- 1. When did Iraq gain independence from British mandate?
A) 1920
B) 1975
C) 1950
D) 1932
- 2. Who was the President of Iraq during the Gulf War in 1991?
A) Abdel Rahman Aref
B) Ayad Allawi
C) Saddam Hussein
D) Faisal I
- 3. Which ancient civilization is Iraq often considered the cradle of?
A) Mesopotamia
B) Persia
C) Egypt
D) Greece
- 4. Which city in Iraq is known as the largest in the country?
A) Basra
B) Mosul
C) Erbil
D) Baghdad
- 5. What is the capital city of the Kurdistan Region in Iraq?
A) Dohuk
B) Kirkuk
C) Erbil
D) Sulaymaniyah
- 6. Which minority group in Iraq suffered genocide by the hands of the Saddam Hussein regime?
A) Assyrians
B) Turkmen
C) Yazidis
D) Kurds
- 7. What is the predominant religion in Iraq?
A) Judaism
B) Zoroastrianism
C) Christianity
D) Islam
- 8. Which famous ancient city in Iraq was known for its remarkable Hanging Gardens?
A) Assur
B) Ur
C) Nineveh
D) Babylon
- 9. What was the country's official name during Saddam Hussein's rule?
A) Caliphate of Iraq
B) Republic of Iraq
C) Babylon
D) Mesopotamia
- 10. In what year did the US officially withdraw its troops from Iraq, ending the Iraq War?
A) 2008
B) 2011
C) 2014
D) 2003
- 11. What mountain range lies on the border between Iraq and Iran?
A) Hindu Kush
B) Taurus
C) Zagros
D) Alborz
- 12. Who was the first king of Iraq after independence in 1932?
A) Hussein I
B) Abdullah I
C) Faisal I
D) Ali I
- 13. During which war did Iraq invade Kuwait, leading to the Gulf War?
A) First Gulf War
B) Second Gulf War
C) Invasion of Kuwait War
D) Iran-Iraq War
- 14. Which body of water forms part of Iraq's southeastern border?
A) Arabian Sea
B) Red Sea
C) Persian Gulf
D) Mediterranean Sea
- 15. What was the name of the authoritarian party led by Saddam Hussein in Iraq?
A) Peshmerga
B) Hizbollah
C) Al-Qaeda
D) Ba'ath Party
- 16. In what year did the ancient city of Babylon become a UNESCO World Heritage Site?
A) 1991
B) 1984
C) 2000
D) 2019
- 17. What is the name of the currency used in Iraq?
A) Iraqi Dinar
B) Rial
C) Dirham
D) Afghani
- 18. Which U.S. President ordered the invasion of Iraq in 2003?
A) Barack Obama
B) Bill Clinton
C) George W. Bush
D) Donald Trump
- 19. Which famous Iraqi singer is known as the 'Elvis of Iraq'?
A) Kadim Al Sahir
B) Nancy Ajram
C) Fairuz
D) Ilham al-Madfai
- 20. Which famous Iraqi architect designed the iconic Central Bank of Iraq building in Baghdad?
A) Isma'il Enver
B) Hussein Bicar
C) Zaha Hadid
D) Rifat Chadirji
- 21. Which river flows through Iraq?
A) Yangtze
B) Tigris
C) Nile
D) Amazon
- 22. Which organization declared a caliphate in parts of Iraq and Syria in 2014?
A) ISIS
B) Taliban
C) Al-Qaeda
D) Hamas
- 23. Who invaded Iraq in 2003, leading to the overthrow of Saddam Hussein?
A) China
B) United States
C) Russia
D) France
- 24. What is the official language of Iraq?
A) Kurdish
B) Turkish
C) Persian
D) Arabic
- 25. What is the name of the Kurdish autonomous region in northern Iraq?
A) Patagonia
B) Tibet
C) Kurdistan
D) Sahara
- 26. In what year did Iraq invade Kuwait, leading to the Gulf War?
A) 1980
B) 2000
C) 2010
D) 1990
- 27. Which city in Iraq is home to the holy Shia shrine of Imam Hussein?
A) Erbil
B) Karbala
C) Kirkuk
D) Najaf
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