Hint | Answer | % Correct |
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What was the title of that monarch, the word for "king" in Persian? | Shah | 92%
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In which country did Khomeini live in exile for over a decade? | Iraq | 86%
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What building in Tehran was attacked by students with Khomeini's approval, resulting in a prolonged hostage crisis? | American {Embassy} | 84%
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Who became the dictator of that country and later went to war with Iran shortly after Khomeini rose to power? | Saddam Hussein | 81%
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Which US President's administration was accused of selling weapons to Iran despite an arms embargo against them? | Ronald Reagan | 80%
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What is the Arabic term for Islamic law, which was incorporated into Iran's legal system under Khomeini? | Sharia | 79%
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What title, used to refer to high-ranking Shia clergy members, is Khomeini commonly known by? | Ayatollah | 78%
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Which US President authorized an unsuccessful military operation to rescue those hostages? | Jimmy Carter | 74%
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In which European country did Khomeini live for a short time before returning to Iran? | France | 73%
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What country did Khomeini consider illegitimate, despite recognition of it by the previous Iranian government? | Israel | 72%
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What garment was deemed mandatory for all Iranian women to wear in 1983? | Veil | 64%
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What term was used by Khomeini to describe the United States? | Great {Satan} | 61%
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What distinction did Khomeini receive from Time Magazine in 1979? | {Person} {of} {the} {Year} | 59%
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What group of people did Khomeini execute en masse in 1988? | {Political} Prisoners | 59%
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What country did Khomeini refer to as a "lesser" version of the that term, due to its atheistic ideology? | Soviet Union | 57%
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Who was the monarch who preceded Khomeini as Iran's head of state before being overthrown in the 1978 Revolution? | Mohammad Reza Pahlavi | 54%
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Who is Khomeini's successor and Iran's current Supreme Leader? | Ali Khamenei | 44%
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What author faced death threats after being the target of a fatwa by Khomeini? | Salman Rushdie | 40%
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To which Nicaraguan rebel group were the funds from those arms deals given? | Contras | 39%
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In which country did a terrorist attack occur in 1983 against US troops, for which Iran has been blamed? | Lebanon | 35%
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In which city did Khomeini teach at an Islamic university and initiate his political career? | Qom | 30%
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