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Quiz about Observations on Life
Quiz about Observations on Life

Observations on Life Trivia Quiz


Here are some historical or literary comments that you may have heard along the way.

A multiple-choice quiz by robert362. Estimated time: 4 mins.
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Author
robert362
Time
4 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
17,212
Updated
Dec 03 21
# Qns
10
Difficulty
Tough
Avg Score
6 / 10
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1058
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Question 1 of 10
1. 'Sometimes a cigar is just a cigar'. Who said it? Hint


Question 2 of 10
2. 'Now he belongs to the ages'. About whom was this said? Hint


Question 3 of 10
3. 'The evil that men do lives after them; the good is oft interred with their bones'. This was said in a speech about ... ? Hint


Question 4 of 10
4. 'He loved not wisely, but too well' was said about whom? Hint


Question 5 of 10
5. 'It is better to be feared than loved' . Who said it? Hint


Question 6 of 10
6. 'There are two tragedies in life. One is not getting what you want; the other is getting what you want'. Who said it? Hint


Question 7 of 10
7. 'Government is best which governs least'. Who said it? Hint


Question 8 of 10
8. Who is associated with the quotation "I'm not a crook"? Hint


Question 9 of 10
9. 'Not though the soldiers knew ... someone had blundered'. These lines come from a poem that was written by ... ? Hint


Question 10 of 10
10. 'Ask not what your country can do for you -ask what you can do for your country' . Who said it? Hint



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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts
1. 'Sometimes a cigar is just a cigar'. Who said it?

Answer: Sigmund Freud

Freud was the master of the interpretation of symbols - but anything can be taken too far.
2. 'Now he belongs to the ages'. About whom was this said?

Answer: Abraham Lincoln

Attributed to Secretary Stanton upon the passing of President Lincoln.
3. 'The evil that men do lives after them; the good is oft interred with their bones'. This was said in a speech about ... ?

Answer: Julius Caesar

From Shakespeare's 'Julius Caesar'.
4. 'He loved not wisely, but too well' was said about whom?

Answer: Othello

Shakespeare again.
5. 'It is better to be feared than loved' . Who said it?

Answer: Machiavelli

From 'The Prince'.
6. 'There are two tragedies in life. One is not getting what you want; the other is getting what you want'. Who said it?

Answer: Oscar Wilde

Master of the quip.
7. 'Government is best which governs least'. Who said it?

Answer: Henry David Thoreau

From 'Civil Disobedience'.
8. Who is associated with the quotation "I'm not a crook"?

Answer: Richard Nixon

This quotation is firmly associated with the Watergate Affair, but was in fact Nixon's response to allegations that he had profited financially from being in public life. The full quotation is as follows: "And I think, too, that I can say that in my years of public life, that I welcome this kind of examination because people have gotta know whether or not their President's a crook. Well, I'm not a crook. I've earned everything I've got".
9. 'Not though the soldiers knew ... someone had blundered'. These lines come from a poem that was written by ... ?

Answer: Tennyson

'Charge of the Light Brigade'
10. 'Ask not what your country can do for you -ask what you can do for your country' . Who said it?

Answer: John Kennedy

JFK - dramatic speech
Source: Author robert362

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