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Quiz about Famous Lines Throughout History

Famous Lines Throughout History Quiz

Here are some immortal lines that have been spoken (or written) during the course of History.

A multiple-choice quiz by robert362. Estimated time: 3 mins.

Author
robert362

Time
3 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
25,726

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
6 / 10

Plays
4208

Last 3 plays: Guest 99 (9/10), Guest 137 (7/10), Guest 96 (8/10).

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Question 1 of 10

1. 'If this be treason, make the most of it'. Hint

Aaron Burr

Jefferson Davis

John C Calhoun

Patrick Henry

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Question 2 of 10

2. 'What hath God wrought?' Hint

Thomas Edison

Eli Whitney

Johannes Guttenberg

Samuel Morse

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Question 3 of 10

3. 'Divide and Rule'. Hint

Alexander

Machiavelli

Napoleon

Attila

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Question 4 of 10

4. 'I think, therefore I am'. Hint

Thoreau

Kant

Descartes

Plato

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Question 5 of 10

5. 'Thus always to tyrants'. Hint

John Wilkes Booth

Lee Harvey Oswald

Brutus

Duke of Wellington

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Question 6 of 10

6. 'Mr Watson, come here, I want to see you'. Hint

Alexander Graham Bell

Henry Stanley

George Custer

Franklin Roosevelt

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Question 7 of 10

7. 'Prudence, indeed, will dictate that governments long established should not be changed for light and transient causes ...' Hint

Abraham Lincoln

Stephen Douglas

Tom Paine

Thomas Jefferson

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Question 8 of 10

8. 'I came, I saw, I conquered'. Hint

Genghis Khan

Julius Caesar

Cyrus the Great

Darius the Great

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Question 9 of 10

9. 'The reports of my death have been greatly exaggerated'. Hint

Will Rogers

Mark Twain

Adolf Hitler

Ernest Hemingway

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Question 10 of 10

10. 'Let them eat cake'. Hint

Mary, Queen of Scots

Marie Antoinette

Queen Victoria

Queen Elizabeth

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Feb 17 2025 : Guest 99: 9/10
Feb 11 2025 : Guest 137: 7/10
Feb 10 2025 : Guest 96: 8/10
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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. 'If this be treason, make the most of it'.

Answer: Patrick Henry

He also said, 'Give me liberty or give me death'.

2. 'What hath God wrought?'

Answer: Samuel Morse

Morse spoke the first words ever transmitted over a telegraph.

3. 'Divide and Rule'.

Answer: Machiavelli

From 'The Prince'.

4. 'I think, therefore I am'.

Answer: Descartes

'Cogito ergo sum'.

5. 'Thus always to tyrants'.

Answer: John Wilkes Booth

'Sic Semper Tyrannis' - the phrase in Latin - was shouted by Booth as he jumped to the stage from the balcony after shooting Lincoln.

6. 'Mr Watson, come here, I want to see you'.

Answer: Alexander Graham Bell

His first words across his telephone.

7. 'Prudence, indeed, will dictate that governments long established should not be changed for light and transient causes ...'

Answer: Thomas Jefferson

It sounds like something Lincoln might have said about the Civil War, but it's actually from the Declaration of Independence.

8. 'I came, I saw, I conquered'.

Answer: Julius Caesar

Brief and to the point.

9. 'The reports of my death have been greatly exaggerated'.

Answer: Mark Twain

It would have been more interesting if he'd said that the reports were true.

10. 'Let them eat cake'.

Answer: Marie Antoinette

It is attributed to her, but it's apparently quite possible that she never said these words.

Source: Author robert362

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