Historical Figures A-Z - Statistics

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Hint Dates Answer % Correct
N) French general who was exiled twice 1769-1821 Napoleon
91%
A) Macedon king considered one ofthe worlds greatest military commanders 356-323 BC Alexander the Great
88%
B) Founding father who invented the bifocals, experimented with electricity, and served as the French ambassador 1706-1790 Benjamin Franklin
88%
G) Renaissance astronomer who discoveredJupiters moons 1564-1642 Galileo
88%
H) Carthaginian general who crossed the frigidAlps to surprise the Romans from the north 247-181 BC Hannibal
88%
I) English physicist who discovered the lawsof motion 1642-1727 Isaac Newton
88%
M) He famously revolted against the Catholic churchand started the Protestant Reformation 1483-1546 Martin Luther
88%
P) Famous artist who invented cubism 1881-1973 Pablo Picasso
88%
T) Pharaoh who ruled at 9 years old, his tomb lay undiscovered for over 3000 years until 1922 1342-1323 BC Tutankhamun
84%
F) Portuguese navigator whose expedition was the first to circumnavigate the globe 1480-1521 Ferdinand Magellan
81%
C) Mighty Frankish king crowned Holy Roman Emperor on Christmas in 800 748-814 Charlemagne
78%
V) Dutch impressionist artist whose famous worksinclude Starry Night and Sunflowers 1853-1890 Vincent Van Gogh
78%
E) Anglo Saxon king of England who constructedWestminster Abbey 1003-1066 Edward
75%
K) Grandson of Genghis Khan who had his residenceat Xanadu and worked with Marco Polo 1215-1294 Kublai Khan
75%
R) English king known for his bravery, he co-led theThird Crusade 1157-1199 Richard the Lionheart
75%
W) Norman king who defeated Harold Godwinsonto become king of England 1028-1087 William the Conqueror
75%
J) Actor and Southern sympathizer who assassinated president Lincoln and evaded capture for 12 days 1838-1865 John Wilkes Booth
72%
O) Along with his brother Wilbur, they flew the firstpowered flight in Kitty Hawk, NC in 1903 1871-1948 Orville Wright
72%
X) Persian king who defeated Leonidas and the Spartansat Thermopylae 519-465 BC Xerxes
69%
Z) 12th president who served for 1 year beforehis death 1784-1850 Zachary Taylor
66%
S) Pioneer who invented the famous code and thetelegraph, revolutionizing communication 1791-1872 Samuel Morse
63%
U) Civil War general and later president of the US, hisforces were surrendered to at Appomattox 1822-1885 Ulysses Grant
63%
L) Spartan king whose tiny army held back the mightyPersian force at Thermopylae 540-480 BC Leonidas
59%
D) Famous for his defense of the Alamo duringthe Texas revolution 1786-1836 Davy Crockett
53%
Q) First emperor of China whose terracotta warrior armywas discovered near Xian 259-210 BC Qin Shi Huang
50%
Y) Yankee legend whose famous quotes have beenimmortalized in history 1925-2015 Yogi Berra
28%
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