ONLY 14% OF PEOPLE CAN NAME THESE HISTORICAL FIGURES

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Think you're a history buff? Put your knowledge to the test in this Guess Who, with a historical twist!

This reformer was a pries who, after posting his beliefs for the all to read, is credited with splitting the Catholic church and creating Protestantism

Henry VIII

Martin Luther

Thomas Wycliffe

Martin Luther King Jr.

Queen of France 1774-1789, she notoriously quipped "let them eat cake"

Joan of Arc

Catherine of Aragon

Marie Antoinette

Elizabeth I

A prominent American abolitionist, she played a huge role in rescuing slaves using the Underground Railway, a network of tunnels and safe houses.

Harriet Tubman

Josephine Dawson

Nancy Reynolds

Henrietta Rush

She was the ruler of Egypt between 51 BC and 10 BC - a fairly successful reign in which she also pulled the heart strings of a couple notable Roman gentlemen.

Elizabeth I

Cleopatra VII

Hatshepsut

Nerfatari

This powerful banking family is known for ruling over the city of Florence in the 15th century - they weren't afraid to play dirty.

The Sicilian Family

The Conquistador Family

The Medici Family

The Florentine Family

A minister and political activist, he became the figurehead of the Civil Rights movement in America.

Martin Luther King Jr.

John Brown

Martin Luther

Luther King

An Italian best known for writing "The Prince" in 1513, a work which centers around the question: do the ends justify the means?

Machievelli

Raphael

Leonardo da Vinci

Michelangelo

This fierce woman warrior played a massive role for France in wrestling control from the English during The Hundred Years War

Marie Antoinette

Joan of Arc

Emilie du Chatelet

Catherine the Great

Said to be the "Father of Capitalism," he was a Scottish philosopher and economist in the 18th century.

John Locke

Voltaire

Thomas Hobbes

Adam Smith

Empress of Russia 1762 to 1796, she is known for modernizing the country and being a massive patron of the arts.

Sonya the Splendid

Catherine the Great

Anna Karenina

Catherine of Aragon

One of the earliest known of the ancient Chinese philosophers, his teachings focus on morality, virtue, and the right way to live.

Plato

Socrates

Confucius

Mao

Queen of England from 1553 to 1558, her reign was characterized by trying to reverse many of the reforms that had come before her.

Elizabeth I

Anne Boleyn

Empress Matilda

Mary I

A military marvel, this Frenchman conquered a great deal of Europe in the 19th century.

Maximilien Robespierre

Napoleon Bonaparte

Voltaire

Louis XVI

Hailing from ancient India, he is attributed to being the founder of the religion of Buddhism.

Siddhartha Gautama

Laozi

The Dalai Lama

Abhidarma

After a marriage to the King of Castile, she became the first queen of Spain in 1469.

Isabella of Castile

Catherine of Aragon

Elizabeth I

Isabella of Portugal

An English philosopher best known for his 1651 work "Leviathan" which explores the idea of social contract theory.

Isaac Newton

John Locke

Thomas Hobbes

Adam Smith

The second wife of Henry VIII and Queen of England 1533 to 1536, her execution makes the beginning of the English Reformation.

Anne Boleyn

Mary I

Catherine of Aragon

Marie Antoinette

A political activist who played a huge role in the anti-apartheid movement in South Africa

Martin Luther

Nelson Mandela

Malcolm X

Martin Luther King Jr.

An impressive and multi-talented figure of the Renaissance, his most famous work is the "Mona Lisa"

Machievelli

Leonardo da Vinci

Michelangelo

Raphael

Known for conquering much of the known world, this Ancient Greek king is known as one of the most successful military commanders of all time.

Julius Caesar

Phillip of Macedon

Alexander the Great

Leonidas

During the 12th century, this powerful medieval woman was queen of both France and England.

Catherine of Aragon

Eleanor of Aquitane

Isabella of Castile

Joan of Arc

Known as the "Virgin Queen," she ruled over England between 1558 and 1603.

Mary I

Elizabeth I

Anne Boleyn

Margaret Tudor

He is the ancient Chinese philosopher who wrote the "Tao Te Ching" and founded the principles of "Yin and "Yang"

Confucius

Mencius

Lao Tzu

Sophocles

Considered by some to be the "Father of Modern Physics" this Italian scientist championed the idea of heliocentricism during the Renaissance.

