How much do you know about Colonel Muammar Gaddafi?

Reading about the horrors going on in Libya right now made me realize how little I know about Gaddafi other than that to me he looks like a crazy homeless man who has a bizarre sense of fashion and hasn’t combed his hair in a few years.  So after informing myself on Al Jazeera, the New York Times, and, of course, Wikipedia here is a little quiz you can take to see how much you know about the man responsible for a lot of bloodshed and international confusion…

1.    How old was Gaddafi when he came to power toppling King Idris?
2. Where does Gaddafi prefer to sleep when he is abroad?
3. Who makes up his personal security guard?
4. Inspired by Mao’s ‘Red Book’, what color is Gaddafi’s book that explains his political philosophy?
5. He is accused of involvement in bombing what in Berlin and Scotland?
6. What was Gaddafi’s solution to dealing with “stray dogs” (Libyan dissidents abroad)?
7. He was given what title by over 200 African kings and traditional rulers?
8. What is his proposed solution to the Israel/Palestine conflict?
9. How many children does Gaddafi have?
10. How much money does he have?

 

Answers: 1. 27 2. Tent  3. Women  4. Green  5. Le Belle disco in Berlin and a Pan Am plane over Lockerbie, Scotland 6. He sent assassins to kill Libyan dissidents abroad 7. “king of kings” 8. “Israteen” – a unitary state for both Israel and Palestine 9. 8 (7 sons, 1 daughter) + 2 adopted children 10. His family is estimated to have 20 billion pounds in liquid assets, mainly in London

 

http://english.aljazeera.net/indepth/2011/02/201122117565923629.html

http://topics.nytimes.com/top/news/international/countriesandterritories/libya/index.html