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A quiz of fairly well-known people in history and important current events #Fun
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Well-known activist and leader of the worker's rights movement: "si, se puede"
Marco Rubio
Che Guevara
Barack Obama
Cesar Chavez
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First African-American president of the United States of America.
Thurgood Marshall
Bob Marley
Barack Hussein Obama
Joe Robinette Biden
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Featured on the 50 dollar bill, commander of the Union army, and a U.S. President. Who is he?
Ulysses S. Grant
Abraham Lincoln
Robert E. Lee
William T. Sherman
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Was the most well-known activist and leader of the Civil Rights Movement.
Thurgood Marshall
Malcolm X
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
Medgar Evers
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She was the first African-American First Lady in the U.S. Who is she?
Coretta Scott King
Michelle Obama
Rosa Parks
Maya Angelou
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Elected in 2009, she is the current Prime Minister of Bangladesh. Who is she?
Sheikh Hasina
Malala Yousafzai
Nelson Mandela
Mother Theresa
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First woman elected president of Argentina from 2007 - 2015. Who is she?
Cristina Fernández de Kirchner
Theresa May
Hillary Clinton
Dilma Rousseff
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Slums were named after him because people thought he caused the Great Depression. Who was he?
President Woodrow Wilson
President Lyndon B. Johnson
President Franklin D. Roosevelt
President Herbert Hoover
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He is the current President of Syria and has been accused of crimes against his people. He is?
Fidel Castro
Bashar al-Assad
Saddam Hussein
Vladimir Putin
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This man was the Nazi dictator of Germany during World War II. Who was he?
Benito Mussolini
Joseph Stalin
Adolf Hitler
Hideki Tojo
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This man is Mike Pence. In 2017-2020, what is his job title?
U.S. Secretary
U.S. Vice President
U.S. Attorney General
U.S. President
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The U.S. President during the Civil War. Advocated for abolition of slavery and 13th Amendment.
Ulysses S. Grant
Abraham Lincoln
Martin Luther King
Andrew Johnson
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Muslim activist and leader during the Civil Rights Movement.
Malcolm X
John Lewis
Dr. Martin Luther King
Emmet Till
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First elected woman president in Liberia from 2006-2018. Who is she?
Joseph Boakai
Leymah Gbowee
George Weah
Ellen Johnson Sirleaf
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This man was the dictator of the Soviet Union during World War II. Who was he?
Hideki Tojo
Adolf Hitler
Benito Mussolini
Joseph Stalin
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This man is Andrew Cuomo. What's his job?
New York State Senator
New York State Representative
New York State Governor
New York State Councilman
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This man was the fascist dictator in Italy during World War II. Who is he?
Benito Mussolini
Joseph Stalin
Adolf Hitler
Hideki Tojo
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This woman was known for her charity work to support poor, disabled, and sick people.
Mother Antonia
Mother Goose
Mother Teresa
Mother Ship
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Started the Bus Boycott and was a well-known activist and leader of the Civil Rights Movement
Coretta Scott King
Betty White
Angela Davis
Rosa Parks
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Known for his speeches, critique of the U.S. and adviser to President Lincoln. Who was he?
Abraham Lincoln
Sojourner Truth
Frederick Douglass
Olaudah Equiano
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In 1980, this president's campaign slogan was "Let's Make America Great Again." Who was he?
Theodore Roosevelt
George H. W. Bush
Ronald Reagan
Donald Trump
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She was the Prime Minister in Trinidad and Tobago from 2010 to 2015. Who is she?
Angela Davis
Michelle Obama
Hillary Clinton
Kamla Persad-Bissessar
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This is Mahatma Mohandas Gandhi. He inspired MLK Jr and Nelson Mandela. What is he known for?
Non-violent protest of British rule and systems in India
Non-violent protest of apartheid in South Africa
Wearing fashionable glasses and clothes
Sharing peaceful wisdom through religious teachings
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First black justice on the Supreme Court and as a lawyer ended legal segregation in the U.S.
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
John Lewis
Medgar Evers
Thurgood Marshall
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He was the longest serving U.S. President and served through the Great Depression and WWII.
Woodrow Wilson
Franklin Delano Roosevelt (FDR)
Harry S. Truman
George W. Bush
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She was wife to a famous leader but a civil rights activist on her own too. Who was she?
Angela Davis
Maya Angelou
Coretta Scott King
Betty Shabazz
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This man is Bill deBlasio. What is his job title?
New York City board director
New York City councilman
New York City attorney general
New York City mayor
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Who is this man?
President of the United States: Donald Trump
President of Russia: Vladimir Putin
Prime Minister of Canada: Justin Trudeau
Prime Minister of Ireland: Leo Varadkar
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Compared to Donald Trump, she is the current leader of the United Kingdom. Who is she?
German Chancellor Angela Merkel (2005 - current)
Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher (1979-1990)
Queen Elizabeth II (1952 - current)
Prime Minister Theresa May (2016 - current)