Historical person (image and description included)

Question 1

He formulated a model that placed the Sun at the center of the universe.

Accepted Answer

Nicolaus Copernicus

Question 2

He formulated laws of motion & universal gravitation & built 1st practical reflecting telescope

Accepted Answer

Isaac Newton

Question 3

She was the first wife of Charles, Prince of Wales and died in 1997

Accepted Answer

Diana, Princess of Wales

Question 4

He was the 1st human to journey into outer space in the Vostok spacecraft; April 1961

Accepted Answer

Yuri Gagarin

Question 5

He was a King (Basileus) of the Ancient Greek kingdom of Macedon, tutored by the Aristotle

Accepted Answer

Alexander the Great

Question 6

He discovered the antibiotic substance benzylpenicillin (Penicillin G)

Accepted Answer

Alexander Fleming

Question 7

He was a French military leader and emperor who conquered much of Europe

Accepted Answer

Napoleon

Question 8

He made his film debut in Love Me Tender and is the "King of Rock and Roll"

Accepted Answer

Elvis Presley

Question 9

She was the first female aviator to fly solo across the Atlantic Ocean

Accepted Answer

Amelia Earhart

Question 10

He created the Pieta, Statue of David, and painted the Sistine Chapel.

Accepted Answer

Michelangelo

Question 11

He was a German-born theoretical physicist and developed the general theory of relativity.

Accepted Answer

Albert Einstein

Question 12

His voyages led to the first lasting European contact with the Americas (1492)

Accepted Answer

Christopher Columbus

Question 13

He developed the phonograph, motion picture camera, & long-lasting, electric light bulb

Accepted Answer

Thomas Edison

Question 14

He skipped 2 grades in high school, & entered college at the age of 15

Accepted Answer

Martin Luther King Jr

Question 15

He co-founded Apple in 1976

Accepted Answer

Steve Jobs

Question 16

He was a sponsor of the development of the assembly line technique of mass production (Model T)

Accepted Answer

Henry Ford

Questions 16