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The Cold War Trivia Quiz

Cold War brinkmanship caused extreme East-West tension.

A multiple-choice quiz by charlemagne. Estimated time: 2 mins.

Author
charlemagne

Time
2 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
2,335

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Easy

Avg Score
8 / 10

Plays
9749

Awards
Top 35% Quiz

Last 3 plays: Guest 79 (7/10), Guest 71 (4/10), Guest 50 (7/10).

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Question 1 of 10

1. What does a Cold War refer to? Hint

a war of threats and fear

an air battle

a nuclear war

a conventional war

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Question 2 of 10

2. Who coined the term 'Cold War' to describe the differences between Communist East and Democratic West? Hint

Herbert B. Swope

de Gaulle

Winston Churchill

Stalin

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Question 3 of 10

3. The blockade of what European city in 1948 caused an emergency airlift of supplies? Hint

Paris

Warsaw

Berlin

London

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Question 4 of 10

4. What United States Secretary of State outlined a plan for rebuilding Europe? Hint

Marshall

Harper

Nimitz

Aurthur

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Question 5 of 10

5. What communist bloc alliance faced off against NATO during much of the Cold War? Hint

Central Powers

Axis Powers

Warsaw Pact

Delian League

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Question 6 of 10

6. What does ICBM stand for? Hint

Intercontinental Ballistic Missile

Intercontinental Bomb or Missile

Indirectly Controlled Bomb or Missile

Indirectly Controlled Ballistic Missile

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Question 7 of 10

7. What Cold War era Soviet leader disagreed with Kennedy over the future of Berlin? Hint

Gorbachev

Stalin

Khrushchev

Yeltsin

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Question 8 of 10

8. The planned placement of missiles in what pro-Soviet country caused a crisis during 1962? Hint

Haiti

Dominican Republic

Puerto Rico

Cuba

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Question 9 of 10

9. The United States' policy of resisting Communism during the Cold War was named after what American President? Hint

Truman

Nixon

Kennedy

Johnson

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Question 10 of 10

10. During what Cold War conflict of the 1950s did American troops under United Nations direction face Chinese military units? Hint

Cambodia

Vietnam

Korea

Laos

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. What does a Cold War refer to?

Answer: a war of threats and fear

2. Who coined the term 'Cold War' to describe the differences between Communist East and Democratic West?

Answer: Herbert B. Swope

As far as can be established the expression 'cold war' was coined by Herbert B. Swope (a journalist) and subsequently popularized by Bernard Baruch.

3. The blockade of what European city in 1948 caused an emergency airlift of supplies?

Answer: Berlin

4. What United States Secretary of State outlined a plan for rebuilding Europe?

Answer: Marshall

5. What communist bloc alliance faced off against NATO during much of the Cold War?

Answer: Warsaw Pact

6. What does ICBM stand for?

Answer: Intercontinental Ballistic Missile

7. What Cold War era Soviet leader disagreed with Kennedy over the future of Berlin?

Answer: Khrushchev

8. The planned placement of missiles in what pro-Soviet country caused a crisis during 1962?

Answer: Cuba

9. The United States' policy of resisting Communism during the Cold War was named after what American President?

Answer: Truman

10. During what Cold War conflict of the 1950s did American troops under United Nations direction face Chinese military units?

Answer: Korea

Source: Author charlemagne

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