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  1. Complete the sentence about Galle with the correct year: The city was extensively fortified by the Dutch during the 17th century from ______ onwards.
  2. Complete the sentence about Matara, Sri Lanka with the correct year: In ______, the Dutch captured the Maritime Province and divided it into four administrative areas — Sabaragamuwa, Sath Korle, Satha…
  3. Complete the sentence about Matara, Sri Lanka with the correct year: In ______, the fort was successfully attacked by forces from the Kingdom of Kandy.
  4. Complete the sentence about Matara, Sri Lanka with the correct year: In ______, the Dutch recaptured Matara Fort, without any significant resistance.
  5. Complete the sentence about Ratnapura with the correct year: Over ______ years ago, the Buddhist teachings in Sanskrit and Pali influenced the local language.
  6. Complete the sentence about Nuwara Eliya with the correct year: The city was founded by Samuel Baker, the explorer of Lake Albert and the upper Nile in ______.
  7. Complete the sentence about Kalutara with the correct year: When the English captured the Dutch Fort in ______, they established a Kachcheri there.
  8. Complete the sentence about Kalutara with the correct year: Then in ______, the local board was succeeded by the Urban District Council.
  9. Complete the sentence about Gampaha with the correct year: But before year ______, it is said that Gampaha was a dense forest.
  10. Complete the sentence about Gampaha with the correct year: The 5th Governor of Ceylon, Sir Edward Barnes made a visit to Gampaha in ______, on the way to observe the construction work of the Negombo-C…
  11. Complete the sentence about Gampaha with the correct year: When British built the “Moragoda” catholic church in ______, Gampaha and surrounding areas slowly became inhabited.
  12. Complete the sentence about Gampaha with the correct year: In ______, the first rubber tree of Sri Lanka was planted in Henarathgoda botanical garden.
  13. Complete the sentence about Ampara with the correct year: During the development of the Gal Oya scheme from ______ by the Prime Minister D.
  14. Complete the sentence about Kilinochchi with the correct year: The Kilinochchi town was established in ______ as part of a colonization project that sought to ease overpopulation and unemployment in J…
  15. Complete the sentence about Kilinochchi with the correct year: The LTTE first took hold of the town in ______ when the Army withdrew its garrisons from Kilinochchi.
  16. Complete the sentence about Kilinochchi with the correct year: Then the area was retaken by the Army during Operation Sathjaya in September ______.
  17. Complete the sentence about Mullaitivu with the correct year: The Sri Lankan Army took control of the town on January 25, ______, in the Battle of Mullaitivu in its offensive against the LTTE.
  18. Complete the sentence about Mullaitivu with the correct year: Security Forces Headquarters – Mullaitivu was established on June 5, ______ in the town.
  19. Complete the sentence about Chilaw with the correct year: According to the historical records, Cholas landed in 'Salawattota' in ______ A.D.
  20. Complete the sentence about Chilaw with the correct year: Mahathma Gandhi, the 'Father of India,' who has actually visited Chilaw in November ______ on his first and only journey to Sri Lanka when it…
  21. Complete the sentence about Chilaw with the correct year: The seat of the Chilaw Diocese, this cathedral dating from ______ has a history of more than two centuries.
  22. Complete the sentence about Chilaw with the correct year: Chilaw has a railway station, 82 km from Colombo, on the Puttalam line which was extended to Chilaw in ______.
  23. Complete the sentence about Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte with the correct year: Sri Lanka formally changed its administrative capital from Colombo to Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte in ______.
  24. Complete the sentence about Hikkaduwa with the correct year: The largest rail disaster in history has been caused in Hikkaduwa by the ______ tsunami.
  25. Complete the sentence about Unawatuna with the correct year: After defeating the Portuguese at the Fort of Negombo, the Dutch sailed south and landed on Unawatuna in ______ and marched to Galle.
  26. Complete the sentence about Arugam Bay with the correct year: Much of the bay, as well as the neighbouring town of Pottuvil, were destroyed in the ______ Tsunami.
