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Name the 10 most fascinating people by year according to Barbara Walters - no list for 2000 & 2001, some lists aren't exactly 10. A couple answers are naming a TV show's cast - simply name the show (hint will be 'TV Show'). Last year of this list was in 2015. Sorted alphabetically by last name for each year.

Name the 100 Most Famous Women in History (who are currently alive) according to MIT’s Pantheon Project.

Name the 100 most significant Americans according to the Smithsonian in 2014. Answers were ranked within 10 different categories.

Name the 1000 Most Famous People in History According to MIT's Pantheon Project. Occupation and year of birth shown. HPI in the answer stats refers to the index which ranks the people.

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Name the 100 most famous (according to the MIT Pantheon Project) people to die in 2024. Occupation and year of birth shown. '*' denotes females.

You will be given 25 random audio clips from around 200 total. Name the language being spoken in each. You may need to be a little bit specific with the language - i.e. instead of 'Chinese' you will need 'Mandarin' if that's what is being spoken. None of these languages are particularly rare dialects or not a major language used within their country of origin. You have a max of 25 seconds per clip and 10 minutes total. You may get a language more than once.

Name the 500 Most Famous People in History (who are currently alive) according to MIT's Pantheon Project.

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Name all 10,000+ of the most famous people in history according to MIT's Pantheon Project. Rank for this list is based on a number of factors, a major one being popularity of the person on Wikipedia across all languages. '*' denotes females. Time bonuses for this quiz begin at 1000 people, you will receive 5 minutes extra for every 100 people starting with 1000.

Naming Notes: Many people with last names have just those accepted. Popes, Kings, Queens, etc who have a name with a Roman Numeral are accepted in the format "Charles XI" for example - you do NOT need the Roman numeral if it's a "I" - otherwise type the Roman number out..do NOT use 2, 3, etc. Many alternate or simplified names are accepted - i.e. "Alexander of Europe" would allow just "alexander".

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Name the 100 Greatest Britons According to the BBC Poll in 2002.

First enter a celebrity name to choose a celebrity from the drop-down box. Then, name all people that celebrity has had a relationship with according to whosdatedwho.com. Time frame and type of relationship shown. Includes rumored encounters/relationships. Sorted by most recent first according to the source site. Over 600 popular celebrities available to choose from.

Types of relationships:
Enc - Encounter
Mar - Married
Rel - Relationship
Unk - Unknown

Name the top 100 stand-up comedians of all time according to Comedy Central in 2004.

Name the 50 countries/territories (dependent territories are counted separately for this quiz) by confirmed Coronavirus cases. Quiz is updated automatically each morning with the latest numbers.

Enter '50', '100' or 'All' to begin. Then name that many of the Forbes 400 richest Americans. Object is most total millions of dollars, not people.

Name the 100 individuals in the current Forbes list of 100 highest paid celebrities.

Using last names, or occasionally a more common name, name the people to appear on Forbes magazine's annual list of the 100 most powerful celebrities. Occupation (primary) is shown. Occasionally the answer is more than one person, either last name will suffice - also some musical answers are bands - name the band. A couple answers are 'TV Show' referring to an entire cast - name the show. One answer is 'TV Commercial' referring to the people in the commercial (they are not famous by name) - name the product or company.

Using last names, or occasionally a more common name, name the people to appear on Forbes magazine's annual list of the 100 most powerful celebrities at least 3 times. Occupation (primary) is shown. Occasionally the answer is more than one person, either last name will suffice. One answer is 'TV Show' referring to an entire cast - name the show. Goal is most appearances, not people.

Name the athletes on the current Forbes highest paid athletes list.

Name the athletes who have a total of at least $200M in cumulative earnings from the times they have appeared in the annual Forbes highest paid athletes list. Years they did not appear count as $0.

Using last names, or occasionally a more common name, name the athletes on Forbes highest paid athletes lists since 1990. Note that the # of athletes per year changes, as did the methodology - at first it was just an athletes list, then it became athletes pulled from the annual Celebrity 100 list, then back to a purely separate athletes list. There was no list for 2001 as Forbes changed the time period during the year when earnings were calculated.

Using last names, or occasionally a more common name, name the athletes who have appeared on Forbes richest athletes list at least twice. Object is most total appearances, not athletes.

Name the current 100 most powerful women in the world according to Forbes. Occupation category and country shown. Please note - for answer #19 the answer is the name of a group to which several women belong - you are naming that group as it's commonly called, not the individual women.

Name the women who have appeared on the annual Forbes list of the 100 most powerful women at least 5 times. List has run from 2004-15.

Name the richest person in each state according to Forbes. State, net worth, and source of wealth shown. Use last names to answer, as some people are actually families.

