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Quiz about Famous Last Words Mainly American

Famous Last Words (Mainly American) Quiz


I am amazed at how many last words have been recorded of supposedly famous people breathing their last. I'm surpised that the dying had any wish to speak at this time.

A multiple-choice quiz by FrankRay. Estimated time: 5 mins.
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Author
FrankRay
Time
5 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
317,627
Updated
Dec 03 21
# Qns
10
Difficulty
Difficult
Avg Score
4 / 10
Plays
742
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Question 1 of 10
1. Whose famous last words were supposedly, "Waiting, are they? Well, let 'em wait!" Hint


Question 2 of 10
2. Whose last words were supposedly, "I'm bored with it all." Hint


Question 3 of 10
3. Sometimes the last words are funny. "Dammit ... Don't you dare ask God to help me." These last words were said by whom? Hint


Question 4 of 10
4. "That was a great game of golf, fellers", were whose last words? Hint


Question 5 of 10
5. Whose last words were "Goddamn the whole f-----g world and everyone in it, except ya, Carlotta!"? Hint


Question 6 of 10
6. Whose last words were "A dying man can do nothing easy."? Hint


Question 7 of 10
7. "Yes, it's tough, but not as tough as doing comedy." Whose last words were these? Hint


Question 8 of 10
8. Whose last words were supposedly "Turn up the lights, I don't want to go home in the dark."? Hint


Question 9 of 10
9. Whose last words were supposedly, "This is funny."? Hint


Question 10 of 10
10. What famous general, said on his death bed,"Let us cross over the river, and rest under the shade of the trees."? Hint



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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts
1. Whose famous last words were supposedly, "Waiting, are they? Well, let 'em wait!"

Answer: Ethan Allen

These words were said by Ethan Allen when told by a doctor, "General, I fear that the angels are waiting for you." Allen died on February 12, 1789.
2. Whose last words were supposedly, "I'm bored with it all."

Answer: Winston Churchill

These words were said by Churchill just before slipping into a coma due to a stroke and dying nine days later. Churchill died January 24, 1965.
3. Sometimes the last words are funny. "Dammit ... Don't you dare ask God to help me." These last words were said by whom?

Answer: Joan Crawford

Crawford directed this outburst to her housekeeper who had begun to pray out loud for Crawford. Crawford died on May 10, 1977.
4. "That was a great game of golf, fellers", were whose last words?

Answer: Bing Crosby

This statement was said by Crosby just 20 minutes afer he played 18 holes of golf. His doctor told him to only play nine holes. Crosby suffered a fatal heart attack. Crosby died October 14, 1977.
5. Whose last words were "Goddamn the whole f-----g world and everyone in it, except ya, Carlotta!"?

Answer: W.C. Fields

This profound statement was said by W.C. Fields to his mistress Carlotta Monti. She was also a B-film actress. Fields died on December 25, 1946.
6. Whose last words were "A dying man can do nothing easy."?

Answer: Benjamin Franklin

Franklin's daughter suggested to him that he might lay on his side so that he might breathe more easily. This was Benjamin Franklin's reply. He died on April 17, 1790.
7. "Yes, it's tough, but not as tough as doing comedy." Whose last words were these?

Answer: Edmund Gwenn

This was Gwenn's relpy when asked if he thought dying was tough. Gwenn was famous for his protrayal of Santa Claus in "The Miracle on 34th Street". Gwenn died September 6, 1959.
8. Whose last words were supposedly "Turn up the lights, I don't want to go home in the dark."?

Answer: William Sydney Porter

William Sydney Porter was better known as O. Henry. This is a line from a popular song in the early 1900's by Harry Williams entitled "I'm Afraid to Come Home in the Dark". Porter died June 5, 1910.
9. Whose last words were supposedly, "This is funny."?

Answer: John Henry Holliday

John Henry Holliday was better known as "Doc Holliday" the gun-fighting gambler and dentist who was also a friend of Wyatt Earp.

Holliday was dying of tuberculosis and was in a "cure-home". He died in bed, with his boots off. Holliday is said to have contemplated at his situation and then uttered this phrase. Holldiay died November 8, 1887.
10. What famous general, said on his death bed,"Let us cross over the river, and rest under the shade of the trees."?

Answer: Thomas Jonathan Jackson

General Jackson, better known as "Stonewall Jackson" was shot by his own troops during the Battle of Chancellorsville. His left arm had to be amputated. He died of pneumonia due to his weakened state. He died on May 10, 1863.
Source: Author FrankRay

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