  27. Complete the sentence about Arugam Bay with the correct year: In October ______, the Arugam Bay Girls Surf Club registered with the Surfing Federation of Sri Lanka, making it Sri Lanka's first female…
  28. Complete the sentence about Haputale with the correct year: The station opened on 19 June ______, following the extension of the main line from Nanu Oya railway station to Haputale.
  29. Complete the sentence about Bandarawela with the correct year: The mean monthly income in Badulla district was 66,413LKR in ______, slightly lower than the national average.
  30. Complete the sentence about Bandarawela with the correct year: Despite this, in ______ Bandarawela had a very low poverty rate compared to neighbouring areas, and was more comparable to Gampaha distri…
  31. Complete the sentence about Sri Lanka with the correct year: Sri Lanka has been given various names throughout its long history, with Ceylon most notably being used prior to its independence in ______…
  32. Complete the sentence about Adam's Peak with the correct year: Whilst there are many ancient monuments on the mountain, there is an important Peace Pagoda located halfway up, built by Nipponzan Myohoj…
  33. Complete the sentence about Adam's Peak with the correct year: The Italian merchant Marco Polo in his Travels of ______ CE noted that Adam's Peak was an important place of pilgrimage but did not menti…
  34. Complete the sentence about Adam's Peak with the correct year: The Arab traveler Ibn Battuta climbed to the summit of the mountain which he called Sarandīb in ______ CE.
  35. Complete the sentence about Yala National Park with the correct year: The ______ Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami caused severe damage on the Yala National Park, and 250 people died in its vicinity…
  36. Complete the sentence about Yala National Park with the correct year: In ______ Spanish cartographer Cipriano Sánchez noted Yala in his map "is abandoned for 300 years due to insalubrious conditions".
  37. Complete the sentence about Yala National Park with the correct year: Chief Justice Sir Alexander Johnston wrote a detailed account on Yala in ______ after travelling from Trincomalee to Hambantota.
  38. Complete the sentence about Yala National Park with the correct year: On 23 March ______, the government proclaimed Yala and Wilpattu reserves under the Forest Ordinance.
  39. Complete the sentence about Yala National Park with the correct year: On 1 March ______, Yala became a national park when the Flora and Fauna Protection Ordinance was passed into law by D.
  40. Complete the sentence about Udawalawe National Park with the correct year: The Udawalawe Elephant Transit Home was established in ______ for the purpose of looking after abandoned elephant calves with…
  41. Complete the sentence about Udawalawe National Park with the correct year: A study conducted in ______ found that considerable numbers of golden palm civets inhabit the forests of Udawalawe.
  42. Complete the sentence about Udawalawe National Park with the correct year: The endemic Ceylon spiny mouse, known from Yala National Park, was recorded in Udawalawe in ______.
  43. Complete the sentence about Udawalawe National Park with the correct year: In the six months ending in August ______, the park earned revenue of Rs. 18.2 million.
  44. Complete the sentence about Minneriya National Park with the correct year: The park earned revenue of Rs. 10.7 million in the six months ending in August ______.
  45. Complete the sentence about Bundala National Park with the correct year: In ______ Bundala became the first wetland to be declared as a Ramsar site in Sri Lanka.
  46. Complete the sentence about Bundala National Park with the correct year: In ______ the national park was designated as a biosphere reserve by UNESCO, the fourth biosphere reserve in Sri Lanka.
  47. Complete the sentence about Bundala National Park with the correct year: In ______, Bundala became the first site in Sri Lanka to be designated a Ramsar wetland.
  48. Complete the sentence about Bundala National Park with the correct year: In ______, Bundala was declared a Man and Biosphere Reserve by UNESCO.
  49. Complete the sentence about Kandy Lake with the correct year: Until ______ the Kandy water board used the lake to distribute water to the surrounding areas.
  50. Complete the sentence about Palk Strait with the correct year: Construction of a shipping channel through the strait was first proposed to the British government of India in ______, and a number of co…
  51. Complete the sentence about Palk Strait with the correct year: The Pamban Island is linked to the Indian mainland by the Pamban Bridge, which was opened for traffic on 24 February ______.
