Fidel Castro
  • 1. When was Fidel Castro born?
A) 1950
B) 1940
C) 1930
D) 1926
  • 2. Which revolution did Fidel Castro lead in Cuba?
A) Cuban Revolution
B) French Revolution
C) Russian Revolution
D) American Revolution
  • 3. Which country supported Fidel Castro's government during the Cold War?
A) United Kingdom
B) Soviet Union
C) United States
D) China
  • 4. What was the name of the failed invasion of Cuba that was backed by the CIA in 1961?
A) Bay of Pigs Invasion
B) Battle of Dien Bien Phu
C) Gulf of Tonkin Incident
D) Operation Desert Storm
  • 5. Which U.S. President imposed an embargo on Cuba during Fidel Castro's rule?
A) Bill Clinton
B) Richard Nixon
C) Barack Obama
D) John F. Kennedy
  • 6. In what year did Fidel Castro resign from the presidency of Cuba?
A) 1990
B) 2015
C) 1975
D) 2008
  • 7. What was the title of Fidel Castro's autobiography published in 2006?
A) My Life
B) The Long March
C) A Revolutionary Journey
D) Revolutionary Times
  • 8. Fidel Castro's guerrilla movement began in which mountain range in Cuba?
A) Rocky Mountains
B) Himalayas
C) Sierra Maestra
D) Andes
  • 9. Which U.S. President served during most of Fidel Castro's rule in Cuba?
A) Franklin D. Roosevelt
B) Ronald Reagan
C) George W. Bush
D) Dwight D. Eisenhower
  • 10. Which U.S. President announced the re-establishment of diplomatic relations with Cuba in 2014?
A) George W. Bush
B) Barack Obama
C) Donald Trump
D) Bill Clinton
  • 11. What was the name of the event in 1962 that almost led to a nuclear war between the U.S. and the Soviet Union over missiles in Cuba?
A) Korean War
B) Berlin Airlift
C) Cuban Missile Crisis
D) Vietnam War
  • 12. Whose overthrow inspired Fidel Castro to take up the revolutionary cause in Cuba?
A) Fulgencio Batista
B) Hugo Chávez
C) Augusto Pinochet
D) Anastasio Somoza
  • 13. What was Fidel Castro's profession before becoming a revolutionary leader?
A) Lawyer
B) Doctor
C) Engineer
D) Teacher
  • 14. Fidel Castro served as a leader in which guerrilla group during the Cuban Revolution?
A) Zapatista Army of National Liberation
B) Sandinista National Liberation Front
C) Tupamaros
D) 26th of July Movement
  • 15. Fidel Castro was a close ally of which 20th-century revolutionary leader from Argentina?
A) Salvador Allende
B) Che Guevara
C) Eva Perón
D) Hugo Chávez
  • 16. Fidel Castro visited which country in 1959 and made a famous speech at the Universidad de La Habana?
A) China
B) Soviet Union
C) Mexico
D) United States
  • 17. During his rule, what political ideology did Fidel Castro embrace?
A) Capitalism
B) Fascism
C) Socialism
D) Communism
  • 18. What nickname was Fidel Castro commonly known by among his supporters?
A) El Rey
B) El Dictador
C) El Presidente
D) El Comandante
  • 19. Which country did Fidel Castro receive military training in before leading the Cuban Revolution?
A) Mexico
B) United States
C) Argentina
D) Soviet Union
  • 20. What was the duration of Fidel Castro's rule in Cuba?
A) 39 years
B) 49 years
C) 59 years
D) 29 years
  • 21. Where is Fidel Castro buried?
A) Santiago de Cuba
B) Miami
C) Caracas
D) Havana
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