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"C" Historical People Trivia Quiz

People who have died that have become famous. This is a worldwide selection of both men and women that have made an impact in different eras.

A multiple-choice quiz by Auszev. Estimated time: 2 mins.

Author
Auszev

Time
2 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
223,675

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Very Easy

Avg Score
9 / 10

Plays
5363

Awards
Top 35% Quiz

Last 3 plays: daisygirl20 (10/10), Samoyed7 (10/10), Guest 104 (9/10).

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Question 1 of 10

1. What was Captain Cook's first name?
Hint

James

Jodie

Jason

Jeremiah

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Question 2 of 10

2. Was Sir Winston Churchill a British prime minister?

Yes

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Question 3 of 10

3. Confucius was a teacher and philosopher. Which Asian country was he from? Hint

Thailand

Poland

China

New Zealand

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Question 4 of 10

4. Charlie Chaplin was a famous actor who made 'silent' movies.

True

False

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Question 5 of 10

5. What century did the classical music composer, Frederic Chopin, live in? Hint

19th Century (1800-1899)

13th Century (1200 - 1299)

21st Century (2000 - 2999)

6th Century (500 - 599)

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Question 6 of 10

6. Who was Cochise?
Hint

Native American Indian chief

German wig maker

French toothpick manufacturer

South American witch doctor

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Question 7 of 10

7. Marie Curie was a scientist who won the Nobel Prize twice.

True

False

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Question 8 of 10

8. Who was the Empress (queen) that ruled Russia from 1762 to 1796? Hint

Catherine the Great

Courtney the Weak

Cynthia the Nasty

Chelsie the Ogre

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Question 9 of 10

9. Agatha Christie was a famous ___________ who wrote mystery stories. Hint

Doctor

Writer

Computer operator

Cook

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Question 10 of 10

10. What was Cleopatra's (Ancient Egyptian ruler) title?
Hint

Sir

Miss

Madame

Queen

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. What was Captain Cook's first name?

Answer: James

Captain Cook was a British naval officer, explorer and navigator. He was the first man to cross the Antarctic Circle and surveyed the Hawaiian Islands, New Zealand and Australia. In 1779, he was clubbed to death in Hawaii.

2. Was Sir Winston Churchill a British prime minister?

Answer: Yes

Sir Winston Leonard Spencer Churchill was prime minister during the Second World War. In 1953, Sir Winston received the Nobel Prize for Literature. In 1963, the United States of America made him an honorary citizen. He died in 1965.

3. Confucius was a teacher and philosopher. Which Asian country was he from?

Answer: China

Confucius (551-479 BC) is the European version of his name, which was K'ung Fu-tzu or Master K'ung. Confucianism is not a religion but a philosophy about how a person should live.

4. Charlie Chaplin was a famous actor who made 'silent' movies.

Answer: True

Charles Spencer Chaplin was born in 1889 in England. In 1910, he went to America. From 1915, he made silent movies there. He is best remembered for his role as a tramp that wore baggy pants and a bowler hat. He died in 1977.

Silent movies were the first type of movies made. They had no sound and what people said was written on the bottom of the screen.

5. What century did the classical music composer, Frederic Chopin, live in?

Answer: 19th Century (1800-1899)

Frederic Chopin was born in 1810 in Poland and died at 39 years old in 1849 from tuberculosis. He played his first public concert when he was eight. He wrote many pieces of music for the piano.

6. Who was Cochise?

Answer: Native American Indian chief

Cochise was born around 1825 and was a Chirichua Apache. Cochise was regarded as a great warrior (using guerrilla warfare tactics) and an expert horseman. He fought mostly in Arizona and Mexico. Cochise agreed to stop fighting in 1872 and went to live on a reservation in Arizona. He died on 8th June 1874.

7. Marie Curie was a scientist who won the Nobel Prize twice.

Answer: True

Marie Curie (1867-1934) was originally Polish but lived most of her life in France. She won her first Nobel Prize in 1903 (in physics) and again in 1911 (in chemistry). She and her husband discovered radium and researched the uses of radioactive elements.

8. Who was the Empress (queen) that ruled Russia from 1762 to 1796?

Answer: Catherine the Great

Catherine the Great was born in 1729 and was a German princess. Her birth name was Sophie Fredericke Auguste von Anhalt-Zerbst. In 1745 she married Grand Duke Peter of Holstein, who was the next heir to the Russian throne, and was crowned empress in 1762. Catherine the Great founded the first Russian school for girls and a medical college to provide public health care.

9. Agatha Christie was a famous ___________ who wrote mystery stories.

Answer: Writer

Agatha Christie was born in 1890 and died in 1976 in England. She is renowned for her detective and mystery novels. Agatha Christie also wrote romantic novels but used the name of Mary Westmacott.

10. What was Cleopatra's (Ancient Egyptian ruler) title?

Answer: Queen

Cleopatra was the last Macedonian queen of Egypt. She ruled with a brother called Ptolemy XII and then later with another brother, Ptolemy XIII. It is believed that she killed herself by letting an asp bite her.

(Thanks to my daughter for helping me research and write this quiz)

Source: Author Auszev

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