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Question 1

You might recognize the woman in this photo as a Nobel Peace Prize-winning nun and missionary who inspired the world with her humanitarian efforts. What is her name?

  • A
    Mother Teresa
  • B
    Helen Keller
  • C
    Florence Nightingale
  • D
    Edith Cowan

Question 2

You might recognize the individual in this photo as the 16th president of the United States. Name him.

  • A
    Abraham Lincoln
  • B
    George Washington
  • C
    Andrew Johnson
  • D
    Ulysses S. Grant

Question 3

The historical figure in this photo was born on January 15, 1929, in Atlanta, Georgia, and played a huge role in the American civil rights movement. Who is it?

  • A
    Nelson Mandela
  • B
    Martin Luther King Jr.
  • C
    Mahatma Gandhi
  • D
    Malcolm X

Question 4

This important figure served as the first female Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1979 to 1990. What is her name?

  • A
    Margaret Thatcher
  • B
    Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall
  • C
    Theresa May
  • D
    Diana, Princess of Wales

Question 5

Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening and Fire And Ice are among the most popular written works of this historical figure. Who is he?

  • A
    E. E. Cummings
  • B
    T. S. Eliot
  • C
    Ezra Pound
  • D
    Robert Frost

Question 6

You might recognize the individual in this photo as the first child of the Duke and Duchess of York. Who is it?

  • A
    Mary Ann Evans
  • B
    Queen Elizabeth II
  • C
    Elizabeth I
  • D
    Princess Margaret

Question 7

The historical figure in this photo was born on August 15, 1769, in Ajaccio, France, and is widely regarded as one of the world's greatest military leaders. Who is it?

  • A
    Adolf Hitler
  • B
    Eugène de Beauharnais
  • C
    Napoleon Bonaparte
  • D
    Maximilien Robespierre

Question 8

Who is pictured in this photo, famous for being a motion picture and television producer, showman and for revolutionizing the entertainment industry?

  • A
    Wilfred Jackson
  • B
    Walt Disney
  • C
    Hugh Hefner
  • D
    Clarence Nash

Question 9

Name the athlete in this photo, best remembered as one of the most influential sports and cultural figures of the 20th century.

  • A
    Floyd Mayweather
  • B
    Mike Tyson
  • C
    Muhammad Ali
  • D
    Joe Frazier

Question 10

Born August 16, 1888, in Tremadog, United Kingdom, this man is celebrated for his role in the Arab Revolt. What is his name?

  • A
    T.E. Lawrence
  • B
    David Lean
  • C
    Omar Sharif
  • D
    Robert Graves

Question 11

Born November 30, 1874, in Blenheim, United Kingdom, this man is best known for successfully leading Britain through WWII. What is his name?

  • A
    Neville Chamberlain
  • B
    Franklin D. Roosevelt
  • C
    Winston Churchill
  • D
    Joseph Stalin

Question 12

The historical figure in this photo was born in 69 BC, in Alexandria, Egypt, and is known for her relationships with Julius Caesar and Mark Antony. Who is she?

  • A
    Nefertiti
  • B
    Arsinoe IV
  • C
    Cleopatra
  • D
    Artemisia

Question 13

If you know anything about American history, then this one is a gimme. Name this former U.S. president.

  • A
    Alexander Hamilton
  • B
    Thomas Jefferson
  • C
    George Washington
  • D
    John Adams

Question 14

Known as Gyalwa Rinpoche to the Tibetan people, who is this historical figure awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1989?

  • A
    Sher Bahadur Deuba
  • B
    Dalai Lama
  • C
    Thich Nhat Hanh
  • D
    Madhav Kumar Nepal

Question 15

The incredibly influential figure in this photo was born on August 1, 1744, in Bazentin, France, and claimed that species didn't die out in extinctions as Darwin suggested. Name him.

  • A
    Alfred Russel Wallace
  • B
    Carl Linnaeus
  • C
    Jean-Baptiste Lamarck
  • D
    Francis Uble

Question 16

The historical figure in this photo was born on July 24, 1897, in Atchison, Kansas, and was later awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross. Who is it?

