The Greek poet who is the author of the epic poems, the Iliad and the Odyssey.
Who is Homer?
100
Italian explorer that sailed the Atlantic Ocean in 1492 and conquered the native people of the Americas under the Spanish name.
Who is Christopher Columbus?
100
An iconic singer and dancer nicknamed the "King of Pop", who recently died in 2009.
Who is Michael Jackson?
100
Italian artist during the Renaissance period in Europe who painted the "Mona Lisa" and made huge improvements to human anatomy.
Who is Leonardo da Vinci?
100
American inventor and business man who created the electric light bulb.
Who is Thomas Edison?
200
Chinese philosopher, teacher, and writer who founded the hierarchical system of Confucianism.
Who is Confucius?
200
The first Roman emperor who strengthened his empire's power by building a strong army and expanding into Hungary, Croatia, Spain, and more under the Roman republic; there is a salad named after him.
Who is Augustus/Octavian Caesar?
200
A trumpet player who was one of the most influential figures in jazz; helped popularize jazz across racial and social boundaries
Who is Louis Armstrong?
200
Considered the most famous artist in the Renaissance period, this man's most famous works include the ceiling paintings of Rome's Sistine Chapel.
Who is Michelangelo?
200
French educator and inventor of a system of reading and writing for use by the blind or visually impaired.
Who is Louis Braille?
300
A Chinese philosopher and poet that founded Taoism or Daoism, and encouraged connecting oneself to nature in order to live in peace.
Who is Laozi?
300
Leader of a pastoral group who gained allies and formed a giant army that violently took over many civilizations and created the greatest land empire in history, the Mongol empire.
Who is Genghis Khan?
300
A Grammy nominated and award-winning singing group that just use their voices to create exciting new sounds and arrangements of common, everyday songs.
What is PENTATONIX?
300
This Spanish painter's most famous works include "The Old Guitarist" and "The Weeping Woman".
Who is Pablo Picasso?
300
Invented the cotton gin and interchangeable parts that sparked the industrial revolution in the United States.
Who is Eli Whitney?
400
A Greek philosopher and mathematician who was the founder of the Academy in Athens, the first institution of higher learning in the Western world; influenced Socrates, Pythagoras, etc.
Who is Plato?
400
Leader of the Babylonians and conqueror of Ancient Mesopotamia in 18th century BCE; developed one of the first written law codes in history.
Who is Hammurabi?
400
German composer, organist and teacher who brought the south German organ tradition to its peak and whose "Canon in D" is traditionally played at many weddings.
Who is Johann Pachelbel?
400
Dutch painter whose work had a far-reaching influence on 20th-century art. His output includes portraits, self portraits, landscapes and still works of cypresses, wheat fields and sunflowers.
Who is Vincent van Gogh?
400
French chemist who developed the food preservation process of pasteurization and created the vaccine for rabies.
Who is Louis Pasteur?
500
An Italian scientist who developed the universal law of acceleration and built a simple telescope, allowing him to disprove the theory of Earth being in the center of the solar system.
Who is Galileo?
500
Macedonian prince who conquered the areas from the Mediterranean region to Egypt to Persia by age 22 in the 4th century BCE, under the Macedonian name.
Who is Alexander the Great?
500
This musician laid the foundations for western music by creating the sheet music that is still used today and the mnemonic "do-re-mi-fa-so-la-te-do", in the 11th century.
Who is Guido D'Arezzo?
500
American artist best known for her paintings of enlarged flowers, New York skyscrapers, and New Mexico landscapes.
Who is Georgia O'Keeffe?
500
Dutch scientist who invented the first, practical microscope that led to discoveries in microbiology and bacteriology; considered the "Father of Microbiology" and the first microbiologist.