Question 1

True or false: The Rwandan Genocide resulted in the deaths of over 2 million people.

Accepted Answer

False. The death toll of the Rwandan Genocide is estimated at around 800,000, not over 2 million.

Question 2

True or false: The Rwandan Genocide was a conflict between Hutu and Tutsi that lasted for two years.

Accepted Answer

False. The Rwandan Genocide lasted approximately 100 days from April to July 1994, not two years.

Question 3

True or false: The Rwandan Genocide saw the UN peacekeeping force reduced after the deaths of ten Belgian soldiers.

Accepted Answer

True. After ten Belgian peacekeepers were killed, the UN Security Council reduced UNAMIR's strength from 2,500 to 270 troops.

Question 4

True or false: The Rwandan Genocide resulted in the deaths of approximately 800,000 people in 1994.

Accepted Answer

True. The commonly accepted death toll for the Rwandan Genocide is around 800,000 Tutsi and moderate Hutu, killed over 100 days in 1994.

Question 5

True or false: The Rwandan Genocide was primarily carried out using automatic rifles and heavy artillery.

Accepted Answer

False. Most killings during the Rwandan Genocide were done with machetes, clubs, and crude tools, not firearms.

Question 6

True or false: The United States sent ground troops to stop the Rwandan Genocide in 1994.

Accepted Answer

False. The U.S. did not intervene militarily in the Rwandan Genocide; the international community largely failed to act.

Question 7

True or false: The Rwandan Genocide was triggered by the downing of a plane carrying President Habyarimana on April 6, 1994.

Accepted Answer

True. The assassination of President Habyarimana when his plane was shot down on April 6, 1994, sparked the genocide the next day.

Question 8

True or false: The Rwandan Genocide was ended by the Rwandan Patriotic Front capturing Kigali in July 1994.

Accepted Answer

True. The RPF, a Tutsi-led rebel group, captured Kigali on July 4, 1994, effectively ending the 100-day genocide.

The Rwandan Genocide Trivia Questions