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Ready-made multiple-choice practice quizzes, hand-checked. Take any free quiz online — every answer comes with an explanation, and every quiz page has a full answer key to revise from.
Famous figures
Test your recollection of historic achievements, world records, and unforgettable careers of the greatest athletes. Answer each question to see whether you got it right, with an explanation every time.
A free 14-question multiple-choice practice test on Famous figures. Each question has one correct answer and a short explanation, and the full answer key below the player doubles as a study sheet. No account, no time limit — take it as often as you like.
This is a free, 14-question multiple-choice quiz. Answer each question to see whether you got it right, with an explanation for every answer. There is no sign-up and no time limit — take it as many times as you like, and use the answer key above to revise before or after.
Correct answer: BMuhammad Ali
Muhammad Ali employed his 'rope-a-dope' strategy to knock out George Foreman in Kinshasa, regaining the world heavyweight championship.
Correct answer: CPelé
Pelé burst onto the global stage as a 17-year-old in 1958 and scored over 1,200 career goals across official and friendly fixtures.
Correct answer: CUsain Bolt
Usain Bolt dominated international sprinting from 2008 to 2016, collecting eight Olympic gold medals and eleven World Championship titles.
Correct answer: CMichael Phelps
Michael Phelps set a single-Games record by winning eight gold medals at the 2008 Beijing Olympics, eclipsing Mark Spitz's 1972 haul.
Correct answer: CMichael Jordan
Michael Jordan won five regular-season MVPs and six Finals MVPs, widely regarded as the athlete who popularized the NBA globally.
Correct answer: BSerena Williams
Serena Williams dominated women's tennis across four decades, holding the record for the most Grand Slam singles titles in the Open Era.
Correct answer: BLionel Messi
Lionel Messi scored seven goals at the 2022 Qatar tournament, earning the Golden Ball as the competition's best player.
Correct answer: BWayne Gretzky
Wayne Gretzky has more career assists than any other NHL player has total points, leading the Edmonton Oilers to four Stanley Cup titles.
Correct answer: CRoger Federer
Roger Federer spent 310 weeks at world No. 1 and was celebrated for his fluid, single-handed backhand and court elegance.
Correct answer: BRoger Bannister
British medical student Roger Bannister achieved the long-deemed impossible sub-four-minute mile assisted by pacemakers Chris Chataway and Chris Brasher.
Correct answer: AJesse Owens
Jesse Owens dispelled Nazi theories of Aryan racial superiority by dominating the track events in front of Adolf Hitler in Berlin.
Correct answer: BNadia Comăneci
Fourteen-year-old Nadia Comăneci scored seven perfect 10s in Montreal, causing the electronic scoreboard to display '1.00' because it could not handle 10.
Correct answer: CSimone Biles
Simone Biles is recognized as the most decorated gymnast in history, having five distinct gymnastics elements named after her in the Code of Points.
Correct answer: CAyrton Senna
Ayrton Senna was renowned for his extraordinary qualifying pace and wet-weather driving mastery, capturing titles in 1988, 1990, and 1991.