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Six Degrees of Separation - People in History #1

Can you guess each person in history who is connected to the previous answer?
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First submittedMay 18, 2023
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Person
The first Roman emperor was...
Augustus
Who was the grand-nephew of the dictator...
Julius Caesar
Whose funeral oration was given by...
Mark Antony
Who had three children with the Egyptian ruler...
Cleopatra
Who was portrayed in the 1963 movie by...
Elizabeth Taylor
Who married her 7th husband at the Neverland Ranch of...
Michael Jackson
 
 
Connection
Person
The person who gave the "I have a dream" speech is...
Martin Luther King Jr.
Who was inspired by the non-violent tactics of...
Mahatma Gandhi
Who was called a "seditious lawyer" by the British leader...
Winston Churchill
Who was born during the reign of...
Queen Victoria
Whose eldest grandchild was the German ruler...
Wilhelm II
Who asked to be restored as monarch in a 1940 telegram to...
Adolf Hitler
 
 
Connection
Person
The leader of the USSR during WWII was...
Joseph Stalin
Who supported the Chinese leader...
Mao Zedong
Who in 1972 shook hands with...
Richard Nixon
Who was defeated in the 1960 election by...
John F. Kennedy
Who was assassinated by...
Lee Harvey Oswald
Who was shot by...
Jack Ruby
 
 
Connection
Person
The founder of the first Persian empire was...
Cyrus the Great
Which was conquered by...
Alexander the Great
Who was tutored by...
Aristotle
Who studied at the Academy founded by...
Plato
Who was a student of...
Socrates
Who was painted in "The School of Athens" by the Renaissance painter...
Raphael
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40 Comments
nerdalert
+7
Level 89
May 19, 2023
What a great quiz. Love the concept.
buck1017
+12
Level 78
May 19, 2023
Big fan of including James Burke as the thumbnail. I loved "Connections" growing up.
EcceHomo
+3
Level 85
May 22, 2023
Me too. Fascinating stuff, like a long an erudite ramble through history.
Neodymium
+2
Level 63
May 19, 2023
I have made the Spanish translation!

https://www.jetpunk.com/user-quizzes/1744710/seis-grados-de-separacion-personas-en-la-historia

elijahwade
+3
Level 97
May 19, 2023
Great fun. Should 'Whose was the grand-nephew of the dictator...' be 'Who was the grand-nephew of the dictator...'?
Quizmaster
+1
Level ∞
May 19, 2023
Fixed
Dimby
+11
Level 83
May 19, 2023
Not that it matters, but shouldn’t the second green one be “whose empire was conquered by…” to fit the format?
ConradBrunstrom
+3
Level 82
May 20, 2023
The film "Cleopatra" starring Liz Taylor was released in 1963 - not 1961.
aloepottt
+1
Level 53
May 31, 2023
Wrong movie.
Freestatebear
+1
Level 88
May 20, 2023
Huge fan of James Burke - perfect quiz for him "to watch over!" Enjoyed it, tho a bit more of ancient history than I would prefer.
Alexquiz17
+2
Level 94
May 21, 2023
No, more ancient history please!
iuvas
+2
Level 99
May 23, 2023
could you please accept Raffaello for Raphael? that's his actual name, not to mention TMNT
Bonzo65
+2
Level 74
May 31, 2023
James Burke - great presenter and probably one of the reasons I went into Engineering.

Also holder of YouTube's best timing in TV award.

https://youtu.be/2WoDQBhJCVQ

w204AMG
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Level 57
May 31, 2023
Coming from an Indian here. I think the western world needs to change their perception on Gandhi as a 'peace endorsing' figure, rather he was a tool for the British and was against the Partition of 1947, kept his mouth completely shut in front of the British and let Jinnah demand whatever he wanted.

Bare in mind that it is not me saying this from my own opinion, but this is well shown within the psychology and mechanics of the Partition in general.

vermiciousknid
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Level 91
Jun 9, 2023
I don't understand your reasoning. How does being against the partition make Gandhi a tool of the British, or take away from his reputation as a "'peace endorsing' figure"?

In spite of your second paragraph, your comment sure seems like an opinion to me, and one not well-supported by your own statements, at that.

