More 'Time' On My Hands Trivia Quiz

Answer: Italy

Benito Mussolini, still sore about Italy's defeat at the hand's of Ethiopia in the First Italo-Ethiopian War in 1895, set his sights on Ethiopia again in the early 1930s. In 1937, Italy succeeded in occupying Ethiopia and sent Haile Selassie into exile in Bath, England. Haile Selassie's legacy would find new life among the citizens of Jamaica who regarded him as the second coming of Jesus. Selassie remains the central figure in Rastafarianism to this day.

Answer: Generalissimo and Madame Chiang Kai-Shek

The Kai-Sheks led China during the colonialist invasions and occupations by Japan and were allies of the United States during WWII. In exile, they continued to ally with the United States, allowing the United States Taiwan Defense Command to be built in 1954.

Answer: Harry S Truman

President Truman was sworn into office on April 12 1945 and had, quite possibly, the toughest presidential decision up to his time. His decision to drop the atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki ushered in the nuclear age and the proliferation of nuclear weapons worldwide.

Answer: Federal Republic of Germany (West Germany)

Konrad Adenauer was a staunch opponent of Hitler and the Nazi movement for which he was jailed briefly in 1934. In the years leading up to WWII he changed residences frequently to avoid capture. He was imprisoned again in 1944 after the failed assassination plot against Hitler.

After the war, he was placed by allied forces in the mayorship of Cologne and in 1949 became the first Chancellor of West Germany, serving until 1963.

Answer: Hungary

Increasingly dissatisfied with the policies of the puppet government installed by the Soviet Union, the Hungarian citizenry revolted on October 23rd, 1956. Hungarian leadership, unable to control demonstrators, called for Soviet help. The uprising was put down less than two weeks later with thousands dead.

Answer: Nikita Khrushchev

Khrushchev was honored for his leadership in Soviet advancements in space flight. The successful deployment of Sputnik I, the first artificial satellite, on October 1957 cemented the Soviet Union's lead in the space race. Explorer I, the first American satellite entered orbit in January of the next year.

Answer: The Middle Americans

Admit record taxes, war, and inflation, the largest group of the American electorate was, in the immortal words of Howard Beale in the 1976 film "Network", "Mad as hell" and "not going to take it anymore." The American middle class discovered themselves in the late 1960 and politicians who previously ignore them did so now at their peril.

Answer: Willy Brandt

Brandt was recognized for his efforts to turn Western Europe into a political, commercial, financial and military union. He served as Chancellor of West Germany from 1969 to 1974. Brandt was a dedicated ally to the United States against the spread of communism.

Answer: King Faisal

A staunch anti-communist, Faisal focused on modernization and was closely allied with the United States against the communist threat posed by the Soviet Union. In the aftermath of his death, Faisal's children established the King Faisal Foundation to preserve their father's legacy.

Answer: HIV/AIDS

Educated at CalTech, Harvard, and MIT, David Ho has done much to advance the treatment and prevention of HIV/AIDS. In 2001, Ho was awarded the Presidential Citizen's Medal by Bill Clinton and he has received Honorary Doctorates by 14 different universities. His more recent research activities have centered around vaccines for Covid-19.