Mixed / Random Quiz
About the Quiz
- The objective is for you to enjoy learning and to explore as much as you'd like about each famous person. There are 5 questions, each with three names labeled A, B, and C.
- Getting the answer right the first time isn't as important as learning more — every choice links to a full profile.
- Where quotes were available, a single quote is shown for each person on the reference list below, with a link to their full Pocket Quotes profile.
She was a German-born American actress and singer whose career spanned nearly seven decades. Her performance as Lola Lola in Josef von Sternberg's The Blue Angel (1930) brought her international acclaim and a contract with Paramount Pictures. Who was this entertainer?
His overall goal was to modernize the Church by emphasizing its pastoral role and its necessary involvement with affairs of state. He was the 261st Pope, reigning 1958–1963 (4 years, 218 days), and was an Italian citizen. Who was this Pope?
He was the longest-lived president in U.S. history and the first to reach the age of 100. He graduated from the United States Naval Academy in 1946 and joined the Navy's submarine service — the only Naval Academy graduate to become a U.S. President. Who was this President?
She was a Polish and naturalized-French physicist and chemist who conducted pioneering research on radioactivity. She was the first woman to win a Nobel Prize, the first person to win a Nobel Prize twice, and the only person to win a Nobel Prize in two scientific fields. Who is this woman?
This explorer died in the Philippines during his voyage, and his crew commanded by Juan Sebastián Elcano completed the return trip to Spain in 1522 — achieving the first circumnavigation of Earth in history. Who was this explorer?
Famous Persons Referenced
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