Image: Andrew Cutraro via Wiki Commons, Rembrandt Peale via Wiki Commons, U.S. Dept. of Education via Wiki Commons
About This Quiz
When we say "world leaders," that usually pertains to people in power. But what kind of power do they have?
In this quiz, we jazzed it up a bit. World leaders are not merely politicians or political figures found working in the government of a country. We also consider other kinds of people as world leaders. They're not exclusively at the top of the chain of command here, but they're important just the same.
For instance, we named a few religious leaders who could also inspire and spark some influence in whoever they are addressing. By seeing them alone, one would know the direction that a quiz question is going. Yep, we make it fun for you!
Other kinds of leaders are also included: the revolutionaries. Some of them may have been obvious choices because of their leadership or heroism, but there are some "revolutionaries" who spark other parts of the imagination. So aside from the freedom fighters out there, we also included some of the best advocates working for the greater good, mostly overshadowing their own personal stance on things.
So, care to see the lineup here? Go take this quiz and challenge yourself!
Aaron Shikler via Wiki Commons, Yoichi Okamoto via Wiki Commons, Frank O. Salisbury via Wiki Commons
Can you guess where JFK, LBJ and FDR are from?
USA
The three presidential initials all pertain to presidents of the USA. Cute, huh?
Thailand
Saudi Arabia
Casablanca
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EU2017EE Estonian Presidency via Wiki Commons, Guillaume Paumier via Wiki Commons, Ãdouard Manet via Wiki Commons
Where did Emmanuel Macron, Nicolas Sarkozy and Georges Clemenceau start their career?
Czechoslovakia
Sweden
Africa
France
These famous politicians of the global stage are from France. It's always tricky for anyone to be a leader of such a diverse nation.
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Russian Presidential Press and Information Office via Wiki Commons, Susan Biddle via Wiki Commons, Wiki Commons
With names like Vladimir Putin, Boris Yeltsin and Vyacheslav Molotov, it’s obvious where they’re from. Can you guess where?
Canada
Antarctica
Russia
Imagine having a kind of bomb named after you -- like Molotov! That's Russia!
Newfoundland
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HM Government via Wiki Commons, Jmiller1971 via Wiki Commons, ukhomeoffice via Wiki Commons
Theresa May, Tony Blair and David Cameron are politicians from which European country?
England
These popular politicians are from England. They do things differently there...
Benin
Madagascar
Nigeria
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South Africa The Good News via Wiki Common, U.S. Department of State via Wiki Commons, Dale Frost, Port of San Diego at https://www.flickr.com/photos/portofsandiego/ via Wiki Commons
Nelson Mandela, Jacob Zuma and Desmond Tutu are influential and controversial leaders of which nation?
South Korea
South America
South Africa
South Africa has had a colorful and controversial society. No wonder its leaders are also the same in temperament!
South Asia
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http://www.president.go.kr/ Cheongwadae / Blue House via Wiki Commons, Presidential Press and Information Office via Wiki Commons, Hulton Archive/Getty Images via Wiki Commons
Kim Jong-un, Kim Jong-il and Kim Il-sung are all from what Asian nation?
North America
North Korea
North Korean leaders are somewhat of the same lineage. Yep, they're all related!
Northern Hemisphere
Northern Europe
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Wiki Commons, Wiki Commons, Wiki Commons
Can you guess where Juan Peron, Che Guevara and Eva Peron are from?
Venezuela
Philippines
Argentina
Argentina is the home of the controversial Perons. Che Guevara, the revolutionary, also hails from there.
Laos
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Jean-Simon Berthélemy via Wiki Commons, Nikolaus Knüpfer via Wiki Commons, Jacques-Louis David via Wiki Commons
Alexander the Great, Solon and Leonidas are ancient rulers from which country?
Greece
Greece has had a long line of leaders. The great and the not-so-great count in there...
