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1721
Which US ambassador was killed in the 2012 Benghazi attack?
A. Ryan Crocker
B. J. Christopher Stevens
C. Zalmay Khalilzad
D. Paul Bremer
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Ambassador Stevens and three other Americans were killed when militants attacked the US diplomatic compound in Benghazi, Libya.
1722
Who is the current President of China (as of 2025)?
A. Hu Jintao
B. Jiang Zemin
C. Xi Jinping
D. Li Keqiang
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Xi Jinping has been the paramount leader of China since 2012.
1723
Who was the first democratically elected President of Egypt after Mubarak, later deposed?
A. Anwar Sadat
B. Abdel Fattah el-Sisi
C. Mohamed Morsi
D. Ahmed Shafik
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Morsi, a Muslim Brotherhood member, was elected in 2012 but ousted by the military in 2013.
1724
The 'London 7/7 Bombings' occurred in:
A. 2001
B. 2005
C. 2007
D. 2012
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Suicide bombers attacked London's public transport system the day after London won the bid to host the 2012 Olympics.
1725
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.
1726
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.
1727
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.
1728
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.
1729
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.
1730
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.
