whf quiz #65-72
I was a scientist and inventor
Marie Curie
I was born in Warsaw Poland
Marie Curie
began her scientific training at University in Warsaw, but moved to Paris at 24 to earn higher degrees
Marie Curie
won the Nobel prize in physics with her husband for developing the theory of radioactivity
Marie Curie
won the noble prize for chemistry for her discovery of the elements polonium and radium
Marie Curie
The first person and only woman to win two Nobel prizes and has several schools named after her
Marie Curie
I was an inventor
Johan Gutenberg
I was born in Mainz, Germany
Johan Gutenberg
was the son of an upper class gold merchant in Germany
Johan Gutenberg
went bankrupt, selling polished mirrors, thought to collect the light from holy relics
Johan Gutenberg
borrowed money from his brother-in-law to build his famous invention, the moveable metal type printing press
Johan Gutenberg
his invention has been called one of the most important inventions in human history
Johan Gutenberg
I was a religious leader and an activist
Desmond Tutu
I was born in South Africa
Desmond Tutu
father worked as a principal of a Methodist school
Desmond Tutu
was an English teacher but quit in 1953 when the South African government passed a law of racial segregation in schools (apartheid)
Desmond tutu
entered theology school and became a priest in 1960 but still protected apartheid through civil disobedience
Desmond Tutu
Named the archbishop of Cape Town in 1986 and helped dismantle apartheid in 1990. Awarded the Nobel peace prize.
Desmond Tutu
I was a politician
Benazir Bhutto
I was born in Karaichi Pakistan
Benazir Bhutto
The eldest child of the former Prime Minister of Pakistan and educated at Harvard
Benazir Bhutto
The first woman to be elected to lead a Muslim state.(Prime Minister twice-1988 to 1990 and 1993 to 1996)
Benazir Bhutto
The first modern had a government to have a child while in office
Benazir Bhutto
returned to Pakistan from exile in October 2007 to run for Prime Minister again and was assassinated two weeks before the elections
Benazir Bhutto
I was an actress and a socialite
Grace Kelly
I was born in Philadelphia USA
Grace Kelly
After high school she left home for New York to begin a career in acting
Grace Kelly
quickly became a movie star and when the Academy Awards in 1954
Grace Kelly
A 26, she retired from acting to marry Prince Rainier of Monaco and became a princess.
Grace Kelly
was killed in a car crash at 52
Grace Kelly
I was a pioneer and a scientist
Neil Armstrong
I was born in Ohio USA
Neil Armstrong
studied aeronautical engineering at university but was called up to the Navy flight school at age 18
Neil Armstrong
flew 78 missions for the US Navy during the Korean War and was awarded the Gold Star for his service
Neil Armstrong
became a high speed test pilot and soon after was accepted in NASA Apollo program.
Neil Armstrong
was Mission commander of the Apollo 11 mission and became the first person to walk on the moon in July 1969
Neil Armstrong
I was an activist
Malala Yuusafzai
I was born in Mingora Pakistan
Malala Yuusafzai
was vocal in her opposition to the Taliban policy of no education for women. (who occupied her region of Pakistan)
Malala Yuusafzai
Taliban gunman attacked her school bus trying to assassinate her. Was in critical condition after being shot in the head.
Malala Yuusafzai
flown to a hospital in England, where she recovered and eventually earned a degree at Oxford
Malala Yuusafzai
won the Nobel prize prize at 17 the youngest person ever
Malala Yuusafzai
I was a king and military leader
Shaka Zulu
I was born in southern Africa
Shaka Zulu
father was the king of the Zulu people
Shaka Zulu
when his father died, his half brother became king, but he led a coup and was accepted as Zulu King at age 28
Shaka Zulu
expanded the Zulu Kingdom to be one of the largest in Africa and was king when the first Europeans (portuguese) came to southern Africa
Shaka Zulu
Was assassinated by a rival half brother, jealous of his power
Shaka Zulu