Name the people who have been featured on the cover of GQ (US edition). Some issues have had multiple covers which is why there are multiple answers.

Try to name as many of the characters/movies/shows/etc from Gregoire Guillemin's famous capsules poster. For grouped answers (a bracket identifies groups), the answer is typically a movie/show that links them. The individual character may not answer a grouped answer. If the character name doesn't work, try the movie/show they are from. Sometimes the movie/show needs to be more specific than the answer you have, in case you think something should be working but isn't. One answer is given as a freebie (in row 14) as it would be impossible otherwise.

Name the people and non-people with Walk of Fame stars. Sorted by FIRST NAME then category. Entries are sorted by first name and then category, as some people have multiple stars (# in parentheses is number of stars for that person). For people use last names, unless some are known as a duo with a certain name, or a group known collectively as another name. Fictional characters and marked with a '*' and require full names. A handful of non-people have stars, these are included. The "Special Stars" that are not officially on the Walk are also included. Individuals paired together but listed as full names need only one of the last names typically for an answer, unless it is perhaps a duet more commonly known as the duet name.

Name the recipients of the Kennedy Center Honors, an annual honor given to those in the performing arts for their lifetime of contributions to American culture. Year awarded and primary occupation(s) shown. 'MG' stands for member of a musical group. 'TG' refers to member of a theatrical group. 'COUPLE' refers to a couple awarded together. 'DUO' refers to a duo honored together. One entry is marked as 'TV SHOW' - name the show, not a person.

Name the women of the Maxim magazine Hot 100 list from 2000-14.

First choose a century by typing a first year of the century (centuries for this quiz begin in the years divisible by 100, not in 1901, 1801, etc.) from '-2000.' to '2000.' - you must have a '.' (period) at the end of the century. Then, name the 100 most famous people according to the MIT Pantheon Project who were born in that century. Occupation, year of birth, and country of birth (based on present countries, if known) shown. For example, typing '1800.' will choose people born from 1800 to 1899.

Occupation is based on Pantheon's occupation classification - obviously many people can fit into multiple occupations, but only one is assigned to each person.

First, type in an accepted occupation (listed below - all occupations having a minimum of 50 people) - then name the most famous people according to MIT's Pantheon Project for that particular occupation the project categorized them as having. Birth country and year shown (if known) - '*' denotes female.

Accepted Occupations (will auto-fill):

Actor, American Football Player, Anthropologist, Archaeologist, Architect, Artist, Astronaut, Astronomer, Athlete, Badminton Player, Baseball Player, Basketball Player, Biologist, Boxer, Businessperson, Celebrity, Chemist, Chess Player, Coach, Comedian, Comic Artist, Companion, Composer, Computer Scientist, Conductor, Cricketer, Cyclist, Dancer, Designer, Diplomat, Economist, Engineer, Explorer, Extremist, Fencer, Film Director, Game Designer, Geographer, Geologist, Golfer, Gymnast, Handball Player, Historian, Hockey Player, Inventor, Journalist, Lawyer, Linguist, Mafioso, Martial Arts, Mathematician, Military Personnel, Model, Mountaineer, Musician, Nobleman, Painter, Philosopher, Photographer, Physician, Physicist, Pilot, Politician, Pornographic Actor, Presenter, Producer, Psychologist, Racing Driver, Referee, Religious Figure, Sculptor, Singer, Skater, Skier, Snooker, Soccer Player, Social Activist, Sociologist, Swimmer, Table Tennis Player, Tennis Player, Volleyball Player, Wrestler, Writer

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Name the most famous person according to the MIT Pantheon Project born in each decade since 1500. Year of birth and occupation shown. ‘*’ denotes females.

Name the most famous person according to the MIT Pantheon Project born in each year of the 1800's. Year of birth and occupation shown. '*' denotes females.

Name the most famous person according to the MIT Pantheon Project born in each year since 1900. Year of birth and occupation shown. '*' denotes females.

First enter any letter - then name the 50 most famous people beginning with that letter according to MIT’s Pantheon Project. Occupation and year of birth shown. ‘*’ denotes females.

For purposes of this quiz, the letter refers to the first letter in the name of the person on the MIT Pantheon site, this occasionally is a title (such as 'Queen') or a single-word name. It is NOT based on their surname usually (but in some cases).

First choose any country or territory from the drop-down list by typing it - MIT's Pantheon separates dependent territories so it's both countries and territories listed. Then, name the top-ranking person by each profession that was born in that country. Profession and year of birth, along with '*' for female shown.

Name the most famous person by country (or dependency) of birth according to MIT's Pantheon Project. Country, occupation, and birth year shown. '*' denotes females.

