Odd One Out - World Leaders Multiple Choice Quiz | Government

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1. Which of these world leaders was the only one to be awarded with a different Nobel Prize category?

Answer: Winston Churchill

Winston Churchill was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1953. The other world leaders were awarded the Nobel Peace Prize winners: Roosevelt in 1906, Gorbachev in 1990 and Carter in 2002.

2. Out of the four American presidents listed below, which was the only one from the Democratic Party?

Answer: Andrew Jackson

Andrew Jackson was the first Democratic president. The other three were Republicans; Lincoln was the first Republican president.

3. Which of these first-generation Chinese Communist leaders was the only who died in 1971? All other three leaders passed away in the same year in 1976.

Answer: Lin Biao

Lin Biao was a marshal and former vice-premier. He died in 1971. Mao, Zhou and Zhu were the three main leaders who were largely responsible for the establishment of the People's Republic of China. Coincidentally, all three passed away in 1976. Zhou, the first premier passed away on January 8. Zhu, chief military commander, passed away on July 6. Mao, the first paramount leader passed away on September 9.

4. Which of the following UN secretaries-general did NOT serve two terms at the United Nations?

Answer: Boutros Boutros-Ghali

Boutros Boutros-Ghali served one term from 1 January 1992 to 31 December 1996. The United States vetoed his second term, claiming he had failed in implementing necessary reforms to the United Nations.

5. Which president or prime minister was NOT the first female to be appointed in her country?

Answer: Gloria Macapagal Arroyo

Gloria Macapagal Arroyo was the second woman after Corazon Aquino to hold office as the President of the Philippines. She was appointed in 2001. Indira Gandhi was the first female Indian prime minister appointed in 1966. Margaret Thatcher was the first female British prime minister appointed in 1979. Golda Meir was the first female Israeli prime minister, appointed in 1969.

6. Which prominent peace activist and world leader was NOT awarded the Nobel Peace Prize?

Answer: Mohandas K. Gandhi

Mohandas K. Gandhi (aka Mahatma Gandhi) was nominated five times for the award but was never awarded it. To honour him, no Nobel Peace Prize was awarded in 1948 when he was assassinated in that year. King was awarded it in 1964, the 14th Dalai Lama in 1989, and Mandela in 1993.

7. Which 19th-century American president did NOT serve in the Union Army during the U.S. Civil War from 1861 to 1865?

Answer: Grover Cleveland

Grover Cleveland evaded the military service during the Civil War by paying a substitute $300, which was not an uncommon practice at that time. Hayes rose to the rank of major general and suffered severe injuries at the Battle of South Mountain. Garfield attained the rank of brigadier general and commanded a brigade at the Battle of Shiloh in 1862. Harrison also attained the rank of brigadier general and participated in Sherman's Atlanta Campaign.

8. Which British prime minister in the 20th century was NOT from the Conservative Party?

Answer: Clement Attlee

Clement Attlee was the opposition Labour Party leader who won the 1945 general election against Winston Churchill's Conservative Party. He served as the prime minister from 1945 to 1951. However, Churchill defeated him in the 1951 general election and served as prime minster until his resignation in 1955 due to poor health.

9. Which of these 19th-century Canadian prime ministers was NOT knighted by the British Empire?

Answer: Alexander MacKenzie

Out of the first seven Canadian prime ministers, Alexander MacKenzie was the only one not knighted by the British Empire. MacKenzie was a Scottish-Canadian politician who served as the second Canadian prime minister from 1873 to 1878.

10. Which was the only Indian leader to fight alongside the Japanese during the Second World War?

Answer: Subhas Chandra Bose

Subhas Chandra Bose strongly opposed India's entry into the Second World War on the side of the British, as India was fighting for independence. He founded the Indian Legion and revamped the Indian National Army (INA) comprised mainly of Indian POWs and volunteer Indian expatriates in Southeast Asia. The INA was formed with help from the Japanese military.

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