In this quiz we ask you to work out your historical knowledge, your memory and your eyes! Are you able to to correctly identify the person in each of these photos and paintings? Prove it!
Nelson Mandela fought against South African apartheid and was also elected as president of South Africa and served for 5 years as the first black head of state. His biography, A Long Walk to Freedom is considered one of the best autobiographies ever written.
Malcom X
Mahatma Gandhi
Martin Luther King, Jr.
Nelson Mandela
3 of 16
Who is this warrior?
Alexander the Great
Achilles
Hannibal
Julius Caeser
4 of 16
Who is this lady?
Golda Meir was the first and only Israeli Prime Minister, who served during the War of Yom Kippur in 1973
Angela Merkel
Eva Perรณn
Margaret Thatcher
Golda Meir
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Who is this bearded gentleman?
Leonardo da Vinci
Donatello
Michelangelo
Rafael
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Who is this painting of?
Joan Mitchell
Georgia O'Keeffe
Leonora Carrington
Frida Kahlo
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Which biblical figure is this?
Paul
Luke
Isaiah
Moses
David
Abraham
8 of 16
Who is this dapper gentleman?
Winston Churchill was of course the prime minister of England during WWII.
Neville Chamberlain
Winston Churchill
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Harold Wilson
9 of 16
Who is this painter?
Caravaggio
Michelangelo
Rembrandt
Picasso
10 of 16
Who is the figure in the pink robe?
Dante Alighieri is the writer of The Divine Comedy who lived in Italy during the 13th-14th centuries.
Paul the Apostle
Rembrandt
Michaelangelo
Dante Alighieri
11 of 16
Who is this ginger man?
A self portrait by Dutch painter Vincent van Gogh named "Self-Portrait with Grey Felt" painted in 1987
Vincent van Gogh
Galileo Galilei
Ramesses II
George Washington
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From left to right, who are these three leaders?
Joseph Stalin, Franklin D. Roosevelt and Winston Churchill
Franklin D. Roosevelt, Winston Churchill and Harry Truman
Joseph Stalin, Harry Truman and Winston Churchill
Franklin D. Roosevelt, Joseph Stalin and Neville Chamberlain
13 of 16
Who is the man in the orange shirt surrounded by other men?
This is the famous scene of Caesar's betrayal and murder by the Rome's senators
Augustus
Mark Anthony
Julius Caeser
Brutus
14 of 16
Which biblical person is this?
James
John
Luke
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Who is this ancient lady?
Cleopatra was the last ruler of the ancient Ptolemaic kingdom of Egypt. She died a few score of years before the birth of Jesus Christ.
Cleopatra
Zenobia
Nefartari
Nefertiti
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Who is this ancient warrior?
Hannibal was a great general who fought the Romans for his kingdom of Carthage
Hannibal
Julius Caeser
Odysseus
Alexander the Great
No Bueno
Sorry, but that's a fail. Maybe you are too young to remember some of these people, or perhaps you need to look at... READ MORESorry, but that's a fail. Maybe you are too young to remember some of these people, or perhaps you need to look at historical albums more! These are people who shaped culture, art, war and leadership for decades and centuries after their death. They should be known on sight!
You didn't utterly fail this one and you knew a few, but you didn't do great identifying these famous people from... READ MOREYou didn't utterly fail this one and you knew a few, but you didn't do great identifying these famous people from history and got less than half right. These are people who shaped culture, art, war and leadership for decades and centuries after their death. They should be known on sight! Better look at some historical albums.
You got at least half of these questions right, getting a good grade and convincing us you have a good eye for... READ MOREYou got at least half of these questions right, getting a good grade and convincing us you have a good eye for historical faces, a good memory and some brains in your skull! You didn't ace the test, for that you would have needed a few more correct answers, but you did really well. Check out the answers and see where you went wrong.
Congratulations! Not only do you have a keen eye for history and the knowledge to support it, but a good head on your... READ MORECongratulations! Not only do you have a keen eye for history and the knowledge to support it, but a good head on your shoulders and a good memory to boost. Well we're just as proud as punch. Share this quiz with friends and laugh at their inferior scores!
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