Q 01/05

Which Cuban dictator did Castro's revolution overthrow at the start of 1959?

A) Ramón Grau

B) Fulgencio Batista

C) Carlos Prío

D) Gerardo Machado

Answer · why

B) Fulgencio Batista

Batista fled on 31 December 1958 with over US$300 million; Castro reached Havana on 9 January.

Q 02/05

From which region of Spain had Castro's father Ángel emigrated to Cuba?

A) Catalonia

B) The Basque Country

C) Galicia

D) Andalusia

Answer · why

C) Galicia

Ángel took his household servant Lina Ruz as his mistress and later wife; Fidel was born out of wedlock on the farm at Birán.

Q 03/05

Which religious order ran the Dolores School and El Colegio de Belén, where Castro was educated?

A) The Franciscans

B) The Jesuits

C) The Dominicans

D) The Salesians

Answer · why

B) The Jesuits

He was baptised at eight, which allowed him to attend the La Salle boarding school in Santiago.

Q 04/05

What did Castro study at the University of Havana from 1945?

A) Economics

B) Engineering

C) Medicine

D) Law

Answer · why

D) Law

He graduated as a Doctor of Law in 1950 and co-founded a legal partnership for poor clients that failed financially.

Q 05/05

In 1947 Castro joined an expedition to overthrow which Dominican dictator?

A) Juan Perón

B) François Duvalier

C) Anastasio Somoza

D) Rafael Trujillo

Answer · why

D) Rafael Trujillo

He evaded arrest and returned to lead student protests in Havana.