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1. I ruled East Germany before the Berlin Wall fell. My first name is Erich, and I was a dictator. I died in 1994. What was my last name?

Answer: Honecker

Erich Honecker was born on August 25, 1913, and passed away on May 29, 1994. In May of 1989, Erich Honecker declared the Berlin Wall would stand 50 to 100 years longer, and there were no hopes of a democratic government. When the wall fell on November 9, 1989, Honecker tried to escape the country, but was forced to return to answer questions about his regime's abuse of human rights. Due to health problems - he had liver cancer - he was allowed to seek asylum in Chile, where he died a short time later.

2. I was one of the first men to climb Mount Everest all the way to the top, along with Tenzing Norgay. I was also once New Zealand's ambassador to Nepal. I died in 2008 at Auckland City Hospital due to heart failure. Who was I?

Answer: Edmund Hillary

Edmund Hillary was born on July 20, 1919, in Auckland, New Zealand. During World War II, Hillary was in the Royal New Zealand Air Force, where he was wounded. "Time" magazine named him as one of the most influential people of the 20th century.

He was the ambassador to Nepal because, since 1960, he had been active in helping the Sherpa people of Nepal with a program he established called the Himalayan Trust. He led the trust, which was used to improve the lives of the people in the Solukhumbu District, until he died in 2008.

3. I was given the name Malcolm Little. I was also a spokesperson for the Nation of Islam. I was assassinated after being shot twenty-one times. Who was I?

Answer: Malcolm X

Malcolm X was born Malcolm Little on May 19, 1925, in Omaha, Nebraska. He used X instead of Little because he said when his people came over as slaves, they took their slavemaster's last name, "Little," but X showed he didn't truly know his name. He also used the name Malik el-Shabazz.

After he left the Nation of Islam around 1960, he became a Sunni Muslim. Malcolm X was assassinated in New York City on February 21, 1965. While Talmadge Hayer (aka Thomas Hagen), Norman 3X Butler, and Thomas 15X Johnson were all convicted and sentenced to life in prison, there has always been doubt as to who the real assassin(s) was/were.

4. I was the U.S.A.'s Chief of Staff during the Second World War. My first name was George. The European Recovery Program is more commonly known by my last name. What was my last name?

Answer: Marshall

George Catlett Marshall was born on December 31, 1880, in Uniontown, Pennsylvania. He became a Chief of Staff when Malin Craig retired in 1939. He kept the position throughout the war. He was named "Time" magazine's Man of the Year in 1943 and 1947. He also won the Nobel Prize for Peace in 1953 for the Marshall Plan, and was Secretary of State from 1947 to 1949.

Marshall died on October 16, 1959, after having multiple strokes. He was buried in Arlington National Cemetery.

5. I was hailed as one of the greatest freedom fighters of India; I was most distinguishable by my hat, and my aide was known as Sukh Ram. I died by hanging. Who was I?

Answer: Bhagat Singh

Baghat Singh was born on September 27, 1907, in what is now Pakistan. He killed a British police officer, John Saunders. He had not intended to kill the officer; he and the others had intended to kill another person named James Scott in retaliation after an Indian nationalist, Lala Lajpat Rai, was killed. He was hanged on March 23, 1931, in what is now Pakistan.

6. I was the leader of the Labor Party (UK) from 1980 to 1983. I was once a journalist. I became the Deputy Prime Minister and leader of the House of Commons. Who was I?

Answer: Michael Foot

Michael Foot was born in Plymouth, England, on July 23, 1913. He has represented the Ebbw Vale District of Wales since 1960. He was the Secretary of State for Employment from 1974 to 1976. From there, he went on to become the Leader of the House of Commons from 1980-1983. On March 3, 2010, he died at the age of 96.

7. I was born in Lincolnshire, England, and joined the British Navy at the age of 15. I pioneered the English exploration in the Arctic region. I lost my life trying to find a Northwest passage. Who was I?

Answer: John Franklin

John Franklin was born on April 16, 1786, in Spilsby, Lincolnshire, England. He was a midshipman on Matthew Flinders' voyage around Australia in 1803. In 1845, he led an expedition to find the Northwest passage, which he discovered. He did not, however, live to tell the tale. It was believed he died on June 11, 1847, but no one knows where his grave is located.

8. I was born in 1620 and was often called "The Great Elector." I ruled the German state of Brandenburg from 1640 until my death in 1688. I laid the foundations for the future military greatness of Prussia. Who was I?

Answer: Frederick William

Frederick William (also spelled Wilhelm) was born on February 16, 1620, in Stadtschloss, Berlin, Brandenburg-Prussia. He was called "The Great Elector" because of what he achieved in both military and politics. He established a postal system and reorganized various institutions like Frankfurt University. He died on April 29, 1688, in Stadtsschloss, Potsdam, Brandenburg-Prussia.

9. Born in 1805, I became the first president of the International Law Association. My code of legal procedure forms the basis for legal procedure reforms in England and many US states. Who was I?

Answer: David Dudley Field II

David Dudley Field II was born on February 13, 1805, in Haddam, Connecticut. He studied at Williams College, Massachusetts, U.S.A. He started work on his code of legal procedure in 1847. He died in New York City, NY in 1894 at the age of 89.

10. I was born in 1707 and wrote "The History of Tom Jones, a Foundling", which is considered one of the world's great novels. I tried to kidnap my cousin because she was so beautiful. I tried to study law but didn't have enough money. Who was I?

Answer: Henry Fielding

Henry Fielding on April 22, 1707, in Sharpham, Somerset, England. In 1725, he tried to kidnap his cousin, with whom he was in love, while she was going to church, and then ran away to keep from being prosecuted. Other books he wrote included "Joseph Andrews" (1742), "Amelia" (1751), and "The Life and Death of Tom Thumb the Great" (1730).

Source: Author Ilona_Ritter

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