Kuwaiti History and Civilization

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  1. Complete the sentence about Dilmun with the correct year: Rimum was already known to archaeology from the Durand Stone, discovered in ______.
  2. Complete the sentence about Mubarak Al-Sabah with the correct year: On 8 May ______, Mubarak killed his half-brothers Muhammad and Jarrah, enabling himself to assume the Kuwaiti throne.
  3. Complete the sentence about Mubarak Al-Sabah with the correct year: On 18 January ______, Mubarak signed a secret agreement with Major M.J.
  4. Complete the sentence about Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah with the correct year: Regardless of these orders, many defied them and in July ______ 200 Iraqi dinars were collected to be sent to Palestine.
  5. Complete the sentence about Abdullah Al-Salim Al-Sabah with the correct year: Abdullah Al-Salim died on 24 November ______, after suffering from a heart attack during the opening of the fourth ordinar…
  6. Complete the sentence about Sabah Al-Salim Al-Sabah with the correct year: Sabah succeeded his half-brother Abdullah Al-Salim Al-Sabah upon his death in ______.
  7. Complete the sentence about Sabah Al-Salim Al-Sabah with the correct year: Sabah Al-Salim died from cancer on 31 December ______ at the age of 64.
  8. Complete the sentence with the correct year: In ______, he was appointed Kuwait's minister of finance when the ministry was established.
  9. Complete the sentence about Jaber Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah with the correct year: After Iraq claimed sovereignty over Kuwait in ______, following independence from Great Britain, Al-Sabah led a dele…
  10. Complete the sentence with the correct year: Iraq recognised Kuwait's independence in ______, though it disputed the borders.
  11. Complete the sentence about Jaber Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah with the correct year: In ______, one year after an attack on Jaber's motorcade, there was an attack on an oil installation, which almost c…
  12. Complete the sentence about Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah with the correct year: After a power struggle within the ruling family, Saad agreed to abdicate as Emir of Kuwait on 23 January ______ due…
  13. Complete the sentence about Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah with the correct year: As a result, Nawaf was not appointed to a cabinet-level position until ______.
  14. Complete the sentence about Mishal Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah with the correct year: Shortly after his half-brother Sabah became emir in ______, Mishal was considered one of the top three decision-mak…
  15. Complete the sentence about Anglo-Kuwaiti Agreement of 1899 with the correct year: Following their successful ______ Najd expedition, the Ottomans solidified their influence over Kuwait.
  16. Complete the sentence about Anglo-Kuwaiti Agreement of 1899 with the correct year: In May ______, Mohammad was assassinated by his half brother Mubarak Al-Sabah who then seized power.
  17. Complete the sentence about Anglo-Kuwaiti Agreement of 1899 with the correct year: The ______ treaty was followed by a number of minor agreements that cemented Britain's role in the country, including…
  18. Complete the sentence about Anglo-Kuwaiti Agreement of 1899 with the correct year: The status of the aforementioned treaties was later confirmed with the Anglo-Ottoman Convention of ______.
  19. Complete the sentence about Battle of Jahra with the correct year: As a result, the Ikhwan withdrew to Subaihiya in southern Kuwait on 12 October ______.
  20. Complete the sentence about Battle of Jahra with the correct year: A critical turning point occurred in ______, when Najd captured the Ottoman district of Al-Ahsa in eastern Arabia, bringing its borde…
  21. Complete the sentence about Battle of Jahra with the correct year: Members of the Ikhwan, a militant group aligned with the Mutair tribe, established a settlement at the site in May ______.
  22. Complete the sentence about Battle of Jahra with the correct year: Sheikh Salem objected, claiming the wells were within Kuwait's borders, as defined by the Anglo-Ottoman Agreement of ______.
  23. Complete the sentence about Kuwait Oil Company with the correct year: Oil was first discovered in ______ at the Burgan field, which remains one of the largest oil fields in the world.
  24. Complete the sentence about Kuwait Oil Company with the correct year: During the Gulf War, as Iraqi forces withdrew from Kuwait in ______, they set fire to over 700 Kuwaiti oil wells in an act of envi…
  25. Complete the sentence about Kuwait Oil Company with the correct year: The fires burned for months, causing catastrophic environmental damage, until the last well was capped on 6 November ______.