  52. Complete the sentence about Palk Strait with the correct year: The railway line to Dhanushkodi was destroyed during ______ Dhanushkodi cyclone along with the Pamban-Dhanuskodi passenger train, killing…
  53. Complete the sentence about Palk Strait with the correct year: The ferry service continued till the 1970s between Rameswaram and Talaimannar, but was discontinued by the Indian Government in ______.
  54. Complete the sentence about Adam's Bridge with the correct year: Geological evidence indicates that a land connection bridged this in the past, and some Ramanathaswamy Temple records suggest that viol…
  55. Complete the sentence about Adam's Bridge with the correct year: A more detailed marine survey of Adam's Bridge was undertaken in ______ by lieutenants F.
  56. Complete the sentence about Jaffna Peninsula with the correct year: The dynasty ruled the peninsula until ______, after the last king Cankili II was killed under the Portuguese conquest of the Jaffna…
  57. Complete the sentence about Delft Island with the correct year: A naval battle was fought off the coast of the island in ______ during the Sri Lankan Civil War.
  58. Complete the sentence about Kachchatheevu with the correct year: The British occasionally used the island as a naval gunnery practice range from ______ onwards.
  59. Complete the sentence about Kachchatheevu with the correct year: The dispute over the island between the Ceylonese and Indian colonial governments arose in ______.
  60. Complete the sentence about Kachchatheevu with the correct year: By ______, both sides had agreed on a border that put the island within Ceylonese territory.
  61. Complete the sentence about Galle Fort with the correct year: In ______ the Dutch entered the fray and joined with King Rajasinhe II to capture the Galle Fort.
  62. Complete the sentence about Temple of the Tooth with the correct year: In ______ when the Portuguese kingdom invaded Kandy, it was carried to Meda Mahanuwara in Dumbara.
  63. Complete the sentence about Galle Face Green with the correct year: The promenade was initially laid out in ______ by Governor Sir Henry George Ward, although the original Galle Face Green extended ov…
  64. Complete the sentence about Galle Face Green with the correct year: The area became known as the Colpetty Race Course, and was used for horse races until ______ when horse racing moved to the Colombo…
  65. Complete the sentence about Galle Face Green with the correct year: In September ______ a viewing gallery was added, which came to be called the 'Grand Stand'.
  66. Complete the sentence about Galle Face Green with the correct year: In ______ the Race Bungalow became the venue for the Colombo Club and since then it was referred to as the Colombo Club building.
  67. Complete the sentence about Galle Face Green with the correct year: In ______, a number of British expatriates introduced golf to Ceylon playing on the Galle Face Green.
  68. Complete the sentence about Galle Face Green with the correct year: On 30 June ______ the first official rugby match in Ceylon was played at Galle Face Green between the newly formed Colombo Football…
  69. Complete the sentence with the correct year: The land reclamation work had been completed as of January ______.
  70. Complete the sentence about Colombo Port City with the correct year: The construction was set to begin in March ______, but the project was put on hold due to several circumstances.
  71. Complete the sentence about Bandaranaike International Airport with the correct year: In ______ Anil Moonesinghe, the Minister of Communications, started the building of a new international airport to…
  72. Complete the sentence about Bandaranaike International Airport with the correct year: On 7 November ______, the first Boeing 747 landed at the airport.
  73. Complete the sentence about Bandaranaike International Airport with the correct year: As part of the airport development program, a passenger-train service was launched between the Airport and Colombo…
  74. Complete the sentence about Mattala Rajapaksa International Airport with the correct year: In ______, as the airport was not generating enough revenue to pay back the loans, the Sri Lankan government…
  75. Complete the sentence about Sinharaja with the correct year: In March ______, an expose of the extent of deforestation inside the Reserve by the environmentalist Bhagya Abeyratne received widespread m…
  76. Complete the sentence about Provinces of Sri Lanka with the correct year: The provinces were first established by the British rulers of Ceylon in ______.
