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The Cuban Missile Crisis

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Fun Trivia : Quizzes : Cuban Missile Crisis : The Cuban Missile Crisis

Introduction:
"The world was on edge in late 1962 when a U-2 spy plane photographed nuclear missiles being constructed on Cuban soil. How much do you know about what happened?"


1. President Kennedy was informed of the missiles on this date:
    October 13, 1962
    October 16, 1962
    October 14, 1962
    October 15, 1962


2. Which former Secretary of State and expert on Soviet relations who was consulted for advice:
    Answer: (Two words or last name only.)


3. Who was the Soviet Premier during the crisis?
    Josef Stalin
    Constantine Chernynko
    Leonid Brezhnev
    Nikita Khruschev


4. Upon the recommendation of Robert S. McNamara, Secretary of Defense, what action did Kennedy decide would be best to take?
    Sending the U.S. Ambassador to Cuba and begin negotiating
    Air strikes on missile installations
    Inspection of incoming cargo ships
    Ground invasion of military equipment


5. It was decided to use another word to replace the word 'blockade'. What word was this?
    Answer: (One Word)


6. Which of the following was the name of the committee of Kennedy's advisors?
    The Cabinet
    The Council of Nuclear Specialists
    The National Security Council
    Ex-Comm


7. Kennedy met with two Soviet foreign ministers during the crisis. Who were they?
    Siegfried and Roy
    Dobrynin and Zorin
    Dobrynin and Gromyko
    Gromyko and Zorin


8. U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations who told the Russian ambassador Zorin that he would 'wait till hell freezes over' for an answer when questioning whether there were nuclear missiles on Cuban soil.
    Answer: (Two Words)


9. Fill in the blank from Kennedy's remarks to the nation on October 22, 1962, 'missiles in Cuba add to an already _____
____
____
_____'
    Answer: (Also a Tom Clancy novel...)


10. President Kennedy demanded a unanimous vote from which organization before ordering the blockade effective?
    United Nations
    Organization of American States
    NATO
    League of Nations


11. Two Soviet ships that were first intercepted by American ships during the quarantine were the Komiles and what other ship?
    Answer: (One Word. Also the last name of a Russian cosmonaut.)


12. From Kennedy's remarks to the nation, 'I call upon Chairman (Omitted)to halt and eliminate this _______, reckless and ______ threat to world peace...'
    clandestine, provocative
    sudden, dangerous
    unprecedented, sudden
    provocative, ongoing


13. The Soviet Premier announced the withdrawal of the missiles from Cuba on what date?
    October 27
    October 30
    October 29
    October 28


14. Who was the Cuban leader during the crisis?
    Answer: (Both names or just last name.)


15. Who was the Secretary of State during the crisis?
    Dean Acheson
    Robert F. Kennedy
    Lyndon Johnson
    Dean Rusk


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