Sir Francis Bacon

Galileo

Vespucci

Leonardo da Vinci

He ruled the Russian empire between 182 and 1725, and is known for bringing massive cultural revolutions to the area, many of which were based on the Enlightenment which was taking place in Western Europe.

Peter the Great

Ivan the Terrible

Putin the Petulant

Igor the Enlightened

The first woman to win the Nobel Prize, she was a French-Polish physicist who made a number of important discoveries in radioactivity.

Marie Curie

Marie Antoinette

Laura Bassi

Florence Nightingale

King of England in the 1500s, his search for a male heir led to the English Reformation of the church, which eventually created the Church of England.

Edward I

Richard VI

Charles II

Henry VIII

An english novelist, she was best known for her book "Pride and Prejudice"

Emma Thompson

Jane Austen

Margaret Thatcher

Emily Bronte

Often referred to as the "Father of Liberalism" this English philosopher is perhaps most known for his concept of "tabula rasa"

Thomas Hobbes

David Hume

Sir Francis Bacon

John Locke

One of the most famous of the Ancient Greek Philosophers, he was a student of Socrates and wrote "The Republic"

Aristotle

Parmenides

Heraclitus

Plato

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This reformer was a pries who, after posting his beliefs for the all to read, is credited with splitting the Catholic church and creating Protestantism

Queen of France 1774-1789, she notoriously quipped "let them eat cake"

A prominent American abolitionist, she played a huge role in rescuing slaves using the Underground Railway, a network of tunnels and safe houses.

She was the ruler of Egypt between 51 BC and 10 BC - a fairly successful reign in which she also pulled the heart strings of a couple notable Roman gentlemen.

This powerful banking family is known for ruling over the city of Florence in the 15th century - they weren't afraid to play dirty.

A minister and political activist, he became the figurehead of the Civil Rights movement in America.

An Italian best known for writing "The Prince" in 1513, a work which centers around the question: do the ends justify the means?

This fierce woman warrior played a massive role for France in wrestling control from the English during The Hundred Years War

Said to be the "Father of Capitalism," he was a Scottish philosopher and economist in the 18th century.

Empress of Russia 1762 to 1796, she is known for modernizing the country and being a massive patron of the arts.

One of the earliest known of the ancient Chinese philosophers, his teachings focus on morality, virtue, and the right way to live.

Queen of England from 1553 to 1558, her reign was characterized by trying to reverse many of the reforms that had come before her.

A military marvel, this Frenchman conquered a great deal of Europe in the 19th century.

Hailing from ancient India, he is attributed to being the founder of the religion of Buddhism.

After a marriage to the King of Castile, she became the first queen of Spain in 1469.

An English philosopher best known for his 1651 work "Leviathan" which explores the idea of social contract theory.

The second wife of Henry VIII and Queen of England 1533 to 1536, her execution makes the beginning of the English Reformation.

A political activist who played a huge role in the anti-apartheid movement in South Africa

An impressive and multi-talented figure of the Renaissance, his most famous work is the "Mona Lisa"

Known for conquering much of the known world, this Ancient Greek king is known as one of the most successful military commanders of all time.

During the 12th century, this powerful medieval woman was queen of both France and England.

Known as the "Virgin Queen," she ruled over England between 1558 and 1603.

He is the ancient Chinese philosopher who wrote the "Tao Te Ching" and founded the principles of "Yin and "Yang"

Considered by some to be the "Father of Modern Physics" this Italian scientist championed the idea of heliocentricism during the Renaissance.

He ruled the Russian empire between 182 and 1725, and is known for bringing massive cultural revolutions to the area, many of which were based on the Enlightenment which was taking place in Western Europe.

The first woman to win the Nobel Prize, she was a French-Polish physicist who made a number of important discoveries in radioactivity.

King of England in the 1500s, his search for a male heir led to the English Reformation of the church, which eventually created the Church of England.

An english novelist, she was best known for her book "Pride and Prejudice"

Often referred to as the "Father of Liberalism" this English philosopher is perhaps most known for his concept of "tabula rasa"

One of the most famous of the Ancient Greek Philosophers, he was a student of Socrates and wrote "The Republic"

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