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Presidents and Leaders Quiz
Introduction
Test your general knowledge with this engaging quiz about influential presidents and leaders from around the world. From George Washington, the first U.S. President, to iconic figures like Winston Churchill and Nelson Mandela, this quiz covers key moments in history. Discover who delivered the Gettysburg Address, which leader initiated the New Deal, and who was the first female Prime Minister of the UK. Challenge yourself with questions about groundbreaking figures such as Mahatma Gandhi, Margaret Thatcher, and Martin Luther King Jr. Whether you're a history enthusiast or just curious, this quiz offers a fun way to learn about the leaders who shaped nations and left lasting legacies. How many can you answer correctly?
Quiz Questions
1. Who was the first President of the United States?
Thomas Jefferson
George Washington
Abraham Lincoln
John Adams
2. Which U.S. President delivered the Gettysburg Address?
Theodore Roosevelt
Abraham Lincoln
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Ulysses S. Grant
3. Who was the only U.S. President to serve more than two terms?
John F. Kennedy
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Woodrow Wilson
Harry S. Truman
4. Which British Prime Minister led the UK during World War II?
Margaret Thatcher
Winston Churchill
Tony Blair
David Lloyd George
5. Who was the first female Prime Minister of the United Kingdom?
Theresa May
Margaret Thatcher
Angela Merkel
Indira Gandhi
6. Which U.S. President is known for the "New Deal" program?
Herbert Hoover
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Lyndon B. Johnson
7. Who was the first African President of South Africa?
Nelson Mandela
Thabo Mbeki
Jacob Zuma
F.W. de Klerk
8. Which U.S. President resigned due to the Watergate scandal?
Gerald Ford
Richard Nixon
Ronald Reagan
Jimmy Carter
9. Who was the longest-reigning monarch in British history?
Queen Victoria
Queen Elizabeth II
King George III
King Henry VIII
10. Which U.S. President was assassinated in Dallas, Texas?
John F. Kennedy
Ronald Reagan
James A. Garfield
William McKinley
11. Who was the first President of the Russian Federation after the fall of the Soviet Union?
Vladimir Putin
Dmitry Medvedev
Boris Yeltsin
Mikhail Gorbachev
12. Which Indian leader is known for his non-violent resistance to British rule?
Jawaharlal Nehru
Mahatma Gandhi
Indira Gandhi
Narendra Modi
13. Who was the youngest elected U.S. President?
Theodore Roosevelt
John F. Kennedy
Bill Clinton
Barack Obama
14. Which French leader was known for his military conquests in Europe?
Charles de Gaulle
Louis XIV
Napoleon Bonaparte
Emmanuel Macron
15. Who was the first U.S. President to be impeached?
Andrew Johnson
Bill Clinton
Donald Trump
Richard Nixon
16. Which leader initiated the economic reforms known as "Perestroika"?
Joseph Stalin
Leonid Brezhnev
Mikhail Gorbachev
Vladimir Lenin
17. Who was the first Chancellor of Germany after reunification in 1990?
Angela Merkel
Helmut Kohl
Konrad Adenauer
Willy Brandt
18. Which U.S. President signed the Civil Rights Act of 1964?
John F. Kennedy
Lyndon B. Johnson
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Richard Nixon
19. Who was the first female Chancellor of Germany?
Angela Merkel
Ursula von der Leyen
Christine Lagarde
Margaret Thatcher
20. Which leader famously said, "I have a dream"?
Malcolm X
Martin Luther King Jr.
Barack Obama
Nelson Mandela
