Historical Leaders Trivia Questions
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Who was one of the signers of Israel's Declaration of Independence and became prime minister in 1969?
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golda meir
Who was the leader of the Reformation born in Eisleben, Saxony on November 10, 1483?
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martin luther
In 1997, Slobodan Milosevic transitioned from the presidency of Serbia to become the president of what larger country?
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yugoslavia
Which country did Porfirio Diaz seize power in 1876, rule for 35 years, flee in 1911, and eventually die in exile?
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mexico
Who was elected chancellor of Germany in 1990 during the country's first full national election since 1932?
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helmut kohl
Which great king of the Franks was succeeded in 814 by his son Louis the Debonair, also known as The Pious?
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charlemagne
Which British leader was carried to victory at the Battle of Waterloo by the horse named Copenhagen?
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wellington
Who assumed the title of F�hrer and Chancellor of Germany in 1934?
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adolf hitler
Who presented her new cabinet to the Knesset on December 15, 1969?
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golda meir
Which country was nearly bankrupted during the reign of King Saud from 1953-1964?
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saudi arabia
Which country's leader in 1000 A.D. was Emperor Chen-tsung, and is currently led by president Jiang Zemin?
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china
Who succeeded his uncle as king of the Huns around 433 AD, initially sharing the throne with his brother Bleda?
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attila
In which country was Paul von Hindenburg elected president in 1925 and 1932?
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germany
Which politician, who became the governor of New York, lost the 1972 New York City mayoral race to Ed Koch?
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mario cuomo
Who said, 'Whether or not you like it, history is on our side. We will bury you.' during a 1956 speech?
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nikita khrushchev
What office was Cardinal Achille Ratti elected to on February 6, 1922, upon taking the name Pius XI?
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pope
Who ruled the Huns jointly with his brother Bleda from 434 to 445?
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attila
Which country had Wladyslaw Gomulka as the first secretary of its Communist party from 1956 to 1970?
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poland
In 1980, which country's first woman president was Reykjavik Theater director Vigdis Finnbogadottir?
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iceland
Which female prime minister Hebraized her last name in 1956?
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golda meir
Who became the second person to hold the position after Peter around 67 A.D.?
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pope
Which country did Louis XII become king of 500 years ago, earning the title 'Father of His People' for his legal reforms?
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france
Who was the leader of his people at the Little Big Horn but took no active part in the battle?
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sitting bull
Which Mongol leader died in Kansu in August 1227?
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genghis khan
Who became the seventh president of the Philippines in 1986?
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corazon aquino
Which military leader, after losing about half his troops while crossing the Alps, recruited approximately 15,000 Gauls?
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hannibal
Which Palestinian leader's status was confirmed when he met with President Clinton in 1996?
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yasser arafat
Which country was Muhammad V, after whom a university in Rabat is named, a sultan and later king of?
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morocco
Who became the leader of the Mormon Church after Joseph Smith in 1844?
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brigham young
Who was the 13th-century conqueror whose army's core consisted only of Mongols?
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genghis khan
Who is the president of Russia, succeeding the leadership of Grand Prince Vladimir I from 1000 A.D.?
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boris yeltsin
Which country was led by Helmut Schmidt?
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west germany
Which Mongol leader's grandson, Batu, founded the Golden Horde around 1240?
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genghis khan
Who was elected governor of New Jersey in November 1910 and then elected president two years later?
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woodrow wilson
In 1938, by accepting his membership dues, whom did the League of Nations recognize as the emperor of Ethiopia?
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haile selassie
In which country did New York City-born Eamon de Valera serve as prime minister for most of the 1950s?
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ireland
What Communist Asian country was Kim Il-sung, who was born Kim Sung-chu in 1912, the leader of?
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north korea
Which country has only had presidents named Sukarno and Suharto?
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indonesia
Who became the first Israeli Prime Minister to sign a peace treaty with an Arab country in 1979?
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menachem begin
Which country was led by Syngman Rhee in the past?
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south korea
Who was the leader that escaped from a gladiator school in 73 B.C. and led an army of 70,000 rebels in Ancient Rome?
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spartacus
Who was the Premier of the Soviet Union from 1941 to 1953?
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joseph stalin
Which country was led by Imre Nagy during the 1956 uprising and honored him with a reburial in 1989?
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hungary
In which country was Gustav I elected king at the Diet of Strangnas on June 6, 1523?
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sweden
Which country was ruled by the Piasts in 1000 and later by pianist Ignace Paderewski in 1919?
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poland
Who was the leader of the Branch Davidians who remained in his compound despite the presence of sounds from dental drills?
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david koresh
Which country was King David II, who spent 18 years in exile and in prison, the son of Robert the Bruce, a historical figure, the ruler of?
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scotland
Which country did Olaf Tryggvesson become the first Christian king of in 995?
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norway
In which country did Sir John A. Macdonald once hold a position of significant authority?
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canada
What title did Yuan Shih-K'ai aspire to attain while he was president of China from 1912-1916?
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emperor
Which leader's surrender in 1886 marked the end of the Apache Wars?
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geronimo
Which country's Queen Christina abdicated after a 22-year reign on June 6, 1654?
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sweden
Who was one of the two nephews of Rua who jointly ruled the Huns after their uncle's death?
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attila
Who became the chancellor of united Germany in 1990?
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helmut kohl
To which country did King Sweyn Forkbeard belong when Ethelred the Unready managed to lose most of England?
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denmark
In which country did Prince Norodom Sihanouk become a leader in 1960 but declined the title of king?
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cambodia
Which country did Marshal Jozef Pilsudski rule as a dictator from 1926 to 1935?
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poland
Who served as the prime minister of Cape Colony from 1890 to 1896 and later became the namesake of an African country?
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cecil rhodes
Which country was ruled by Jean-Jacque Dessalines as Emperor Jacque I from 1804 to 1806?
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haiti
Who was the leader of Cuba who resigned and fled on January 1st, 1959?
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fulgencio batista
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