Quiz: How much do you know about the 1965 war?
Let’s test your knowledge about some of the key developments during the war fought between Pakistan and India.
Asif Noorani
Published
September 6, 2018
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Asif Noorani, a peacenik, has been writing articles and delivering lectures in India, Pakistan and the US on the need for closer relations between the people of the two subcontinental countries for several years. He is the author of four books, including Tales of Two Cities, which he co-authored with distinguished Indian columnist Kuldip Nayar.
He can be reached at asifnoorani2002@yahoo.com
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Raza Rizvi
Sep 06, 2017 06:49pm
8/8 · Scored 100%
Result: Congrats! You're a full-fledged historian!
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M. Emad
Sep 06, 2017 07:02pm
I don't know anything about the battles fought in East-Pakistan during 1965 war.
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afan
Sep 06, 2017 07:15pm
8/8 · Scored 100%
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Khalid Toronto
Sep 06, 2017 07:42pm
8 on 8 after I guessed 6 of the answers. Today must be my lucky day.
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Ghalib
Sep 06, 2017 07:43pm
Result: Congrats! You're a full-fledged historian!
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Amin saigol
Sep 06, 2017 07:52pm
Got 100%!
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Anti-Corruption_Pakistani
Sep 06, 2017 08:08pm
Yes, I went to memory lane and scored 8/8, as this reminded me all the events happened during 1965 war. I was a school boy full of enthusiasm, energy and was willing to fight for my country, although, I was small, but ready to do anything. I witnessed, unity, brotherhood, patriotism and determination to sacrifice that is required in such difficult situations. Pakistan Zindabad!
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R. S. Menon
Sep 06, 2017 08:59pm
I too scored 8/8. I am a regular reader of Dawn since 2004 and that paved my way to 8/8.
R.S. Menon, Bangalore
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malik nawaz
Sep 06, 2017 09:17pm
Good job Raza ---malik nawaz
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Indian
Sep 06, 2017 09:24pm
Result: Wow! You must be a real history buff! :( 62 %
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AinOther
Sep 06, 2017 09:32pm
7/8 · Scored 87%
Not bad, after all wars must not be remembered too long :)
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Waleed Ahmed
Sep 06, 2017 10:35pm
60-69%
848 people
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Irfan
Sep 06, 2017 10:47pm
Got 100%
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Jagdish
Sep 06, 2017 10:58pm
100% Score
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Muhammad
Sep 06, 2017 11:44pm
100% full fledged historian I am.
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Dr. Salaria, Aamir Ahmad
Sep 06, 2017 11:52pm
Alhamadolillah, scored 100 percent.
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Zak
Sep 07, 2017 12:08am
Scored 7 out of 8. We proved to the world, we were the best fighting an enemy 3 times our size.
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Zak
Sep 07, 2017 12:11am
@R. S. Menon you must be the few well read and fairly informed Indians.
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Sam
Sep 07, 2017 01:18am
@M. Emad then educate yourself. Its important.
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Hadi
Sep 07, 2017 01:56am
7/8
Who cares about the UN Secretary General :P
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Raja farhat abbas
Sep 07, 2017 03:31am
Just one wrong for me,i didn't know the UN head was from Burma.
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Rationalbabu
Sep 07, 2017 03:42am
@Zak :
How do you compare the not-so-well read Indians achievements in the fields of business, science, technology, medicine, space research etc. with your fellow countrymen's achievements? Can you mention even one field where you guys excell?
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Waseem
Sep 07, 2017 04:00am
7/8 · Scored 87%
Result: Congrats! You're a full-fledged historian!
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LL
Sep 07, 2017 07:43am
@M. Emad ; read more
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Udhai
Sep 07, 2017 08:01am
I am an Indian I got all correct.
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Khanm
Sep 07, 2017 08:23am
The question and quiz should be how much we know about peace..we must study politics and war that our sons and daughters may have liberty to study mathematics and philosophy.
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Huma
Sep 07, 2017 09:15am
I got 75%, 6/8
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LOkesh Bengaluru
Sep 07, 2017 12:59pm
4/8 · Scored 50%
Result: Wow! You must be a real history buff!
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ayaz
Sep 07, 2017 01:16pm
3/8 · Scored 37%
Result: Not bad! So you weren't sleeping during history class!
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susanta majumdar
Sep 07, 2017 01:20pm
@Raza Rizvi
I am an Indian. Good quiz, quite balanced as we expect from Dawn.
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Nayeem
Sep 07, 2017 01:41pm
Easy test
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rehaan
Sep 07, 2017 01:54pm
Q:How many Pakistani tanks were destroyed/captured in 1965 tank battle?
Ans: Unofficial: 165, official :99
India has created Patton Nagar to show Pakistani Bravery and Every Pak General should visit Patton Nagar, specially TV analysts and war monger like Zahid Hamid, Ameer Liaqat etc.
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Surya kant agrawal
Sep 07, 2017 01:55pm
Forget not Late Abdul Hameed.
