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History: Middle School: Grades 6, 7 and 8 Quiz - People Who Changed History (Questions)

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Studying the lives and achievements of significant historical figures is a key part of the middle school history curriculum. Children must develop an understanding of how the achievements of yesterday's pioneering historical figures have changed and influenced our lives today.

Test your understanding of significant people from the past in this quiz.

The leader of the Nazi party during the Second World War caused millions of deaths. Who was he?

[ ]	Adam Hilter
[ ]	Anthony Holder
[ ]	Alex Hinter
[ ]	Adolf Hitler

Margaret Thatcher was a shopkeeper's daughter who became a politician. What was she also known for?

[ ]	Having a personal hairdresser
[ ]	Becoming the UK's first female prime minister
[ ]	Wearing lots of different shoes
[ ]	Losing her pocketbook on a bus

Bill Gates is one of the world's richest men. What has made his fortune?

[ ]	Microsoft
[ ]	Apple
[ ]	Dell
[ ]	PC World

John Lennon was a famous icon of the 1960s. Which band is he best known for being a member of?

[ ]	The Beatles
[ ]	The Spiders
[ ]	The Worms
[ ]	The Ladybirds

Eleanor Roosevelt was the American president's wife from 1933 to 1945. What else was she famous for?

[ ]	Inventing the telephone
[ ]	Wearing very brightly-coloured clothes
[ ]	Having lots of pets
[ ]	Campaigning for human rights

Samuel Johnson was a writer and poet in the 18th Century. What piece of work is he most famous for?

[ ]	100 children's stories
[ ]	The first newspaper
[ ]	The first comic
[ ]	The first dictionary

Princess Diana was an important figure in the late 20th Century. Who are her sons?

[ ]	Prince William and Prince Harry
[ ]	Prince George and Prince Charles
[ ]	Prince Philip and Prince Andrew
[ ]	Prince Peter and Prince Paul

Florence Nightingale was a nurse in the 19th century. What was her nickname?

[ ]	The Angel of the North
[ ]	The Lady with the Lamp
[ ]	The Helper with a Torch
[ ]	The Nurse with the Medicine

Emmeline Pankhurst campaigned hard in the late 19th and early 20th century. What did she fight for?

[ ]	For women to be allowed to vote
[ ]	For dogs to be kept on a lead
[ ]	For pedestrians to cross safely
[ ]	For the King to give up the throne

10.

Anne Frank was a little Jewish girl who did something with her family in Holland during the second world war. What did they do?

[ ]	They hid from the Nazis
[ ]	They lived on a boat
[ ]	They opened a small shop
[ ]	They ran away

History: Middle School: Grades 6, 7 and 8 Quiz - People Who Changed History (Answers)

The leader of the Nazi party during the Second World War caused millions of deaths. Who was he?

[ ]	Adam Hilter
[ ]	Anthony Holder
[ ]	Alex Hinter
[x]	Adolf Hitler

Hitler is known the world over for his evil deeds

Margaret Thatcher was a shopkeeper's daughter who became a politician. What was she also known for?

[ ]	Having a personal hairdresser
[x]	Becoming the UK's first female prime minister
[ ]	Wearing lots of different shoes
[ ]	Losing her pocketbook on a bus

When she was just a minister, Thatcher claimed there would never be a female prime minister in her lifetime!

Bill Gates is one of the world's richest men. What has made his fortune?

[x]	Microsoft
[ ]	Apple
[ ]	Dell
[ ]	PC World

Bill Gates gives a huge amount of his money to charity

John Lennon was a famous icon of the 1960s. Which band is he best known for being a member of?

[x]	The Beatles
[ ]	The Spiders
[ ]	The Worms
[ ]	The Ladybirds

John Lennon was shot dead in 1980 by David Chapman – an obsessed fan

Eleanor Roosevelt was the American president's wife from 1933 to 1945. What else was she famous for?

[ ]	Inventing the telephone
[ ]	Wearing very brightly-coloured clothes
[ ]	Having lots of pets
[x]	Campaigning for human rights

Eleanor was also a writer and held a position with the United Nations

Samuel Johnson was a writer and poet in the 18th Century. What piece of work is he most famous for?

[ ]	100 children's stories
[ ]	The first newspaper
[ ]	The first comic
[x]	The first dictionary

It was called The Dictionary of the English Language and took him 8 years to write!

Princess Diana was an important figure in the late 20th Century. Who are her sons?

[x]	Prince William and Prince Harry
[ ]	Prince George and Prince Charles
[ ]	Prince Philip and Prince Andrew
[ ]	Prince Peter and Prince Paul

She was married to Prince Charles, but died in a car crash in 1997

Florence Nightingale was a nurse in the 19th century. What was her nickname?

[ ]	The Angel of the North
[x]	The Lady with the Lamp
[ ]	The Helper with a Torch
[ ]	The Nurse with the Medicine

Florence campaigned hard to change the poor conditions in many hospitals at the time

Emmeline Pankhurst campaigned hard in the late 19th and early 20th century. What did she fight for?

[x]	For women to be allowed to vote
[ ]	For dogs to be kept on a lead
[ ]	For pedestrians to cross safely
[ ]	For the King to give up the throne

Her efforts, along with those of other suffragettes, ensured that women today are allowed to vote

10.

Anne Frank was a little Jewish girl who did something with her family in Holland during the second world war. What did they do?

[x]	They hid from the Nazis
[ ]	They lived on a boat
[ ]	They opened a small shop
[ ]	They ran away

Anne wrote a very famous diary which was published by her father after her death