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? Benjamin Franklin Alexander Graham Bell Thomas Edison Thomas Jefferson

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? Vincent Van Gogh Pablo Picasso Auguste Rodin Claude Monet

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? Alfred Nobel Frederick Banting Pierre Curie Albert Einstein

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 Angela Carter Anne Rice Mary Shelley

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

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 Louise Woodward Rena Chynoweth Lizzie Borden

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? Edwin Hubble Nicolaus Copernicus Galileo Galilei Ferdinand Magellan

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...)? Stephen King William Shakespeare Edgar Allan Poe Washington Irving

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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