Historical figures · Puzzle #13 · Monday, October 12
Historical figures: the board
Eight items, eight categories, one place each. Here is the board with every figure and where it comes from, and the best way to place them. Play today's Historical figures.
The categories
- Known worldwide: 1 pt per 25 Wikipedia languages
- Ancient history: 1 pt per doubling over 2 years since birth
- Out of this world: 10 pts if a crater is named after them
- Far from home: 1 pt per doubling over 4 miles from birthplace
- Decorated: 1 pt per 2 awards and honors
- Long life: 1 pt per 5 years lived past 40
- Much studied: 1 pt per 8 works about them
- Big family: 1 pt per child
The best board
- David Livingstone in Far from home: died 4,892 miles from where they were born (10.0)
- Alexander Graham Bell in Out of this world: has a crater named after them (10.0)
- Katherine Johnson in Long life: lived to 101 (10.0)
- Sigmund Freud in Much studied: is the subject of 65 books, papers and films on Wikidata (8.1)
- Margaret Thatcher in Decorated: received 23 awards and honors (10.0)
- Tutankhamun in Ancient history: was born 3,369 years ago (10.0)
- Mark Twain in Known worldwide: Wikipedia has an article on them in 252 languages (10.0)
- Leo Tolstoy in Big family: had 13 children (10.0)
The most this board could score: 78.1 of 80.
The lineup, figure by figure
David Livingstone
"Dr. Livingstone, I presume?"
Photo: Thomas Annan / Adam Cuerden, Public domain - Known worldwide
- Wikipedia has an article on them in 101 languages (4.0) Source: Wikidata Q48373
- Ancient history
- was born 213 years ago (6.7) Source: Wikidata Q48373
- Out of this world
- has no crater named after them (0.0) Source: Wikidata Q48373
- Far from home
- died 4,892 miles from where they were born (10.0) Source: Wikidata Q48373
- Decorated
- received 4 awards and honors (2.0) Source: Wikidata Q48373
- Long life
- lived to 60 (4.0) Source: Wikidata Q48373
- Much studied
- is the subject of 28 books, papers and films on Wikidata (3.5) Source: Wikidata Q48373
- Big family
- had 6 children (6.0) Source: Wikidata Q48373
Alexander Graham Bell
Patented the first practical telephone
Photo: Moffett Studio, Public domain - Known worldwide
- Wikipedia has an article on them in 161 languages (6.4) Source: Wikidata Q34286
- Ancient history
- was born 179 years ago (6.5) Source: Wikidata Q34286
- Out of this world
- has a crater named after them (10.0) Source: Wikidata Q34286
- Far from home
- died 2,510 miles from where they were born (9.3) Source: Wikidata Q34286
- Decorated
- received 10 awards and honors (5.0) Source: Wikidata Q34286
- Long life
- lived to 75 (7.0) Source: Wikidata Q34286
- Much studied
- is the subject of 11 books, papers and films on Wikidata (1.4) Source: Wikidata Q34286
- Big family
- had 2 children (2.0) Source: Wikidata Q34286
Katherine Johnson
NASA mathematician of Hidden Figures
Photo: NASA, Public domain - Known worldwide
- Wikipedia has an article on them in 79 languages (3.2) Source: Wikidata Q11740
- Ancient history
- was born 108 years ago (5.8) Source: Wikidata Q11740
- Out of this world
- has no crater named after them (0.0) Source: Wikidata Q11740
- Far from home
- died 215 miles from where they were born (5.7) Source: Wikidata Q11740
- Decorated
- received 9 awards and honors (4.5) Source: Wikidata Q11740
- Long life
- lived to 101 (10.0) Source: Wikidata Q11740
- Much studied
- is the subject of 4 books, papers and films on Wikidata (0.5) Source: Wikidata Q11740
- Big family
- had 3 children (3.0) Source: Wikidata Q11740
Sigmund Freud
Founder of psychoanalysis
