People by Country Trivia Quiz

Answer: Abraham Lincoln

Abraham Lincoln was born on 12 February 1809 in Kentucky. Before becoming a politician he was a lawyer. On 4 March 1861 he became the 16th President of United States. Just four years after becoming the President he was assassinated, on 15 April 1865.

Answer: Mahatma Gandhi

He was born on 2nd October 1869 in Porbandar, Gujarat. His full name is Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi. After returning from Africa he became an active leader in India and played a major role in India's independence. Also known by the nickname Bapu.(Mahatma is an honorific title, meaning something like 'venerable').

His values have influenced many other famous persons like Nelson Mandella, Martin Luther King Jr, and many others.

Answer: Mother Teresa

She was born in Skopje, now in the Republic of Macedonia. Her religion was Roman Catholic. She is the founder of Missionaries of Charity. She was honoured with the Nobel Peace Prize in 1979 and also Bharat Ratna in 1980. She died on 5 September 1997 in Kolkata (Calcutta).

Answer: Gautama Buddha

He is commonly known as Buddha - the enlightened one. He is said to have achieved enlightenment under the Bodhi tree. He spread Buddhism in India, Nepal, Thailand, etc. It later spread across much of South-East and East Asia.

Buddhism is arguably more of a spiritual philosophy and a code of ethics than a religion in the conventional sense.

Answer: William Shakespeare

William Shakespeare was an English playwright, poet and actor. He is sometimes known as 'Bard of Avon'. His literature is famous all over the world and has been translated into many languages. Some of his works are 'Hamlet', 'King Lear', 'Othello', 'The Comedy of Errors'.

Answer: Isaac Newton

Sir Isaac Newton was born in England on 25th December 1642. He is known for his 'Three Laws of Motion', gravitational force, calculus, etc. He died on 20th March 1727. He was held in high regard by the philolosophers of the Enlightenment.

He also took an interest in alchemy but had to keep it secret.

Newton once said of this achievements: "If I have seen further it is by standing on the shoulders of giants".

Answer: Roger Federer

Roger Federer was born on 8 August 1981 in Basel, Switzerland. He set the record for most number consecutive weeks at No. 1, at 237 weeks (Feb 2004 to July 2005). He also has several nicknames like Fedex, Fed Express, Swiss Maestro.

Answer: Michael Schumacher

Answer: Michael Phelps

Michael Phelps won the highest number of medals in the history of Olympics. He is the best swimmer in the world and also has many world records. His feet have been referred as 'fins' by media because he wears size 14 shoe. He has double jointed knees and elbows which play a role in his famous dolphin-like kick.

Answer: Henry Sewell

Henry Sewell was born on 7 September 1807, on the Isle of Wight, England. In 1850 he migrated with his wife Elizabeth Kittoe to New Zealand in the hope of overcoming their financial problems. After retiring from politics he returned to England, where he died on 14 May 1879.