Central Intelligence Agency Trivia Quiz

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Answer 20 questions on the history and operations of the American CIA.

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Who was the founder and first director of the Office of Strategic Services (OSS), the precursor to the CIA?

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What U.S. president was the only one to hold the position of CIA Director?

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Who was the first civilian director of the CIA and its longest serving one?

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What was the name of the postwar CIA operation to bring thousands of German scientists, most with ties to the Nazi regime, to the U.S. in order to exploit their science and technical expertise?

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Operation Mongoose was the name of a covert CIA operation to overthrow the communist government of what country?

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Operation Northwoods was a CIA plan to stage a terrorist attack on what country in order to mobilize public support for war?

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Which of the following mob bosses, all of whom had ties to the CIA, was NOT one suspected to be involved in the JFK assassination?

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What large-scale CIA operation, began during the Cold War, uses planted stories and journalists in the American media to serve its propaganda purposes, as well as spying on journalists not involved in the project?

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What CIA covert operation involved "Anything, Anywhere, Anytime" support of Southeast Asia operations, including the transport of heroin and other drugs? [Hint: it was later portrayed in a movie starring Mel Gibson]

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What CIA operation from 1953-1973 used brainwashing, psychological torture, psychoactive drugs (e.g. LSD), hyponosis, sexual abuse, and other manipulation tactics in attempts to control the mind of unwilling subjects?

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In what Middle Eastern country did the CIA and British MI-6 initiate a 1953 coup d'etat, imposing an unpopular dictator who stayed in power for 25 years before being overthrown in a revolution?

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In what country did the CIA aid the Mujahideen in a guerilla war against the Soviet Union after the Russians invaded it in 1979?

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The CIA sold armaments to Iran during the 1980s, using the profits to fund the anti-Communist Contras of what country?

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What was the name of the domestic CIA spying operation to uncover foreign influences within American peace, anti-war, and other protest movements during the 1960s and 1970s?

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What was the name of the CIA operation that researched mind control techniques to compel people to commit an assassination against their will, possibly without even having knowledge the act occurred?

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In what country was the Phoenix Program initiated by the CIA, an operation to take out enemy infiltrators using assassination, torture, and other coercive methods?

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What was the name of the CIA operation that rescued six U.S. diplomats from Iran using the guise of a science fiction movie crew? [Hint: the story was made into a movie starring Ben Affleck]

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Under what U.S. president were the "Torture Memos" drafted (officially the Memorandum Regarding Military Interrogation of Alien Unlawful Combatants Held Outside The United States)?

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Was was the name of the CIA black site in Afghanistan used for enhanced interrogation during the War on Terror?

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What was the name of the CIA-led operation to install anti-communist, right-wing governments throughout South America during the Cold War? [Hint: a 1975 movie starring Robert Redford depicted some of the events]

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2 thoughts on “Central Intelligence Agency Trivia Quiz”

  1. Thanks for such an honest overview of this criminal organization’s crimes around the globe and on US soil.

  2. How did MN go from Paul Bunyan to Little Somalia? It’s places like Lutheran Social Services and their refugee resettlement program getting paid to bring them over.

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