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Ancient Rome - The Five Good Emperors
Who coined the term five good emp...,
What period do the five good empe...,
What was nerva s reign known for
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Albert Einstein
What year was albert einstein born,
Where was albert einstein born,
What field of science is albert e...
25
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Isaac Newton
When and where was isaac newton born,
What was the title of newton s mo...,
What are newton s three laws of m...
21
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Marie Curie
Where was marie curie born,
What is marie curie s birth name,
Which university did marie curie ...
32
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Nikola Tesla
Where was nikola tesla born,
What year was nikola tesla born,
Who were nikola tesla s parents
31
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Leonardo da Vinci
When and where was leonardo da vi...,
Who were leonardo da vinci s parents,
Under which artist did leonardo d...
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Charles Darwin
When was charles darwin born,
Where was charles darwin born,
What was charles darwin s family ...
21
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Thomas Edison
When and where was thomas edison ...,
How did thomas edison receive mos...,
What was edison s first job
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Rosalind Franklin
What is rosalind franklin best kn...,
When and where was rosalind frank...,
What was the famous x ray image r...
25
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Mahatma Gandhi
When was mahatma gandhi born,
Where was mahatma gandhi born,
What was gandhi s profession afte...
21
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Nelson Mandela
Where was nelson mandela born,
What was nelson mandela s birth name,
What does rolihlahla mean in xhosa
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Winston Churchill
What year was winston churchill born,
Where was winston churchill born,
What was winston churchill s most...
24
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Alexander the Great
When was alexander the great born,
Where was alexander the great born,
Who were alexander the great s pa...
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Abraham Lincoln
Where was abraham lincoln born,
When was abraham lincoln born,
What type of jobs did abraham lin...
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Napoleon Bonaparte
Where was napoleon bonaparte born,
In what year did napoleon declare...,
Which legal code established by n...
29
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Catherine the Great
What was catherine the great s bi...,
When did catherine the great rule...,
How did catherine the great come ...
17
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Plato
What was plato s real name,
What does platos nickname plato p...,
Who were plato s most famous teac...
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Aristotle
When and where was aristotle born,
What profession did aristotle s f...,
Which famous philosopher was aris...
20
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Confucius
When and where was confucius born,
What kind of family background di...,
What did confucius do for most of...
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Karl Marx
When was karl marx born,
Where was karl marx born,
Which universities did karl marx ...
33
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Socrates
What is socrates best known for d...,
In which city did socrates spend ...,
What form of execution did socrat...
20
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Immanuel Kant
Where was immanuel kant born,
When was immanuel kant born,
What was the primary field of stu...
23
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William Shakespeare
Where was william shakespeare born,
When was shakespeare born,
How many plays did shakespeare write
24
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Vincent van Gogh
When was vincent van gogh born,
What was vincent van gogh s natio...,
What profession did van gogh init...
28
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Pablo Picasso
When and where was pablo picasso ...,
Who recognized picasso s talent a...,
Where did picasso move to fully i...
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Frida Kahlo
What year was frida kahlo born,
What illness did frida kahlo cont...,
What event led frida kahlo to sta...
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Leo Tolstoy
When was leo tolstoy born,
Where was leo tolstoy born,
Which major novels is leo tolstoy...
31
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Homer
Who is homer traditionally believ...,
Around what time is homer believe...,
What are the two epic poems attri...
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Christopher Columbus
Where was christopher columbus born,
What year was columbus born,
What was columbus s profession
30
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Marco Polo
Who was marco polo,
What book is marco polo famous for,
In what year did marco polo begin...
26
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Ferdinand Magellan
When and where was ferdinand mage...,
What was ferdinand magellan s nat...,
What is ferdinand magellan most f...
16
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Amelia Earhart
When and where was amelia earhart...,
What was the name of amelia earha...,
In what year did amelia earhart b...
32
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Galileo Galilei
When was galileo galilei born and...,
What field did galileo initially ...,
Name one major astronomical disco...
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James Clerk Maxwell
What was james clerk maxwell best...,
When and where was james clerk ma...,
What were maxwell s equations kno...
