derailed and plunged into the river below.
    Question 5: General Ishii Shiros name is often connected with his experiments with germs and bio-weapons. Which one of the following is the correct name of the headquarters of the Japanese Biological Warfare Unit 731 during World War II?
    A. Pangfen
    B. Pingfen
    C. Pingfan
    D. Pangfan
    Question 6: General Dwight Eisenhower headed an operation whose aim was to gain control of Morocco and Algiers. What was the name of the operation?
    A. Operation Torchlight
    B. Operation Torch
    C. Operation Lantern
    D. Operation Cresset
    Question 7: Hitler promoted General Friedrich Paulus in February 1943, in an attempt to lift his spirits. What was his promotion?
    A. Senior Marshal
    B. Senior Field Marshal
    C. Field Marshal
    D. Marshal
    Question 8: General Erwin Rommel led German forces during World War II. Which of the following countries was his battlefield?
    A. Libya
    B. All of these countries
    C. France
    D. Poland
    Question 9: The following words belong to which famous World War II general: Crete was the grave of the German parachutists.�
    A. General Henri Giraud
    B. General Friedrich Paulus
    C. General Kurt Student
    D. General Erwin Rommel
    Question 10: General Jacques Leclercs division received the surrender of the German forces at the Gare Montparnasse and liberated Paris on what date?
    A. 25 August 1944
    B. 11 August 1944
    C. 19 August 1944
    D. 15 August 1944
    Question 11: Which of the following names is a name of a French general during World War II?
    A. Henri Giraud
    B. Arnaud Giraud
    C. Jean Giraud
    D. Oliver Giraud
    Question 12: The Army Corps of Polish general Franciszek Kleeberg, that was named Samodzielna Grupa Operacyjna Polesie, capitulated after the Battle of Kock. What is the exact date of this event?
    A. 6 November, 1940
    B. 6 October, 1939
    C. 16 October, 1939
    D. 26 October, 1941
    Question 13: In 1943, General Friedrich Paulus was in charge of the German forces in which area?
    A. Egypt
    B. Caucasus
    C. the Netherlands
    D. Paris
    Question 14: US General Patton, leader of the Third Army was famous for which of the following?
    A. his battle diaries
    B. his peevish temper
    C. his war journals
    D. his reckless sense of humour
    Question 15: Which of the following combinations (astronaut - spacecraft - launch date - landing site) correctly presents the voyage of the first man to travel in space?
    A. Yuri Gagarin - Vostok 6 - 1961 - Karaganda region
    B. Gherman Titov - Vostok 1 - 1962 - Karaganda region
    C. Yuri Gagarin - Vostok 1 - 1961 - Kazakhstan
    D. Gherman Titov - Vostok 6 - 1962 - Kazakhstan