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Not Tonight, I'm Washing My Hair Quiz


Thank you to Romeomikegolf for this author challenge - "Not Tonight, I'm Washing My Hair". This is just one of many great put-downs used in film, television, books, plays and by well known people all over the world. See how many you recognize.

A multiple-choice quiz by dopple44. Estimated time: 5 mins.
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Author
dopple44
Time
5 mins
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Multiple Choice
Quiz #
315,799
Updated
Dec 03 21
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Question 1 of 10
1. Starting off with the title quote, here is an exchange from a well known movie:

Biff: "I figure I'd cut you a break and give you the honor of going with the best looking guy in school."
Lorraine: "Yeah, well, I'm busy."
Biff: "Yeah, doin' what?"
Lorraine: "Washing my hair."

Which 1989 movie is this conversation from?
Hint


Question 2 of 10
2. This man gave us many a sage, clever or witty quip. The following quote is hopefully of the latter, but that it is a good put-down is surely indisputable. Who was it who said "I may be drunk, Miss, but in the morning I will be sober and you will still be ugly"? Hint


Question 3 of 10
3. Another of my favorite put-downs comes from one of Britain's best TV comedies. Which comedy is the following line from?

"Your brain's so minute, Baldrick, that if a hungry cannibal cracked your head open, there wouldn't be enough to cover a small water biscuit."
Hint


Question 4 of 10
4. Oscar Wilde was famous for his wonderful put-downs, and a particularly famous one was a put-down about cynics: "What is a cynic? A man who knows the price of everything and the value of nothing". Which play did this quote come from? Hint


Question 5 of 10
5. Here's a put-down that must have stung - not the person it was said about, but for the person who said it! A screen-tester said this of a man auditioning for a role - "Can't act. Slightly bald. Can dance a little". Who was the unfortunate man that this was said about, but yet went on to entertain the world for years to come with his amazing dancing and chemistry on screen?
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Question 6 of 10
6. I love this Shakespeare play. It's my favorite. The bantering between the two main characters is sparkling, and before they end up together at the end, many a swift put-down is shared between them. Which play does this quote come from?

Benedick: "A bird of my tongue is better than a beast of yours".
Beatrice: "I would my horse had the speed of your tongue".
Hint


Question 7 of 10
7. A well-loved poet wrote an epitaph that was intended for his wife, Lady Elizabeth, when she died. This English poet and playwright lived from 1631 through 1700. Which famed poet with a dry wit (that might have been a clue) wrote the following?

"Here lies my wife: here let her lie!
Now she's at rest, and so am I."
Hint


Question 8 of 10
8. Wouldn't it be wonderful to have an entire song dedicated just to you? Umm, not sure. Carly Simon wrote a song in 1972 that became one of the most well-known put-downs in song of all time. She had been known to have previous relationships with Mick Jagger, Cat Stevens, Warren Beatty and Kris Kristofferson. In fact, all of these people probably thought this song was about them! What was it called? Hint


Question 9 of 10
9. For a woman who never married, this 18th/19th century author nevertheless had many a wise word about love, relationships and matrimony, to pass on to generations ahead. A great deal of her put-downs towards the male sex were subtle and witty. Which English writer, who only gained worldwide popularity after her death, wrote the following?

"A woman, especially, if she have the misfortune of knowing anything, should conceal it as well as she can."
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Question 10 of 10
10. In 1988, during the US vice-presidential debate, Senator Lloyd Bentsen uttered a phrase to Senator Dan Quayle that has since become a well known put-down: "Senator," he said, "you are no Jack Kennedy." Which Kennedy was he referring to? Hint



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1. Starting off with the title quote, here is an exchange from a well known movie: Biff: "I figure I'd cut you a break and give you the honor of going with the best looking guy in school." Lorraine: "Yeah, well, I'm busy." Biff: "Yeah, doin' what?" Lorraine: "Washing my hair." Which 1989 movie is this conversation from?

Answer: Back to the Future II

The "Back to the Future" trilogy was a truly phenomenal success, and the first film in the trilogy even prompted a quote from Ronald Reagan whilst addressing congress on the state of the union in February 1986:

"Never has there been a more exciting time to be alive, a time of rousing wonder and heroic achievement. As they said in the film "Back to the Future", "Where we're going, we don't need roads." "
2. This man gave us many a sage, clever or witty quip. The following quote is hopefully of the latter, but that it is a good put-down is surely indisputable. Who was it who said "I may be drunk, Miss, but in the morning I will be sober and you will still be ugly"?

Answer: Winston Churchill

The story is apparently as follows:
Lady Astor once said to Churchill, "Sir, you're drunk!" To which he replied "I may be drunk, Miss, but in the morning I will be sober and you will still be ugly".

A following conversation between these two people reportedly was:
Lady Astor: "Winston, if I were your wife I'd put poison in your coffee."
Winston: "Nancy, if I were your husband I'd drink it."

One of my favorite Winston Churchill quotes:
"A pessimist sees the difficulty in every opportunity; an optimist sees the opportunity in every difficulty".
3. Another of my favorite put-downs comes from one of Britain's best TV comedies. Which comedy is the following line from? "Your brain's so minute, Baldrick, that if a hungry cannibal cracked your head open, there wouldn't be enough to cover a small water biscuit."

Answer: Blackadder

"Blackadder" is a BBC comedy written by Richard Curtis and Ben Elton. Each series is set in a different time in history, ranging from 1485 through to 1917.

