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It's Time For a Laugh Trivia Quiz


I'll give you a funny quote and you tell me who said it. It isn't as easy as you might think!

A multiple-choice quiz by funnytrivianna. Estimated time: 4 mins.
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Time
4 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
318,739
Updated
Jul 23 22
# Qns
10
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Question 1 of 10
1. Which former US president said in 1958, "It's a recession when your neighbor loses his job. It's a depression when you lose yours"? Hint


Question 2 of 10
2. Who cleverly said, "Put your hand on a hot stove for a minute, and it seems like an hour. Sit with a pretty girl for an hour, and it seems like a minute. That's relativity"? Wow, this person gave a hint right in his quote! Hint


Question 3 of 10
3. Which famous author is responsible for saying, "Of all the things I've lost, I miss my mind the most"? His initials are S.L.C. Hint


Question 4 of 10
4. Which comedian is quoted as saying, "The laziest man I ever met put popcorn in his pancakes so they would turn over by themselves"? He WAS a funny man! Hint


Question 5 of 10
5. Which funny man shared these words of wisdom? "My favorite poem is the one that starts 'Thirty days hath September' because it actually tells you something." You bet your life it does! Hint


Question 6 of 10
6. Which actor made this clever utterance? "I handed in a script last year and the studio didn't change one word. The word they didn't change was on page 87." He could accompany that quote with some banjo music. Hint


Question 7 of 10
7. Which famous person said, "Why do they call it rush hour when nothing moves?" I wonder if he said this while sitting on his head? Hint


Question 8 of 10
8. Who said, "I had plenty of pimples as a kid. One day I fell asleep in the library. When I woke up, a blind man was reading my face"? He didn't get any respect as a kid either! Hint


Question 9 of 10
9. Who is the serious author responsible for saying, "There are books of which the backs and covers are by far the best parts."? Achoo!---God, bless you! Hint


Question 10 of 10
10. Which celebrity said, "I wanted to do something nice so I bought my mother-in-law a chair. Now they won't let me plug it in"? He may have played his violin right after he said this!

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts
1. Which former US president said in 1958, "It's a recession when your neighbor loses his job. It's a depression when you lose yours"?

Answer: Harry S Truman

Harry S. Truman said this quote in April, 1958. Truman was the 33rd president of the United States of America. His middle name, which is simply the letter "S", was chosen as a means to please both of his grandfathers, Anderson Shippe Truman and Solomon Young. The "S" did not stand for anything.

Truman served in the Missouri Army National Guard from 1905 to 1911. His eyesight was poor, but he passed the eye tests, necessary to enlist, by secretly memorizing the eye charts. His vision was actually 20/50 in his right eye and 20/40 in his left eye, which was unacceptable, but with his memorization, he did manage to be approved to enlist.
2. Who cleverly said, "Put your hand on a hot stove for a minute, and it seems like an hour. Sit with a pretty girl for an hour, and it seems like a minute. That's relativity"? Wow, this person gave a hint right in his quote!

Answer: Albert Einstein

Albert Einstein (March 14, 1879 - April 18, 1955) is best known for the theory of relativity which he introduced in 1915/1916. His theory of relativity was regarded as the most remarkable theory and scientific contribution in the 20th century. "Time" magazine honored Einstein as the person of the century on December 29, 1999.
3. Which famous author is responsible for saying, "Of all the things I've lost, I miss my mind the most"? His initials are S.L.C.

Answer: Mark Twain

An American humorist, lecturer and writer, Mark Twain could also display a great sense of humor. His life spanned from November 30, 1835 to April 21, 1910. His birth name was Samuel Langhorne Clemens and he is best known for his novels "Adventures of Huckleberry Finn" (1884) and "The Adventures of Tom Sawyer" (1876).
4. Which comedian is quoted as saying, "The laziest man I ever met put popcorn in his pancakes so they would turn over by themselves"? He WAS a funny man!