Tramp
+3
Level 79
Dec 13, 2024
Lots of Hindu nationalists still really hate Gandhi because he didn't treat Muslims like animals
Thyme2018
+3
Level 53
May 31, 2023
Shouldn't you say "Who was ALLEGEDLY assassinated by..."? The guy was (obviously) never convicted.
HemmoAU
+1
Level 57
Dec 14, 2025
Can't defame a dead man :)
Different
+7
Level 14
May 31, 2023
Did anyone else guess Raphael by going through the 4 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles?
scangemi
+1
Level 60
May 31, 2023
I didn't have to get to Donatello.
HighFidelity
+2
Level 59
Jun 2, 2023
TMNT is to Renaissance artists as Madonna's "Vogue" is to Golden Age of Hollywood actors.
FallenAngel
+1
Level 57
May 31, 2023
Excellent quiz. It made me think about several clues.
Dollyfroggy
+1
Level 63
May 31, 2023
I'm surprised Cyrus the Great was by far the lowest. I don't know a lot of history, but he was one of the few I got.
DukeOfLorraine
+1
Level 67
Jun 1, 2023
Ancient history (beyond the most famous parts of greek and roman history) usually isn't guessed much.
SpartanLlama
+1
Level 79
May 31, 2023
23/24, just missed Michael Jackson. Fun quiz
gimplord209
+1
Level 49
May 31, 2023
who the crap is Cyrus the great? he couldn't have even been that great. I haven't heard of him???? the others were easy. Didn't have to try. would have finished under 45 sec except for Cyrus LOL they didn't teach that in Iowa elementary schools in the 1950's... that's for sure!!!!! LOL
brandybuck96
+4
Level 82
Nov 18, 2023
very narrow-minded of you... if you live in an English-speaking country, it's very rare to learn about the history of non-Anglophone or non-European countries, but that doesn't mean they weren't important, just that the curriculum is skewed
partdavid
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Level 74
Dec 13, 2024
This is a pet peeve of mine: you can't draw the conclusion that something wasn't taught to you from the fact that you didn't learn it.

But you're probably right that ancient history as such isn't part of a typical elementary school curriculum in the U.S., and I'm sorry to hear that your education stopped at elementary school.

MicrosoftEdge
+1
Level 88
Jun 1, 2023
Very fun quiz! One nitpick, the Egyptian ruler movie was released in 1963, not 1961.
Quizmaster
+1
Level ∞
Jun 1, 2023
Fixed
dogmeat
+1
Level 69
Jul 5, 2023
in the answer stats the colors are back-to front for red and green

I was wondering why so many people were struggling with what I thought was the easiest group.

Good quiz. I was running out of renaissance painters but got there with plenty to spare

DIALKIA
+1
Level 71
Oct 22, 2023
The colours are incorrect. There are two green groups in the quiz, which is likely why the answer stats are also messed up.
Quizmaster
+1
Level ∞
Oct 22, 2023
Fixed
Zuuru
+7
Level 52
Apr 4, 2024
Not that it matters much, but it seems a bit odd to me to have Caesar be connected to Cleopatra through Marc Antony, when they were already connected through their own affair and a child (and a civil war and a siege and more political drama). I feel like it would've made more sense to skip Mark Antony and maybe add a category after Michael Jackson.
McKenzieFam
+1
Level 68
May 17, 2024
more people know JFK's assassin's assassin than the fouder of the Persian Empire?
Wolf6120
+3
Level 63
Dec 13, 2024
Dang, if only there was some way to a draw a more direct link between Churchill and Hitler than going through Queen Victoria and Kaiser Wilhelm as degrees of separation lol
jeffreyjeffjeff
+1
Level 95
Dec 13, 2024
I'm a simple man. I see James Burke, I click the link.
Limukala
+1
Level 61
Dec 15, 2025
Got them all, but admittedly only by typing in the name of every Renaissance painter I knew until I got the right answer (and trying about 8 different spellings of Caravaggio)
bigben27
+1
Level 23
Jan 28, 2026
Hmm... Lee Harvey Oswald? I think you mean the CIA. Nice quiz though.
Learnin77
+1
Level 45
Apr 19, 2026
Lucky guess with Raphael. I only knew about him from Dan Brown's Angels and Demons. Missed Elizabeth Taylor. I am not a movie fanatic.
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