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Leaders of Nations Trivia Quiz

Choose the leader that goes with the country and its type of government. (Past and Present)

A multiple-choice quiz by Oberon916. Estimated time: 4 mins.

Author
Oberon916

Time
4 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
288,712

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Tough

Avg Score
6 / 10

Plays
1418

Question 1 of 10

1. Who was the leader of Communist Russia from 1917-1924? Hint

Vladimir Lenin

Fidel Castro

Czar Nicholas

Hu Jintao

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Question 2 of 10

2. Who was the leader of Communist China from 1949-1976? Hint

Yuan Shikai

Vladimir Lenin

Mao Zedong

Qin Shi Huangdi

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Question 3 of 10

3. Who was the President of China from 1912-1916? Hint

Mao Zedong

Yuan Shikai

Hu Jintao

Deng Xiaoping

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Question 4 of 10

4. Who was the Sultan of the Ottoman Empire from 1808-1839? Hint

Mustafa Kemal Atat�rk

Abdullah G�l

Mahmud II

Recep Tayyip Erdo�an

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Question 5 of 10

5. Who was the first President of the German Republic established after World War I ('Weimar Republic')? Hint

Horst K�hler

Paul von Hindenburg

Adolf Hitler

Friedrich Ebert

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Question 6 of 10

6. Who was the Emperor of Austria-Hungary from 1848-1916? Hint

Wihelm II

Heinrich XXXV

Franz Ferdinand

Franz Josef I

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Question 7 of 10

7. Who assumed the office of President of Argentina on December 10, 2007? Hint

Hugo Ch�vez

Julio Cobos

Maria Luisa of Parma

Cristina Fern�ndez de Kirchner

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Question 8 of 10

8. Who became President of Italy on May 15, 2006? Hint

Benito Mussolini

Julius Caesar

Giuseppe Garibaldi

Giorgio Napolitano

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Question 9 of 10

9. Who assumed the office of President of Brazil on January 1, 2003? Hint

Jos� Roberto Arruda

Dom Pedro II

Luiz In�cio Lula da Silva

Garibaldi Alves Filho

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Question 10 of 10

10. Who was the Dictator of the Roman Republic from 82BC-81BC? Hint

Augustus

Marcus Aurelius

Nero

Lucius Cornelius Sulla

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Who was the leader of Communist Russia from 1917-1924?

Answer: Vladimir Lenin

Lenin returned from exile in Switzerland and overthrew the Russian Provisional Government in the October Revolution (which actually occurred in November 1917) and is often referred to simply as the Russian Revolution.

2. Who was the leader of Communist China from 1949-1976?

Answer: Mao Zedong

He is well known for the "Little Red Book", the "Great Leap Forward" and the "Cultural Revolution". He established the People's Republic of China in 1949. It is widely claimed that he caused even more deaths than Stalin.

3. Who was the President of China from 1912-1916?

Answer: Yuan Shikai

In 1915-16 he attempted to restore the monarchy (Empire) in China, but failed after two months as Emperor. Shikai was also well-known for his strong belief in a military dictatorship.

4. Who was the Sultan of the Ottoman Empire from 1808-1839?

Answer: Mahmud II

He was the 30th Sultan of the Ottoman Empire, and was best known for his extensive legal and military reforms that he instituted, including the dissoultion of the Janissaries.

5. Who was the first President of the German Republic established after World War I ('Weimar Republic')?

Answer: Friedrich Ebert

Although Ebert favored a monarchy after the exile of the Kaiser, a republic was soon established. Ebert was seen as a guardian of democracy in Germany, but he was often accused of supporting the ultra-right 'Freikorps' in the violent suppression of Marxists and other left-wing groups.

6. Who was the Emperor of Austria-Hungary from 1848-1916?

Answer: Franz Josef I

He was the Emperor until the middle of the Great War, which was overtly caused by the assasination of his nephew, Franz Ferdinand. He would die in the middle of the War, said to be singing "God Save the Emperor".

7. Who assumed the office of President of Argentina on December 10, 2007?

Answer: Cristina Fern�ndez de Kirchner

Her husband, N�stor Kirchner, preceded her as President. She is the second female president of Argentina, the first being Isabel Mart�nez de Per�n, famed wife of Juan Per�n.

8. Who became President of Italy on May 15, 2006?

Answer: Giorgio Napolitano

He was active in the Italian Resistance Movement against Fascism during WWII. The movement used the offices of the "IX Maggio" magazine to publish Marx's writings.

9. Who assumed the office of President of Brazil on January 1, 2003?

Answer: Luiz In�cio Lula da Silva

For many years, da Silva was the president of Central �nica dos Trabalhadores, the chief union federation in Brazil.

10. Who was the Dictator of the Roman Republic from 82BC-81BC?

Answer: Lucius Cornelius Sulla

Was succeeded by Julius Caesar, who successfully turned Ancient Rome into an Empire.

Source: Author Oberon916

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