Legendary Political Figures

Test your knowledge about some of the most iconic and influential political figures in history.

15 Questions Published

Questions

Question 1 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Who was the first President of the United States?

  1. George Washington
  2. Thomas Jefferson
  3. Abraham Lincoln
  4. Franklin D. Roosevelt
Question 2 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which British Prime Minister led the country during World War II?

  1. Winston Churchill
  2. Margaret Thatcher
  3. Tony Blair
  4. David Cameron
Question 3 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Who was the first female Prime Minister of India?

  1. Indira Gandhi
  2. Sonia Gandhi
  3. Pratibha Patil
  4. Mamata Banerjee
Question 4 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which French leader is known as the 'Sun King'?

  1. Napoleon Bonaparte
  2. Louis XIV
  3. Charles de Gaulle
  4. François Mitterrand
Question 5 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Who was the President of the Soviet Union during the Cuban Missile Crisis?

  1. Nikita Khrushchev
  2. Leonid Brezhnev
  3. Yuri Andropov
  4. Konstantin Chernenko
Question 6 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which Chinese leader is associated with the 'Great Leap Forward' campaign?

  1. Mao Zedong
  2. Deng Xiaoping
  3. Jiang Zemin
  4. Hu Jintao
Question 7 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Who was the President of South Africa during the end of apartheid?

  1. Nelson Mandela
  2. F.W. de Klerk
  3. Thabo Mbeki
  4. Jacob Zuma
Question 8 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which German Chancellor is known for his economic reforms and reunification of Germany?

  1. Helmut Kohl
  2. Angela Merkel
  3. Gerhard Schröder
  4. Willy Brandt
Question 9 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Who was the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom during the Falklands War?

  1. Margaret Thatcher
  2. John Major
  3. Tony Blair
  4. Gordon Brown
Question 10 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which American President is known for his 'New Deal' policies during the Great Depression?

  1. Franklin D. Roosevelt
  2. Herbert Hoover
  3. Harry S. Truman
  4. Dwight D. Eisenhower
Question 11 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Who was the first African-American President of the United States?

  1. Barack Obama
  2. Martin Luther King Jr.
  3. Malcolm X
  4. Rosa Parks
Question 12 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which British Prime Minister is known for his 'Iron Lady' persona?

  1. Margaret Thatcher
  2. Winston Churchill
  3. Tony Blair
  4. David Cameron
Question 13 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Who was the President of the United States during the Watergate scandal?

  1. Richard Nixon
  2. Gerald Ford
  3. Jimmy Carter
  4. Ronald Reagan
Question 14 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which Indian Prime Minister is known for his 'Green Revolution' initiatives?

  1. Jawaharlal Nehru
  2. Indira Gandhi
  3. Rajiv Gandhi
  4. Manmohan Singh
Question 15 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Who was the President of the United States during the Cuban Missile Crisis?

  1. John F. Kennedy
  2. Dwight D. Eisenhower
  3. Lyndon B. Johnson
  4. Richard Nixon