1. 1.Like Nelson Mandela, Mugabe was a revolutionary prisoner-turned-president. How long did he spend behind bars?

   1. 27 years
   2. 10 years
   3. Five years

2. 2.Mugabe’s 49-year-old wife, Grace Mugabe, has been tipped to take over his presidency. Why do the national media call her ‘DisGrace’?

   1. Because of her extravagant shopping trips abroad
   2. For promoting her good friend, former vice president Joice Mujuru
   3. For sharing a passionate kiss with her husband during a campaign rally

3. 3.Mugabe famously said that a country ‘could never go bankrupt’, but in 2008 Zimbabwe’s inflation rate rocketed to absurd heights. At what level did it peak?

   1. 2.3 million %
   2. 200,300 %
   3. 20 million %

4. 4.Which global leader was accused of plotting military action to overthrow Mugabe?

   1. Former US president George W Bush
   2. Former UK prime minister Tony Blair
   3. Former South African president Thabo Mbeki

5. 5.Why did Mugabe and his wife defy an EU travel ban in 2013?

   1. To watch the tennis finals at the French Open in Paris
   2. To attend Pope Francis’ inauguration mass in Rome
   3. To pay their respects to former UK prime minister Margaret Thatcher

6. 6.Animal rights campaigners are unhappy that elephant meat will be served at Mugabe’s 91st bash. The government has been in trouble over the animals before, but why?

   1. It made a deal to sell 27 elephants to Chinese zoos
   2. It organised an elephant hunting trip for visiting Saudi diplomats
   3. It drew up plans for a tourist road to Victoria Falls cutting through a vital elephant migration route

7. 7.Mugabe is notoriously homophobic. Which UK-based campaigner once attempted a citizen’s arrest on charges of ‘torture and gay human rights abuses’?

   1. Campaign group Amnesty International
   2. Campaigner and columnist Peter Tatchell
   3. Guardian columnist George Monbiot

8. 8.What is the 21st February Movement?

   1. A group of internet hackers who have threatened to bring down the government’s website on Mugabe’s birthday
   2. A group that has been raising funds for Mugabe’s annual birthday celebrations since 1986
   3. The youth wing of the Zanu-PF party, fiercely loyal to their president

9. 9.What did a wikileaks cable claim about the president in 2011?

   1. That he had a lifelong obsession with Rolls-Royce cars
   2. That during high-level meetings he had a young helper kneel at his feet so he could wash his hands on a silver tray
   3. That his daughter lived a lavish lifestyle heavily frowned upon by his inner circle

10. 10.Mugabe became a viral sensation earlier this month after his staff tried, but failed, to suppress a picture of him falling over. How did he react to the incident?

    1. By implementing a temporary internet crackdown
    2. By creating his own #mugabefalls meme, sharing it widely online
    3. By suspending 27 members of his security staff

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