7th - 9th Grade Famous People Flashcards
Chinese philosopher King-Tzu trained his disciples to be ethical. By what name is this wise man widely known?
Confucius
Who was the first American president to be elected by the United States House of Representatives?
Thomas Jefferson
Name the Portuguese navigator who led an expedition that opened up the first sea route to India by way of the Cape of Good Hope
Vasco de Gama
What composer of The Entertainer, a native of Texarkana, Texas, is known as “The King of Ragtime?”
Scott Joplin
Who was the monarch of Great Britain during the American Revolution and the War of 1812?
King George III
Charles the Great was the king of France and the emperor of several other countries during the Middle ages. By what name is he better known?
Charlemagne
He pushed to expand France to the Rhine and the Alps. Who is this king, known as “the Sun King”
Louis 14th
This Native American tribe currently resides in the southwestern U.S. Name the tribe whose most famous member was Geronimo
Apache
What U.S. president was nicknamed “the Trust Buster” because he strongly enforced the Sherman Anti-Trust Act which outlawed monopolies?
Theodore (Teddy) Roosevelt
What 19th century leader was nicknamed “The Iron Chancellor?”
Otto von Bismark
Who founded the Girl Scouts of America?
Juliette Gordon Low
World War 1 was precipitated by the assassination of Archduke Ferdinand pf Austria and his wife. Name the assassin.
Gavrilo Princip
Name the fascist dictator who ruled Italy from 1922 to 1943
Benito Mussolini
Name the man who served as vice president to George W. Bush
Dick Cheney
Name the man who served as vice president to John F. Kennedy
Lyndon Baines Johnson (LBJ)
Name the man who served as vice president to John Adams
Thomas Jefferson
Name the man who served as vice president to George H.W. Bush
Dan Quayle
Name the man who served as vice president to Dwight D. Eisenhower
Richard Nixon
What artist created the well-known work, “The Creation of Adam”
Michelangelo
What artist created the well-known work, “The Persistence of Memory”
Salvador Dali (pronounced “dolly”)
What artist created the well-known work, “The Last Supper?”
Leonardo da Vinci
What artist created the well-known work, “Nighthawks”
Edward Hopper
Identify the frontiersman and solider who led the Green Mountain Boys during the American Revolution
Ethan Allen
The Don McClean song that begins, “Starry, starry night” is actually about what painter?
Vincent Van Gogh
Who was the civil rights activist that was also the leader of the Nation of Islam?
Malcolm X
What composer is best known for his works highlighting the planets of our solar system?
Gustav Holst
What teacher of Plato was found guilty of corrupting the youth of Athens and was condemned to die by drinking hemlock?
Socrates (pronounced sock-ra-tease)
Who was the composer of the musical “Annie Get Your Gun” and the classic song “White Christmas?”
Irving Berlin
Who was the first American astronaut to orbit the earth, circling it five times in 1962?
John Glenn
With what war is Benedict Arnold associated?
Revolutionary War
The “Persistence of Memory” is a surrealist painting at the Museum of Modern of Art in NYC. What Spanish artist created this masterpiece?
Salvador Dali
What is the full name of the president with the initials JFK?
John Fitzgerald Kennedy
What is the full name of the president with the initials WJC
William Jefferson Clinton
What is the full name of the president with the initials FDR?
Franklin Delano Roosevelt
