Historical Leaders Trivia Questions
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Which king of the Franks did Leo III seek refuge with after being attacked on the streets of Rome in 799?
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charlemagne
In 1958, Nasser was elected president of the United Arab Republic, which was a union between Egypt and which other country?
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syria
Which first emperor of the Mongol Yuan Dynasty in China made Buddhism the state religion?
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kublai khan
Who became the leader of the Mormon church in 1844, despite being challenged by Sidney Rigdon?
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brigham young
Who was elected governor of Oaxaca in 1847 and became the provisional president of Mexico by the end of the 1850s?
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benito juárez
In which country did Vigdis Finnbogadottir become the first female president in 1980?
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iceland
Who was the King of the Franks said to be advised by Theodulf the Visigoth and Elissaeus the Eunuch?
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charlemagne
Which country had both Vasco da Gama and Lord Mountbatten serve as viceroys, despite the centuries between their terms?
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india
Who was the Ugandan political leader known as a 'strongman' and also the heavyweight boxing champion of Uganda from 1951 to 1960?
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idi amin
Which Caribbean island's independence movement was led by Tomas Estrada Palma, who became its first president in 1902?
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cuba
Who was the U.S. President during World War I?
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woodrow wilson
Which country had Lothar de Maiziere as its last prime minister in 1990?
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east germany
Who was the first freely elected Marxist president in the western hemisphere, taking office in Chile in 1970?
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salvador allende
Who was replaced by Yitzhak Shamir as prime minister of Israel in 1983?
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menachem begin
Who led his final campaign for France in the Franco-Prussian War and was known for his redshirts?
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giuseppe garibaldi
In which country did Hassan II serve as the commander of the royal army before becoming its king?
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morocco
In the 1980s, which Soviet leader died on November 10, 1982, paving the way for Yuri Andropov to succeed him?
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leonid brezhnev
Who was the dictator whose last-used presidential palace in Cuba is now called The Museum of the Revolution?
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fulgencio batista
Which country was Kurt von Schuschnigg the chancellor of in the 1930s, known for his support of restoring the Hapsburgs to the throne?
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austria
Which country was Venustiano Carranza formerly in charge of?
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mexico
Which South American country did General Gomez lead as president from 1908 to 1935, during which he granted oil concessions to foreign firms?
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venezuela
Which country had Zog I as its last monarch?
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albania
In 1989, Vaclav Havel transitioned from being a political prisoner to becoming the president of which country?
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czechoslovakia
What country honors Carl Gustaf Mannerheim on June 4 for his leadership in its fight for independence from Russia?
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finland
Who was the Apache leader befriended by Thomas Jeffords in the 1860s, who later became the tribe's agent?
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cochise
Which country was led by dictator Rafael Reyes starting in 1904, following its loss of Panama in 1903?
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colombia
Who was the Great Mogul emperor who ascended to the throne in 1556 and had familial ties to both Tamerlane and Genghis Khan?
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akbar
Who became the first African American mayor of a major U.S. city in 1967 in Cleveland?
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carl stokes
Who was the Chiricahua Apache that surrendered to Gen. Nelson Miles in Arizona on September 4, 1886?
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geronimo
Who was made commander-in-chief of the Syrian army and vizier of Egypt in 1169?
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saladin
Who served as the leader of Zaire from 1965 to 1997?
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mobutu sese seko
Who led the Red Shirts with the promise of 'Hunger, thirst, forced marches, battles and death' instead of pay in the 19th century?
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giuseppe garibaldi
Which country's government was led by Marshal Kim Il-sung?
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north korea
Which empire had Mehmed VI as its last sultan, who was forced to abdicate in 1922?
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ottoman empire
Which country had Louis Botha and Jan Smuts as its first two prime ministers?
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south africa
Which country did Todor Zhivkov lead for 35 years before resigning in November 1989?
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bulgaria
Who served as South Korea's president during the Korean War?
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syngman rhee
Who first led his red-shirted Italian legion in the 1840s, fighting for Uruguay against Argentina?
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giuseppe garibaldi
In which city did Solon reduce aristocratic power and liberate individuals enslaved by debt?
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athens
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