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This CST activities page celebrates some of the greatest people of the 20th century, or cultural icons. The idea is to print off screen shots and ask members to name those which they can (fill in the gaps) and discuss who made the greatest impact on the world as we know it today. Who were the game changers, who will be most remembered, who made the greatest mark on our world. From each category choose 'The Greatest' as a finalist. Choose a couple of runners up to make a final ten pictures, then decide as a group who is the winner, in fact the G.O.A.T or 'Greatest Of All Time'.
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Round 1. Game Changers
Clues & Questions
He was an Indian lawyer, anti-colonial nationalist, and political ethicist who employed nonviolent resistance to lead the successful campaign for India's independence from British rule.
What was his name?
What was his religion?
She was a British political activist and best known for organising the protest movement in the United Kingdom which helped British women win the right to vote.
What was her name?
What was the name of her movement?
He was a British statesman, soldier, and writer who served as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom twice, from 1940 to 1945 during the Second World War, and again from 1951 to 1955.
What was his name?
What was his nickname?
He was an American Baptist minister, activist, and political philosopher who was one of the most prominent leaders in the civil rights movement from 1955 until his assassination in 1968.
What was his name?
What was his most famous speech?
He was an American politician and the first openly gay man to be elected to public office in California, as a member of the San Francisco Board of Supervisors. He was a stalwart campaigner for equal rights for all, assassinated in 1978.
What was his name?
What riots in 1969 led to the birth of the international gay rights movement?
She was an Albanian-Indian Catholic nun and the founder of the Missionaries of Charity. Born in Skopje, then part of the Ottoman Empire. She was made a Catholic saint in 2016.
What was her name?
Which Indian city did she live most of her life in?
He was a South African anti-apartheid activist, politician, and statesman who served as the first democratically elected black president of South Africa from 1994 to 1999.
What was his name?
Which island was he held prisoner on?
She was a British stateswoman and Conservative politician who was the first female Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1979 to 1990 and Leader of the Conservative Party from 1975 to 1990.
What was her name?
What was her nickname?
She was Queen of the United Kingdom and other Commonwealth realms from 6th February 1952 until her death in 2022. Her reign of 70 years and 214 days is the longest of any British monarch.
What was her name?
What was her favourite breed of dog?
He was head of the Catholic Church and the longest reigning pope in modern history, taking his message on the road, visiting 129 countries on 104 trips and logging more than 700,000 miles in a papacy that lasted more than 27 years.
What was his name?
In which year did he visit the UK?
She was a member of the British royal family. She was the first wife of Charles III and mother of Princes William and Harry. Her activism in HIV-AIDS support and in mine removal and her glamour made her an international icon.
What was her maiden name?
Where did she die on 31st August 1997?
He is an American politician who served as the 44th president of the United States from 2009 to 2017. As a member of the Democratic Party, he was the first African-American president in U.S. history.
What was his name?
Where was he born?
Whilst the song plays, choose your finalist.
Also, which label was Marvin Gaye signed to?
💡 ROUND 1 ANSWERS
What was his name? MAHATMA GHANDI
What was his religion? HINDU
What was her name? EMMELINE PANKHURST
What was the name of her movement? SUFFRAGETTE
What was his name? WINSTON CHURCHILL
What was his nickname? BRITISH BULLDOG
What was his name? MARTIN LUTHER KING
What was his most famous speech? "I HAVE A DREAM" - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fR-PReWhMGM
What was his name? HARVEY MILK
What riots in 1969 led to the birth of the international gay rights movement? STONEWALL
What was her name? MOTHER THERESA
Which Indian city did she live most of her life in? CALCUTTA
What was his name? NELSON MANDELA
Which island was he held prisoner on? ROBBEN ISLAND
What was her name? MARGARET THATCHER
What was her nickname? "IRON LADY" OR "MILK SNATCHER"
What was her name? QUEEN ELIZABETH (WINDSOR) 11
What was her favourite breed of dog? CORGI
What was his name? POPE JOHN PAUL 11 (KAROL WOJTYLA)
In which year did he visit the UK? 1982
What was her maiden name? PRINCESS DIANA (SPENCER)
Where did she die on 31st August 1997? PARIS
What was his name? BARACK OBAMA
Where was he born? OAHU, HAWAII
Which label was Marvin Gaye signed to? MOTOWN
ROUND 2. Great Scientists
Clues & Questions
They were American aviation pioneers (and brothers) generally credited with inventing, building, and flying the world's first successful airplane in 1903.
What were their names?
Where did their first flight take place?
