How smart are you?
How many of these People can you name?
1. He was a Teacher of Alexander, this great Greek shares with Pluto the distinction of being the most famous of ancient philosophers…
2. This Greek statesman was responsible for an age which became known as the “Golden Age”…
3. This Queen of Egypt was the mother of children by two famous fathers. She was killed by the bite of a venomous serpent…
4. A great Roman general and statesman, he fell in love with Cleopatra, and was immortalized by Shakespeare…
5. One of the all-time artist “greats”, this Renaissance Italian was sculptor, painter, architect and poet, and creator of incomparable masterpieces…
6. He was considered one of the geniuses of the world, this Italian artist excelled in the field of painting, sculpture, architecture and engineering…
7. An English scientist who discovered an important law when an apple fell off a tree and hit him on the head…
8. Today his portrait masterpieces hang in museums and the value exceeds many king's ransom, but this Dutch painter died in poverty in 1669...
9. Famous for his religious painting, especially his Madonnas, this Italian is a bright star in the firmament of greatest artists the world has known…
10. He was born in 1685 and known as the “daddy” of the world's musical greats, this famous German composer had 20 children…
11. A titan of music, this composer's Fifth Symphony furnished the theme for the Allied “Victory” musical motif of World War II…
12. This musical “great” was a boy wonder who started writing compositions for the piano when he was four your old…
13. A famous German operatic composer, this famous man married his best friend's wife…
14. Harsh and ruthless, but exceedingly shrewd and competent, this Queen worked relentlessly for the aggrandizement of her kingdom and thereby won the wholehearted esteem and love of her people…
15. Regarded by many as the foremost dramatist the world has ever produced, this English writer chose Italy as the locale of many of his plays…
16. This German poet and dramatist chose Faust as the principal character of one of his most famous writings…
17. This famous general, considered one of the greatest of military geniuses, rose to be Emperor of France but met his defeat at Waterloo…
18. This English surgeon introduced antiseptic surgery by the chemical treatment of septic infections…
19. He is the Author of “The Scarlet Letter”, this American writer made his mark as one of our greatest novelists…
20. He was considered to be the greatest composer of music for the piano, this genius was born in Poland but spent most of his adult life in France, where he died at an early age…
21.This French scientist developed a method of inhibiting fermentation of milk which has been named after him…
22. A great figure in American history, this man was printer, writer, patriot, statesman and scientist…
23. Some of this French painter's works now hang in art museums, but his revolutionary new technique first earned him only scorn…
24. Posterity considers him a genius among artists, but this painter led a pitifully unhappy life and cut off his own ear before being incarcerated for madness…
25. One of the signers of the Declaration of Independence, this great American statesman later became a President…
26. All of his biographers have attested to the indestructible courage, sound judgment and absolute integrity of this famous American Revolutionary General and statesman. This General became the First American President…
27. This English naturalist wrote “The Origin of Species” and formulated the theory of the survival of the fittest…
28. Together with her French husband, this Polish-born scientist discovered radium…
29. One of the most beloved storytellers in history, this English writer created Scrooge, David Copperfield, Micawber, and other famous characters of fiction…
30. This Russian aristocrat wrote “War and Peace”, considered by many the greatest novel ever written…
31. This political reformer, who lived in personal austerity, was instrumental in achieving the political independence of his native land, India…
32. These two brothers were American aeronautic inventors. Their first names were Orville and Wilbur…
33. This French actress bears the reputation of one of the greatest tragedians of all time…
34. An American electrician and inventor, he perfected the incandescent lamp and invented the phonograph. He patented over 1,000 inventions…
35. An American writer and humorist, and creator of beloved fictional characters such as Tom Sawyer and Huckleberry Finn. He assumed a pen name…
Answers:
1. ARISTOTLE
2. PEROCLES
3.CLEOPATRA
4. JUIUS CAESAR
5. MICHELANGELO
6. DA VINCI
7. NEWTON
8. REMBRANDT
9. RAPHEAL
10. JOHANN SEBASTIAN BACH
11. BEETHOVEN
12. MOZART
13. RICHARED WAGNER
14. ELIZABETH I
15. SHAKESPEARE
16. GOETHE
17. NAPOEON
18. LISTER
19. HAWTHORNE
20. CHOPIN
21. PASTEUR
22. BENJAMIN FRANKLIN
23. CEZANNE
24. VAN GOGH
25. THOMAS JEFFERSON
26. GEORGE WASHINGTON
27. DAEWIN
28. MARIE CURIE
29. DICKENS
30. TOLSTOY
31. GANDHI
32. WRIGHT BROTHERS
33. SARAH BERNHARDT
34. THOMAS EDISON
35. MARK TWAIN
