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Historical Figures Described as Clickbait Headlines

The Pontiac Channel is notorious for their clickbait headlines. Figure out the historical figures based on the clickbait headlines.
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Last updated: January 29, 2026
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First submittedAugust 8, 2025
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This Corsican Nobody Crowned Himself Emperor — You Won’t Believe What Happened Next!
Napoleon Bonaparte
Local Teen Accidentally Sparks World War by Killing Archduke
Gavrilo Princip
She Ruled Egypt And Outsmarted Rome
Cleopatra
From Log Cabin to White House — His Rise Will Shock You
Abraham Lincoln
Conqueror Names City After Himself… 70 Times
Alexander the Great
Failed Artist Ends Up Running a Whole Country and Starts World War 2!
Adolf Hitler
The Man Who Made E = mc² Famous (And the Universe Nervous)
Albert Einstein
Astronaut Takes Giant Leap — Entire Planet Watches
Neil Armstrong
Painter Cuts Off Own Ear — Still Sells Millions
Vincent van Gogh
Sailor Accidentally Finds New World While Looking for Spices
Christopher Columbus
Man Speaks For 2 Hours in the Rain — Then Dies
William Henry Harrison
Short Man Marches Across Salt Flats — Humiliates Empire
Mahatma Gandhi
Woman Refuses to Stand — Starts a Movement
Rosa Parks
Farmer’s Daughter Leads an Army — Then Gets Burned
Joan of Arc
This Norseman Arrived In The New World 500 Years Early
Leif Erikson
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21 Comments
LuckyCat
+4
Level 72
Aug 8, 2025
this is peak
MeowILoveCats123
+2
Level 67
Aug 8, 2025
Nice quiz! I really liked it.
Pontiac
+1
Level 61
Aug 8, 2025
thanks
Muncie
+2
Level 75
Aug 8, 2025
Fun! Nominated.
Pontiac
+1
Level 61
Aug 8, 2025
thanks
EGehrke
+2
Level 43
Aug 8, 2025
this is geniunly so peak well done, nominated!
Pontiac
+1
Level 61
Aug 8, 2025
Thanks😀
jbro
+2
Level 76
Nov 16, 2025
Great quiz! Very creative idea!
Pontiac
+1
Level 61
Nov 16, 2025
Thanks
RobsPubQuiz
+2
Level 58
Jan 17, 2026
Brilliant quiz! 5 stars and nominated!
Pontiac
+1
Level 61
Jan 17, 2026
Glad you enjoyed it!
BMull28
+1
Level 55
Jan 17, 2026
Norseman visiting America is quite vague, I was thinking Erik Thorvaldsson for settling Greenland
Pontiac
+1
Level 61
Jan 17, 2026
Hmm. I will change to Norseman Arrived In The New World 500 Years Early
EragonWill
+1
Level 58
Jan 17, 2026
Einstein did not split the atom, good quiz otherwise
Pontiac
+1
Level 61
Jan 17, 2026
Changed
kpu
+2
Level 68
Jan 17, 2026
I tried eric leifson several times and got angry
Pontiac
+1
Level 61
Jan 17, 2026
I am sorry but that is a little funny
atavoidirc
+1
Level 57
Jan 17, 2026
"Queen Marries Her Own Brother to Keep Power in the Family" is quite vague as several brother-sister royal marriages are known to have happened, Including several Egyptian Pharoahs and members of her own dynasty

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_coupled_siblings

TheMightyQ
+1
Level 86
Jan 28, 2026
Would you consider accepting "Princep"?
Pontiac
+1
Level 61
Jan 28, 2026
Added as a type in
zarodinu
+2
Level 54
Feb 8, 2026
Thank you for adding "the reason why will shock you". It is so incredibly overused I laugh every time I see it.
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