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Famous Inspirational Quotes Trivia Quiz

Each of us can use a little inspiration now and then in our daily lives. Take this simple quiz to learn some great quotes. Even if you don't know every author you'll hopefully walk away a little more inspired.

A multiple-choice quiz by absoluteuphoria2. Estimated time: 5 mins.

Author
absoluteuphoria2

Time
5 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
127,622

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Tough

Avg Score
6 / 10

Plays
1208

One at a Time - Single Page - Timed Game

Question 1 of 10

1. "Whatever you are, be a good one."

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Friedrich Nietzsche

Abraham Lincoln

Mickey Mouse

Queen Elizabeth

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Question 2 of 10

2. "Peace cannot be achieved through violence, it can only be attained through understanding."

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John F. Kennedy

Hillary Clinton

Marlon Brando

Ralph Waldo Emerson

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Question 3 of 10

3. "There was never a genius without a tincture of madness."

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Winona Rider

Steven Hawking

Aristotle

Angelina Jolie

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Question 4 of 10

4. "You can discover more about a person in an hour of play than in a year of conversation."

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Plato

Henry IXX

Walt Disney

Pontius Pilate

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Question 5 of 10

5. "A pessimist sees the difficulty in every opportunity; an optimist sees the opportunity in every difficulty."
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Winston Churchill, Sir

Madonna

Plato

Henry Ford

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Question 6 of 10

6. "Genius is one percent inspiration and ninety-nine percent perspiration."

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Thomas Edison

Tiger Woods

Isaac Newton, Sir

Carl Sagan

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Question 7 of 10

7. "Nothing great was ever achieved without enthusiasm."

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Robert Frost

Diana Ross

William Jefferson Clinton

Ralph Waldo Emerson

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Question 8 of 10

8. "Then the world 's mine oyster."
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William Shakespeare

Descartes

Aristotle

Socrates

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Question 9 of 10

9. "When one door closes another door opens; but we so often look so long and so regretfully upon the closed door, that we do not see the ones which open for us."
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Alexander Graham Bell

Justin Timberlake

E.E. Cummings

Langston Hughes

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Question 10 of 10

10. "Do what you feel in your heart to be right, for you'll be criticized anyway. You'll be damned if you do and damned if you don't."
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Emily Dickinson

Anna Nicole Smith

Thomas Jefferson

Eleanor Roosevelt

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. "Whatever you are, be a good one."

Answer: Abraham Lincoln

Abraham Lincoln (1809-1865):
In addition to being one of the country's most influential presidents, Abraham Lincoln wrote some of the most moving and memorable words in American history.

2. "Peace cannot be achieved through violence, it can only be attained through understanding."

Answer: Ralph Waldo Emerson

Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803-1882).

3. "There was never a genius without a tincture of madness."

Answer: Aristotle

"Aristotle(384-322 B.C.), a Greek philosopher, educator, and scientist, was one of the greatest and most influential thinkers in Western culture. Aristotle was probably the most scholarly and learned of the classical or ancient Greek philosophers. He familiarized himself with the entire development of Greek thought preceding him.

In his own writings, Aristotle considered, summarized, criticized, and further developed all the intellectual tradition that he had inherited. Aristotle and his teacher Plato are usually considered to be the most important ancient Greek philosophers." -Ivan Stoll*

4. "You can discover more about a person in an hour of play than in a year of conversation."

Answer: Plato

Plato (427-347 BC).

5. "A pessimist sees the difficulty in every opportunity; an optimist sees the opportunity in every difficulty."

Answer: Winston Churchill, Sir

Sir Winston Churchill (1874-1965).

6. "Genius is one percent inspiration and ninety-nine percent perspiration."

Answer: Thomas Edison

"Thomas Edison was one of the greatest inventors and industrial leaders in history. His most famous contributions include practical electric lighting, the phonograph, and improvements to the telegraph, telephone, and motion pictures. Edison also created one of the first modern research laboratories.

Some scientists and historians regard his development of the research lab as his greatest achievement." - Reese V. Jenkins.

7. "Nothing great was ever achieved without enthusiasm."

Answer: Ralph Waldo Emerson

Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803-1882).

8. "Then the world 's mine oyster."

Answer: William Shakespeare

This is from "The Merry Wives of Windsor".

9. "When one door closes another door opens; but we so often look so long and so regretfully upon the closed door, that we do not see the ones which open for us."

Answer: Alexander Graham Bell

Alexander Graham Bell (1847-1922).

10. "Do what you feel in your heart to be right, for you'll be criticized anyway. You'll be damned if you do and damned if you don't."

Answer: Eleanor Roosevelt

Thanks for playing. I hope you came away from the quiz feeling a little more positive about your life. Here's one last quote for you. It's one of my favorites.

"Without music, life would be a mistake. What does not destroy me, makes me strong. On the mountains of truth you can never climb in vain: either you will reach a point higher up today, or you will be training your powers so that you will be able to climb higher tomorrow. The doer alone learneth." --Friedrich Nietzsche.

Source: Author absoluteuphoria2

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