Italy
Spain
Finland
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Wiki Commons, Wiki Commons, Wiki Commons
Mao Zedong, Chiang Kai-Shek and Sun Tzu are leaders with doctrines still being implemented today. From which country did they originate?
Japan
China
China is home to many kinds of leaders. The political ones have created doctrines that are used and useful until today.
East Timor
Papua New Guinea
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Wiki Commons, Mondalsamir via Wiki Commons, Heilig, Walter via Wiki Commons
Mahatma Gandhi, Mother Teresa and Jawaharlal Nehru are globally renowned leaders from what Asian country?
Pakistan
India
Nehru, Mother Teresa and Gandhi are three of the most popular leaders of India. Imagine having influence over a huge subcontinent!
Sri Lanka
Bangladesh
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Women Deliver via Wiki Commons, West Annex News via Wiki Commons, Joshua Sherurcij via Wiki Commons
Justin Trudeau, Rob Ford and Romeo Dallaire come from which North American country?
France
Bahrain
Guatemala
Canada
Canada is also home to great leaders. Some of them are gorgeous, too.
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Wiki Commons, Wiki Commons, Wiki Commons
Fiery and feisty leaders like Pancho Villa, Emiliano Zapata and Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador came from where?
Florida
Mexico
Mexico has a host of revolutionary leaders in their history. The small but feisty country fights when needed.
Dominican Republic
Valladolid
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Anonymous court painter, The Yuan Dynasty (1279â1368) via Wiki Commons, Anige of Nepal, an astronomer, engineer, painter, and confidant of Kublai Khan via Wiki Commons, IWurger via Wiki Commons
Genghis Khan, Kublai Khan and Batu Khan are ancient rulers of which nation?
Mongolia
Mongolia has had a long line of dynasties with fierce rulers. Genghis Khan is always the most cited leader.
China
Thailand
India
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Claude TRUONG-NGOC via Wiki Commons, Thai Government via Wiki Commons, Htoo Tay Zar via Wiki Commons
Aung San Suu Kyi, Tin Oo and Win Tin are leaders of a country formerly known as Burma. What’s it called now?
Oman
Chechnya
Myanmar
Myanmar is now the recognized name of Burma. But this is somewhat contentious for some sectors.
Iran
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Ricardo Stuckert/PR via Wiki Commons, UNASUR SG via Wiki Commons, ÐÑеÑÑ-ÑлÑжба ÐÑезиденÑа РоÑÑии/ Presidential Executive Office Russia via Wiki Commons
Fidel Castro, Miguel Diaz-Canel and Raul Castro are decisive leaders from which nation?
Panama
Colombia
Cuba
Cuba has had a long history of revolutions and communist rule. Fidel Castro is the most recognizable leader here.
Spartan
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Ace Morandante via Wiki Commons, derivative work: Bluemask (talk)/Ferdinand_Marcos_and_George_Shultz_DA-SC-84-05877.JPEG: Spec. 4 Dino Bartomucci via Wiki Commons, Brian P. Biller via Wiki Commons
Controversial presidents Rodrigo Duterte, Ferdinand Marcos and Gloria Arroyo are citizens of which country?
Indonesia
Malaysia
Philippines
The Philippines was once under Spanish rule, Japanese rule and American rule. Now, it enjoys a democracy similar to the US.
Cambodia
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Georges Biard via Wiki Commons, Wiki Commons, David S. Nolan, U.S. Air Force via Wiki Commons
Former actors Arnold Schwarzenegger, Ronald Reagan and Shirley Temple Black all had political careers in which country?
Belgium
USA
Equal opportunities are within reach for those in the USA. Actors could actually become political leaders here.
Ibiza
Portugal
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White House photo office via Wiki Commons, Duyckinick, Evert A. Portrait Gallery of Eminent Men and Women in Europe and America. New York: Johnson, Wilson & Company, 1873. via Wiki Commons, Copyright by Matzene, Chicago. via Wiki Commons
Trailblazing women leaders like Margaret Thatcher, Florence Nightingale and Emmeline Pankhurst hail from which country?
