Internationals Quotations Trivia Quiz

Answer: Mahatma Gandhi

Father of the Indian Nation, Big Soul, Man of the Year 1930, and Asian of the Century were all titles bestowed on Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi. In a BBC poll in 2000 he was voted greatest man of the millennium. As a civil rights activist and visionary of Indian independence his weapons of choice were non-violence and non-cooperation.
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Answer: Magnum Force

Clint Eastwood portrayed the laconic and cynical San Francisco detective Harry Callahan in five movies between 1971 and 1998. His second outing as "Dirty Harry" came in "Magnum Force " in 1973. The movie concerns an investigation Callahan carries out into the vigilante behavior of fellow San Francisco cops, including a rookie played by David Soul, and led by a lieutenant called Briggs played by Hal Holbrook. The quote "A man's got to know his limitations" is first said by Briggs to Callahan, then said by Callahan when he dispatches the vigilante.
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Answer: Bill Clinton

When questioned by a reporter about Monica Lewinsky, Bill Clinton answered "There's nothing going on between us". During the impeachment trial he explained why he was not lying at that time: "It depends on what the meaning of the word 'is' is. If the - if he - if 'is' means is and never has been, that is not - that is one thing. If it means there is none, that was a completely true statement ... Now, if someone had asked me on that day, are you having any kind of sexual relations with Ms. Lewinsky, that is, asked me a question in the present tense, I would have said no." (from the Starr report)
Can we call him a quibbling lawyer here? Or rather say he was a quibbling lawyer?
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Answer: Isaac Newton

Sir Isaac Newton is generally accepted to be the greatest physicist of all time. He made advances in many fields including optics, astronomy, laws of motion, and gravity, and was a co-inventor of calculus. He also served as the Master of the Royal Mint, and president of the Royal Society. His modest assertion that he stood on the shoulders of giants would have been echoed by generations of scientists who, in turn, stood on his shoulders, although Einstein, when asked, said that he stood on the shoulders of James Clerk Maxwell, rather than Newton.
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Answer: England

Phil Bennett was one of the greatest rugby union outside halves. He will always be famous for his role in what many call the greatest try of all time. Playing for the invitational side the Barbarians against the touring All Blacks of New Zealand in 1973, he caught the ball running towards his posts, facing away from the opposition, and jinked past four of them, starting the move that culminated in Gareth Edwards going over the line for a remarkable score.

The year before, Bennett had played for his club side, Llanelli, in a famous victory over the same opposition.

He played eight times for the British and Irish Lions, including an unbeaten tour of South Africa, and a tour of New Zealand, where he captained the team to defeat. Bennett played 29 times for Wales, leading the side to a Grand Slam in the Five Nations tournament in 1978.

His famous speech ahead of playing England in 1977 was from the heart - Wales is England's first and oldest colony and rugby union provides the Welsh with an opportunity to take out their frustrations against the English.

The team talk worked - Wales won 14-9. Question by Upstart3

Answer: Hector Berlioz

Hector Berlioz was a French romantic composer and conductor. One of his most famous works is the "Sinfonie Fantastique". Born in 1801 he grew up in Napoleonic France. His life's path was meandering, shaped by unstable political times, adorned by many travels, romantic relations, and professional friendships.

His contemporaries considered him "unconventional", his work has been appreciated much more in recent times. The quote is from a letter written in 1856. In his later years, after many of his friends and loved ones had died, Berlioz became quite depressed and very aware of the shortening of life's span. Question by Xanadont

Answer: Mark Twain

Mark Twain quite often took pains to find the rights words and create true gems of sayings. Many of these gems appeared as epigraphs to the chapters of his books "Pudd'nhead Wilson" (cited as from "Pudd'nhead Wilson's Calendar") and "Following the Equator" (cited as from "Pudd'nhead Wilson's New Calendar"). It is from the latter book that the above example stems.
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Answer: Bull Durham

"Bull Durham" is a 1988 romantic comedy set around the minor leagues in American baseball. Kevin Costner appears as Lawrence "Crash" Davis, a veteran catcher who is hired to work with and polish an exciting but erratic rookie, Ebby, played by Tim Robbins. Susan Sarandon co-stars as Annie, a woman who picks a player each year to take under her wing and mould or educate.

She is torn between Crash and Ebby, but Crash declines out of pride even through there is a spark between him and Annie. Crash and Annie both work their magic on Ebby, and he becomes a star player, in a winning team, who leaves for the major leagues without showing gratitude. Crash gets sacked and ends up with Annie. Ebby is seen in an interview saying the quotation in the question, one of the cliches he had been taught by Crash. Question by Gumby1967

Answer: I Am a Camera

With the sentence "I am a camera" the narrator of the novel "Goodbye to Berlin" by Christopher Isherwood introduces himself as a witness to societal changes at the end of the Weimar Republic and the rise of the Nazis. One of the protagonists of the novel is Sally Bowles. The novel inspired the play "I Am a Camera" and ultimately the musical "Cabaret". Walter Kerr was an American writer and notably harsh theatre critic. Obviously the play to him was not worth more than the three words "Me no Leica".
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Answer: they can't get away from us this time

It is a quotation from the Korean War. At the Battle of Chosin Reservoir, Chesty Puller and the first US Marine Division were cut off behind enemy lines and surrounded by 22 enemy divisions. They were outnumbered 29:1 and made it out, inflicting the then highest casualty ratio in history and destroying 7 complete enemy divisions. During his 37 year career with the US Marines Chesty Puller was decorated with 27 awards, among them five Navy Crosses and one U.S. Army Distinguished Service Cross.

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