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Advocate Abdul Rauf Soomro
Sep 07, 2017 02:07pm
i got 75% score
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Jagga
Sep 07, 2017 04:15pm
great, I scored 69%
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Syed ahmad raza
Sep 07, 2017 08:16pm
Got it 100%
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Marsad ghauri
Sep 07, 2017 08:42pm
i scored 100% in this quiz
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Marsad ghauri
Sep 07, 2017 08:43pm
scored 100%
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Ahmed ali jarwar
Sep 07, 2017 10:38pm
Thanks for sharing such important history...
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Assad
Sep 08, 2017 01:02am
@rehaan
Pakistan paid back in the same coin at Chawinda where Indian armour was obliterated by the Pakistani tankers. Pakistan gave better than it got from India in the 1965 war. No amount of doctoring that history will change the reality.
You have patton nagar, we have knocked-out and captured Indian Centurion and AMX-13 tanks across multiple cantonments and Army museums in Pakistan.
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Ayesha
Sep 08, 2017 01:05am
I don't know much about the battle of 1965.
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Ayesha
Sep 08, 2017 01:08am
I don't know much about this battle... But I wanna know about it..
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Amarjit Gill
Sep 09, 2017 07:36pm
I took part in that battle that is why I remember all the details
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Zak
Sep 06, 2018 11:12am
8/8-100% success.
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Umar Zak
Sep 06, 2018 11:34am
6/8 full fledged historian
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Abid Sheikh
Sep 06, 2018 11:38am
What are the Passing Marks?? :/
I got 50% :D:D
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Ghulam akbar
Sep 06, 2018 12:46pm
dawn is best for this historic topics
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Shaheer khan
Sep 06, 2018 12:47pm
7/8 · Scored 87%
Result: Congrats! You're a full-fledged historian!
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Salik QADIMI (Kashmiri)
Sep 06, 2018 12:50pm
7/8. Scored 87.5%
Didn't know which Pakistani leader declared "we are at war with India"!
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Usama Ali
Sep 06, 2018 01:04pm
Full- fledged historian. 6 out 8
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Latif
Sep 06, 2018 01:40pm
Long Live Pakistan !!!
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Mussa Khan
Sep 06, 2018 01:42pm
@Raza Rizvi Thank you
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Chinpaksaddique
Sep 06, 2018 01:43pm
8/8 100% score. Genius IQ. That’s why I chose IK as leader
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Mussa Khan
Sep 06, 2018 01:44pm
Thanks you
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Dr. Kent B Huzen
Sep 06, 2018 02:23pm
8/8 · Scored 100%
Result: Congrats! You're a full-fledged historian!
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Prawen
Sep 06, 2018 02:29pm
8/8 from Indian side. Quiz is about chance but war is not. It is real and many families lost their members.RIP.
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Azhar Ali
Sep 06, 2018 03:05pm
6/8 75%
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Ayescha Farooq
Sep 06, 2018 03:18pm
I Love Pakistan!
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Imtiaz
Sep 06, 2018 03:44pm
8/8 - Scored 100% :)
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Umair
Sep 06, 2018 04:13pm
7/8 scored 87%
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Shahzeb
Sep 06, 2018 04:17pm
Knowledge never goes waste...i studied it long ago but still answered 7.
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Bukhsham
Sep 06, 2018 04:36pm
8/8
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Meghshyam
Sep 06, 2018 04:43pm
I am a Indian and believe in friendship or Dosti with all the nations in general and with Pakistan in particular,which is under the prime-minister-ship of great cricketer.
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Pakistani Turk
Sep 06, 2018 04:57pm
7/8. Not bad
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Narinder Grover
Sep 06, 2018 05:28pm
Guessed a couple of questions right.
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sanjeev singh
Sep 06, 2018 05:51pm
I love reading Dawn and it presents some of the best news ..
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Syed
Sep 06, 2018 05:55pm
I was in class 5 and still remember those war days. We were residing at PAF base Masroor Karachi and have experienced the war very well. I really wanted to do something for my country but was too young. However were cheering up the artillery soldiers posted on the base. I witnessed patriotism and determination to sacrifice for nation. I wished I was old enough at that time fighting shoulder to shoulder with our brave soldiers/ Pakistan Zindabad.
I still remembers patriotic songs of that time full of zeal and enthusiasm. I have no words to explain my feelings for the country at that time.
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Khan s
Sep 06, 2018 06:11pm
Long live Pakistan
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Asifnaqvi
Sep 06, 2018 06:14pm
5/8
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Real Salaria
Sep 06, 2018 06:17pm
More such quizzes should be conducted on educational topics such as science and maths. Good luck, hang on tough !!
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JK
Sep 06, 2018 06:43pm
Too easy
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J.k.sharma
Sep 06, 2018 06:46pm
I got 7/8. But it is certainly a good questionnaire. Thanks Dawn
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Amer Rao
Sep 06, 2018 06:48pm
6 / 8 , not bad
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Saurabh (India)
Sep 06, 2018 06:57pm
6/8 · Scored 75%
Result: Congrats! You're a full-fledged historian!
