World Leaders Through The Ages # 3 Quiz

Answer: King John

King John, the brother of Richard the Lionheart, has become part of the legend of Robin Hood. Always cast as the villain, there is no evidence to show that King John was any worse or better than other monarchs of the time, including King Richard.

Answer: Mao Zedong

Following the proclamation of the People's Republic of China by Mao Zedong in 1949, Chiang Kai-shek, the Nationalist leader, retreated with his followers to the island of Formosa where they established the country of Taiwan.

Answer: Sulaiman

In the Christian faith Sulaiman is known as King Solomon, son of David. It is believed that Solomon had 700 wives and 300 concubines, but the only one mentioned in the Bible is the wife Naamah.

Answer: Harold Alexander

Harold Alexander graduated from Sandhurst in 1911, and saw active service in World War I. In 1916 Alexander received the Military Cross for bravery and sacrifice on the Western Front. By the war's end, he had been promoted to the rank of Acting Lieutenant-Colonel.

Answer: Arnold Schwarzenegger

Unlike Ronald Reagan, Arnold Schwarzenegger cannot be elected President of the United States as he was born outside the US (in Austria), which under US law excludes him from the office of President.

Answer: Pompeius Magnus

After his defeat by Julius Caesar, Pompey the Great, as he is better known, hoped to secure refuge in Egypt. Unfortunately for Pompey, the Egyptian King Ptolemy XIII ordered his assassination and Pompey was stabbed to death as he stepped ashore in Egypt.

Answer: Hirohito

During World War II, Emperor Hirohito took a personal interest in Japanese military operations. The Emperor was well briefed and knew the military position right up until the time of Japans surrender in 1945. Many believed Hirohito should have been tried as a war criminal for the atrocities committed by Japan in both the Sino-Japanese War and World War II, however for political reasons this was never done. Hirohito died of cancer January 7 1989, and was given a state funeral.

Answer: Milton Obote

After his overthrow and exile, Obote was able to make a political comeback, becoming Ugandan president again in 1980. However he was again overthrown by the military in a coup in 1985. Milton Obote died on October 10 2005 in hospital in South Africa, and was given a state funeral in Uganda.

Answer: General Antonio Santa Anna

Antonio Santa Anna enjoyed a long military career from 1810 when he joined the Colonial Spanish Army, serving in Texas in 1813. In 1816, as Captain Santa Anna, he fought Native Americans, and in 1821 joined the loyalist forces of Mexico. In 1836 Santa Anna marched north in an attempt to bring Texas back under Mexican control.

After his failure in Texas, Santa Anna finally returned to Mexico during the Mexican-American war of 1846, but again failed to defeat the Americans. In 1869 Santa Anna tried to raise an army to take over Mexico City; this attempt also failed and he did not finally return to Mexico until 1874 under a general amnesty. General Antonio Santa Anna died in Mexico City on June 21 1876.

Answer: Karl Donitz

In October 1939 Karl Donitz was promoted to the rank of Rear Admiral and given command of the German navy's submarine fleet. In September 1940 he was again promoted, this time to the rank of Vice Admiral. During 1942 and the early part of 1943 Donitz's submarine tactic of 'rudel' (the use of the 'wolf-pack') was very successful against Allied shipping. January 1943 saw Donitz became Commander-In-Chief of the German navy and promotion to Grand Admiral. At the Nuremburg war crimes trials, Donitz was found guilty for his part in the Nazi war crimes and served 10 years in prison.

He died of a heart attack December 24 1980 in Aumuhle, Germany.