1. Famous people from the past. Quiz By the pupils of 5B Collège Jean Jaurès, Clichy

2. He was born on January 17, 1706 in Boston. He died on April 17, 1790 in Philadelphia. He was American. He was a physicist. He was one of the Founding Fathers of the United States.

3. He was born on February 11, 1847 in Ohio, USA. He died on October 18, 1931 in the USA. He was American. He was the founder of General Electric.

4. He was born on March 1879 in Germany. He died on April 18, 1955 in the USA. He was German. He was a famous physicist, had the world highest IQ.

5. He was born on June 19, 1781 in England and died on August 12, 1848 in England. He was English. He was an inventor and invented the railway.

6. He is a British actor. He was born on March 2 nd, 1968 in Chester, England. He played in action films, he is athletic and is agent 007.

7. She was an American model, actress, singer and producer. She was born on June 1st, 1926 in Los Angeles, USA. She died on August 5th, 1962 in Los Angeles. She was blond.

8. He was born in 1914 in London. He was an English actor. He was Obi Won Kenobi in Star Wars (episodes 4 and 6). He died in 2000 in Midhurst.

9. He was born in 1907 in Iowa, USA. He was American. He was an actor. He played in westerns. He died in 1979 in Los Angeles.

10. He was born on September 16, 1927 in New York. He died on June 23, 2011 in Beverly Hills, he was 83 years old. He was an American actor. He was an international star, thanks to the role of Lieutenant Columbo.

11. He was born on January 27, 1832 in Cheshire. He died on January 14th, 1898 in Guilford. He was English. He was a novelist. He wrote the book « Alice in Wonderland »

12. He was born on June 11th, 1572 in Westminster. He died on August 6th, 1637 in Westminster. He was English. He was a playwright. He was known for his friendship and his rivalry with Williman Shakespeare.

13. He was born on April 23rd, 1564 in England in Stratford upon Avon. He died on his birthday in 1616 in the same city. He was an English playwright, poet and actor. He is very famous in Western culture.

14. He was born on September 13th, 1916 in Wales and died on November 23rd, 1990. He was a British novelist. He’s the favourite author of children.

15. She was born in 1965 in England. She is British novelist. She wrote 7 books in the same series and she is very famous.

16. He was born in Michigan on March 28, 1909. He was American. He was a writer. He died on May 1981.

17. He was born on January 2 nd, 1920 in Russia. He was an American writer. He was famous for science fiction. He died on April 6th, 1992 in New York.

18. He was born in 1812 in England. He was an English novelist. He wrote Oliver Twist and David Copperfield. He died in 1870 in England.

19. He was born on May 29th, 1917 in Massachussets, USA. He was American. He was assassinated in Dallas on November 22nd, 1963 in his car.

20. She was born on August 4th, 1900 in London. She was English. She was the last Empress of India. She died on March 30th, 2002 in Windsor. She was the mother of Queen Elizabeth II.

21. He was born on January 15, 1929 in Atlanta, USA. He died on April 4th, 1968 in Memphis, USA. He was American. He was a Pastor. He got the Nobel Peace Prize in 1964

22. She was born on July 1st, 1961 in England and died on August 31st, 1997 in Paris. She was English. She was Princess of Wales. She died in Paris in a car crash.

23. She was born on April 21st, 1926 in Mayfair. She is English. She is a Queen. She’s been a queen for more than sixteen years.

24. She was born on May 24th, 1819 in the Palace of Kensington in London. She died on January 22nd, 1901 on the Isle of Wight. She was English. She was the Queen of England. Her father was the Prince Edward.

25. He was born on November 27th, 1940 in San Francisco. He died on July 20th, 1973 in Hong Kong. He was Chinese. He was an actor, a film director and was specialized in martial arts.

26. He was born on February 8th, 1931 in Indiana. He died on September 30th, 1953 in California. He was American. He was an actor.

27. He was born on September 21, 1931 in Texas. He died on November 23, 2012 in the Dallas. He was American. He was an actor in Dallas. He died of a throat cancer.

28. She was born on September 30, 1921 in the United Kingdom. She died on October 16, 2007 in the United Kingdom from parkinson disease. She was English. She was an actress.

29. She was born on June 1, 1926 in Los Angeles. She died on August 5, 1962 in Los Angeles. She was an American actress. She was blond and had a famous white dress.

30. He was born on June 16, 1971 in New York. He died on September 13, 1996 in Las Vegas. He was assassinated. He was American. He was a rapper and an actor. He wore a bandana, and had a piercing in the nose.

31. He was born on May 5, 1989 in Virginia. He is American. He is a singer, a songwriter a rapper, adancer and an actor. He has a tatoo, blond hair and no piercing.

32. He was born in Toronto. He is American. He is a singer and a rapper. He is Rihanna’s ex-boyfriend.

33. He was born in the USA on September 8, 1987. He is American. He is a singer and an actor. He is nice and beautiful.

34. He was born in Gary, Indiana, USA on August 29, 1958. He died on June 25, 2009 in Los Angeles. He was a singer, a dancer and a songwriter. He danced the moonwalk.

35. She was born on December 8, 1984. She comes from Trinité and Tobago. She is a singer. Her album Pink Friday came out and it was number one.

36. She was born on January 16, 1979 in New York. She died on August 25, 2001. She was American. She was a beautiful singer. She represented Tommy Hilfiger brand.

37. She was born in London on September 14, 1983. She died on July 23, 2011 in London. She was an English singer and songwriter. She was known for her old-school voice.

38. Famous people from the past. Quiz ANSWERS

39. N°1: Benjamin Franklin N°2: Thomas Edison N°3: Albert Einstein N°4: Georges Stephenson

40. N°5: Daniel Craig N°6: Marilyn Monroe N°7: Alec Guiness N°8: John Wayne N°9: Peter Falk

41. N°10: Lewis Caroll N°11: Ben Jonson N°12: William Shakespeare N°13: Roald Dahl N°14: J.K.Rowling N°15: Nelson Algren N°16: Isaac Asimov N°17: Charles Dickens

42. N°18: John F. Kennedy N°19: Queen Elizabeth N°20: Martin Luther King N°21: Lady Diana N°22: Elizabeth II N°23: Queen Victoria

43. N°24: Bruce Lee N°25: James Dean N°26: Larry Hagman N°27: Deborah Kerr N°28: Marilyn Monroe

44. N°29: 2 Pac N°30: Chris Brown N°31: Drake N°32: Wiz Khalifa N°33: Michael Jackson N°34: Nicky Minaj N°35: Aaliyah N°36: Amy Winehouse