Cheers from India :)
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ashok
Sep 06, 2018 07:16pm
Full marks to me in the quiz. Result of the war, both countries won in their school textbooks. Pakistan opened the front at kashmir and india at lahore. Both countries wasted tax payers money and provided profits to the arm seller.
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aMIR kHUSROW
Sep 06, 2018 07:17pm
@Zak 5 times our size, but we stood equal always!
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Abid Khan
Sep 06, 2018 07:25pm
8/8 · Scored 100%
Result: Congrats! You're a full-fledged historian!
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Maverick
Sep 06, 2018 07:30pm
Result: Congrats! You're a full-fledged historian!
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Abdul hanan
Sep 06, 2018 07:54pm
Yes I’m ready devoting myself for holly land this. This land is full of peace and calm. My blood is always for my people for my nation . Pakistan
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Meraj
Sep 06, 2018 08:04pm
Ahh, I was 10 years old but still remember everything.
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moNa's mehtab
Sep 06, 2018 08:05pm
100%
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Suhail
Sep 06, 2018 08:13pm
7/8 - I am a full fledged historian.
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aasma humayun
Sep 06, 2018 08:21pm
Result: Congrats! You're a full-fledged historian!
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Anis Motiwala
Sep 06, 2018 08:39pm
The quiz should have included questions about Operation Gibraltar and Operation Grand Slam to present a holistic picture of the 1965 adventure.
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aasma humayun
Sep 06, 2018 08:53pm
Result: Congrats! You're a full-fledged historian!
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Nadeem Q
Sep 06, 2018 09:32pm
I got 75%, which is not bad.
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MONIER
Sep 06, 2018 09:52pm
7/8 · Scored 87%
Result: Congrats! You're a full-fledged historian!
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MONIER
Sep 06, 2018 10:00pm
The war started in Kashmir which went well for the first week for Pakistan, but Indian strategists attacked along the rest of the border forcing Pakistan to re-work the defenses instead of the initial offensive push in Kashmir. This resulted in a stalling effect on the whole war with both sides losing extensive resources, manpower and will to continue the war for long. The war ended soon thereafter with more grief on both sides than any solution to basic issues and reasons for the war.
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Rabia irshad
Sep 06, 2018 10:14pm
6/8
not bad!
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Rahul_Philadelphia
Sep 06, 2018 10:39pm
I am from Khemkaran and I have a picture of my haveli brought down to ground by Pakistani forces during the 1965 war. Wish I could post the picture here and show to readers from both countries that war is the worst thing to happen to anyone.
Stop this hatred and let's prosper together.
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Narendra pratap
Sep 06, 2018 11:07pm
I scored 6/8.... Hope its not bad considering most questions were related to Pakistan .
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tarannum
Sep 06, 2018 11:30pm
25 percent
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NAGARAJA B N
Sep 07, 2018 12:12am
Thank you. I was in college glued to radio and especially BBC.
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Nagendra yadav
Sep 07, 2018 12:29am
Scored : 87%
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not a history buff
Sep 07, 2018 12:50am
62% :(.......
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Aamir Latif
Sep 07, 2018 12:52am
Scored 7/8, I was young 12 years Cadet in Cadet College petaro, joined college on Sep1.. Got war briefing during morning briefing by Adjutant. Later with pics etc and getting mature in rest of the college years, changed my mind set on defending the country and how....... I love this country but after 50years, hurts to see what have we made this country....
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A Pakistani
Sep 07, 2018 02:30am
Wow I just came to know I am a full fledged historian.
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Azhar Hussain
Sep 07, 2018 03:43am
Got UN Secretary General answer wrong. We were never told about him in school or college.
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anvesh
Sep 07, 2018 06:34am
thnks atleast for taking it as a draw
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kk
Sep 07, 2018 07:53am
India won the war. Teach proper history ... Refer to the independent and neutral reports if got doubts.
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Aditya
Sep 07, 2018 08:21am
I scored 2 ..I was never war lover neither in history ..Post quiz on love peace and harmony ..I will score 100%
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Vijay Bajpai
Sep 07, 2018 11:29am
I Read your news regularly For Your Point Of View.
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Zohaib abbas
Sep 07, 2018 12:05pm
Good quiz
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K Abbas
Sep 07, 2018 02:08pm
Nice one. I was 11 years old and lived in Mughalpura, Laborers. Saw Pakistan army movement on 6 September on the Mughalpura Road joining Labore Cant to GT Road near Shalimar Gardens. I was in the school on 6th Srptemberywhen first air attack on Lahore took place. Also remember making tanks with empty cigarette packets and putting one paisa each day from my pocket money in the boxes that were set up in streets to collect money for armed forces. Proud to be a Pakistani. Pakistan Zindabad.
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Sagheer Ahmad
Sep 07, 2018 03:50pm
8/8 scored 100 ...
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Saad Tariq
Sep 07, 2018 05:44pm
Easy quiz
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Ayan
Sep 08, 2018 05:13am
7/8
Pakistan Zindabad
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nasir shaikh
Sep 08, 2018 04:29pm
7/8 · Scored 87%
Result: Congrats! You're a full-fledged historian!
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