Famous people from the past Quiz by the

Famous people from the past Quiz by the pupils of 5 e. B and 5 e. D collège du parc aux charrettes Pontoise

• He was a British film director (and an actor). • He was born in 1899 and he died in 1980. • He was a little bit fat. He had no hair. • He made movies with suspense and mystery. His first movies were dumb. • He made The Wrong Man in 1957.

• He was American. • He was an actor and a dancer. • He was born in 1952. He died 2009. • He was tall. • He had blond hair and blue eyes • He made the films Dirty Dancing and Point Break.

His real name was Eddie Fatu. He was from the isles of Samoa. He was a professional wrestler. He was born in 1973. He died in 2009. He was big. He had tattoos and dreadlocks.

• She was born in 1961. • She was English. She was a princess. • She was very famous. She was William’s mother. • She was beautiful. She had short blond hair. • She died in 1997.

• He was born in 1564. He was English. • He created Romeo and Juliet. • He had a long nose. He had a long black hair and a beard. • He died in 1616.

• She was British. She was a writer. • She was born in 1890 and she died in 1976. • The most well-known characters in her books are Miss Marple and Hercule Poirot. • She also wrote romance novels and theatre plays.

• He was American. • He was an inventor and a scientist. • He was born on 11 th February 1847 and he died on 18 th October 1931. • He created the first gramophone and the light bulb.

• He was an English comic actor. • He was born in 1889. He died in 1977. • He was tall and thin. • He always wore a bowler hat and a stick with a black suit. • He lived in United States. • He made a lot of films.

• He was born in 1940 in England. • He died in 1980. • He was a singer. • He had a beard, long brown hair and a moustache. • He composed the song “Imagine”.

• He was born in 1935 and he died in 1977. • He was a rock’n’roll singer and a musician. • He was American. • He had black hair and a small nose.

She was born in 1983. She died in 2011. She was a singer and artist and musician. She was English. She had long curly black hair and brown eyes. • She had a big mouth and a short nose • She had tattoes and she was slim. • • •

• He was a French King. • He was born in 470 and he died in 537. He was tall and strong. • He had a beard and his hair was long. He was a great warrior. • • He created the Knight table. His wife’s name was Lady Guinevere. • He wore royal dress. He was a great King.

• He was an American comic actor with Stan Laurel. • He was born in 1892. • He died in 1952. • He was a tall and big man. • He always had a hat. • He lived in United States.

• He was an American singer. • He was born in 1944 and he died in 2003. • He sang rhythm and blues, soul and disco. • He had a black beard and he was tall and fat.

• He was born in Portsmouth in 1812 in England. • He died in 1870. • He was the most popular writer of the 19 th century. • He wrote Oliver Twist.

• He was born august 29 th 1958 in USA. • He was a singer and an excellent dancer. • He began singing at the age of six. • He was the king of pop. • He was married to Priscilla Presley. • He died on June 25 th in 2009 in Los Angeles.

• She was American. • • She was an actress. • She had blue eyes. • She was very beautiful. • • She had blond hair and big mouth. • She died August 5 th 1962.

• He was born in 1929 and he died in 1968. • He was an American clergyman. • He was black. He had short black hair and a moustache. • He won the Nobel Peace Prize in 1964.

• He was an American inventor and businessman. • He was born in 1953. • He died in 2011. • He had short hair and glasses. • He created the i-phone.

• He was Jamaican. • He was a reggae singer. • He was born in 1945. • He died in 1981. • He had black eyes and long black hair.

Famous people from the past Quiz ANSWERS

ALFRED HITCHCOCK • • He was a British film director (and an actor). He was born in 1899 and he died in 1980. • He was a little bit fat. He had no hair. • He made movies with suspense and mystery. His first movies were dumb. • He made The Wrong Man In 1957.

PATRICK SWAYZE • He was American. • He was an actor and a dancer. • He was born in 1952. • He died 2009. • He was tall. • He had blond hair and blue eyes • He made the films Dirty Dancing and Point Break.

UMAGA His real name was Eddie Fatu. He was from the isles of Samoa. He was a professional wrestler. He was born in 1973. He died in 2009. He was big. He had tattoos and dreadlocks.

LADY DIANA • She was born in 1961. • She was English. She was a princess. • She was very famous. She was William’s mother. • She was beautiful. She had short blond hair. • She died in 1997.

WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE • He was born in 1564. He was English. • He created Romeo and Juliet. • He had a long nose. • He had a long black hair and a beard. • He died in 1616.

AGATHA CHRISTIE • She was British. • She was a writer. • She was born in 1890 and she died in 1976. • The most well-known characters in her books are Miss Marple and Hercule Poirot. • She also wrote romance novels and theatre plays.

THOMAS EDISON • He was American. • He was a businessman, inventor and a scientist. • He was born on 11 th February 1847 and he died on 18 th October 1931. • He was old and fat. • He created the first gramophone.

CHARLIE CHAPLIN He He He was an English comic actor. was born in 1889. died in 1977. was tall and thin. lived in United States. made a lot of films.

JOHN LENNON • He was born in 1940 in England. • He died in 1980. • He was a singer. • He had a beard, long brown hair and a moustache. • He composed the song “Imagine”.

ELVIS PRESLEY • He was born in 1935 and he died in 1977. • He was a rock’n’roll singer and a musician. • He was American. • He had black hair and a small nose.

AMY WINEHOUSE She was born in 1983. She died in 2011. She was a singer and artist and musician. She was English. She had long curly black hair and brown eyes. • She had a big mouth and a short nose • She had tattoes and she was slim. • • •

KING ARTHUR • He was a French King. • He was born in 470 and he died in 537. • He was tall and strong. • He had a beard and his hair was long. He was a great warrior. • He created the Knight table. His wife’s name was Lady Guinevere. • He wore royal dress. He was a great King.

OLIVER HARDY • He was an American comic actor with Stan Laurel. • He was born in 1892. • He died in 1952. • He was a tall and big man. • He always had a hat. • He lived in United States.

BARRY WHITE • He was an American singer. • He was born in 1944 and he died in 2003. • He sang rhythm and blues, soul and disco. • He had a black beard and he was tall and fat.

CHARLES DICKENS • He was born in Portsmouth in 1812 in England. • He died in 1870. • He was the most popular writer of the 19 th century. • He wrote Oliver Twist.

MICHAEL JACKSON • He was born august 29 th 1958 in USA. • He was a singer and an excellent dancer. • He began singing at the age of six. • He was the king of pop. • He was married to Priscilla Presley. • He died on June 25 th in 2009 in Los Angeles.

MARILYN MONROE • She was American. • • She was an actress. • She had blue eyes. • She was very beautiful. • • She had blond hair and big mouth. • She died August 5 th 1962.

MARTIN LUTHER KING • He was born in 1929 and he died in 1968. • He was an American • clergyman. • He was black. • He had short black hair and a moustache. • He won the Nobel Peace Prize in 1964.

STEVE JOBS • He was an American inventor and businessman. • He was born in 1955. • He died in 2011. • He had short hair and glasses. • He created the i-phone.

BOB MARLEY • He was Jamaican. • He was a reggae singer. • He was born in 1945. • He died in 1981. • He had black eyes and long black hair.