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Quiz about If Historical Figures Had Twitter

If Historical Figures Had Twitter Quiz

Twitter allows a user a maximum of 140 characters. Can you guess the identity of the following pithy Historical Figures?

A multiple-choice quiz by zippolover. Estimated time: 3 mins.

Author
zippolover

Time
3 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
360,542

Updated
Jul 14 25

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Easy

Avg Score
9 / 10

Plays
3364

Awards
Top 20% Quiz

Last 3 plays: bermalt (10/10), Guest 107 (9/10), Guest 107 (9/10).

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Question 1 of 10

1. "It finally stopped raining and I saw my first rainbow. Spectacular! The dove came back too."
Which figure from History wrote this? Hint

Noah

Adam

Moses

Nebuchadnezzar

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Question 2 of 10

2. "I had another music lesson today, but got a bit hot under the collar. The fire brigade were on form though."
Which figure from History wrote this? Hint

Nero

Zero

Hero

Maximillian

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Question 3 of 10

3. "Great game of bowls today. I had to rush the last few ends as some unwanted Spanish visitors turned up."
Which figure from History wrote this? Hint

Francis Drake

Ferdinand Magellan

Thomas Cook

Francis Chichester

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Question 4 of 10

4. "I had better stick to my day job, no matter what jokes I crack, Lisa del Giocondo never smiles. What a moaning Minnie!"
Which figure from History wrote this? Hint

Leonardo da Vinci

Donato di Niccol� di Betto Bardi

Raffaello Sanzio da Urbino

Michelangelo di Lodovico Buonarroti Simoni

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Question 5 of 10

5. "All these light theories were giving me a headache, but an hour playing Beethoven's violin sonatas soon put me right."
Which figure from History wrote this? Hint

Eric Isaacs

J. Robert Oppenheimer

Albert Einstein

Stephen Adler

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Question 6 of 10

6. "I am over my Blue Period and everything is coming up Roses now! I am going to paint a harlequin next."
Which figure from History wrote this? Hint

Salvador Dal�

Pablo Picasso

Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec

Henri Matisse

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Question 7 of 10

7. "What nine days I have had! It is all over now, but I had a blast while it lasted!"
Which figure from History wrote this? Hint

Mary Tudor

Jane Seymour

Mary Boleyn

Lady Jane Grey

8. "I took Susanna, my eldest, into the theatre today, leaving the twins in the care of their mother. She was not impressed and declared that she intends to marry a doctor!"
Which figure from History wrote this? Hint

Raphael Holinshed

Christopher Marlowe

William Shakespeare

James Boswell

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Question 9 of 10

9. "I hate my dentist. First it was cow teeth dentures then hippopotamus ivory. What next, wood?"
Which figure from History wrote this? Hint

Woodrow Wilson

John Adams

George Washington

Thomas Jefferson

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Question 10 of 10

10. "I collect my Lockheed Model 10 Electra tomorrow, I am so excited. This trip is really going to happen!"
Which figure from History wrote this? Hint

Nancy Davis Reagan

Bella Abzug

Amelia Earhart

Martha Washington

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. "It finally stopped raining and I saw my first rainbow. Spectacular! The dove came back too." Which figure from History wrote this?

Answer: Noah

Following the rain, which lasted for forty days, God sent the first rainbow as a sign that he would not flood the earth again. Noah sent out a raven followed by a dove, but only the dove returned.

2. "I had another music lesson today, but got a bit hot under the collar. The fire brigade were on form though." Which figure from History wrote this?

Answer: Nero

Rome was destroyed by fire in 64 AD. It has been suggested that Emperor Nero started the fire himself to clear the ground for his new palace.

3. "Great game of bowls today. I had to rush the last few ends as some unwanted Spanish visitors turned up." Which figure from History wrote this?

Answer: Francis Drake

Sir Francis Drake (1540-1596) is a controversial figure in British history. During his career at sea, he rose to the rank of Vice Admiral, but was also a slave trader and privateer, often a euphemism for pirates. He was the second sailor to circumnavigate the world in 1580.

It's said that Francis Drake was playing bowls on Plymouth Hoe when the Spanish Armada was sighted, but he insisted that he finish his game first.

4. "I had better stick to my day job, no matter what jokes I crack, Lisa del Giocondo never smiles. What a moaning Minnie!" Which figure from History wrote this?

Answer: Leonardo da Vinci

"Mona Lisa" is probably the most famous painting in the world. There has been a lot of speculation regarding the "enigmatic smile" and one explanation is simply that she had bad teeth.

5. "All these light theories were giving me a headache, but an hour playing Beethoven's violin sonatas soon put me right." Which figure from History wrote this?

Answer: Albert Einstein

Albert Einstein (1879 to 1955) was introduced to the violin as a child by his pianist mother. My favourite factoid about Albert Einstein is that he apparently never wore socks.

6. "I am over my Blue Period and everything is coming up Roses now! I am going to paint a harlequin next." Which figure from History wrote this?

Answer: Pablo Picasso

Picasso's Blue Period (1901 to 1904) was blue both in colour and mood of the paintings. Picasso's Rose period (1904 to 1906) was much more lively and bright. The paintings were full of orange and pink colours, many of circus life.

7. "What nine days I have had! It is all over now, but I had a blast while it lasted!" Which figure from History wrote this?

Answer: Lady Jane Grey

When King Edward VI was on his deathbed, he named Lady Jane Grey who was his first cousin once removed, as his successor. This went against the rules of the Act of Succession. Nine days afterwards, Parliament changed sides and declared Edward's half sister to be queen. Lady Jane reigned as queen for nine days from 10th to 19th July, 1553.

Answer: William Shakespeare

The Bard of Avon, William Shakespeare, was the father of Susanna as well as twins Judith and Hamnet. Considered by many to be the greatest playwright ever, he died 23rd April, 1616.

9. "I hate my dentist. First it was cow teeth dentures then hippopotamus ivory. What next, wood?" Which figure from History wrote this?

Answer: George Washington

There are many myths surrounding George Washington. His teeth were not made of wood, he did not chop down that cherry tree and he was not strong enough to throw a silver dollar across the mile wide Potomac River.

10. "I collect my Lockheed Model 10 Electra tomorrow, I am so excited. This trip is really going to happen!" Which figure from History wrote this?

Answer: Amelia Earhart

Amelia Earhart and her navigator, Fred Noonan set off at midnight on July 2, 1937 heading for Howland Island, a small coral island in the middle of the Pacific Ocean. They were never seen again.

Source: Author zippolover

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