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History by Picture - O

Can you name these historic people, places, and things beginning with the letter "O"?
Quiz by WolfCam
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Last updated: July 3, 2018
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First submittedJune 29, 2018
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assassin
empire - 1683
cause of two Chinese wars
pioneer route
author
god
Oregon Trail
figure from Greek mythology
civilization
Greek letter
revolution led by this guy
scientist who led development of this
code name
October Revolution
Operation Overlord
type of structure
god
birth name of this guy
Gaius Octavius
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Level 71
Jun 30, 2018
Good quiz, nice mixture of facts, good pictures. Missed 'Oregon Trail'.
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Level 62
Jun 30, 2018
You died of typhoid fever.
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Level 78
Jul 1, 2018
Dysentry.
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Level 86
Jan 13, 2022
Snake bite
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Level 84
Jun 30, 2018
Lee Harvey Oswald is not in that picture.
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Level 65
Jun 30, 2018
But the person he killed is.
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Level 85
Oct 4, 2018
There's no opium in the opium picture, either, and yet it's still clear what is meant.
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Level 78
Apr 2, 2021
🙄
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Level 76
Jun 30, 2018
Never heard of Olmec before.
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Level ∞
Jun 30, 2018
I learned it from the Simpsons.
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Level 77
Jul 9, 2018
I learned it from Legends of the Hidden Temple #SilverSnake4Life
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Level 15
Aug 18, 2018
Bill wurtz be thanked
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Level 69
Jun 30, 2018
i spelled oktober with k, thought it would work
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Level 78
Jul 31, 2018
Either October or октябрь. You cant have a hybrid of the two, surely
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Level 70
Sep 10, 2018
That same picture was used for "Russian revolution" in another featured quiz. :|
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Level 75
Jul 1, 2018
Finally, a picture of that old man that's actually captioned as "Odin" and not "Gandalf". I've seen it described as being a picture of Gandalf like a dozen times now, including on other quizzes on this site!
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Level 78
Jul 1, 2018
I always pictured Odin as a much harsher man. That guy looks rather sweet.
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Level 72
Jul 2, 2018
And here I was, about to write a comment saying that he looks like Gandalf.
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Level 78
Oct 4, 2018
The key identifying feature is that Odin lacks one eye (that he gave away in exchange for wisdom)
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Level 70
Oct 8, 2018
i thought he was winking
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Level 75
Dec 24, 2019
I never noticed that before. Thanks!
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Level 73
Jul 2, 2018
Octavian not acceptable?
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Level 65
Jul 3, 2018
That would be m, however Gaius Octavian doesn’t make much sense.
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Level ∞
Jul 3, 2018
Like WolfCam said, it's not correct, but it will work now.
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Level 60
Oct 4, 2018
Won't let me play--ignores a click to start quiz.
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Level 59
Oct 4, 2018
That's happening to me as well. I played a few other quizzes just a few minutes ago and they all worked fine ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
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Level 73
Oct 4, 2018
Same. I'm on mobile...is that why it isn't working?
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Level ∞
Oct 4, 2018
Sorry about that. Fixed!
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Level 75
Oct 4, 2018
I would have done better had I not overlooked the entire bottom line. I do that a lot on these quizzes. You'd think I'd learn eventually.
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Level 65
Dec 3, 2019
There is no room because of all the other knowledge you soak up on this site ;) (in your mind to remember that is)
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Level 77
Oct 4, 2018
Made it all the way through this quiz to then realize that I could have gotten more answers correct if I would have read that all answers start with O. Facepalm
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Level 79
Oct 4, 2018
For 'assassin,' Lyndon Johnson doesn't begin with 'O.'
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Level 48
Oct 6, 2018
Can't tell if you're joking.
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Level 88
Apr 8, 2019
But Lyndon Johnson, Castro, Mafioso, Soviet Union, Aristotle Onassis and George Bush all have O's in them. Jacky Ruby, on the other hand, was a lone wolf.
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Level 76
Oct 4, 2018
Orwell reminds me a little of Michael Palin.
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Level 43
Oct 4, 2018
Why is Odin wearing a boonie hat
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Level 83
Oct 4, 2018
Odin often assumed disguises, including as a traveler or wandering hermit.
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Level 75
Oct 28, 2020
That guy looks like he's from LOTR
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Level 69
Feb 8, 2021
or Duck Dynasty. =)
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Level 59
Jul 10, 2021
Same picture as the thumbnail to the Fellowship or the Ring quiz.
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Level 59
Jul 10, 2021
What do you know? Odin is Gandalf’s alter personality.
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Level 45
Dec 3, 2022
What is that picture of Odin lmaooo 😂 😂😂 nice quiz tho
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Level 78
Feb 21, 2023
I had no idea who Osiris is and somehow I got it. Guess it must be tucked in my brain somewhere.
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Level 34
May 22, 2023
Lenin didn't lead the October Revolution of 1905 (wasn't he in exile then???)

He led the Bolshevik revolution in 1917...

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Level 65
Jul 17, 2023
The Bolshevik Revolution a.k.a. October Revolution was in october 1917...