  26. Complete the sentence about Constitution of Kuwait with the correct year: In December, elections were held for a Constituent Assembly, which then drafted a constitution promulgated as Law Number 1 on…
  27. Complete the sentence about Constitution of Kuwait with the correct year: In ______, the suspended articles of the constitution were reinstated along with the National Assembly.
  28. Complete the sentence about National Assembly with the correct year: The National Assembly was the legislature in Kuwait, established in ______.
  29. Complete the sentence about Emir of Kuwait with the correct year: Sheikh Mishal Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah became the emir of Kuwait on 16 December ______, following the death of Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al-Jab…
  30. Complete the sentence about Prime Minister of Kuwait with the correct year: Until ______, the crown prince of Kuwait was usually appointed to the office of prime minister.
  31. Complete the sentence about Politics of Kuwait with the correct year: The Constitution of Kuwait was ratified in ______ and has elements of a presidential and parliamentary system of government.
  32. Complete the sentence about Elections in Kuwait with the correct year: Before the ______ elections the government redistricted Kuwait, creating a system of 25 districts.
  33. Complete the sentence about Elections in Kuwait with the correct year: Elections were held again in June and then in December ______ for a majlis al-tashri'i, or Legislative Council.
  34. Complete the sentence about Foreign relations of Kuwait with the correct year: Since its independence in ______, Kuwait has maintained strong international relations with most countries, especially na…
  35. Complete the sentence about Foreign relations of Kuwait with the correct year: In ______, official relations between Kuwait and Canada were launched when the US ambassador to Kuwait began to act as a…
  36. Complete the sentence about Foreign relations of Kuwait with the correct year: The United States opened a consulate in Kuwait in October ______, which was elevated to embassy status at the time of Kuw…
  37. Complete the sentence about Foreign relations of Kuwait with the correct year: China and Kuwait established diplomatic relations on 22 March ______.
  38. Complete the sentence about Gulf Cooperation Council with the correct year: The Charter of the GCC was signed on 25 May ______, formally establishing the institution.
  39. Complete the sentence about Gulf Cooperation Council with the correct year: In ______, Bahraini prime minister Khalifa bin Salman Al Khalifa said that current events in the region highlighted the impo…
  40. Complete the sentence about Gulf Cooperation Council with the correct year: An economic agreement between the countries of the Gulf Cooperation Council was signed on 11 November ______ in Abu Dhabi, U…
  41. Complete the sentence about Arab League with the correct year: The Arab League was formed in Cairo on 22 March ______, initially with seven members: Egypt, Iraq, Transjordan, Lebanon, Saudi Arabia, Sy…
  42. Complete the sentence about Arab League with the correct year: Furthermore, the signing of an agreement on Joint Defence and Economic Cooperation on 13 April ______ committed the signatories to coordi…
  43. Complete the sentence about Organization of Arab Petroleum Exporting Countries with the correct year: OAPEC resolved to cut oil production by 5% monthly "until the Israeli forces are completely evacua…
  44. Complete the sentence about Organization of Arab Petroleum Exporting Countries with the correct year: The embargo lasted for some five months before it was lifted in March ______ after negotiations at…
  45. Complete the sentence about Organization of Arab Petroleum Exporting Countries with the correct year: In ______, Egypt was expelled from OAPEC for signing the Camp David Accords.
  46. Complete the sentence about Organization of Arab Petroleum Exporting Countries with the correct year: The Economics Department and the Technical Affairs Department jointly form the Arab Center for Ene…
  47. Complete the sentence with the correct year: NATO allies such as Italy, Germany, and France – declining slightly down to 46% in ______.
  48. Complete the sentence about Kuwait–Saudi Arabia relations with the correct year: In ______, the Sheikhdom of Kuwait, with the assistance of Great Britain and the British East India Company, repelled a…
  49. Complete the sentence about Kuwait–Saudi Arabia relations with the correct year: In ______, Kuwait helped defend Bahrain against a Saudi force led by Rahman ibn Jabir al-Jalahimah, during the Battle o…
  50. Complete the sentence about Kuwait–Saudi Arabia relations with the correct year: The ______ Battle of Jo-Laban between Kuwait and Jabal Shammar directly marked the beginning of the Saudi-Rashidi War.
