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Quiz about Wise Words
Quiz about Wise Words

Wise Words Trivia Quiz


This is a quiz about the wise words people have said. I'll give the words, and you choose the person who said them.

A multiple-choice quiz by Tricia15. Estimated time: 5 mins.
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Author
Tricia15
Time
5 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
34,950
Updated
Dec 03 21
# Qns
10
Difficulty
Difficult
Avg Score
5 / 10
Plays
745
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Question 1 of 10
1. 'I slept and learned that life was joy, I woke and saw that life was service, I served and understood that service was joy.' Hint


Question 2 of 10
2. 'Man becomes great exactly in the degree in which he works for the welfare of his fellowmen.' Hint


Question 3 of 10
3. 'Through obedience, learn to command.' Hint


Question 4 of 10
4. 'Ask not what your country can do for you, ask what you can do for your country.' Hint


Question 5 of 10
5. 'Opinions cannot survive if one has no chance to fight for them.' Hint


Question 6 of 10
6. 'If health be yours, you have more than enough.' Hint


Question 7 of 10
7. 'If you are not having problems, you are missing an opportunity for growth.' Hint


Question 8 of 10
8. 'The greatest destroyer of peace in the world today is abortion, if we can accept that a mother can kill her own unborn child, how can we teach others not to kill each other?' Hint


Question 9 of 10
9. '...the only thing we have to fear is fear itself...' Hint


Question 10 of 10
10. 'Pay attention to what is being offered you, and when what is being suggested in words or way of life goes against the Gospel, have the courage to say no.'

Answer: (Karol Wojtyla)

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts
1. 'I slept and learned that life was joy, I woke and saw that life was service, I served and understood that service was joy.'

Answer: Rabindranath Tagore

He was an Indian poet, philosopher, and Nobel laureate. He wrote mostly in Bengali, but translated many of his own works to English.
2. 'Man becomes great exactly in the degree in which he works for the welfare of his fellowmen.'

Answer: Mahatma Gandhi

3. 'Through obedience, learn to command.'

Answer: Plato

He is the first to use the term philosophy which means love of knowledge.
4. 'Ask not what your country can do for you, ask what you can do for your country.'

Answer: John F. Kennedy

He was the 35th president and the first Roman Catholic president of the United States.
5. 'Opinions cannot survive if one has no chance to fight for them.'

Answer: Thomas Mann

He won the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1929 and is considered one of the most important literary figures of the 20th century.
6. 'If health be yours, you have more than enough.'

Answer: Cato, the Elder

He was a Roman statesman and writer. He ended nearly every public speech with the words 'Carthago delenda est' - 'Carthage must be destroyed'.
7. 'If you are not having problems, you are missing an opportunity for growth.'

Answer: Thomas Blande

8. 'The greatest destroyer of peace in the world today is abortion, if we can accept that a mother can kill her own unborn child, how can we teach others not to kill each other?'

Answer: Mother Teresa

She was the founder of the Missionaries of Charity and Nobel laureate.
9. '...the only thing we have to fear is fear itself...'

Answer: Franklin Delano Roosevelt

He was the 32nd president of the United States, and served longest as president.
10. 'Pay attention to what is being offered you, and when what is being suggested in words or way of life goes against the Gospel, have the courage to say no.'

Answer: Pope John Paul II

Pope John Paul II was the first non-Italian Pope since 1523.
Source: Author Tricia15

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