Answer: W. C. Fields

William Claude Dukenfield, aka W. C. Fields was born January 29, 1880 and died December 25, 1946. He was a comedian, actor and juggler. He was well known for his role in such films as "My Little Chickadee" (1940) and "Never give a Sucker an Even Break" (1941), which was the last film he starred in.
5. Which funny man shared these words of wisdom? "My favorite poem is the one that starts 'Thirty days hath September' because it actually tells you something." You bet your life it does!

Answer: Groucho Marx

Julius Henry "Groucho" Marx was born October 2, 1890 and died August 19, 1977. He was a comedian and a star of films. He was regarded as a master of wit and made 13 feature films with his brothers. He hosted the radio game show which became a television game show called "You Bet Your Life" (1947 through 1959).

He was known for his trademark fake eyebrows, glasses and mustache as well as his hunched over walk while toting a cigar.
6. Which actor made this clever utterance? "I handed in a script last year and the studio didn't change one word. The word they didn't change was on page 87." He could accompany that quote with some banjo music.

Answer: Steve Martin

Steve Martin was born August 14, 1945 as Stephen Glenn Martin. He is multi-talented as a playwright, producer, writer, actor, comedian, musician and composer. Some of his movies include "The Jerk" (1979), "Roxanne" (1987), and "Housesitter" (1992). Some of his albums include "A Wild and Crazy Guy" (1978) and "The Crow: New Songs for the 5-String Banjo" (2009).
7. Which famous person said, "Why do they call it rush hour when nothing moves?" I wonder if he said this while sitting on his head?

Answer: Robin Williams

Born Robin McLaurin Williams, on July 21, 1951, Robin Williams is well known for his role in "Mork and Mindy" (1978 to 1982). He has acted in several films, proving his versatility as an actor in both comedy and drama. Some of his films include "Good Morning, Vietnam" (1987), "Dead Poets Society" (1989), "Mrs. Doubtfire" (1993) and "Patch Adams" (1998).
8. Who said, "I had plenty of pimples as a kid. One day I fell asleep in the library. When I woke up, a blind man was reading my face"? He didn't get any respect as a kid either!

Answer: Rodney Dangerfield

Jacob Cohen aka Rodney Dangerfield lived from November 22, 1921 to October 5, 2004. He is best known as an actor and comedian with the catchphrase "I don't get no respect". At the age of 19, after having done some writing for stand-up comics, he himself became a stand-up comic using the name Jack Roy. His stage name, Rodney Dangerfield, had actually been previously used as a name for a faux cowboy star by Jack Benny. Dangerfield's comedy album, "No Respect" (1981), earned him a Grammy Award.
9. Who is the serious author responsible for saying, "There are books of which the backs and covers are by far the best parts."? Achoo!---God, bless you!

Answer: Charles Dickens

Charles John Huffam Dickens (February 7, 1812 to June 9, 1870) was a novelist of such great works as "A Christmas Carol" (1843), and several novels which originally appeared in weekly and monthly magazines and then later reprinted into novels. Some of these works include "The Pickwick Papers" which ran from April 1836 to November 1837, "David Copperfield" which ran from May 1849 to November 1850 and "The Mystery of Edwin Drood" which ran from April 1870 to September 1870. There have been many motion pictures and television adaptations based on the works of Dickens.
10. Which celebrity said, "I wanted to do something nice so I bought my mother-in-law a chair. Now they won't let me plug it in"? He may have played his violin right after he said this!

Answer: Henny Youngman

Henry Youngman, aka Henny Youngman (March 16, 1906 - February 24, 1998) was both a comedian and a violinist. His routine usually consisted of one-liner jokes with interludes of himself playing the violin. He was dubbed the "King of the One Liners" by columnist Walter Winchell. Henny Youngman appeared on television and is remembered for his time on "Rowan and Martin's Laugh-In" (1968 - 1973).
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