Historic Figures Trivia Questions
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What was the original first name of the nurse known as the 'Angel of the Battlefield'?
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clara barton
Who is revered as China's supreme sage and foremost teacher?
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confucius
In which city did Benjamin Franklin spend most of the first 17 years of his life before moving on to Philadelphia?
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boston
Who did John Brown refer to as 'General Tubman'?
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harriet tubman
Which Scottish-American naval commander is known for teaching naval combat techniques to both the British and the Russians?
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john paul jones
Which historic American, known for declaring 'Liberty or Death,' declined the position of U.S. minister to Spain?
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patrick henry
Who did Mark Antony declare as 'Queen of Queens'?
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cleopatra
Which Confederate general-in-chief shares a last name with two signers of the Declaration of Independence?
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robert e. lee
In 1162, Thomas Becket, despite his reluctance, became Archbishop of which historic city?
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canterbury
Whose Ivy Green home in Alabama hosts annual summer performances of 'The Miracle Worker'?
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helen keller
Which famous nurse, born in Oxford, Massachusetts in 1821, was christened Clarissa Harlowe?
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clara barton
Which brother of John Sherman is remembered for his march to the sea?
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william tecumseh sherman
At what famous psychologist's home at Berggasse 19 in Vienna can you see where the ancestor of all psychiatrists' couches stood?
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sigmund freud
Who wrote the quote 'Courage is the price that life exacts for granting peace' in 1927?
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amelia earhart
Who is the assassin whose escape route is explored in bus tours sponsored by the Surratt Society?
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john wilkes booth
Which British naturalist, born on February 12, 1809, shares his birthday with Abraham Lincoln?
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charles darwin
Which Treasury Secretary created the Revenue Marine in 1790, laying the groundwork for what eventually became the Coast Guard?
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alexander hamilton
Who was known as 'The One-Legged Governor of New Netherland'?
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peter stuyvesant
Who is known for firing the first Union shot at Fort Sumter, although he did not invent baseball?
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abner doubleday
Which French queen was one of the 16 children born to Holy Roman Empress Maria Theresa?
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marie antoinette
Which U.S. general was called 'Black Jack' due to his leadership of black troops and not because of card playing?
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john j. pershing
What Israeli stateswoman's maiden name was Mabovitz?
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golda meir
Who is the historic figure that reportedly said 'Josephine' as his final word on his deathbed in 1821?
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napoleon
Which city did Marino Faliero, who plotted to kill the nobles and was executed in 1355, serve as doge?
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venice
{Who was famously known by the nickname 'The Little Corporal'?}
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napoleon
Who was one of the early card-carrying members of the Communist Party before being assassinated?
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leon trotsky
Who set up shop in Paterson, New Jersey in 1836 to manufacture his famous revolvers?
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samuel colt
Which orator did George Washington ask to be secretary of state on October 9, 1795, but was turned down?
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patrick henry
Who was famously nicknamed 'Beau James' in history?
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jimmy walker
Which famous orator lived in Scotchtown, one of the largest Colonial houses in Virginia, before becoming governor?
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patrick henry
Who is known as 'The Father of the Gunpowder Plot'?
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guy fawkes
Which inventor, known for his 'bright light' innovations, worked as a roving telegraph operator in his teens during the 1860s?
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thomas edison
Who was Etta Place, likely a lady of the evening, the companion of?
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sundance kid
Which woman, who was Shakespeare's wife, has a replica of her famous thatched cottage in Victoria, B.C.?
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anne hathaway
Who was the contralto that served as an alternate U.S. delegate to the United Nations in 1958?
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marian anderson
Which Nobel Laureate, who passed away in 1965, was buried on the banks of the Ogooue River in Gabon?
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albert schweitzer
Who is the temperance leader that taught primary school before receiving a 'divine call' to smash saloons?
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carrie nation
Whose autograph, a prominent suffragette featured on a dollar coin, was traded similarly to baseball cards during her lifetime?
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susan b. anthony
Whose home in Rochester, New York is now a museum filled with memorabilia of the fight for equal rights?
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susan b. anthony
Which Chiricahua Apache participated in the inaugural procession of Theodore Roosevelt in 1905?
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geronimo
Who was 26 years old when he was shot in a Virginia tobacco barn on April 26, 1865?
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john wilkes booth
Which Japanese emperor renounced his divinity on January 1, 1946, through an imperial decree?
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hirohito
Who co-founded the Women's Loyal National League with Elizabeth Cady Stanton to fight for the freedom of slaves?
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susan b. anthony
Who was the Chiricahua Apache that became a popular attraction at the 1904 World's Fair in St. Louis?
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geronimo
Who was elected secretary of the Montgomery NAACP in 1943 and later became famous for her act of defiance?
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rosa parks
Which historic figure, known for his prophecies, died in Salon, France on July 2, 1566 as he predicted?
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nostradamus
Who was the third wife named Catherine, along with Catherine Howard and Catherine of Aragon, to King Henry VIII of England?
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catherine parr
Which individual had an Army medical center named after him posthumously and is known for his role as the curator of the U.S. Army's medical museum?
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walter reed
Who is the famous frontierswoman who cared for the sick during the 1878 smallpox epidemic in Deadwood, South Dakota?
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calamity jane
Which woman, who significantly contributed to the civil rights movement, was honored in Washington on her 77th birthday in 1990?
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rosa parks
Which educator expanded the Tuskegee Institute from 40 students in 1881 to 1500 by 1915?
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booker t. washington
Which city did Willy Brandt serve as mayor from 1957 to 1966?
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west berlin
Which historic figure was known as 'The Apostle of the Scottish Reformation'?
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john knox
Which great 19th century French actress was known for her dramatic eccentricity of sometimes sleeping in a coffin?
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sarah bernhardt
Who was Clemenceau referring to when he said, 'The good Lord had only 10,' in reference to the 14 Points proposed by this post-WWI leader?
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woodrow wilson
Who was the governor of New Netherland known by the nickname 'Wooden Leg Pete'?
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peter stuyvesant
Who stepped down as president of the National American Woman Suffrage Association at the age of 80 in 1900?
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susan b. anthony
Who became chief justice in 1801, the same year his cousin Thomas Jefferson became president?
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john marshall
Who was the highest-scoring U.S. air ace in World War I who went to France as a member of Pershing's staff?
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rickenbacker
Who was the first woman elected to the American Academy of Arts & Letters and is known for writing 'The Battle Hymn of the Republic'?
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julia ward howe
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