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