| Hint | Answer | % Correct |
|---|---|---|
| Assad is the president of what country? | Syria | 99%
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| He's been president since what year? | 2000 | 90%
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| Who was president before him? | Hafez al-Assad | 77%
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| This conflict started during what regional movement? | Arab Spring | 68%
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| This didn't work for Assad, and instead allowed what group to form? | ISIS | 67%
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| Assad is the Secretary-General of what party? | Ba'ath | 64%
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| During the Iraq War, Assad allied his country with whom? | NATO | 63%
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| Prior to entering politics, Assad studied to become a what? | Doctor (Ophthalmologist) | 59%
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| Assad belongs to what ethnic group? | Alawite | 55%
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| In 2015, who announced his support for Assad in the war, thus changing the path of the war significantly? | Vladimir Putin | 50%
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| From 2013 to 2018, Assad used what against insurgents? | Chemical Weapons | 48%
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| Assad has been a focus of international attention since the start of what in 2011? | Syrian Civil War | 46%
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| Although his military is currently fighting jihadists in Syria, Assad was accused of training what jihadist group to fight in the Iraq war? | Al-Qaeda | 45%
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| What American extremist group has come out in support for Assad? | KKK | 23%
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| In 2005, Assad was charged with the assassination of what former Lebanese PM? | Rafic Hariri | 20%
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| Assad tried to destroy insurgents "from the inside out" by releasing whom from prison, knowing that they'd join forces with the insurgents? | Jihadists | 13%
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| Throughout the war, Assad's military has used what weapon against insurgents in civilian areas? | Barrel Bombs | 10%
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| During the war, how many people are estimated to have been displaced? | 15 million | 7%
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| Assad's wife is whom? | Asma Akhras | 7%
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| Assad's secret police, loyal to his family specifically, are called what? | Mukharabat | 6%
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