| Clue | Person | % Correct |
|---|---|---|
| One of the greatest playwriters of all time; wrote 'Hamlet' and 'Romeo and Juliet' | William Shakespeare | 100%
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| Prime Minister of the United Kingdom for the majority of the Second World War | Winston Churchill | 99%
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| Geologist and biologist who conceived the theory of evolution | Charles Darwin | 95%
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| Mathematician and physicist who formulated the laws of motion | Isaac Newton | 95%
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| First wife of Prince Charles known for her activism and charity work | Princess Diana | 92%
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| One of the greatest fiction writers of all time; wrote 'A Christmas Carol' | Charles Dickens | 81%
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| 19th century writer known for her social commentary; wrote 'Pride and Prejudice' | Jane Austen | 81%
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| Catholic involved in the Gunpowder Plot to assassinate King James I | Guy Fawkes | 75%
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| Humanitarian activist and founder of modern nursing | Florence Nightingale | 73%
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| Led armies of Parliament against King Charles I during the English Civil War | Oliver Cromwell | 71%
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| Theoretical physicist and cosmologist who suffered from ALS | Stephen Hawking | 71%
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| Renowned for his role in Arab Revolt against the Ottoman Empire | T.E. Lawrence | 67%
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| Best known for his circumnavigation of the world in a single expedition | Sir Francis Drake | 62%
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| King of the Anglo-Saxons who repelled Viking advances in England | Alfred the Great | 36%
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| Conservative politician and classical scholar who was fluent in eight languages | Enoch Powell | 3%
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