Queen Isabella of Spain was born on 22 April 1451. She helped Christopher Columbus and gave him ships and men to sail across the Atlantic Ocean. As a result, Columbus (46)______ the New World. However, all the ships and men cost less than two parties she gave!

Louis Braille invented a way for the blind to read. This great man was born on 4 January 1809. Another great (47)______, Thomas Edison, liked reading books written in Braille more than books in normal print, even though he could see perfectly well.

The Norwegian explorer, Roald Amundsen, was born on 16 July 1872. Amundsen was the first man to reach the South Pole. When he set out from Norway, however, everyone thought that he was (48)______ his way to the North Pole!

Albert Einstein was born in Germany on 14 March 1879. He was one of the greatest (49)______ and the most intelligent men in the world. However, he failed the entrance examination for the Federal Polytechnic of Zurich (50)______ he was a young man!