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2011
The 'Bolivarian Revolution' in Venezuela was led by:
A. Nicolas Maduro
B. Hugo Chavez
C. Juan Guaido
D. Fidel Castro
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Chavez led Venezuela from 1999 until his death in 2013, promoting socialist policies funded by oil.
2012
Edward Snowden is famous for:
A. Founding Facebook
B. Leaking NSA surveillance details
C. Creating Bitcoin
D. Running for President
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Snowden, a former contractor, revealed the extent of global surveillance programs run by the NSA in 2013.
2013
Which ancient Persian religion focuses on the struggle between Ahura Mazda (Good) and Angra Mainyu (Evil)?
A. Manichaeism
B. Zoroastrianism
C. Baha'i
D. Yezidism
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Founded by Zoroaster, Zoroastrianism was the state religion of ancient Persian empires and emphasizes the dualistic cosmology of good vs. evil.
2014
Who wrote the 'Canon of Medicine' (Al-Qanun fi al-Tibb)?
A. Al-Razi
B. Ibn Sina (Avicenna)
C. Al-Biruni
D. Ibn Rushd
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Ibn Sina was a Persian polymath whose 'Canon of Medicine' was a standard medical text in Europe and the Islamic world for centuries.
2015
Which ancient Persian ruler wrote the 'Cylinder of Human Rights'?
A. Darius I
B. Cyrus the Great
C. Xerxes
D. Cambyses
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The Cyrus Cylinder is often considered the first charter of human rights, declaring religious tolerance and freeing slaves after the conquest of Babylon.
2016
The 'Sassanid Empire' was the last Persian empire before the:
A. Mongol Invasion
B. Muslim Conquest
C. Greek Invasion
D. Roman Conquest
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The Sassanids ruled Persia from 224 to 651 AD until they were conquered by the Rashidun Caliphate.
2017
The 'Urdu' language evolved during the period of:
A. Delhi Sultanate and Mughal Empire
B. British Raj
C. Gupta Empire
D. Mauryan Empire
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Urdu developed as a 'Lashkari' (camp) language, blending Persian, Arabic, and Turkish vocabulary with local Indian dialects (Khariboli) during Muslim rule in India.
2018
Who is the author of the 'Shahnameh' (Book of Kings), the national epic of Greater Iran?
A. Rumi
B. Omar Khayyam
C. Ferdowsi
D. Saadi
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Ferdowsi wrote the Shahnameh, a massive poem recounting the history of Persia from creation to the Islamic conquest, preserving the Persian language and culture.
2019
Which Persian King invaded Greece in 480 BCE?
A. Cyrus
B. Darius I
C. Xerxes I
D. Artaxerxes
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Xerxes I led the second Persian invasion of Greece, famous for the battles of Thermopylae and Salamis.
2020
Which Persian ruler invaded India and sacked Delhi in 1739?
A. Cyrus the Great
B. Nader Shah
C. Shah Abbas
D. Darius I
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Nader Shah, the founder of the Afsharid dynasty, invaded the Mughal Empire, defeated their army at Karnal, and sacked Delhi, taking the Peacock Throne and Koh-i-Noor diamond.
