Historical figures · Puzzle #2 · Thursday, October 1
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
- Long life: 1 pt per 5 years lived past 40
- 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
- Namesake: 1 pt per 20 things named after them
- Born in the Americas: 10 pts if born in the Americas
- Big family: 1 pt per child
The best board
- Charles Dickens in Big family: had 10 children (10.0)
- Johann Wolfgang von Goethe in Known worldwide: Wikipedia has an article on them in 278 languages (10.0)
- Martin Luther in Namesake: has 414 things named after them on Wikidata (10.0)
- John F. Kennedy in Born in the Americas: was born in the Americas (10.0)
- Marie Curie in Out of this world: has a crater named after them (10.0)
- Estée Lauder in Long life: lived to 95 (10.0)
- Desmond Tutu in Decorated: received 46 awards and honors (10.0)
- Richard Feynman in Far from home: died 2,469 miles from where they were born (9.3)
The most this board could score: 79.3 of 80.
The lineup, figure by figure
Charles Dickens
Novelist of Oliver Twist and A Christmas Carol
Photo: Jeremiah Gurney, Public domain - Known worldwide
- Wikipedia has an article on them in 250 languages (10.0) Source: Wikidata Q5686
- Long life
- lived to 58 (3.6) Source: Wikidata Q5686
- Out of this world
- has a crater named after them (10.0) Source: Wikidata Q5686
- Far from home
- died 79 miles from where they were born (4.3) Source: Wikidata Q5686
- Decorated
- received 1 awards and honors (0.5) Source: Wikidata Q5686
- Namesake
- has 14 things named after them on Wikidata (0.7) Source: Wikidata Q5686
- Born in the Americas
- wasn't born in the Americas (0.0) Source: Wikidata Q5686
- Big family
- had 10 children (10.0) Source: Wikidata Q5686
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
Poet and playwright of Faust
Photo: Joseph Karl Stieler, Public domain - Known worldwide
- Wikipedia has an article on them in 278 languages (10.0) Source: Wikidata Q5879
- Long life
- lived to 83 (8.6) Source: Wikidata Q5879
- Out of this world
- has a crater named after them (10.0) Source: Wikidata Q5879
- Far from home
- died 131 miles from where they were born (5.0) Source: Wikidata Q5879
- Decorated
- received 6 awards and honors (3.0) Source: Wikidata Q5879
- Namesake
- has 650 things named after them on Wikidata (10.0) Source: Wikidata Q5879
- Born in the Americas
- wasn't born in the Americas (0.0) Source: Wikidata Q5879
- Big family
- had 1 children (1.0) Source: Wikidata Q5879
Martin Luther
Nailed 95 theses to a church door
Photo: Lucas Cranach the Elder, Public domain - Known worldwide
- Wikipedia has an article on them in 259 languages (10.0) Source: Wikidata Q9554
- Long life
- lived to 62 (4.4) Source: Wikidata Q9554
- Out of this world
- has no crater named after them (0.0) Source: Wikidata Q9554
- Far from home
- died 0 miles from where they were born (0.0) Source: Wikidata Q9554
- Decorated
- received 0 awards and honors (0.0) Source: Wikidata Q9554
- Namesake
- has 414 things named after them on Wikidata (10.0) Source: Wikidata Q9554
- Born in the Americas
- wasn't born in the Americas (0.0) Source: Wikidata Q9554
- Big family
- had 6 children (6.0) Source: Wikidata Q9554
John F. Kennedy
President who aimed for the Moon
Photo: Cecil W. Stoughton, Public domain - Known worldwide
- Wikipedia has an article on them in 249 languages (10.0) Source: Wikidata Q9696
- Long life
- lived to 46 (1.2) Source: Wikidata Q9696
- Out of this world
- has no crater named after them (0.0) Source: Wikidata Q9696
- Far from home
- died 1,546 miles from where they were born (8.6) Source: Wikidata Q9696
- Decorated
- received 19 awards and honors (9.5) Source: Wikidata Q9696
- Namesake
- has 207 things named after them on Wikidata (10.0) Source: Wikidata Q9696
- Born in the Americas
- was born in the Americas (10.0) Source: Wikidata Q9696
- Big family
- had 4 children (4.0) Source: Wikidata Q9696
Marie Curie
Pioneer of radioactivity, discoverer of radium
Photo: Unknown authorUnknown author, Public domain - Known worldwide
- Wikipedia has an article on them in 248 languages (9.9) Source: Wikidata Q7186
- Long life
- lived to 66 (5.2) Source: Wikidata Q7186
- Out of this world
- has a crater named after them (10.0) Source: Wikidata Q7186
- Far from home
- died 777 miles from where they were born (7.6) Source: Wikidata Q7186
- Decorated
- received 17 awards and honors (8.5) Source: Wikidata Q7186
- Namesake
- has 378 things named after them on Wikidata (10.0) Source: Wikidata Q7186
- Born in the Americas
- wasn't born in the Americas (0.0) Source: Wikidata Q7186
- Big family
- had 2 children (2.0) Source: Wikidata Q7186
Estée Lauder
Built a cosmetics empire from one face cream
Photo: New York World-Telegram and the Sun staff photographer: Sauro, Bill, photographer., Public domain - Known worldwide
- Wikipedia has an article on them in 45 languages (1.8) Source: Wikidata Q285493
- Long life
- lived to 95 (10.0) Source: Wikidata Q285493
- Out of this world
- has no crater named after them (0.0) Source: Wikidata Q285493
- Far from home
- died 7 miles from where they were born (0.8) Source: Wikidata Q285493
- Decorated
- received 2 awards and honors (1.0) Source: Wikidata Q285493
- Namesake
- has 0 things named after them on Wikidata (0.0) Source: Wikidata Q285493
- Born in the Americas
- was born in the Americas (10.0) Source: Wikidata Q285493
- Big family
- had 4 children (4.0) Source: Wikidata Q285493
Desmond Tutu
Archbishop and anti-apartheid campaigner
Photo: Benny Gool, Public domain - Known worldwide
- Wikipedia has an article on them in 119 languages (4.8) Source: Wikidata Q43033
- Long life
- lived to 90 (10.0) Source: Wikidata Q43033
- Out of this world
- has no crater named after them (0.0) Source: Wikidata Q43033
- Far from home
- died 778 miles from where they were born (7.6) Source: Wikidata Q43033
- Decorated
- received 46 awards and honors (10.0) Source: Wikidata Q43033
- Namesake
- has 4 things named after them on Wikidata (0.2) Source: Wikidata Q43033
- Born in the Americas
- wasn't born in the Americas (0.0) Source: Wikidata Q43033
- Big family
- had 1 children (1.0) Source: Wikidata Q43033
Richard Feynman
Physicist of diagrams, bongos and safecracking
Photo: Copyright Tamiko Thiel 1984, CC BY-SA 3.0 - Known worldwide
- Wikipedia has an article on them in 157 languages (6.3) Source: Wikidata Q39246
- Long life
- lived to 69 (5.8) Source: Wikidata Q39246
- Out of this world
- has no crater named after them (0.0) Source: Wikidata Q39246
- Far from home
- died 2,469 miles from where they were born (9.3) Source: Wikidata Q39246
- Decorated
- received 9 awards and honors (4.5) Source: Wikidata Q39246
- Namesake
- has 17 things named after them on Wikidata (0.9) Source: Wikidata Q39246
- Born in the Americas
- was born in the Americas (10.0) Source: Wikidata Q39246
- Big family
- had 1 children (1.0) Source: Wikidata Q39246
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