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Gregor Mendel
Where was gregor mendel born,
What year was gregor mendel born,
What occupation did gregor mendel...
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Alexander Fleming
When and where was alexander flem...,
What was fleming s most famous di...,
Which profession did alexander fl...
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Lise Meitner
When was lise meitner born,
Where was lise meitner born,
What was lise meitner s main scie...
28
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Ada Lovelace
When was ada lovelace born,
Who were ada lovelace s parents,
What was ada lovelace s most sign...
25
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Tim Berners-Lee
Who is tim berners lee,
When was tim berners lee born,
Where was tim berners lee born
20
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Donald Knuth
Where was donald knuth born,
In what year was donald knuth born,
What is donald knuth best known for
29
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Claude Shannon
Who is considered the father of i...,
What was claude shannon s most fa...,
Shannon s 1948 paper established ...
23
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Guido van Rossum
Who is guido van rossum,
When and where was guido van ross...,
What is guido van rossum best kno...
24
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Linus Torvalds
When was linus torvalds born,
Where was linus torvalds born,
What operating system did linus t...
28
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Michael Faraday
Where was michael faraday born,
What was michael faraday s first job,
Who did michael faraday become an...
28
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Johannes Gutenberg
Who was johannes gutenberg,
When was johannes gutenberg born,
What is gutenberg s most famous i...
29
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George Washington Carver
Where was george washington carve...,
In what year was george washingto...,
George washington carver was rais...
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Stephen Hawking
Who was stephen hawking,
When was stephen hawking born,
What disease was stephen hawking ...
21
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Grace Hopper
Who is grace hopper,
When and where was grace hopper born,
What programming language is grac...
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Alan Turing
Who is considered the father of m...,
When and where was alan turing born,
What major theoretical model did ...
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John von Neumann
Where was john von neumann born,
What year was john von neumann born,
By what age did von neumann earn ...
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Vint Cerf
Who is considered one of the fath...,
What protocol did vint cerf help ...,
What was vint cerf s major contri...
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dsger W. Dijkstra
Who was edsger w dijkstra,
When was edsger w dijkstra born,
Where was edsger w dijkstra born
28
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Dennis Ritchie
Who was dennis ritchie,
When was dennis ritchie born,
What are dennis ritchie s two mos...
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John McCarthy
Who is john mccarthy,
What term did john mccarthy coin,
When and where was john mccarthy ...
30
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Barbara Liskov
Who is barbara liskov,
When and where was barbara liskov...,
What degree did barbara liskov ea...
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Ken Thompson
Who is ken thompson,
What was ken thompson s most famo...,
In which laboratory did ken thomp...
23
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Niklaus Wirth
Who is niklaus wirth,
When was niklaus wirth born,
What programming language is nikl...
28
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Alan Kay
What is alan kay best known for,
Where was alan kay born,
Which programming language did al...
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Whitfield Diffie and Martin Hellman
Who are whitfield diffie and mart...,
When did diffie and hellman publi...,
What concept did diffie and hellm...
17
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Ron Rivest, Adi Shamir, and Leonard Adleman (RSA)
Who are the inventors of the rsa ...,
What does the rsa in rsa encrypti...,
In what year was the rsa algorith...
31
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Bruce Schneier
When was bruce schneier born,
What is bruce schneier known for,
What algorithm did bruce schneier...
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Clifford Stoll
Who is clifford stoll,
What is clifford stoll best known...,
What significant discovery did cl...
26
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Kevin Mitnick
When was kevin mitnick born,
Where was kevin mitnick born,
What early activity showed mitnic...
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Moxie Marlinspike
Who is moxie marlinspike,
What is moxie marlinspike s most ...,
What is the signal protocol used for
20
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Dan Kaminsky
What vulnerability did dan kamins...,
Dan kaminsky is best known for di...,
In what year did dan kaminsky rev...
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Ross Anderson
When and where was ross anderson ...,
What field is ross anderson known...,
What is the title of ross anderso...
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Gene Spafford
Who is gene spafford,
Where did gene spafford earn his ...,
Where did gene spafford receive h...
