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Prove You Know More Than Just Celebrities: Identify These 27 Real History Icons
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Prove You Know More Than Just Celebrities: Identify These 27 Real History Icons

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We all recognize celebrities — their faces are everywhere: on TV, on social media, and in ads. What about the people who shaped our world with their ideas? The ones that changed our world not with their fame but with their actions and discoveries. Let’s be honest — the last time we saw most of them was probably back in a school chair.

So, this quiz is about those revolutionary people. You’ll get 27 photos of people who made a real impact. Your task is simple: match their name to the face.

It’s nothing too complicated. Just a chance to see how many of these world-changers you recognize. Let’s get started! 💡

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    WindySwede
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    6 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    20. Match the name to this peaceful revolutionary, and let his wife die because of pneumonia because of he didn't fancy antibiotics. But had jo priblem being treated for malaria and removal of his appendix. Also slept naked with his granddaughters.. 🤢🤢🤢

    StrangeOne
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    6 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    21/27 I did better than I thought.

    LakotaWolf (she/her)
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    6 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    25/27 - apparently my deep brain remembers more than I overtly remember XD

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    WindySwede
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    6 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    20. Match the name to this peaceful revolutionary, and let his wife die because of pneumonia because of he didn't fancy antibiotics. But had jo priblem being treated for malaria and removal of his appendix. Also slept naked with his granddaughters.. 🤢🤢🤢

    StrangeOne
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    6 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    21/27 I did better than I thought.

    LakotaWolf (she/her)
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    6 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    25/27 - apparently my deep brain remembers more than I overtly remember XD

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