Iraq quiz

The majority of Iraqis belong to this branch of Islam

• Kurds

• Sunni

• Shiites

• Coptic

Saddam Hussein belongs to this group of Muslims

• Shia

• Kurds

• Coptic

• Sunni

This group conquered Mesopotamia in the A.D. 600's.

• Persians

• Arabs

• Ottomans

• Kurds

In the 1500's, Mesopotamia became part of this Empire.

• Persian

• Ottoman

• Arab

• Roman

This war was fought in 1991 by an alliance of countries to force Iraqi invaders to leave the country of Kuwait.

• Persian Gulf War

• Iran-Iraq War

• Operation Freedom

• Arabian War

Which country did Iraq invade in 1980 leading to a war that lasted until 1988?

• Afghanistan

• Iran

• Kuwait

• Saudi Arabia

Who placed an embargo on Iraq from 1990 to 2004?

• United States

• United Nations

• Iran

• Israel

In what year did Saddam Hussein take control in Iraq?

• 1979

• 1980

• 1990

• 1991

Where in Iraq do most Kurds live?

• North

• South

• West

• Southeast

Where in Iraq do most Shiites live?

• North

• Northeast

• South

• West