Grade 3 Historical Figures Quiz

Who was the first President of the United States?

• Thomas Jefferson

• George Washington

• Abraham Lincoln

• Benjamin Franklin

What did Rosa Parks do to fight against racial segregation?

• She refused to give up her seat on a bus to a white person.

• She wrote a famous speech.

• She led a march to Washington.

• She became the first African American woman to win a Nobel Prize.

Who is known for her work with the poor and the sick in Kolkata, India?

• Florence Nightingale

• Mother Teresa

• Malala Yousafzai

• Marie Curie

Who invented the light bulb?

• Nikola Tesla

• Thomas Edison

• Alexander Graham Bell

• Albert Einstein

Who was the famous civil rights leader that delivered the "I Have a Dream" speech?

• Malcolm X

• Rosa Parks

• Martin Luther King Jr.

• Frederick Douglass

Who was the first woman to fly solo across the Atlantic Ocean?

• Sally Ride

• Amelia Earhart

• Valentina Tereshkova

• Harriet Tubman

Who is known as the "Father of India" for his role in the Indian independence movement?

• Jawaharlal Nehru

• Mahatma Gandhi

• Subhas Chandra Bose

• Bhagat Singh

Who discovered gravity when he saw an apple fall from a tree?

• Isaac Newton

• Galileo Galilei

• Albert Einstein

• Nikola Tesla

Who was the first female Prime Minister of the United Kingdom?

• Queen Elizabeth II

• Margaret Thatcher

• Theresa May

• Indira Gandhi

Who was the ancient Egyptian queen known for her beauty and her role in the Roman political battles?

• Nefertiti

• Cleopatra

• Hatshepsut

• Joan of Arc