Pol Pot Quiz: How Much Do You Know About This Fascinating Topic?

Updated: Mar 17, 2023

Pol Pot was a Cambodian revolutionary, dictator, and politician who ruled Cambodia as Prime Minister of Democratic Kampuchea between 1976 and 1979.

Get ready to flex your Pol Pot muscles with this tricky quiz! Featuring 17 questions on a variety of Pol Pot topics, this is not for the casual fan. Only true Pol Pot buffs will be able to answer them all correctly. Find out where you stand.

Pol Pot was a Cambodian revolutionary, dictator, and politician who ruled Cambodia as Prime Minister of Democratic Kampuchea between 1976 and 1979.

Get ready to flex your Pol Pot muscles with this tricky quiz! Featuring 17 questions on a variety of Pol Pot topics, this is not for the casual fan. Only true Pol Pot buffs will be able to answer them all correctly. Find out where you stand.

What is the city or country of Pol Pot's birth?

Prek Sbauv
Ponhea Kraek District
Peam Kaoh Sna Commune
Phnom Penh

Pol Pot was born in Prek Sbauv, Cambodia.
Prek Sbauv is a small fishing village alongside the Sen River in north-eastern Cambodia.

What is Pol Pot's signature?

Which of these pictures is of Pol Pot?

What was the date of Pol Pot's death?

Apr 15, 1998
Mar 14, 2013
Aug 22, 2015
Nov 30, 1975

On Apr 15, 1998, Pol Pot passed away at the age of 72.

Can you tell me the location of Pol Pot's death?

Los Angeles
Phnom Penh
Tuol Sleng Torture Center
Anlong Veng District

Pol Pot passed away in Anlong Veng District (Cambodia).
Anlong Veng is a district (srok) in Oddar Meanchey province in Cambodia.

What country is/was Pol Pot a citizen of?

Cambodia
Costa Rica
Wales
Yemen

What is/was Pol Pot's military rank?

General Der Panzertruppe
Field Marshal
Major
General

The military rank of Pol Pot is/was General
A general officer is an officer of high rank in the armies, and in some nations' air forces, space forces, and marines or naval infantry.

Which of the following is married or has been married to Pol Pot?

Mam Manivan Phanivong
So Socheat
Bun Rany
Khieu Ponnary

Khieu Ponnary is or was Pol Pot's spouse.
Khieu Ponnary was the first wife of Pol Pot, sister of Khieu Thirith and sister-in-law to Ieng Sary.

Which positions has Pol Pot held?
(Select 2 answers)

King Of Cambodia
Foreign Minister
Prime Minister Of Cambodia
General Secretary Of The Communist Party Of Kampuchea

Pol Pot holds the following positions :

General Secretary Of The Communist Party Of Kampuchea (1963-1981)
Prime Minister Of Cambodia (1976-1979)

What crime was Pol Pot convicted of?

Tax Fraud
Money Laundering
Crime Against Humanity
Murder

Pol Pot was convicted of Murder.
Murder is the unlawful killing of another human without justification or valid excuse, especially the unlawful killing of another human with malice aforethought.

Which of the followng conflicts was Pol Pot involved in?
(Select 2 answers)

Cambodian Civil War
Ashanti–Akim–Akwapim War
Civil War Between Centralists And Federalists
Vietnam War

Pol Pot participated in following conflicts:

Vietnam War
Cambodian Civil War

In which of the following institutions did Pol Pot study?
(Select 2 answers)

Lycee Sisowath
EFREI
University Of Paris
Chamroeun Vichea High School

Pol Pot was educated are the following institutions:

EFREI
Lycee Sisowath

Can you tell where Pol Pot is buried?

Silver Pagoda, Phnom Penh
Rose Hills Memorial Park
Fullerton
Anlong Veng District

Pol Pot was buried in Anlong Veng District , Oddar Meanchey ProvinceCambodia. Anlong Veng is a district (srok) in Oddar Meanchey province in Cambodia.

Which political parties did/does Pol Pot belong to?
(Select 2 answers)

Cambodian People's Party
Pracheachon
Cambodian National Unity Party
Communist Party Of Kampuchea

Pol Pot has been a member of the following political parties:

Communist Party Of Kampuchea
Party Of Democratic Kampuchea
Cambodian National Unity Party

Pol Pot has won the Royal Order Of Sowathara award.
Is this true or false?

False
True

Pol Pot received a number of awards, a few of which are listed here:

Hero Of The Republic
Order Of The National Flag

I'm curious about Pol Pot's most well-known professions. Could you tell me what they are?
(Select 2 answers)

Journalist
Military Officer
Politician
Military Leader

What is Pol Pot's religion or worldview?

Jamaican Maroon Religion
Theravāda
Buddhism
Atheism

Pol Pot's religion is Atheism.
Atheism, in the broadest sense, is an absence of belief in the existence of deities.

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