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In the US, what is the landmark Roe v. Wade decision?

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What do "The Great Replacement" conspiracy theorists in the US believe?

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According to the Jan. 6 House Committee Hearings, what did Donald Trump's "Election Defense Fund" fund?

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Boris Johnson quoted which famous '90s movie series at the end of his final "Prime Minister's Questions" in the British parliament?

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Where was the Unification Church established?

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Which leader had the shortest tenure of any British prime minister?

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Who is this charismatic leader?

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How did the Kremlin react to Elon Musk's peace in Ukraine proposal?

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Who was Mahsa Amini?

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How much will Infowars' Alex Jones have to pay for repeatedly lying about the Sandy Hook shooting?

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1. How long has Angela Merkel served as chancellor of Germany?

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2. During her 70 years on the British throne, which American president did Queen Elizabeth II NOT meet?

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3. How many US Presidents before Donald Trump refused to give a concession after losing the elections?

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4. How many justices did Donald Trump manage to appoint to the Supreme Court of the United States?

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5. How do the proud boys, referred to by Donald Trump in the first 2020 presidential debate, describe themselves?

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6. Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago estate, where the ex-president kept top-secret US intelligence documents, is only approachable to who?

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7. Who was the Mayor of New York City at the time of the 9/11 attacks?

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8. Which world leader was known for glasnost and perestroika?

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9. What are the Oslo Accords?

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10. Who was Israel’s longest-serving Prime Minister?

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11. Who was South Africa’s last white president?

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12. Where was environmental activist Greta Thunberg born?

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13. Which country did the late dictator Ferdinand Marcos rule?

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14. Who was the first woman to serve as the US Secretary of State?

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15. Before Emmanuel Macron, who was the last French president to win a second term in office?

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16. Élisabeth Borne became France’s second female prime minister in 2022. Who was the first?

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17. Which bloc was Sweden a part of during the cold war?

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18. Anthony Albanese is Australia’s first Prime minister with what?

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19. Which British Prime Minister had the most extended term in office in the 21st century?

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20. Which leader had the shortest tenure of any British prime minister?

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21. In the UK, what’s a Chancellor of the Exchequer?

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21 General World Politics Quiz Questions

Here’s our complete list of 21 general knowledge trivia questions on politics.

  • How do the proud boys, referred to by Donald Trump in the first 2020 presidential debate, describe themselves?

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    White supremacists
    White chauvinists
    Male chauvinists
    Chauvinist pigs

    How many justices did Donald Trump manage to appoint to the Supreme Court of the United States?

    Photo: The White House from Washington, DC / Public domain
    Coney Barrett would be Trump’s third justice.
    Coney Barrett would be Trump’s second justice.
    Coney Barrett would be Trump’s first justice.
    Coney Barrett will not be confirmed.

    How many US Presidents before Donald Trump refused to give a concession after losing the elections?

    Photo: The White House from Washington, DC / Public domain
    None.
    1
    2
    3

    What are the Oslo Accords?

    A historical peace treaty between Scandinavian kingdoms.
    The Norwegian declaration of independence.
    A failed peace agreement between Israel and the Palestinians.
    A series of musical chords, found in North European music.

    Where was environmental activist Greta Thunberg born?

    Photo: Lëa-Kim Châteauneuf, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
    Copenhagen, Denmark
    Oslo, Norway
    Stockholm, Sweden
    Helsinki, Finland

    How long has Angela Merkel served as chancellor of Germany?

    Photo: Casa Rosada (Argentina Presidency of the Nation), CC BY 2.5 AR, via Wikimedia Commons
    20 years.
    16 years.
    12 years.
    8 years.

    Who was Israel’s longest-serving Prime Minister?

    Photo: U.S. Department of State, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
    David Ben Gurion.
    Yitzhak Rabin.
    Shimon Peres.
    Benjamin Netanyahu.

    During her 70 years on the British throne, which American president did Queen Elizabeth II NOT meet?

    Photo: The White House, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
    Lyndon Johnson.
    Dwight Eisenhower.
    John F. Kennedy.
    Richard Nixon.

    Who was the Mayor of New York City at the time of the 9/11 attacks?

    Image: Time cover
    Ed Koch.
    David Dinkins.
    Rudolph (Rudy) Giuliani.
    Michael Bloomberg.

    Who was South Africa's last white president?

    Photo: U.S. Department of State, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
    F.W. de Klerk.
    P.W. Botha.
    Hendrik Verwoerd.
    Nelson Mandela.

    Which country did the late dictator Ferdinand Marcos rule?

    Photo: SSGT Marvin D. Lynchard, USAF, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
    Nepal.
    Philippines.
    Malaysia.
    Argentina.

    Who was the first woman to serve as the US Secretary of State?

    Photo: United States Department of State, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
    Janet Reno.
    Madeleine Albright.
    Hillary Clinton.
    Condoleezza Rice.

    Before Emmanuel Macron, who was the last French president to win a second term in office?

    Screenshot: France24
    Jacques Chirac.
    François Mitterrand.
    Charles de Gaulle.
    Nicolas Sarkozy.

    Which bloc was Sweden a part of during the cold war?

    Photo: Fredrik Rubensson from Stockholm, Sweden, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons
    The Eastern Bloc.
    The Western Bloc.
    The European Union.
    They kept neutral.

    Élisabeth Borne became France’s second female prime minister in 2022. Who was the first?

    Screenshot: France 24
    Élisabeth Guigou.
    Yvette Roudy.
    Patricia Adam.
    Édith Cresson.

    Anthony Albanese is Australia's first Prime minister with what?

    Screenshot: ABC News (Australia)
    A non-Anglo surname.
    Eyeglasses.
    A New Zealand-born grandfather.
    A career as a child actor.

    Which British Prime Minister had the most extended term in office in the 21st century?

    Photo: 首相官邸ホームページ, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
    Boris Johnson.
    Theresa May.
    David Cameron.
    Tony Blair.

    Donald Trump's Mar-a-Lago estate, where the ex-president kept top-secret US intelligence documents, is only approachable to who?

    Photo: Shealah Craighead, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
    Only people authorized by the Secret Service.
    Trump, his staff, and his family.
    Trump, his staff, family, paying members, and their guests.
    Trump, his staff, family, paying members, their guests, and attendees at functions, weddings, fundraisers, and charity galas.

    Which world leader was known for glasnost and perestroika?

    Photo: RIA Novosti archive / Vladimir Vyatkin, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
    Mikhail Gorbachev.
    Boris Yeltsin.
    Nikita Khrushchev.
    Joseph Stalin.

    Which leader had the shortest tenure of any British prime minister?

    Photo: Picture by Simon Dawson / No 10 Downing Street, OGL 3, via Wikimedia Commons
    George Canning.
    Liz Truss.
    Boris Johnson.
    Gordon Brown.

    In the UK, what's a Chancellor of the Exchequer?

    Screenshot: Sky News - YouTube
    A minister without a portfolio.
    The Treasury chief.
    A High Court justice.
    The senior lady in the Royal Household.

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