Who Came Next? Trivia Quiz

Answer: Elizabeth II

George VI became King of the United Kingdom when his brother Edward VIII abdicated. George was a reluctant King, who achieved a lot of historical firsts during his reign, from being the last Emperor of India to the creation of the Commonwealth of Nations, and enduring the Second World War with its political and historical implications, especially the succession of Ireland. George VI, was a strong and calming person during his reign.

On his death, his daughter Elizabeth became Queen Elizabeth II. Queen Elizabeth became the longest reigning Queen or King of the United Kingdom, in 2015, and during her reign she made history for being very hands-on, moving the Royal family from the traditional upper class to modern-day media celebrities. Queen Elizabeth started the "walkabout" tours in 1970 on her tour of Australia and New Zealand, bringing a more personal and hands-on approach to the public. The practice has been incorporated by all the Royals during their tours in the United Kingdom and the Commonwealth Countries. The Queen was well versed in all world political and cultural movements, country nuances, sporting, and performing arts, religion, and environmental matters. She was hard working and always led by example.

Answer: George H.W. Bush

Ronald Reagan was President of the United States of America for most of the 1980s, from 1981 to 1989. Previously, Reagan was Governor of California, a famous actor, and President of the Screen Actors Guild (1947 to 1952 and 1959 until 1960). Probably the most well known achievement of the Reagan government was the falling of the Berlin Wall, the ending of the Cold War, and the reduction of Communism.

George H.W. Bush followed Reagan by becoming the 41st President of the United States of America, serving from 1989 to 1993. Bush had a long career in the armed forces, business, diplomacy, and politics. Bush was instrumental in the playing out of the final years of the Cold War. Bush was also involved in the invasion of Panama and was actively involved in ending the Gulf War.

Answer: John Turner

Pierre Trudeau was the 15th Prime Minister of Canada and kept his number for his second term after 16th Prime Minister Joe Clark lost the position through a vote of no confidence, after which Trudeau took over the leadership again. Trudeau's period as Prime Minister was from 1968 to 1979 and from 1980 to 1984. Trudeau gained Canada's repatriated from the United Kingdom, and created a Canadian Charter of Rights, plus he made French the second language of Canada.

John Turner was the 17th Prime Minister of Canada, from June to September 1984.
Turner was a lawyer who entered politics in 1962, and under Pierre Trudeau, he served as Minister of Justice and Attorney General (1968 to 1972), and Minister of Finance (1972 to 1975). Turner returned to the law from 1975 to 1984, returning to politics when Trudeau resigned. Turner succeeded in being elected and became Prime Minister, dissolving the Parliament after being sworn in. Turner was Prime Minister for 79 days. After contesting the election and losing, Turner remained the Opposition Leader for the next six years.

Answer: Akihito

Emperor Showa, known as Hirohito, was the 124th Emperor of Japan. Hirohito's reign was from 1926 to 1989, making him the longest-reigning Japanese Emperor in its history. Japan was involved in a war in Asia from the 1930s, using Hirohito's status as a god. When Japan finally surrendered, Hirohito was not charged with war crimes. Instead, it was believed an emperor who cooperated would be beneficial to the Allies, although he was made to denounce his divinity. The Constitution of Japan in 1947 declared the Emperor as a "symbol of the State ... deriving his position from the will of the people in whom sovereign power resides".

Emperor Emeritus of Japan, known as Akihito, reigned as the 125th Emperor of Japan from 1989 until his abdication on 30 April 2019. Akihito was born in 1933 and was the first son of Hirohito. After his abdication, his eldest son, Naruhito, assumed the throne. Akihito's aim was to make peace for his people and to bring the people and the imperial family closer. With this in mind, Akihito chose to make official visits to all prefectures in Japan. Akihito enjoyed interests such as nature and conservation.

Answer: Margrethe II

On the death of his father, Christian X, Frederick became king, King Frederick IX, in 1947. It was thought that Price Knud would inherit the Danish throne, being the next male in line to the throne, when in 1953 the "Act of Succession" was passed allowing daughters to inherit. As a direct result of this Act, Margrethe became Queen.

