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WHO'S THE MYSTERY PERSON?

 

Our MYSTERY PEOPLE are famous historical figures, great scientists and inspired artists, amazing athletes, talented actors, actresses and singers. But, who are they?

 

Read the clues and try to guess!

 

 

A project by the A’ class of the 3rd high school of Ano Liosia

 

by I. Giannopoulou

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WHO'S THE MYSTERY PERSON?

1. Mystery Person Α by Maria Tsiligeridou, A5

Clue 1: He was born on 9 March 1934 in Russia at Gzacs and died in 1968.

Clue 2: On 12 April 1961 he flew in space with the spaceship, “Vastok”.

Clue 3: He flew in space around the Earth for 1 hour and 48 minutes. He was the first man to fly in space.

Who is it?                                                            (see the answer)

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2. Mystery Person B by Maria Tsiligeridou, A5

Clue 1: He was a famous writer.

Clue 2: He was born in Denmark in 1805.

Clue 3: He wrote “The Little Mermaid” and other fairy tales. Most of them have a sad ending.

 

Who is it?                                                            (see the answer)

3. Mystery Person A by Anna-Maria Smirnoff, A5

Clue 1: He was born on 4 January 1643. He lived in England.

Clue 2: He was a famous mathematician, astronomer, philosopher, alchemist, theologian and physicist.

Clue 3: He stated the Law of Gravity and the Law of Motion.

Who is it?                                                            (see the answer)

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4. Mystery Person B by Anna-Maria Smirnoff, A5

Clue 1: He was born on 15 February 1564 in Pisa, Italy.

Clue 2: He was a famous astronomer, mathematician, philosopher, rebel scientist and physicist.

Clue 3: He invented the telescope. He said for the first time that the Earth and the planets of our galaxy move around the sun. He discovered the 4 moons of planet Jupiter.

Who is it?                                                            (see the answer)

5. Mystery Person by Sotiris Haideftos, A5

Clue 1: He was a famous African American professional baseball player. He was also a forerunner of the Civil Rights Movement.

Clue 2: He was born in 1919 in Georgia, USA. He played professional football for the Honolulu Bears.

Clue 3: He began to play for the Brooklyn Dodgers and became the first black on a major league team. He suffered considerable racial abuse and the same year he was named “Rookie of the Year”.

Who is it?                                                            (see the answer)

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6. Mystery Person by Stavroula Moraiti, A4

Clue 1: She was born in Hertfordshire, England in 1952 She lived in Cornwall.

Clue 2: She is a famous writer.

Clue 3: She became famous when she wrote a book called “Paradise” in 1973. She also wrote “Avatar” in 1992.

 

Who is it?                                                            (see the answer)

7. Mystery Person A by Stamatis Fotakis, A5

Clue 1: He was born in Piraeus in May 1927. He was the most famous Greek comedian.

Clue 2: His last film was “Soul Deep”, a film by Pantelis Voulgaris.

Clue 3: He died on May 3, 2011.

 

Who is it?                                                            (see the answer)

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8. Mystery Person B by Stamatis Fotakis, A5

Clue 1: He was born on 17 January, 1942. During the last years of his life he has received many honors such as the Presidential Medal of Freedom.

Clue 2: He is the father of nine children and he lives today with his fourth wife in Scottsdale, Arizona.

Clue 3: He is a boxer. He has dedicated his life to his sporting career.

Who is it?                                                            (see the answer)

9. Mystery Person A by Bill Balamotis, A3

Clue 1: He lived in Ithaca.

Clue 2: He was in a war for ten years.

Clue 3: He arrived in his country after twenty years.

Who is it?                                                            (see the answer)

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10. Mystery Person B by Bill Balamotis, A3

Clue 1: He was born in 1798 and died in 1857.

Clue 2: He wrote the national anthem of Greece.

Clue 3: He lived in Zakynthos.

Who is it?                                                            (see the answer)

11. Mystery person A by Diana Michailidou, A3

Clue 1: He was born in Malaga, Andalusia in Spain on August 10, 1960.

