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History·easy
Who was the 1st president of the USA, in term during the period 1789–1797?
George Washington ✓ correct
Chester Arthur
Ulysses S. Grant
Millard Fillmore
presidentsusafirstshistoryleadersgovernment
History·easy
What type of hat did Abraham Lincoln famously wear?
Stovepipe✓ correct
Tricorne
Fedora
Sombrero
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History·easy
Who became president of Russia in 2012?
Vladimir Putin✓ correct
Boris Yeltsin
Dmitry Medvedev
Mikhail Gorbachev
historyworld leaderspoliticsrussia2010sleaders
History·easy
Who was the 45th president of the USA, in term during the period 2017–2021?
Donald J. Trump✓ correct
Benjamin Harrison
George W. Bush
James Monroe
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History·easy
Who was the most renowned and longest-ruling female leader of Russia?
Catherine the Great✓ correct
Tatyana the Great
Alexandra the Great
Ludmilla the Great
historyrussiawomenleaderscountrieseurope
History·easy
Who resigned from office in 2013?
Pope Benedict✓ correct
Barack Obama
Queen Elizabeth
Nelson Mandela
peopleworld leadershistory2010sleaderspolitics
History·medium
Where did Churchill, Roosevelt and Stalin meet in 1945?
Yalta✓ correct
Dresden
Maastricht
Versailles
politicsworld war 2leadersplaceshistorygovernment
History·medium
Which leader was known as 'The Great Liberator'?
Simon Bolivar✓ correct
Juan Peron
Augusto Pinochet
Ho Chi Minh
historyleaderspeople
History·medium
Who took over from John F Kennedy after he was assassinated?
Lyndon B Johnson✓ correct
Gerald Ford
Richard Nixon
Thomas Jefferson
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History·medium
Who was the 35th president of the USA, in term during the period 1961–1963?
John F. Kennedy✓ correct
John Adams
Dwight Eisenhower
Lyndon Johnson
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History·medium
Which former British prime minister returned to power in 1951?
Winston Churchill✓ correct
Clement Atlee
Tony Blair
Neville Chamberlain
united kingdompoliticshistoryleaderscountrieseurope
History·medium
Which President of the USA infamously allowed the bugging of the Democratic Committee headquarters?
Richard Nixon✓ correct
Donald Trump
Ronald Reagan
George W Bush
presidentseventsusahistoryleadersgovernment
History·medium
Which Russian Empress came to power after overthrowing her husband?
Catherine the Great✓ correct
Catherine the First
Mary the 1st
Elizabeth the First
royaltywomenrussiahistorypeoplemonarchs
History·medium
Who was the 40th president of the USA, in term during the period 1981–1989?
Ronald Reagan✓ correct
John Quincy Adams
Gerald Ford
James Polk
usapresidentsleadershistorycountriesgovernment
History·medium
Who was the 32nd president of the USA, in term during the period 1933–1945?
Franklin D. Roosevelt✓ correct
James Monroe
John Tyler
George Washington
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History·medium
Who is the dictator responsible for restoring the Spanish monarchy in 1969?
Franco✓ correct
Hitler
Mussolini
Stalin
peoplehistorypoliticsspaindictators1960s
History·medium
Which Archduchess of Austria became Queen of France in 1774?
Marie Antoinette✓ correct
Marie de' Medici
Eleanor of Aquitaine
Diane de Poitiers
historyroyaltymonarchssocietyleaderssociology
History·medium
Who was the first Prime Minister of India?
Jawaharlal Nehru✓ correct
Mahatma Gandhi
Indira Gandhi
Subhas Chandra Bose
historyleaderspeople
History·medium
In 1953, Stalin Died. Who ultimately succeeded him as the leader of the Soviet Union?
Khrushchev✓ correct
Putin
Gorbachev
Lenin
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History·medium
Which British queen did not go out in public for three years after the death of her husband in 1861?
Queen Victoria✓ correct
Queen Elizabeth II
Queen Mary
Queen Anne
royaltymonarchsqueensunited kingdomhistorysociety
History·medium
Who was the youngest person ever elected president of the USA?
John F. Kennedy✓ correct
Theodore Roosevelt
Abraham Lincoln
Barack Obama
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History·medium
Which famous military leader was defeated in the Battle of the Catalaunian Plains in 451 A.D.?
Attila✓ correct
Genghis Khan
Alexander the Great
Napoleon Bonaparte
battlesleadershistorymilitarypeoplegovernment
History·medium
Which country did Angela Merkel lead from 2005 to 2021?
Germany✓ correct
France
Hungary
Russia
historycountrieseuropepoliticsworld leaderspeople
History·medium
Who was the last president of the Soviet Union?
Gorbachev✓ correct
Yeltsin
Putin
Khrushchev
peoplehistorypoliticssoviet unionleadersgovernment
History·medium
Who resigned as Russian Premier on Christmas day 1991?
Mikhail Gorbachev✓ correct
Boris Yeltsin
Vladimir Lenin
Josef Stalin
politicsrussialeaderspeoplehistorygovernment
History·medium
Who was the second President of the USA?
John Adams✓ correct
Abraham Lincoln
Thomas Jefferson
George Washington
peoplepresidentsusahistoryleadersgovernment
History·medium
Who was the first Norman King of England?
William✓ correct
Robert
Harold
Alfred
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History·medium
U.S. President, Herbert C. _________.
Hoover✓ correct
Franklin
Roosevelt
Johnson
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History·medium
When was the first black US President elected?
2008✓ correct
2000
2004
2012
eventsfirstspeoplepresidentspoliticsusa
History·medium
What were the first names of US presidents Madison, Monroe, Polk, and Garfield?
James✓ correct
Marshall
Theodore
Thomas
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History·medium
Which Roman Emperor made his horse a senator?
Caligula✓ correct
Nero
Commodus
Augustus
historyromansanimalsleadersancient civilizationsnature
History·medium
Which river did George Washington famously cross in the American Revolutionary War?
Delaware✓ correct
Wilmington
Maryland
Pennsylvania
historyusarevolutionsriverspresidentswars
History·medium
Which British Prime Minister was in office for the majority of World War II?
Winston Churchill✓ correct
Neville Chamberlain
Anthony Eden
Tony Blair
historybritainunited kingdombritish prime ministersworld war 2countries
History·medium
Which French Ruler Was Finally Defeated In 1815?
Napoleon✓ correct
Charlemagne
De Gaulle
Joan of Arc
francewarspeopleleadershistorycountries
History·medium
Which King of France was known as The Sun King?
Louis XIV✓ correct
Henri III
Charles the Bald
Napoleon Bonaparte
franceleadersnicknamesmiddle agesmedievalhistory
History·medium
When Did Napoleon Bonaparte Begin His Reign As Emperor Of France?
1804✓ correct
1819
1834
1849
franceempiresleaderseuropehistorycountries
History·hard
Who Was The Youngest British Prime Minister?
William Pitt✓ correct
Anthony Eden
Margaret Thatcher
Clement Attlee
leadersunited kingdompoliticshistorypeoplecountries
History·hard
Who was the 28th president of the USA, in term during the period 1913–1921?
Woodrow Wilson✓ correct
Andrew Jackson
John Adams
George H. W. Bush
usapresidentsworld war 1historycountriesleaders
History·hard
Which Chinese dynasty lasted from 1368 to 1644?
Ming✓ correct
Qin
Han
Tang
chinaleadershistorycountriesasiapeople
Geography·medium
Mount Rushmore is located in which state?
South Dakota✓ correct
Missouri
Wyoming
California
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