Who played a critical role in the rise of the Roman Empire? *

She was the last active pharaoh of Ancient Egypt. Can you guess who it is? *

Singer Frank Sinatra once sang: "They all laughed at ________ when he said the world was round". Who was being laughed at? *

He has been hailed as the "father of modern physics" but what is his name? *

She was known as "The Lady with the Lamp" after her habit of making rounds at night, tending to the wounded during the Crimean War. What was her name? *

Famous for having six wives, which king of England is this? *

He was a president of the United States until he was shot on 14 April 1865, while attending the play called "Our American Cousin". What was his name? *

Which French leader was dubbed a terrible emperor and killed many men in his wars of conquest?