Arab Spring quiz

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1. 1 Easy

   What group did Egypt's President Mohamed Morsi come from?

   Answer: Muslim Brotherhood

   Why: Egypt's army removed him on 3 July 2013, just over a year after he was sworn in.

2. 2 Medium

   Where did Tunisia's President Ben Ali flee in January 2011?

   Answer: Saudi Arabia

   Why: He lived out his exile in Saudi Arabia and died in Jeddah in September 2019, aged 83.

3. 3 Hard

   Which European capital named a square after Mohamed Bouazizi?

   Answer: Paris

   Why: Paris's council voted the name unanimously in February 2011, though it usually waits five years after a death.

4. 4 Easy

   When did Bashar al-Assad's rule over Syria end?

   Answer: 2024

   Why: He flew to Moscow, where Russia granted him and his family political asylum.

5. 5 Medium

   Which flower gave Tunisia's revolution its popular name?

   Answer: Jasmine

   Why: Inside Tunisia the uprising is usually called the Dignity Revolution, not the Jasmine Revolution.

6. 6 Hard

   How did Mubarak's last trial over 2011 protester deaths end?

   Answer: Acquittal

   Why: A court had sentenced him to life in June 2012, but Egypt's top appeals court overturned it in January 2013.