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WorksheetsU8 War and Terror Initial Assessment
Total questions: 25
Worksheet time: 17mins
Which of the following are not terrorist organisations?
IRA
ISIS
IBID
IPAD
What year did the 2nd World War end?
1944
1945
1946
1947
Which country was Saddam Hussein the leader of?
Iran
Iraq
Israel
Egypt
Which of the following is an Irish REPUBLICAN most likely to want?
Northern Ireland to break away from the UK
Norther Ireland to remain a member of the UK
Northern Ireland to become an Islamic state
Build a bridge between Scotland and Northern Ireland
There are some people who consider the British armed forces to be terrorists - true or false?
True
False
Which of the following best describes the attack on the Twin Towers in 2001?
A bombing
A suicide bombing
A covert attack
A kidnapping
In which city did the Ariana Grande concert bombing take place?
Michigan
Madrid
Manchester
Middlesborough
The 1982 Falkands War was between the UK and which other country?
Argentina
Antigua
Armenia
Australia
Who was the US President at the time of the 9/11 attacks of 2001?
Barack Obama
George W Bush
Donald Trump
John F Kennedy
Which of the UK armed forces is most likely to respond first to an intruder aircraft over the UK?
RAF
Royal Navy
Army
Royal Marines
Which of the following UK public services is most likely to be first on the scene of a terrorist attack in a UK city?
Border Force
Prison Service
Maritime and Coastguard Agency
Police
Where does most of the heroin that appears on the streets of the UK originate from?
Africa
Afghanistan
Algeria
Azerbaijan
Which of these words best describes the situation when a terrorist group take a group of people and hold them against their will?
Suicide bombing
Hostage taking
Chemical attack
Negotiation
Which two of the following are UK public services involved in the fight against terrorism?
MI4
MI5
MI6
MI7
Which one of the following is not considered one of the main 'players' in the Cold War?
USA
USSR
UK
Uzbekistan
Which of the following is a Northern Irish LOYALIST most likely to want?
Northern Ireland to break away from the UK
Northern Ireland to remain a part of the UK
Northern Ireland to gain more levels of independence from the UK
Build a bridge between Scotland and Northern Ireland
Which of the following countries is not in the 'Middle East'?
Malaysia
Saudi Arabia
Lebanon
Syria
What country is this the flag for (ignore the white strips at the top and bottom)?
Turkmenistan
Turkey
Pakistan
Afghanistan
Which terrorist group did this man lead?
ISIS
Al-Qaeda
IRA
ETA
Belfast is the capital of....?
Northern Ireland
The Republic of Ireland
Iceland
Israel
The series of bombings widely known as '7/7' took place in what year and which city?
Madrid 2004
Manchester 2017
London 2005
Paris 2018
Look at the image. What is it? What does it make you think? Why do you think he is doing what he's doing?
Which one of the following is not considered one of the main causes of the Falklands War 1982?
Politics
Land and resources
Historic rivalry
Religion
Which ONE country were these modern-day independent countries once all a part of: Serbia, Montenegro, Croatia, Bosnia?
Yugoslavia
Bulgaria
Romania
Soviet Union
Which two of the following were the main 'protagonists' in the cold war?
USSR
North Vietnam
North Korea
USA
