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JFK, Ruby Nell Bridges Hall, and Kalpana Chawla posing together

Sadly, A Lot Of People Can't Name These Historical Figures – Can You?

Match Photos Of Historical Figures To Their Names

Can You Match These Photos Of Historical Figures To Their Names?

He was the 16th president of the United States from 1861 to 1865.

Abraham
Lincoln

Who's this?

She was Queen of England and Ireland from 1558 to 1603 and was the last of the five monarchs of the House of Tudor.

Elizabeth I

At the age of six, Ruby Bridges advanced the cause of civil rights in November 1960 when she became the first Black student to integrate an elementary school in the South.

Ruby Bridges

Napoleon Bonaparte was a French statesman and military leader who led many successful campaigns during the French Revolution and the French Revolutionary Wars, and was Emperor of the French from 1804 until 1814 and again briefly in 1815.

Napoleon Bonaparte

Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela was a South African anti-apartheid revolutionary, political leader, and philanthropist who served as President of South Africa from 1994 to 1999.

Nelson 
Mandela

Henry VIII was King of England from 1509 until his death in 1547. Henry is best known for his six marriages, and, in particular, his efforts to have his first marriage annulled.

Henry VIII

Sir Winston Leonard Spencer Churchill was a British statesman, army officer, and writer. He was also Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1940 to 1945 during the Second World War and again from 1951 to 1955.

Winston Churchill

John Fitzgerald Kennedy, often referred to by his initials JFK, was an American politician who served as the 35th president of the United States from January 1961 until his assassination in November 1963.

John F. Kennedy

Catherine II, most commonly known as Catherine the Great, was Empress of Russia from 1762 until 1796—the country's longest-ruling female leader. She came to power following a coup d'état that overthrew her husband and second cousin, Peter III.

Catherine 
the 
Great

Kalpana Chawla was the first woman of Indian descent to go to space. Sadly, Chawla was one of the crew members who died when the spacecraft disintegrated during its re-entry into the Earth’s atmosphere in 2003.

Kalpana Chawla

And lastly, who's this?

Sorry, but you didn't get very many of these correct. That's ok. At least you learned something!

A teacher from the Simpsons giving the children a history lesson

Hit the books

While you didn't get all of the questions right, you certainly knew your fair share! Good for you!

Pretty good

I think your old history teaches would be really proud of you right now! Congrats on being an expert in history!

Sadly, A Lot Of People Can't Name These Historical Figures – Can You?

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