  • A
    Eleanor Roosevelt
  • B
    Amelia Earhart
  • C
    Amy Johnson
  • D
    Bessie Coleman

Question 17

What historical figure in this photo is best remembered as the last queen of France before the French Revolution?

  • A
    Madame du Barry
  • B
    Marie Antoinette
  • C
    Marie Thérèse of France
  • D
    Anne Boleyn

Question 18

The historical figure pictured here is famously known for having discovered radium and polonium. Who is she?

  • A
    Marie Curie
  • B
    Ada Lovelace
  • C
    Katherine Johnson
  • D
    Lise Meitner

Question 19

Known for her painted sandstone bust, this historical figure's name means "a beautiful woman has come." Who is she?

  • A
    Hathor
  • B
    Bastet
  • C
    Nefertiti
  • D
    Akhenaten

Question 20

The historical figure in this photo was born on Christmas Day in 1642 and became a key figure in the arrival of the Enlightenment. Who is it?

  • A
    Charles Darwin
  • B
    Albert Einstein
  • C
    Isaac Newton
  • D
    Galileo Galilei

Question 21

You might recognize the individual in this photo as the brilliant writer behind Murder on the Orient Express. What is her name?

  • A
    Margaret Rutherford
  • B
    Nancy Neele
  • C
    Agatha Christie
  • D
    Jane Austen

Question 22

The woman in this photo served as First Lady of Argentina and played a major role in shaping the freedom of the poor and equality for women. What was her name?

  • A
    Eva Perón
  • B
    Libertad Lamarque
  • C
    Julie Covington
  • D
    Isabel Martínez

Question 23

What historical figure - seen in this photo - was born on March 30, 1853, in Zundert, Netherlands, and is remembered for both his revolutionary artwork and tumultuous personal life?

  • A
    Vincent van Gogh
  • B
    Pablo Picasso
  • C
    Claude Monet
  • D
    Salvador Dalí

Question 24

The intimidating person in this photo is sometimes referred to as the “scourge of God." Who was this fearsome enemy of the Romans?

  • A
    Attila
  • B
    Bleda
  • C
    Prince Csaba
  • D
    Mundzuk

Question 25

This artist in this photo was born on July 6, 1907, in Coyoacán, Mexico City, and was best known for her brilliantly colored self-portraits. Who is it?

  • A
    Frida Kahlo
  • B
    Carmen Miranda
  • C
    Gabriela Mistral
  • D
    María Izquierdo

Question 26

What historical figure in this photo is best known as a national heroine of France for her role in the Hundred Years' War?

  • A
    Joan of Arc
  • B
    Marie Antoinette
  • C
    Isabelle Romée
  • D
    Anne Boleyn

Question 27

What young girl pictured here is remembered as a Jewish victim of the Holocaust who kept an extraordinary diary account of her experiences?

  • A
    Eva Braun
  • B
    Hanneli Goslar
  • C
    Helen Keller
  • D
    Anne Frank

Question 28

The figure in this photo is fondly remembered as the first teacher in China to strive towards making education widely available. Name him.

  • A
    Lao Tzu
  • B
    Confucius
  • C
    Mencius
  • D
    Zhuang Zhou

Question 29

The Raven and The Tell-Tale Heart are among the most popular written works of what historical figure pictured here?

  • A
    Edgar Allan Poe
  • B
    Oscar Wilde
  • C
    Charles Dickens
  • D
    Walt Whitman

Question 30

This influential person helped guide the Lewis & Clark Expedition through the western lands of the United States. Who is pictured here?

  • A
    Pocahontas
  • B
    Lizette Charbonneau
  • C
    Sacagawea
  • D
    Squanto

Question 31

A Christmas Carol and Oliver Twist are among the most popular written works of what historical figure, seen here?

  • A
    Lewis Carroll
  • B
    Charles Dickens
  • C
    Ernest Hemingway
  • D
    Arthur Conan Doyle

Question 32

You might recognize the individual in this photo as the world's foremost expert on chimpanzees. What is her name?

  • A
    Biruté Galdikas
  • B
    Jane Goodall
  • C
    Dian Fossey
  • D
    Amy Johnson

Question 33

Here's an easy one. Assassinated on November 22, 1963 while traveling in a presidential motorcade in Dallas, Texas, who is pictured here?