  51. Complete the sentence about Iraqi invasion of Kuwait with the correct year: The Iraqi invasion of Kuwait, codenamed Project 17, began on 2 August ______ and marked the beginning of the Gulf War.
  52. Complete the sentence about Iraqi invasion of Kuwait with the correct year: After defeating the State of Kuwait on 4 August ______, Iraq went on to militarily occupy the country for the next seven mon…
  53. Complete the sentence about Iraqi invasion of Kuwait with the correct year: By 28 February ______, the Iraqi military had been devastated and Kuwaiti independence was restored.
  54. Complete the sentence about Iraqi invasion of Kuwait with the correct year: In ______, Kuwait along with other Arab states of the Persian Gulf supported Iraq to curb the Iranian Revolutionary governme…
  55. Complete the sentence about Gulf War with the correct year: On 24 February ______, the coalition launched a decisive ground assault liberating Kuwait and promptly advancing into Iraqi territory.
  56. Complete the sentence about Gulf War with the correct year: In the war's aftermath, the Iraqi government suppressed a series of uprisings until 5 April ______.
  57. Complete the sentence about Highway of Death with the correct year: The road was used by Iraqi armored divisions for the ______ invasion of Kuwait.
  58. Complete the sentence about Battle of Norfolk with the correct year: Two additional Republican Guard divisions were destroyed at Objective Dorset by the U.S. 3rd Armored Division on 28 February ______…
  59. Complete the sentence about Kuwaiti oil fires with the correct year: The dispute between Iraq and Kuwait over alleged slant-drilling in the Rumaila oil field was one of the reasons for Iraq's invasion…
  60. Complete the sentence about Kuwaiti oil fires with the correct year: By the summer of ______, Kuwaiti overproduction had become a serious point of contention with Iraq.
  61. Complete the sentence about Kuwaiti oil fires with the correct year: As early as December ______, Iraqi forces placed explosive charges on Kuwaiti oil wells.
  62. Complete the sentence about Kuwaiti oil fires with the correct year: The wells were systematically sabotaged beginning on January 16, ______, when the allies commenced air strikes against Iraqi target…
  63. Complete the sentence about Saddam Hussein with the correct year: Following al-Bakr's resignation in ______, Saddam formally took power, although he had already been the de facto head of Iraq for seve…
  64. Complete the sentence about Nayirah testimony with the correct year: On September 2, ______, in a letter to the UN Secretary-General Javier Pérez de Cuéllar, Kuwait's UN representative, Mohammad A.
  65. Complete the sentence about United Nations Security Council Resolution 660 with the correct year: United Nations Security Council resolution 660 was adopted on 2 August ______ by the United Nations Se…
  66. Complete the sentence about United Nations Security Council Resolution 678 with the correct year: United Nations Security Council Resolution 678 was adopted on 29 November ______.
  67. Complete the sentence about Iraq–Kuwait barrier with the correct year: As a result of the secret ______ Anglo-French Sykes-Picot Agreement the United Kingdom gained control of the Ottoman Vilayets of…
  68. Complete the sentence about Kuwaiti Armed Forces with the correct year: In ______ Emir Abdullah Al-Salim Al-Sabah ordered the capabilities of the Armed Forces to be developed to deal with external thr…
  69. Complete the sentence about Kuwaiti Armed Forces with the correct year: In ______ Abdullah Mubarak Al-Sabah established the first Kuwait Flying Club.
  70. Complete the sentence about Kuwaiti Armed Forces with the correct year: In ______, Mubarak Abdullah Al-Jaber Al-Sabah was appointed Deputy head commander of the Kuwait Army, reporting to Abdullah Muba…
  71. Complete the sentence about Kuwait Air Force with the correct year: Two de Havilland Canada DHC-4 Caribou transports arrived in ______.
  72. Complete the sentence about Kuwait Navy with the correct year: Kuwait's navy was established in ______ shortly after Britain ended the country's protectorate status following Operation Vantage.
  73. Complete the sentence about Kuwait Fund for Arab Economic Development with the correct year: Since ______, the Kuwait Fund has launched the semi-annual Training Program for newly graduated Kuwaiti eng…
  74. Complete the sentence about Kuwait Investment Authority with the correct year: KIA was founded on 23 February ______ to manage the funds of the Kuwaiti Government in light of financial surpluses after…
  75. Complete the sentence about Kuwait Investment Authority with the correct year: Torras subsequently took over a number of other companies to become Grupo Torras in June ______.
