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