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Cuba

Total questions: 137

Worksheet time: 2hrs 38mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What country is shaped like a vacuum cleaner?

a)

Puerto Rico

b)

Cuba

c)

Spain

d)

Costa Rica

2.

What is the capital of Cuba?

a)

Santo Domingo

b)

Madrid

c)

Mexico City

d)

Habana

3.

What colors are the Cuban flag?

a)

Red, white, and blue

b)

Green, white, and red

c)

Yellow and red

d)

Red and white

4.

Who is the "Queen of Salsa"?

a)

Celia Cruz

b)

Frida Kahlo

c)

Martina Josefina Catalina Cucaracha

d)

Queen Isabella

5.

What is "Salsa"?

a)

a hot pepper

b)

a style of music and dance

c)

a city in Cuba

d)

a type of car

6.

Celia Cruz was born in Cuba.

a)

True

b)

False

7.

A Cuban Solenodon is...

a)

a type of frog

b)

a type of bird

c)

a poisonous mammal

d)

a type of snake

8.

Café cubano is a type of coffee that people drink in Cuba.

a)

True

b)

False

9.

In Miami there is a section of the city called "Little Havana".

a)

True

b)

False

10.

Who was the leader of Cuba from 1959-2011?

a)

Donald Trump

b)

Fidel Castro

c)

Celia Cruz

d)

Ricky Ricardo

11.

A "Cuban" is a ...

a)

sandwich

b)

a stew

c)

a type of candy

d)

a cake with chocolate

12.

What did Celia Cruz commonly say during her performances?

a)

Fidel Castro es malo.

b)

Azucar

c)

Yo soy la reina de Salsa

d)

Hola, hola Coca Cola

13.

"Guantanamera" is...

a)

a city in Cuba

b)

a type of food

c)

a song based on a poem

d)

an animal that lives in the mountains of Cuba

14.

In Cuba you see a lot of ....

a)

Rainbows

b)

modern buildings

c)

Vintage, American cars from the 1950s

d)

flowers

15.

What's one thing you wouldn't see in Cuba?

a)

Vintage, American cars

b)

Old buildings

c)

volcanoes

d)

people salsa dancing

16.
What conflict did the Cuban Missile Crisis occur in?
a)
WW2
b)
Cold War
c)
WW1
d)
Vietnam War
17.
What was the purpose of the US blockade of Cuba?
a)
Prevent missiles and military equipment from going in
b)
Prevent missiles and military equipment from going out
c)
Torture the Cubans into submission
d)
Torture the Cubans so that they will fight the Russians
18.
Why did the US blockade Cuba?
a)
Cuba betrayed the US by suprise attacking the US
b)
They sent a bomb to the US and bombed the US
c)
The US hated Cuba
d)
The US discovered Soviet missiles in Cuba
19.
What countries were in the conflict?
a)
The U.S, Russia, and Cuba
b)
The U.S, Germany, the Soviet Union
c)
Cuba, The U.S, and the Soviet Union.
d)
The U.S and Cuba
20.

What ended the Cuban Missile Crisis?

a)

The USSR removes missiles and the US leaves Cuba alone.

b)

The US uses all of their missiles and destroys Cuba

c)

Cuba forfiets

d)

JFK got tired of fighting and just made a treaty

21.

Who was the Cuban Dictator during the Cuban Missile Crisis?

a)

John F. Kennedy

b)

Nikita Khrushchev

c)

Fidel Castro

d)

Dwight Eisenhower

22.

Who was the leader of the Soviet Union during the Cuban Missile Crisis?

a)

Nikita Khrushchev

b)

Joseph Stalin

c)

Mikhal Gorbachav

d)

Fidel Castro

23.

Who was the United States President during the Cuban Missile Crisis?

a)

Harry Truman

b)

Dwight Eisenhower

c)

John F. Kennedy

d)

Robert Kennedy

24.

Kennedy approved an invasion plan called

a)

Destroy Castro

b)

Operation Cuba's Biggest Regret

c)

The Bay of Pigs Invasion

d)

The Soviet Nuclear Crisis

25.

Which of the following justifies Kennedy's Navy block around Cuba?

a)

Khrushchev removed all Soviet missiles from Cuba.

b)

An American spy plane caught the Soviet Union placing nuclear weapons in Cuba.

c)

Khrushchev led a conference in Yalta but the US was not invited.

d)

Castro threatened to launch four missiles at the US if Kennedy refused to take down the US missiles in Turkey.

