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Can you identify these former and current world leaders?

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103 Recent Comments

Level 52

Apr 17, 2018

Macron is the best

Level 59

Jun 6, 2020

He's not too bad when compared to most others on this list. Along with Merkel, Obama and Mandela, he's the only one that isn't either a nationalist conservative or a dictator.

Level 59

Jun 16, 2020

I forgot Trudeau. And even the Pope is not too bad, for a religious leader.

+10

Level 86

Aug 9, 2020

Chavez, Castro and Lula have their place. For the all the bad western press, they've accomplished alot for the working people of their countries.

Level 86

Aug 9, 2020

I don't like Merkal's politics but she's a true leader and cares about people. Obama was a bit of a disappointment (for a leftist) but given the circumstances he was one of the better US presidents in the post WWII era.

+16

Level 75

Sep 7, 2020

hwes pretty astounding you'd make those claims about South American leaders without having visited the continent. You're implying the "western press" is lying about them being corrupt dictators who have massively hindered progress in their countries, especially for working people. Read some (non-state) South American press and you'll see it's the same picture.

I live in a middling city in Peru and there are Venezuelan families living in the parks thanks to Chavez and his cronies.

Level 73

Oct 27, 2020

Yeah, I don't think you should put Lula with Chavez and Castro. Lula was actually very good. The others had autocratic tendencies, to say the least.

Level 76

Oct 29, 2020

I know it's a very touchy subject, but setting aside for a brief moment their autocratic tendencies (which are def bad), Castro and Chavez achieved many good things for their people.

Cuba is one of the most advanced nations in the Americas in regards to education, healthcare, and housing.

Trudeau, meanwhile, and for all the beauty in his smile, has been a catastrophe for First Nations peoples, whose territories he wants to exploit for their oil.

Level 43

Apr 2, 2021

LULA IS THE BEST ONE!? Don’t make me laugh. That tramp of the hell, that put us in the trash. IDK how the idiot STF want to release him from prison. Maybe he did a good government, but just the Fome Zero project, and nothing anymore.

Level 60

Apr 17, 2018

Am I the only one who finds Trudeau's smile weird?

+10

Level 31

Apr 18, 2018

Nope but then again its not the only thing about him I find weird.

Level 86

Aug 9, 2020

Trudeau is not his father but he's better than the conservative alternative. Anyone who follows Canadian politics knows he's just the face whereas Freeland is the real power.

Level 24

Apr 5, 2022

His father being on this list?

+12

Level 69

Apr 17, 2018

Theresa May has got to be the worst PM in British history. On behalf of The UK, I apologise to the rest of the world for her and for Boris as well. #NationalEmbarrassment

Level 55

Apr 17, 2018

I'm with you on that one! But the alternative is Corbyn...

Level 73

Apr 17, 2018

Not sure she's the worst, but she sure ain't good. Boris is a moron, no arguments there. Still both are a dam sight better than Corbyn would be.

Not many "good" world leaders around at the minute. They seem to range from deluded and dictators, to massively underwhelming and or just plain morons.

Level 67

Apr 17, 2018

Anyone who is able to get himself elected president should on no account be permitted to do the job.

Level 78

Apr 18, 2018

What do you guys have against Corbyn (honest question)?

Level 81

Apr 18, 2018

I'm not very well qualified to speak about British politics, but my image of Corbyn is a guy who has repeatedly sided with terrorists and conspiracy theorists over his own country which he is very critical of- particularly in regards to its foreign policy. He seems like a bit of a Noam Chomsky type with a dash of Russell Brand. Well meaning but out of touch. He's vaguely alluded to a "New World Order." He's neglected to condemn the 9/11 terror attacks in favor of expressing sympathy for the victims of Western foreign policy. He's been supportive of or linked to multiple terrorist organizations, Hamas, Hizbollah, ISIS, Holocaust deniers, and the theocratic government of Iran, among others.

I sympathize with his concerns over civil liberties, xenophobia, et cetera, but I also think like many partisan politicians on certain issues he is deluded.

Level 78

Apr 18, 2018

kal - thanks. I thought it had to do with his left-wing economic stances but what you mentioned seems more polarizing. From his Wikipedia article it's hard to judge whether Corbyn wants to speak against a media bias or has a bias himself.

Level 74

Oct 14, 2018

I think there are a lot of great leaders in the world right now. Only a couple showing on this panel could be considered such.