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Tsutomu Shimomura
Where was tsutomu shimomura born,
What is tsutomu shimomura best kn...,
Which book did shimomura co autho...
26
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Shafi Goldwasser and Silvio Micali
Where was shafi goldwasser born,
Where did silvio micali grow up,
What significant award did both s...
21
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Joanna Rutkowska
Who is joanna rutkowska,
What operating system is joanna r...,
What is qubes os designed for
20
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Charlie Miller
Who is charlie miller,
Where did charlie miller earn his...,
In which field did charlie miller...
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Gary McGraw
Who is gary mcgraw,
What is gary mcgraw known for,
What was gary mcgraw s academic b...
21
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Michael Howard
What is michael howard s birth name,
When was michael howard born,
Where was michael howard born
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Julius Caesar
When was julius caesar born,
Which family did julius caesar be...,
What military campaign is caesar ...
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George Washington
When and where was george washing...,
Who were george washington s parents,
Who did george washington marry
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Cleopatra
Who was cleopatra vii,
When was cleopatra born,
What was cleopatra s background
25
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Martin Luther King Jr.
When and where was martin luther ...,
What was martin luther king jr s ...,
What educational achievement did ...
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Simon Bolívar
When and where was simon bolivar ...,
What nickname was simon bolivar k...,
What european event influenced bo...
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Jeanne d'Arc
Who was joan of arc,
When was joan of arc born,
Where was joan of arc born
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Ho Chi Minh
What was ho chi minh s birth name,
When and where was ho chi minh born,
Which coalition did ho chi minh f...
27
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Queen Elizabeth I
When was queen elizabeth i born,
Who were queen elizabeth i s parents,
How did elizabeth s status change...
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Fidel Castro
When was fidel castro born,
Where was fidel castro born,
What was fidel castro s professio...
30
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René Descartes
When and where was rene descartes...,
What famous phrase is rene descar...,
Which educational institution did...
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John Locke
When was john locke born,
Where was john locke born,
Who is considered the father of l...
27
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Friedrich Nietzsche
Where and when was friedrich niet...,
What was nietzsche s profession b...,
Which book introduced nietzsche s...
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David Hume
When was david hume born,
Where was david hume born,
Which university did david hume a...
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Jean-Jacques Rousseau
What year was jean jacques rousse...,
Where was rousseau born,
What was rousseau s most famous p...
25
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Baruch Spinoza
When was baruch spinoza born,
What was spinoza s birth name,
Where was spinoza born
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John Stuart Mill
When was john stuart mill born,
Who were john stuart mill s parents,
What language did john stuart mil...
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Thomas Hobbes
When was thomas hobbes born,
Where was thomas hobbes born,
What is thomas hobbes best known for
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Simone de Beauvoir
What year was simone de beauvoir ...,
Where was simone de beauvoir born,
Who was simone de beauvoir s life...
27
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Laozi (Lao Tzu)
Who is laozi and what is he known...,
What does laozi mean,
Where did laozi work before leavi...
22
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Michelangelo
When and where was michelangelo born,
Which powerful family in florence...,
What is michelangelo best known f...
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Emily Dickinson
When was emily dickinson born,
Where was emily dickinson born,
What was the name of the school e...
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Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
Where and when was johann wolfgan...,
What was the title of goethe s ea...,
Which of goethe s works is consid...
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Virginia Woolf
Who was virginia woolf,
When was virginia woolf born,
What family background did virgin...
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Claude Monet
When and where was claude monet born,
What type of art movement is clau...,
What painting by monet gave the i...
20
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Gabriel García Márquez
Where was gabriel garcia marquez ...,
Who were the key influences in ga...,
What genre is gabriel garcia marq...
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Henri Matisse
Where was henri matisse born,
What profession did matisse initi...,
What event led matisse to pursue ...
30
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James Joyce
When was james joyce born,
Where was james joyce born,
What is james joyce best known for
26
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Maya Angelou
Where was maya angelou born,
What is the title of maya angelou...,
At what age did maya angelou stop...
