Historical Figures
Instructions: Identify historical figures from descriptions
- 1.
Which historical figure was an ancient Egyptian queen known for her relationships with Julius Caesar and Mark Antony?
AHatshepsutBBoudicaCCleopatraDNefertiti - 2.
Which explorer is credited with leading the first expedition to circumnavigate the globe?
AFerdinand MagellanBSir Francis DrakeCChristopher ColumbusDVasco da Gama - 3.
Which nurse became famous for her work during the Crimean War and is considered the founder of modern nursing?
AClara BartonBDorothea DixCMary SeacoleDFlorence Nightingale - 4.
Which Italian artist painted the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel?
ALeonardo da VinciBRaphaelCMichelangeloDDonatello - 5.
Which French military leader crowned himself Emperor and conquered much of Europe in the early 1800s?
ANapoleon BonaparteBLouis XIVCCardinal RichelieuDCharlemagne - 6.
Which scientist developed the theory of general relativity?
AMax PlanckBAlbert EinsteinCNiels BohrDIsaac Newton - 7.
Which woman was the first to win a Nobel Prize and remains the only person to win Nobel Prizes in two different sciences?
ADorothy HodgkinBLise MeitnerCMarie CurieDRosalind Franklin - 8.
Which ancient Greek philosopher was the teacher of Alexander the Great?
ASocratesBAristotleCPlatoDEpicurus - 9.
Which civil rights leader refused to give up her bus seat in Montgomery, Alabama, in 1955?
ACoretta Scott KingBRosa ParksCHarriet TubmanDSojourner Truth - 10.
Which English monarch ruled during the defeat of the Spanish Armada in 1588?
AMary IBJames ICHenry VIIIDElizabeth I - 11.
Which aviator was the first woman to fly solo across the Atlantic Ocean?
AHarriet QuimbyBAmelia EarhartCBessie ColemanDJacqueline Cochran - 12.
Which Viking explorer is believed to have reached North America around 1000 AD?
ARagnar LothbrokBErik the RedCHarald HardradaDLeif Erikson - 13.
Which Renaissance artist painted the Mona Lisa?
ALeonardo da VinciBRaphaelCSandro BotticelliDMichelangelo - 14.
Which ancient Macedonian king created one of the largest empires in history by age 30?
AAlexander the GreatBPhilip IICPtolemy IDDarius III - 15.
Which American woman led an Underground Railroad network, helping enslaved people escape to freedom?
AHarriet TubmanBSojourner TruthCFrederick DouglassDRosa Parks