Level 70

Nov 5, 2018

Often what people have against Corbyn actually is his left-wing economic stances. And it makes sense - certain policies such as renationalisation of the rail and gas networks are probably desirable in an ideal world but in the current state of the economy a complete waste of money. And he wants to borrow loads of money from people, which wouldn't do much for the national debt. What @kalbahamut is referring to makes it sound a bit worse than it really is in my opinion. "Links" to those organisations just means that he talked publicly to people who were either part of them or were possibly part of them. It is possible that he actually sided with the IRA, and is probably too supportive of Palestine to see that he is backing Islamist groups implicitly. On the other hand, that could be a response encouraging movement away from the general opinion of the UK. He has criticised Saudi Arabia and the UK's alliance with it. While they aren't terrorists, they are possibly more totalitarian...

Level 70

Nov 5, 2018

... than some of those other groups that the UK is an enemy of generally. I actually quite like the fact that Corbyn seems less patriotic (and therefore less supportive of the UK) than most other politicians. I don't support Corbyn overall because I think his policies are too idealistic to actually work in the current context, and I think his support relies on populism, although it has increased support for the Labour Party, which in my opinion is probably a good thing when compared to the Conservatives. I also think he probably wants to leave the EU, and I think he was probably capable of making "Remain" win the vote if he had wanted to. So I partially blame him for Brexit (though obviously Cameron deserves far, far more). Generally the reason I don't support him is related to his politics rather than failing to condemn terrorists or other unpleasant groups as much as they deserved.

Level 70

Nov 5, 2018

David Cameron was worse.

Level 73

Oct 2, 2019

@quizwhizz She was the worst PM...yet. Boris Johnson is only mere months on this position and he already beats her by many laps in this regard.

Level 76

Jul 3, 2020

Johnson has easily beat May to the prize of worse PM ever.

Level 62

Aug 7, 2024

Teresa May wasn't a great PM but she was, and is, head and shoulders above any other Tory in her abilities.

Since this comment we've had Boris the mendacious buffoon, Liz the demented clown and Rishi the man who couldn't even remember to bring his umbrella. So she's nowhere near being the worst PM of even the last ten years.

Level 95

Apr 17, 2018

i think you should allow the Abd Allah spelling

Level 65

Apr 17, 2018

All terrible leaders...

Level 67

Apr 17, 2018

Nah, two or three are ok.

Level 38

Apr 17, 2018

ahh merkel and macron are ok (if his dog isnt ***ing indoors).

obama and francis were/are good and mandela? terrible????

Level 81

Apr 19, 2018

I think everyone on this list has their faults, but, terrible? Many of them were quite effective, charismatic, popular, or progressive in their own way. How do you define non-terrible leadership?

Level 58

Apr 17, 2018

Great new format. Appreciate the fact that in addition to specifying the number of points (1 to 5) there is now a second line outlining the "your point total increased by X" (a propos for those taking the quizz a few months later for a second time).

Thank you QM. cheers!

Level ∞

Apr 18, 2018

Thanks. Normally I have to deduce this stuff by a reduction in the number of complaints :) I really appreciate the positive feedback!

Level 44

Apr 18, 2018

What is suharto and does it go well with pasta dishes? plz help

Level 22

Apr 18, 2018

at first i didn't get Bibi because in israel its Natanyahu not netanyahu

Level 77

Jul 16, 2018

Netanyahu, Sharon, Peres - they all come from the same source, and they all look so similar...

Level 36

Oct 12, 2018

Netanyahu looks nothing like Peres! - For one thing, there are at least 20 years separating them (I'm not sure when Peres was born, but Netanyahu was born in 1949); for another, Netanyahu is considerably better looking.

Level 29

Jul 16, 2018

I got 18/20, I missed Modi and King Abdullah! I knew the latter was a Saudi King but could not remember his name

Level 62

Dec 13, 2018

Need more type-ins for Netanyahu. I had to Google it, which I felt like was cheating, but I knew the answer.

Level 57

Jan 7, 2019

It is disgusting to see thieves and outcasts in the same gallery as true leaders!

While some of the personalities below may have ruled their people for some time, they have resorted to absurd and unimaginable stratagems to remain in office.

Brazil is still in the process of unveiling the multiple dirty, tricky plots engendered by the biggest thief of all times - Lula da Silva - who is in jail, thanks to some brave and bold Brazilian judges -, but yet you have included a smiling leader of the poor!