26.

The failed US attempt to overthrow the communist Cuban government in 1961 was called the:

a)

Bay of Pigs Invasion

b)

Cuban Missile Crisis

c)

Project to Eliminate Cuban Communism (PECC)

d)

Cuban Invasion

27.

How did the US discover that nuclear missile sites were being built in Cuba?

a)

from American CIA spies in Cuba posing as farmers

b)

from US spy satellites

c)

from listening in on secret Soviet-Cuban radio transmissions

d)

from photographs taken from an American U-2 spy plane

28.

As a part of the agreement that ended the Cuban Missile Crisis, the U.S. agreed to ____.

a)

be friends with the Soviet Union

b)

remove their missiles from Italy and Turkey

c)

allow USSR to keep missiles in Cuba

d)

not complain about the missiles anymore

29.

Who lead the Cuban Revolution

a)

Fidel Castro

b)

Raul Castro

c)

Fulgencio Batista.

d)

Barack Obama

30.

What country did Cuba gain independence from

a)

Brazil

b)

Spain

c)

Portugal

d)

Mexico

31.

What country help Cubans to gain independence from Spain

a)

Portugal

b)

Brazil

c)

United Sates

d)

Canada

32.

Who won the Cuban Revolution

a)

Sebastien

b)

Fulgencio Batista.

c)

Fidel Castro

d)

Obama

33.

After Fulgencio Batista was elected president in Cuba in 1952, he turned his rule into a

a)

communist government

b)

dictatorship

c)

democracy

d)

parliament

34.

Fidel Castro led an uprising against Batista that came to be called

a)

the Russian Revolution

b)

World War III

c)

the Cuban Missile Crisis

d)

the Cuban Revolution

35.

Castro attempted to make improvements in Cuba's ________________ and ____________________.

a)

economy and trade

b)

freedom and equality

c)

healthcare and education

d)

trade and healthcare

36.

All _______________ and _________________ owned by Cubans and Americans became property of the ___________________.

a)

farms; money; Cuban citizens

b)

farms; factories; Cuban government

c)

land and resources; Cuban citizens

d)

land and money; Castro

37.

Castro formed a _______________ government and took away many citizens' __________________.

a)

autocratic; money

b)

democratic; homes

c)

socialist; freedom

d)

communist; rights

38.

Who was the leader of the US during the Cuban Missile Crisis?

a)

Lyndon B. Johnson

b)

John F. Kennedy

c)

Robert Kennedy

d)

Harry S. Truman

39.
What conflict did the Cuban Missile Crisis occur in?
a)
WW2
b)
Cold War
c)
WW1
d)
Vietnam War
40.

Before becoming communist, Cuba's last leader was

a)

Castro

b)

Batista

c)

Roosevelt

d)

Stalin

41.

Which ocean covers the western coast of South America?

a)

The Pacific Ocean

b)

The Indian Ocean

c)

The Arctic Ocean

d)

The Atlantic Ocean

42.

Which ocean covers the eastern coast of South America?

a)

The Atlantic Ocean

b)

The Pacific Ocean

c)

The Arctic Ocean

d)

The Southern Ocean

43.

Which political feature is this

a)

Bahamas

b)

Jamaica

c)

Cuba

d)

Chile

44.

What country is highlighted on the map of Latin America?

a)

Mexico

b)

Cuba

c)

Colombia

d)

Brazil

45.

______________ was the political conflict and period of distrust between the Soviet Union and United States.

a)

World War I

b)

World War II

c)

Cold War

d)

French and Indian War

46.

______________ is the former communist dictator of Cuba who led the overthrow of Fulgencio Batista in the 1959 Cuban Revolution

a)

Fidel Castro

b)

Josef Stalin

c)

Hirohito

d)

Adolf Hitler

47.

The Cuban Revolution led to the establishment of a ______________ first government in the Western Hemisphere.

a)

anarchist

b)

communist

c)

capitalist

d)

lassaiz-fair

48.

What is the 1962 Cold War event where the Soviet Union, with the agreement of the Castro regime, placed missiles on the island of Cuba?

a)

Bombing of Pearl Harbor

b)

Holocaust

c)

Cuban Missile Crisis

d)

Bay of Pigs

49.

