| Hint | Answer | % Correct |
|---|---|---|
| War he fought in as a soldier | World War I | 92%
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| African country Italy invaded in 1935 | Ethiopia | 84%
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| Political party that he led | Fascist | 82%
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| Nickname of the paramilitary wing of that party | The {Black}shirts | 81%
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| Demonstration which led to Mussolini being named Prime Minister | March on {Rome} | 77%
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| Title, meaning "leader", that was applied to Mussolini by that party | Duce | 73%
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| African country that Italy "pacified" between 1923–1932? | Libya | 73%
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| Method of execution used on Mussolini and his mistress in 1945 | Firing squad | 55%
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| Complete this popular cliché: "Say what you like about Mussolini, he made the trains ___ __ _____" | Run on time | 52%
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| Party he expelled from in 1914 | Italian Socialist Party | 51%
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| Four-letter term that Mussolini coined in 1936 after an agreement between Italy and Germany | Axis | 50%
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| He was executed near this lake in northern Italy | Lake Como | 50%
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| Alliance that Italy formed with Germany in 1939 | Pact of {Steel} | 46%
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| Country with which Italy signed the Lateran Treaty in 1929 | Vatican City | 38%
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| King of Italy during Mussolini's dictatorial reign | Victor Emmanuel III | 35%
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| Mexican leader who Mussolini was named after | Benito {Juarez} | 23%
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| Future world leader who once said "Unfortunately, I am no superman like Mussolini" | Mahatma Gandhi | 10%
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