Clue 2: He has made a lot of movies and one of these movies is actually very popular! Even kids talk about this movie!!!

Clue 3: In that movie he was wearing a black mask and a black cape and he always saved people from evil!

 

Who is it?                                                            (see the answer)

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12. Mystery person B by Diana Michailidou, A3

Clue 1: He was baptized on 26 April 1564 and he died in 1616 at the age of 52. He was born in the village of Stratford-upon-Avon in England.

Clue 2: “Romeo and Juliet” is a tragedy written at the beginning of his career in 1595 about two young lovers whose families are enemies. It was one of his most popular works.

Clue 3: His plays are still watched and loved by the public today.

Who is it?                                                            (see the answer)

13. Mystery person A by Katerina Metaxidou, A3

Clue 1: He was born in 14 March … and died in 1955. He was a German.

Clue 2: He was a theoretical physicist who developed the Theory of Relativity, one of the two pillars of Modern Physics.

Clue 3: He published more than 300 scientific papers along with over 150 non-scientific works.

 

Who is it?                                                            (see the answer)

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14. Mystery person B by Katerina Metaxidou, A3

Clue 1: He was born on 6 June 1799 and died on 10 February 1837.

Clue 2: He was a Russian author of the romantic era who is considered by many to be the greatest Russian poet and the founder of modern Russian literature.

Clue 3: He was born into the Russian nobility in Moscow. A remarkable fact about his ancestry is that one great-grandfather of his- Abram Gannibal – was brought over as a slave from Africa and had risen to become an aristocrat.

Who is it?                                                            (see the answer)

15. Mystery person A by Maria Koukourikou, A3

Clue 1: He was a poet of ancient Greece.

Clue 2: He wrote two famous epic poems that are studied nowadays at school.

Clue 3: They say that he couldn’t see.

Who is it?                                                            (see the answer)

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16. Mystery person B by Maria Koukourikou, A3

Clue 1: He is a famous rapper of our times.

Clue 2: His nickname comes from his last name.

Clue 3: He grew up in Prague.

Who is it?                                                            (see the answer)

17. Mystery Person by Fanis Pelekas, A4

Clue 1: He was born in Kalamata on 3 April 1770.

Clue 2: He fought in the Greek Revolution of 1821 and had many victories.

Clue 3: He went to prison because the Greeks thought he was a traitor.

Who is it?                                                            (see the answer)

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Clue 1: He lived in Crete. He was born in 1911 and passed away in 1970.

Clue 2: He wrote poems. He was awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1979.

Clue 3: He studied in Paris.

Who is it?                                                            (see the answer)

19. Mystery Person A by Antonis Kokavesis, A2

Clue 1: He was born in 640 BC and he died in 560 BC.

Clue 2: He was a wise legislator in Ancient Athens.

Clue 3: Some of his laws laid the foundations of democracy.

 

Who is it?                                                            (see the answer)

 

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20. Mystery Person B by Antonis Kokavesis, A2

Clue 1: He was born in 510 BC and he died in 480 BC.

Clue 2: He was the king and general of Sparta at the war with the Persians.

Clue 3: He fought at the battle of Thermopyllae. His answer to the Persian king who asked him to surrender his weapons was “Molon Lave”, which means “come and get them” and it will always be remembered as an example of exceptional bravery.

Who is it?                                                            (see the answer)

21. Mystery Person A by Panagiotis Karamousketas, A2

Clue 1: He was a very famous sculptor. He was born in Caprese, Italy in 1475.

Clue 2: Georgio Vazari said he was divine. He was famous for the statue of David.

Clue 3: He died on 18th February 1564.

 

Who is it?                                                            (see the answer)

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22. Mystery Person B by Panagiotis Karamousketas, A2

Clue 1: He was a famous painter. He was born near Vinci, Italy in 1452.

Clue 2: He was famous for his paintings. His most known painting is “Mona Lisa”.

