THE DAILY QUIZ As student protests spread across U.S. college campuses, calling for a permanent ceasere in Gaza, a quiz on revolutionary student protests over the years
QUESTION 1
During the Nazi regime in Germany, some students got together at the University of Munich to form an organisation to actively resist Hitler’s government. Many of them later faced trials for their activism and were imprisoned and executed. Name the organisation.
XQUESTION 2
In 1962, a series of student demonstrations were violently suppressed at Rangoon University. The military regime killed more than 100 students and arrested over 6,000. Why were the students protesting in the first place?
XQUESTION 3
In 1973, students at the Athens Polytechnic started protests against the
Greek military junta. The protests quickly escalated into a full-scale revolt. What was the rhyming chant that became popular in the movement?
XQUESTION 4
As students were protesting against the Indonesian government in 1998, Indonesian soldiers opened fire on the protestors killing four. Outrage led to the then Indonesian President’s resignation. Name the incident and the President.
XQUESTION 5
In 2015, protests started in South African universities against the increase in student fees and the lack of government funding for universities. What was the movement called?
XQUESTION 6
In 2014, students of Jadavpur University, Kolkata started protests against an incident wherein a female student was molested on campus. The movement threw light on sexual violence on campus and continued for four months. What was the movement called?
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Questions and Answers to the previous day’s daily quiz:
1. This telescope was launched into operation on this day in 1990. Ans: Hubble Space Telescope
2. This actor went on to receive the Academy Award for Best Actor for his role in Scent of a Woman.
Al Pacino
3. Chloé Zhao was recognised for her work for which film? Ans: Nomadland
4. This American professional basketball player died on this day in 2019. Ans: John Havlicek
5. This Italian inventor was born in 1874 on this day. Name him and his invention. Ans: Guglielmo Marconi, Radio
6. This is an international observance recognises global e¡orts to control this disease. Ans: World Malaria Day
Visual: Identify this politician who served as the President of her country. Ans: Violeta Chamorro, was the first and, to date, only woman to hold the position of president of Nicaragua
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