Genocides quiz

More questions about Genocides

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1. 1 Easy

   Who coined the word genocide?

   Answer: Raphael Lemkin

   Why: Lemkin formed the word by combining the Greek root genos, meaning race or tribe, with the Latin cide, meaning killing.

2. 2 Medium

   In what year did the United Nations adopt the Genocide Convention?

   Answer: 1948

   Why: The UN adopted the convention on December 9, 1948, exactly one day before the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.

3. 3 Hard

   Which group suffered near extinction on the Chatham Islands in 1835?

   Answer: Moriori

   Why: The Moriori followed Nunuku's Law of strict pacifism, refusing to fight back when armed invaders arrived.

4. 4 Easy

   What poison gas was used in Auschwitz chambers?

   Answer: Zyklon B

   Why: Zyklon B was originally developed as a commercial pesticide before the Nazi regime repurposed it for mass murder.

5. 5 Medium

   Which country invaded Cambodia in 1978 to oust the Khmer Rouge?

   Answer: Vietnam

   Why: Vietnamese troops invaded following years of cross-border raids and massacres of Vietnamese villagers by Khmer Rouge forces.

6. 6 Hard

   Which Nazi camp functioned almost solely as a pure extermination center?

   Answer: Treblinka

   Why: Unlike labor-and-death complexes like Auschwitz, Treblinka was built without large housing barracks to kill arrivals immediately.