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Quiz about A Series of Random Quotes from Civilization V

A Series of Random Quotes from Civilization V Quiz

In the game Civilization V, quotes are read out whenever you reach a new age, gain a new tech or build a wonder. Let's see how you fare with knowing who said these quotes.

A multiple-choice quiz by Abby_91. Estimated time: 5 mins.

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Abby_91

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5 mins

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Multiple Choice

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367,942

Updated
Dec 03 21

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Question 1 of 10

1. "Three things are necessary for the salvation of man, to know what he ought to believe, to know what he ought to desire and to know what he ought to do."
What great thinker of Scholasticism made that saying? Hint

Fredrick Nietzsche

Thomas Aquinas

Ralph Waldo Emerson

Thomas Carlyle

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Question 2 of 10

2. "Wherever we look, the work of the chemist has raised the level of our civilization and has increased the productive capacity of the nation."
The one who is quoted was the 30th President of the USA. Who was it? Hint

Warren G. Harding

Calvin Coolidge

Woodrow Wilson

Herbert Hoover

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Question 3 of 10

3. "Our scientific power has outrun our spiritual power, we have guided missiles and misguided men."
What great speaker and leader of great rallies, such as "I Have A Dream", had a point to every man on Earth? Hint

Malcolm X

Martin Luther King Jr.

Rosa Parks

Ayn Rand

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Question 4 of 10

4. "The whole country was tied together by radio, we all experienced the same heroes and comedians and singers. They were giants."
An American icon of the cinema, this actor and director of many classics made his view about how radio dominated had the country. Who was this squeamish guy who directed "Midnight in Paris"? Hint

Stanley Kubrick

Woody Allen

Clint Eastwood

Peter Jackson

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Question 5 of 10

5. "The day when two army corps can annihilate each other in one second, all civilized nations, it is to be hoped, will recoil from war and discharge their troops". This man established a peace prize. Who was he? Hint

Albert Einstein

John Osbourne

Alfred Nobel

Clair Patterson

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Question 6 of 10

6. "There never was a good knife made of bad steel." His name is integral to the Founding of America. With a flash of lightning, who could this be? Hint

Thomas Jefferson

George Washington

John Hancock

Benjamin Franklin

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Question 7 of 10

7. "The temple is like no other building in the world. It has towers and decoration and all the refinements which the human genius can conceive of."
Upon his visit to Angkor Wat, who made this wondrous proclamation? Hint

James Cook

Henry Morgan

Marco Polo

Antonio da Magdalena

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Question 8 of 10

8. "The ancient Oracle said that I was the wisest of all the Greeks. It is because I alone, of all the Greeks, know that I know nothing."
Here's another great thinker and philosopher, a man who is known for his wit and ability to make the people around him question the world, who could this man be? Hint

Aristotle

Homer

Plato

Socrates

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Question 9 of 10

9. "Regard your soldiers as your children, and they will follow you into the deepest valleys; look on them as your own beloved sons, and they will stand by you even unto death."
This comes from a venerable source on military strategy and prowess from China, but who was the author? Hint

Qin Shi Huang

Confucius

Sun Tzu

Wu Zetian

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Question 10 of 10

10. "Give me your tired, your poor, your huddled masses yearning to breathe free, the wretched refuse of your teeming shore. Send these, the homeless, tempest-tossed to me, I lift my lamp beside the golden door!"
This is part of the sonnet that's part of the Statue of Liberty, America's great icon of freedom. Who was the one responsible for this great text? Hint

Lord Byron

Henry George

Emma Lazarus

George Eliot

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. "Three things are necessary for the salvation of man, to know what he ought to believe, to know what he ought to desire and to know what he ought to do." What great thinker of Scholasticism made that saying?

Answer: Thomas Aquinas

Aquinas brought the teachings of Aristotle and to the word of Christianity in the Middle Ages. He believed in the importance of education for all followers, and even till today, his teachings are needed for all deacons and priests.

2. "Wherever we look, the work of the chemist has raised the level of our civilization and has increased the productive capacity of the nation." The one who is quoted was the 30th President of the USA. Who was it?

