Q 01/05

On what date did the Iraq War begin with the 'shock and awe' bombing campaign?

A) September 11, 2001

B) January 17, 1991

C) March 20, 2003

D) May 1, 2003

Answer · why

C) March 20, 2003

The US was joined by the UK, Australia and Poland; there was no declaration of war.

Q 02/05

What was the US code name for the 2003 invasion of Iraq?

A) Operation Desert Storm

B) Operation Iraqi Freedom

C) Operation Enduring Freedom

D) Operation New Dawn

Answer · why

B) Operation Iraqi Freedom

The British called it Operation Telic and the Australians Operation Falconer.

Q 03/05

Which US general led the 2003 invasion as commander of Central Command?

A) Tommy Franks

B) David Petraeus

C) Norman Schwarzkopf

D) George Casey

Answer · why

A) Tommy Franks

He listed eight objectives, beginning with ending Saddam's regime and eliminating WMD.

Q 04/05

Which 1998 US law made removing the Iraqi government official American policy?

A) Patriot Act

B) War Powers Resolution

C) Authorization for Use of Military Force

D) Iraq Liberation Act

Answer · why

D) Iraq Liberation Act

It provided $97 million for Iraqi opposition groups; Operation Desert Fox followed a month later.

Q 05/05

In his 2002 State of the Union, Bush grouped Iraq with which two other countries in an 'Axis of Evil'?

A) Iran and North Korea

B) Syria and Libya

C) Cuba and Sudan

D) Afghanistan and Iran

Answer · why

A) Iran and North Korea

He said the US 'will not permit the world's most dangerous regimes to threaten us with the world's most destructive weapons'.