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1. There is nothing like a good old Christian send off. Many monarchs say this before they snuff it, forgetting about the peasants they either killed to starved to death during their reign. (Many other people say this too on their deathbed). What are these words?
2. Life was harsh for 19th century Australians, especially if you grew up poor and turned bushranger for a bit of dough. Being the most infamous didn't help at all, especially when you were caught. Before your impending death by hanging, you ironically sigh: "Such is life". Who are you?
3. When it comes to the block, even the wife of a monarch wasn't spared. "The executioner is, I believe, an expert...and my neck is very slender. Oh God, have pity on my soul!" Which of these wives of Henry VIII was worried about her neck?
4. He was a Greek philosopher. His last words were: "Crito, I owe a cock to Asclepius. Will you remember to pay the debt?" . He willingly committed suicide by drinking hemlock. Who was he?
5. Most British Prime Ministers are only truthful when it comes to end-of-life speeches, especially this one: "Die, my dear doctor ... that's the last thing I shall do!" So ... who was he?
6. After writing so many famous classical novels, and then suffering from Addison's disease, you would want to end the pains of life and embrace: "Nothing but death." Who were you?
7. What did Albert Fish, an American child molester, murderer and cannibal, say before his execution?
8. John Wilkes Booth, whose last words were "Tell my mother that I died for my country. I thought I did it for the best. Useless! Useless!", was shot for assassinating which American President?
9. What did the artist and architect Raphael say before his death in 1520?
10. According to Shakespeare, you need a nice stab to the heart by your most trusted friend. "Et tu Brute?" said Julius Caesar sadly.
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