Gulf Wars quiz

More questions about Gulf Wars

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1. 1 Easy

   What was the US code name for the 1991 war to free Kuwait?

   Answer: Desert Storm

   Why: Desert Shield named the build-up in Saudi Arabia from August 1990, and Desert Storm began with the air war on 17 January 1991.

2. 2 Medium

   How long did the Iran-Iraq War last?

   Answer: Nearly 8 years

   Why: The 1988 ceasefire, under UN Resolution 598, left the border essentially where it had been in 1980.

3. 3 Hard

   Whose parliament refused US troops a route into Iraq in 2003?

   Answer: Turkey

   Why: More Turkish lawmakers voted yes than no on 1 March 2003, but abstentions left the motion short of the majority it needed.

4. 4 Easy

   In which year did a US-led invasion topple Saddam Hussein?

   Answer: 2003

   Why: Baghdad fell on 9 April 2003, less than three weeks after the invasion began on 20 March.

5. 5 Medium

   Control of which border waterway helped spark the Iran-Iraq War?

   Answer: Shatt al-Arab

   Why: Iraq renounced the 1975 Algiers Agreement on the river border on 17 September 1980, five days before invading Iran.

6. 6 Hard

   About what share of the US cost of the 1991 war did allies pay?

   Answer: About 88%

   Why: Saudi Arabia and Kuwait paid the most, about 16 billion US dollars each.