Akili ni Mali 3.3

Which of these international organizations is holding parliamentary elections this year?

• Southern African Development Community

• European Union

• British Commonwealth

• United Nations

What color is the smoke announcing the election of a new pope?

• Colourless

• White
• Black

• There is no smoke

Which country was the first to democratically elect a female president?

• Sri Lanka
• Iceland

• Laos

• Germany

Answer explanation

Vigdís Finnbogadóttir served as Iceland's fourth president from 1980 to 1996. This also makes her the longest-serving elected female head of state in history! She later went on to found the Council of Women World Leaders and now enjoys retirement in Reykjavik at the age of 93.

In India, current Prime Minister Modi is trying to secure a third term in office, and is opposed by a coalition by the name of?

• Communist Party of India (CPI)

• Indian National Developmental Inclusive Alliance (INDIA)

• Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)
• Indian National Democratic Organization (INDO)

In South Africa, reigning president Ramaphosa's party, the African National Congress (ANC), has held on to power since the end of apartheid in 1994.

• True

• False

The youngest US president was 42 years old at election.

• True

• False

Answer explanation

Theodore Roosevelt was 42 when he took up the office, but he wasn't elected; he was President McKinley's Vice President and completed his term after McKinley's assassination. The youngest ever elected president was John F Kennedy at 43.

The only US president who didn't represent a political party was George Washington, the first president.

• True

• False

Answer explanation

Washington was famously opposed to the formation of political parties, as he feared that partisanship (bias in favour of a particular cause) would destroy the country. After this, no independent candidate has ever won!

In 2004, accusations of fraud against Viktor Yanukovych, the alleged winner of a presidential election, led to the Orange Revolution in what country?

• Russia
• Poland
• Germany
• Ukraine

In Gambia presidential votes are cast by dropping what into a drum?

• Feather
• Coin
• Marble
• Paper

Which 1950's cartoon pits Looney Tunes characters Bugs Bunny and Yosemite Sam against each other in a mayoral election?

• Election Frustration
• Bugs Bunny: All American Hero

• Ballot Box Bunny
• Looney Tunes: Election Day Special