Category 1: The Iraq War (2003–2011)
Clue: This Iraqi leader was removed from power during the Iraq War.
Correct Response: Who was Saddam Hussein?
Clue: The U.S. War in Afghanistan began after this terrorist attack.
Correct Response: What were the September 11 attacks?
Clue: The 9/11 attacks took place on this date.
Correct Response: What is September 11, 2001?
Clue: The Persian Gulf War began after Iraq invaded this country in 1990.
Correct Response: What is Kuwait?
Clue: This area of conflict is considered holy to Jews, Muslims, and Christians.
Correct Response: What is Jerusalem?
Clue: The Iraq War began in this year.
Correct Response: What is 2003?
Clue: This group-controlled Afghanistan when the United States invaded in 2001.
Correct Response: Who were the Taliban?
Clue: Terrorists hijacked this number of airplanes during the attacks.
Correct Response: What is 4?
Clue: This U.S.-led operation pushed Iraqi forces out of Kuwait.
Correct Response: What is Operation Desert Storm?
Clue: Israel became an independent state in this year.
Correct Response: What is 1948?
Clue: The U.S. government claimed Iraq had these dangerous weapons before the invasion.
Correct Response: What are weapons of mass destruction?
Clue: The main goal of the U.S. invasion was to destroy this terrorist group.
Correct Response: What was al-Qaeda?
Clue: Two planes crashed into these buildings in New York City.
Correct Response: What were the Twin Towers?
Clue: This U.S. president led the country during the Persian Gulf War.
Correct Response: Who was George H. W. Bush?
Clue: Many Palestinians call the loss of their homes and land in 1948 by this term meaning “catastrophe.”
Correct Response: What is the Nakba?
Clue: This capital city of Iraq was captured by coalition forces in 2003.
Correct Response: What is Baghdad?
Clue: This terrorist leader was hunted for organizing the 9/11 attacks.
Correct Response: Who was Osama bin Laden?
Clue: One plane crashed into this U.S. military building near Washington, D.C.
Correct Response: What is the Pentagon?
Clue: Iraq’s leader during the Persian Gulf War was this man.
Correct Response: Who was Saddam Hussein?
Clue: This war in 1967 resulted in Israel taking control of the West Bank and Gaza Strip.
Correct Response: What is the Six-Day War?
Clue: This year marked the official end of U.S. combat operations in Iraq.
Correct Response: What is 2011?
Clue: This capital city fell to the Taliban again in 2021.
Correct Response: What is Kabul?
Clue: Passengers fought back on Flight 93, causing it to crash in this state.
Correct Response: What is Pennsylvania?
Clue: The goal of the Persian Gulf War was to free this country from Iraqi control.
Correct Response: What is Kuwait?
Clue: These agreements in the 1990s were meant to bring peace between Israelis and Palestinians.
Correct Response: What are the Oslo Accords?