International Political VIPs 1945-1980

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1. Who was the U.S. President who was in charge during the so-called 'Berlin Blockade ' in 1948? Eisenhower Kennedy Nixon Truman

2. Of which USA State was commie-hunter Joe Mc Carthy the Senator from 1947 till 1954? Washington Oklahoma Vermont Wisconsin

3. Who was the last Czechoslovakian President before the takeover by the Communists in 1948 ? Eduard Benes Gustav Husak Zdenek Fierlinger Klement Gottwald

4. One of the more flamboyant characters in Post-War Britain was certainly Tony Benn. In order to become a Member of the House of Commons he had to give up his seat in the House of Lords. What had been his title until then? Lord Wedgwood Lord Home Lord Denning Lord Stansgate

5. On 29th of October 1965 one of Morocco's most important leaders was assassinated in Paris. He had been the founder of the Istiklal Party.Who was he? Ben Barka Abu Nidal Ben Bella Ferhat Abbas

6. What was the meaning of the nickname Jomo Kenyatta under which Johnstone Kama Ngungi,the historic leader of the Kenyan Mau Mau, was known to the world? Burning Spear The Lion King Ferocious Tiger Father of the Kenyan Revolution

7. Where in the USA was Martin Luther King murdered in 1968? Montgomery, Alabama Washington D.C. Memphis, Tennessee Atlanta, Georgia

8. What is the family relationship between the present King of Spain Juan Carlos and the pre-war King Alfonso XIII? son grandson brother nephew

9. Who was the first President of Iran after the Shah had left the country ? Bani Sadr Bazargan Bakhtiar Khamenei

10. Before he became involved in the Bolivian guerilla war in which he was eventually killed, Ernesto Che Guevara had been the President of the Cuban National Bank. True False