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Iran: A Brief Profile Trivia Quiz

Just some general questions about the history, geography and culture of this Middle Eastern "hot spot."

A multiple-choice quiz by napkintosh. Estimated time: 4 mins.

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napkintosh

Time
4 mins

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Multiple Choice

Quiz #
80,924

Updated
Jul 23 22

# Qns
10

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Question 1 of 10

1. Until 1935, Iran had a different name. What was it?

Answer: (One Word - think cats, lambs, and rugs)

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Question 2 of 10

2. How long was the Iranian Hostage Crisis? Hint

444 days

3 weeks

288 days

5 years

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Question 3 of 10

3. What is the currency of Iran? Hint

Dollar

Rial

Rupee

Dirham

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Question 4 of 10

4. In the 6th century BC, Iran was under the influence of the Achaemenid Empire. What type of government was this? Hint

Limited democracy

Absolute monarchy

Dictatorship

Democratic republic

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Question 5 of 10

5. The Ismailis were 11th century assassins. "Assassin" comes from a European corruption of a Syrian term that presupposed the murderers did what before each mission? Hint

Danced a merry jig

Smoked hashish

Honed their weapons

Mixed poison

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Question 6 of 10

6. What is the predominant religion in Iran? Hint

Baha'i

Zoroastrianism

Christianity

Shi'a Islam

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Question 7 of 10

7. Which of these Iranian rulers is most recent? Hint

Nader Shah (Afshari dynasty)

Mithradates II (Phil-Hellenistic period)

Sulayman (Il-Khan dynasty)

Ali (Orthodox Caliphate)

8. Reza Khan became shah in 1925. In 1941, he was deposed in favor of his son Mohammed Reza Pahlavi, who strongly promoted the Westernization of Iran. When he and his family fled in 1979, who became ruler? Hint

Mohammed Mossadeq

Suleiman the Magnificent

Nader Shah

Shapour Bakhtiar

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Question 9 of 10

9. Which of these countries does NOT border Iran? Hint

Uzbekistan

Afghanistan

Armenia

Turkmenistan

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Question 10 of 10

10. The Iran-Iraq War, primarily a dispute over the Shatt al Arab, the waterway that separates the two countries, lasted from September 1980 to July 1988. At least how many Iranians were killed or wounded? Hint

60 million

200 thousand

1 million

10 million

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Until 1935, Iran had a different name. What was it?

Answer: Persia

This was the same year in which Reza Shah Pahlavi established the first European-style university.

2. How long was the Iranian Hostage Crisis?

Answer: 444 days

On 4 November, 1979, a huge mob of Iranian students seized the American embassy in Tehran. On 20 January, 1981, the day Ronald Reagan was inaugurated, the 52 hostages were freed.

3. What is the currency of Iran?

Answer: Rial

Iran has several different exchange rates. State transactions such as imports of essential goods and oil export receipts are held an official rate, while the official export rate for almost everything else is different. For travelers authorized to receive hard cash, there is yet another rate.

4. In the 6th century BC, Iran was under the influence of the Achaemenid Empire. What type of government was this?

Answer: Absolute monarchy

The founder of the Achaemenid Empire was Cyrus, who killed the opulent Lydian king Croesus and amassed a great deal of land. His successors ruled until the empire was crushed in 330 BC by Alexander the Great.

5. The Ismailis were 11th century assassins. "Assassin" comes from a European corruption of a Syrian term that presupposed the murderers did what before each mission?

Answer: Smoked hashish

The Syrian word is "hashishiyya," for "one who smokes or chews hashish." The origin of the word "assassin" had been strongly debated for some time, but Silvestre de Sacy laid the controversy to rest with his discovery of this term.

6. What is the predominant religion in Iran?

Answer: Shi'a Islam

Shi'a Muslims comprise about 90% of the population. Baha'i, Christianity, Judaism, and Zoroastrianism together comprise about 1%. Under the rule of the Sassanids from AD 224-642, Zoroastrianism was the state religion, but it is no longer popular. Iranians did not, for the most part, become Muslims until the 9th century AD.

7. Which of these Iranian rulers is most recent?

Answer: Nader Shah (Afshari dynasty)

Mithradates II (123 - 87 BC), Ali (656 - 661 AD), Sulayman (1339 - 1343 AD), Nader Shah (1737 - 1747 AD). Nader Shah invaded India, sacked Delhi and Lahore, and returned with a vast amount of treasure and land. Under his rule, the boundaries of the Iranian empire were at their greatest since the days of the Sassanids (224 - 642 AD). Nader was assassinated in 1747 by officers of his own guard, and was succeeded by Karim Khan (Zand dynasty).

Answer: Shapour Bakhtiar

Shapour Bakhtiar was Prime Minister for less than two months before being overthrown in February 1979. He was subsequently replaced by Ruhollah Khomeini, who encouraged women to wear veils, banned alcohol and Western music, and abolished political parties.

He died from internal bleeding in 1989 and was succeeded by Ali Khamenei. Bakhtiar was assassinated in autumn of 1991 by Ali Vakili Rad.

9. Which of these countries does NOT border Iran?

Answer: Uzbekistan

Uzbekistan is to the north of Turkmenistan, which shares its southern border with Iran.

Answer: 1 million

Approximately 300,000 were killed and another 500,000 were wounded, from a total population of about 60 million. Both countries still hold thousands of POWs.

Source: Author napkintosh

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