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Which three Ottoman provinces formed the base of modern Iraq?
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Which three Ottoman provinces formed the base of modern Iraq?
Basra, Baghdad and Mosul
2
When did British forces capture Baghdad?
11 March 1917
3
Which conference assigned the Iraq mandate to Britain?
San Remo, April 1920
4
Where and when did the 1920 revolt begin?
Al-Rumaitha, 30 June 1920
5
When was Faisal I crowned King of Iraq?
23 August 1921
6
When did Iraq join the League of Nations?
3 October 1932, as the first Arab member
7
Who ruled Iraq after Faisal I died in 1933?
His son Ghazi, until 1939
8
Who was regent for the child king Faisal II?
Abd al-Ilah
9
Which treaty of 1930 prepared the end of the mandate?
The Anglo-Iraqi Treaty
10
Which pact of 1955 joined Iraq with Turkey, Iran, Pakistan and Britain?
The Baghdad Pact
11
Which Arab organisation did Iraq help found in 1945?
The Arab League
12
Who led the 14 July 1958 Revolution?
Abd al-Karim Qasim and Abd al-Salam Arif
13
What happened on 14 July 1958?
The monarchy was overthrown and a republic declared
14
What was the Sykes-Picot Agreement of 1916?
A British-French plan for zones in Ottoman Arab lands
15
When did the First World War end with an armistice?
11 November 1918
16
Where was the UN Charter signed in 1945?
San Francisco
17
What does Mesopotamia mean?
Land between the rivers
18
Where do the Tigris and Euphrates join?
At al-Qurna, forming the Shatt al-Arab
19
Name the main tributaries of the Tigris in Iraq.
Greater Zab, Lesser Zab, Adhaim and Diyala
20
Which mountains lie on Iraq's north-eastern border?
The Zagros Mountains
21
Which wind brings dust storms to Iraq?
The shamal, from the north-west
22
Which dam is on the Euphrates in western Iraq?
The Haditha Dam
23
Which dam is on the Tigris in the north?
The Mosul Dam
24
Which Iraqi marshes were listed by UNESCO in 2016?
The Mesopotamian (southern) Marshes
25
Which five states founded OPEC in 1960?
Iran, Iraq, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia and Venezuela

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