Therefore, when Frederick IX died in 1972 his eldest daughter took the throne as Queen Margrethe II. Frederick IX was known for the development of the welfare state and the involvement of women in the workforce. When Margrethe took the reins and became known for her strong leadership, as well as an interest in archaeology and history, and thus ensuring her popularity for being a supported monarchy of Denmark.

Answer: Alfred Deakin

Australia, and its history, has Sir Edmund "Toby" Barton, as its first Prime Minister of Australia. Barton was the leader of the "Protectionist Party". Barton resigned as Prime Minister so that he could be a member (founding) of the High Court of Australia. Barton wanted to have an Australian Federation and had an important role in drafting the Constitution. His government was instrumental in establishing the Defence Force and the public service as well as introducing women's rights and, on the other hand, was responsible for the start of the White Australia Policy.

Alfred Deakin was a close friend of Edmund Barton. In 1901, Deakin was Attorney General and became Prime Minister from 1903 until 1904. His second term of government was from 1905 to 1908 and his third was between 1909 and 1910. Deakin is probably known for starting the two-party system in politics. Deakin would be considered the principal architect of the "Australian settlement", which became the White Australia policy and the documented support for the British Empire.

Answer: Lal Bahadur Shastri

Nehru became the first prime minister of India in 1947 (to 1964) and was in that role for 16 years. During that time, Nehru was innovative and encouraged democracy, secularism, science, and technology, and encouraged India to be an international influence from the 1950s.

Lal Bahadur Shastri was the second Prime Minister of India from 1964 to 1966. Shastri was part of Nehru's cabinet and worked with the railways as well as Home Minister. Shastri was an integral person in the 1965 Indo-Pakistani War, whose slogan was "Hail to the soldier; Hail to the farmer", and he enjoyed success and popularity.

Answer: Goh Chok Tong

Lee Kuan Yew was a barrister and statesman, who became the first prime minister of Singapore (1959 and 1990), before this was secretary-general of the People's Action Party (1954 and 1992). Lee Kuan Yew was recognized as making Singapore go from a small poor Asian country into a world-recognized leading country.

Goh Chok Tong followed Lee Kuan Yew as Prime Minister (1990 to 2004) and was previously Secretary-General of the People's Action Party (1992 and 2004). Tong is probably known for his involvement in Medisave, the country's medical care coverage for its citizens.

Answer: Puyi

The Guangxu Emperor (1871 - 1908), was the tenth Emperor of the Qing dynasty, reigning from 1875 to 1908 but realistically only from 1889 to 1898 (before that time his mother, Cixi, was the influence). Known for initiating the Hundred Days' Reform and the coup by Cixi ending his reign, he was imprisoned until his death by poisoning.

The Xuantong Emperor (1906 - 1967), known as Puyi, was the last Emperor of China and the final Qing dynasty monarch. Puyi became emperor at the age of two in 1908 but was forced to abdicate in 1912 (at the young age of 6 years old). The movie "The Last Emperor" was a 1987 movie based on Payi's autobiography.

Life was never going to be easy and it was always manipulated. In 1934, he was declared emperor of Manchukuo, until 1945. At the end of the war, Puyi fled and was eventually captured by the Soviets; he was extradited to the People's Republic of China in 1950. Puyi was imprisoned as a war criminal for 10 years finally being released in 1959. Finally succumbing to health problems, he died in 1967.

Answer: Alberto Angel Fernandez

President of Argentina from 2015 to 2019. Macri's background involved football and, after promoting his club's profile. Macri was a civil engineer and, because of the traumatic event of being kidnapped in 1991, he entered politics. Being involved with football and raising his club and increasing its profits, he embraced the idea of Commitment for Change. Macri felt the effect of defeat and winning. Macri became the first presidential runoff ballotage in Argentinian history.

Alberto Fernandez was the Justicialist Party candidate. Because of Covid, the first years of the Presidency was reaction rather than action. During this time, the president had to deal with debt, inflation and monetary crises.