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Famous Britons 1

Match the famous Briton with the year in which they were born:

1 John Lennon

2 Charles Dickens

3 William Caxton

4 Geoffrey Chaucer

5 Isambard Kingdom Brunel

6 Alfred the Great

7 Charlie Chaplin

8 John Logie Baird

9 Captain James Cook

10 Edward Elgar

11 Florence Nightingale

12 Sir Isaac Newton

(Note: ‘c.’ means ‘about’ - we don’t

know the exact date)

Extra time:

In which year did each person die?

1728

849

1888

1642

1812 c.1421

1940

1857

1769 c.1340

1889

1820

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Famous Britons 1

Match the famous Briton with the year in which they were born:

Answers:

1 John Lennon

2 Charles Dickens

3 William Caxton

4 Geoffrey Chaucer

5 Isambard Kingdom Brunel

6 Alfred the Great

7 Charlie Chaplin

8 John Logie Baird

9 Captain James Cook

10 Edward Elgar

11 Florence Nightingale

12 Sir Isaac Newton

1940 - 1980

1812 - 1870 c.1421 - 1491 c.1340 - 1400

1769 - 1849

849 - 899

1889 - 1977

1888 - 1946

1728 - 1779

1857 - 1934

1820 - 1910

1642 - 1727