Statistics for The Dictator Files: Ruhollah Khomeini

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