| Hint | Dates | Answer | % Correct |
|---|---|---|---|
| B) Founding father who invented the bifocals, experimented with electricity, and served as the French ambassador | 1706-1790 | Benjamin Franklin | 90%
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| N) French general who was exiled twice | 1769-1821 | Napoleon | 90%
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| A) Macedon king considered one ofthe worlds greatest military commanders | 356-323 BC | Alexander the Great | 87%
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| G) Renaissance astronomer who discoveredJupiters moons | 1564-1642 | Galileo | 87%
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| H) Carthaginian general who crossed the frigidAlps to surprise the Romans from the north | 247-181 BC | Hannibal | 87%
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| I) English physicist who discovered the lawsof motion | 1642-1727 | Isaac Newton | 87%
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| M) He famously revolted against the Catholic churchand started the Protestant Reformation | 1483-1546 | Martin Luther | 87%
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| P) Famous artist who invented cubism | 1881-1973 | Pablo Picasso | 87%
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| F) Portuguese navigator whose expedition was the first to circumnavigate the globe | 1480-1521 | Ferdinand Magellan | 83%
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| T) Pharaoh who ruled at 9 years old, his tomb lay undiscovered for over 3000 years until 1922 | 1342-1323 BC | Tutankhamun | 83%
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| C) Mighty Frankish king crowned Holy Roman Emperor on Christmas in 800 | 748-814 | Charlemagne | 80%
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| E) Anglo Saxon king of England who constructedWestminster Abbey | 1003-1066 | Edward | 77%
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| K) Grandson of Genghis Khan who had his residenceat Xanadu and worked with Marco Polo | 1215-1294 | Kublai Khan | 77%
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| R) English king known for his bravery, he co-led theThird Crusade | 1157-1199 | Richard the Lionheart | 77%
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| V) Dutch impressionist artist whose famous worksinclude Starry Night and Sunflowers | 1853-1890 | Vincent Van Gogh | 77%
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| J) Actor and Southern sympathizer who assassinated president Lincoln and evaded capture for 12 days | 1838-1865 | John Wilkes Booth | 73%
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| W) Norman king who defeated Harold Godwinsonto become king of England | 1028-1087 | William the Conqueror | 73%
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| X) Persian king who defeated Leonidas and the Spartansat Thermopylae | 519-465 BC | Xerxes | 73%
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| O) Along with his brother Wilbur, they flew the firstpowered flight in Kitty Hawk, NC in 1903 | 1871-1948 | Orville Wright | 70%
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| S) Pioneer who invented the famous code and thetelegraph, revolutionizing communication | 1791-1872 | Samuel Morse | 67%
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| U) Civil War general and later president of the US, hisforces were surrendered to at Appomattox | 1822-1885 | Ulysses Grant | 67%
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| Z) 12th president who served for 1 year beforehis death | 1784-1850 | Zachary Taylor | 67%
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| L) Spartan king whose tiny army held back the mightyPersian force at Thermopylae | 540-480 BC | Leonidas | 63%
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| D) Famous for his defense of the Alamo duringthe Texas revolution | 1786-1836 | Davy Crockett | 57%
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| Q) First emperor of China whose terracotta warrior armywas discovered near Xian | 259-210 BC | Qin Shi Huang | 50%
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| Y) Yankee legend whose famous quotes have beenimmortalized in history | 1925-2015 | Yogi Berra | 30%
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