Social Reformers
Whose efforts resulted in women getting the right to vote on August 18, 1920?
Susan B. Anthony
Who was born in 356 BCE, was a legendary military leader whose conquests profoundly impacted the ancient world?
Alexander the Great (356-323)
Who was arguably one of the most famous inventors of all time credited with inventing the first commercially viable incandescent lightbulb?
Thomas Edison
Who was an English writer and social critic. He created some of the world's best-known fictional characters and is regarded as the greatest novelist of the Victorian era. His notable works include 'A Tale of Two Cities', 'Great Expectations', and 'Oliver Twist'?
Charles Dickens
Who reportedly received revelations from God, Jesus, and an angel named Moroni when he was a teenager?
Joseph Smith Jr.
Who is revered in South Africa for his resistance against the apartheid state?
Nelson Mandela
Who was born in France during the Hundred Years’ War, she believed in a divine mission to liberate her country from English domination?
Joan of Arc (1412-1431)
Who is credited for the design of the alternating current electric system that’s still used around the world today?
Nikola Tesla
Who was a renowned British author known for her detective novels, particularly those featuring Hercule Poirot and Miss Marple?
Agatha Christie
Who, after his death, ascended to Heaven, but not before he showed himself to the Twelve Apostles?
Jesus of Nazareth
Who is perhaps the most famous civil rights activist in the U.S. who led a nonviolent movement for change in the 1950s and early 1960s?
Martin Luther King Jr.
Who was in ancient Rome a renowned military general and statesman whose impact on history is still felt today.
Julius Caesar (100-44)
Who is best known for being the primary inventor of the telephone?
Alexander Graham Bell
Who was a renowned Russian author best known for his novels 'War and Peace' and 'Anna Karenina'?
Leo Tolstoy
Who is the first pope born in the Americas; he is the leader of the Catholic Church and rules the Vatican City?
Pope Francis
Who is well known for his charisma and oratory skills, which helped him galvanize the public into joining the civil rights movement?
Malcolm X
Who rising from obscurity, united the Mongol tribes through shrewd diplomacy and military prowess, creating an empire that stretched from Asia to Europe?
Genghis Khan (1162-1227)
Who invented peanut butter AND developed over 300 products from peanuts and introduced crop rotation techniques that saved countless farms from financial ruin?
DAILY DOUBLE
George Washington Carver
Who was an English writer, poet, philologist, and academic, best known for his high-fantasy works 'The Hobbit' and 'The Lord of the Rings' trilogy?
J.R.R. Tolkien
Who was a Chinese philosopher who is credited with saying "Do not impose on others what you do not wish for yourself."
DAILY DOUBLE
Confucius
Who in 1978, in his position as general secretary of the South African Council of Churches, began to speak out about the injustices of apartheid.
DAILY DOUBLE
Desmond Tutu
Who left an indelible mark on the world stage through his leadership prowess during World War II, as Supreme Commander of the Allied?
Dwight D. Eisenhower (1890-1969)
Who was born Sarah Breedlove in 1867, invented a hair care treatment for Black women?
Madam C.J. Walker
Who was a Russian novelist, short story writer, essayist, and journalist. He is best known for his novels 'Crime and Punishment', 'The Idiot', 'Demons', and 'The Brothers Karamazov'?
Fyodor Dostoevsky
Who was a German monk who challenged the authority of the Roman Catholic Church in the 16th century?
Martin Luther