Quiz 31

Question 1

The costliest storm in U.S.history was hurricane _____________

Answer 1

Katrina

Question 2

Following the attacks on September 11, the U.S.military launched an attack on

Answer 2

The Taliban in Afghanistan

Question 3

This man was the leader of the al Qaeda terrorist group responsible for the September 11 hijackings was

Answer 3

Osama bin Laden

Question 4

The buildings attacked onSeptember 11, 2001 , were the World Trade Center and the

Answer 4

Pentagon

Question 5

This man was the general in command of Operation Desert Storm

Answer 5

General Colin Powell

Question 6

The President who sent U.S. troops to Somalia, Bosnia, andHaiti;the 2nd president to be impeached

Answer 6

Bill Clinton

Question 7

This man led troops in combat during Operation Desert Storm

Answer 7

Norman Schwarzkopf

Question 8

This man’s was the Iraqi dictator that invaded Kuwait and was later overthrown in Operation Iraqi Freedom

Answer 8

Saddam Hussein

Question 9

This man was the President who believed in stopping Communism before it enslaved a country

Answer 9

Ronald Regan

Question 10

This is the first woman justice ever appointed to the U.S. Supreme Court

Answer 10

Sandra Day O’Connor