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
Anthony Eden
George VI
Winston Churchill
Who is the lady at the center?
Harriet Tubman
Shirley Chisholm
Claudette Colvin
Rosa Parks
Who is this?
Mahatma Gandhi
Jawaharlal Nehru
Rabindranath Tagore
B. R. Ambedkar
Who is this?
Mao Zedong
Genghis Khan
Attila the Hun
Shōtoku Taishi
Who is this?
Irmã Dulce
Mother Teresa
Dranafile Bojaxhiu
Edith Cowan
Who is this?
Edward Hopper
Andy Warhol
Vincent van Gogh
Leonardo da Vinci
Who is this?
Ron Paul
Dick Cheney
Al Gore
Who is this?
Marilyn Monroe
Jeanne Crain
Thelma Ritter
Ruby Dee
Who is this?
Walt Disney
Wilfred Jackson
Clarence Nash
Fred Rogers
Who is this?
Steve Biko
Nelson Mandela
Dali Tambo
Desmond Tutu
This is the halfway point! Who is this tennis player?
Maria Sharapova
Billie Jean King
Katie Ledecky
Who is this?
Malcolm X
Martin Luther King Jr.
Booker T. Washington
Who is this?
Marie Antoinette
Marie Thérèse of France
Anne Lister
Madame de Pompadour
Who is this?
Richard Wagner
Johannes Brahms
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Ludwig van Beethoven
Who is this?
Queen Victoria
Princess Anne
Princess Margaret
Queen Mary I
Who is this?
Libertad Lamarque
Julie Covington
Eva Perón
Isabel Martínez
Who is this?
Sun Tzu
Mao Zedong
Confucius
Deng Xiaoping
You're almost there! Who is this?
Richard Nixon
Jimmy Carter
Alexander Hamilton
Abraham Lincoln
Who is this?
Jane Goodall
Amy Johnson
Birutė Galdikas
Rosalind Franklin
And here's the final one: who is this?
Claudius Ptolemy
Nicolaus Copernicus
Albert Einstein
Charles Darwin
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