Netherlands
Switzerland
England
England is home to many controversial women in history. They are leaders in their own right.
Africa
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Robert D. Ward via Wiki Commons, Lucasmatti via Wiki Commons, Bidgee via Wiki Commons
Big names like Lee Kuan Yew, Ho Ching and Tony Tan all come from which small but powerful Asian nation?
Armenia
Laos
Honduras
Singapore
Singapore is a first world country. You can tour the whole country in a day!
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Ralf Roletschek via Wiki Commons, Engelbert Reineke via Wiki Commons, Young, Katherine via Wiki Commons
Angela Merkel, Helmut Kohl and Konrad Adenauer are bona fide leaders from which European nation?
Latvia
Jordan
Germany
Germany has had good bona fide leaders in modern times. It's a far cry from their historical era...
Kiribati
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Luca Galuzzi (Lucag) via Wiki Commons, Hugh E. Richardson via Wiki Commons, Wiki Commons
The Dalai Lama, Changkhyim and Labzang Khan are leaders from which unassuming nation?
Tibet
Tibet is an autonomous region that also touches upon the Himalayas. So they share Mount Everest with their neighbors.
Senegal
Zambia
Uruguay
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Wiki Commons, Jacques-Louis David via Wiki Commons, Meister der Erzherzoginnenportraits via Wiki Commons
Strong-willed leaders like Joan of Arc, Napoleon Bonaparte and Marie Antoinette influenced which country?
Uzbekistan
France
The history of France is full of feisty and frightful leaders. Napoleon and Joan of Arc, for instance, are poles apart in character!
Zimbabwe
Yemen
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SÅawek via Wiki Commons, Eric Draper via Wiki Commons, Ivan Argunov via Wiki Commons
Lech Walesa, Pope John Paul II and Catherine the Great all hail from this country. What is it?
Poland
Poland has great leaders that helped the country emerge from its dark past. They also had to deal with the effect of the Holocaust in their land.
Romania
Samoa
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Wiki Commons, Eric Draper via Wiki Commons, Cesare Maccari via Wiki Commons
This country has had a long and colorful history full of interesting public figures for leaders, like Benito Mussolini, Silvio Berlusconi and Cicero. Which country is this?
Ecuador
Italy
Italy has centuries-worth of great leaders and controversial rulers as well. It's always a balance with this country.
Aruba
Belarus
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Heinrich Hoffmann via Wiki Commons, AD.BRAUN & Cie Dornach via Wiki Commons, Fabio Pozzebom/ABr Wiki Commons
Controversial in their own right, leaders like Adolf Hitler, Otto Von Bismarck and Pope Benedict XVI call which country home?
Eritrea
Syria
Germany
Some of Germany's past rulers are undeniably dark in nature. That's why it's important to still learn the lessons from the past.
Cyprus
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T4c. Messerlin. (Army) via Wiki Commons, Oliver F. Atkins via Wiki Commons, Greta Kempton via Wiki Commons
Dwight Eisenhower, Richard Nixon and Harry Truman are memorable leaders from which country?
Hungary
Iceland
Liechtenstein
USA
There are cool US presidents and there are weird US presidents. But the USA always learn from both kinds!
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William Orpen via Wiki Commons, Wiki Commons, PFC TRACEY L. HALL-LEAHY, USA via Wiki Commons
Winston Churchill, Douglas Haig and John Major are world leaders for different generations in which country?
Paraguay
England
England has had an array of colorful personalities as leaders. Some became legends while some were just OK.
Oman
Suriname
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State Department photo by William Ng / Public domain via Wiki Commons, Wiki Commons, Takabeg via Wiki Commons
Emperor Akihito, Hideki Tojo and Isoroku Yamamoto were newsworthy leaders who came from which Asian nation?
Japan
Japan also has a dark history, and its leaders don't deny that. That's why present leaders are also making moves to rectify their past mistakes.
