Faisal II - Quiz
Faisal II
  • 1. When did Syria join with Egypt to form the United Arab Republic?
A) 14 July 1958
B) 1 February 1958
C) 14 February 1958
D) 11 February 1958
  • 2. Which country did not recognize the United Arab Republic initially?
A) Britain
B) Iraq
C) Kuwait
D) Jordan
  • 3. Who was the King of Jordan at the time of the formation of the Arab Federation?
A) Abd al-Ilah
B) Abdul Sattar Sabaa Al-Ibousi
C) Abdul-Karim Qasim
D) King Hussein bin Talal
  • 4. On what date was the Arab Hashemite Union declared?
A) 1 February 1958
B) 14 July 1958
C) 11 February 1958
D) 14 February 1958
  • 5. What is another name for the Arab Hashemite Union?
A) Front of National Union
B) United Arab Republic
C) Arab Federation
D) Supreme Committee of Free Officers
  • 6. Which country originally planned to join the Arab Federation but faced opposition from Britain?
A) Syria
B) Kuwait
C) Egypt
D) France
  • 7. Who became the head of state and head of the Union Government of the Arab Federation?
A) Faisal
B) Abd al-Ilah
C) King Hussein
D) Abdul-Karim Qasim
  • 8. In Faisal's absence, who would head the Union Government?
A) Abdul Sattar Sabaa Al-Ibousi
B) Abd al-Ilah
C) Hussein
D) Abdul-Karim Qasim
  • 9. In which year did Faisal's political situation deteriorate due to uprisings in Najaf and Hayy?
A) 1955
B) 1956
C) 1957
D) 1958
  • 10. Which country's nationalization of the Suez Canal led to an attack by Israel, Britain, and France?
A) Jordan
B) Syria
C) Iraq
D) Egypt
  • 11. What pact's unpopularity was exacerbated by the Suez Crisis and subsequent attacks?
A) Front of National Union
B) Arab Federation
C) United Arab Republic
D) Baghdad Pact
  • 12. When was the 'Front of National Union' established?
A) February 1957
B) 1956
C) February 1958
D) July 1958
  • 13. Which political parties or groups were part of the Front of National Union?
A) National Democrats and British Loyalists
B) Only the Ba'ath Party and Communists
C) National Democrats, Independents, Communists, and the Ba'ath Party
D) Royal Guards and Free Officers
  • 14. What military group was formed within the Iraqi officer corps mirroring the political opposition?
A) Supreme Committee of Free Officers
B) Royal Guard
C) Royal Iraqi Army
D) Union Government
  • 15. During which crisis did King Hussein of Jordan ask for Iraqi military assistance?
A) Suez Crisis
B) 14 July Revolution
C) Najaf uprisings
D) Lebanon crisis
  • 16. Which military commander led the units of the Royal Iraqi Army that marched on Baghdad instead of Jordan?
A) Captain Abdul Sattar Sabaa Al-Ibousi
B) Colonel Abdul-Karim Qasim
C) Abd al-Ilah
D) King Hussein
  • 17. When did the coup d'état of the 14 July Revolution take place?
A) February 1957
B) 14 February 1958
C) 1 February 1958
D) 14 July 1958
  • 18. What order did Faisal II give to the Royal Guard during the 14 July Revolution?
A) To defend the palace at all costs
B) To flee to Jordan
C) To offer no resistance
D) To counterattack the Ministry of Defence
  • 19. Who led the revolutionary assault group at the Rihab Palace?
A) Captain Abdul Sattar Sabaa Al-Ibousi
B) King Hussein
C) Colonel Abdul-Karim Qasim
D) Abd al-Ilah
  • 20. What was the name of the principal royal residence in central Baghdad where the royal family was gathered?
A) Ministry of Defence
B) Rihab Palace
C) Baghdad Palace
D) Royal Palace
  • 21. Who was 'Abd al-Ilah's wife?
A) Crown Princess Hiyam
B) Faisal's aunt
C) Princess Abadiya
D) Princess Nafeesa
  • 22. Who was 'Abd al-Ilah's mother?
A) Princess Abadiya
B) Faisal's aunt
C) Crown Princess Hiyam
D) Princess Nafeesa
  • 23. Who was Faisal's aunt present at the palace during the attack?
A) Princess Abadiya
B) Crown Princess Hiyam
C) None
D) Princess Nafeesa
  • 24. Through which part of the palace did the royal family and staff attempt to leave?
A) The newly completed Royal Palace
B) The roof
C) Main front gates
D) Kitchen
  • 25. Where were the royal family members shot by rebel soldiers?
