English Banana.com Test Your Research Skills Famous Britons Match the famous Briton with the year in which they were born: John Lennon 1728 Charles Dickens 849 William Caxton 1888 Geoffrey Chaucer 1642 Isambard Kingdom Brunel 1812 Alfred the Great c.1421 Charlie Chaplin 1940 John Logie Baird 1857 Captain James Cook 1769 10 Edward Elgar c.1340 11 Florence Nightingale 1889 12 Sir Isaac Newton 1820 (Note: ‘c.’ means ‘about’ - we don’t know the exact date) Extra time: In which year did each person die? For more fun tests, quizzes and games log onto www.englishbanana.com now! This worksheet can be photocopied and used without charge English Banana.com Test Your Research Skills Famous Britons Match the famous Briton with the year in which they were born: Answers: John Lennon 1940 - 1980 Charles Dickens 1812 - 1870 William Caxton c.1421 - 1491 Geoffrey Chaucer c.1340 - 1400 Isambard Kingdom Brunel 1769 - 1849 Alfred the Great 849 - 899 Charlie Chaplin 1889 - 1977 John Logie Baird 1888 - 1946 Captain James Cook 1728 - 1779 10 Edward Elgar 1857 - 1934 11 Florence Nightingale 1820 - 1910 12 Sir Isaac Newton 1642 - 1727 For more fun tests, quizzes and games log onto www.englishbanana.com now! This worksheet can be photocopied and used without charge