Throughout history, people have made a mark on the world through their inventions, discoveries, and other accomplishments. From the wheel to the internet, people have changed the way we live, travel, communicate, and learn. Famous inventors like Thomas Edison, Alexander Graham Bell, and Benjamin Franklin have made lasting contributions to science and technology. Scientists like Albert Einstein, Marie Curie, and Stephen Hawking have revolutionized our understanding of the universe and the laws of nature. Humanitarians like Mahatma Gandhi, Nelson Mandela, and Mother Teresa have fought for social justice and improved the lives of millions. Philosophers like Plato, Aristotle, and Confucius have laid the foundations of modern thought. Leaders like Julius Caesar, Abraham Lincoln, and Winston Churchill have shaped the course of history. Artists like Michelangelo, Leonardo da Vinci, and Rembrandt have created timeless works of beauty and wonder. Writers like William Shakespeare, J.K. Rowling, and Mark Twain have touched the hearts and minds of generations.
These and countless other people have made an indelible mark on the world in ways big and small. Take this quiz to see what you know about them and earn a score that's worth bragging about to your friends.
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I'm Genuinely Curious If You Can ID 14 of Historical Pe… Quiz Questions
Let's start off with an easy question. Who is this?
Winston Churchill
George VI
Anthony Eden
Neville Chamberlain
Who is the lady at the center?
Claudette Colvin
Rosa Parks
Harriet Tubman
Shirley Chisholm
Who is this?
Mahatma Gandhi
B. R. Ambedkar
Jawaharlal Nehru
Rabindranath Tagore
Who is this?
Attila the Hun
Mao Zedong
Genghis Khan
Shōtoku Taishi
Who is this?
Edith Cowan
Mother Teresa
Irmã Dulce
Dranafile Bojaxhiu
Who is this?
Leonardo da Vinci
Edward Hopper
Vincent van Gogh
Andy Warhol
Who is this?
Dick Cheney
Ron Paul
Al Gore
Who is this?
Marilyn Monroe
Thelma Ritter
Jeanne Crain
Ruby Dee
Who is this?
Walt Disney
Fred Rogers
Wilfred Jackson
Clarence Nash
Who is this?
Desmond Tutu
Nelson Mandela
Dali Tambo
Steve Biko
This is the halfway point! Who is this tennis player?
Billie Jean King
Maria Sharapova
Katie Ledecky
Who is this?
Martin Luther King Jr.
Malcolm X
Booker T. Washington
Who is this?
Anne Lister
Marie Antoinette
Madame de Pompadour
Marie Thérèse of France
Who is this?
Johannes Brahms
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Ludwig van Beethoven
Richard Wagner
Who is this?
Queen Victoria
Princess Margaret
Princess Anne
Queen Mary I
Who is this?
Libertad Lamarque
Eva Perón
Julie Covington
Isabel Martínez
Who is this?
Confucius
Sun Tzu
Mao Zedong
Deng Xiaoping
You're almost there! Who is this?
Jimmy Carter
Alexander Hamilton
Abraham Lincoln
Richard Nixon
Who is this?
Rosalind Franklin
Birutė Galdikas
Jane Goodall
Amy Johnson
And here's the final one: who is this?
Claudius Ptolemy
Nicolaus Copernicus
Albert Einstein
Charles Darwin
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