The Cuban Missile Crisis Quiz

How long did the Cuban Missile Crisis last?

• 13 days

• 1 month

• 2 weeks

• 10 days

Who was the leader of Cuba during the Cuban Missile Crisis?

• Fulgencio Batista

• Fidel Castro

• John F. Kennedy

• Nikita Khrushchev

What did the US do in response to the Soviet missiles in Cuba?

• Launched a full-scale invasion of Cuba

• Ordered a naval quarantine of Cuba

• Removed its missiles from Turkey

• Signed a peace treaty with the Soviet Union

Which US President was in office during the Cuban Missile Crisis?

• John F. Kennedy

• Lyndon B. Johnson

• Dwight D. Eisenhower

• Harry S. Truman

What was the outcome of the Cuban Missile Crisis?

• Cuba became a US territory

• The Soviet Union declared war on the US

• The US invaded Cuba

• The Soviet missiles were removed from Cuba

How did the US respond to finding out that the Soviets had missiles in Cuba?

• They sent the Air Force to bomb Cuba.

• They placed a naval blockade around Cuba.

• They began placing missiles in the Soviet Union.

• They invaded Cuba and the Soviet Union.

What country put nuclear weapons in Cuba?

• North Vietnam

• China

• Soviet Union

• North Korea

During the Cuban Missile Crisis, which Soviet leader was in power?

• Joseph Stalin

• Nikita Khrushchev

• Leonid Brezhnev

• Mikhail Gorbachev