21
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Rembrandt van Rijn
Who was rembrandt van rijn,
What were rembrandts parents prof...,
Where and when was rembrandt born
21
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James Cook
When was james cook born,
Where was james cook born,
What profession did james cook s ...
27
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Vasco da Gama
When and where was vasco da gama ...,
What was vasco da gama s most fam...,
Why was vasco da gama s voyage to...
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Zheng He
Who was zheng he,
Where was zheng he born,
What was zheng he s birth name
30
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Erik the Red
Who was erik the red,
What was erik the red s birth name,
Where was erik the red born
21
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Roald Amundsen
Who was roald amundsen,
When and where was roald amundsen...,
What major expedition is amundsen...
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Sir Francis Drake
Where was sir francis drake born,
Who knighted sir francis drake an...,
What was sir francis drake s most...
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Jacques Cousteau
Who is jacques cousteau,
What is jacques cousteau most fam...,
When was jacques cousteau born
25
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Ibn Battuta
Who was ibn battuta,
When and where was ibn battuta born,
What was ibn battuta s family bac...
21
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Lewis and Clark
Who were the two leaders of the f...,
What was the name of the expediti...,
In what year did the lewis and cl...
30
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Thor Heyerdahl
Where was thor heyerdahl born,
What year was thor heyerdahl born,
What did thor heyerdahl study at ...
26
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Romulus (753–717 BCE)
Who was romulus,
Who were romulus parents accordin...,
Who was romulus twin brother
20
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Numa Pompilius (715–673 BCE)
Who was numa pompilius,
Where was numa pompilius born,
What is numa pompilius most known...
20
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Lucius Junius Brutus (6th century BCE)
Who was lucius junius brutus,
What was the major achievement of...,
Who was the last king of rome tha...
20
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Cincinnatus (519–430 BCE)
Who was cincinnatus,
What did cincinnatus do after his...,
In what year did cincinnatus famo...
20
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Scipio Africanus (236–183 BCE)
Who was scipio africanus,
What was scipio africanus s full ...,
Where did scipio africanus win hi...
21
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Gaius Marius (157–86 BCE)
Where was gaius marius born,
How many times was gaius marius e...,
What class did marius come from
22
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Lucius Cornelius Sulla (138–78 BCE)
Who was lucius cornelius sulla,
What class was sulla born into,
What role did sulla take on in 82...
23
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Cicero (106–43 BCE)
When was cicero born,
Where was cicero born,
What does novus homo mean in cice...
31
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Pompey the Great (106–48 BCE)
When was pompey the great born,
What was pompey s full name,
Which roman dictator did pompey s...
31
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Marcus Licinius Crassus (115–53 BCE)
Who was marcus licinius crassus,
When was marcus licinius crassus ...,
To which political alliance did c...
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Mark Antony (83–30 BCE)
Who was mark antony,
When was mark antony born,
What was mark antony s relationsh...
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Octavian/Augustus (63 BCE–14 CE)
What was octavian s original name,
Who was octavian s famous great u...,
In what year was octavian born
25
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Tiberius (42 BCE–37 CE)
When was tiberius born,
Who was tiberius s mother,
Who was tiberius s adoptive father
20
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Caligula (12–41 CE)
Who was caligula,
What does the nickname caligula mean,
Who were caligula s parents
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Claudius (10 BCE–54 CE)
Who was claudius,
When was claudius born,
Which roman emperor was claudius ...
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Nero (37–68 CE)
What was nero s full birth name,
In what year did nero become empe...,
Who played a crucial role in secu...
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Trajan (53–117 CE)
Who was trajan,
When was trajan born,
Where was trajan born
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Hadrian (76–138 CE)
Who was hadrian,
Where was hadrian born,
What major defensive structure di...
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Marcus Aurelius (121–180 CE)
Who was marcus aurelius,
When did marcus aurelius live,
What is marcus aurelius most famo...
29
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Commodus (161–192 CE)
When was commodus born,
Who were commodus parents,
At what age did commodus become c...
