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Quiz about AZ Presidents and Prime Ministers
Quiz about AZ Presidents and Prime Ministers

A-Z Presidents and Prime Ministers Quiz

In this quiz I give you the name of a President or Prime Minister (PM). You give me the name of the country.

A multiple-choice quiz by author. Estimated time: 4 mins.
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Author
author
Time
4 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
102,592
Updated
Dec 03 21
# Qns
25
Difficulty
Tough
Avg Score
15 / 25
Plays
2530
Last 3 plays: Guest 31 (10/25), krajack99 (24/25), colbymanram (9/25).
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Question 1 of 25
1. Bertie Ahern became PM of _______ in 1997? Hint


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Question 2 of 25
2. Jan Peter Balkenende became PM of _______ in 2002? Hint


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Question 3 of 25
3. Jean Chrétien became PM of ________ in 1993? Hint


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Question 4 of 25
4. Mikulás Dzurinda became PM of _______ in 1998? Hint


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Question 5 of 25
5. Ricardo Lagos Escobar became President of _______ in 2000? Hint


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Question 6 of 25
6. Vicente Fox became President of ______ in 2000? Hint


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Question 7 of 25
7. Xanana Gusmao became President of _______ in 2002? Hint


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Question 8 of 25
8. John Howard became PM of ______ in 1996? Hint


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Question 9 of 25
9. Alija Izetbegovic was President of ______ from 1990-96? Hint


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Question 10 of 25
10. Lionel Jospin was PM of _______ from 1997-2002? Hint


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Question 11 of 25
11. Chandrika Kumaratunga became President of ______ in 1994? Hint


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Question 12 of 25
12. Paavo Lipponen became PM of ______ in 1995? Hint


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Question 13 of 25
13. Leszek Miller became PM of ______ in 2001? Hint


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Question 14 of 25
14. Nursultan Nazarbayev became President of _______ in 1991? Hint


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Question 15 of 25
15. Daniel Ortega was President of _______ from 1984-90? Hint


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Question 16 of 25
16. Andres Pastrana became President of ______ in 1998? Hint


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Question 17 of 25
17. Muammar al Qaddafi became (virtual) President of ______ in 1969? Hint


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Question 18 of 25
18. Ivica Racan became PM of ______ in 2000? Hint


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Question 19 of 25
19. Wolfgang Schüssel became PM (Federal Chancellor) of ______ in 2000? Hint


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Question 20 of 25
20. Tran Duc Luong became President of _______ in 1997? Hint


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Question 21 of 25
21. Walter Ulbricht became President (Chairman of the Council of State) of ______ in 1960? Hint


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Question 22 of 25
22. Vladimir Voronin became President of _______ in 2001? Hint


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Question 23 of 25
23. Lech Walesa was President of ________ 1990-95? Hint


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Question 24 of 25
24. Boris Yeltsin was President of _____ 1990-1999. Hint


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Question 25 of 25
25. Zhelyu Zhelev was President of ______ 1990-96? Hint



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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts
1. Bertie Ahern became PM of _______ in 1997?

Answer: Ireland (Irish Republic)

 Ahern was leader of Fianna Fáil party from 1994.
2. Jan Peter Balkenende became PM of _______ in 2002?

Answer: The Netherlands
3. Jean Chrétien became PM of ________ in 1993?

Answer: Canada

 Chrétien was leader of the Liberal Party from 1990.
4. Mikulás Dzurinda became PM of _______ in 1998?

Answer: Slovakia

 Dzurinda and his party Slovak Democratic Coalition win the election in 1998 and thus made nationalist Meciar resign.
5. Ricardo Lagos Escobar became President of _______ in 2000?

Answer: Chile
6. Vicente Fox became President of ______ in 2000?

Answer: Mexico

 After 71 years in power, the PRI party lost power to Vincente Fox of the conservative National Action Party in 2000.
7. Xanana Gusmao became President of _______ in 2002?

Answer: East Timor

 Gusmao won the first presiential election in newly independent East Timor in 2002.
8. John Howard became PM of ______ in 1996?

Answer: Australia
9. Alija Izetbegovic was President of ______ from 1990-96?

Answer: Bosnia-Herzegovina
10. Lionel Jospin was PM of _______ from 1997-2002?

Answer: France

 Jospin and his Socialist Party lost the elections in 2002.
Conservative Jean-Pierre Raffarin became PM.
11. Chandrika Kumaratunga became President of ______ in 1994?

Answer: Sri Lanka
12. Paavo Lipponen became PM of ______ in 1995?

Answer: Finland

 Lipponen represents the Social Democrats.
13. Leszek Miller became PM of ______ in 2001?

Answer: Poland
14. Nursultan Nazarbayev became President of _______ in 1991?

Answer: Kazakhstan
15. Daniel Ortega was President of _______ from 1984-90?

Answer: Nicaragua

 Ortega was leader of the Nicaraguan revolution 1978-79. He then became leader of Nicaragua. A popular election was held 1984 in which he won the Presidency.
16. Andres Pastrana became President of ______ in 1998?

Answer: Colombia

 Pastrana represents the Conservative party.
17. Muammar al Qaddafi became (virtual) President of ______ in 1969?

Answer: Libya

 Qaddafi (or Khaddhafi) overthrew Libyan King Idris in 1969. He nominally gave up all titles, but he was the virtual President of the country. He was overthrown in December 2011 and went into hiding for a few weeks before he was found and killed by Libyan rebels.
18. Ivica Racan became PM of ______ in 2000?

Answer: Croatia

 The ruling Nationalist Party HDZ lost the elections in 2000. The Social Democrat leader Racan became PM.
19. Wolfgang Schüssel became PM (Federal Chancellor) of ______ in 2000?

Answer: Austria

 Schlüssel represents the Conservative party. He became PM in 2000 in a coalition with the right wing Freedom Party, led by Jörg Haider.
20. Tran Duc Luong became President of _______ in 1997?

Answer: Vietnam
21. Walter Ulbricht became President (Chairman of the Council of State) of ______ in 1960?

Answer: East Germany (DDR)

 Ulbricht was leader of DDR Communist Party SED 1950-71.
22. Vladimir Voronin became President of _______ in 2001?

Answer: Moldova

 Voronin represents the Communist Party.
23. Lech Walesa was President of ________ 1990-95?

Answer: Poland

 The Solidarity leader Walesa no longer plays any role in Polish politics.
24. Boris Yeltsin was President of _____ 1990-1999.

Answer: Russia

 Yeltsin became President of the Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic in 1990. In 1991 he became President of newly independent Russian federation.
25. Zhelyu Zhelev was President of ______ 1990-96?

Answer: Bulgaria

 In 1989, Zhelev became leader of the opposition Union Democratic Forces coalition. He was a proponent for market-centred economic reform and social peace.
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