  • A
    Richard Nixon
  • B
    Robert F. Kennedy
  • C
    Lyndon B. Johnson
  • D
    John F. Kennedy

Question 34

Born May 5, 1818, in Trier, Germany, this man is famous for his theories about capitalism and communism. What is his name?

  • A
    Friedrich Engels
  • B
    Vladimir Lenin
  • C
    Adam Smith
  • D
    Karl Marx

Question 35

You might recognize the individual in this photo as one of the founders of English Romanticism. What is his name?

  • A
    Miguel de Cervantes
  • B
    Dante Alighieri
  • C
    John Keats
  • D
    William Wordsworth

Question 36

The historical figure pictured here is famously known for having transitioned Rome from a republic to an empire. Who is this statuesque figure?

  • A
    Augustus
  • B
    Mark Antony
  • C
    Pompey
  • D
    Julius Caesar

Question 37

The woman in this portrait was known as the “conductor” on the Underground Railroad, guiding enslaved people to freedom. Name her.

  • A
    Harriet Tubman
  • B
    Rosa Parks
  • C
    Gertie Davis
  • D
    Mariah Ritty Ross

Question 38

Remembered as the leader of the American Revolution, this person also served as the second president of the United States. Name him.

  • A
    John Adams
  • B
    Aaron Burr
  • C
    Benjamin Franklin
  • D
    James Madison

Question 39

The historical athlete in this photo remains the shortest player to have ever won a grand slam in tennis. What is her name?

  • A
    Martina Navratilova
  • B
    Virginia Wade
  • C
    Billie Jean King
  • D
    Chris Evert

Question 40

Born October 28, 1466, in Rotterdam, Netherlands, the man in this picture was the first editor of the New Testament. What was his name?

  • A
    Charles Darwin
  • B
    Jean-Paul Sartre
  • C
    Desiderius Erasmus
  • D
    Karl Popper

Question 41

This VIP united the nomadic tribes of the Mongolian plateau and established the largest land empire in history. Who is it?

  • A
    Mao Zedong
  • B
    Kublai Khan
  • C
    Börte
  • D
    Genghis Khan

Question 42

Name the historical figure in this photo who changed the face of baseball when he started at first base for the Brooklyn Dodgers on April 15, 1947.

  • A
    Jackie Robinson
  • B
    Hank Aaron
  • C
    Babe Ruth
  • D
    Willie Mays

Question 43

Who is the historical figure pictured here, remembered as a prolific and influential composer of the Classical period?

  • A
    Antonio Vivaldi
  • B
    George Frideric Handel
  • C
    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
  • D
    Johann Sebastian Bach

Question 44

The man in this portrait had an extensive resume, including painter, polymath, draughtsman, engineer, scientist, theorist, sculptor, and architect. Who is it?

  • A
    Sandro Botticelli
  • B
    Michelangelo
  • C
    Leonardo da Vinci
  • D
    Raffaello Sanzio da Urbino

Question 45

Leaves Of Grass and Song Of Myself are among the most popular written works of this historical figure. Who is he?

  • A
    Henry David Thoreau
  • B
    Ralph Waldo Emerson
  • C
    Walt Whitman
  • D
    Herman Melville

Question 46

This German musical genius continues to be among the most popular composers in the history of Western music. Name this legend.

  • A
    Johann Sebastian Bach
  • B
    Johannes Brahms
  • C
    Franz Liszt
  • D
    Ludwig van Beethoven

Question 47

Who is the prominent figure in this photo, best known for his discovery of the four most massive moons of Jupiter?

  • A
    Nicolaus Copernicus
  • B
    Stephen Hawking
  • C
    Galileo Galilei
  • D
    Albert Einstein

Question 48

Born January 14, 1875, in Kaysersberg-Vignoble, France, this man received the 1952 Nobel Peace Prize for his philosophy of "Reverence for Life." What is his name?

  • A
    Albert Schweitzer
  • B
    Charles-Marie Widor
  • C
    Serge Koussevitzky
  • D
    Bruno Walter

Question 49

What prominent figure in this photo developed rules for deductive reasoning and discovered how to plot points on the Cartesian plane?

