What's In a Name?
Tha People
War, What Is It Good For?
Show Me tha $$$
'Bout Mercia
100
What is the name of the fictitious movie created to help free American diplomats trapped in Iran?
Argo
100
Who was the CIA agent who went to Iran to rescue the Americans hiding in the Canadian Ambassador's home?
Tony Mendez
100
What is the name of the rebel group fighting the government in Yemen?
the Houthi
100
How much do experts estimate Saudi oil assets are currently worth?
$10 trillion
100
Who was President in the U.S. when the American Embassy in Iran was attacked and hostages taken?
Jimmy Carter
200
What shortened name was given to the American-installed leader of Iran who was deposed during the revolution of 1979?
Shah
200
Who was Ken Taylor?
the Canadian Ambassador who hid the American diplomatic corps workers in his home in Iran
200
In which country are Saudi Arabia and Iran fighting a "proxy war" for control of the Middle East?
Yemen
200
What changes in the Saudi economy resulted in deep cuts to their social welfare programs?
oil market crash & lower oil prices
200
Who was President of the U.S. when the American hostages in Iran were freed?
Ronald Reagan
300
What was the name of the Muslim minority that occupied the oil-rich, eastern provinces of Saudi Arabia and eventually rose up against the majority supported by the royal family?
Shia
300
Who did the Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia call the "New Hitler" in the Middle East?
The Ayatollah Khameni, the current Supreme Leader of Iran
300
What prompted Saudi Arabia to allow U.S. troops and military bases in their country?
Iraq's invasion of Kuwait


300
Name two of the five (excluding oil prices) economic challenges that have affected Saudi Arabia's economic dominance of the Middle East?
resurgence of Iran, paying subsidies (welfare) to the angry poor, maintaining the lifestyle of the royal family, costs of the war in Yemen
300
Name one alternative proposed by the U.S. State Department for getting the embassy workers at the Canadian Ambassador's home out of Iran.
Farm assistance workers, American teachers, American tourists biking from Iran
400
Who was the Iranian leader that was ousted during a coup after he nationalized the country's oil resources?
Mossadeggh
400
Who is the current President of Iran who seeks a diplomatic solution to the sanctions imposed by the West over Iran's pursuit of nuclear weapons?
Rhouani
400
What does CP Salman say Saudi Arabia will do if Iran develops nuclear weapons?
they will also develop their own nuclear weapons
400
Even with increased welfare payments to its citizens, what percentage of Saudis live in poverty?
25%
400
What notorious organization in Iran was trained by the U.S. CIA?
Savak, the Shah's secret police
500
What was the name of the royal family that began Saudi Arabi and rules there today? 
House of Saud


500
Who was the Shia Holy Man who inspired the uprising against the royal family in Saudi Arabia and was later sentence to death for operating a "terrorist cell?"
Shake Nimor
500
Where will much of Saudi Arabia's newly purchased military hardware from the U.S. be deployed?
in the fight against Yemeni rebels
500
What was the organization called that worked together to triple the price of oil imports around the world in 1973?
OPEC, Organization of Petroleum Producing Countries
500
Who did America support in the Iraq-Iran War?
Saddam Hussien, Iraq
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