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(Berlin Wall)
What year was the Berlin Wall built?
1945
1953
1961
1968
1961
What year did the Space Race start when Russia put the first man-made object into space?
1949
1953
1957
1964
1957 When Russia put Sputnik into space
Who won the Cuban Missile Crisis standoff?
Soviet Union
Cuba
America
Narnia
'Merica
What year did Fidel Castro take power in Cuba?
1946
1952
1959
1961
1959
What is the poverty rate in North Korea?
20%
45%
60%
90%
60%
Who was the American pilot who was captured by Russia when his U2 spy plane was shot down over the Soviet Union?
Francis Gary Powers
Russel John Powell
Harold Hap Arnold
William Jordan Denver
Francis Gary Powers
What year did the Berlin Wall get tore down?
1987
1989
1991
1994
1989
What country put the first man-made object on the moon?
America
Russia
Russia (Luna 2) in 1959
What year was the Cuban Missile Crisis?
1956
1962
1971
1984
1962
What is an embargo?
Prohibition of trade with a country
Decrease in trade do to hostility between countries
Diplomatic mission between unfriendly countries
Goods that are imported illegally
Prohibition of trade with a country
Knowing North Korea is in utter poverty, what is Kim Jong Un's family worth?
200 Million
750 Million
1.5 Billion
5 Billion
5 Billion
How long was the prison sentence given to U2 pilot Francis Gary Powers when tried in a Russia court?
5 Years
10 Years
50 Year
Life in prison
10 Years
How much did the Berlin Wall cost to build?
2 Million
12 Million
25 Million
58 Million
25 Million
What year did America put the first humans on the moon?
1962
1965
1969
1975
1969
What decade was the last decade that America traded with Cuba?
1940s
1950s
1960s
1970s
1950s
As the national leader of Cuba, Castro changed his title from prime minister to what?
President
Dictator for Life
Premier
His Excellency
President (wanted to appear more democratic)
What is one way the government of North Korea has tried to deal with its horrible economy?
Distribute crystal meth to its people
Import bootleg copies of American TV shows
Increase public beats until morale improves
Encourage people to eat bugs
Distribute crystal meth (up to 80% of people have tried it and 40% are addicted)
How did America get Francis Gary Powers back from Russia?
Top secret military raid broke him out of jail
Russia released him as a good-will gesture
America and Russia did a prisoner exchange
He was not released as he served his entire sentence in a Russian jail
American and Russia did a prisoner exchange
How long was the Berlin Wall?
4 Miles
12 Miles
27 Miles
36 Miles
27 Miles (City Limits) Close to 100 Miles into countryside
What country was the first country to put a human, plant and animal into space?
Soviet Union
Canada
America
China
Soviet Union (Yuri Gagarin- first person in space 1961)
How did America know Russia was putting nukes in Cuba?
American spy planes took pictures of the nukes
Searched it up on the internet
Undercover CIA spies in Cuba reported seeing nukes
Castro bragged about Soviet nukes and had military parades showing off Soviet nukes
American spy planes took pictures of the nukes
What was one of the first actions Castro took when he took power as a communist leader?
Killed city mayors who were not loyal
Nationalized private companies/factories
Imprisoned rich Cuban families
Attempted to join Soviet Union
Nationalized companies (esp. oil companies)
How many public executions has North Korea had during Kim Jong Un's 10 year reign?
13
27
63
117
27 Publicly (but estimates are well into the 100s)
Where did America and Russia do a prisoner exchange to get Francis Gary Powers back?
Switzerland
The Vatican with the help of the pope
A bridge in Berlin
African country of Zimbabwe
A famous bridge in Berlin (watch the movie Bridge of Spies) - Used several times to exchange prisoners
How many walls made up the Berlin Wall?
1 Wall (Duh)
2 Walls
3 Walls
4 Walls
2 Walls
Who were the first humans to walk on the moon?
Neil Armstrong/Buzz Aldrin
Sergei Krikalev/Vladimir Komarov
Buck Rogers/Buzz Lightyear
Alan Shepard/Neil Armstrong
Neil Armstrong/Buzz Aldrin
Who was the US president who ordered Russia to remove their nukes from Cuba?
Harry S Truman
Richard Nixon
John F Kennedy
Ronald Reagan
John F Kennedy
What year did Castro die?
1976
1984
1995
2016
2016
How did Kim Jong Un kill his uncle?
Stripped him naked and feed him to pack of dogs
Drowning by Chinese water torture
Execution by firing squad on national TV
Froze to death when chained to tree in winter
Stripped naked and feed to dogs (not confirmed). Did behead him and put pictures on display
What did the American government do when it learned that Francis Gary Powers was captured by Russia?
Lied to the American public and Russia saying a weather plane accidentally strayed off course
Threatened Russia with war if they did not release our pilot
Immediately attempted to get Powers back with the idea of a prisoner swap of KGB general
The CIA lied to the president stating no U2 plane was shot down
Lied saying it was a weather plane that went off course
How many people died trying to escape over, under or through the Berlin Wall?
Less than 10
Roughly 40
Over 100
Well Over 1,000
Over 100 (numbers vary by websites) - 140 to 327
What was the first planet to be flown by when a NASA Satellite travelled past it?
Mars
Mercury
Neptune
Venus
Venus (Marina 2) in 1962
What action did America take when Russia put nuclear weapons in Cuba?
Navel Blockade on Cuba
Threaten nuclear strikes on Moscow
Oil embargo on Russia oil
Raised tariffs on Cuban goods
Navel Blockade on Cuba
What was Castro's favorite food?
McDonalds
Alcohol
Pizza
Ice Cream
Ice Cream
What animal did Kim Jun-il import to North Korea in an attempt to breed and feed his starving people in 2007?
Pigs
Deer
Horses
Rabbits
Rabbits (a German rabbit breeder sent him rabbits). Project failed as Kim Jun-il ate the rabbits
Why was the CIA upset with Powers when he was shot down over the Soviet Union?
Upset that he did not activate the anti missile defenses on his plane
Upset that he did not increase his altitude to avoid getting shot down
Upset he did not activate self destruct button and take his suicide pill
Self Destruct and take suicide pill