Who was the former president and later dictator of Cuba prior to the 1959 Cuban Revolution? He was overthrown by Fidel Castro

a)

Raul Castro

b)

Che Guevara

c)

Nikita Kruschev

d)

Fulgencio Batista

50.

When one nation's government decides to prohibit or stop all trade with another nation is known as a(n) _____________.

a)

tariff

b)

quota

c)

embargo

d)

subsidy

51.

Bay of Pigs was the

a)

failed military invasion and unsuccessful attempt to overthrow Fidel Castro in 1962

b)

attempted bombing of the southern coast of Cuba

c)

agreement between the Soviet Union and U.S. to divide Cuba

d)

site of a nuclear explosion in Cuba

52.

As a result of the Cuban Missile Crisis, the

a)

Cuba became a democratic nation

b)

Soviet Union and U.S. signed a peace treaty.

c)

Cold War ended.

d)

United States placed an embargo on the nation of Cuba.

53.

True/False: Cuba is one of the largest islands in the Caribbean.

a)

True

b)

False

54.

Which of the following is NOT an indigenous group of Cuba?

a)

Tainos

b)

Ciboneyes

c)

Mayans

d)

Guanahatabeyes

55.

BONO: What is the capital of Cuba?

a)

Santiago

b)

San Jose

c)

Havana

d)

San Salvador

56.
What type of government does Cuba have?
a)
communist
b)
democratic
c)
parliamentary
d)
federation
57.
When did Fidel Castro take control of Cuba?
a)
1961
b)
1959
c)
1902
d)
2008
58.
Relations between the United States and Cuba have changed recently.
a)
true
b)
false
59.
Because many Cubans were poor and unhappy after Fidel took over, they ________
a)
changed religions
b)
fled to the US
c)
changed jobs
d)
fled to Soviet Union
60.

what ocean is around Cuba?

a)

atlantic

b)

atlantica

c)

atalantica

d)

catlantica

61.

official language in cuba

a)

english

b)

french

c)

spanish

d)

german

62.

What country is shaped like a vacuum cleaner?

a)

Puerto Rico

b)

Cuba

c)

Spain

d)

Costa Rica

63.

What is "Salsa"?

a)

a hot pepper

b)

a style of music and dance

c)

a city in Cuba

d)

a type of car

64.

In Miami there is a section of the city called "Little Havana".

a)

True

b)

False

65.

Which of the following is an example of a communist government?

a)

USA

b)

Brazil

c)

Cuba

d)

North Korea

66.

A government ruled by one person with complete authority, the leader usually came into power using force.

a)

Totalitarian

b)

Monarchy

c)

Dictatorship

d)

Oligarchy

67.

Absolute monarchy and dictatorship; one person has control of the government

a)

rule by one

b)

rule by few

c)

rule by many

d)

democracy

68.

What kind of dog is this?

a)

A good one

b)

It's a cat Ms. Mirelez. C'mon.

69.
Which is found near the "2" on the map?
a)
Atlantic Ocean
b)
Gulf of Mexico
c)
Pacific Ocean
d)
Flint River
70.

~ Communist government one party state

~ Castro brothers have had great power starting in 1959

~ Suffers from a long history of corruption by government officials, businesses, and everyday citizens.

a)

South Africa

b)

Europe

c)

Cuba

d)

Canada

71.

Who was the famous dictator of Cuba?

(a)  

72.

In 1959 Fidel Castro led a revolution that successfully overthrew Fulgencio Batista, the leader of

(a)  

73.

When Fidel Castro overthrew the Cuban president and became dictator of Cuba it was known as the

a)

Cuban Missile Crisis

b)

Bay of Pigs

c)

Cuban Revolution

d)

World War II

74.

During the Cuban Missile Crisis, U.S. President ____ and Soviet leader ____ almost took the world into a nuclear war.

a)

Carter, Brezhnev

b)

Reagan, Gorbachev

c)

Johnson, Khrushchev

d)

Kennedy, Khrushchev

75.

Which country helped Fidel Castro build Cuba into a communist country?

a)

Mexico

b)

Soviet Union

c)

United States

d)

Venezuela

76.

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77.

What landform best describes the country of Cuba?

a)

an island

b)

an archipelago

c)

a peninsula

78.

What type of government does Cuba have?

a)

A democratic Republic

b)

a Marxist-Leninist socialist state

c)

a monarchy (King and Queen)

79.

