History is full of interesting and influential historical figures that helped to change the course of world events forever. Do you think you can identify these 12 historical figures? It's time to find out just how good you really are!

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Alexander the Great
Napoleon Bonaparte
John Locke
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Oscar Wilde
William Shakespeare
Edgar Allen Poe
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Louis Pasteur
Albert Einstein
Mark Twain
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Beethoven
Henry VIII of England
Louis XVI
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Marie Curie
Ada Lovelace
Georgia O'Keefe
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James Madison
Isaac Newton
Henry Hudson
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Marie Antoinette
Queen Elizabeth I
Joan of Arc
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Charles Dickens
Charles Darwin
James Monroe
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Agatha Christie
Ada Lovelace
Marie Antoinette
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Pele
Tecumseh
Squanto
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Roald Dahl
Ernest Hemingway
Pablo Neruda
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Can you identify this historical figure?
Leonardo DaVinci
Michaelangelo
Vincent Van Gogh
Unfortunately, this quiz revealed that you don't know your historical figures very well. While you may have known a few of the basics, you were thrown for a loop with many of these figures. Fret not, there's no failure in trying!
C+, Historical Figure Heartbreak

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Well done! You managed to pass this historical figure quiz with flying colors. Even though you missed a few questions, you proved yourself a true history buff with a wealth of knowledge on history's most important people.
B+, Historical Figure Hero

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Congratulations! When it comes to the most historical figures of all time, you know your stuff. It's obvious that you truly value and love exploring history and the people that truly changed the world.
A+, Historical Figure Ace

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Right!
1

Can you identify this historical figure?
Alexander the Great
Napoleon Bonaparte
John Locke
2

Can you identify this historical figure?
Oscar Wilde
William Shakespeare
Edgar Allen Poe
3

Can you identify this historical figure?
Louis Pasteur
Albert Einstein
Mark Twain
4

Can you identify this historical figure?
Beethoven
Henry VIII of England
Louis XVI
5

Can you identify this historical figure?
Marie Curie
Ada Lovelace
Georgia O'Keefe
6

Can you identify this historical figure?
James Madison
Isaac Newton
Henry Hudson
7

Can you identify this historical figure?
Marie Antoinette
Queen Elizabeth I
Joan of Arc
8

Can you identify this historical figure?
Charles Dickens
Charles Darwin
James Monroe
9

Can you identify this historical figure?
Agatha Christie
Ada Lovelace
Marie Antoinette
10

Can you identify this historical figure?
Pele
Tecumseh
Squanto
11

Can you identify this historical figure?
Roald Dahl
Ernest Hemingway
Pablo Neruda
12

Can you identify this historical figure?
Leonardo DaVinci
Michaelangelo
Vincent Van Gogh