1. Iran Review Jeopardy Game Mr. Oakes Iran Review

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3. History 100 Question From 1501-1736 which political group controlled Iran?

4. History 100 Answer Safavids

5. History 200 Question Why did the Sunni and Shiite split?

6. History 200 Answer Issues based on succession to Caliph (Sunni believed that the next Caliph should be Muhammad's friends. Shite believed that the next Caliph should be Muhammad's family.)

7. History 300 Question What was the series of reforms launched in 1963 by the Shah Mohammad Pahlavi called?

8. History 300 Answer The White Revolution

9. History 400 Question During the early 1990s, what movement established a liberal, secular regime?

10. History 400 Answer Constitutional Revolution

11. History 500 Question When did Iran change its name from Persia ?

12. History 500 Answer 1935

13. Government Structure 100 Question What is the legislature in Iran?

14. Government Structure 100 Answer Majlis

15. Government Structure 200 Question What government body reviews bills passed by the Majlis to ensure they conform with shari'a?

16. Government Structure 200 Answer The Guardian Council

17. Government Structure 300 Question What is the job of the Expediency Council?

18. Government Structure 300 Answer be the "referee" of the disputes between the Majlis and Guardian Council

19. Government Structure 400 Question What are the 3 responsibilities of the Assembly of Religious Experts?

20. Government Structure 400 Answer Constitutional interpretation, electing the Supreme Leader's successor, and removing the Supreme Leader if necessary.

21. Government Structure 500 Question What government body is responsible for Judicial Review in Iran?

22. Government Structure 500 Answer None. Judicial Review in Iran does not exist as the Supreme Leader has final say regarding interpretation of laws.

23. Leaders 100 Question What position is considered the Head of State ?

24. Leaders 100 Answer The Supreme Leader (and considered the Religious Leader of Iran)

25. Leaders 200 Question Who is the current President, elected in 2005?

26. Leaders 200 Answer Mahmoud Ahmadinejad

27. Leaders 300 Question Who was Iran's first Supreme Leader?

28. Leaders 300 Answer Ruhollah Khomeini

29. Leaders 400 Question What political party does the current president of Iran belong to?

30. Leaders 400 Answer Alliance of Builders of Islamic Iran

31. Leaders 500 Question In 1951, who was named Prime Minister and enforced the Oil Nationalization Act?

32. Leaders 500 Answer Mohammad Mossadegh

33. General 100 Question Where is Iran located?

34. General 100 Answer The Middle East (bordering the Gulf of Oman, the Persian Gulf, and the Caspian Sea Between Iraq and Pakistan)

35. General 200 Question What Islamic group is the largest in Iran? *hint: Iran is the only Muslim nation where it holds a majority of the nation's population

36. General 200 Answer Shiite Muslims

37. General 300 Question What are the basic laws of Islam?

38. General 300 Answer Five Pillars of Islam (1. Declaration of faith; 2. Pray 5 times daily; 3. Make a pilgrimage to Mecca; 4. Give alms; 5. Fasting during month of Ramadan)

39. General 400 Question What is Iran's Economic system?

40. General 400 Answer Rentier State

41. General 500 Question How many people live in Iran and what is their world rank for population?

42. General 500 Answer 79,853,900 people 18th- population rank

43. Current Issues 100 Question Name any two of the major political cleavages affecting Iran's government.

44. Current Issues 100 Answer Religion, Ethnicity, Social Class, or Reform/Conservatism

45. Current Issues 200 Question Who controls the media in Iran?

46. Current Issues 200 Answer the government (television+radios are all run and owned by the state and the clerics. Also the internet is censored)

47. Current Issues 300 Question What thing did Iran recently launch into outer space?

48. Current Issues 300 Answer a monkey

49. Current Issues 400 Question What is the major export from Iran (4th largest in the world) that helps much of its economy?

50. Current Issues 400 Answer Oil

51. Current Issues 500 Question What term describes the group that believes the government should take an active role in the economy, redistribute land and wealth, eliminate unemployment, and finance Social Welfare programs?

52. Current Issues 500 Answer Statists