Do You Recognize These World Leaders?
You've seen their images flash across TV screens, spotted their names in headlines. But how many of these world leaders can you name?
Can you name her?
German politician and former research scientist Angela Merkel has been the Chancellor of Germany since 2005.
Amy Schumer
Angela Merkel
Can you name him?
His full title is a mouthful: His Holiness Francis, Bishop of Rome, Vicar of Jesus Christ, Successor of the Prince of the Apostles, Supreme Pontiff of the Universal Church, Primate of Italy, Archbishop and Metropolitan of the Roman Province, Sovereign of the Vatican City State, Servant of the servants of God.
Shimon Peres
Pope Francis
Can you name her?
She recently became the longest-serving monarch in UK history.
Queen Elizabeth II
Barbara Bush
Can you name him?
Before entering politics, Putin was a KGB officer for 16 years.
Vladimir Putin
Bashar al-Assad
Can you name him?
Canada's current Prime Minister is the son of former Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau.
Justin Trudeau
Justin Bieber
Can you name her?
She is the only First Lady to have sought elected office in the USA.
Hillary Clinton
Nancy Pelosi
Can you name him?
The Greek economist is active in the global forum.
David Cameron
Yanis Varoufakis
Can you name him?
Xi Jinping is the President of China and the General Secretary of the Communist Party of China.
Xi Jinping
Shinzo Abe
Can you name her?
Rousseff is the first woman president of Brazil.
Dilma Rousseff
Mary Lou Retton
Can you name him?
Shinzo Abe has served as Prime Minister of Japan since 2012.
Ban Ki-Moon
Shinzo Abe
School's not out! Time to brush up on your current events. Better luck next time!
You're on the right track! Clear away those current events cobwebs and you'll be on your way to greater world leader awareness in no time!
You're a true world leader recognizer...a current events ninja! Keep up the good work and there might be a chair at the United Nations with your name on it!