Question 1

When did the Bay of Pigs occur?

Accepted Answer

April 17, 1961

Question 2

What was the purpose of the Bay of Pigs invasion?

Accepted Answer

To overthrow Castro and his government

Question 3

What is the Bay of Pigs' significance to the Cold War?

Accepted Answer

The United States was attempting to protect communism in America

Question 4

How did the Bay of Pigs event affect Castro?

Accepted Answer

He gained a more powerful reputation

Question 5

How did the Bay of Pigs event affect Kennedy?

Accepted Answer

His reputation experienced a downfall, which caused him to look weak

Question 6

Did the FBA train the Cuban exiles?

Accepted Answer

false

Question 7

Which two presidents were involved?

Accepted Answer

Eisenhower and Kennedy

Question 8

What is one is not a reason why the Bay of Pigs invasion failed?

Accepted Answer

Too many American soldiers

Question 9

What was not a reason for the Bay of Pigs Invasion?

Accepted Answer

To help defeat Russia

Question 10

Who was the President of the United States at the time of the Bay of Pigs Invasion?

Accepted Answer

John F. Kennedy

Question 11

How many of Castro's troops faced the army of Cuban exiles?

Accepted Answer

20,000

Question 12

Who was involved in the Bay of Pigs Invasion?

Accepted Answer

The U.S and Cuba

Question 13

Who invaded Cuba during the Bay of Pigs Invasion?

Accepted Answer

The Cuban exiles

Question 14

What proof did Cuba have that the U.S.A was involved in the invasion?

Accepted Answer

The exiles had American weapons.

Question 15

How many exiles fought in the Bay of Pigs Invasion?

Accepted Answer

1400

Question 16

What effect did the Bay of Pigs Invasion have on the Cold War?

Accepted Answer

It escalated the war

Question 17

Castro’s regime was considered such a threat to U.S. interests that secret American operatives even tried to have him assassinated

Accepted Answer

true

Bay of Pigs Invasion Trivia Quiz

2) What was the purpose of the Bay of Pigs invasion?

3) What is the Bay of Pigs' significance to the Cold War?

4) How did the Bay of Pigs event affect Castro?

5) How did the Bay of Pigs event affect Kennedy?

6) Did the FBA train the Cuban exiles?

7) Which two presidents were involved?

8) What is one is not a reason why the Bay of Pigs invasion failed?

9) What was not a reason for the Bay of Pigs Invasion?

10) Who was the President of the United States at the time of the Bay of Pigs Invasion?

11) How many of Castro's troops faced the army of Cuban exiles?

12) Who was involved in the Bay of Pigs Invasion?

13) Who invaded Cuba during the Bay of Pigs Invasion?

14) What proof did Cuba have that the U.S.A was involved in the invasion?

15) How many exiles fought in the Bay of Pigs Invasion?

16) What effect did the Bay of Pigs Invasion have on the Cold War?

17) Castro’s regime was considered such a threat to U.S. interests that secret American operatives even tried to have him assassinated