Quiz  /  Bay of Pigs

  • 1. 
    Who was the leader of Cuba during the Bay of Pigs invasion?

  • Raul Castro
  • Fidel Castro
  • Nikita Khrushchev
  • Che Guevara

  • 2. 
    What United States government agency helped to train the Cuban exiles who were involved in the invasion?

  • Department of Defense
  • National Security Agency
  • FBI
  • Central Intelligence Agency

  • 3. 
    What larger war was the Bay of Pigs invasion a part of?

  • Korean War
  • Vietnam War
  • Yom Kippur War
  • Cold War

  • 4. 
    True or false: The invasion was a great success for the United States and the Cuban exiles.

  • TRUE
  • FALSE

  • 5. 
    About how big was the invasion force of Cuban exiles?

  • 20,000 soldiers
  • 1500 soldiers
  • 1000 soldiers
  • 3000 soldiers

  • 6. 
    What US President ordered the invasion?

  • Lyndon B. Johnson
  • Richard Nixon
  • Dwight Eisenhower
  • John F. Kennedy

  • 7. 
    What type of government had just taken over Cuba that the US and the exiles hoped to remove from power?

  • Communist
  • Dictatorship
  • Monarchy
  • Democratic

  • 8. 
    What year did the Bay of Pigs invasion take place?

  • 1970
  • 1965
  • 1950
  • 1961

  • 9. 
    Which country became a strong military ally of the Cuban government after the Bay of Pigs?

  • United States
  • France
  • Germany
  • Soviet Union

  • 10. 
    What happened to most of the Cuban exiles who took part in the invasion?

  • They fled to the cities and were able to avoid capture
  • They escaped into the mountains and continued to fight for years
  • They were rescued by the US Navy
  • They were captured by the Cuban army and put into prison or killed
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