2024 Cuban Missile Crisis Quiz

What did U.S. spy planes discover in Cuba during the Cuban Missile Crisis?

• Aircraft

• Tanks

• Missiles

• Nuclear weapons

What action did President Kennedy impose to halt further missile installation in Cuba?

• Naval blockade

• Diplomatic sanctions

• Aerial bombardment

• Military invasion

What warning did President Kennedy give to Soviet leader Nikita Khrushchev regarding an attack from missiles based in Cuba?

• It would be ignored

• It would be considered an act of war

• It would be considered an internal matter

• It would be considered an act of terrorism

What resulted from the negotiations between the Soviets and the United States during the Cuban Missile Crisis?

• Increased missile deployment in Cuba

• Military conflict between the two nations

• Soviet withdrawal from Cuba

• U.S. withdrawal from Cuba

In what year did Kennedy secure a nuclear test-ban treaty with the Soviets?

• 1963

• 1961

• 1960

• 1962

What direct communication was enacted between the White House and the Kremlin after the Cuban Missile Crisis?

• Hotline

• Email communication

• Postal mail

• Telegraph