Slovakia
Taiwan
Nepal
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Iker rubà via Wiki Commons, Fondo Antiguo de la Biblioteca de la Universidad de Sevilla from Sevilla, España via Wiki Commons, José MarÃa RodrÃguez de Losada via Wiki Commons
Everyone who knows their European history should know where Francisco Franco, El Cid and Ferdinand III ruled. What country are they from?
New Zealand
Lebanon
Gambia
Spain
Spain is actually a monarchy. Their current leader is King Felipe VI.
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National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution via Wiki Commons, Jim Greenhill from McLean, USA via Wiki Commons, White House Staff Photographers. via Wiki Commons
Intriguing leaders like Manuel Noriega, Juan Carlos Varela and Omar Torrijos all came from which country?
Latvia
Kuwait
Panama
Panama is actually the magic link between South America and Central America. The Panama Canal is a huge economic factor there.
Jamaica
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mwanasimba from La Réunion via Wiki Commons, Copyright © Harry Wad via Wiki Commons, Voice of America via Wiki Commons
Robert Mugabe, Morgan Tsvangirai and Emmerson Mnangagwa: Where are they from?
Maldives
Lithuania
Zimbabwe
Mention Zimbabwe and the name Mugabe will always come to mind, when talking about leaders. He was one of the longest-serving leaders of the county.
Peru
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Sailko via Wiki Commons, ser:Postdlf via Wiki Commons, Philip Pikart via Wiki Commons
Tutankhamun, Hatshepsut and Nefertiti: Where did these ancient leaders rule?
Kyrgyzstan
Egypt
Egypt has an array of ancient leaders that are mysterious and intriguing. King Tut, or Tutankhamun, is one of them.
Liberia
JOrdan
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Wiki Commons, credits for w:ar:Ù
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Saddam Hussein, Faisal I, Gilgamesh: What country claimed them as their own?
Fiji
Iraq
Iraq has had a long line of great ancient leaders. But in modern times, leaders are quite different in terms of leadership styles.
Estonia
Oz
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Wiki Commons, ninara via Wiki Commons, ColorizePhotoOfIran via Wiki Commons
Historically familiar names like Ayatollah Khomeini, Zoroaster and Reza Shah are from which country?
Iran
Iran is a very interesting nation. Its leaders are in between the ancient and the modern at times, according to political analysts.
Albania
Bahrain
Cuenca
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White House photo office via Wiki Commons, Wiki Commons, Pavel Semyonovich Zhukov via Wiki Commons
Mikhail Gorbachev, Joseph Stalin, Vladimir Lenin: What’s the name of their former country?
Bhutan
Yangon
USSR
The former USSR had quite a number of memorable leaders. Controversial is also in there as their element.
Sweden
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Osborne House, Isle of Wight via Wiki Commons, Wiki Commons, William Scrots via Wiki Commons
Queen Victoria, Queen Anne, Queen Elizabeth I: Where are these royal women from?
England
England is actually a monarchy. However, they also have a Prime Minister running the government.
Grenada
Cameroon
Wakanda
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Wiki Commons, Rhododendrites via Wiki Commons, Wiki Commons
Bright and dynamic women like Condoleezza Rice, Hillary Clinton and Madeleine Albright are leaders in which gender-diverse nation?
Hong Kong
Israel
USA
The USA is home of fun, fearless and powerful females -- sometimes each one carrying all of those characteristics! They are found in many kinds of sectors.
Japan
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Remy Steinegger via Wiki Commons, Matty Stern (U.S. Embassy, Tel Aviv) via Wiki Commons, CNIFoundation via Wiki Commons
Yasser Arafat, Mahmoud Abbas, Ismail Haniya: Where are they from?
Luxembourg
Palestine
Palestine has been a source of conflict for a long time. Their leaders sometimes seek the help of the international community for assistance.
Morocco
Somalia
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Andrew Cutraro via Wiki Commons, Rembrandt Peale via Wiki Commons, U.S. Dept. of Education via Wiki Commons