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Question: Which of these was not the first name of a Brontë sister?
Answer: The famous author sisters were Emily, Charlotte, and Anne. They had two other sisters—Elizabeth and Maria—who died before reaching adulthood, and a brother, Patrick.
Question: Which of these was not a well-known historian?
Answer: Albert Schweitzer was a famed doctor who worked in Africa. The other three are noted historians.
Question: What war correspondent reported on the Battle of Omdurman?
Answer: Before becoming a politician, Winston Churchill was a journalist and soldier. He reported on the Battle of Omdurman, fought in the Sudan in 1898.
Question: In what modern-day country was Karl Marx, the communist philosopher, born?
Answer: Karl Marx was born on May 5, 1818, in the town of Trier. The town was then part of Prussia, but it is now in the nation of Germany.
Question: Who built the Golghar granary in Patna?
Answer: John Garstin, a British Army engineer, built the Golghar granary in Patna in 1786.
Question: Which of these was a philosopher during the Renaissance period?
Answer: One influential Renaissance philosopher was the Dutch scholar Erasmus. He used the humanist concept of reason to challenge what he felt were ignorant and superstitious aspects of religion.
Question: Who is known as the "Father of Medicine"?
Answer: The first name in the history of medicine is Hippocrates, a physician from the island of Cos in ancient Greece. He is known as the “Father of Medicine.”
Question: For what was Beau Brummell known?
Answer: Beau Brummell was an English dandy who lived from 1778 to 1840. He was famed for his fashion sense.
Question: What was American abolitionist Harriet Tubman’s original name?
Answer: Born a slave, Araminta Ross later adopted her mother’s first name, Harriet. Tubman was her married name.
Question: What was T.E. Lawrence’s nickname?
Answer: A renowned officer in the British Army during World War I, T.E. Lawrence earned the nickname "Lawrence of Arabia" for his campaigns in the Arabian desert.