She was a Polish and naturalised-French physicist and chemist who conducted pioneering research on radioactivity. Her discovery of radium and polonium made a huge contribution to finding treatments for cancer.
What was her name?
What is the flower that the charity founded in her name uses as its emblem?
He was an Italian inventor and electrical engineer, recognized for his development of wireless telegraphy, also known as radio. Prior to his work, telegraph signals were sent through undersea wires.
What was his name?
Where did all the telegraph cables from America enter Britain (a beach in Cornwall)?
He was a German-born theoretical physicist who is widely held as one of the most influential scientists. He is best known for developing the theory of relativity in 1915 and also made important contributions to quantum mechanics.
What was his name?
Which musical instrument did he play as a hobby (he called it "Lina")?
He was a Scottish inventor, electrical engineer, and innovator who demonstrated the world's first live working television system in 1926. He went on to invent the first colour television picture tube.
What was his name?
In which year was colour television introduced in the UK?
He was a Scottish physician and microbiologist, who in 1928 when returning from holiday, found mould growing on a petri dish of staphylococcus bacteria. He noticed the mould seemed to be preventing the bacteria around it from growing. This substance later became the world's first broadly effective antibiotic substance, which he named "Penicillin".
What was his name?
True or False. His discovery of "Penicillin" was largely accidental?
He was an English mathematician and computer scientist, best known for breaking The Engima Code in World War 11, saving countless lives and shortening the war as a result. Sadly, being gay he was chemically castrated as an alternative to prison and committed suicide in 1954.
What was his name?
Which bank note does he feature on?
He was an American virologist and medical researcher who developed the first successful polio vaccine. He tested it on himself and family in 1954. A year later 1.6 million children in Canada, Finland and the USA received the trial vaccine and the day the results were published (12th April 1955) the vaccine was licensed.
What was his name?
How were children first given the polio vaccine?
She is a Chinese malariologist and pharmaceutical chemist who discovered artemisinin and dihydroartemisinin, used to treat malaria. This was a breakthrough in twentieth-century tropical medicine, saving millions of lives in South China, Southeast Asia, Africa, and South America.
What is her name?
Which insect transmits malaria?
He is regarded as one of the most brilliant theoretical physicists in history. His work on the origins and structure of the universe, from the Big Bang to black holes, revolutionized the field. He lived with Motor Neurone Disease whilst making his greatest discoveries.
What was his name?
What was the 2014 movie about his life's work called?
With Steve Wozniak, he founded Apple in 1976 and transformed the company into a world leader in telecommunications. Widely considered a visionary and a genius, he oversaw the launch of such revolutionary products as the iPod and the iPhone.
What was his name?
What colour clothes did he always wear?
He is an English computer scientist best known as the inventor of the World Wide Web, the HTML markup language, the URL system, and HTTP. His protocols were shared freely, meaning the whole world could benefit from the internet.
What is his name?
What is the biggest internet search engine called?
Whilst the song plays, choose your finalist.
Also, what was the name of the inventor in the 1968 movie 'Chitty Chitty Bang Bang'?
💡 ROUND 2 ANSWERS
What were their names? ORVILLE & WILBUR WRIGHT
Where did their first flight take place? KITTY HAWK IN CALIFORNIA
What was her name? MARIE CURIE
What is the flower that the charity founded in her name uses as its emblem? DAFFODIL
What was his name? GUGLIELMO MARCONI
Where did all the telegraph cables from America enter Britain (a beach in Cornwall)? PORTHCURNO
What was his name? ALBERT EINSTEIN
Which musical instrument did he play as a hobby (he called it "Lina")? VIOLIN
What was his name? LOGI BAIRD
In which year was colour television introduced in the UK? 1969
What was his name? ALEXANDER FLEMING
True or False. His discovery of "Penicillin" was largely accidental? TRUE
What was his name? ALAN TURING
Which bank note does he feature on? £50
What was his name? JONAS SALK
How were children first given the polio vaccine? ON A SUGAR CUBE
What is her name? TU YOUYOU
Which insect transmits malaria? MOSQUITO
What was his name? STEPHEN HAWKING
What was the 2014 movie about his life's work called? 'THE THEORY OF EVERYTHING'
What was his name? STEVE JOBS
What colour clothes did he always wear? BLACK
What is his name? TIM BERNERS-LEE
What is the biggest internet search engine called? GOOGLE
What was the name of the inventor in the 1968 movie 'Chitty Chitty Bang Bang'? CARACTACUS POTTS
Round 3. Great Explorers
Clues & Questions
He was a British Royal Navy officer and explorer who led two expeditions to the Antarctic. He died in his tent in Antarctica in March 1912 during his failed effort to become the first person to reach the South Pole. His crew also tragically died.
