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Immortal Quotations Trivia Quiz

Here are some great lines from some interesting people. Some questions are easy; some are not.

A multiple-choice quiz by robert362. Estimated time: 4 mins.

Author
robert362

Time
4 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
179,052

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Tough

Avg Score
6 / 10

Plays
1096

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Question 1 of 10

1. Who said: "I consider myself the luckiest man on the face of the earth ..."? Hint

Lou Gehrig

Mickey Mantle

Babe Ruth

Roger Maris

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Question 2 of 10

2. Who wrote about "what love can do to a gentle man born"? Hint

David Berkowitz

Billy the Kid

Jack the Ripper

The Boston Strangler

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Question 3 of 10

3. Where were the words "you sockdologizing old mantrap" spoken? Hint

In Congress

In a press conference

In a TV debate

In a theatre

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Question 4 of 10

4. Who said that he "can now retire from politics after having "Happy Birthday" sung to me in such a sweet, wholesome way"? Hint

Richard Nixon

John Kennedy

Bill Clinton

Jimmy Carter

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Question 5 of 10

5. Who said that "nobody but me and the devil know where (the treasure) is buried"? Hint

Captain Kidd

Jean Lafitte

Henry Morgan

Blackbeard

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Question 6 of 10

6. Who said "we must be on you but cannot see you"? Hint

Jimmy Dolittle

Neil Armstrong

Charles Lindbergh

Amelia Earhart

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Question 7 of 10

7. Who said that "no one ever went broke underestimating the taste of the American public"? Hint

H.L. Mencken

Andrew Carnegie

Ambrose Bierce

Henry Ford

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Question 8 of 10

8. Who said that the reports of his death were "greatly exaggerated"? Hint

Adolf Hitler

Oscar Wilde

George Washington

Mark Twain

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Question 9 of 10

9. What land was said to be "situated in front of ... the Pillars of Hercules"? Hint

Atlantis

The Resting Place of Noah's Ark

The Bermuda Triangle

The Garden of Eden

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Question 10 of 10

10. According to legend, who said: "had I missed with my first shot, be sure ... that my second would have found its mark."? Hint

Aaron Burr

Davy Crockett

William Tell

Annie Oakley

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Who said: "I consider myself the luckiest man on the face of the earth ..."?

Answer: Lou Gehrig

The line comes from the "Farewell" speech" that Gehrig made at Yankee Stadium after being diagnosed with a fatal disease.

2. Who wrote about "what love can do to a gentle man born"?

Answer: Jack the Ripper

It may sound like a line from Shakespeare, but it comes from the introduction to a book that purports to be the diary of Jack the Ripper. (Many consider the book to be a forgery.)

3. Where were the words "you sockdologizing old mantrap" spoken?

Answer: In a theatre

These words were probably the last ones ever heard by President Abraham Lincoln. The lines were spoken on stage during a performance of "Our American Cousin" while Lincoln was in the audience. The line usually elicited laughter (which could cover the sound of a gunshot). (John Wilkes Booth, of course, knew the play and knew when such lines would occur.)

4. Who said that he "can now retire from politics after having "Happy Birthday" sung to me in such a sweet, wholesome way"?

Answer: John Kennedy

JFK delivered the line after a provocative singing of the song by Marilyn Monroe.

5. Who said that "nobody but me and the devil know where (the treasure) is buried"?

Answer: Blackbeard

Blackbeard is said to have uttered these words in response to a question about the location of some pirate booty. (Some have interpreted this as perhaps referring to the famous "money pit" on Oak Island.)

6. Who said "we must be on you but cannot see you"?

Answer: Amelia Earhart

Earhart's radio transmission of these words was heard by the ship, "Itasca" - shortly before she disappeared.

7. Who said that "no one ever went broke underestimating the taste of the American public"?

Answer: H.L. Mencken

The classsic line came from the always-caustic and always-cynical Mencken.

8. Who said that the reports of his death were "greatly exaggerated"?

Answer: Mark Twain

The clever line belongs to Twain.

9. What land was said to be "situated in front of ... the Pillars of Hercules"?

Answer: Atlantis

Plato is the earliest source of information about the location (and existence) of Atlantis.

10. According to legend, who said: "had I missed with my first shot, be sure ... that my second would have found its mark."?

Answer: William Tell

The story goes that Tell, an expert with a crossbow, was ordered to shoot an apple from atop his son's head. When asked why he removed two arrows from his quiver, this was said to be his reply.

Source: Author robert362

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