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If You Can Identify These 50 Famous Historical Figures, You Must Have A Superior IQ Score

Famous People From History Trivia Quiz

Teachers Will Be So Disappointed If You Can't Name At Least 22 Of These Historical Figures

It's Albert Einstein.

Let's start off with an easy one. Who is this?

It's Amelia Earhart.

Who is this?

It's Napoleon Bonaparte.

It's Frida Kahlo.

It's Martin Luther King Jr.

It's Cleopatra.

It's Vincent van Gogh.

It's Mother Teresa.

It's William Shakespeare.

It's Jane Goodall.

It's Abraham Lincoln.

It's Queen Elizabeth II.

It's Leonardo da Vinci.

It's Rosa Parks.

It's Julius Caesar.

It's Theodore Roosevelt.

It's Marie Curie.

It's Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart.

It's Anne Frank.

It's Joan of Arc.

It's Muhammad Ali.

It's Edgar Allan Poe.

It's Mahatma Gandhi.

It's Anne Boleyn.

It's George Washington.

It's Jackie Robinson.

It's Marie Antoinette.

It's Confucius.

It's Florence Nightingale.

It's Salvador Dalí.

It's Winston Churchill .

It's Helen Keller.

It's Henry VIII.

It's Charlemagne.

It's Jane Austen.

It's Genghis Khan.

It's Galileo Galilei.

It's Eva Perón.

It's Billie Jean King.

It's Nelson Mandela.

It's John F. Kennedy.

It's Charles Darwin.

It's Marsha P. Johnson.

It's Walt Disney.

It's Sacagawea.

It's Ludwig van Beethoven.

It's Margaret Thatcher.

It's Dalai Lama.

It's Pelé.

It's Nefertiti.

And finally, who is this?

Oh no. You totally failed this quiz. But don't worry – it's never too late to study up! Start with ancient Egypt and work your way through the French Revolution to today!

You failed!

It's obvious you know a lot about history, but you weren't able to get a perfect score this time around. Go grab a history book, and come back to destroy this quiz!

Pretty impressive!

We're really impressed! You're an all-around expert in all things history. Your brain is jam-packed full of fun facts about royalty, athletes, scientists, and more. Way to go!

History scholar!

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If You Can Identify These 50 Famous Historical Figures, You Must Have A Superior IQ Score

Below are 50 of the most influential figures throughout history. From 69 BCE to the civil rights movement and beyond, these are famous people that every single person should be able to recognize.

Are you ready to put your history knowledge to the test? Let's begin!

Did we forget one of your favorite historical figures? Comment them below, and we'll use them in an upcoming quiz!

If You Can Identify These 50 Famous Historical Figures, You Must Have A Superior IQ Score

Below are 50 of the most influential figures throughout history. From 69 BCE to the civil rights movement and beyond, these are famous people that every single person should be able to recognize.

Are you ready to put your history knowledge to the test? Let's begin!

Did we forget one of your favorite historical figures? Comment them below, and we'll use them in an upcoming quiz!

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