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Iran True or False?

Can you guess whether these statements about Iran are true or false?
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Last updated: February 9, 2021
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1. The majority of Iran speak fluent Arabic
They speak Persian (Farsi)
True
False
2. Tehran is a megacity (by urban area)
It has about 15 million people
True
False
3. Iran won the Iran-Iraq War
It was a stalemate, both sides claimed victory
True
False
4. Almost 50% of total global oil consumption passes through the Strait of Hormuz
It is around 25%
True
False
5. Ruhollah Khomeini is the President of Iran
He is the Supreme Leader, the President of Iran in Hassan Rouhani
True
False
6. Iran is the only non-African country with a native population of cheetah
True
False
7. All the countries Iran borders are Muslim-majority
Armenia is Christian
True
False
8. Public executions are common in Iran
Hanging is the most common way of executing
True
False
9. Iran never recognized Israel
Iran recognized Israel in 1950, but voted against its admission to the United Nations. After the Iranian Revolution, Iran withdrew its recognition of Israel
True
False
10. Zoroastrianism is considered world's first monotheist (believing in only one god) religion
True
False
11. Alcohol was discovered by a Persian polymath named Al-Razi
Now, alcohol is prohibited in Iran
True
False
12. Women are required by law to wear a headscarf (hijab) in public in Iran
Ironically, in the 1930s Iranian women were banned from wearing the hijab in public
True
False
13. Either Euphrates or Tigris flow through Iran
True
False
14. Iran is a theocracy
True
False
15. Cyrus the Great was the father of Darius the Great
He was his grand grand uncle
True
False
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2 Comments
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Level 65
Feb 27, 2024
I think that the question on the winner of the Iran-Iraq war should be removed as to some extent it's a matter of opinion.

Given that Iran didn't start the war and at the end of the war had thwarted all of Iraq's war aims and maintained its territorial integrity it could be argued that Iran won.

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Level 69
Jun 21, 2024
Ruhollah Khomeini died in 1989! The current Supreme Leader is Ali Khamenei.