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Quiz about Idi Amins Uganda
Quiz about Idi Amins Uganda

Idi Amin's Uganda Trivia Quiz


Idi Amin was one of the most notorious dictators of the 20th century. This quiz is about Amin himself and his eight year reign of terror as Uganda's dictator.

A multiple-choice quiz by hessian499. Estimated time: 5 mins.
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Author
hessian499
Time
5 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
89,428
Updated
Dec 03 21
# Qns
15
Difficulty
Tough
Avg Score
8 / 15
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1541
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Question 1 of 15
1. Idi Amin served with what unit of the British military? Hint


Question 2 of 15
2. Amin was Uganda's champion of what sport for nine years? Hint


Question 3 of 15
3. In the 1971 coup Amin took power when Uganda's president Milton Obote was out of the country attending an international conference. Where was Obote when Amin seized control of Uganda? Hint


Question 4 of 15
4. In August 1972 Amin ordered these people to leave Uganda within 90 days. Hint


Question 5 of 15
5. What did Amin say to President Richard Nixon in a July 1973 telegram? Hint


Question 6 of 15
6. Amin was president of what organization from 1975 to 1976? Hint


Question 7 of 15
7. Amin hired a former British spy as his right hand man in 1975. Who was he? Hint


Question 8 of 15
8. Israeli commandos rescued hostages that terrorists were holding at which Ugandan airport in 1976? Hint


Question 9 of 15
9. In the Israeli raid to free hostages held in Uganda in 1976, one of the hostages was not rescued as she had been taken to a hospital earlier. What was her name? Hint


Question 10 of 15
10. What was the name of Amin's main secret police unit? Hint


Question 11 of 15
11. Henry Kyemba escaped from Uganda in 1977 and wrote a book about Amin's rule entitled "A State of Blood". What position had Kyemba held in Amin's government? Hint


Question 12 of 15
12. Which of these lakes did Amin rename "Lake Idi Amin Dada"? Hint


Question 13 of 15
13. In 1977 Amin had an archbishop and two government ministers shot. Amin told the press they died in what way? Hint


Question 14 of 15
14. In 1978, Amin ordered his army to invade this country, but when his opponent counterattacked, Uganda's military crumbled and Amin's rule was over. What country finally ended Amin's reign? Hint


Question 15 of 15
15. Which country gave Idi Amin asylum after he was overthrown? Hint



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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts
1. Idi Amin served with what unit of the British military?

Answer: King's African Rifles

Amin enlisted in 1946, after World War 2 ended, but often claimed to have fought against the Japanese in Burma.
2. Amin was Uganda's champion of what sport for nine years?

Answer: boxing

Amin's huge size gave him quite an advantage in the ring.
3. In the 1971 coup Amin took power when Uganda's president Milton Obote was out of the country attending an international conference. Where was Obote when Amin seized control of Uganda?

Answer: Singapore

Obote was attending the Commonwealth Conference when Amin struck.
4. In August 1972 Amin ordered these people to leave Uganda within 90 days.

Answer: Asians

Amin ordered the Asians out of the country, then seized their assets and property to hand out to his associates.
5. What did Amin say to President Richard Nixon in a July 1973 telegram?

Answer: He wished Nixon a speedy recovery from Watergate

Amin sent many lengthy and bizarre telegrams to world leaders besides Nixon.
6. Amin was president of what organization from 1975 to 1976?

Answer: Organization of African Unity

Amin once requested that United Nations headquarters be moved to Uganda.
7. Amin hired a former British spy as his right hand man in 1975. Who was he?

Answer: Bob Astles

Astles was jailed briefly in Kenya after Amin's overthrow and was later deported to England.
8. Israeli commandos rescued hostages that terrorists were holding at which Ugandan airport in 1976?

Answer: Entebbe

Amin let the terrorists land at Entebbe and keep the hostages there, but a fast night raid by the Israelis rescued them.
9. In the Israeli raid to free hostages held in Uganda in 1976, one of the hostages was not rescued as she had been taken to a hospital earlier. What was her name?

Answer: Dora Bloch

Furious at the raid by the Israelis, Amin had Dora Bloch taken from her hospital room and executed.
10. What was the name of Amin's main secret police unit?

Answer: State Research Bureau

Many members of the State Research Bureau were actually from the Sudan, and most fled to that country when Amin was toppled.
11. Henry Kyemba escaped from Uganda in 1977 and wrote a book about Amin's rule entitled "A State of Blood". What position had Kyemba held in Amin's government?

Answer: Minister of Health

Kyemba, being in charge of Uganda's hospitals, saw much of the result of Amin's rule first hand. He returned to Uganda after Amin fell from power.
12. Which of these lakes did Amin rename "Lake Idi Amin Dada"?

Answer: Lake Edward

Amin also named an Uganda Air Force base after himself.
13. In 1977 Amin had an archbishop and two government ministers shot. Amin told the press they died in what way?

Answer: traffic accident

After the three victims were shot, Amin had his secret police made it look as they had been killed in a car accident. The accident was so poorly staged that no one believed the story.
14. In 1978, Amin ordered his army to invade this country, but when his opponent counterattacked, Uganda's military crumbled and Amin's rule was over. What country finally ended Amin's reign?

Answer: Tanzania

Amin invaded a small part of Tanzania in 1978. Tanzania later pushed the Ugandans out of their country and kept on going into the heartland of Uganda. Amin's army put up a fight for a time but collapsed against the Tanzanian Army. Amin held out at an army base as long as he could before fleeing Uganda by helicopter in April 1979.
15. Which country gave Idi Amin asylum after he was overthrown?

Answer: Saudi Arabia

The Saudi government (aka as the Saudi Royal family) gave Amin, a practising Muslim, much more than just asylum. He was provided with a marble palace, where he and some of his 40 children lived till his death on 16 August 2003. He attempted to return to Uganda using a faked passport in the early 1990s, but he was identified while in Zaire and sent straight back to Saudi Arabia.
Source: Author hessian499

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