- 1. When was Fidel Castro born?
A) 1926
B) 1940
C) 1950
D) 1930
- 2. Which revolution did Fidel Castro lead in Cuba?
A) Russian Revolution
B) American Revolution
C) Cuban Revolution
D) French Revolution
- 3. Which country supported Fidel Castro's government during the Cold War?
A) China
B) United States
C) United Kingdom
D) Soviet Union
- 4. What was the name of the failed invasion of Cuba that was backed by the CIA in 1961?
A) Gulf of Tonkin Incident
B) Battle of Dien Bien Phu
C) Bay of Pigs Invasion
D) Operation Desert Storm
- 5. Which U.S. President imposed an embargo on Cuba during Fidel Castro's rule?
A) Bill Clinton
B) Barack Obama
C) John F. Kennedy
D) Richard Nixon
- 6. In what year did Fidel Castro resign from the presidency of Cuba?
A) 1990
B) 2015
C) 2008
D) 1975
- 7. What was the title of Fidel Castro's autobiography published in 2006?
A) A Revolutionary Journey
B) Revolutionary Times
C) My Life
D) The Long March
- 8. Fidel Castro's guerrilla movement began in which mountain range in Cuba?
A) Himalayas
B) Sierra Maestra
C) Rocky Mountains
D) Andes
- 9. Which U.S. President served during most of Fidel Castro's rule in Cuba?
A) Ronald Reagan
B) George W. Bush
C) Franklin D. Roosevelt
D) Dwight D. Eisenhower
- 10. Fidel Castro served as a leader in which guerrilla group during the Cuban Revolution?
A) Sandinista National Liberation Front
B) 26th of July Movement
C) Zapatista Army of National Liberation
D) Tupamaros
- 11. Which country did Fidel Castro receive military training in before leading the Cuban Revolution?
A) United States
B) Soviet Union
C) Mexico
D) Argentina
- 12. What was the duration of Fidel Castro's rule in Cuba?
A) 29 years
B) 39 years
C) 49 years
D) 59 years
- 13. Whose overthrow inspired Fidel Castro to take up the revolutionary cause in Cuba?
A) Augusto Pinochet
B) Hugo Chávez
C) Anastasio Somoza
D) Fulgencio Batista
- 14. What was the name of the event in 1962 that almost led to a nuclear war between the U.S. and the Soviet Union over missiles in Cuba?
A) Berlin Airlift
B) Vietnam War
C) Korean War
D) Cuban Missile Crisis
- 15. Fidel Castro was a close ally of which 20th-century revolutionary leader from Argentina?
A) Salvador Allende
B) Eva Perón
C) Hugo Chávez
D) Che Guevara
- 16. Where is Fidel Castro buried?
A) Havana
B) Santiago de Cuba
C) Miami
D) Caracas
- 17. During his rule, what political ideology did Fidel Castro embrace?
A) Capitalism
B) Socialism
C) Communism
D) Fascism
- 18. Which U.S. President announced the re-establishment of diplomatic relations with Cuba in 2014?
A) Donald Trump
B) Barack Obama
C) George W. Bush
D) Bill Clinton
- 19. What was Fidel Castro's profession before becoming a revolutionary leader?
A) Engineer
B) Teacher
C) Doctor
D) Lawyer
- 20. What nickname was Fidel Castro commonly known by among his supporters?
A) El Rey
B) El Comandante
C) El Dictador
D) El Presidente
- 21. Fidel Castro visited which country in 1959 and made a famous speech at the Universidad de La Habana?
A) United States
B) Soviet Union
C) China
D) Mexico
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