  77. Complete the sentence about Provinces of Sri Lanka with the correct year: The number of provinces remained static until September ______ when, in accordance with the Indo-Lanka Accord, President J.
  78. Complete the sentence about Districts of Sri Lanka with the correct year: When the Portuguese took over parts of the country after their arrival in ______, they maintained more or less the same admini…
  79. Complete the sentence about Northern Province, Sri Lanka with the correct year: In ______ the British gained control of the entire island of Ceylon.
  80. Complete the sentence about Northern Province, Sri Lanka with the correct year: Nuvarakalaviya was transferred to the newly created North Central Province in ______.
  81. Complete the sentence about Northern Province, Sri Lanka with the correct year: The accord required a referendum to be held by 31 December ______ in the Eastern Province to decide whether the merger s…
  82. Complete the sentence about Central Province, Sri Lanka with the correct year: The provinces of Sri Lanka were established by the British in ______.
  83. Complete the sentence about Western Province, Sri Lanka with the correct year: Chilaw District, Puttalam District and Seven Korales were transferred to the newly created North Western Province in ____…
  84. Complete the sentence about Western Province, Sri Lanka with the correct year: Three Korales, Four Korales and Lower Bulatgama were transferred to the newly created Sabaragamuwa Province in ______.
  85. Complete the sentence about Uva Province with the correct year: The Crown annexed the Kingdom of Kandy to British Ceylon in ______.
  86. Complete the sentence about North Western Province, Sri Lanka with the correct year: The province was established in its current form in ______ during British Ceylon era.
  87. Complete the sentence about Sri Lankan elephant with the correct year: In July ______, a dwarf Sri Lankan elephant was sighted in Udawalawe National Park.
  88. Complete the sentence about Sri Lankan elephant with the correct year: Nevertheless, as of ______ about 65% of the Sri Lankan elephant's range was thought to extend outside protected areas.
  89. Complete the sentence about Sri Lankan leopard with the correct year: Since ______, over 90 leopards are known to have been killed by people in Sri Lanka.
  90. Complete the sentence about Sri Lankan leopard with the correct year: As of December ______, 75 captive Sri Lankan leopards were in zoos worldwide.
  91. Complete the sentence about Blue whale with the correct year: A ______ analysis estimates that the Balaenopteridae family diverged from other families in between 10.48 and 4.98 million years ago durin…
  92. Complete the sentence about Royal Botanic Gardens, Peradeniya with the correct year: The groundwork for a botanical garden was formed by Alexandar Moon in ______.
  93. Complete the sentence about Royal Botanic Gardens, Peradeniya with the correct year: The Botanical Garden at Peradeniya was formally established in ______ with plants brought from Kew Garden, Slave Is…
  94. Complete the sentence about Royal Botanic Gardens, Peradeniya with the correct year: The Royal Botanic Garden, Peradeniya was made more independent and expanded under George Gardner as superintendent…
  95. Complete the sentence about Royal Botanic Gardens, Peradeniya with the correct year: On Gardner's death in ______ George Henry Kendrick Thwaites became superintendent.
  96. Complete the sentence about Pinnawala Elephant Orphanage with the correct year: In ______, the orphanage was taken over by the Department of National Zoological Gardens Sri Lanka.
  97. Complete the sentence about Kitulgala with the correct year: The Bridge on the River Kwai is a ______ British World War II film by David Lean based on the novel The Bridge over the River Kwai by Frenc…
  98. Complete the sentence about Ambalangoda with the correct year: British Military Governor Frederick North is reported to have spent a night at the rest house during his tour around Ceylon in ______.
  99. Complete the sentence about Ambalangoda with the correct year: Simon Casie Chitty, in his Ceylon Gazetteer in ______, gives the following account.
  100. Complete the sentence about Yapahuwa with the correct year: Following the death of King Bhuvenakabahu in ______, the Pandyans of South India invaded Sri Lanka once again, and succeeded in capturing Sa…

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