Key to Life: Quotations Trivia Quiz

Answer: Confucius

Confucius was born in 551 BC. He gave his name to the philosophy called after him and of which he was the primary developer. He is traditionally credited with writing a great number of Chinese classical texts, although which of these he actually wrote is a matter of debate. He died in 479 BC.

Answer: Al Capp

Al Capp was born on September 28, 1909 as Alfred Gerald Caplin. His most famous creation is the comic strip Lil' Abner. It was the very first comic strip based in the American South and is believed to have shaped the way many people felt about the region.

In 1979, after his death (he died on November 5 of that year) he was awarded the Elzie Segar award for his contributions to cartooning.

Answer: Arthur Rimbaud

Arthur Rimbaud was born on October 20, 1854. He was one of the poets who prefigured the Surrealist movement. He started writing poetry during his years in primary school and ceased writing in early adulthood, when he was twenty years old. He was also an advocate of libertine ideas. He died on November 10, 1891.

Answer: Albert Schweitzer

Albert Schweitzer was born on January 14, 1875. He is mostly known as a missionary to Africa and a philanthropist, as well as for his unique theological views. The cornerstone of his personal philosophy was "Reverence for Life". He said that the Western civilization was rotting and decaying, because it no longer embraced the affirmation of life as its ethical foundation.

He died on September 4, 1965.

Answer: Alexander Graham Bell

Alexander Graham Bell was born on March 3, 1847. From an early age, he developed an interest in inventions. His mother's deafness resulted in Bell studying acoustics. Bell is widely considered to be the inventor of the telephone, yet the issue remains controversial. He died on August 5, 1922.

Answer: Gordon Ramsay

Gordon Ramsay was born on November 8, 1966. Of Scottish origin, he is one of the most famous British chefs of the late 20th century. He has run many TV shows concerning cooking, both in the United Kingdom and the United States.

Answer: Mahatma Gandhi

Mahatma Gandhi was born on October 2, 1869 as Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi. A firm believer in non-violence and passive resistance, he employed them in order to secure India's independence and self-government from the British Empire. He achieved his goal in 1947, but was assassinated on January 30, 1948 by Nathuram Godse, a fanatical Hindu and Indian nationalist who opposed the partition of India (into India and Pakistan) that Gandhi had accepted.

Answer: Pablo Picasso

Pablo Picasso was born on October 25, 1881. One of the most important artists of the 20th century, he was influential in the development of Cubism and was the co-inventor of collage. One of his most famous paintings in "Guernica", which depicts the bombing of Guernica by the Condor Legion of the Nazi Luftwaffe, which was sent to aid the Spanish fascists in the Spanish Civil War. Pablo Picasso died on April 8, 1973.

Answer: Epictetus

Epictetus was born around 55 AD. Hierapolis, in Phrygia (modern-day Turkey) is often regarded as his hometown. His philosophy emphasizes in the central role of fate in the development of events, which are beyond man's control. He also regards self-knowledge as the basis of philosophy.

Although no writings of Epictetus are extant, Arrian, his student, made his philosophy known to the world. Epictetus died around 135.

Answer: Winston Churchill

Sir Winston Leonard Spencer-Churchill was born on November 30, 1874. During his political career, he served in both Conservative and Liberal parties, but became Prime Minister in 1940 as a Conservative. During World War One, he served for a while as First Lord of the Admiralty and, for a brief period, fought in the war as commander of the 6th Battalion of the Royal Scots Fusiliers. During World War Two, after the resignation of his predecessor, Neville Chamberlain, he took the reins of the British nation and led it throughout the war, becoming famous as "the father of Victory".

He died on January 24, 1965.