Quiz Questions 15 pointers pt 1

Former Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein launched two wars while in power in Iraq. Saddam Hussein came to power in which year?

• '66

• '79

• '86

• '91

In 1994, Israelis Shimon Peres and Yitzhak Rabin shared the Nobel Peace Prize with what man?

• Yasser Arafat

• Hosni Mubarak

• Gamal Nasser

• Anwar Sadat

In 1994, Israelis Shimon Peres and Yitzhak Rabin shared the Nobel Peace Prize with what man?

• Thomas Pickard

• George HW Bush

• J Edgar Hoover

• Louis Freeh

The U.S. Senate recently voted to repeal the resolution that gave a green light for the 2003 invasion of what country, a bipartisan effort to return a basic war power to Congress 20 years after an authorization many now view as a mistake?

• Saudi Arabia

• Afghanistan

• Pakistan

• Iraq

In 1957, what satellite, launched by the Soviet Union, ultimately prompted a technology race around the world?

• Envisat

• Sputnik 1

• Aryabhata

• Terra

On April 15, 1947, Jackie Robinson became the first black man to play professionally in the Major Leagues when he played in an exhibition game for what team?

• NY Yankees

• Brooklyn Dodgers

• Chicago WhiteSox

• Boston RedSox

What date, coined a “Day of Doom,” is the anniversary of the Oklahoma City bombing and the Waco disaster?

• April 2

• April 19

• April 20

• April 27

The U.S. national debt reached zero in 1835 under which U.S. President?

• Monroe

• JQ Adams

• Jackson

• Tyler

On April 17, 1970, the astronauts of what space voyage landed safely in the ocean after a ruptured oxygen tank crippled their craft?

• Apollo 13

• Saturn 5

• Discovery 1

• Americana 1

The “arms-for-hostages” affair involved the sale of weapons to Iran to finance secret, illegal aid to the Contras in what country?

• Ecuador

• Honduras

• Nicaragua

• El Salvador