World Leaders and Politicians

George Washington served as the first President of the United States from 1789 to 1797. He was unanimously elected by the Electoral College and established many precedents for the presidency, including the two-term tradition.

Richard Nixon is the correct answer - he was elected Vice-President twice (1952, 1956) under Eisenhower, and President twice (1968, 1972). George Washington was only elected to each office once. James Madison and Benjamin Harrison were never Vice President.

Gumpas is the corrupt Governor of the Lone Islands who is exploiting the islands' trade and people. He is deposed by Caspian X during the voyage of the Dawn Treader. Lord Glozelle is a Telmarine lord, not a governor.

Trygve Lie of Norway was the first Secretary-General of the United Nations, serving from 1946 to 1952. He was selected after the UN's establishment following World War II. His tenure dealt with early Cold War tensions including the Korean War.

Albert Einstein said this quote about democracy, specifically in a 1946 speech at Princeton: 'Democracy is a form of government where... it is a scale of proportions which makes the bad difficult and the good easy.' He was discussing how democracy, despite its flaws, provides mechanisms for self-correction.

John Wilkes Booth assassinated Abraham Lincoln, the 16th U.S. President, on April 14, 1865 at Ford's Theatre in Washington, D.C. Lee Harvey Oswald killed JFK (35th president), and Nathuram Godse assassinated Mahatma Gandhi.

Dame Rosalyn Higgins served as the President of the International Court of Justice (ICJ) at The Hague from 2006 to 2009. She was a British judge and the first female president of the ICJ.

The Red Cross was founded by Henry Dunant (also spelled Henri Dunant), a Swiss businessman who was deeply moved by the suffering he witnessed after the Battle of Solferino in 1859. His vision led to the establishment of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) in 1863 and the adoption of the First Geneva Convention. Dunant received the first Nobel Peace Prize in 1901.

The Red Cross was founded by Henry Dunant (also spelled Jean Henri Durant), a Swiss businessman who was inspired by the suffering he witnessed after the Battle of Solferino in 1859. He proposed the creation of neutral relief organizations to care for wounded soldiers, leading to the Geneva Convention and the Red Cross movement. Kwame Nkrumah and Habib Bourguiba were African leaders.

Theodore Roosevelt became the 26th President of the USA in 1901 at age 42 after President McKinley's assassination, making him the youngest president in American history. John F. Kennedy was the youngest person elected to the presidency (age 43), but he was not the youngest to assume the office. Barack Obama was 47 when inaugurated, and George Washington was 57.

Theodore Roosevelt became the youngest president in U.S. history at age 42 after President William McKinley was assassinated in 1901. John F. Kennedy was the youngest person elected president (at 43), but TR was the youngest to assume the office. Option C has a typo - should be Jimmy Carter, not Crater.

Bill Gates and Bill Clinton both have 'William' as their first name (Bill is a nickname for William). Wilhelm Roentgen's first name is the German form of William. Sir Walter Raleigh's first name is Walter, not William, making him the correct answer.

George Washington served as the first President of the United States from 1789 to 1797, having previously led the Continental Army to victory in the Revolutionary War. He established many presidential traditions still followed today, including the two-term precedent which later became law.

This is a spelling verification question for Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela's name. Option C has the correct spelling. Options A, B, D, and E contain deliberate spelling errors in different parts of the name.