It has been a painful path to free the country from this gangster...Please forget his face, no matter what international organisms might say. They have been deceived by ill-intended members of Lula's party.

I am astonished to see how dictators appear together with democratic rulers. You would do the world a favor to leave out Hugo Chavez, Kim Jong-il, Saddam Hussein, Fidel Castro ... - but maybe it would be better to hear quizz-takers from the countries where these sick minds were born.

Level 71

Jun 27, 2019

A rather weird rant imo. How is it disgusting that they appear in the same list? They were all leaders, they all excisted..

It is like saying you find it disgusting to see both Hitler and Hitchcock and Hemmingway in the same list of people whose last names starts with an H. They simply do. It has nothing to do with your opinion of the people, so asking them to be removed from the quiz is very odd.

And coming from the point of view that some of these individuals might be "disgusting" wouldnt you think that hiding away the people that did bad things, like it never happened/excisted is a good thing? If anything that would be more "disgusting"

These people excisted, they were leaders, some were good others werent. Ignoring the truth and hiding away the bad things that happened in the past is never a good thing.

Level 86

Aug 9, 2020

If the choice is between Lula and Bolsonaro; Lula is the obvious choice.

Level 55

Apr 26, 2019

I've seen the Libyan fellow's last name spelled so many different ways I didn't stand a chance with it. You should give us all a break and credit us for getting it close phonetically...

Level 71

Jun 27, 2019

@quizmaster might I suggest to show the countries they were leaders of in the answer column? So the people that got a few wrong could learn from it :) (there are 8 answers below 50% and an average score of 11 I would say there is room for improvement and people to learn :) )

Level 71

Jun 27, 2019

Personally, there were 2 I didnt know for sure, and 2 more that vaguely sound familiar, but not entirely sure I I know them (or that it just started to seem familiar are reading it..)

Level 56

Aug 31, 2019

As surnames work for everyone else, I'd suggest allowing Al Saud for King Abdullah.

Given the very country is named after the royal family this should be as valid an answer as Abdullah.

Level 51

Aug 31, 2019

Probably spent at least ten hours of my life trying to spell Gaddafi and the Ayatollah's last name, but at least those 600 minutes weren't wasted playing Fortnite.

Level 78

Oct 2, 2019

Could "Soeharto" be accepted as a latinization?

Here's a source that uses this spelling:

https://themuslimtimes.info/2017/12/16/revisiting-dictatorship-in-indonesia-the-good-old-days/

Level 45

Oct 2, 2019

Please update this quiz and get rid of Obama lol

Level 36

Oct 16, 2019

Do you think Nelson Mandela is still ruling in South Africa?

Level 79

Dec 3, 2019

Ah yes, because Suharto is still ruling Indonesia...

Level 61

Jan 12, 2020

So many different ways to write Khadaffi..... I knew it but couldn't write. hahaha

Level 60

Mar 19, 2020

Please include a Pakistani, most preferably Imran Khan.

Level 57

Nov 9, 2020

Imran is not actually a world leader.

Level 27

Apr 19, 2020

17/20 I somehow managed to miss Putin!

Level 59

Jun 9, 2020

8 of these guys are dead...

Level 44

Aug 28, 2020

Vladimir Putin, Nelson Mandela, Kim Jong il Angela Merkel Theresa May Pope Francis Fidel Castro Justin Trudeau Muhammar Gaddafi Saddam Hussein Emmanuel macron Robert Mugabe Silvio berlusconi Benjamin Netanyahu Hugo chávez narendra modi lula Da Silva king abdullah Suharto. I know them all bu5 can’t recognise them

Level 46

Mar 18, 2022

Thanks to the answers for everybody except... oh wait what's his name... it starts with an O... (Help me in the comments!)

JK 20/20

Level 17

Sep 4, 2020

This Quiz needs an update!

Boris johnson istead of theresa may (idk how you write her name btw)

Level 57

Oct 27, 2020

I refreshed it and it updated.

Level 23

Oct 27, 2020

Can you please update it to the current world leaders? Barak Obama is not a political leader of a nation anymore.

Level 83

Oct 27, 2020

You think Gaddafi still rules Libya?

Level 83

Oct 27, 2020

More than 1/3 of these people are dead. It's clearly not limited to just current leaders.

Level 70

Nov 5, 2020

Who is Boris Johnson's hair stylist?