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Septimius Severus (145–211 CE)
When and where was septimius seve...,
Who were the rivals septimius sev...,
Who was septimius severus wife
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Diocletian (244–311 CE)
Who was diocletian,
When did diocletian rule the roma...,
Where was diocletian born
29
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Constantine the Great (272–337 CE)
Who was constantine the great,
When was constantine born,
Where was constantine born
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Theodosius I (347–395 CE)
Who was theodosius i,
When was theodosius i born,
What was theodosius greatest reli...
29
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Romulus Augustulus (460–after 476 CE)
Who was romulus augustulus,
When did romulus augustulus becom...,
How old was romulus augustulus wh...
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Virgil (70–19 BCE)
When and where was virgil born,
What is virgil s full name,
What are virgil s three major works
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Ovid (43 BCE–17/18 CE)
Where was ovid born,
What career was ovid s family hop...,
Which roman emperor exiled ovid
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Seneca (4 BCE–65 CE)
When was seneca born,
What philosophical school is sene...,
Who was seneca s famous student
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Pliny the Elder (23–79 CE)
Who was pliny the elder,
When and where was pliny the elde...,
What is pliny the elder s most fa...
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Tacitus (56–120 CE)
When was tacitus born,
What were tacitus two major histo...,
Who was tacitus father in law
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Juvenal (1st-2nd century CE)
Who was juvenal,
When was juvenal born,
What is juvenal s most famous work
20
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Spartacus (c. 111–71 BCE)
Who was spartacus,
When did spartacus live,
What rebellion did spartacus lead
21
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Gaius Julius Agricola (40–93 CE)
Where was gaius julius agricola born,
In what year was gaius julius agr...,
Who wrote the biography of gaius ...
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Homer (8th century BCE)
Who is traditionally credited wit...,
In which century is homer believe...,
What is homer most famous for
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Hesiod (c. 700 BCE)
Where was hesiod likely born,
When did hesiod live approximately,
What are the two major works of h...
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Draco (7th century BCE)
Who was draco,
What century did draco live in,
What is draco best known for
20
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Solon (c. 630–560 BCE)
Who was solon,
What is solon best known for,
What was the seisachtheia reform
20
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Pisistratus (c. 600–527 BCE)
Who was pisistratus,
What was pisistratus relationship...,
How did pisistratus initially gai...
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Cleisthenes (570–508 BCE)
Who is known as the father of ath...,
Cleisthenes was born into which i...,
In what year did cleisthenes impl...
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Themistocles (524–459 BCE)
Who was themistocles,
When was themistocles born,
What was themistocles most famous...
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Pericles (495–429 BCE)
Who was pericles,
What family background did pericl...,
What period in history is pericle...
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Leonidas I (540–480 BCE)
Who was leonidas i,
When did leonidas i live,
Who were leonidas parents
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Miltiades (550–489 BCE)
Who was miltiades,
What was miltiades most famous ac...,
In which battle did miltiades lea...
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Alcibiades (450–404 BCE)
Who was alcibiades raised by afte...,
What famous philosopher was alcib...,
During what conflict did alcibiad...
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Lysander (c. 450–395 BCE)
Who was lysander,
What significant role did lysande...,
When did lysander live
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Epaminondas (c. 418–362 BCE)
When was epaminondas born,
Where was epaminondas born,
Who was epaminondas teacher and w...
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Socrates (470–399 BCE)
What was socrates primary method ...,
What was the socratic method desi...,
Socrates was born in which city
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Plato (427–347 BCE)
Who was plato s famous teacher,
What is plato best known for foun...,
Plato s birth name was ______
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Aristotle (384–322 BCE)
Where was aristotle born,
Who was aristotles teacher at pla...,
At what age did aristotle join pl...
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Pythagoras (c. 570–495 BCE)
Where was pythagoras born,
What is pythagoras most famous for,
What philosophical and religious ...
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Heraclitus (c. 535–475 BCE)
Who was heraclitus,
Where was heraclitus born,
What is the famous saying by hera...
