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Quiz about Historic Quotes
Quiz about Historic Quotes

Historic Quotes Trivia Quiz


Can you match these quotes to the historic people that said them?

A multiple-choice quiz by DesertFox. Estimated time: 4 mins.
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Author
DesertFox
Time
4 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
3,985
Updated
Dec 03 21
# Qns
10
Difficulty
Average
Avg Score
7 / 10
Plays
6489
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Question 1 of 10
1. 'There's a sucker born every minute.' Hint


Question 2 of 10
2. 'Veni, Vidi, Vici!' (I came, I saw, I conquered.)

Answer: (Two Words)
Question 3 of 10
3. 'Ask not what your country can do for you; ask what you can do for your country.' Hint


Question 4 of 10
4. 'Give me a lever large enough and a fulcrum on which to place it, and I will move the earth.' Hint


Question 5 of 10
5. 'L'etat, c'est moi.' (I am the state.) Hint


Question 6 of 10
6. Who first said,'From each according to their abilities, to each according to their needs'? Hint


Question 7 of 10
7. 'One death is a tragedy; a million deaths is a statistic.' Hint


Question 8 of 10
8. 'In the future, everyone will be famous for 15 minutes.' Hint


Question 9 of 10
9. 'We shall fight on the landing grounds, we shall fight on the beaches, we shall fight in the hills, we shall fight in the cities, we shall never surrender.' Hint


Question 10 of 10
10. 'That's one small step for [a] man; one giant leap for mankind.'

Answer: (Two Words)

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts
1. 'There's a sucker born every minute.'

Answer: P.T. Barnum

2. 'Veni, Vidi, Vici!' (I came, I saw, I conquered.)

Answer: Julius Caesar

Julius Caesar said this specifically of Britain. However, the Romans failed to hold the country at the time and it was reconquered for Rome several decades later.
3. 'Ask not what your country can do for you; ask what you can do for your country.'

Answer: John F Kennedy

4. 'Give me a lever large enough and a fulcrum on which to place it, and I will move the earth.'

Answer: Archimedes

5. 'L'etat, c'est moi.' (I am the state.)

Answer: Louis XIV

6. Who first said,'From each according to their abilities, to each according to their needs'?

Answer: Louis Blanc

This is THE "classic" short definition of socialism.
7. 'One death is a tragedy; a million deaths is a statistic.'

Answer: Josef Stalin

8. 'In the future, everyone will be famous for 15 minutes.'

Answer: Andy Warhol

9. 'We shall fight on the landing grounds, we shall fight on the beaches, we shall fight in the hills, we shall fight in the cities, we shall never surrender.'

Answer: Winston Churchill

10. 'That's one small step for [a] man; one giant leap for mankind.'

Answer: Neil Armstrong

Source: Author DesertFox

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