Kuwait History Quiz

When did the Iraqi army invade Kuwait for the first time?

• 2nd August 1990

• 15th January 1991

• 26th February 1991

• 1st March 1991

Who spoke against the independence of Kuwait in 1961?

• Abdel Kareem Kasim

• Saddam Hussein

• King Fahd

• Hosni Mubarak

Abdel Kareem Kasim declared that Kuwait was part of which province?

• Province of Basra

• Province of Baghdad

• Province of Mosul

• Province of Najaf

Which forces did Kuwait ask to protect them from the Iraqi’s?

• British forces

• American forces

• French forces

• German forces

When did the Jeddah conference take place?

• 13th – 15th of October 1990

• 1st – 3rd of September 1990

• 20th – 22nd of November 1990

• 5th – 7th of December 1990

What does “The Desert Storm” stand for?

• The War to Free Kuwait

• The War to Occupy Kuwait

• The War to Divide Kuwait

• The War to Unite Kuwait

When was the Kuwaiti Flag raised in Free Kuwait?

• 26th February 1991

• 2nd August 1990

• 15th January 1991

• 1st March 1991

Name the two types of Kuwaiti families.

• The Nuclear family and the extended family

• The Joint family and the single family

• The Immediate family and the distant family

• The Close family and the far family

Define the extended family. What was it called in Kuwaiti?

• Includes father, mother, children, uncles, aunts, grandfather, and grandmother; called Al-Hamoola

• Includes only parents and children; called Al-Sabah

• Includes friends and neighbors; called Al-Kuwait

• Includes only siblings; called Al-Family

What is a ‘nuclear family’?

• Common in Kuwaiti society; normally refers to father, mother, and their children

• Includes extended relatives like uncles and aunts

• Refers to a family with no children

• Includes only grandparents