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Leaders of the Guild
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Years and years in power. Good and bad regimes. The Quiz Maker's Guild has created an interesting look into the world of long-time political reigns. Step into the realm of the good, the bad, and the ugly!
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Very Difficult
10 Q
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apathy100
Mar 13 08
1809 plays
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The Running Man
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History is written by the winners and the runner in second place is usually just the first loser. This is a quiz about the "running man", those who have run for high office but lost the race.
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Average
10 Q
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adam36
May 03 13
165 plays
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Absolute Power ...
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"Power tends to corrupt, but absolute power corrupts absolutely". (Lord Acton, 1834-1902). A quiz on some of the most corrupt and murderous world leaders of the twentieth century.
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Average
10 Q
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trident
Sep 24 04
3540 plays
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Historically Inadequate
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These leaders all made notable blunders: faced with key decisions, they failed militarily, economically or politically. The consequences ranged from the relatively minor to the catastrophic. But can you pick out the Historically Inadequate?
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Tough
15 Q
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Rimrunner
Aug 20 10
675 plays
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Hit the Road, Jack
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World leaders have been exiled or sent away for various reasons throughout history. Here is a quiz on rulers and leaders who were told to "Hit the road, Jack", or did so of their own accord.
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Average
10 Q
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dcpddc478
May 17 11
558 plays
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The Powers That B
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There have been countless people who have held great power, rulers in their own right. Do you know these ten rulers, who all have names beginning with B?
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Average
10 Q
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salami_swami
Sep 10 12
441 plays
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The 'Great Dictators'
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The twentieth century saw the rise and fall of many a dictator, in all parts of the world. A dictator is anyone who has absolute power in a country without being democratically elected. My sources are the Encyclopaedia Britannica and Wikipedia.
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Tough
25 Q
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queenofsheba
Jul 19 07
2913 plays
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World Leaders - The Missing Link
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Identify the missing link in these chronological sequences of political leaders. (Note: If a leader was in office on several occasions, only the first occasion is mentioned in the timeline).
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Tough
10 Q
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vishvakarman
Nov 04 07
936 plays
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Father of The Nation
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The modern nation state holds in great respect the individuals who were responsible for their creation and the sense of common identity it gives to the people. See if you can identify these leaders and the states they created.
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Tough
10 Q
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mstanaway
Nov 23 07
1080 plays
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A-Z of Alliterative World Leaders
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This quiz is an A-Z (actually A-Y) rundown of presidents and prime ministers from around the world, all of who have first names and surnames beginning with the same letter. Have fun!
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Average
20 Q
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pagea
Mar 25 13
372 plays
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World Leaders by Country
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Who led their countries in 2005?
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Average
15 Q
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alan03
Feb 21 06
1881 plays
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Personality Cults
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Repressive regimes indulge in personality cults sustained by an adoring mass media to create the image of the leaders as being larger than life and wise in all things. See if you can identify these characters or their claims to fame.
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Difficult
10 Q
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mstanaway
Feb 25 07
1497 plays
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World Statesmen: Their Slurs and Innuendoes
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There's a little Archie Bunker in most of us and world leaders, no matter how august, have proven this time and time again. Verbal effluence from some extremely unexpected sources.
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Difficult
10 Q
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Coolupway
Aug 23 02
2157 plays
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Twentieth Century Dictators
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There have been some very unpleasant political leaders throughout the ages. Here I'm asking you to identify some of the dictators from the twentieth century. Good luck.
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Average
10 Q
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bracklaman
Apr 22 07
4362 plays
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He Won't Go
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A change can be very nice. Some world leaders take their sweet time about leaving their post however and refuse to step down. See what you know about these ten examples that had their people going "he won't go".
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Easy
10 Q
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James25
Jul 16 12
465 plays
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The Quotable Tyrant
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Say what you will about dictators, warlords and despots, most of them had some vaguely interesting things to say! See if you can match the quote with the autocrat!
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Difficult
10 Q
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TriviaGod0
Jan 01 07
1179 plays
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The Powers Behind the Thrones
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Women who ran the world - or at least, their nation - from behind the seat of power. I give you the man who 'led', the nation, and the time in history: you pick the woman who called the shots.
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Average
10 Q
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Rimrunner
Sep 16 10
432 plays
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Name the Leader
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This quiz will ask you to name the leader during a given event.
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Tough
10 Q
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StetsonHat
Jan 24 11
522 plays
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Women Rulers
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A quiz created by a humble dude, about famous women in history who ruled.
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Average
15 Q
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bowsoljah
Sep 26 02
3390 plays
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Ruling in the 1960s Part I
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Here is a list of leaders--some very well known, others not. They each played a big role in the world wide movement of change that characterized the 1960s. How many can you remember?
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Average
10 Q
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Windswept
Sep 19 08
879 plays
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World Leaders Past and Present
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I give the names of leaders of a country -- you name the country. The leaders are in order from earliest to most recent and may or may not include the current leader.
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Average
15 Q
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Leapday
Sep 25 00
4314 plays
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Ruling in the 1960s Part 2
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To add to my 60s reviews, here is another quiz about different world leaders. Can you pick the world leaders from those tempestuous days?
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Average
10 Q
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Windswept
Sep 19 08
693 plays
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World Leader 2006
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How much do you know about the people who led their countries in 2006?
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Tough
15 Q
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alan03
Jan 25 07
1386 plays
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Who Was Leader Then? Part II
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This is a follow up to the first quiz. Match the event with the leader in a particular country at the time. Good Luck!
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Tough
10 Q
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hews
Apr 12 00
3270 plays
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African Leaders
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Guess which African leader is being described. The questions contain hints about both the country and the leader without naming either. All of these leaders were in power in July, 2003, but things change fast in Africa!
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Average
15 Q
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gemelabuena
Aug 16 03
741 plays
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Notable women politicians from around the globe
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The 20th century saw the great increase in women's participation in politics. This quiz is devoted to prominent female leaders from all parts of the world.
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Very Difficult
10 Q
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InArm
Apr 04 07
618 plays
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Girls on Top: Independent Women II
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Ten more questions on women who have risen to become president or prime minister of their country.
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Tough
10 Q
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alan03
Jan 04 04
648 plays
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World Leaders
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A simple matching quiz. Match the leader to his or her country. Leaders and countries may be from the present or past. Some of the facts presented here have been checked against wikipedia.org.
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Average
10 Q
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sir67
Dec 11 05
2142 plays
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Girls On Top: Independent Women I
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Although their numbers are growing there have still been relatively few women who have risen to become president or prime minister of their country. This is a quiz on a few of those women.
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Difficult
10 Q
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alan03
Dec 09 03
828 plays
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Leaders of Nations
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Choose the leader that goes with the country and its type of government. (Past and Present)
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Tough
10 Q
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Oberon916
May 15 08
1335 plays
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