[Puzzle ended] Great names of history [+solution]

Solved! xD

Might give this a shot when my contributor value gets 2 cents higher :p

what game is it? Also, I answered first question without google with first try. Yaay for me :D

How the heck am I supposed to know these people?

Huh, looks interesting.

Any hints? First one is easy but the rest...

Can you double check Q2 answer? Is it misspelled? Would a copy paste from wiki be viable as a correct answer? :P

the first is the only one I knew, let's see if I can find the others

Three down, two to go.

Maybe it's just me, but some of these questions sound like they could be on Jeopardy. : /

Either way, I got no answer for any of these thus far. :(

Bump for solved :)

Thanks for the puzzle but I already have too many on my plate x.x Good luck to all!

Hi! Uhm i know i will never able to know every question but thanks for the first one. People have to mention about that great person much more. Thanks again.

I may try again later. I've got some wrong answers stuck in my head tonight:)

Thx

Hey, guys and gals, you really will allow Sleepy to take the prize without a blow? o_O

are full names required or only surnames?

Hmmm, it’s half-time already and we have only 1 entry. It seems that my puzzle is more difficult than I expected. T_T

Well, let’s clue in a bit.

All questions are designed to satisfy two conditions: a) they are difficult to google them directly, and b) they can be solved without knowing these historical figures, starting from the key words of the question.

Let me show you an example of a question of such type — with the solution.

QUESTION: This poet in one of his well known works describes how dangerous is spying on a witch. Later that witch became the fastest in the seas.

SOLUTION: Well, let's try to solve it. Wait with the Google. First you need to decide what we are looking for? What’s a keyword there? Poet or a witch?..

Neither of the two. There are too many poets and witches in the world. Of course, you can search for poets who written about witches, but it would be non-productive.

What’s about the sea? Is it a sea witch? Hmm ... something found, but it seems not good enough. Fastest witch? In the seas? Is it a ship with witch’s name? Note, it must be fast ship. Well, google it now: fast ship witch.

In general, the answer is already on the first page of Google search. If I was looking for a fast ship witch poem, it would be among the first results. This ship is the Cutty Sark, the witch named Nan, and this poem (Tam o' Shanter) written by Robert Burns.

It was easy, innit? We even don’t need a HINT (this witch almost burned several years ago). ^_^

Sleepy is unbeatable still

There remain only 24 hours but nobody can't catch up Sleepy. o.O
Well, probably it's time to release some additional hints. I've considered that Q1 and Q3 are easy enough, so prepared clues only for another three questions.
Q2: This diamond is famous too.
Q4: It's really his dynasty.
Q5: Burial of a whole ship for the sake of one person, probably, would be too labor-consuming task.

Also general hints from the itstoohard are here for those who will join in the remaining hours (such that they will not be able to see them at the proper time).
Q1. According to one of hypotheses, as a result of his unsuccessful experiment the woods on the area more than 700 square miles were destroyed on the other side of the world.
Q2. The title of his most famous works has it that an intellect doesn't bring happiness.
Q3. Also, he is known as a specialist in teaching of reading knowledge to donkeys.
Q4. This man was taciturn.
Q5. He captured his coffin in advance, and then travelled the seas with it for a long time.

Whew, tough one. But my Google-fu has triumphed.

Bump for solved. :P Thanks for puzzle.

I solved everything but the question 2. I wasted all day on it, and I still don't know the answer. Is there any way you give us one more hint about it? Pretty please? :D

Five hours left. Well, let's narrow the search range.
Q1: USA
Q2: Russia
Q3: Middle East
Q4: EU
Q5: EU