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Quiz about Nothing is Ever Impossible
Quiz about Nothing is Ever Impossible

Nothing is Ever Impossible Trivia Quiz


Don't tell these famous people that something is impossible. Tell me which person came up with the line below.

A multiple-choice quiz by tyveatch. Estimated time: 4 mins.
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Author
tyveatch
Time
4 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
335,331
Updated
Feb 28 22
# Qns
10
Difficulty
Average
Avg Score
7 / 10
Plays
3328
Awards
Top 35% Quiz
Last 3 plays: rahonavis (8/10), Guest 174 (5/10), sabbaticalfire (7/10).
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Question 1 of 10
1. Which famous football legend suggested, "We would accomplish many more things if we did not think of them as impossible."? Hint


Question 2 of 10
2. Which world leader once said, "It always seems impossible until it's done."? Hint


Question 3 of 10
3. Which beloved cartoonist quipped, "It's kind of fun to do the impossible."?
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Question 4 of 10
4. Which conqueror said, "Impossible is a word to be found only in the dictionary of fools."? Hint


Question 5 of 10
5. Which British novelist once said, "The impossible often has a kind of integrity the merely improbable lacks."?
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Question 6 of 10
6. This Roman emperor may have been ridiculing the person he was speaking to when he said, "Because a thing seems difficult for you, do not think it impossible for anyone to accomplish." Who was he? Hint


Question 7 of 10
7. This famed inventor once said, "Nearly every man who develops an idea works it up to the point where it looks impossible, and then he gets discouraged. That's not the place to become discouraged." Who was inventor that penned this line? Hint


Question 8 of 10
8. Which famous author once stated, "I love those who yearn for the impossible."?
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Question 9 of 10
9. Which famous woman once said, "Women, like men, should try to do the impossible. And when they fail, their failure should be a challenge to others."? Hint


Question 10 of 10
10. Which poet and playwright stated, "Men like me are impossible until the day when they become necessary."? Hint



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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts
1. Which famous football legend suggested, "We would accomplish many more things if we did not think of them as impossible."?

Answer: Vince Lombardi

In posthumous honor of his victory at the first two Superbowls, the World Professional Football Championship Trophy was renamed the Vince Lombardi Trophy. It was awarded for the first time to the Baltimore Colts at Superbowl V.
2. Which world leader once said, "It always seems impossible until it's done."?

Answer: Nelson Mandela

Nelson Mandela was the first South African president to be elected in a full democratic election. In 1962 he was arrested for sabotage and sentenced to life in prison. He served 27 years before being released in 1990.
3. Which beloved cartoonist quipped, "It's kind of fun to do the impossible."?

Answer: Walt Disney

Walt Disney animated the much loved Mickey Mouse and other famous characters. The Disney films have been awarded more than 25 Academy Awards in total.

Tex Avery created the iconic characters, Bugs Bunny, Daffy Duck, and Droopy.

William Hanna and Joseph Barbera gave the world such beloved characters as Scooby Doo, The Smurfs, and Quick Draw McGraw.
4. Which conqueror said, "Impossible is a word to be found only in the dictionary of fools."?

Answer: Napoleon Bonaparte

Although said to be small, Napoleon was actually of average height for his time. Less notable than his stature though still amusing: Napoleon had a crippling fear of cats.
5. Which British novelist once said, "The impossible often has a kind of integrity the merely improbable lacks."?

Answer: Douglas Adams

Douglas Adams is best known for authoring "The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy" series. He has also worked alongside Monty Python and produced scripts for the British tv show "Dr. Who".
6. This Roman emperor may have been ridiculing the person he was speaking to when he said, "Because a thing seems difficult for you, do not think it impossible for anyone to accomplish." Who was he?

Answer: Marcus Aurelius

Marcus Aurelius was the last of the Five Good Emperors. They were given this title for their benevolence and moderate policies instead of the more assertive emperors of the time.

Augustus Caesar is considered the first true Roman Emperor.

It is a common belief that Emperor Nero was otherwise occupied while Rome burnt to the ground.

Caligula is infamous for many things including incest, murdering people on a whim, and building statues of himself to worship.
7. This famed inventor once said, "Nearly every man who develops an idea works it up to the point where it looks impossible, and then he gets discouraged. That's not the place to become discouraged." Who was inventor that penned this line?

Answer: Thomas Edison

Thomas Edison had 1,093 patents including the phonograph, the motion picture camera, and the light bulb. There is some question as to whether or not he actually invented the electric hammer.
8. Which famous author once stated, "I love those who yearn for the impossible."?

Answer: Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

Johann Wolfgang von Goethe's poem "Faust" is considered by many to be the greatest long poem ever written. Despite being heralded as a literary genius there was a time early in his career when he wanted to be a painter.
9. Which famous woman once said, "Women, like men, should try to do the impossible. And when they fail, their failure should be a challenge to others."?

Answer: Amelia Earhart

Amelia Earhart was the first female to fly solo across the Atlantic ocean. While trying to circumnavigate the globe she went missing on July 2nd 1937. She wasn't declared dead for another year and a half on January 5th 1939.
10. Which poet and playwright stated, "Men like me are impossible until the day when they become necessary."?

Answer: Victor Hugo

Hugo's most famous works include "La Légende des Siècles", "Les Misérables", and "The Hunchback of Notre-Dame".

Robert Frost was awarded the Pulitzer Prize four times.

William Butler Yeats was the first Irish born recipient of the Nobel Prize for Literature.

Alfred Tennyson was the Poet Laureate of the United Kingdom under Queen Victoria.
Source: Author tyveatch

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