What type of government does the United States have?

a)

a monarchy

b)

an oligarchy

c)

a federal constitutional representative democracy

80.

What would not likely to be able to do if you lived in Cuba.

a)

listen to live street music

b)

write an opinion piece for a newspaper

c)

attend preschool

d)

Attend a university

81.

Which statement is false?

a)

In Cuba, medical care is free.

b)

In Cuba, education is free through college.

c)

In Cuba, people are free to express their opinion without fear.

d)

In Cuba, people love to spend time outdoors.

82.

Who is the current president of Cuba?

a)

Fidel Castro

b)

Raúl Castro

c)

Benito Juarez

d)

Manuel Díaz -Canel

83.

What is the capital of Cuba?

a)

Madrid

b)

Tegucigalpa

c)

Havana

d)

Barcelona

84.

A man or boy from Cuba is..........

a)

cubano

b)

cubana

85.

A girl or a woman from from Cuba is

a)

cubana

b)

cubano

86.

The population of Cuba is about ......

a)

325,000,000

b)

11,326,000

c)

3,200,000,000

87.

The people of Cuba are a mix of African and European heritages.

a)

True

b)

False

88.

What is the official language of Cuba?

a)

English

b)

French

c)

There is no official language in Cuba.

d)

Spanish

89.

What is the official language of the United States?

a)

English

b)

Spanish

c)

There is no official language.

90.

There is often a shortage of things like textbooks and medicine in Cuba.

a)

True

b)

False

91.

According to the organization Freedom House, Cuba's freedom rating is:

a)

Freedom House could not find enough information about Cuba.

b)

95/100 ( Free)

c)

14/100 (Not Free)

92.

Most buildings in Cuba are safe, well built, and modern.

a)

False

b)

True

93.

The flag of Cuba is

a)

red, white and blue

b)

red and blue

c)

Cuba does not have an official flag

94.

What sea is Cuba located in?

a)

The South Sea

b)

The Salton Sea

c)

The Black Sea

d)

The Caribbean Sea

95.

How long was the Cuban revolution

a)

72 months

b)

3 years

c)

83 months

d)

67 years

96.

Why did the US put a embargo on Cuba

a)

Punish Russia for the cold war

b)

The Cuban Revolution

c)

Cuban was punished for the Missile Crisis

d)

For starting WW2

97.

Who lead the Cuban Revolution

a)

Fidel Castro

b)

Raul Castro

c)

Fulgencio Batista.

d)

Barack Obama

98.

Why did the Cuban Revolution start

a)

Poverty

b)

Fidel Castro

c)

Education

d)

healthcare

99.

What changes did Fidel Castro

a)

Eliminating freedom of speech

b)

Eliminating freedom of religion

c)

Eliminating freedom of assembly

d)

Eliminating freedom of the press

e)

All the above

100.

What happen after Castro change the policies

a)

Churches closed

b)

Personal property was taken over

c)

Cuban newspapers, radio, & TV were eliminated

d)

All the above

101.

What country did Cuba gain independence from

a)

Brazil

b)

Spain

c)

Portugal

d)

Mexico

102.

What was two things that would happen if you protest

a)

Be killed

b)

lose your job

c)

Be send to the US

d)

Take your freedom ( put in prison)

103.

Who forced Americans to leave Cuba

a)

John F. Kennedy

b)

Raul Castro

c)

Batista

d)

Fidel Castro

104.

Who was the first US president since Calvin Coolidge did in 1928

a)

Barack Obama

b)

Jimmy Carter

c)

John F. Kennedy

d)

Raul Castro

105.

What country help Cubans to gain independence from Spain

a)

Portugal

b)

Brazil

c)

United Sates

d)

Canada

106.

When did Fidel Castro die

a)

May 23, 2006

b)

September 11, 2001

c)

November 25, 2016

d)

March 6, 1986

107.

Who was in office after Fidel Castro

a)

Obama

b)

Kennedy

c)

Raul Castro

d)

Sebastien

108.

When did the Cuban Revolution end

a)

September 30, 2001

b)

January 2, 1960

c)

January 1, 1959

d)

January 3, 1912

109.

Who won the Cuban Revolution

a)

Sebastien

b)

Fulgencio Batista.

c)

Fidel Castro

d)

Obama

110.

Who was the leader of Cuba from 1959-2011?

a)

Donald Trump

b)

Fidel Castro

c)

Celia Cruz

d)

Ricky Ricardo

111.

