Statistics for History of Iraq Quiz

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  • This quiz has been taken 606 times
    (534 since last reset)
  • The average score is 14 of 20

Answer Stats

QuestionAnswer% Correct
Who was the dictator of Iraq between 1979–2003?Saddam Hussein
97%
What city was supposedly home to the Hanging Gardens?Babylon
92%
What country did Iraq invade in 1990?Kuwait
92%
What country did Iraq fight a bloody war against in the 1980s?Iran
91%
What 2001 event precipated the Iraq War, even though it had almost
nothing to do with Iraq?
September 11 attacks
82%
What autonomous region, with its capital at Erbil, was established in the country's
northeastern part after the Iraq War?
{Kurd}istan
81%
What historical conquerer died in that city in June 323 BC?Alexander the Great
80%
In what war did a U.S. led coalition liberate the country above?Gulf War
78%
What group of axis is Iraq part of, according to George W. Bush?Axis of {Evil}
75%
What group captured and sacked Baghdad in 1258?Mongols
75%
What "golden" age of cultural, economic, and scientific flourishing was Baghdad
the center of between 8th–14th centuries?
{Islamic} Golden Age
67%
To what political party did the above belong to?Ba'ath
62%
What king of the above city's code of laws called for "an eye for an eye"?Hammurabi
61%
What legendary sailor of the seven seas hailed from Basra?Sinbad
60%
What brutal Mesopotamian empire conquered Israel in 722 B.C. and deported
10 of the 12 tribes of Israel?
Neo-Assyrian Empire
57%
What epic poem is regarded as the earliest surviving great work of literature?Epic of {Gilgamesh}
56%
In what two-letter Biblical city was the patriarch Abraham said to be born?Ur
54%
What name was given to the Mesopotamian pyramids with steps?Ziggurat
46%
What was the first civilization in Mesopotamia (Led by Sargon the Great)?Sumer / Akkad
44%
In what former prison were detainees abused by personnel of the U.S. Army and CIA?Abu Ghraib
37%

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