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