Movers and Shakers Quiz

Agatha Christie was an...

• Activisit

• Explorer

• Artist

Answer explanation

Agatha Christie was an artist because she was famous for writing detective novels and short stories. She was also a playwright.

Why was Agatha Christie a significant person?

• Because she wrote novels in over 100 languages

• Because she was born in Torquay

• Because she wrote detective novels

An explorer is someone who...

• writes stories

• travels and makes discoveries

• protests

Which of these significant people is an explorer?

• Agatha Christie

• Sir Francis Drake

• Christopher Columbus

What did Sir Francis Drake discover?

• The Americas

• Rome

• Tierra del Fugo

When did Sir Francis Drake travel around the world?

• 1456- 1459

• 1999- 2002

• 1577 - 1580

Who was Christopher Columbus?

• An artist who painted sunflowers

• An activist who wanted voting rights for women

• An explorer who discovered the Americas

What was the impact of Christopher Columbus finding the Americas?

• People became rich

• It encouraged a lot of people to move over to the Americas

• People had bigger families