A Look at History

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1. Who was the mythological founder of Old Chosun, the first state of Korea? T'aejo Wang Kon Hyokkose Tan'Gun

2. Who led the Communist government that ruled Cambodia from 1975 to 1979? Norodom Sihanouk Lon Nol Pol Pot Norodom Ranariddh

3. Which Filipino opposition leader was assassinated in Manila in 1983? Ferdinand Marcos Benigno Aquino Fidel Ramos Corazom Aquino

4. From which leader do the Hashimite kings of Jordan claim to be descended? Moses Noah Abraham Prophet Mohammed

5. Who was the first female prime minister of Israel when she came to power in 1969? Leah Rabin Golda Meir Sara Netanyahu Sholem Aleicheim

6. Who was the first president of Indonesia who was also deposed by the army in 1966? Lee Kwan Yew Sukarno U Ne Win Suharto

7. Who was the only President of the United States to begin four terms of office? Ronald Reagan John F Kennedy Franklin Roosevelt Harry Truman

8. Who was Benjamin Disraeli? Prime Minister of Israel Russian Activist British Prime Minister Founder of Zionism

9. Who among the following served as prime minister of New Zealand three times? William Bragg Edward William Stafford William Haley Edward William Orpen

10. Which of these Revolutions began in 1789? French Revolution Cultural Revolution Industrial Revolution Russian Revolution

11. What was the first stage of the Russian Revoultion of 1917 popularly known as? October Revolution March Revolution February Revolution July Revolution

12. Who adopted "White House" as the official name for the residence of the president of the United States? Thomas Jefferson Benjamin Franklin Theodore Roosevelt John Adams

13. Who was the first Roman Catholic ever to be elected U.S. president? Abraham Lincoln John F Kennedy Bill Clinton Ronald Reagan

14. Who was the U.S President during the British - U.S. War of 1812? Thomas Jefferson James Monroe James Madison John Adams

15. The International Law Commission was established by which organ of the UN? General Assembly International Court of Justice Secretariat Economic and Social Council