Hero with a 'Heart' Trivia Quiz

Answer: Confucius

While Confucius is today remembered primarily for his many pithy quotations, he was also a kind teacher who was known to break from tradition in his teaching methods, preferring to form personal relationships with his students. Much of his philospohy was based around treating others with kindness, while exercising self-discipline.

He once wrote: "What you do not wish for yourself, do not do to others."

Answer: Benjamin Franklin

Franklin was known for his many talents and witty remarks, but was also regarded as a highly personable man of good character. In between his incredibly productive working life, he also fathered 17 children! One of his many famous quotations is "The Constitution only guarantees the American people the right to pursue happiness. You have to catch it yourself."

Answer: Mikhail Gorbachev

Mikhail Gorbachev was general secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union for six years. During this time he showed great strength of character in rebuilding the Soviet's political landscape. He became the first democratically elected President of the then USSR in 1990.

He was well known for wanting to end the arms race, once quoted as saying: "We need Star Peace, not Star Wars".

Answer: False

In fact he died just three days before the Slavery Abolition Act 1833 was passed. Wilberforce was best known for his stance on slavery, but also was a strong advocate in other social reform areas, including prison reform, education and public health. He was once quoted as saying: "If to be feelingly alive to the sufferings of my fellow-creatures is to be a fanatic, I am one of the most incurable fanatics ever permitted to be at large."

Answer: Audrey Hepburn

Born Audrey Kathleen Ruston in Brussels in 1929, she seriously considered a ballet career after leaving boarding school. Following her highly successful acting career, Audrey Hepburn dedicated much of her life to the children's UN charity, spending significant amounts of time working in Asia and Africa.

Answer: Eva Peron

Eva left home at the tender age of 15 to pursue an acting career. She began her campaigning for social justice and equality of women from an early age, well before she met and married the prominent politician Juan Domingo Peron (who later became President).

In 1952 she was handed the title of 'spiritual chief of the nation'. She passed away from cancer later that same year, at the age of 33. She is also known by her nickname, Evita, which is also the title of a musical based on her life.

Answer: Seamstress

Rosa was a 42 year old seamstress whose simple act of defiance sparked a new debate about race laws in the USA. Somewhat ironically, it is estimated that 75% of people who rode the bus in Montgomery in 1955 were black. She said of her action (or inaction) that "When I made that decision I knew that I had the strength of my ancestors with me." Rosa also told stories about having to walk to school as a child, as the buses were only for the white students.

Answer: Over 20 years

Mandela's opposition to the South African apartheid regime initially resulted in a death sentence, later commuted to life in prison. He was in prison for about 27 years, before an international campaign led to his release in 1990. In 1994 he bacame the first President of the new democratic nation.

He is well known for his compassion and incredible strength of will, once saying "I learned that courage was not the absence of fear, but the triumph over it. The brave man is not he who does not feel afraid, but he who conquers that fear. "

Answer: Saint Therese of Lisieux

Mother Teresa was born Anjezë Gonxhe Bojaxhiu in Albania. She decided to become a nun at an early age, and named herself after the patron saint of missionaries, St Therese of Lisieux. She spent much of her work helping the extremely poverty-stricken communities in Calcutta, India. She was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1979 for her work.

Answer: He died at the age of 64

Gandhi was assassinated at the age of 78. His philosophy of passive resistance and compassion was drawn from a variety of religious teachings of both Christian and non-Christian origins. His teachings were not just inspirational for the nation of India, but the entire world.