Ask Me About My Vow of Silence! Quiz

Answer: fools

Francis Bacon (1561-1626), a well known essayist and scientist, died of pneumonia he'd contracted while studying the effects freezing had on meat.

Answer: betrays

Confucius (551-479 BC) is credited by many scholars with giving us "The Golden Rule" (in the 'negative form': 'Do not do to others what you do not want done to yourself).

Answer: conversation

Cicero was a prolific writer. His works influenced both the American and the French revolutions. His last words, spoken to his assassins who'd been sent by Marc Antony, were reportedly, "There is nothing proper about what you are doing, soldier, but do try to kill me properly."

Answer: mother

Benjamin Disraeli (1804-1881) was both an author and a British statesman. Though baptised an Anglican, Disraeli was Britain's first and only, Prime Minister born of a Jewish family.

Answer: Writing

Fuentes (b. 1928) wrote the novel "Gringo viejo" (Old Gringo), which was made into a movie starring Gregory Peck and Jane Fonda.

Answer: wisdom's

Euripides (480-408 BC) is considered to be one of the great dramatists of ancient Athens.

Answer: the gods

Emerson is considered by many scholars to have led the Transcendentalist movement of the 1800's.

Answer: integrity

Eckhart (c.1260-1327?) was tried as a heretic by the Catholic Church, accused of advocating Neoplatonism - the belief that humans can achieve perfection in this life. He died - or rather, disappeared mysteriously - before the verdict was issued, but neither his body nor his grave have ever been found.

Answer: wonderful

Thomas Hardy (1840-19280, known for his poetry as well as for his novels and short stories, was a true advocate for animals and a member of the Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (RSPCA).

Answer: friends

King, an ordained Baptist minister, is the one of the youngest winners (aged 35) of the Nobel Peace Prize. In fact, he was the youngest until the prize was awarded to Malala Yousafzai in 2014 at the age of 17!