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Complete the Quote Trivia Quiz


I provide most of a famous quote, and the name of its author (or utterer). Can you fill in the blank (or blanks)? ...All quotations I draw upon are famous, insightful, and diverting. With one exception.

A multiple-choice quiz by xaosdog. Estimated time: 7 mins.
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Author
xaosdog
Time
7 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
55,494
Updated
Dec 03 21
# Qns
15
Difficulty
Difficult
Avg Score
6 / 15
Plays
5228
Last 3 plays: Guest 68 (11/15), Guest 101 (9/15), Guest 73 (13/15).
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Question 1 of 15
1. 'Any society that will exchange a little liberty for a little security will _____
_____ and lose both.' (Benjamin Franklin)
Hint


Question 2 of 15
2. 'Man will never be free until the last _____ is strangled with the entrails of the last _____.' (Voltaire) Hint


Question 3 of 15
3. 'You need only reflect that one of the best ways to get yourself a reputation as a _____
_____ these days is to go about repeating the very phrases which our founding fathers used in the struggle for independence.' (Charles Austin Beard)
Hint


Question 4 of 15
4. 'Those who make _____
_____ impossible will make _____
_____ inevitable.' (John F. Kennedy)
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Question 5 of 15
5. 'The best argument _____
_____ is a five minute conversation with the average voter.' (Winston Churchill)

Answer: (Two words, of two and four syllables, respectively.)
Question 6 of 15
6. 'The power of accurate observation is commonly called _________ by those who haven't got it.' (George Bernard Shaw) Hint


Question 7 of 15
7. 'All a man can betray is his ____________.' (Joseph Conrad) Hint


Question 8 of 15
8. 'The _______ is the reason why man does not easily take himself for a god.' (Friedrich Nietzsche) Hint


Question 9 of 15
9. 'The road to truth is long, and lined the entire way with _____
_____.' (Alexander Jablokov)
Hint


Question 10 of 15
10. 'All you need in this life is _____ and confidence, and then success is sure.' (Mark Twain)

Answer: (One word of three syllables.)
Question 11 of 15
11. '_____ made the revolution; liberty was only the pretext.' (Napoleon Bonaparte) Hint


Question 12 of 15
12. 'There is no more _____
_____ than he who consumes the greater part of life getting his living.' (Henry David Thoreau)
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Question 13 of 15
13. 'The basis of optimism is _____
_____.' (Oscar Wilde)
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Question 14 of 15
14. 'Nearly all men can stand adversity, but if you want to test a man's character, _____
_____
_____.' (Abraham Lincoln)
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Question 15 of 15
15. 'For every difficult, intractable problem there's a solution that's neat, plausible and _____.' (H. L. Mencken)

Answer: (One word of one syllable.)

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Most Recent Scores
Nov 13 2024 : Guest 68: 11/15
Nov 11 2024 : Guest 101: 9/15
Nov 07 2024 : Guest 73: 13/15
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Sep 23 2024 : Johnmcmanners: 15/15

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts
1. 'Any society that will exchange a little liberty for a little security will _____ _____ and lose both.' (Benjamin Franklin)

Answer: deserve neither

Any society that will exchange a little liberty for a little security will DESERVE NEITHER and lose both.
2. 'Man will never be free until the last _____ is strangled with the entrails of the last _____.' (Voltaire)

Answer: king, priest

'Man will never be free until the last KING is strangled with the entrails of the last PRIEST.'
This quotation has also been attributed to Louisa May Alcott.
3. 'You need only reflect that one of the best ways to get yourself a reputation as a _____ _____ these days is to go about repeating the very phrases which our founding fathers used in the struggle for independence.' (Charles Austin Beard)

Answer: dangerous citizen

You need only reflect that one of the best ways to get yourself a reputation as a DANGEROUS CITIZEN these days is to go about repeating the very phrases which our founding fathers used in the struggle for independence.
4. 'Those who make _____ _____ impossible will make _____ _____ inevitable.' (John F. Kennedy)

Answer: peaceful revolution, violent revolution

Those who make PEACEFUL REVOLUTION impossible will make VIOLENT REVOLUTION inevitable.
5. 'The best argument _____ _____ is a five minute conversation with the average voter.' (Winston Churchill)

Answer: against democracy

The best argument AGAINST DEMOCRACY is a five minute conversation with the average voter.
6. 'The power of accurate observation is commonly called _________ by those who haven't got it.' (George Bernard Shaw)

Answer: cynicism

The power of accurate observation is commonly called CYNICISM by those who haven't got it.
7. 'All a man can betray is his ____________.' (Joseph Conrad)

Answer: conscience

All a man can betray is his CONSCIENCE.
8. 'The _______ is the reason why man does not easily take himself for a god.' (Friedrich Nietzsche)

Answer: abdomen

The ABDOMEN is the reason why man does not easily take himself for a god.
9. 'The road to truth is long, and lined the entire way with _____ _____.' (Alexander Jablokov)

Answer: annoying bastards

The road to truth is long, and lined the entire way with ANNOYING BASTARDS.
10. 'All you need in this life is _____ and confidence, and then success is sure.' (Mark Twain)

Answer: ignorance

All you need in this life is IGNORANCE and confidence, and then success is sure.
11. '_____ made the revolution; liberty was only the pretext.' (Napoleon Bonaparte)

Answer: Vanity

VANITY made the revolution; liberty was only the pretext.
12. 'There is no more _____ _____ than he who consumes the greater part of life getting his living.' (Henry David Thoreau)

Answer: fatal blunderer

There is no more FATAL BLUNDERER than he who consumes the greater part of life getting his living.
13. 'The basis of optimism is _____ _____.' (Oscar Wilde)

Answer: sheer terror

The basis of optimism is SHEER TERROR.
14. 'Nearly all men can stand adversity, but if you want to test a man's character, _____ _____ _____.' (Abraham Lincoln)

Answer: give him power

Nearly all men can stand adversity, but if you want to test a man's character, GIVE HIM POWER.
15. 'For every difficult, intractable problem there's a solution that's neat, plausible and _____.' (H. L. Mencken)

Answer: wrong

For every difficult, intractable problem there's a solution that's neat, plausible and WRONG.
Source: Author xaosdog

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