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Who Am I? (People of History) Trivia Quiz

Who are these famous people?

A multiple-choice quiz by charlemagne. Estimated time: 5 mins.

Author
charlemagne

Time
5 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
4,455

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
7 / 10

Plays
6308

Awards
Top 35% Quiz

Last 3 plays: Readesmom (8/10), Guest 180 (7/10), dcandler (9/10).

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Question 1 of 10

1. My nationality is Polish and my job occupation is astronomer. I was one of the first to successfully challenge the geocentric model of the universe with my book, 'On Revolutions of the Celestial Spheres'. Who am I? Hint

Copernicus

Brahe

Kepler

Galileo

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Question 2 of 10

2. My nationality is English and I was born in 1642 (Old Style, 1643 New Style). I did revolutionary work on force and gravity and can also be considered a successful astronomer and mathematician as I was one of two scholars to independently develop calculus. Who am I?

Answer: (One Word (last name only please!))

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Question 3 of 10

3. My nationality is Portuguese although I sailed for Spain. I won fame for being the first sailor to head an expedition that sailed round the globe. I myself only made it more a little over halfway as I was killed in a battle with natives in the Philippines, but other members of the expedition completed the journey. Who am I? Hint

Columbus

Henry the Navigator

Vespucci

Magellan

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Question 4 of 10

4. I am an Enlightenment era political critic. My most famous work is 'Two Treatises on Government'. Some of my ideas were so powerful that men like Thomas Jefferson borrowed them in their own famous works. My more famous thoughts include inherent rights of all men, the right of citizens to choose a government that works for them and the idea that humans are born with a 'clean slate'. Who am I? Hint

Rousseau

Hobbes

Locke

Montesquieu

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Question 5 of 10

5. I am Scottish. I dramatically improved the way people worked by improving the already invented steam engine in 1769. Who am I? Hint

Fulton

Watt

Benz

Daimler

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Question 6 of 10

6. I was born Maria Sklodowska in 1867 in Poland. Along with my husband, I focused on scientific research in radioactivity and discovered radium. I was also awarded the Nobel Prize for chemistry.

Answer: (First and last name after marriage or last name after marriage)

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Question 7 of 10

7. I served as a cavalry officer in the American West. There I commanded units of Buffalo Soldiers. I was given the nickname of 'Black Jack' at that time. I later won world fame as the CO of the American Expeditionary Forces in Europe during World War I. Who am I? Hint

Foche

Hamilton

Pershing

Patton

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Question 8 of 10

8. I was the Prime Minister of Britain in the late 1930s. During a September 1938 meeting in Munich also attended by French Premier Daladier, I conceded the Sudetenland to Adolf Hitler in an attempt to avoid war with Germany. Who am I? Hint

Churchill

Baldwin

Edmonds

Chamberlain

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Question 9 of 10

9. I became the leader of the Soviet Union in 1985 and introduced reforms such as glasnost and perestroika. Who am I? Hint

Yeltsin

Stalin

Ulyanov

Gorbachev

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Question 10 of 10

10. I was sentenced in 1964 to a life jail term for being an active member of the outlawed ANC in South Africa. I was released from prison in 1990 and in 1994 became the first Black President of South Africa. Who am I?

Answer: (One Word (last name))

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