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Idi Amin's Uganda Trivia Quiz

Idi Amin was one of the most notorious dictators of the 20th century. This quiz is about Amin himself and his eight year reign of terror as Uganda's dictator.

A multiple-choice quiz by hessian499. Estimated time: 5 mins.

Author
hessian499

Time
5 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
89,428

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
15

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Tough

Avg Score
8 / 15

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Question 1 of 15

1. Idi Amin served with what unit of the British military? Hint

Royal Navy

Grenadier Guards

King's African Rifles

Royal Air Force

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Question 2 of 15

2. Amin was Uganda's champion of what sport for nine years? Hint

wrestling

swimming

boxing

rugby

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Question 3 of 15

3. In the 1971 coup Amin took power when Uganda's president Milton Obote was out of the country attending an international conference. Where was Obote when Amin seized control of Uganda? Hint

London

Jakarta

Washington

Singapore

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Question 4 of 15

4. In August 1972 Amin ordered these people to leave Uganda within 90 days. Hint

Kenyans

French citizens

Sudanese

Asians

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Question 5 of 15

5. What did Amin say to President Richard Nixon in a July 1973 telegram? Hint

He asked Nixon to drop all aid to Israel

He suggested Nixon restart the Vietnam war

He invited Nixon to visit Uganda

He wished Nixon a speedy recovery from Watergate

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Question 6 of 15

6. Amin was president of what organization from 1975 to 1976? Hint

United Nations

Arab League

World Health Organization

Organization of African Unity

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Question 7 of 15

7. Amin hired a former British spy as his right hand man in 1975. Who was he? Hint

Bob Astles

Kim Philby

Ian Graham

Richard Castleman

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Question 8 of 15

8. Israeli commandos rescued hostages that terrorists were holding at which Ugandan airport in 1976? Hint

Jinja

Arua

Gulu

Entebbe

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Question 9 of 15

9. In the Israeli raid to free hostages held in Uganda in 1976, one of the hostages was not rescued as she had been taken to a hospital earlier. What was her name? Hint

Genevieve Boyd

Dorreen Brown

Dora Bloch

Isabel Bueller

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Question 10 of 15

10. What was the name of Amin's main secret police unit? Hint

Presidential Security Team

Ugandan National Police

State Research Bureau

Political Intelligence Service

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Question 11 of 15

11. Henry Kyemba escaped from Uganda in 1977 and wrote a book about Amin's rule entitled "A State of Blood". What position had Kyemba held in Amin's government? Hint

Minister of Defense

Minister of Finance

Vice President

Minister of Health

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Question 12 of 15

12. Which of these lakes did Amin rename "Lake Idi Amin Dada"? Hint

Lake Victoria

Lake Albert

Lake Kioga

Lake Edward

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Question 13 of 15

13. In 1977 Amin had an archbishop and two government ministers shot. Amin told the press they died in what way? Hint

suicide

shot by bandits

traffic accident

food poisoning

14. In 1978, Amin ordered his army to invade this country, but when his opponent counterattacked, Uganda's military crumbled and Amin's rule was over. What country finally ended Amin's reign? Hint

Kenya

Zaire

Sudan

Tanzania

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Question 15 of 15

15. Which country gave Idi Amin asylum after he was overthrown? Hint

Iran

Zaire

Iraq

Saudi Arabia

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Idi Amin served with what unit of the British military?

Answer: King's African Rifles

Amin enlisted in 1946, after World War 2 ended, but often claimed to have fought against the Japanese in Burma.

2. Amin was Uganda's champion of what sport for nine years?

Answer: boxing

Amin's huge size gave him quite an advantage in the ring.

3. In the 1971 coup Amin took power when Uganda's president Milton Obote was out of the country attending an international conference. Where was Obote when Amin seized control of Uganda?

Answer: Singapore

Obote was attending the Commonwealth Conference when Amin struck.

4. In August 1972 Amin ordered these people to leave Uganda within 90 days.

Answer: Asians

Amin ordered the Asians out of the country, then seized their assets and property to hand out to his associates.

5. What did Amin say to President Richard Nixon in a July 1973 telegram?

Answer: He wished Nixon a speedy recovery from Watergate

Amin sent many lengthy and bizarre telegrams to world leaders besides Nixon.

6. Amin was president of what organization from 1975 to 1976?

Answer: Organization of African Unity

Amin once requested that United Nations headquarters be moved to Uganda.

7. Amin hired a former British spy as his right hand man in 1975. Who was he?

Answer: Bob Astles

Astles was jailed briefly in Kenya after Amin's overthrow and was later deported to England.

8. Israeli commandos rescued hostages that terrorists were holding at which Ugandan airport in 1976?

Answer: Entebbe

Amin let the terrorists land at Entebbe and keep the hostages there, but a fast night raid by the Israelis rescued them.

9. In the Israeli raid to free hostages held in Uganda in 1976, one of the hostages was not rescued as she had been taken to a hospital earlier. What was her name?

Answer: Dora Bloch

Furious at the raid by the Israelis, Amin had Dora Bloch taken from her hospital room and executed.

10. What was the name of Amin's main secret police unit?

Answer: State Research Bureau

Many members of the State Research Bureau were actually from the Sudan, and most fled to that country when Amin was toppled.

11. Henry Kyemba escaped from Uganda in 1977 and wrote a book about Amin's rule entitled "A State of Blood". What position had Kyemba held in Amin's government?

Answer: Minister of Health

Kyemba, being in charge of Uganda's hospitals, saw much of the result of Amin's rule first hand. He returned to Uganda after Amin fell from power.

12. Which of these lakes did Amin rename "Lake Idi Amin Dada"?

Answer: Lake Edward

Amin also named an Uganda Air Force base after himself.

13. In 1977 Amin had an archbishop and two government ministers shot. Amin told the press they died in what way?

Answer: traffic accident

After the three victims were shot, Amin had his secret police made it look as they had been killed in a car accident. The accident was so poorly staged that no one believed the story.

14. In 1978, Amin ordered his army to invade this country, but when his opponent counterattacked, Uganda's military crumbled and Amin's rule was over. What country finally ended Amin's reign?

Answer: Tanzania

Amin invaded a small part of Tanzania in 1978. Tanzania later pushed the Ugandans out of their country and kept on going into the heartland of Uganda. Amin's army put up a fight for a time but collapsed against the Tanzanian Army. Amin held out at an army base as long as he could before fleeing Uganda by helicopter in April 1979.

15. Which country gave Idi Amin asylum after he was overthrown?

Answer: Saudi Arabia

The Saudi government (aka as the Saudi Royal family) gave Amin, a practising Muslim, much more than just asylum. He was provided with a marble palace, where he and some of his 40 children lived till his death on 16 August 2003. He attempted to return to Uganda using a faked passport in the early 1990s, but he was identified while in Zaire and sent straight back to Saudi Arabia.

Source: Author hessian499

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