Quiz: Pol Pot

  1. When was Pol Pot born?

    • 1925, Kampong Thom.
    • 26 December 1893, Shaoshan, Hunan
    • 1889, Braunau am Inn, Austria.
    • 1901, Tokyo.
    Answer

    1925, Kampong Thom. — Born: 1925, Kampong Thom..

  2. When did Pol Pot die?

    • 1998.
    • 30 April 1945, Berlin, by suicide.
    • 12 April 1945, Warm Springs, Georgia.
    • 1925, Beijing.
    Answer

    1998. — Died: 1998..

  3. What is Pol Pot known for?

    • The Cambodian genocide, 1975 to 1979.
    • The March on Rome (1922) and the founding of Fascism.
    • The wartime speeches of 1940 and the Nobel Prize in Literature (1953).
    • The Xinhai Revolution (1911) and the founding of the Kuomintang.
    Answer

    The Cambodian genocide, 1975 to 1979. — Known for: The Cambodian genocide, 1975 to 1979..

  4. True or false: Leader of Cambodia's Khmer Rouge, 1925 to 1998, whose regime killed about a quarter of his country's people.

    • True
    • False
    Answer

    True — From the entry's summary.