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Kings, Queens, and Dictators III

Throughout history, there have been many notable kings, queens, and dictators. See if you can match up the clues with the person they describe.

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Question #1

This queen has the record for the longest reign in British history, having ruled for 63 years, 216 days. She is so well known that an entire era was named for her.

Mary I
Mary, Queen of Scots
Elizabeth I
Victoria
Marie Antoinette

Question #2

What emperor of Rome, who is generally considered to be the worst emperor in that nation's history, ordered his own mother's murder and is responsible for the execution of many Christians, including Peter and Paul?

Constantine
Julius Caesar
Augustus Caesar
Nero
Caligula

Question #3

What king of Babylon is best known for creating one of the first written codes of law in recorded history?

Sumu-la-El
Apil-sin
Hammurabi
Darius III
Xerxes II

Question #4

What president of Venezuela is best known for his adoration of Fidel Castro and for his vehemently anti-American sentiments?

Simon Bolivar
Julian Castro
Hugo Rafael Chávez Frias
Rafael Caldera Rodríguez
César Estrada Chávez

Question #5

What Roman emperor is responsible for the building of a massive wall in Great Britain that was intended to protect Roman lands from barbarian invasions?

Julius Caesar
Augustus Caesar
Nero
Caligula
Hadrian

Question #6

What ruler of China, known as "First Emperor", was the first to unify several warring states into one nation, was responsible for the beginning of the Great Wall of China, and was buried with a life-size terracotta army of around 8,000 soldiers?

ShengZu KangXi
DeZong GuangXu
Genghis Khan
Qin Shi Huang

Question #7

What Mughal emperor of India ordered the construction of the grand mausoleum, the Taj Mahal, to honor his wife, Mumtaz Mahal?

Aurangzeb
Mahatma Gandhi
Akbar
Shah Jahan
Genghis Khan

Question #8

What emperor of Japan, whose chosen reigning name ironically means "Enlightened Peace", ruled during World War II?

Montoku
Genghis Khan
Showa
Mahatma Gandhi
Yasuo Fukuda

Question #9

What king of France, at first believed to be weak and ineffectual, succeeded in expelling the English from France, ending the Hundred Years War?

Louis XIV
Louis XVI
Charles VII
Henry V
Henry II

Question #10

Who was the last Shah of Iran, who was overthrown by a revolution in 1979 and lived out his final days in exile, dying of pancreatic cancer in Egypt in 1980?

Genghis Khan
Mohammad Rezā Shāh Pahlavi
Mahatma Gandhi
Seyyed Zia'eddin Tabatabaee
Hugo Chavez

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Kings, Queens, and Dictators III

Question #1

This queen has the record for the longest reign in British history, having ruled for 63 years, 216 days. She is so well known that an entire era was named for her.

Question #2

What emperor of Rome, who is generally considered to be the worst emperor in that nation's history, ordered his own mother's murder and is responsible for the execution of many Christians, including Peter and Paul?

Question #3

What king of Babylon is best known for creating one of the first written codes of law in recorded history?

Question #4

What president of Venezuela is best known for his adoration of Fidel Castro and for his vehemently anti-American sentiments?

Question #5

What Roman emperor is responsible for the building of a massive wall in Great Britain that was intended to protect Roman lands from barbarian invasions?

Question #6

What ruler of China, known as "First Emperor", was the first to unify several warring states into one nation, was responsible for the beginning of the Great Wall of China, and was buried with a life-size terracotta army of around 8,000 soldiers?

Question #7

What Mughal emperor of India ordered the construction of the grand mausoleum, the Taj Mahal, to honor his wife, Mumtaz Mahal?

Question #8

What emperor of Japan, whose chosen reigning name ironically means "Enlightened Peace", ruled during World War II?

Question #9

What king of France, at first believed to be weak and ineffectual, succeeded in expelling the English from France, ending the Hundred Years War?

Question #10

Who was the last Shah of Iran, who was overthrown by a revolution in 1979 and lived out his final days in exile, dying of pancreatic cancer in Egypt in 1980?

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Kings, Queens, and Dictators III

Question #1

This queen has the record for the longest reign in British history, having ruled for 63 years, 216 days. She is so well known that an entire era was named for her.

Question #2

What emperor of Rome, who is generally considered to be the worst emperor in that nation's history, ordered his own mother's murder and is responsible for the execution of many Christians, including Peter and Paul?

Question #3

What king of Babylon is best known for creating one of the first written codes of law in recorded history?

Question #4

What president of Venezuela is best known for his adoration of Fidel Castro and for his vehemently anti-American sentiments?

Question #5

What Roman emperor is responsible for the building of a massive wall in Great Britain that was intended to protect Roman lands from barbarian invasions?

Question #6

What ruler of China, known as "First Emperor", was the first to unify several warring states into one nation, was responsible for the beginning of the Great Wall of China, and was buried with a life-size terracotta army of around 8,000 soldiers?

Question #7

What Mughal emperor of India ordered the construction of the grand mausoleum, the Taj Mahal, to honor his wife, Mumtaz Mahal?

Question #8

What emperor of Japan, whose chosen reigning name ironically means "Enlightened Peace", ruled during World War II?

Question #9

What king of France, at first believed to be weak and ineffectual, succeeded in expelling the English from France, ending the Hundred Years War?

Question #10

Who was the last Shah of Iran, who was overthrown by a revolution in 1979 and lived out his final days in exile, dying of pancreatic cancer in Egypt in 1980?

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