Study Guide & Preview Questions:
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I was born in Poland, discovered two new elements (polonium and radium), and won the Nobel Prize. Who am I?
Options: Marie Curie, Albert Einstein, Nikola Tesla, Isaac Newton
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I was born into slavery but became a renowned scientist and inventor, developing hundreds of products from peanuts and sweet potatoes. Who am I?
Options: George Washington Carver, Booker T. Washington, Frederick Douglass, Harriet Tubman
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I was a theoretical physicist who developed the theory of relativity and won the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1921. Who am I?
Options: Niels Bohr, Stephen Hawking, Albert Einstein, Max Planck
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I was the first African American woman to travel to space and later became a physician and engineer. Who am I?
Options: Katherine Johnson, Mae Jemison, Guion Bluford, Neil Armstrong
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I was a civil rights activist famous for refusing to give up my bus seat, sparking the Montgomery Bus Boycott. Who am I?
Options: Martin Luther King Jr., Malcolm X, Rosa Parks, Harriet Tubman
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I was a blind and deaf author and activist who became the first deaf-blind person to earn a Bachelor of Arts degree. Who am I?
Options: Helen Keller, Anne Sullivan, Laura Bridgman, Frida Kahlo
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I was a South African anti-apartheid revolutionary who served as President and won the Nobel Peace Prize. Who am I?
Options: Desmond Tutu, Mahatma Gandhi, Nelson Mandela, Martin Luther King Jr.
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I was a Pakistani education activist who was shot by the Taliban but survived and won the Nobel Peace Prize. Who am I?
Options: Benazir Bhutto, Indira Gandhi, Aung San Suu Kyi, Malala Yousafzai
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I was an Indian independence activist known for my philosophy of nonviolent resistance. Who am I?
Options: Mahatma Gandhi, Jawaharlal Nehru, Subhas Chandra Bose, Dalai Lama
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I was a Greek philosopher who taught Plato and was sentenced to death for corrupting the youth of Athens. Who am I?
Options: Aristotle, Plato, Socrates, Pythagoras