Answer: Calvin Coolidge

Calvin Coolidge was a man who had little to say, but has been touted as one of the greats to lead the nation. He was president in the Boom Period called the 'Roaring Twenties' and garnered a lot of popularity from the middle class for his understanding of their plight and troubles in Middle America.

3. "Our scientific power has outrun our spiritual power, we have guided missiles and misguided men." What great speaker and leader of great rallies, such as "I Have A Dream", had a point to every man on Earth?

Answer: Martin Luther King Jr.

Martin Luther King Jr. made it clear that he believed in one nation that would accept race and destroy segregation once and for all. Sadly, he was assassinated at the age of 39 in Memphis, Tennessee. In 1998, a statue of him was erected at Westminster Abbey as tribute to the late preacher and Human Rights leader.

4. "The whole country was tied together by radio, we all experienced the same heroes and comedians and singers. They were giants." An American icon of the cinema, this actor and director of many classics made his view about how radio dominated had the country. Who was this squeamish guy who directed "Midnight in Paris"?

Answer: Woody Allen

Shy, awkward and a bit of a geramophobe, Woody Allen astounded the world with his creativity and humor in classics such as "Annie Hall", "Manhattan", "Vicky Christina Barcelona" and "Blue Jasmine".

Answer: Alfred Nobel

Nobel is credited with the invention of the explosive medium known as dynamite. In the hope of encouraging the development of a better world, Alfred created the eponymous Peace Prize that is awarded annually.

6. "There never was a good knife made of bad steel." His name is integral to the Founding of America. With a flash of lightning, who could this be?

Answer: Benjamin Franklin

Benjamin Franklin was the American Renaissance man. An inventor, statesman and activist, he was vital to the formation of the great nation. From lightning rods to even a stove named after him, his legacy lives on ... On a side note, he was also a practicing naturist (nudist).

7. "The temple is like no other building in the world. It has towers and decoration and all the refinements which the human genius can conceive of." Upon his visit to Angkor Wat, who made this wondrous proclamation?

Answer: Antonio da Magdalena

Hailing from Portugal, Antonio was one of the first people from the Western world to set sight on the great Angkor Wat, back in 1586. He was the head of a failed attempt to reconstruct the Wat before he was killed at sea.

8. "The ancient Oracle said that I was the wisest of all the Greeks. It is because I alone, of all the Greeks, know that I know nothing." Here's another great thinker and philosopher, a man who is known for his wit and ability to make the people around him question the world, who could this man be?

Answer: Socrates

Socrates made his mark on the people of Ancient Greece. A man who didn't adhere to the mold of the ideal man, he showed great intellect and irony in questioning the lives of the people. Sadly, Socrates would be persecuted for 'corrupting' minds, and was executed by being made to drink hemlock.

9. "Regard your soldiers as your children, and they will follow you into the deepest valleys; look on them as your own beloved sons, and they will stand by you even unto death." This comes from a venerable source on military strategy and prowess from China, but who was the author?

Answer: Sun Tzu

The "Art of War"'s influence around the world is immense. It has given an edge in Business, Law, Politics and many other fields. For Sun Tzu, the art of war wasn't about brute force and destruction, it was about finesse, positioning and minimizing losses and casualties for the greatest advantage against all foes.

10. "Give me your tired, your poor, your huddled masses yearning to breathe free, the wretched refuse of your teeming shore. Send these, the homeless, tempest-tossed to me, I lift my lamp beside the golden door!" This is part of the sonnet that's part of the Statue of Liberty, America's great icon of freedom. Who was the one responsible for this great text?

Answer: Emma Lazarus

Fittingly, Emma Lazarus hails from New York. 'The New Colossus' is inscribed on the bronze pedestal of Lady Liberty, and Emma herself believed in helping many others, as she helped in the founding of the Hebrew Technical Institute, which opened to help many Jewish refugees from Russia and other nations to be able to live and be active in the New York workforce.

Source: Author Abby_91

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