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If They Said it, it Must be so Quiz

Some are simple, some difficult, some are red-herrings, all are interesting or humorous.

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

Author
AlienBay

Time
5 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
241,135

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Tough

Avg Score
5 / 10

Plays
548

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Question 1 of 10

1. "A healthy male adult consumes each year one and a half times his own weight in other people's patience." Who made this amusing observation? Hint

John Updike

Sir John Gielgud

Gloria Steinem

William F. Buckley

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Question 2 of 10

2. "We are not fighting for integration, nor are we fighting for separation. We are fighting for recognition as human beings. We are fighting for...human rights." To whom is this quote attributed? Hint

Malcolm X

Jesse Jackson

Martin Luther King, Jr.

Gandhi

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Question 3 of 10

3. Who said this? "There are one hundred and ninety-three living species of monkeys and apes. One hundred and ninety-two of them are covered with hair. The exception is a naked ape self-named Homo sapiens." Hint

Jane Goodall

Hubert Humphrey

John Sinclair

Desmond Morris

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Question 4 of 10

4. "Sacred cows make the tastiest hamburgers." Who made this somewhat irreverent comment? Hint

Indira Gandhi

Bob Dylan

Abbie Hoffman

Carol Burnett

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Question 5 of 10

5. I don't think this person was boring, but who made this statement, "The secret of being a bore is to tell everything"? Hint

Voltaire

Abraham Lincoln

Joan Rivers

Truman Capote

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Question 6 of 10

6. "Love means never having to say you're sorry" This was a popular quote around 1970. Who penned it? Hint

Erich Segal

The Beatles

Irving Berlin

Carol King

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Question 7 of 10

7. Who made this wonderful observation, "Not only is the universe stranger than we imagined, it's stranger than we can imagine"? Hint

Percival Lowell

Carl Sagan

Sir Arthur Eddington

William Shakespeare

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Question 8 of 10

8. "It's not that I'm afraid to die, I just don't want to be there when it happens". Who made this witty statement? Hint

Susan Sontag

Woody Allen

Willie Nelson

Mort Sahl

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Question 9 of 10

9. "If people don't want to come out to the ball park, nobody's going to stop them." This comment was made by which of the following baseball celebrities? Hint

Ty Cobb

Red Schoendist

Yogi Berra

Kenesaw Mountain Landis

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Question 10 of 10

10. "A conventional army loses if it does not win. The guerilla army wins if it does not lose." This was a notable quote from which of the following? Hint

William Pershing

William Westmoreland

Henry Kissinger

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. "A healthy male adult consumes each year one and a half times his own weight in other people's patience." Who made this amusing observation?

Answer: John Updike

This witty comment came from John Updike from 'Assorted Prose'(1965), 'Confessions of a Wild Bore'.

Answer: Malcolm X

This remark came from a speech by Malcolm-X (El-Hajj Malik El-Shabazz) in New York City, in 1965.

Answer: Desmond Morris

'The Naked Ape: A Zoologist's Study of the Human Animal' by Desmond Morris looks at humans as a species and compares them to other animals.

A 1973 movie directed by Donald Driver - based on the book - was made starring Johnny Crawford and Victoria Principal.

4. "Sacred cows make the tastiest hamburgers." Who made this somewhat irreverent comment?

Answer: Abbie Hoffman

This was a quote attributed to Abbie Hoffman after his death.

5. I don't think this person was boring, but who made this statement, "The secret of being a bore is to tell everything"?

Answer: Voltaire

Voltaire (Francis Marie Arouet de Voltaire), born in Paris in 1694, wrote this in his 'Sept Discours en Vers sur l'Homme', a major work published in 1738.

6. "Love means never having to say you're sorry" This was a popular quote around 1970. Who penned it?

Answer: Erich Segal

'Love Story' was a 1970 romance motion picture based on the 1970 best-seller by Erich Segal. The above quote made it to number 13 in the American Film Institute's top 100 list of most memorable movie quotes.

7. Who made this wonderful observation, "Not only is the universe stranger than we imagined, it's stranger than we can imagine"?

Answer: Sir Arthur Eddington

Sir Arthur Eddington (1882-1944) was an English astronomer. This quote captures the essence of exploring the universe as an astronomer. Today, with the Hubble Telescope now giving us the most incredible images from space, Eddington's quote is as applicable as ever.

8. "It's not that I'm afraid to die, I just don't want to be there when it happens". Who made this witty statement?

Answer: Woody Allen

This is a quote from Woody Allen's book 'Without Feathers' published by Random House in 1972.

9. "If people don't want to come out to the ball park, nobody's going to stop them." This comment was made by which of the following baseball celebrities?

Answer: Yogi Berra

Yogi, known for his humorous quotes throughout his life, was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1972.

10. "A conventional army loses if it does not win. The guerilla army wins if it does not lose." This was a notable quote from which of the following?

Answer: Henry Kissinger

This quote is from Kissinger's 'The Vietnam Negotiation in Foreign Affairs', January, 1969.

Source: Author AlienBay

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