Clue 3: He died on 2nd March 1519.

 

Who is it?                                                            (see the answer)

23. Mystery Person A by Angeliki Tzemy, A5

Clue 1: He was born in 1879 in Ulm, Germany and died in 1955 in New Jersey, USA.

Clue 2: He studied in Switzerland , where he successfully completed 4 years of study in Physics.

Clue 3: He was awarded the Nobel Prize in 1921 for his discoveries in Theoretical Physics.

Who is it?                                                            (see the answer)

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24. Mystery Person B by Angeliki Tzemy, A5

Clue 1: He was born in 1944 in Budapest.

Clue 2: He studied architecture at the Technical University of Budapest from where he graduated in 1967.

Clue 3: He was a sculptor, an inventor and a professor of architecture in Hungary. He is primarily known because he invented various machines like Rubic’s Cube.

Who is it?                                                            (see the answer)

25. Mystery Person A by Sophia Zertidi, A1

Clue 1: She was born in 1925 in Athens. She lived in Greece and France.

Clue 2: She was an actress and a writer. She wrote children’s novels. She is famous for her experiential writing.

Clue 3: She died on 9 June 2012.

Who is it?                                                            (see the answer)

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26. Mystery Person B by Sophia Zertidi, A1

Clue 1: He was born in 2 March 1931 in Russia. He lived in Russia.

Clue 2: He was a soviet leader.

Clue 3: He helped to end the Cold War. He received the Nobel Peace Prize in 1990.

Who is it?                                                            (see the answer)

27. Mystery Person A by John Vouzoulias, A1

Clue 1: He was a famous Greek general.

Clue 2: He had got a son, Kimon.

Clue 3: He fought the Persians in the Marathon battle. He won the battle thanks to an excellent plan!

Who is it?                                                            (see the answer)

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28. Mystery Person B by John Vouzoulias, A1

Clue 1: He played basketball first in ARIS and then in PAOK.

Clue 2: He played basketball for 19 years and he stopped at the age of 37.

Clue 3: He won the Euroleague in 1975.

Who is it?                                                            (see the answer)

29. Mystery Person by Anastasia Iliadi, A2

Clue 1: She was born in 1963 and died in 2012.

Clue 2: She lived in America and she was a singer. Her best-selling single is “I will always love you”.

Clue 3: She is famous for her beautiful voice.

Who is it?                                                            (see the answer)

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30. Mystery Person by Kostas Thanasoulas, A2

Clue 1: He had authority from 306-337 AD.

Clue 2: He was born in 272 AD.

Clue 3: He created Byzantium.

Who is it?                                                            (see the answer)

31. Mystery Person A by George Darivianakis, A1

Clue 1: He was an artist. He was born in Italy in 1452.

Clue 2: He painted “The last Supper” and the “ Vitruvian Man”.

Clue 3: He died in 1519 at the age of 67.

Who is it?                                                            (see the answer)

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32. Mystery Person B by George Darivianakis, A1

Clue 1: He was a singer. He was born on 29 August 1931 in Athens.

Clue 2: He lived in Athens.

Clue 3: He died on 14 September 2001 at the age of 70.

Who is it?                                                            (see the answer)

33. Mystery Person A by Mirna Escandar, A1

Clue 1: He was born in the capital of Macedonia, Pella in 356 BC. His father was king Philip II and his mother was Olympia, daughter of king Neoptolemus.

Clue 2: At the age of 20 he took the throne after the murder of his father. He inherited the excellent political and military capabilities of his father.

Clue 3: He did many things and one of them was the solution of Nexus Gordis. He died in 323BC at the age of 33.

Who is it?                                                            (see the answer)

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34. Mystery Person B by Mirna Escandar, A1

Clue 1: He was born in Italy in 1452 AD and died in France in 1519 AD.

Clue 2: He was an Italian architect, painter, musician, anatomist, geometer and scientist who lived in the Renaissance period.

