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Who Was Leader Then? Part I Trivia Quiz

This quiz combines two elements. First, you need to know the year in which a particular event took place, and then name the leader of a particular country at that time (often the two are completely unrelated). Enjoy!

A multiple-choice quiz by hews. Estimated time: 5 mins.

Author
hews

Time
5 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
2,675

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Difficult

Avg Score
4 / 10

Plays
2447

One at a Time - Single Page - Timed Game

Question 1 of 10

1. President of the United States when England won soccer's World Cup? Hint

John Kennedy

Dwight Eisenhower

Lyndon Johnson

Jimmy Carter

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Question 2 of 10

2. Monarch of Great Britain at the release of 'Casablanca'? Hint

Elizabeth II

Edward VIII

George V

George VI

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Question 3 of 10

3. President of South Africa during the Gulf War? Hint

Thabo Mbeki

Pieter Botha

F. W. de Klerk

Nelson Mandela

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Question 4 of 10

4. President of the Soviet Union when Los Angeles last hosted the Summer Olympic Games? Hint

Mikhail Gorbachev

Konstantin Chernenko

Leonid Brezhnev

Nikita Kruschchev

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Question 5 of 10

5. Prime Minister of Australia when the Challenger Space Shuttle exploded? Hint

John Howard

Bob Hawke

Malcolm Fraser

Paul Keating

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Question 6 of 10

6. Prime Minister of Canada when the Falklands War took place? Hint

Brian Mulroney

Pierre Trudeau

John Turner

Joe Clark

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Question 7 of 10

7. President of the United States when John Lennon was assasinated? Hint

Jimmy Carter

Gerald Ford

Ronald Reagan

Richard Nixon

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Question 8 of 10

8. Prime Minister of France when the film 'Jaws' was released? Hint

Charles de Gaulle

Alain Juppe

Jacques Chirac

Raymond Barre

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Question 9 of 10

9. Prime Minister of Great Britain when Ernest Hemingway won a Pulitzer Prize for the 'The Old Man and the Sea'? Hint

Clement Attlee

Margaret Thatcher

Anthony Eden

Winston Churchill

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Question 10 of 10

10. President of the United states at the time of Australia's federation? Hint

Howard Taft

Theodore Roosevelt

Grover Cleveland

William McKinley

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. President of the United States when England won soccer's World Cup?

Answer: Lyndon Johnson

England won the World Cup in {1966;} LBJ was President between 1963 and 1969.

2. Monarch of Great Britain at the release of 'Casablanca'?

Answer: George VI

Casablanca was released in {1943;} George VI ruled from 1936 till 1952.

3. President of South Africa during the Gulf War?

Answer: F. W. de Klerk

The Gulf War was in 1990-91. F W de Klerk was President from 1989 till 1994.

4. President of the Soviet Union when Los Angeles last hosted the Summer Olympic Games?

Answer: Konstantin Chernenko

LA hosted the games in {1984;} Chernenko was president from 1984 (March) till 1985.

5. Prime Minister of Australia when the Challenger Space Shuttle exploded?

Answer: Bob Hawke

Challenger exploded in {1986;} Hawke was PM from 1983 till 1992.

6. Prime Minister of Canada when the Falklands War took place?

Answer: Pierre Trudeau

Falklands war was in 1982, Trudeau was PM (second time) from 1980-84.

7. President of the United States when John Lennon was assasinated?

Answer: Jimmy Carter

Lennon was shot in {1980;} Carter was president from 1977 till 1981.

8. Prime Minister of France when the film 'Jaws' was released?

Answer: Jacques Chirac

'Jaws' was released in {1975;} Chirac was Prime Minister (first time) from 1974 till 1976.

9. Prime Minister of Great Britain when Ernest Hemingway won a Pulitzer Prize for the 'The Old Man and the Sea'?

Answer: Winston Churchill

Hemingway won the Pulitzer Prize in {1953;} Churchill was PM (second time) from 1951-55.

10. President of the United states at the time of Australia's federation?

Answer: William McKinley

Australia became independent in 1901(January {1st);} McKinley was President between 1897 and 1901.

Source: Author hews

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