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Who Ruled the Longest? Part 1 Trivia Quiz

Which of the four dictators, monarchs, or elected politicians ruled their country for the longest period of time?

A multiple-choice quiz by Stalin1879. Estimated time: 4 mins.

Author
Stalin1879

Time
4 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
159,322

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

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Difficult

Avg Score
5 / 10

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Question 1 of 10

1. Which of these four ruled Germany for the longest period of time? Hint

Kurt von Schleicher

Maximilian von Baden

Gustav Stresemann

Adolf Hitler

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Question 2 of 10

2. Who was the longest serving President of the USA out of these four? Hint

Franklin Roosevelt

Richard Nixon

Ulysses Grant

James Garfield

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Question 3 of 10

3. Who was the longest reigning monarch of England out of these four? Hint

Edward the Confessor

George III

Victoria

Elizabeth I

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Question 4 of 10

4. Who ruled the USSR for the longest period of time out of these four? Hint

Vladimir Lenin

Josef Stalin

Nikolai Bulganin

Nikita Khrushchev

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Question 5 of 10

5. Which of these four served as Prime Minister of the UK for the longest? Hint

Benjamin Disraeli

Neville Chamberlain

Herbert Asquith

Clement Attlee

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Question 6 of 10

6. Who was the longest serving Prime Minister of Australia out of these four? Hint

Joseph Lyons

Robert Menzies

Edmund Barton

John Gorton

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Question 7 of 10

7. Who ruled Spain for the longest period of time out of these four? Hint

Luis Carrero Blanco

Francisco Franco

Diego Martinez Barrio

Santiago Casares Quiroga

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Question 8 of 10

8. Who was the longest reigning monarch of France out of these four? Hint

Pepin the Short

Louis I the Pious

Charles III the Simple

Charles II the Bald

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Question 9 of 10

9. Who was the longest reigning monarch of Greece out of these four? Hint

Constantine II

Constantine I

George I

Alexander I

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Question 10 of 10

10. Who was the longest reigning monarch of Russia out of these four? Hint

Nicholas II

Peter I (the Great)

Ivan IV the Terrible

Catherine II (the Great)

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Which of these four ruled Germany for the longest period of time?

Answer: Adolf Hitler

Hitler ruled from 1933-1945, compared to the very brief periods of power for Maximilian (1918), Streseman (1923), Schleicher (1932-33).
(Although Stresemann was Chancellor for only three months - August to November, 1923 - he remained Foreign Minister till his death in October, 1929).

2. Who was the longest serving President of the USA out of these four?

Answer: Franklin Roosevelt

Roosevelt was in power from 1933-1945, Grant from 1869-77, Garfield only one year (1881) before being assassinated, and Nixon 1969-1974 before being forced to resign from the Watergate scandal.

3. Who was the longest reigning monarch of England out of these four?

Answer: Victoria

Victoria reigned from 1837-1901, George III was the longest reigning male monarch (1760-1820), Elizabeth I ruled from 1558-1603, and Edward the Confessor reigned from 1042-1066.

4. Who ruled the USSR for the longest period of time out of these four?

Answer: Josef Stalin

Stalin ruled with an iron fist from 1924 to 1953, Lenin initiated the Communist regime from 1917 to 1922, Bulganin had a brief stint from 1955 to 1958, and Khrushchev saw out a period of the Cold War (1958-1964).

5. Which of these four served as Prime Minister of the UK for the longest?

Answer: Herbert Asquith

Herbert Asquith was in power from 1908-1916, Disraeli served in 1868 and from 1874-1880, Chamberlain from 1937-1940, and Attlee 1945-51.

6. Who was the longest serving Prime Minister of Australia out of these four?

Answer: Robert Menzies

Menzies was Australia's longest serving PM (1939-1941 and 1949-1966), Barton was the 1st PM (1901-1903), Lyons served from 1932-1939, and Gorton from 1968-1971.

7. Who ruled Spain for the longest period of time out of these four?

Answer: Francisco Franco

Barrio (1933 and 1936), Quiroga (1936), and Blanco (1973) only lasted a for a very short period of time, but Franco was dictator of Spain from 1939 to 1973.

8. Who was the longest reigning monarch of France out of these four?

Answer: Charles II the Bald

All reigned for great periods of time, but Charles II the Bald (843-877) survived the longest, compared with Pepin the Short (751-768), Louis I the Pious (814-840), and Charles III the Simple (893-923).

9. Who was the longest reigning monarch of Greece out of these four?

Answer: George I

George I ruled from 1863-1913, whereas Constantine I only reigned from 1913-1917, Alexander I 1917-1920, and Constantine II 1964-1974.

10. Who was the longest reigning monarch of Russia out of these four?

Answer: Ivan IV the Terrible

Ivan IV the Terrible's bloody reign lasted from 1533 to 1584. Peter I the Great ruled from 1696 to 1725, Catherine II the Great ruled from 1762 to 1796, and Nicholas II (Russia's last Czar) ruled from 1894 to 1917.

Source: Author Stalin1879

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