History of Iran Quiz - Statistics

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Question	Answer	% Correct
What Greek ruler conquered Persia?	{Alexander} the Great	95%
What country did Iran fight a war against in the 1980s?	Iraq	86%
What country's embassy did Iran invade in 1979, taking 52 hostages?	United States	81%
What branch of mathematics is Persian scholar Muhammad ibn Musa al-Khwarizmi considered the "father" of?	Algebra	71%
What Mesopotamian capital did that ruler conquer in 539 BC?	Babylon	71%
What was the title of the Iranian ruler who was overthrown in 1979?	Shah	70%
What modern-day country did the above ruler invade in the 480s BC, with an army reported to be 1 million strong?	Greece	68%
What was the religious title of the above?	Ayatollah	67%
What group of people invaded the Iranian plateau in 1219, eventually reducing the population by 75%?	The Mongols	66%
Who founded the Achaemenid Persian empire in the 500s BC?	{Cyrus} the Great	64%
Who succeeded the above, appearing in the Bible under the name Ahasuerus?	{Xerxes} the Great	63%
What cleric was made Supreme Leader after the 1979 revolution?	Ruhollah Khomeini	61%
What prophet was born on the Iranian plateau between 1000 and 1500 BC, founding a religion that is still practiced today?	Zoroaster	60%
Who ruled the Persian empire at its greatest extent around 500 BC, when it ruled over more than 40% of the world's population?	{Darius} the Great	51%
What British writer did that leader threaten with a death edict in 1989?	Salman Rushdie	47%
What universalist religion was founded by Bahá'u'lláh in 1863?	{Bahá'í} Faith	45%
What was the capital of the Achaemenid Empire? (also the name of a 2007 animated movie)	Persepolis	35%
What military force, established in 1979, do some people consider to be the most powerful institution in the country?	{Revolutionary} Guards	32%
What name was given to that army's elite group of 10,000 soldiers?	The Immortals	32%
What Persian empire, rivals of ancient Rome, were famous for firing arrows backwards while retreating on horseback?	Parthian Empire	23%