What was his name?
What was the name of his ship?
He was a British archaeologist and Egyptologist who discovered the intact tomb of the 18th Dynasty Pharaoh Tutankhamun in November 1922, the best-preserved pharaonic tomb ever found in the Valley of the Kings. His discovery is the stuff of legends.
What was his name?
Who funded his expedition?
He was a British racing motorist and motoring journalist. On 25 September 1924 he set a world land speed record of 146.16 mph on Pendine Sands in his Sunbeam 350HP car 'Blue Bird'. In 1935, driving a later model, he broke his own record by reaching 301.73 mph.
What was his name?
How did he die in 1948, aged 63?
A record setting American aviation pioneer, she was the first person to fly solo across the United States and the second person to fly solo and nonstop across the Atlantic. On 2nd July 1937, she disappeared over the Pacific Ocean while attempting to become the first female pilot to circumnavigate the world.
What was her name?
What was the name of her first yellow plane?
On 29th May 1953, he and his sherpa became the first climbers confirmed to have reached the summit of Mount Everest. The duo reached the summit at 11.30 am, took photographs, and buried a cross and some sweets before making their way back.
What was his name?
What was the name of his sherpa?
He was a Soviet pilot and cosmonaut who, aboard the first successful crewed spaceflight, became the first human to journey into outer space. Travelling on 'Vostok 1', he completed one orbit of Earth on 12th April 1961, with his flight taking 108 minutes.
What was his name?
What was the name of the first satellite in space?
He was a British businessman, pioneering aviator and solo sailor. He was knighted by Queen Elizabeth II for becoming the first person to sail single-handed around the world by the clipper route and the fastest circumnavigator, in nine months and one day overall (226 days) in 1966–67.
What was his name?
What was the name of his yacht?
He was an American astronaut and aeronautical engineer who in 1969 became the first person to walk on the Moon. The 'Eagle' landing craft of 'Apollo 11' touched down in the Sea of Tranquility on 21st July 1969 with only just enough fuel to return.
What was his name & what were the names of the other two astronauts?
What were the first words he spoke as he stepped onto the moon?
He was a French naval officer, oceanographer, filmmaker and author who co-invented the first successful open-circuit self-contained underwater breathing apparatus, called the 'Aqua-Lung'. This assisted him in producing some of the first underwater documentaries ever made.
What was his name?
What was the name of his ship?
He is a British broadcaster, biologist, natural historian, and writer, best known for writing and presenting the nine nature documentary series forming the 'Life On Earth' collection. While his earlier work focused primarily on the wonders of the natural world, his later work has been in support of environmental causes - restoring planetary biodiversity, limiting population growth, switching to renewable energy, mitigating climate change, reducing meat consumption and setting aside more areas for natural preservation.
What is his name?
In his 1979 TV series, which tropical forest living animals was he filmed interacting with?
He is a British explorer, writer and poet, who holds several endurance records. Named by the 'Guinness Book Of Records' to be the “greatest living explorer". He is the only person to have circumnavigated the globe by land and sea on its polar axis and one of four to have crossed both icecaps.
What is his name?
Which two movie stars is he cousin to?
She is a retired British sailor who was a record breaking solo long distance yachtswoman. In 2005, she became the fastest solo sailor to sail around the world in a time of 71 days, 14 hours and was later made a dame by Queen Elizabeth 11.
Was is her name?
Which homeware company sponsored her voyage?
Whilst the song plays, choose your finalist.
Also, what is Sting's proper name?
