Questions in this quiz: Famous Assassinations

Political assassinations that changed history: Julius Caesar, Lincoln, Franz Ferdinand, Gandhi, JFK, MLK, Indira Gandhi, and Yitzhak Rabin. Who, where, why, and the aftermath.

1. On the Ides of March in 44 BCE, at the foot of which statue did Julius Caesar reportedly fall after being stabbed? — Options: The statue of Jupiter Capitolinus, The statue of Pompey the Great, The statue of Romulus, The statue of Mars Ultor
2. What play was being performed at Ford's Theatre on the night Abraham Lincoln was shot? — Options: Our American Cousin, The Octoroon, Rip Van Winkle, The Marble Heart
3. Gavrilo Princip belonged to which revolutionary movement at the time he shot Archduke Franz Ferdinand? — Options: The Black Hand, Young Bosnia (Mlada Bosna), Narodna Odbrana, The Carbonari
4. Nathuram Godse, who killed Mahatma Gandhi in January 1948, was primarily motivated by his belief that Gandhi had done what? — Options: Conceded too much to Muslims, including pressuring India to pay Pakistan 550 million rupees, Abandoned the cause of complete Indian independence in favour of dominion status, Betrayed the lower castes by opposing separate electorates, Collaborated with the British during the Second World War
5. Which body was established by Lyndon Johnson to investigate the JFK assassination, and who chaired it? — Options: The Church Committee, chaired by Frank Church, The Warren Commission, chaired by Earl Warren, The Rockefeller Commission, chaired by Nelson Rockefeller, The House Select Committee, chaired by Louis Stokes
6. Martin Luther King Jr. was shot on the balcony of which Memphis motel in April 1968? — Options: The Peabody, The Lorraine Motel, The Chisca Hotel, The Clayborn Motel
7. Which Sarajevo bridge, originally named Latin Bridge, is located near the spot where Archduke Franz Ferdinand was assassinated in 1914?