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rilke 08-Apr-09, 09:19	The World's 100 greatest people. Who is this mystery person? Testing your knowledge about this mystery person. Including his background and times he or she lived and worked; a summary of this person's life (birth and death dates); also his or her most memorable accomplishments (specific details) . The unique influence each person has had on his or her field and the world.
rilke 08-Apr-09, 09:37	Who is this mystery person? A) He was born in February 11, 1847 in Milan, Ohio.   Deaf for most of his adult life. C) He patented more than 1,000 inventions in America, more than any person in our history. D) His major contributions were the incandescent light bulb which led to electric lighting; the phonograph;the first electric power plant; and the first movies. E) His influence has laid the foundation for the technological and social revolution of the modern electric world. Who is the mystery person?
nf7mate 08-Apr-09, 10:08	Thomas Edison His noteworthy contemporaries were George Westinghouse and Nikola Tesla, but Edison is certainly the most well known.
nf7mate 08-Apr-09, 10:17	Who is this mystery person? A) Born in a coastal town in India   Married at 13 years of age C) Recognized as a pioneer of non-violent civil disobedience D) He abstained from eating for long periods, using fasting as a form of political protest E) Was a strict vegetarian F) Was a major political leader of India and the Indian independence movement G) Was assassinated in 1948
rilke 08-Apr-09, 12:22	Gandhi He needs no introduction. He changed India's fate forever !
rilke 08-Apr-09, 12:35	Who is this mystery person? A) He was naturalist.   His famous voyage as a naturalist aboard the HMS Beagle. C) He studied animals and plants forms throughout the world. D)He developed the theory of evolution. E) Because of his revolutionary ideas, society feared of the impact of his theories. F)His book created a sensation that went beyond the filed of science and had an impact on almost every area of human study---philosophy,religion,sociology ,theology,psychology, literature,history and even law. G)His theory revolutionized world consciousness. H) Today, almost every educated person in the world has heard of his theories of evolution and natural selection.
friki 22-Apr-09, 17:00	Darwin? The HMS beagle was my strongest clue
nf7mate 23-Apr-09, 12:11	Who is this mystery person? A) Born in Boston, Massachusetts   Served in the United States Army C) Is considered to be the inventor of detective fiction D) Married his 13-year old cousin E) Is well known for his morose poetry and dark short stories F) Died October 7, 1849 in Baltimore, Maryland
rilke 23-Apr-09, 14:24	Edgar Allan Poe Great writer. My clue was Baltimore and morose poetry with short stories! Next mystery guest? A) He lived in the Golden Age of Greece, when Athens was the meeting for artists and thinkers, and a center of shipping and trade.   Besides his brilliant play writing, he was a general, a politician and even a priest. C) He was the master of Greek Tragedy. D) He wrote 123 dramas and had 24 victories for best play in the 30 years he entered the Athens's play contest. E) He was the master of dialogue, plot construction and characterization. F) He died in 406 B.C at 90 years of age, just as the great age of Greece was expiring.
coopershawk 25-Apr-09, 23:06	Sophocles Only 7 of his plays survive.
coopershawk 25-Apr-09, 23:27	Who is this person? 1) A US President during the 19th Century. 2) A military hero. 3) Saw himself as champion of the common man, but originated the spoils system for appointment of civil servants. 4) A passionate defender of the Union. 5) Solidified the authority of the office of the President by his use of the President's power to veto acts of Congress; a power which before his presidency had only been used when presidents claimed an act was unconstitutional. 6) Refused to allow Congress to re-charter the National Bank.
nf7mate 27-Apr-09, 07:44	Andrew Jackson Andrew Jackson is on my short list of "favorite presidents".
nf7mate 27-Apr-09, 07:51	Next mystery person A) He was one of the most successful military commanders of all time.   As a boy, his tutor and mentor was Aristotle C) Conquered Persia D) Died on June 11, 323 BC E) Died without an heir to his throne.
coopershawk 27-Apr-09, 21:46	Alexander the Great But I must confess ignorance here. I have wondered if Aristotle was really his tutor, or if that is merely legend. Are there contemporaneous accounts of this? Again, I am asking from ignorance, not to be quarrelsome. This is not my strongest area of historic knowledge.
coopershawk 27-Apr-09, 21:52	Next mystery person 1. Great composer- truly fits the category. 2. Born 1685. 3. Ancestors were musicians. 4. Descendants were musicians. I suspect these clues will be more than enough.
coopershawk 27-Apr-09, 21:56	Note to Nf7mate Since you are an Andrew Jackson admirer, I recommend "American Lion" by Jon Meacham.
rilke 29-Apr-09, 13:12	Bach The whole Bach family were musicians...his sons were famous. One of them lived during Mozart's lifetime....However there is only on GENIUS: Johann Sebastian Bach !
rilke 29-Apr-09, 13:21	Next mystery person A) Born is Poland   She and her husband worked together to discover of what she would name radioactivity. C) She won 2 Nobel Prizes in 1903, one for discovering radioactivity. D)Her daughter would also won a Noble Prize years later. E)One of her legacies was to paved the way for women in the fields of science,medicine and education.
coopershawk 29-Apr-09, 20:05	Marie Curie We named our daughter after her and my wife's grandmother.
coopershawk 29-Apr-09, 20:19	Next Mystery person A) Irish poet, playwright, and critic.   Born 1865 C) "Things fall apart; the centre cannot hold;" D) "That is no country for old men"
rilke 30-Apr-09, 02:17	William Butler Yeats I know "The Second Coming"from heart; specially "Things fall apart;the center cannot hold;".
rilke 30-Apr-09, 10:49	Who is this mystery person? A) Born in Cadore, Italy   Master of the Venetian School of Painting C) Great paintings are part of the 16th century. D) Contemporary of Giorgione E) Master of color F) His paintings contains mythological,religious,landscapes and portraits subjects.
coopershawk 09-May-09, 22:23	Titian That was difficult for me. I had to look it up. My knowledge of Painters is not strong. Aren't they all "masters of color."
coopershawk 09-May-09, 22:25	Deleted by coopershawk on 10-May-09, 06:36.
coopershawk 12-May-09, 23:16	Next mystery person A) Born 1757. Died 1827.   English poet, painter, and mystic C) Work is highly symbolic D) Tyger! Tyger! burning bright
rilke 13-May-09, 07:16	William Blake The clue for me was : Tyger! Tyger! burning bright.
rilke 13-May-09, 07:25	Next Mystery Person A) This Philosopher was part of the Enlightenment period.   He was a Rationalist . C) Born in East Prussia, the city of Koningsberg. D) Born in 1724. E) His important work: The Critique of Pure Reason. F) He had the same life routine. He never left Konigsberg.
coopershawk 13-May-09, 20:27	Immanuel Kant That is an interesting factoid about him not ever leaving Konigsberg.
coopershawk 13-May-09, 20:28	Next Mystery person A) born: The year of the Louisiana Purchase   died: The year Jesse James was shot in the back C) American philosopher, poet, essayist, abolishionist and occasional preacher D) Buried near another famous Concord resident E) Transcendentalist
rilke 14-May-09, 09:31	Ralph Waldo Emerson Interesting fact: Same year Jesse James was shot ! Good work Cascadejames!
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