A) Kitchen garden
B) Ministry of Defence
C) Palace courtyard
D) Rihab Palace gates
  • 26. Where was King Faisal II shot?
A) In the back
B) He was not shot
C) In the leg or hip
D) In the head and neck
  • 27. Who among the royal family members survived the massacre?
A) Princess Abadiya
B) Princess Hiyam
C) Princess Nafeesa
D) King Faisal II
  • 28. Where was the royal group being transported in cars when the King reportedly died?
A) Rihab Palace
B) The newly completed Royal Palace
C) Jordan
D) Ministry of Defence
  • 29. What happened to the King's body after the cars were stopped?
A) It was sent to Jordan
B) It was dragged through the streets
C) It was hanged
D) It was buried immediately
  • 30. Whose body was defiled and dragged through the streets?
A) Captain Abdul Sattar Sabaa Al-Ibousi
B) King Faisal II
C) The Crown Prince
D) Colonel Abdul-Karim Qasim
  • 31. When was Faisal II born?
A) 4 April 1939
B) 14 July 1953
C) 14 July 1958
D) 2 May 1935
  • 32. How long did the Hashemite monarchy last in Iraq before it ended?
A) Thirty-seven years
B) Twenty years
C) Ten years
D) Fifty years
  • 33. At what age did Faisal II accede to the throne?
A) Ten
B) Five
C) Three
D) Seven
  • 34. What event happened in 1941 regarding the regency?
A) Faisal took full control of the government
B) The monarchy was abolished
C) A pro-Axis coup d'état overthrew the regent
D) The regency ended permanently
  • 35. Where was Faisal evacuated during the Second World War?
A) United Kingdom
B) Egypt
C) France
D) United States
  • 36. Which school did Faisal attend alongside his cousin Hussein?
A) Grove Lodge
B) Royal Al-Rehab Palace
C) Harrow School
D) Sandroyd School
  • 37. When did the regency officially end for Faisal II?
A) February 1958
B) April 1939
C) May 1953
D) July 1958
  • 38. What medical condition did Faisal II suffer from?
A) Malaria
B) Diabetes
C) Tuberculosis
D) Asthma
  • 39. Which forces restored the regent 'Abd al-Ilah to power after the 1941 coup?
A) The United States Army
B) The Egyptian monarchy
C) A combined Allied force
D) Only the Royal Air Force
  • 40. How many drawings by Faisal were recently put on display at Iraq's National Archives?
A) 143
B) 100
C) 50
D) 200
  • 41. What mediums did Faisal use for his surviving drawings?
A) Watercolors
B) Ink and parchment
C) Oil paint and canvas
D) Pencil or crayon
  • 42. How old was Faisal when he began plans to visit the United States in 1952?
A) 21
B) 15
C) 19
D) 17
  • 43. Which specific US projects were of particular interest to King Faisal?
A) Space exploration
B) Railway systems
C) Highway construction
D) Irrigation projects
  • 44. On what date did Faisal begin his five-week tour of the United States?
A) 16 August, 1952
B) 12 July, 1952
C) 12 August, 1952
D) 1 September, 1952
  • 45. Where did Faisal arrive on the Hudson River?
A) New York
B) Philadelphia
C) Washington, D.C.
D) Boston
  • 46. Which famous building did Faisal tour the day after arriving in New York?
A) Rockefeller Center
B) Woolworth Building
C) Empire State Building
D) Chrysler Building
  • 47. Who was the Mayor of New York City who held a reception for Faisal at City Hall?
A) Vincent R. Impellitteri
B) Robert Wagner Jr.
C) Fiorello La Guardia
D) William O'Dwyer
  • 48. What sports venue did Faisal visit to attend a game after City Hall?
A) Fenway Park
B) Yankee Stadium
C) Ebbets Field
D) Polo Grounds
  • 49. Which baseball team did Faisal famously support during the game?
A) Brooklyn Dodgers
B) New York Giants
C) New York Yankees
D) Boston Red Sox
  • 50. How did Faisal eventually learn to tell the two baseball teams apart?
A) By asking the umpire
B) His aide told him the names were written on the players' clothes
C) By reading the scoreboard
D) By looking at the color of their hats
  • 51. What entertainment venue in New York did Faisal tour in the days following the baseball game?
A) Broadway Theatre
B) Radio City Music Hall
C) Carnegie Hall
D) Metropolitan Opera House
  • 52. Which oil company did Faisal tour during his visit?
A) Standard Oil
B) Texaco
C) Shell
D) Esso Oil Company
  • 53. From which airport did Faisal depart to travel to Washington, D.C.?
A) JFK Airport
B) LaGuardia Airport
C) Ronald Reagan Airport
D) Newark Airport
  • 54. Which US President did Faisal meet in Washington, D.C.?
