History of Iraq Quiz

Who was the dictator of Iraq between 1979–2003?

To what political party did the above belong to?

What city was supposedly home to the Hanging Gardens?

What historical conquerer died in that city in June 323 BC?

What king of the above city's code of laws called for "an eye for an eye"?

What country did Iraq invade in 1990?

In what war did a U.S. led coalition liberate the country above?

What 2001 event precipated the Iraq War, even though it had almost
nothing to do with Iraq?

What group captured and sacked Baghdad in 1258?

What legendary sailor of the seven seas hailed from Basra?

What brutal Mesopotamian empire conquered Israel in 722 B.C. and deported
10 of the 12 tribes of Israel?

What country did Iraq fight a bloody war against in the 1980s?

What group of axis is Iraq part of, according to George W. Bush?

In what former prison were detainees abused by personnel of the U.S. Army and CIA?

What autonomous region, with its capital at Erbil, was established in the country's
northeastern part after the Iraq War?

What was the first civilization in Mesopotamia (Led by Sargon the Great)?

In what two-letter Biblical city was the patriarch Abraham said to be born?

What "golden" age of cultural, economic, and scientific flourishing was Baghdad
the center of between 8th–14th centuries?

What epic poem is regarded as the earliest surviving great work of literature?

What name was given to the Mesopotamian pyramids with steps?