Who Was I?

This exciting game will test your knowledge of influential figures from history. Each question offers you a short clue about a well-known figure's life or accomplishments, followed by four potential answers. Can you identify who we're talking about based solely on these clues? Whether you're a history enthusiast or just someone who enjoys a good challenge, this quiz will certainly engage and entertain you. Let's find out just how well you know your history!
 
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I was the first woman to fly solo across the Atlantic Ocean, and an influential figure in the formation of The Ninety-Nines, an organization for female pilots. Who am I?
Bessie Coleman
Jacqueline Cochran
Nancy Harkness Love
Amelia Earhart
 
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I was a Greek philosopher who was a student of Plato and teacher of Alexander the Great. Who am I?
Epicurus
Aristotle
Socrates
Pythagoras
 
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I was a Mongol leader who established the largest contiguous empire in history. Who am I?
Kublai Khan
Alexander the Great
Genghis Khan
Attila the Hun
 
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Hint
I was a mathematician and author in ancient Greece who wrote the Elements, a foundational text in geometry. Who am I?
Pythagoras
Thales
Euclid
Archimedes
 
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I was an Aztec ruler during the arrival of Europeans under Hernán Cortés. Who am I?
Atahualpa
Moctezuma I
Montezuma II
Pachacuti
 
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I was the first queen regnant of England, ruling from 1553 until 1558. Who am I?
Queen Elizabeth I
Queen Victoria
Queen Mary I
Queen Anne
 
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Hint
I was an English philosopher and statesman who served as Attorney General and Lord Chancellor of England, known for promoting the scientific method. Who am I?
Francis Bacon
David Hume
John Locke
Thomas Hobbes
 
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Hint
I was a Roman philosopher and statesman who played an instrumental role in the establishment of the Roman constitutional system. Who am I?
Virgil
Marcus Tullius Cicero
Seneca the Younger
Julius Caesar
 
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I was a Persian mathematician, astronomer, and poet in the Islamic Golden Age, known for a famous collection of quatrains. Who am I?
Omar Khayyam
Ibn Sina (Avicenna)
Rumi
Al-Khwarizmi
 
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I was an Italian physicist and chemist who contributed to the development of the atomic theory and the discovery of various chemical substances, and I have a law named after me. Who am I?
Antoine Lavoisier
Amedeo Avogadro
Alessandro Volta
Marie Curie
 
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Hint
I was a Dutch philosopher and theologian, a rationalist known for laying the groundwork for the 18th-century Enlightenment. Who am I?
Baruch Spinoza
Immanuel Kant
Hugo Grotius
Bernard Mandeville
 
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Hint
I was a prominent philosopher during the Song dynasty in China, known for developing Neo-Confucianism. Who am I?
Sun Tzu
Lao Tzu
Mozi
Zhu Xi
 
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I was a Roman empress, married to Justinian I, and one of the most powerful women in Byzantine history. Who am I?
Irene of Athens
Julia Domna
Theodora
Fulvia
 
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I was a Scottish economist and philosopher, known for my influential work, "The Wealth of Nations." Who am I?
John Locke
Alexander Graham Bell
Alexander Fleming
Adam Smith
 
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Hint
I was an English astronomer, geophysicist, mathematician, meteorologist, and physicist, best known for explaining the motion of planets. Who am I?
Francis Crick
Galileo Galilei
Sir George Biddell Airy
Isaac Newton
 
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