20
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Parmenides (c. 515–450 BCE)
Who was parmenides,
Where was parmenides born,
What is parmenides best known for
23
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Democritus (c. 460–370 BCE)
Where was democritus born,
Who was democritus teacher,
What is democritus most famous for
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Protagoras (c. 490–420 BCE)
Where was protagoras born,
What philosophical group was prot...,
What famous phrase is protagoras ...
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Zeno of Elea (c. 495–430 BCE)
Where was zeno of elea born,
Who was zeno of elea s philosophi...,
What is zeno of elea best known for
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Hippocrates (c. 460–370 BCE)
Who is considered the father of m...,
Where was hippocrates born,
During which period did hippocrat...
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Aeschylus (c. 525–456 BCE)
Who is aeschylus often referred t...,
When was aeschylus born,
What innovation in theater is aes...
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Sophocles (c. 496–406 BCE)
Where was sophocles born,
Approximately when was sophocles ...,
How many plays did sophocles write
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Euripides (c. 480–406 BCE)
When was euripides born,
Where was euripides likely born,
How many plays did euripides write
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Aristophanes (c. 446–386 BCE)
Who is aristophanes,
When was aristophanes born,
How many of aristophanes plays su...
20
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Herodotus (c. 484–425 BCE)
Where was herodotus born,
What is herodotus known as,
What was the name of herodotus s ...
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Thucydides (c. 460–400 BCE)
Where was thucydides born,
What was thucydides major work,
During which war did thucydides s...
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Philip II of Macedon (382–336 BCE)
Who was philip ii of macedon,
When was philip ii of macedon born,
Where was philip ii of macedon born
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Ptolemy I Soter (367–283 BCE)
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Seleucus I Nicator (358–281 BCE)
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Pyrrhus of Epirus (319–272 BCE)
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Phidias (c. 480–430 BCE)
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Archimedes (c. 287–212 BCE)
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Euclid (c. 300 BCE)
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Hipparchus (c. 190–120 BCE)
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Eratosthenes (c. 276–194 BCE)
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Peisistratos (6th century BCE)
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Cleomenes I (6th century BCE)
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Qin Shi Huang (259–210 BCE)
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Genghis Khan (c. 1162–1227)
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Henry VIII (1491–1547)
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Ivan the Terrible (1530–1584)
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Louis XIV (1638–1715)
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Napoleon Bonaparte (1769–1821)
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Porfirio Díaz (1830–1915)
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Vladimir Lenin (1870–1924)
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Joseph Stalin (1878–1953)
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Benito Mussolini (1883–1945)
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Adolf Hitler (1889–1945)
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Francisco Franco (1892–1975)
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Hirohito (1901–1989)
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António de Oliveira Salazar (1889–1970)
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Mao Zedong (1893–1976)
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Kim Il-sung (1912–1994)
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Saddam Hussein (1937–2006)
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Muammar Gaddafi (1942–2011)
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Augusto Pinochet (1915–2006)
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Idi Amin (1925–2003)
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Pol Pot (1925–1998)
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Kim Jong-un (1984–present)
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Vladimir Putin (1952–present)
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Cornelius Vanderbilt (1794–1877)
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Andrew Carnegie (1835–1919)
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John D. Rockefeller (1839–1937)
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J.P. Morgan (1837–1913)
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Henry Ford (1863–1947)
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Thomas Edison (1847–1931)
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Walt Disney (1901–1966)
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Coco Chanel (1883–1971)
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Sam Walton (1918–1992)
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Ray Kroc (1902–1984)
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Steve Jobs (1955–2011)
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Bill Gates (1955–present)
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Warren Buffett (1930–present)
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Larry Page and Sergey Brin (1973–present, 1973–present)
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Jeff Bezos (1964–present)
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Carlos Slim (1940–present)
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Akio Morita (1921–1999)
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Li Ka-shing (1928–present)
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Ingvar Kamprad (1926–2018)
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Elon Musk (1971–present)
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Mark Zuckerberg (1984–present)
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Jack Ma (1964–present)
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Reed Hastings (1960–present)
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Satya Nadella (1967–present)
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Sara Blakely (1971–present)
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