Political Leaders of Yesteryear. Quiz

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1. I was the U.S. President from 1889-1893

Answer: Benjamin Harrison

Benjamin Harrison (1833-1901) was the 23rd U.S. President and the grandson of the 9th U.S. President. During the Civil War he reached the rank of Colonel in the Union Army and after the war became a U.S. Senator for Indiana.

2. I became Prime Minister of my country and at one time held a World Record for beer drinking

Answer: Bob Hawke

Bob Hawke was Prime Minister of Australia from 1983-1991. After graduating from the University of Western Australia in 1952, he won a Rhodes Scholarship to attend Oxford University. It was while Oxford University that he received an etiquette penalty and had to drink 2� imperial pints (1.4 litres).

He achieved this in 11 seconds which was officially recognised as a world record at the time.

3. I was the first UN Secretary-General in 1946

Answer: Trygve Lie

Trygve Lie (1896-1968) was a Norwegian politician. From 1940-1945 he served as a Minister in the Norwegian government in exile in London. He was elected as the 1st Secretary General of the United Nations in February 1946, which was a compromise between the major powers after WWII.

4. I had the reputation as being known as Mr. Nyet (Mr. No) during the Cold War

Answer: Andrei Gromyko

Andrei Gromyko (1909-1989) was a Soviet statesman and served as Minister of Foreign Affairs from 1957-1985. He was given the name by western journalists of "Mr. Nyet"," Mr. No" or "Grim Grom", mainly because he used the Soviet veto in the UN Security Council.

5. I was born in New York (USA) but became the 3rd President of Ireland

Answer: �amon de Valera

�amon de Valera (1882-1975) was born in New York City to an Irish mother and a Spanish father. He was taken to Ireland when he was 2 years of age. In 1904 he
graduated from the Royal University of Ireland. He became a politician and was a leader in the Irish Civil War (1922-1923). He eventually became President of Ireland from 1959-1973.

6. I was President of Peru from 1990-2000

Answer: Alberto Fujimori

Alberto Fujimori was born in Lima, Peru, his parents having emigrated there from Japan in 1934. He was impeached from the Presidency in 2000 due to charges of corruption.

7. I became President of my country and also won the Nobel Peace Prize

Answer: Matti Ahtisaari

Matti Ahtisaari became President of Finland from 1994-2000. He won the Nobel Peace Prize as a UN diplomat and mediator in 2008. For three decades he had been involved as a mediator in conflicts in Africa, Indonesia, Iraq and Kosovo.

8. I was the last U.S. President born as a British subject

Answer: William Henry Harrison

William Henry Harrison (1773-1841) was only in office for 32 days (March 4 - April 4, 1841) before died of complications from pneumonia. He was the 9th
U.S. President and when born in 1773 in Charles City, Virginia Colony, British America he was classified as a British subject. He was the grandfather of the 23rd U.S. President Benjamin Harrison.

9. I lead the partisans during WWII and lead my country from 1953-1980

Answer: Josif Broz Tito

Josif Broz Tito (1892-1980) was a Yugoslav revolutionary and statesman. He served as Prime Minister of Yugoslavia from 1944-1953 and had many conflicts with the powers in Moscow. Although a communist, he modelled his economic development independently from Moscow which brought him into conflict many times with Moscow.

10. I became President of my country and later won the Nobel Peace Prize in 2002

Answer: Jimmy Carter

James "Jimmy" Carter was the 39th President of the United States from 1977-1981. He served two terms as a Georgia State Senator and then as Governor of Georgia from 1971-1975. He was elected President in 1976 defeating the incumbent President Gerald Ford. He won the Nobel Peace Prize through his work at the Carter Centre which advanced human rights and alleviated human suffering.

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Questions		Choices
1. I was the U.S. President from 1889-1893		�amon de Valera
2. I became Prime Minister of my country and at one time held a World Record for beer drinking		Trygve Lie
3. I was the first UN Secretary-General in 1946		Benjamin Harrison
4. I had the reputation as being known as Mr. Nyet (Mr. No) during the Cold War		Andrei Gromyko
5. I was born in New York (USA) but became the 3rd President of Ireland		Jimmy Carter
6. I was President of Peru from 1990-2000		Josif Broz Tito
7. I became President of my country and also won the Nobel Peace Prize		William Henry Harrison
8. I was the last U.S. President born as a British subject		Matti Ahtisaari
9. I lead the partisans during WWII and lead my country from 1953-1980		Bob Hawke
10. I became President of my country and later won the Nobel Peace Prize in 2002		Alberto Fujimori

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