The Iranian Revolution Trivia Questions

After the revolution, a national referendum in March 1979 approved the creation of an Islamic Republic, with Ayatollah Khomeini as Supreme Leader.

The Iranian Revolution took place from 1978 to early 1979. The year 1981 saw the Iran hostage crisis resolution and internal power struggles.

The revolution was led by Shia clerics under Ayatollah Khomeini and was overwhelmingly religious in character, not secular.

Mohammad Reza Pahlavi fled Iran in January 1979 and died of cancer in Egypt in July 1980; he was never captured or executed.

The Iranian Revolution culminated in February 1979, forcing Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi to flee, ending the monarchy.

Khomeini lived in France from 1978 and returned to Iran on February 1, 1979, to a massive welcome, becoming the revolution's leader.

The 1979 constitution established the Guardianship of the Islamic Jurist (velayat-e faqih), giving ultimate political authority to a religious jurist.

The U.S. under President Carter backed the Shah, and the revolution led to a deep anti-American sentiment, culminating in the 1979 hostage crisis.