Question 1

True or false: The UN Security Council had declared Srebrenica a 'safe area' just two years before the massacre.

Accepted Answer

True. In 1993, Resolution 819 established Srebrenica as a UN safe area, but it was never demilitarized effectively.

Question 2

True or false: Over 8,000 Bosniak men and boys were systematically executed over several days in July 1995.

Accepted Answer

True. The ICTY documented the execution of 8,372 victims, with mass graves found across the region.

Question 3

True or false: The Srebrenica massacre was the only recognized genocide in Europe since World War II.

Accepted Answer

True. The International Court of Justice and ICTY both ruled it an act of genocide, unique in post-WWII European history.

Question 4

True or false: The massacre was committed solely by Bosnian Serb paramilitary groups without army involvement.

Accepted Answer

False. The Bosnian Serb Army (VRS), under Ratko Mladić, planned and carried out the killings alongside police units.

Question 5

True or false: Dutch peacekeepers stationed in Srebrenica were fully armed and fought to protect the enclave.

Accepted Answer

False. Dutchbat was lightly armed and under a UN mandate that restricted use of force; they did not engage in combat.

Question 6

True or false: Most victims were killed with chemical weapons to speed up the executions.

Accepted Answer

False. Executions were carried out with rifles and machine guns; no evidence of chemical weapon use exists.

Question 7

True or false: Survivors of the massacre were airlifted to safety by NATO forces after the killings began.

Accepted Answer

False. No evacuation occurred; survivors walked through enemy lines to reach Bosnian government territory.

Question 8

True or false: A Dutch court held the Netherlands liable for the deaths of three Bosniak men in a landmark 2019 ruling.

Accepted Answer

True. The Dutch Supreme Court found the state partially responsible for failing to prevent their deaths after they were expelled from the UN compound.

Srebrenica massacre Trivia Questions