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? Corazom Aquino Ferdinand Marcos Benigno Aquino Fidel Ramos

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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? James Monroe James Madison John Adams Thomas Jefferson

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