Photo: Max Halberstadt, Public domain - Known worldwide
- Wikipedia has an article on them in 252 languages (10.0) Source: Wikidata Q9215
- Ancient history
- was born 170 years ago (6.4) Source: Wikidata Q9215
- Out of this world
- has a crater named after them (10.0) Source: Wikidata Q9215
- Far from home
- died 810 miles from where they were born (7.7) Source: Wikidata Q9215
- Decorated
- received 2 awards and honors (1.0) Source: Wikidata Q9215
- Long life
- lived to 83 (8.6) Source: Wikidata Q9215
- Much studied
- is the subject of 65 books, papers and films on Wikidata (8.1) Source: Wikidata Q9215
- Big family
- had 6 children (6.0) Source: Wikidata Q9215
Margaret Thatcher
The "Iron Lady" prime minister
Photo: Rob Bogaerts, CC0 - Known worldwide
- Wikipedia has an article on them in 208 languages (8.3) Source: Wikidata Q7416
- Ancient history
- was born 101 years ago (5.7) Source: Wikidata Q7416
- Out of this world
- has no crater named after them (0.0) Source: Wikidata Q7416
- Far from home
- died 100 miles from where they were born (4.6) Source: Wikidata Q7416
- Decorated
- received 23 awards and honors (10.0) Source: Wikidata Q7416
- Long life
- lived to 87 (9.4) Source: Wikidata Q7416
- Much studied
- is the subject of 26 books, papers and films on Wikidata (3.3) Source: Wikidata Q7416
- Big family
- had 2 children (2.0) Source: Wikidata Q7416
Tutankhamun
Boy pharaoh of the golden mask
Photo: en:User:MykReeve, CC BY-SA 3.0 - Known worldwide
- Wikipedia has an article on them in 114 languages (4.6) Source: Wikidata Q12154
- Ancient history
- was born 3,369 years ago (10.0) Source: Wikidata Q12154
- Out of this world
- has no crater named after them (0.0) Source: Wikidata Q12154
- Far from home
- died 170 miles from where they were born (5.4) Source: Wikidata Q12154
- Decorated
- received 0 awards and honors (0.0) Source: Wikidata Q12154
- Long life
- lived to 19 (0.0) Source: Wikidata Q12154
- Much studied
- is the subject of 25 books, papers and films on Wikidata (3.1) Source: Wikidata Q12154
- Big family
- had 2 children (2.0) Source: Wikidata Q12154
Mark Twain
Author of Tom Sawyer and Huckleberry Finn
Photo: A.F. Bradley, New York, Public domain - Known worldwide
- Wikipedia has an article on them in 252 languages (10.0) Source: Wikidata Q7245
- Ancient history
- was born 191 years ago (6.6) Source: Wikidata Q7245
- Out of this world
- has a crater named after them (10.0) Source: Wikidata Q7245
- Far from home
- died 974 miles from where they were born (7.9) Source: Wikidata Q7245
- Decorated
- received 3 awards and honors (1.5) Source: Wikidata Q7245
- Long life
- lived to 74 (6.8) Source: Wikidata Q7245
- Much studied
- is the subject of 29 books, papers and films on Wikidata (3.6) Source: Wikidata Q7245
- Big family
- had 3 children (3.0) Source: Wikidata Q7245
Leo Tolstoy
Novelist of War and Peace
Photo: Sergei Prokudin-Gorskii, Public domain - Known worldwide
- Wikipedia has an article on them in 282 languages (10.0) Source: Wikidata Q7243
- Ancient history
- was born 198 years ago (6.6) Source: Wikidata Q7243
- Out of this world
- has no crater named after them (0.0) Source: Wikidata Q7243
- Far from home
- died 102 miles from where they were born (4.7) Source: Wikidata Q7243
- Decorated
- received 4 awards and honors (2.0) Source: Wikidata Q7243
- Long life
- lived to 82 (8.4) Source: Wikidata Q7243
- Much studied
- is the subject of 37 books, papers and films on Wikidata (4.6) Source: Wikidata Q7243
- Big family
- had 13 children (10.0) Source: Wikidata Q7243
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