“Only one man in a thousand is a leader of men — the other 999 follow women.”

Groucho Marx.
Publicity portrait, 1947.
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Today’s post title, a quote by Groucho Marx, is only slightly relevant to these questions about leaders and rulers.

  1. The American colonies gained independence during the reign of which British king?
    • George I
    • George II
    • George III
  2. Who was the Chairman of the French National Committee from June 1940 until June 1944 during World War II?
    • Charles De Gaulle
    • Félix Gouin
    • Philippe Pétain
  3. The Ptolemaic dynasty ruled Ancient Egypt from 305 BC until 30 BC. Where served as the Ptolemy’s capital city?
    • Alexandria
    • Memphis
    • Thebes
  4. A Norse chieftain is thought to have been the first European to set foot on continental America, who is he?
    • Leif Erikson
    • Erik Thorvaldsson
    • Thorstein Eiriksson
  5. Arrange these three assassins in chronological order based on the date of their infamous assassinations (earliest first).
    • Charles Julius Guiteau
    • John Bellingham
    • Nathuram Godse

Good luck! I will post the answers later today.

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