A) Harry Truman
B) Dwight Eisenhower
C) John Kennedy
D) Franklin Roosevelt
  • 55. Which prominent US political figure did Faisal meet during his tour, alongside President Truman?
A) George Marshall
B) Dean Acheson
C) Henry Kissinger
D) John Foster Dulles
  • 56. Which actor did Faisal meet during his time in the United States?
A) Cary Grant
B) Humphrey Bogart
C) James Mason
D) John Wayne
  • 57. Which famous athlete did Faisal meet during his US tour?
A) Joe DiMaggio
B) Babe Ruth
C) Jackie Robinson
D) Jesse Owens
  • 58. How long was Faisal's scheduled tour of the United States?
A) Six months
B) Three months
C) Two weeks
D) Five weeks
  • 59. In what year was the Baghdad Pact signed?
A) 1948
B) 1952
C) 1955
D) 1953
  • 60. How many members consisted in the semiautonomous Development Board created by Faisal?
A) Ten members
B) Four members
C) Six members
D) Twelve members
  • 61. Who designed the faculty tower and gateway monument to Baghdad University?
A) Alvar Aalto
B) Werner March
C) Walter Gropius
D) Le Corbusier
  • 62. Which German architect received a commission for the Iraq Museum?
A) William Dunkel
B) Werner March
C) J. Brian Cooper
D) Frank Lloyd Wright
  • 63. Which English firm was commissioned to build the National Parliament and the Royal Palace?
A) British Board of Trade
B) J. Brian Cooper
C) Iraq Petroleum Company
D) Development Board
  • 64. Who won the architect competition for the National Bank?
A) Le Corbusier
B) Werner March
C) Alvar Aalto
D) William Dunkel
  • 65. Who designed the Baghdad Gymnasium, built decades later under Saddam Hussein?
A) Walter Gropius
B) Le Corbusier
C) Frank Lloyd Wright
D) J. Brian Cooper
  • 66. Who was invited by Faisal to design much of Newer Baghdad?
A) Alvar Aalto
B) William Dunkel
C) Werner March
D) Frank Lloyd Wright
  • 67. What public building was visited by Faisal along with scholars and notables of Baghdad on TV?
A) National Parliament
B) Iraq Museum
C) Baghdad University
D) al-Shawy Mosque
  • 68. Who was the General and veteran politician who served several terms as Prime Minister?
A) Nuri al-Sa'id
B) Gamal Abdel Nasser
C) 'Abd al-Ilah
D) William Dunkel
  • 69. What did reformists increasingly see as their sole hope for improvement due to upper-class control of parliament?
A) Pan-Arab nationalism
B) Economic inequality
C) The Baghdad Pact
D) Revolution
  • 70. Who was Safa Khulusi?
A) An Egyptian prince
B) An Iraqi historian
C) A military general
D) A Belgian comic creator
  • 71. What reason did Al-Ibousi give Khulusi for his part in Faisal's death?
A) He was defending himself from an attack
B) He wanted to start a new regime
C) He was following direct orders from Saddam Hussein
D) He remembered Palestine
  • 72. Who was Princess Shahnaz Pahlavi's father?
A) Prince Muhammad 'Ali Ibrahim
B) Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi
C) King Abdullah I
D) Safa Khulusi
  • 73. In what language was Faisal II's book written?
A) English
B) Persian
C) French
D) Arabic
  • 74. When was Faisal II's book published?
A) 1945
B) 1957
C) 1951
D) 1958
  • 75. How many copies of his book did Faisal initially print?
A) 100 copies
B) 50 copies
C) 1,000 copies
D) 10 copies
  • 76. Who has been suggested as the creator inspired by young Faisal?
A) Al-Ibousi
B) Saddam Hussein
C) Safa Khulusi
D) Hergé
  • 77. What is the nationality of the comic creator Hergé?
A) Jordanian
B) Egyptian
C) Iraqi
D) Belgian
  • 78. In which volume of The Adventures of Tintin does Prince Abdullah appear?
A) The last volume
B) The first volume
C) The tenth volume
D) The fifteenth volume
  • 79. Along with Faisal, whose footage was shown in The Rock 'n' Roll Years episode '1958'?
A) Abd al-Ilah
B) King Abdullah I
C) Safa Khulusi
D) Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi
  • 80. What honorary rank did Faisal hold in the Royal Air Force?
A) Field Marshal
B) Admiral of the Fleet
C) Air Vice-Marshal
D) Marshal
  • 81. In which country is Martyr Faisal II College located?
A) Egypt
B) Jordan
C) Belgium
D) Iraq
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