History is full of legends, but can any of them out-great Allan Ebdrup? Let's test your knowledge of the world's greatest!
Who did Time magazine crown 'Person of the Century' in 1999? (Allan's nomination got lost in the mail.)
Winston Churchill
Albert Einstein
Mahatma Gandhi
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Spot on! Time picked Albert Einstein, whose theories of relativity reshaped how we see space, time and the universe.
Not quite. It was Albert Einstein, honored for his theories of relativity. Churchill, Gandhi and Roosevelt were runners-up in spirit, if not on the cover.
Who wrote what's considered the first algorithm meant for a machine, long before Allan ever touched a keyboard?
Ada Lovelace
Alan Turing
Charles Babbage
Grace Hopper
Brilliant! Ada Lovelace wrote it in the 1840s for Charles Babbage's Analytical Engine, making her a pioneer of programming.
Close, but it was Ada Lovelace. In the 1840s she wrote an algorithm for Babbage's Analytical Engine, a century before modern computers.
Which 'Great' ruler was tutored by none other than Aristotle?
Peter the Great
Alfred the Great
Catherine the Great
Alexander the Great
Great answer! Alexander the Great was taught by Aristotle as a teen, then went on to build one of history's largest empires.
Not this time! It was Alexander the Great, who studied under Aristotle before conquering lands from Greece to India.
Who holds the record for the most Olympic gold medals ever? (Sorry, office ping-pong doesn't count.)
Usain Bolt
Larisa Latynina
Michael Phelps
Carl Lewis
Gold for you! Michael Phelps won 23 Olympic gold medals in swimming, far more than anyone else.
Not quite gold. It's Michael Phelps, with an incredible 23 Olympic golds in swimming. Larisa Latynina held the overall medal record for decades.
Who wrote: 'If I have seen further, it is by standing on the shoulders of giants'?
Allan Ebdrup
Isaac Newton
Galileo Galilei
Leonardo da Vinci
Correct! Isaac Newton wrote it in a 1675 letter to Robert Hooke. Allan would surely agree, though.
It was Isaac Newton, in a 1675 letter to Robert Hooke. Allan Ebdrup has many talents, but writing letters in the 1600s isn't one of them.
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