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Name the Person trivia quiz

Think you know Name the Person? Prove it against a real opponent. QuizDown has over 120 Name the Person questions, from easy to expert, and you’re matched with a real player who gets the same seven.

Opens Monday 9 November at 06:00: get notified

What the Name the Person questions cover

  • Evolution
  • Medicine
  • Spaceflight
  • Ancient History
  • Architecture
  • Astronomy
  • Chemistry
  • Civil Rights
  • Classical Music
  • Computing
  • Linguistics
  • Mathematics

Try three Name the Person questions

Question 1

Which American civil rights leader delivered the famous "I Have a Dream" speech during the 1963 March on Washington?

  1. Martin Luther King Jr.
  2. Thurgood Marshall
  3. Malcolm X
  4. Rosa Parks
Show the answer

Martin Luther King Jr.

Question 2

Which physicist developed the theory of relativity?

  1. Galileo Galilei
  2. Albert Einstein
  3. Isaac Newton
  4. Nikola Tesla
Show the answer

Albert Einstein

Question 3

Who was the first person to walk on the Moon in 1969?

  1. John Glenn
  2. Buzz Aldrin
  3. Neil Armstrong
  4. Yuri Gagarin
Show the answer

Neil Armstrong

In a real match you’d have ten seconds for each, and faster right answers score more.

How a Name the Person match works

  1. Seven rounds. The same seven Name the Person questions for you and your opponent.
  2. Ten seconds each. A right answer in two seconds scores 20; at the buzzer, 11.
  3. The last round counts double. It’s never over until it’s over.

Your Name the Person ranking is its own: climb it without your other topics dragging you down.