Statistics for Famous Argentines

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Hint	Answer	% Correct
2nd wife of the above. Leader of eponymous social organization and "Spiritual Leader of the Nation"	Maria Eva Duarte de Peron	85%
General and President 1946-55 & 1973-74, created a political movement name after him.	Juan Domingo Peron	83%
Pope 2013-Present	Francisco	82%
Marxist revolutionary and guerrilla leader.	Ernesto "Che" Guevara	81%
Current football player for Barcelona, team captain for Argentine national team, winner of Golden Ball award in 2014 FlFA World Cup	Lionel Messi	81%
Football legend. The "Hand of God"	Diego Maradona	79%
Husband of the above. Former president of Argentina (2003-2007).	Nestor Kirchner	67%
Current president of Argentina since 2007, leader of the Front for Victory political group.	Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner	58%
Short story writer and poet "El Aleph", head librarian, blind	Jorge Luis Borges	49%
General and revolutinary leader, the "Liberator of Argentina"	Jose San Martin	47%
Leading tango singer, composer and actor, died in a plan crash in Colombia in 1935	Carlos Gardel	46%
General & dictator from 1976 to 1981, directed widespread murder and kidnappings of activists and political oponents.	Jorge Videla	44%
Comic strip figure, a little girl. Drawn by Quino.	Mafalda	44%
3rd wife of 2 above & his vice president. Succeeded to the presidency (1974-76) upon his death until she was overthrown by the military.	Maria Estela "Isabel" Martinez de Peron	44%
Professional tennis player.	Juan Martin del Potro	43%
Modernizing President (1868-1874) and "father" of Argentina's educational system	Domingo Faustino Sarmiento	38%
Argentine born Queen of the Netherlands	Queen Maxima of the Netherlands	38%
Won the World Championship of Drivers five times in Formula One racing	Juan Manuel Fangio	36%
Patriot and designer of the Argentine national flag	Manuel Belgrano	32%
Folklore singer "Gracias a la vida" (Thanks for life) "Agustina y el mar" (Agustina and the sea) "Solo le pido a Dios" (l only ask God)	Mercedes Sosa	32%
First democratic elected president (1983-1989) after the dictatorship	Raul Alfonsin	32%
President from 1916-22 & 1928-30. First president elected by universal free elections. Leader of UCR party	Hipolito Yrigoyen	29%
Author of "Martin Fierro"	Jose Hernandez	28%
Hungarian born inventor of the ballpoint pen	Laszlo Biro	24%
Founder of the Radical Civic Union "UCR" political party, Argentina's oldest party	Leandro Alem	18%
General, President and founder of "La Nacion" Newspaper. Politician for over 50 years.	Bartolome Mitre	17%
Tango singer known for "Se dice de mi" and nicknamed "La Morocha Argentina" (The Argentine Brunette)	Tita Merello	17%
Nobel Prize Winner in Chemistry in 1970. Creator of Salsa Golf	Luis Leloir	14%
Actress, starred in Oscar winning "The Official Story"	Norma Aleandro	14%
Winner of 1980 Nobel Peace Prize	Adolfo Perez Esquivel	13%
Writer, author, published "Sur" magazine, called "The quintessential Argentine woman"	Victoria Ocampo	13%
Feminist and sculptor "Nereids Fountain"	Lola Mora	11%
Author "Kiss of the Spider Woman"	Manuel Puig	11%
Nobel Prize Winner for Physiology or Medicine for his discovery of pituitary hormones in regulating the amount of blood sugar in animals.	Bernardo Houssay	8%
Founder of "Mothers of Plaza de Mayo" murdered by the military dictatorship in 1977	Azucena Villaflor	7%