My favorite "Blackadder" quote:
Nursie: "Oh, that's another good idea. You're so clever today, you'd better be careful your foot doesn't fall off."
Queen: "Does that happen when you have lots of brilliant ideas? Your foot falls off?"
Nursie: "It certainly does. My brother; he had this brilliant idea of cutting his toenails with a scythe, and HIS foot fell off..."
4. Oscar Wilde was famous for his wonderful put-downs, and a particularly famous one was a put-down about cynics: "What is a cynic? A man who knows the price of everything and the value of nothing". Which play did this quote come from?

Answer: Lady Windermere's Fan

"Lady Windermere's Fan" was written in 1892. The "Fan" in the title can refer either to the present that Lady Windermere was given by her husband; or to Lord Darlington, who reveals his love for Lady Windermere.

Another Oscar Wide quote I like, from "The Ballad of Reading Gaol":
"Vile deeds like poison weeds bloom well in prison air; it is only what is good in man, that wastes and withers there."
5. Here's a put-down that must have stung - not the person it was said about, but for the person who said it! A screen-tester said this of a man auditioning for a role - "Can't act. Slightly bald. Can dance a little". Who was the unfortunate man that this was said about, but yet went on to entertain the world for years to come with his amazing dancing and chemistry on screen?

Answer: Fred Astaire

Fred Astaire was born in 1899 and began dancing at the age of four. In 1933 he was paired with Ginger Rogers. It was instant chemistry and they danced in many films together.

A quote by Fred Astaire that I like:
"The higher up you go, the more mistakes you are allowed. Right at the top, if you make enough of them, it's considered to be your style."
6. I love this Shakespeare play. It's my favorite. The bantering between the two main characters is sparkling, and before they end up together at the end, many a swift put-down is shared between them. Which play does this quote come from? Benedick: "A bird of my tongue is better than a beast of yours". Beatrice: "I would my horse had the speed of your tongue".

Answer: Much Ado About Nothing

The relationship between Beatrice and Benedick in "Much Ado About Nothing" is wonderful, and Kenneth Branagh and Emma Thompson are fantastic together in the film they made of it in 1993. This is a section of dialogue that I adore, where they realize they are falling in love, and have no breath left for insults:

Beatrice: "Why then, God forgive me."
Benedick: "What offence, sweet Beatrice?"
Beatrice: "You have stayed me in a happy hour, I was about to protest I loved you."
Benedick: "And do it, with all thy heart."
Beatrice: "I love you with so much of my heart, that none is left to protest."
7. A well-loved poet wrote an epitaph that was intended for his wife, Lady Elizabeth, when she died. This English poet and playwright lived from 1631 through 1700. Which famed poet with a dry wit (that might have been a clue) wrote the following? "Here lies my wife: here let her lie! Now she's at rest, and so am I."

Answer: John Dryden

Not too much was known about John Dryden's relationship with his wife, Elizabeth. Some of his poems speak of the errors of marriage, whilst others extol the virtues of it. His poem "Marriage a-la-Mode" begins with:

"Why should a foolish marriage vow,
Which long ago was made,
Oblige us to each other now,
When passion is decayed?"

However, in "Ah, how sweet it is to love!" he feels that the

"Pains of love be sweeter far
Than all other pleasures are."

However, his wife outlived him - so I guess the joke was on poor Dryden!
8. Wouldn't it be wonderful to have an entire song dedicated just to you? Umm, not sure. Carly Simon wrote a song in 1972 that became one of the most well-known put-downs in song of all time. She had been known to have previous relationships with Mick Jagger, Cat Stevens, Warren Beatty and Kris Kristofferson. In fact, all of these people probably thought this song was about them! What was it called?

Answer: You're So Vain

Speculation still continues as to the 'Vain' person this song is about. Carly Simon has never admitted it fully, although Warren Beatty has said that it was about him, and apparently telephoned Carly Simon and said "Thanks for the song!" Here are a few of the lyrics:

"You had one eye in the mirror as you watched yourself gavotte
And all the girls dreamed that they'd be your partner
They'd be your partner, and....

You're so vain, you probably think this song is about you
You're so vain, I'll bet you think this song is about you
Don't you? Don't you?"

A quote about vanity:
"There is nothing so agonizing to the fine skin of vanity as the application of a rough truth" - Edward G. Bulwer-Lytton
9. For a woman who never married, this 18th/19th century author nevertheless had many a wise word about love, relationships and matrimony, to pass on to generations ahead. A great deal of her put-downs towards the male sex were subtle and witty. Which English writer, who only gained worldwide popularity after her death, wrote the following? "A woman, especially, if she have the misfortune of knowing anything, should conceal it as well as she can."

Answer: Jane Austen

This quote comes from Jane Austen's 'Northanger Abbey', written in 1798, but not published until after her death. The book's heroine, Catherine Morland, loves sensational novels, and this leads her into an overactive imagination when she comes to stay at Northanger Abbey. The result is somewhat embarrassing for Catherine, but Jane Austen does not fail to give us the ending we wished for throughout the novel.

A quote from a letter Jane Austen wrote:
"I will not say that your mulberry-trees are dead, but I am afraid they are not alive."

She should have gone into politics...
10. In 1988, during the US vice-presidential debate, Senator Lloyd Bentsen uttered a phrase to Senator Dan Quayle that has since become a well known put-down: "Senator," he said, "you are no Jack Kennedy." Which Kennedy was he referring to?

Answer: John F. Kennedy, Sr.

This phrase has since been used often, to put down people who appear to think too highly of themselves.

A quote from John F Kennedy that sums up how I personally view my life:
"Things do not happen. Things are made to happen."

And finally, a quote about quotes:
"Man is timid and apologetic; he is no longer upright; he dares not say "I think," "I am," but quotes some saint or sage." - Ralph Waldo Emerson.

Hmmm.
Source: Author dopple44

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