// BEGIN editorial data var i = 0; var CastroQuiz = new Array(); CastroQuiz.ID = "CastroQuiz"; CastroQuiz.ID_WB = 14268112; CastroQuiz.vote = "WEEKLYNEWSQUIZ_060804_vote"; CastroQuiz.navsectionID = "3032091" CastroQuiz.sPubDate = "8/9/2006 8:51:34 PM GMT"; CastroQuiz.quiztype = 1; CastroQuiz.appFmt = 0; CastroQuiz.bDispQNums = 1; CastroQuiz.appWidth = 460; CastroQuiz.appDeck = new Array("Cuba's longtime leader Fidel Castro will turn 80 on Aug. 13. How much do you know about the man who has ruled Cuba for almost 50 years? Take MSNBC.com's quiz and see how much you know.


","You answered of questions correctly. Scroll down to see answers for each question. Also, please let us know what you think about the quiz. The feedback is appreciated."); CastroQuiz.headHeight = 40; CastroQuiz.copyBorder = 0; CastroQuiz[1] = new Array(); CastroQuiz[1][0] = new Array("How many U.S. presidents has Castro outlasted? "); CastroQuiz[1].answer = "Nine. Read the full story."; CastroQuiz[1][1] = new Array("Five ",'',0); CastroQuiz[1][2] = new Array("Seven ",'',0); CastroQuiz[1][3] = new Array("Nine ",'',1); CastroQuiz[1][4] = new Array("Six ",'',0); CastroQuiz[2] = new Array(); CastroQuiz[2][0] = new Array("What year did Castro come to power? "); CastroQuiz[2].answer = "1959. Read the full story."; CastroQuiz[2][1] = new Array("1961",'',0); CastroQuiz[2][2] = new Array("1959",'',1); CastroQuiz[2][3] = new Array("1957",'',0); CastroQuiz[2][4] = new Array("1962 ",'',0); CastroQuiz[3] = new Array(); CastroQuiz[3][0] = new Array("Cuba is known as a cigar capital of the world. Does Castro smoke? "); CastroQuiz[3].answer = "No, he quit years ago citing health concerns. Read the full story."; CastroQuiz[3][1] = new Array("Yes, he is an avid cigar smoker",'',0); CastroQuiz[3][2] = new Array("No, he quit years ago citing health concerns",'',1); CastroQuiz[4] = new Array(); CastroQuiz[4][0] = new Array("What is the name of Castro’s wife? "); CastroQuiz[4].answer = "Dalia Soto del Valle. Read the full story."; CastroQuiz[4][1] = new Array("Silvia Guevara",'',0); CastroQuiz[4][2] = new Array("Carmen Delgado-Castro",'',0); CastroQuiz[4][3] = new Array("Dalia Soto del Valle ",'',1); CastroQuiz[4][4] = new Array("Delores Lopez-Fernandez",'',0); CastroQuiz[5] = new Array(); CastroQuiz[5][0] = new Array("How did the U.S. government learn that Castro may suffer from arthritis?"); CastroQuiz[5].answer = "The CIA overheard a conversation between Castro and Pope John Paul II during his state visit in which Fidel complained about his arthritis. Read the full story."; CastroQuiz[5][1] = new Array("Surveillance cameras noticed large shipments of Celebrex, a prescription drug often used for the treatment of arthritis, arriving in Havana",'',0); CastroQuiz[5][2] = new Array("The CIA overheard a conversation between Castro and Pope John Paul II during his state visit in which Fidel complained about his arthritis",'',1); CastroQuiz[5][3] = new Array("The Cuban government issued a statement about Castro’s medical condition",'',0); CastroQuiz[5][4] = new Array(" Castro spoke about the ailment while making a visit to a senior citizen center in Havana",'',0); CastroQuiz[6] = new Array(); CastroQuiz[6][0] = new Array("Castro’s last trip abroad before undergoing emergency surgery at the end of July included a visit to "); CastroQuiz[6].answer = "A visit to the Argentine boyhood home of Castro's fallen comrade and legendary guerrilla, Ernesto \"Che\" Guevara with Venezuelan ally Hugo Chavez. Read the full story."; CastroQuiz[6][1] = new Array("The United Nations to protest U.S. policy in Iraq",'',0); CastroQuiz[6][2] = new Array("The Argentine boyhood home of Castro's fallen comrade and legendary guerrilla, Ernesto \"Che\" Guevara with Venezuelan ally Hugo Chavez ",'',1); CastroQuiz[6][3] = new Array("Beijing to spend time with Chinese President Hu Jintao",'',0); CastroQuiz[6][4] = new Array("Mexico to see some of the places where he lived as a exiled revolutionary in the 1950s",'',0); CastroQuiz[7] = new Array(); CastroQuiz[7][0] = new Array("When Pope John Paul II visited Castro in Cuba, what news event overshadowed his historic visit?"); CastroQuiz[7].answer = "President Bill Clinton’s alleged affair with Monica Lewinsky hit the headlines. Read the full story."; CastroQuiz[7][1] = new Array("The 9/11 attacks ",'',0); CastroQuiz[7][2] = new Array("The Michael Jackson verdict ",'',0); CastroQuiz[7][3] = new Array("The Palestinian intifada began – launching renewed fighting between the Israels and Palestinians ",'',0); CastroQuiz[7][4] = new Array("President Bill Clinton’s alleged affair with Monica Lewinsky hit the headlines",'',1); CastroQuiz[8] = new Array(); CastroQuiz[8][0] = new Array("Due to a recent illness, Castro recently handed over power “temporarily” to his younger brother. What is his younger brother’s name?
"); CastroQuiz[8].answer = "Raul. Read the full story."; CastroQuiz[8][1] = new Array("Roberto",'',0); CastroQuiz[8][2] = new Array("Ricardo",'',0); CastroQuiz[8][3] = new Array("Fidelito",'',0); CastroQuiz[8][4] = new Array("Raul ",'',1); CastroQuiz[9] = new Array(); CastroQuiz[9][0] = new Array("Who was the first former or sitting U.S. president to visit Castro in Havana? "); CastroQuiz[9].answer = "Jimmy Carter. Read the full story."; CastroQuiz[9][1] = new Array("Ronald Reagan",'',0); CastroQuiz[9][2] = new Array("John Kennedy",'',0); CastroQuiz[9][3] = new Array("Jimmy Carter",'',1); CastroQuiz[9][4] = new Array("George H. Bush",'',0); CastroQuiz[10] = new Array(); CastroQuiz[10][0] = new Array("When Cuba lost the first World Baseball Classic in the finals to Japan, what did Castro do? "); CastroQuiz[10].answer = "Officiated over a huge welcome ceremony for the team in Havana. Read the full story."; CastroQuiz[10][1] = new Array("Banished all of the team players to Venezuela",'',0); CastroQuiz[10][2] = new Array("Publicly berated the team for their loss on national television ",'',0); CastroQuiz[10][3] = new Array("Officiated over a huge welcome ceremony for the team in Havana",'',1); CastroQuiz[10][4] = new Array("Protested the results of the game and argued that the game was improperly fixed by the Americans ",'',0); CastroQuiz.profiles = new Array();var i=0; CastroQuiz.profiles[i++]= new Array(0,19,"
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