Newton was an English physicist and mathematician

1.He invented a machine on
which
the modern computer is based.

Charles Babbage

2.He discovered
the law of gravity
when an apple fell on his head.

Newton was an English physicist and mathematician
and the greatest scientist of his era.
Isaac Newton (1643 - 1727)

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3.He tried to prove that our
remote granddads and
grannies were monkeys.

Darwin was a British scientist who laid the foundations of the theory of evolution and transformed the way we think about the natural world.
Charles Darwin (1809 - 1882)

4.The author of THE LORD OF THE RINGS.

JRR Tolkien

5.Scotland's
national poet.

A Man’s a Man for a’ that’.
Ye see yon birkie ca’d ‘a lord’,
Wha struts an’ stares, an’ a’ that?
Tho’ hundreds worship at his word,
He’s but a cuif for a’ that.
For a’ that, an’ a’ that,
His riband, star, an’ a’ that,
The man o’ independent mind,
He looks an’ laughs at a’ that.
Robert Burns - ‘A Man’s A Man For A' That

6.The most
famous
playwright in the world.

Shakespeare's reputation as dramatist
and poet actor is unique
and he is considered by many to be the
greatest playwright of all time,
although many of the facts of his
life remain mysterious.
William Shakespeare (1564 - 1616)

7.The author of JUNGLE BOOK.

Rudyard Kipling (1865-1936)
Kipling was an English writer and winner of the Nobel Prize
for Literature. He is best known for his poems and stories
set in India during the period of British imperial rule.

8.The monument to this man
stands in TRAFALGAR SQUARE.

Admiral Horatio Lord Nelson (1758 - 1805)
Nelson was a British naval commander and national
hero, famous for his naval victories against the French
during the Napoleonic Wars.

9.The first woman PRIME MINISTER of Britain.

Margaret Thatcher (1925 - )
Margaret Thatcher was Britain's first female prime
minister and served three consecutive terms in office.
She is one of the dominant political figures of 20th
century Britain, and Thatcherism continues to have a huge influence

10. A member of the Beatles who was murdered in the US.

John Lennon.

11.The author of OLIVER TWIST.

Charles Dickens (1812 - 1870)
Charles Dickens is much loved for his great contribution to classical
English literature. He is the quintessential Victorian author: his epic
stories, vivid characters and exhaustive depiction of contemporary life
are unforgettable.

12.The beautiful Princess of Wales and the mother
of Prince William and Prince Harry,who died in the car crash in Paris.

Princess Diana

13.This guy tried to
blow up Parliament on November 5,1605.

14.This Queen ruled for the longest period
in British History.

15.The author of
the HARRY POTTER
books.

16.One of Britain's greatest leaders , who was the Prime Minister of the country during World War II.

17.The creator of
Hercule Poirot and Miss Marple.

18.This man invented
the telephone.

19.A famous explorer
who discovered
Australia and Hawaii.

20.The author of
ALICE IN WONDERLAND.

21.The name of very famous singer , once a member of Beatles

22.This famouss
cientist discovered
laws of electricity

23.The author of THE CANTERBURY TALES.

24.This brave scientist
discovered penicillin.

25.The inventor
of the steam engine.

26.This romantic poet died in Greece while fighting against
the Turks for Greek
idependence.

27.The author
of ROBINSON
CRUSOE.

28.This man was leader of the Parliamentary army against
King Charles I and after execution, became Lord Protector.

29.The name of the author
of the HOUND OF THE
BASKERVILLES.

30.The author of
PRIDE AND PREJUDICE
and SENSE AND SENSIBILITY.

31.The name of a
film director famous for
his horror films,like PSYCHO.

32.This Englishman was the
first to sail around the world.
He also led the Eglish navy to victory against the Spanish
Armada.

33.The author of
The Picture Of Dorian Gray.

34.A famous landscape
painter of the 19th century.

35.A famous explorer of Africa, the first European to see
the Zambezi River and
The Victorian Falls.

36.A comic actor with
a small black moustache ,
a bowler hat and a
funny way of walking.

37.A famous footballer.

38.The inventor of
the television.

39.The author of
Treasure Island.

40.The author of Ivanhoe.