  76. Complete the sentence about Kuwaiti dinar with the correct year: The dinar was introduced in ______ to replace the Gulf rupee, equal to the Indian rupee.
  77. Complete the sentence about Kuwaiti dinar with the correct year: When Iraq invaded Kuwait in ______, the Iraqi dinar replaced the Kuwaiti dinar as the currency and large quantities of banknotes were s…
  78. Complete the sentence about Kuwaiti dinar with the correct year: The first series was issued following the pronouncement of the Kuwaiti Currency Law in ______, which established the Kuwaiti Currency B…
  79. Complete the sentence about Kuwaiti dinar with the correct year: As a result of the state of emergency after the Invasion of Kuwait, this series was ruled invalid with effect from 30 September ______.
  80. Complete the sentence about Kuwait Airways with the correct year: The carrier traces its history back to ______, when Kuwait National Airways was formed by a group of Kuwaiti businessmen; initially, t…
  81. Complete the sentence about Kuwait Airways with the correct year: Two Dakotas were bought, and operations started on 16 March ______.
  82. Complete the sentence about Kuwait Airways with the correct year: In May ______, a new contract for management and operation was signed, directly with BOAC this time.
  83. Complete the sentence about Kuwait Airways with the correct year: On 8 August ______, Kuwait Airways became the first foreign customer to order the Trident when two aircraft of the type were acquired…
  84. Complete the sentence about Kuwait Airways with the correct year: The airline took delivery of the first Comet of its own in January ______, but Comet operations had started in July the previous year…
  85. Complete the sentence with the correct year: On 1 June ______, the government increased its participation in the airline to 100%.
  86. Complete the sentence about Women's suffrage in Kuwait with the correct year: The first bill which would have given women the right to vote in Kuwait was put to the parliament in ______.
  87. Complete the sentence about Women's suffrage in Kuwait with the correct year: The parliament agreed and the first woman was finally appointed as the ambassador of the Persian Gulf in ______.
  88. Complete the sentence about Women's suffrage in Kuwait with the correct year: In May ______ a decree that allowed women the right to vote and run for office was issued by the emir; however, it was ove…
  89. Complete the sentence about Women's suffrage in Kuwait with the correct year: Four years later, in May ______, four female candidates won parliamentary seats in a general election out of fifty availab…
  90. Complete the sentence about Flag of Kuwait with the correct year: The red flag remained the national flag of Kuwait until the adoption of the current one in September ______.
  91. Complete the sentence about National anthem of Kuwait with the correct year: Although the anthem was chosen during the reign of Sheikh Sabah Al-Salem Al-Sabah, it was not used in his era due to his de…
  92. Complete the sentence about Religion in Kuwait with the correct year: In ______, it was estimated that around 70% of citizens belonged to the Sunni branch of Islam while the remaining 30% were Shias.
  93. Complete the sentence about Religion in Kuwait with the correct year: In ______, the Strategic Studies Institute estimated that Sunnis constituted 60% of the population.
  94. Complete the sentence about Foreign workers in Kuwait with the correct year: On September 22, ______, politician Saleh Al-Mulla demanded from Minister of Social Affairs and Labor Bader Al-Duwailah a l…
  95. Complete the sentence about Kafala system with the correct year: A similar "binding system" existed in Israel until ______, when the Israeli Supreme Court struck it down, though it continues to be hea…
  96. Complete the sentence about Kuwaiti citizenship with the correct year: Such laws were considered important to the creation of the National Assembly in ______, as this new body would provide formal con…
  97. Complete the sentence about Kuwaiti citizenship with the correct year: In the three decades after independence in ______, the Al Sabah ruling family naturalized hundreds of thousands of foreign Bedoui…
  98. Complete the sentence about Kuwait Democratic Forum with the correct year: After the liberation of Kuwait in ______, the Forum issued a proclamation stating the establishment of it as an issues-based…
  99. Complete the sentence about Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah with the correct year: On 15 January ______, Emir Jaber died, making Sheikh Saad, his Crown Prince and a member of the Salim branch of the ruling fa…
  100. Complete the sentence about Camp Arifjan with the correct year: Because of the Khobar Towers bombing of ______ in nearby Saudi Arabia, the U.S.

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