Clue 3: His most important project was the “ Mona Lisa” and “The Last Supper”.

 

Who is it?                                                            (see the answer)

35. Mystery Person A by Nikoleta Kapogianni and Elpida Lampiri, A2

Clue 1: He was one of the most famous artists. He was born in 1881 and died in 1973.

Clue 2: He is Spanish.

Clue 3: He is famous for his paintings. His most famous painting is “Guernica”.

Who is it?                                                            (see the answer)

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36. Mystery Person B by Nikoleta Kapogianni and Elpida Lampiri, A2

Clue 1: He was born in 1847 and died in 1922.

Clue 2: He was a Scott.

Clue 3: He was the inventor of the telephone.

 

Who is it?                                                            (see the answer)

37. Mystery Person C by Nikoleta Kapogianni and Elpida Lampiri, A2

Clue 1: He was born in 1963 and he is still the best basketball player in the world.

Clue 2: He played with the “Chicago Bulls” with the number 23.

Clue 3: He has won a lot of awards. He helped his team to win six leagues.

Who is it?                                                            (see the answer)

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38. Mystery Person by Chris Christodoulidis, A5

Clue 1: He was a musician, singer, songwriter, dancer, entertainer, choreographer, music producer, actor, businessman and philanthropist.

Clue 2: He was born in 1958 in Gary, India, USA and died at the age of 50 in Los Angeles, California, USA.

Clue 3: One of his famous songs was “Thriller” and his signature move was the moonwalk.

Who is it?                                                            (see the answer)

39. Mystery Person A by Maria Christoforidou, A5

Clue 1: At Christmas 1977 he died at the age of 88.

Clue 2: He was the man who changed film history. He was the star of the silent cinema and comedy.

Clue 3: His most famous film was “The Kid”, where a 7-year-old boy starred with him.

Who is it?                                                            (see the answer)

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40. Mystery Person B by Maria Christoforidou, A5

Clue 1: She was English and lived from 1890 to 1976.

Clue 2: She holds the Guiness Record because she has sold millions of books. Her books have been translated in 103 languages.

Clue 3: One of her famous books is “Ten Little Indians”.

Who is it?                                                            (see the answer)

41. Mystery Person by Dora Telianidou, A5

Clue 1: She lived in Greece.

Clue 2: She was a famous actress. She was a comic and very good at her job.

Clue 3: She took part in a lot of movies. One of these was “Aliki in the Navy”.

 

Who is it?                                                            (see the answer)

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42. Mystery Person by Catherine Tournoglou, A5

Clue 1: He started singing with his brothers and their band “The Jacksons” at a young age.

Clue 2: When he grew up he took medicine to make his nose small and his skin white.

Clue 3: He died in August 2009 in the hospital. He didn’t have the power to speak or stand up.

 

Who is it?                                                            (see the answer)

43. Mystery Person A by Anna Ioannidou and Taxoula Kalagia, A2

Clue 1: He was a French author who pioneered the science fiction genre. He is referred to as the “Father of Science Fiction”.

Clue 2: He was born in 1828. He is famous for his novels “Twenty Thousand Leagues”, “Under the Sea”, “Journey to the center of the Earth”, “From the Earth to the Moon” and “Around the World in 80 Days”.

Clue 3: He discovered technology that was fantastic for the day but later became commonplace. He is the second most translated author in the world (following Agatha Christie). Some of his books have been made into live-action, animated films or television shows.

Who is it?                                                            (see the answer)

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44. Mystery Person B by Anna Ioannidou and Taxoula Kalagia, A2

Clue 1: He was born in Smyrne in 1900. He lived in Paris and then he lived in London.

Clue 2: He was a poet and he is famous for his poems. He died in Athens in 1971.

Clue 3: He won the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1963.

 

Who is it?                                                            (see the answer)

 

45. Mystery Person by Sophia Vasiliadou, A1

Clue 1: She was born in 1934 in Athens, Greece and died in 1996.

Clue 2: She was the most famous actress in Greece during the 60s and 70s.

