What’s Your Cold War IQ?
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Question 1/10

Start with the basics - why was the Cold War called the Cold War?
- Moscow has notoriously cold weather
- There was very little “hot” (direct) fighting between the US and USSR
- Everybody was terrified of a “nuclear winter”
- Armies turned the common cold into a biological weapon
Question 2/10

The first manmade satellite was launched during the Cold War, as part of the Space Race. What was it called?
- Sputnik
- Apollo 13
- The International Space Station
- Volgograd
Question 3/10

During the Cold War, Americans were afraid of communists at home and abroad. What US Senator led the “Red Scare”?
- John F. Kennedy
- J. Edgar Hoover
- James Brady
- Joseph McCarthy
Question 4/10

What major war ended right before the Cold War started?
- The Korean War
- World War I
- World War II
- The Hundred Years’ War
Question 5/10

The closest the Cold War ever came to a real nuclear conflict was the Cuban Missile Crisis. Who was the US President when it went down?
- Richard M. Nixon
- John F. Kennedy
- Lyndon B. Johnson
- Dwight D. Eisenhower
Question 6/10

The Vietnam War was America’s biggest active conflict in the Cold War. What did the US do during the Vietnam War that it hasn’t done since?
- Drafted people to serve in the military
- Put ground troops on foreign soil
- Fought without declaring war
- Spend more than seven years on one war
Question 7/10

Complete the famous quote. “Mr. Gorbachev…”
- "We will bury you!"
- "Tear down this wall!"
- "Ich bin ein Berliner"
- "Your table is ready"
Question 8/10

What does “USSR” stand for?
- United States of Soviet Russia
- Ultimate Struggle for Survival and Revenge
- Uzbek Syria Slovenia & Russia
- Union of Soviet Socialist Republics
Question 9/10

Which Russian dictator was in charge from 1922 to 1953?
- Vladimir Lenin
- Karl Marx
- Vladimir Putin
- Joseph Stalin
Question 10/10

And finally, when the war ended the Soviet Union broke up into many countries. Which of “The Stans” was NEVER part of the USSR?
- Uzbekistan
- Pakistan
- Kyrgyzstan
- Tajikistan
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