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Historical figures Pt 2
Historical figures Pt 2
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1
Marilyn Monroe once used her fame to only appear at a club if Ella Fitzgerald could perform at the club
False
True
2
Marie Attionette, who famously said "Let them eat cake", was executed before her husband; CItizen Louis Capet
True
False
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Why is this person famous (Anastasia Romanov)
Was the last living descendant of the Romanovs
Ran away from yekaterinburg where her family was held prisoner
Rumors that she survived the ROmanov execution
Gracious to her people unlike her parents
4
Which of these is a not a reason why Benjamin Franklin is famous
He invented the spinning chair
He invented Bifocals
He discovered Electricty
He was a founding father
5
What is the name of the person in the picture
George Harrison
George Washinton
George Orwell
George Clooney
6
StiWhat is the name of the person in the picture
Sticky Washington
Washington D.C.
Washington Heights
George Washington
7
What is the name of the person in the picture
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Wolfgang Amades Mozart
Wolgang Amadeus Mozart
Wolfgang Amadeus Moatzart
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Why is this person famous (Christopher Columbus)
Commited Atrosities against NAtive Americans
Discovered the Americas
DIscovered the Americas (again)
Discovered Latin America
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Why is this person famous (ella Fitzgerald)
Won 13 Grammy awards for her songs
Voice was timeless ad wide-ranging
Popular female jazz singer during a time of segregration
Friends with Marilyn Monroe
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Micheal Jackson once owned 2 llamas called Lola and Louis
True
False
11
What is the name of the person in the picture
Prince, Harry
Presley, Elvis
Papau, New Gineau
Pompeii, 79A.D.
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Why is this person famous (Constantine the Great)
Made Christianity the main religion of Rome
Conquered the Papal states for Italy
Fended off Napoleon during the Napoleonic War
United the Holy roman Empire
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Walt Disney did not come up with the idea of Disneyland
False
True
14
Winston Churchill famously proclaimed that "and iron curtain has descended across the continent"
False
True
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Why is this person famous (Tutenkhamen)
His reign in Egypt was done by fear
First king buried in the valley of kings
constructed the pyramids
His tomb gaveinsight to Egyptian tombs
16
Why is this person famous (James Cook)
He travelled the world for the British
He discovered Australia
He created the famous James salad, Great cook
He is who Captain Hook is based off
17
What is the name of the person in the picture
Mary, Queen of Scots
Mary, Queen of Brits
Mary, Queen of Irish
Mary, Queen of Wales
18
What is the name of the person in the picture
Karl Marx
Karl Marcs
Carl Marcs
Carl Marx
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Why is this person famous (Nelson Mandela)
Fought strongly against the racist history
Fought for independence
Fought against colonizers
First elected Black leader of South Africa
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Why is this person famous (Father Grigory Rasputin)
Had to be poisoned, shot and stabbed to die
Believed to have magical healing powers
He carried a dagger that can save lives
Courted the Queen when the Tsar was away
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Why is this person famous (Mother Teresa)
Won Nobel Peace Prize
Canonized as a Saint
Embodied Christ by helping the poor
Helped many poor and struggling in Calcutta
22
Vladmir Lenin was a party member of the Bolsheviks, which translates to majority, even though they were in the minority
True
False
23
Why is this person famous (Wu Ze Tian)
Consort to Emperor Huang Di
Concubine turned first female emperor of China
Concubine during the Three kingdoms period
Wife to Emperor Pu YI
24
Why is this person famous (Harriet Tubman)
created the underground railroad
helped many slaves during the american civil war
Nurse during the Amriican civil war
stood against slavery in the north
25
What is the name of the person in the picture
Elizabeth II
Lady Jane Grey
Mary, Wueen of Scots
Elizabeth I
26
Florence Nightingale modernised medicine based partly on her experience in the Crimean War
False
True
27
Why is this person famous (ruth bader ginsburg)
2nd female supreme court judge
judged many cases on modern issues
created the drink Gin and Tonic
made the supreme court open to all
28
Leonardo Da Vinci famously created the following: Mona Lisa, Vitruvian Man & woman with parisol
True
False
29
What is the name of the person in the picture
Elizabeth Bishop
Maya Angelou
Sylvia Path
Emily DIckinson
30
What is the name of the person in the picture
Ellen Ocoha
Sylvia Rivera
Evita Peron
Frida Khalo
31
Which of these elements ins't a part of Vermeer's magic
The way he shows beauty in ordinary life
The way he captures light
The way he potrays his subjects
The way he gives an inside look with curtains
32
What is the name of the person in the picture
Charles Dickins
Charles Darwin
Prince Charles
Charles the I of England
33
What is the name of the person in the picture
Genghis Khan
Bori Khan
Emperor Huangdi
Shan Yu
34
What is the name of the person in the picture
William Shakespaer
William Shakespear
William Tell Overture
Would I was Shookspeared
35
What is the name of the person in the picture
Bento Musolini
Benito Musolini
Bento Musolinguini
Benito Musolinguini
36
Hatsheput was the first female pharoah of Kemet
False
True
37
What is the name of the person in the picture
Thomas Jefferson
Thomas Cromwell
Thomas Edison
Thomas Paine
38
Vlad the Impaler killed most of his foes by beheadings, not by impaling them
False
True
39
What is the name of the person in the picture
Vladmir Lenin
Grigory Zinoviev
Joseph Stalin
Nikita Krushchev
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Why is this person famous (Plato)
HIs published work titled "the Republic"
HE carved a sttue of himself
Known Greek philosiher
Knew Aristotle
