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?
Neville Chamberlain
George VI
Anthony Eden
Winston Churchill
Who is the lady at the center?
Claudette Colvin
Rosa Parks
Shirley Chisholm
Harriet Tubman
Who is this?
B. R. Ambedkar
Rabindranath Tagore
Jawaharlal Nehru
Mahatma Gandhi
Who is this?
Shōtoku Taishi
Attila the Hun
Mao Zedong
Genghis Khan
Who is this?
Dranafile Bojaxhiu
Edith Cowan
Irmã Dulce
Mother Teresa
Who is this?
Edward Hopper
Leonardo da Vinci
Andy Warhol
Vincent van Gogh
Who is this?
Dick Cheney
Al Gore
Ron Paul
Who is this?
Thelma Ritter
Marilyn Monroe
Jeanne Crain
Ruby Dee
Who is this?
Clarence Nash
Wilfred Jackson
Walt Disney
Fred Rogers
Who is this?
Steve Biko
Nelson Mandela
Dali Tambo
Desmond Tutu
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?
Marie Thérèse of France
Madame de Pompadour
Anne Lister
Marie Antoinette
Who is this?
Richard Wagner
Ludwig van Beethoven
Johannes Brahms
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Who is this?
Princess Margaret
Queen Victoria
Princess Anne
Queen Mary I
Who is this?
Libertad Lamarque
Isabel Martínez
Eva Perón
Julie Covington
Who is this?
Deng Xiaoping
Mao Zedong
Sun Tzu
Confucius
You're almost there! Who is this?
Richard Nixon
Alexander Hamilton
Abraham Lincoln
Jimmy Carter
Who is this?
Jane Goodall
Rosalind Franklin
Birutė Galdikas
Amy Johnson
And here's the final one: who is this?
Claudius Ptolemy
Albert Einstein
Nicolaus Copernicus
Charles Darwin
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