Famous People & Their Quotes About the Bible Quiz

Answer: Mark Twain

Mark Twain, whose real name was Samuel Langhorne Clemens, is the correct answer. Twain, 1835-1910, was a writer, humorist and publisher who is best known as author of 'The Adventures of Tom Sawyer' and 'The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn'. For a while, he was a riverboat pilot on the Mississippi River.

According to Wikipedia, Twain was born shortly after an appearance of Halley's Comet and he predicted he would "go out with it." And wouldn't you know it, Twain died the day after the comet returned.

Answer: Mahatma Gandhi

The statement about the Bible having power to "turn the world upside down" was made by Mahatma Gandhi, born a Hindu, and the leader of his country's independence movement. Gandhi was born Oct. 2, 1869, and his birthday is a national holiday in India and observed globally as International Day of Nonviolence. He was assassinated on Jan. 30, 1948.

Answer: George Washington Carver

George Washington Carver is the correct answer. Carver was a Black American botanist and inventor who played a major role in helping people, especially those in rural areas, live better lives. He was instrumental in convincing people in the south to plant alternative crops to cotton and take action to avoid soil depletion. Two alternative crops he promoted were peanuts and sweet potatoes. Carver was well known for coming up with a lengthy list of products made from peanuts and sweet potatoes.

Carver taught for almost fifty years at Tuskegee Institute, now Tuskegee University and in 1948 the U.S. government issued a special postage stamp featuring his likeness.

Incidentally, the three other possible answers (Lewis Howard Latimer, Percy Lavon Julian and Andrew Jackson Beard) were also Black American inventors.

Answer: Cecil B. DeMille

Cecil B. DeMille is the correct answer. Wikipedia reports DeMille is acknowledged as a founding father of American cinema and "the most commercially successful producer-director in film history." Between 1914 and 1958, DeMille is credited with making no fewer than seventy films. He is perhaps best known for his 1958 film 'The Ten Commandments'.

Incidentally, the three other possible answers (Woody Allen, Ron Howard and Spike Lee) are also American film makers.

Answer: Isaac Newton

In addition to being one of the most influential scientists of all time, Isaac Newton was a devout Christian and a strong proponent of the Bible. A major treatise could be written about his scientific accomplishments, but Newton is perhaps best known for formulating the laws of motion and universal gravitation.

In his later years, Newton wrote a number of commentaries on literal and symbolic interpretations of the Bible.

Answer: Noah Webster

Noah Webster wasn't just a proponent of the book he authored, 'An American Dictionary of the English Language', he was also a major fan of the Bible. Webster is quoted as saying the Bible was much more than a book "of special revelation from God." The Bible, he said, "teaches man its responsibility, his own dignity, and his equality with his fellow man," and within its pages are the answers to society's woes. "All the miseries and evils which men suffer from vice, crime, ambition, injustice, oppression, slavery, and war, proceed from their despising or neglecting the precepts contained in the Bible," Webster said.

His 'American Dictionary of the English Language' was a forerunner of the Meriam-Webster Dictionary of today. Webster was a prolific author and various Websites describe him as the "Father of American Scholarship and Education."

Answer: John Locke

John Locke (1632-1704) is the correct answer. He is widely regarded as one of the most influential of Enlightenment thinkers and is described by Wikipedia as the Father of Liberalism. In addition to being a big fan of the Bible, Locke was a proponent of religious tolerance with Wikipedia stating a number of his letters on the subject of tolerance were published in the aftermath of the European wars of religion.

Wikipedia states Locke's "contributions to classical republicanism and liberal theory are reflected in the United States Declaration of Independence."

Answer: James McCosh

James McCosh was president of Princeton University in Princeton, New Jersey, for twenty years, from 1868 to 1888. He was born in Ayshire, Scotland, on April 1, 1811, and died November 16, 1894, in Princeton. McCosh is described by Wikipedia as a prominent philosopher of the Scottish School of Common Sense.

The quote in the question is often attributed to Harper Lee, author of 'To Kill a Mockingbird'. However, Websites such as Interestingliterature.com point out the quote was originally uttered by McCosh.

Answer: Malcolm Muggeridge

Malcolm Muggeridge was originally a strong leftist, but in his later years became a devout Christian and staunch anti-Communist. His book 'Something Beautiful for God' was published in 1971 and brought Mother Teresa to the attention of the Western World. Muggeridge became a Christian in 1969 and announced his conversion in the best seller, 'Jesus Rediscovered'.

Answer: Queen Victoria

Queen Victoria ruled over the golden era of the British Empire. The countries around the world under British rule during Victoria's reign were so many, it was said the sun never set on the British empire. Her reign of sixty-three years and seven months is known as the Victorian era. Until the advent of Queen Elizabeth II, no one had reigned longer over Britain. Various Websites state Victoria made the statement to an African prince, whose name I could not find in my research.

There is actually a second sentence to Victoria's quote. Here's how it reads in its entirety: "That Book (the Bible) accounts for the supremacy of England. England has become great and happy by the knowledge of the true God through Jesus Christ."