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1 trivia quiz  Epitaphs and the People Under Them icon
Let's take a trip to various cemeteries around the world. We'll read the engravings on the tombstones, and learn about the person buried underneath...
Average 10Q
507 plays
Aug 15 04
navycarla
2 trivia quiz  Famous Last Wills and Testaments icon
The following are some of the more interesting bequests from the wills made by famous people. Can you guess who the deceased was?
Very Difficult 10Q
858 plays
Jun 12 02
MotherGoose editor
3 trivia quiz  The Mind Before Death icon
The quiz is on the deaths of significant historical figures and the possibilities of what was going through their minds before their deaths. (These are not actual qoutes said by the person who died.)
Tough 10Q
465 plays
Jan 25 04
trident87 editor
4 trivia quiz  Here Lies .... Who? icon
"I told you I was sick" - the inimitable words of Spike Milligan, his chosen inscription for his headstone! The following are epitaphs of whom? All multiple-choice. (Check out "Famous Epitaphs" for many, many more!)
Difficult 15Q
1053 plays
May 20 03
Engadine
5 trivia quiz  Famous Last Words : II icon
For those who enjoyed my Famous Last Words quiz, I offer further examples of the art of having the last word! Enjoy.
Very Difficult 10Q
375 plays
Feb 16 06
Cymruambyth
6 trivia quiz  Last Words and Epitaphs
Try to guess what were the last words of famous people and fictional characters. There are also a few questions about the epitaphs of famous people.
Difficult 15Q
576 plays
May 04 02
Angua
7 trivia quiz  Famous Epitaphs
It's never too late to be clever.
Tough 10Q
1215 plays
Jun 29 01
robert362
8 trivia quiz  Last Words Of Famous Figures icon
Can you guess the dying words of these famous figures?
Difficult 10Q
690 plays
Aug 17 02
wiseye
9 trivia quiz  Famous Last Words icon
Preparing your last speech? Here are some pointers from several timeless celebrities. Good luck and have fun!
Average 10Q
378 plays
Apr 16 06
elbereth_03
10 trivia quiz  Famous Last Words : I icon
Even on their death beds, some people use their last breath to make a pithy comment. Who uttered these last words?
Very Difficult 10Q
510 plays
Jan 17 06
Cymruambyth
11 trivia quiz  And Then They Died icon
I'll give you the reported dying words of a famous person, you guess which famous person said them.
Difficult 15Q
621 plays
Jul 09 03
James76255
12 trivia quiz  Famous Last Words icon
"Last words are for fools who haven't said enough". So said Karl Marx on his deathbed. How many of these "fools'" last words do you recognise?
Difficult 10Q
1026 plays
Jul 06 02
fringe gold
13 trivia quiz  Whose Final Phrase Is This? icon
Wouldn't you prefer to say something profound on your deathbed? Famous last words of the famous and not so famous! All multiple-choice.
Difficult 10Q
645 plays
Oct 24 02
Engadine
14 trivia quiz  Morbid Curiosity: Famous Last Words icon
I'm sure all of us wonder about the validity of quoted last words; but it's fun to believe that our heroes and villians have the clarity of mind to leave us with these supposedly true, amusing verbal endings.
Very Difficult 10Q
468 plays
Dec 07 02
clairequilty
15 trivia quiz  Ten Famous Epitaphs icon
Ten memorable inscriptions on the graves of famous people (and one fictional character's).
Difficult 10Q
516 plays
May 24 02
tjoebigham
16 trivia quiz  Last Words Of Famous People icon
Last words spoken by famous people in history before they died.
Very Difficult 10Q
585 plays
Sep 19 01
gamesrfun2222

Some sample questions from this category:

* This man's epitaph reads (in part): 'Blessed be the man that spares these stones And cursed be he who moves these bones.'
* 'Here lies an honest lawyer - That is Strange.'
* 'She did it the hard way.'
* This funny man suggested this epitaph for himself - but never actually used it: 'All things considered, I'd rather be in Philadelphia.'
* 'A gentle man and a gentleman.'
* 'I never met a man I didn't like.'
* This isn't an epitaph, but the pithy comment applies, anyway: 'Here lies my wife Let her lie Now she's at peace ... And so am I.'
* 'You who are a passerby As you are now, so once was I As I am now, you too shall be Prepare for Death and follow me.'
* "The South! The poor South! God knows what will become of her"?
* "This is it! I'm going. I'm going"?
* "I'm grateful for my family taking care of me and the rest of the world can kiss my ass."
* "I am not going. Do with me what you like. I am not going. Come on! Come on! Take action! Let's go"?
* "I've always loved my wife, my children, and my grandchildren, and I've always loved my country. I want to go. God, take me"?
* Whose last words, according to the legend, were 'Don't disturb my circles!'?
* What were the last words of Hamlet?
* On whose grave there's a following epitaph: 'Good frend for Jesus sake forbeare, To digg the dust encloased heare! Blest be the man that spares thes stones, And curst be he that moves my bones.'
* Whose last words were: 'I have a terrific headache'?
* On whose grave is the following epitaph: 'STA SOL NE MOEARE' (Stand, Sun, move not)
* Which is the epitaph of Edgar Allan Poe?
* 'I have lived as a philosopher and die as a Christian.' Whose last words were those?

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