  • A
    Immanuel Kant
  • B
    David Hume
  • C
    Robert Boyle
  • D
    René Descartes

Question 50

This historical figure is famous for having served as both a U.S. president and a Supreme Court justice. Name this larger-than-life American.

  • A
    Theodore Roosevelt
  • B
    William Howard Taft
  • C
    William McKinley
  • D
    Woodrow Wilson

Question 51

Pride and Prejudice and Emma are among the most popular written works of the figure seen here. Name her.

  • A
    Jane Austen
  • B
    Louisa May Alcott
  • C
    Mary Shelley
  • D
    Virginia Woolf

Question 52

Name the English Renaissance statesman and philosopher known for encouraging the scientific method that's pictured here.

  • A
    John Locke
  • B
    Francis Bacon
  • C
    Thomas Hobbes
  • D
    Aristotle

Question 53

Who is the historical figure in this photo? We'll give you a hint: He was the royal father of Queen Elizabeth, Princess Margaret, and the Countess of Snowdon.

  • A
    Edward VIII
  • B
    George VI
  • C
    Edward VII
  • D
    George V

Question 54

Who is the historical figure in this photo? We'll give you a hint: He was king of the Franks and founder of the Roman Empire.

  • A
    Charlemagne
  • B
    Clovis I
  • C
    Alexander the Great
  • D
    Pope Leo III

Question 55

Name the influential figure in this photo who was born on August 24, 1945, in Elizabeth, New Jersey, and was among the key players in the Stonewall uprising of 1969.

  • A
    Marsha P. Johnson
  • B
    Sir Lady Java
  • C
    Andrea Jenkins
  • D
    Stormé DeLarverie

Question 56

Born July 28, 1902, in Vienna, Austria, this man was believed that scientific knowledge is temporary. What is his name?

  • A
    Karl Popper
  • B
    Imre Lakatos
  • C
    Paul Feyerabend
  • D
    Thomas Kuhn

Question 57

The individual in this photo was the 8th president of the United States with the nickname "Little Magician." What was their actual name?

  • A
    Andrew Jackson
  • B
    John Quincy Adams
  • C
    John Tyler
  • D
    Martin Van Buren

Question 58

The historical figure in this photo was born on February 19, 1473, in Torun, Poland, and became known as "The Father of Modern Astronomy." Who is it?

  • A
    Galileo Galilei
  • B
    Johannes Kepler
  • C
    Giordano Bruno
  • D
    Nicolaus Copernicus

Question 59

Born June 7, 1778, in London, United Kingdom, this man was dubbed the leader of fashion at the beginning of the 19th century. What is his name?

  • A
    Lord Byron
  • B
    Beau Brummell
  • C
    George IV
  • D
    Beau Nash

Question 60

The historical figure in this photo was born on February 9, 1737, in Thetford, United Kingdom, and is widely credited with helping convince colonists to take up arms against England. Who is he?

  • A
    Thomas Jefferson
  • B
    Patrick Henry
  • C
    John Locke
  • D
    Thomas Paine

Question 61

The individual depicted here was the revolutionary chemist whose x-ray diffraction studies offered key clues to the structure of DNA. What is her name?

  • A
    Barbara McClintock
  • B
    Lise Meitner
  • C
    Rosalind Franklin
  • D
    Ada Lovelace

Question 62

You might recognize the individual in this photo as a British political activist and the champion behind women's voting rights. What is her name?

  • A
    Emmeline Pankhurst
  • B
    Annie Kenney
  • C
    Mary Jane Clarke
  • D
    Emily Wilding Davison

Question 63

What historical figure in this photo was a strong opponent of the French Revolution on the basis that it would end disastrously due to its abstract foundations?

  • A
    John Locke
  • B
    Thomas Paine
  • C
    Adam Smith
  • D
    Edmund Burke

Question 64

You might recognize the individual in this photo as one of the greatest colorists of the 20th century. Who is he?

  • A
    Paul Cézanne
  • B
    Claude Monet
  • C
    Henri Matisse
  • D
    Gustav Klimt

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