The Great Game, Afghanistan Edition

1. A key reason the Taliban banned opium production for the 2001 season was:

• Religion
• To drive up the value of their opium stash
• To punish Helmand, the top poppy-growing province
• Poppies too colorful

2. To which Hollywood action hero does a movie mujahideen deliver the following line: “Alexander the Great try to conquer this country…then Genghis Khan, then the British. Now Russia. But Afghan people…They never be defeated!”

• James Bond
• Rambo
• Chuck Norris
• The Governator

3. In the first half of 2008, how many more bombs and missiles did the US and NATO use in Afghanistan than in Iraq?

• 5%
• 59%
• 146%

4. What percentage of seats in Afghanistan’s provincial councils are held by women?

• 2%
• 14%
• 25%

5. In 2008, when 6,593 Afghans were asked, “What’s the biggest problem in your local area?” the most common response was:

• Too much violence
• Not enough electricity
• Unemployment

6. Under the Taliban, men’s beards were required to be at least how long:

• One fist below the chin
• A week’s worth of growth
• Two inches

7. Just 8 percent of Afghans support the Taliban. What percentage say its leaders should get to hold office if only they agree to disarm?

• 19%
• 43%
• 64%

BONUS: Match the quote…