This quiz is a snapshot of developments in Iran starting from the first decade of the 20th century as well as Iran’s relations with its neighbours in a volatile region.
7) Not Qatar. No formal disputes between Iran and Qatar.
8) Correct
9) Correct
10) Correct
11) Correct
12) Correct
13) Correct
15) Correct
16) Correct
18) Correct
19) Correct
20) The film is Sangam. You should try guessing the name of the Indian-origin business family, which is currently the richest business family in the UK
1. Oil
2. The veil?
3. Nationalization of oil reserves
6. Armenia
10. Iraq
11. Russia-Ukraine war
12. Jafar Panahi
14. MEK
15. Qasem Soleimani
18. Pakistan
19. Evacuation of hostages from the Embassy
20. The Hinduja family?
1) Correct
2) Correct
3) Correct
6) Correct
10) Correct
11) Correct
12) Correct
14) Correct
15) Correct
18) Correct
19) Keeping a group of American diplomats clandestinely in the Canadian embassy and getting them out of Iran. The film is 'Argo'
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1. ___
2. Women’s head coverings
3. The nationalization of Iran’s petroleum companies
4. Oil exploration
5. Azeris
6. Armenia
7. Qatar
8. Bahrain
9. Saudi Arabia
10. Iraq
11. Russo - Ukrainian War
12. Jafar Panahi
13. Ali Khamenei
14. ___
15. Qasem Soleimani
16. Qatar
17. ___
18. Pakistan
19. The escape of Americans who worked in the US Embassy in Iran who were hiding in the Canadian embassy; film depicting this is Argo
20. Mughal-e-Azam?
2) Correct
3) Correct
4) Not oil. A deal with contemporary relevance.
5) Correct
6) Correct
7) Not Qatar. No formal disputes between Iran and Qatar.
8) Correct
9) Correct
10) Correct
11) Correct
12) Correct
13) Correct
15) Correct
16) Correct
18) Correct
19) Correct
20) The film is Sangam. You should try guessing the name of the Indian-origin business family, which is currently the richest business family in the UK
2. The veil?
3. Nationalization of the Anglo-Iranian Oil Company
4. Anti-communist alliance?
5. Azeris
6. Armenia
7. The UAE
8. Bahrain
9. Saudi Arabia
10. Iraq
11. The war in Ukraine?
13. Ayatollah Khomeini
15. General Qasem Soleimani
16. Kuwait
17. Qatar?
18. Pakistan
2) Correct. The veil was banned.
3) Correct
4) Civil nuclear cooperation agreement
5) Correct
6) Correct
7) Correct
8) Correct
9) Correct
10) Correct
11) Correct
13) Khamenei not Khomeini
15) Correct
16) Not Kuwait
17) Not Qatar. On Iran, this country has played a bigger mediator role overall compared to Qatar.
18) Correct