Historical Stick Figures on Cue Cards

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1. Aside from being the first Postmaster General of the United States, this man achieved fame from flying a kite in a lightning storm...as I've intricately illustrated. Who is shown in the picture? Thomas Edison Thomas Jefferson Alexander Graham Bell Benjamin Franklin

2. Tall hat...beard...that unmistakable likeness...this one seems straightforward from the artist's perspective (re: my perspective). Which individual is this? Abraham Lincoln John Adams Joseph Smith John F. Kennedy

3. Okay. That's not a tumour- that's an ear...there's only one. Which of these historical people known for "Starry Night" and "The Potato Eaters" is depicted? Claude Monet Auguste Rodin Vincent Van Gogh Pablo Picasso

4. It's not too often a stick person holds a stick of dynamite, but here we are. Who is this handsome man who not only invented the material in his hand, but also had chemical element #102 named after him? Albert Einstein Pierre Curie Alfred Nobel Frederick Banting

5. In 1818, the depicted figure (on the left) created 'the monster' (on the right). Not literally, of course. Instead, she wrote what many to believe to be the turning point between first and second-wave Gothic literature. Who is the author? Charlotte Dacre Mary Shelley Anne Rice Angela Carter

6. The famous lady depicted ended up kick-starting the Civil Rights movement in 1955. What was her name? Rosa Parks Oprah Winfrey Billie Holiday Harper Lee

7. In 1893, this acquitted murderess "gave her mother forty whacks" according to an old rhyme. Who is the suspected American criminal shown with her murder weapon? Elizabeth Bathory Lizzie Borden Rena Chynoweth Louise Woodward

8. Making many changes to the item he is depicted with in the provided picture, what astronomer (born in 1564) discovered many of Jupiter's largest moons? Nicolaus Copernicus Galileo Galilei Ferdinand Magellan Edwin Hubble

9. Oft-cited as the creator of the detective story (with "The Murders in the Rue Morgue"), who is the man depicted with another of his creations (though that bird should really be black...)? Edgar Allan Poe Washington Irving William Shakespeare Stephen King

10. Born in Greece in the third century BCE, which of these men was a forerunner in the field of physics, used his skills to determine pi, and is depicted in his photo running naked in the streets? Pythagoras Socrates Julius Caesar Archimedes

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