A "Cuban" is a ...

a)

A sandwich

b)

A stew

c)

A type of candy

d)

A cake with chocolate

112.

What's one thing you wouldn't see in Cuba?

a)

Vintage, American cars

b)

Old buildings

c)

Volcanoes

d)

People salsa dancing

113.

What is the capital of Cuba?

a)

Santo Domingo

b)

Madrid

c)

Mexico City

d)

Havana

114.

What country is shaped like a vacuum cleaner?

a)

Hati

b)

Cuba

c)

Spain

d)

Costa Rica

115.

The Bay Of Pigs Battle was a

a)

The US trying to replace Fidel

b)

Hati nuking and attacking Cuba

c)

It was just a beach full of pigs

116.

Cuba is

a)

Republic

b)

Democracy

c)

Communist

d)

Faccist

117.

Which one of these are not true

a)

Cuba is Communist

b)

Cuba is an island

c)

Cuba is a part of the UN

d)

Cuba does not ban US people from traveling

e)

Cuba is a US territory

118.

Cuba

(a)  

119.

Cuba used to have a dictator

a)

True

b)

False

120.

President of the USA during the Cuban Missile Crisis

a)

President Kennedy

b)

Fulgencio Batista

c)

Khrushchev

d)

President Obama

e)

Fidel Castro

121.

1st President to visit Cuba in 88 years

a)

President Kennedy

b)

Fulgencio Batista

c)

Khrushchev

d)

President Obama

e)

Fidel Castro

122.

Leader of the Soviet Union during the Cuban Missile Crisis

a)

President Kennedy

b)

Fulgencio Batista

c)

Khrushchev

d)

President Obama

e)

Fidel Castro

123.

Dictator of Cuba before 1959

a)

President Kennedy

b)

Fulgencio Batista

c)

Khrushchev

d)

President Obama

e)

Fidel Castro

124.

Dictator of Cuba after 1959

a)

President Kennedy

b)

Fulgencio Batista

c)

Khrushchev

d)

President Obama

e)

Fidel Castro

125.

Economic block of trade

a)

tariff

b)

quota

c)

embargo

d)

quarantine

126.

In 1959, __________ seized power in Cuba

a)

President Kennedy

b)

Fulgencio Batista

c)

Khrushchev

d)

President Obama

e)

Fidel Castro

127.

Which of these were immediate impacts of the Cuban Revolution?

a)

Batista loyalists were exiled, executed, or imprisoned

b)

Civil Rights were restricted

c)

Land, businesses, and factories were made property of the state

d)

All of the above

128.

Cuba made strong alliances with _______, which created conflict with the United States.

a)

China

b)

The Soviet Union

c)

Spain

d)

Haiti

129.

Which best describes the Cuban Missile Crisis?

a)

Cuba allowed the Soviet Union to store their missiles on Cuba

b)

Cuba did not allow the Soviet Union to store their missiles on Cuba

c)

The USA allowed the Soviet Union to store their missiles in the states

d)

none of the above

130.

Which is a sign that Cuba's relationship with the USA is improving?

a)

Embassies have been opened in each country

b)

A U.S. President has recently visited Cuba

c)

Travel restrictions form the USA to Cuba have been loosened

d)

all of the above

131.

All authority rests within one leader

a)

Democracy

b)

Autocracy

132.

Citizens are not allowed to have input on any decisions

a)

Democracy

b)

Autocracy

133.

Citizens are allowed to vote

a)

Democracy

b)

Autocracy

134.

President is NOT directly elected by the people

a)

Presidential Democracy

b)

Autocracy

c)

Parliamentary Democracy

135.

The United States

a)

Democracy

b)

Autocracy

136.

Cuba

a)

Democracy

b)

Autocracy

137.

Poor living conditions led to the ____(1)______. The Cuban Revolution led to _____(2)_____. Cuba then allowed the USSR to house missiles on their island which leads to ___(3)_____.

a)

1-Cuban Revolution

2-Batista's followers being exiled, executed, or imprisoned

3-Cuban Missile Crisis

b)

1-Cuban Revolution

2-Castro's followers being exiled, executed, or imprisoned.

3-Cuban Missile Crisis

c)

1-Cuban Revolution

2-Kennedy's followers being exiled, executed, or imprisoned

3-Cuban Missile Crisis

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