Name the most famous person for each occupation according to the MIT Pantheon Project. Occupation and birth year shown. '*' denotes a female.

Name the most famous woman for each occupation according to the MIT Pantheon Project. Occupation and birth year shown.

Name the 100 most famous women in history according to MIT's Pantheon Project.

Name the 100 most famous people according to MIT's Pantheon Project who were born in 1980 or after. Occupation and birth year shown.

Name the people featured at least once on the Life Magazine, A&E Biography Channel, or '1000 Years, 1000 People' Book list of the 100 most influential people of the millennium (1001-2000). Sorted by average rank on the three lists - if a person was not listed on a list their average rank for that list was 101 for the overall calculation. Use last names unless known by a more common name. For royalty/popes/etc you will need the roman numeral unless it is 'I.'

Name the 100 most popular birthplaces of the famous people listed in MIT's Pantheon Project. Places are ranked according to HPI (Historical Popularity Index), not total number of people. Total people and most famous person born in that city shown.

Name the 100 most spoken world languages based on number of total speakers (not just native speakers). Total speakers and language family shown. You may need to name a more specific name of the language than just the 'standard' version if multiple versions are on this quiz.

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Name the most spoken languages in the US according to the Census ACS Survey in 2019. Some languages are grouped together - in this case try to name the most or 2nd most common language of that group. Some languages with less speakers are not shown as they are lumped into "Other" categories, so they do not appear on this quiz. This quiz only shown languages which were surveyed that had actual language names in the option. Number shown is total speakers of age 5 of greater who speak that language at home.

Name the people who have been featured on US postage stamps. Year and occupation shown. Some people have been featured more than once.

Name everyone featured on the cover of People magazine thru 2014. Try to use last names or a more common name. Royalty should be answered with title and first name or title-location if that was more commonly used - i.e. 'Prince John' or 'Duke of So-and-So'. Person was counted if they were on the cover as part of the cover story, so most inset images were not counted. Total # of covers and time span shown. Object is most covers, not people.

Name the recipients of the Presidential Medal of Freedom, an award bestowed by the president of the United States to recognize people who have made "an especially meritorious contribution to the security or national interests of the United States, world peace, cultural or other significant public or private endeavors." Year awarded, occupation (most known for or reason for receiving the award), and president bestowing shown.

Name the people (some fictional) who have appeared on the cover of Private Eye magazine (UK current events publication) since its inception in 1961. Royalty should typically be answered with 'Princess so-and-so' etc, groups of people may be named for the group on the cover. Some fictional characters included. Object is most covers, not people.

Name the person/people/group who have had the Reddit AMA's (Ask Me Anything's) with the most likes. I only chose those of people/groups reasonably well-known. Total likes and occupation shown.

Name the 100 highest-paid athletes in the year according to Sportico. Data began in 2021. Total annual earnings and sport shown.

Name the 50 highest paid athletes of all time adjusted for inflation according to Sportico in April, 2025.

Name the people who have been featured on the cover of Time magazine at least 3 times. # of covers, occupation category most known for, time frame of covers shown. '*' denotes females. Object is most covers, not people.

Identify individuals who've made it to the cover of Time magazine (US issue) since its start. This includes notable figures prominently displayed on the main cover, including illustrations. An asterisk (*) signifies those who've been declared Man/Person of the Year. Full names are essential for non-human responses or those more commonly known by a single name. Royalty/Popes should be identified using Roman numerals, title and location, e.g. "King Bob III," "Prince of Hugequiz," or "Lord Hugequiz." For music groups, provide the group's name and not individual members.

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Name the women who have been featured on the cover of Time magazine at least twice. # of covers, occupation category most known for, time frame of covers shown. Object is most covers, not people.

Name the people who have had at least 3 covers of Time magazine in the same decade.

Name the winners of the Time Person Of The Year award in the cases where the winner was a single individual. Winners in other cases are filled in automatically. Year, person's life span, and '*' for female shown.

Name the US primary service airports which are named after people in their commonly used official name. I did not include 'fields' named after people unless that's the actual name of the airport. You are naming the airport which is not always simply the name of the person/people. You don't need the full name of the person, just how it is in the airport's name, so last names usually suffice. Total annual enplanements shown along with census region of the country.

Name the 200 top pop culture icons as chosen by VH1 in 2003. Most are people, however some are fictional characters (marked with a '*') and a few are TV casts (name the show). Use last name or most common name if they have one. Some TV/movie answers are actors as a certain role, name either the actor/actress or their character(s). These are not counted as fictional.

First choose a number of billionaires to answer by typing '50', '100', '250' or 'all' - then name that number of the top 500 wealthiest billionaires in the world according to the current Bloomberg Billionaires Index. Net worth, industry and citizenship shown.

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