Level 81

Nov 9, 2020

Himself. I heard he intentionally messes up his hair to look goofy and be disarming.

Level 54

Nov 9, 2020

agree kalbahmut

Level 78

Nov 9, 2020

One commenter even alleged that the former foreign secretary said ‘Showtime!’ as he scruffed up his blond mop before meeting the press

Level 70

Nov 9, 2020

Enjoyed that! Just one small thing, can "Al-Saud" be accepted as an answer? Thanks!

Level 37

Nov 9, 2020

Surprised to see that only 40% got Modi. He's the representative of the largest democracy in the world and over 1/7th of all humanity.

Level 57

Nov 9, 2020

Has anyone figured out Obama's last name yet? I keep getting that answer wrong because I don't know his last name.

Level 59

Nov 9, 2020

Are you actually serious?

Level 57

Nov 9, 2020

Thought it was Obama Care, still don't know.

Level 33

Sep 9, 2024

Obama lama ding dong

Level 63

Nov 9, 2020

All of their pictures together remind me of the leaders at Dr. Evil's table!

Level 57

Nov 9, 2020

There's a father and son on this quiz.

Level 69

Nov 9, 2020

I couldn't think of Johnson's surname for the life of me - I just kept thinking 'Bojo, Bojo, what's his actual name?'... FFS.

Level 64

Nov 10, 2020

I couldn’t give this quiz the highest score because of how punishing it is on spelling. Many of these leaders have names that are spelled differently whether being spelled in English or their native tongue, and it leads to confusion. There is no excuse whatsoever to be so harsh on translating from one language into another.

Level 35

Nov 10, 2020

So happy to see Lula in here. Best leader of the 21st century so far

Level 43

Apr 2, 2021

Don’t make me laugh until die.

Level 73

Dec 3, 2020

Please allow more type-ins for Gaddafi. I tried Khadafi Qadhafi and lot's more.

Level 34

Jan 30, 2021

Benjamin Netan"j"ahu is the name not with "y" spelled.

Level 47

Apr 1, 2021

What are you talking about, it's always spelled with a "y". Look it up

Level 28

Mar 7, 2021

15/20 got 16/20 needed *sob*

Level 69

Jul 14, 2021

I think Soeharto should be accepted, as it is the original spelling of his name and still in use in Indonesia today.

Level 39

Aug 28, 2021

Could You Accept Pope

Level 76

Sep 5, 2021

That's his title. By that logic you could write president or prime minister for most of the others.

Level 41

Oct 6, 2021

Perhaps accept Benjamin.....cos I didn't have a hope in hell of spelling Netanyahu correctly without looking it up!!

Level 69

Dec 28, 2021

Lol

Level 56

May 15, 2022

It is subject to debate but I agree with comments on other quizzes that if you know the answer but not the spelling looking it up is not "cheating."

Level 69

Dec 28, 2021

Abdullah just always comes to mind, I don't actually know anything about Saudi Arabian leaders

Level 37

Apr 29, 2022

It's 2022,why any body will remember lula di silva, he is not an important figure in History,

Level 71

Aug 13, 2022

also berlusconi

Level 68

Jul 19, 2022

I think it's time for an update. I could see Stoltenberg & von der Leyen added.

It's my ignorance, but I could see Suharto, da Silva, Castro, Mugabe, Mandela, Berlusconi, Maybe JongIl and Hussein, removed.

There are more modern 'bad guys' and 'good guys'.

Since this is a badge quiz, I don't think the stats reflect the general knowledge of the participants. I think a lot of people reverse image search to find the answers, and score 16/20.

Level 31

Aug 30, 2022

Ok sorry but the names of these people, jesus christ.

Level 50

Sep 12, 2022

maybe include "al saud" as an option for King Abdullah?

Level 68

Oct 25, 2022

You need to update Boris Johnson to Rishi Sunak.

Level 28

Jun 23, 2023

19/20 :)

Level 26

Dec 11, 2023

This severely needs to be updated

Level 34

May 15, 2024

The pic of "Kim jong-un" is actually Kim il-sung

Level 61

Aug 1, 2024

It's actually neither, it's Kim Jong-Il, just as the quiz states.

Level 33

Sep 11, 2024

I typed 'jackass' for Boris Johnson. It wasn't accepted. Fix this please.

Level 18

Sep 23, 2024

They forgot imam Khaminaei

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