💡 ROUND 3 ANSWERS
What was his name? ROBERT FALCON SCOTT
What was the name of his ship? 'TERRA NOVA'
What was his name? HOWARD CARTER
Who funded his expedition? LORD CARNARVON (OF 'HIGHCLERE CASTLE' WHERE 'DOWNTON ABBEY' IS FILMED AND WHERE THERE IS A TUTANKHAMUN EXHIBIT)
What was his name? MALCOLM CAMPBELL
How did he die in 1948, aged 63? AATTEMPTING TO BREAK ANOTHER WATER SPEED RECORD ON 'CONISTON WATER' IN THE LAKE DISTRICT
What was her name? AMELIA AERHART
What was the name of her first yellow plane? 'THE CANARY'
What was his name? EDMUND HILLARY
What was the name of his sherpa? SHERPA TENZING
What was his name? URI GAGARIN
What was the name of the first satellite in space? 'SPUTNIK 1'
What was his name? FRANCIS CHICHESTER
What was the name of his yacht? 'GIPSY MOTH'
What was his name & what were the names of the other two astronauts? NEIL ARMSTRONG, BUZZ ALDRIN & MICHAEL COLLINS
What were the first words he spoke as he stepped onto the moon? "IT'S ONE SMALL STEP FOR MAN, ONE GIANT LEAP FOR MANKIND"
What was his name? JACQUES COUSTEAU
What was the name of his ship? 'CALYPSO'
What is his name? DAVID ATTENBOROUGH
In his 1979 TV series, which tropical forest living animals was he filmed interacting with? GORILLAS
What is his name? RANULPH FIENNES
Which two movie stars is he cousin to? RALPH & JOSEPH FIENNES
Was is her name? ELLEN MCARTHUR
Which homeware company sponsored her voyage? 'B&Q'
What is Sting's proper name? GORDON SUMNER
Hollywood Icons - Actresses
Clues & Questions
She was an American actress and Princess of Monaco as the wife of Prince Rainier III from their marriage on April 18, 1956, until her death in 1982. Prior to her marriage, she starred in several significant films in the early to mid-1950s.
What was her name?
Which 1954 Hitchcock movie did she star in alongside James Stewart?
She was an American actress and model. Known for playing comic "blonde bombshell" characters, she became one of the most popular sex symbols of the 1950s and early 1960s, as well as an emblem of the era's sexual revolution.
What was her name?
Who wrote a song about her in 1973 & what was it called?
She was a Swedish actress. With a career spanning five decades, she is often regarded as one of the most influential screen figures in cinematic history.
What was her name?
Who did she star alongside in the 1942 movie 'Casablanca'?
She was an American actress whose career as a Hollywood leading lady spanned six decades. She was known for her headstrong independence, spirited personality, and outspokenness, cultivating a screen persona that matched this public image, and regularly playing strong-willed, sophisticated women.
What was her name?
Which fellow movie actor did she have an affair lasting 26 years with?
She was an American actress. She started her career as a dancer in traveling theatrical companies before debuting on Broadway. She was signed to a motion picture contract by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer in 1925.
What was her name?
Which fellow Hollywood actress did she allegedly hate?
She was a British actress who had a successful career in Hollywood and was recognised as a film and fashion icon. She was ranked by the 'American Film Institute' as the third-greatest female screen legend from the Classical Hollywood cinema.
What was her name?
What was the name of her character in the 1964 movie 'My Fair Lady'?
She was an American actress of film, television, and theater. Regarded as one of the greatest actresses in Hollywood history, she was noted for her willingness to play unsympathetic, sardonic characters and was known for her performances in a range of film genres, from contemporary crime melodramas to romantic dramas.
What was her name?
Her most famous film was in 1952. Complete the title 'All About ...'?
She was a British and American actress. She began her career as a child actress in the early 1940s and was one of the most popular stars of classical Hollywood cinema in the 1950s.
What was her name?
Which British actor did she marry, twice?
She is an American actress. Known for her versatility and adept accent work, she has been described as "the best actress of her generation".
What is her name?
According to the title of one of her most famous movies what fashion brand does the devil wear?
She is an American actor, comedian, author, and television personality. She is the first African American to have received Academy Award nominations for both Best Actress and Best Supporting Actress.
What is her name?
In her 1985 Oscar nominated movie about slavery, which colour was she wearing?
She is an English actress. Known for her wit in comedic roles, she has had an extensive career on stage and screen over seven decades and is one of Britain's most recognisable and prolific actresses.
What is her name?
In her 1969 Oscar winning movie, who was in her prime?
She is an English actress. Widely considered one of Britain's greatest actors, she is noted for her versatile work in various films and television programmes encompassing several genres, as well as for her numerous roles on the stage.
What is her name?
Which character did she play in eight James Bond movies?
Name the movies from these stills & the songs linked below.
'I Wanna Be Loved By You' - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=52dfzZUjiU4
'As Time Goes By' - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Do2olZ49M54
'Moon River' - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uirBWk-qd9A
'I've Written A Letter To Daddy' - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=--RI7tlWuaM
'Dancing Queen' - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QRoWiTcO7dk
'I Will Follow Him' - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VPpd-6X3tEo
Song break - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EPOIS5taqA8
Hollywood Icons - Male
'Hark The Herald Angels Sing' - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mfBAm-TnPks&t=6s
Great Artists & Authors
Sporting Heroes
Comedians
Music Makers - Singers
Music Makers - Groups
Music Round
In this section, the idea is the link the photo to the song.
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