The Persian Gulf War - Statistics

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Question	Answer	% Correct
What country did Iraq invade in 1990, starting the war?	Kuwait	98%
Who was the President of the U.S.?	George H. W. Bush	97%
Who was the dictator of Iraq at the time?	Saddam Hussein	96%
What was the codename for the offensive phase of the war?	Desert {Storm}	85%
What other country did Iraq attempt to invade, briefly capturing one city?	Saudi Arabia	85%
What American cable news network gained prominence during the conflict?	CNN	84%
What group of people did Iraq attack with chemical weapons and commit genocide against in the late 1980s?	The Kurds	83%
What nearby country did Iraq attack with 42 ballistic missiles?	Israel	82%
Only 146 U.S. troops died during the war. What killed 24% of them?	{Friendly} Fire	67%
What political party did he lead?	Ba'ath Party	52%
Who was the U.S. Secretary of Defense? (Hint: He had a large role in the next Iraq War)	Dick Cheney	45%
What environmental crime did the Iraqis commit during their retreat?	Oil Fires / Oil Spill	43%
What was the U.S. codename for the defensive phase of the war?	Desert {Shield}	42%
Who was the top U.S. commander?	{Norman} Schwarzkopf	42%
What type of Soviet missiles did they use?	Scud	41%
What type of missile did the U.S. use to intercept those missiles, with mixed results?	MIM-104 Patriot	30%

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