Clue 3: Most of her movies are still loved and watched by the public.

Who is it?                                                            (see the answer)

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46. Mystery Person by Konstantina Kontratenko, A3

Clue 1: He was born in Kyrenia and died in Alexandria.

Clue 2: He was a physicist, mathematician, geographer, astronomer, historian and philosopher.

Clue 3: In 234 BC he was the chief librarian of the Great Library of Alexandria and he was teaching there.

Who is it?                                                            (see the answer)

47. Mystery Person by Ourania Pashalidou, A4

Clue 1: He is an American programmer, inventor, business magnate and philanthropist.

Clue 2: He ranked among the wealthiest men in the world!

Clue 3: He was the inventor of Microsoft.

 

Who is it?                                                            (see the answer)

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48. Mystery Person by Angelos Karagiannis, A2

Clue 1: He was born in 1564 in Italy and he supported the ideas of Copernicus.

Clue 2: He discovered and invented many things such as the thermometer.

Clue 3: He was sent to trial but when he was imprisoned he continued saying “It turns!”

Who is it?                                                            (see the answer)

49. Mystery Person A by Ioanna Savvoulidou, A4

Clue 1: He is one of the best poets from the past. He was born in 1896 in Tripoli. He lived in many towns from Greece.

Clue 2: He worked as a mechanic and he became a good lawyer.

Clue 3: He wrote lots of beautiful poems but he died very young in 1928.

Who is it?                                                            (see the answer)

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50. Mystery Person B by Ioanna Savvoulidou, A4

Clue 1: He was born in 1776 in Corfu.

Clue 2: He took part in the Greek Revolution in 1821 and he was one of the most important people who helped Greeks fight for their freedom.

Clue 3: He died in 1831 in Nafplio.

Who is it?                                                            (see the answer)

51. Mystery Person by Andreas Karagiannopoulos, A2

Clue 1: He was the king of Sparta but also a great warrior.

Clue 2: He was a fair man, very clever and a great leader. He was a humble and perceptive man.

Clue 3: He was the legendary man who defended the Greek cities from the Persian king, Xerxes and his army. For this, he gave his life with 300 of his companions.

Who is it?                                                            (see the answer)

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Mystery People: Answers

1.

YURI GAGARIN

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HANS CHRISTIAN ANDERSEN

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ISAAC NEWTON

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GALILEO

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JACKIE ROBINSON

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LOUISE COOPER

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THANASIS VEGOS

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MUHAMMAD ALI

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ODYSSEUS (also known as ULYSSES)

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DIONYSIOS SOLOMOS

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ANTONIO BANDERAS

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WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE

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ALBERT EINSTEIN

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ALEXANDER SERGEYEVICH PUSHKIN

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HOMER

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CHRISTOS TOUSIS

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THEODOROS KOLOKOTRONIS

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ODYSSEAS ELYTIS

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SOLON

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LEONIDAS

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MICHELANGELO

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LEONARDO DA VINCI

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ALBERT EINSTEIN

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ERNO RUBIC

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GEORGES SARRI

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MICHAEL GORBACHEV

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MILTIADES

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JOHN GALIS

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WHITNEY HOUSTON

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CONSTANTINE THE GREAT

31.

LEONARDO DA VINCI

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STELIOS KAZANTZIDIS

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ALEXANDER THE GREAT

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LEONARDO DA VINCI

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PABLO PICASSO

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ALEXANDER GRAHAM BELL

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MICHAEL JORDAN

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MICHAEL JACKSON

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CHARLIE CHAPLIN

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AGATHA CHRISTIE

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ALIKI VOUGIOUKLAKI

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MICHAEL JACKSON

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JULES VERNE

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GEORGE SEFERIS

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ALIKI VOUGIOUKLAKI

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ERATOSTHENES

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BILL GATES

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GALILEO

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KOSTAS KARIOTAKIS

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IOANNIS KAPODISTRIAS

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LEONIDAS

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