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Who wrote Frankenstein?

Mary Shelley. She wrote the novel as a part of a contest.

Who designed the Italian Flag?

Napoleon Bonaparte & Napoleon & Bonaparte & Napoleon. Its true....even though he was French

Which U.S. President was the first secular president of Princeton University?

Woodrow Wilson. At that time, being a president of a major university was a logical jumping off point for a run for president.

Which baseball player was known as the Yankee Clipper?

Joe Dimaggio & Dimaggio. Joe DiMaggio held the batting streak record for a long time.

Which artist had a "Blue Period" and a "Cubist Phase"?

Pablo Picasso. Some of his most beautiful and influential paintings came out of these phases.

Who is considered to have thought up the modern heliocentric concept of the solar system?

Copernicus. He is credited with this idea, although he entrusted the publication of his ideas to Rheticus, and never published them during his lifetime.

Who had the vision that would be the birth of the Mormon Church?

Joseph Smith & Smith. He received his vision in upstate New York, and led his followers across the desert to Utah.

Which major religious figure ascended to heaven on the Dome of the Rock?

Mohammed. This is why the Temple Mount in Jerusalem is so revered by Muslims.

Which United States President's children had a pet pony named Algonquin?

Teddy Roosevelt & Theodore Roosevelt & Roosevelt. Once one of his sons walked it up the White House staircase to cheer up his sick brother.

Who discovered four moons of Jupiter?

Galileo. Galileo was the first to train a telescope on the sky, and he discovered four moons of Jupiter, which he incorrectly identified as planets.