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May I Quote You? Trivia Quiz

This quiz asks you to identify the individual who said a given quote. In all cases, the individuals were/are citizens of the United States. The time frame is the 18th to the 21st centuries.

A multiple-choice quiz by bernie73. Estimated time: 4 mins.

Author
bernie73

Time
4 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
376,853

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

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Average

Avg Score
8 / 10

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Question 1 of 10

1. Which founding father "captured lightning" when he said: "Either write something worth reading or do something worth writing."?
Hint

Benjamin Franklin

Thomas Jefferson

Patrick Henry

George Washington

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Question 2 of 10

2. Which future First Lady wrote the following quote to her husband in a letter during the American Revolution? (The letter had to travel south to get to Philadelphia.)

"If particular care and attention is not paid to the ladies, we are determined to foment a rebellion, and will not hold ourselves bound by any laws in which we have no voice or representation." Hint

Martha Jefferson

Dolly Madison

Abigail Adams

Elizabeth Monroe

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Question 3 of 10

3. Which abolitionist said "no lie" when she gave the following quote?

"And ain't I a woman? Look at me! Look at my arm! I have ploughed and planted, and gathered into barns, and no man could head me! And ain't I woman? I could work as much and eat as much as a man--when I could get it--and bear the lash as well!" Hint

Sojourner Truth

Harriet Beecher Stowe

Harriet Tubman

Lucretia Mott

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Question 4 of 10

4. Which American president was being "civil" when he described the government of the United States as "government of the people, by the people, for the people."? Hint

Teddy Roosevelt

Abraham Lincoln

Andrew Jackson

Grover Cleveland

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Question 5 of 10

5. Which Native American leader is popularly thought to have given the following quote?

"Hear me, my chiefs! I am tired. My heart is sick and sad. From where the sun now stands, I will fight no more." Hint

Sitting Bull

Chief Joseph

Crazy Horse

Geronimo

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Question 6 of 10

6. Which inventor "lit it up" when he gave the following quote?

"Genius is one percent inspiration and ninety-nine percent perspiration." Hint

Thomas Edison

Alexander Graham Bell

Henry Ford

Samuel Morse

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Question 7 of 10

7. Which educator might have been thinking of his famous 1902 meeting with Theodore Roosevelt, when he said the following quote?

"Associate yourself with people of good quality, for it is better to be alone than in bad company." Hint

George Washington Carver

Charles Eliot Norton

Julius Rosenwald

Booker T. Washington

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Question 8 of 10

8. Which American author was not "Roughin' It" when he wrote the following?

"It is better to keep your mouth closed and let people think you are a fool than to open it and remove all doubt." Hint

O. Henry

Ernest Hemingway

Mark Twain

Stephen Crane

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Question 9 of 10

9. Which artist did not "repeat" himself when he said the following quote?

"In the future, everyone will be world-famous for 15 minutes." Hint

Georgia O'Keefe

Andy Warhol

Jackson Pollack

Roy Lichtenstein

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Question 10 of 10

10. Which Reality TV star thought it was "probably hot" when she gave the following quote?

"Wal-marts...do they like make walls there?" Hint

Nicole Richie

Paris Hilton

Kim Kardashian

Kelly Osbourne

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Which founding father "captured lightning" when he said: "Either write something worth reading or do something worth writing."?

Answer: Benjamin Franklin

Benjamin Franklin (1706-1790) had enough careers for a several individuals: printer, author, statesman, inventor. He accomplished many things from inventing a musical instrument to serving as Governor of Pennsylvania to studying electricity and the Gulf Stream.

2. Which future First Lady wrote the following quote to her husband in a letter during the American Revolution? (The letter had to travel south to get to Philadelphia.) "If particular care and attention is not paid to the ladies, we are determined to foment a rebellion, and will not hold ourselves bound by any laws in which we have no voice or representation."

Answer: Abigail Adams

Abigail Adams (1744-1818) was one of only two women in the history of the United States to be the wife of one president (John Adams) and the mother of another president (John Quincy Adams). Her correspondence with her husband represents one of the most famous collections of letters in the history of the United States.

3. Which abolitionist said "no lie" when she gave the following quote? "And ain't I a woman? Look at me! Look at my arm! I have ploughed and planted, and gathered into barns, and no man could head me! And ain't I woman? I could work as much and eat as much as a man--when I could get it--and bear the lash as well!"

Answer: Sojourner Truth

Sojourner Truth (c. 1797-1883) was born as Isabella Baumfree in New York State. Born into slavery, she was active in both the abolitionist and women's rights movements of the 19th century. In my opinion, the "Ain't I a Woman" speech, from which the quote in the question is drawn, is one of the great "shut up and sit down" speeches of all time.

4. Which American president was being "civil" when he described the government of the United States as "government of the people, by the people, for the people."?

Answer: Abraham Lincoln

Abraham Lincoln (1809-1865) was the 16th President of the United States. His quote comes from near the end of the Gettysburg Address. Despite the connections that popular culture and the town of Gettysburg make with Lincoln - you can visit the house where he stayed and there is a famous statue of him offering directions to a tourist - he only made one visit to Gettysburg in his lifetime and for a total time of less than 24 hours.

The speech he gave was a very short introduction to a much longer speech by Edward Everett on the occasion of the consecration of the National Cemetery at Gettysburg.

5. Which Native American leader is popularly thought to have given the following quote? "Hear me, my chiefs! I am tired. My heart is sick and sad. From where the sun now stands, I will fight no more."

Answer: Chief Joseph

Chief Joseph (1840-1904) was a leader of the Nez Perce people. In 1877, in an attempt to avoid being placed on a reservation, he led is a group of Nez Perce on a 1,200 mile trek across the Northwestern part of the United States. It is possible that this is not exactly what he said. Army officer Charles Wood, who recorded his "surrender" speech, is thought by some to have embellished it.

6. Which inventor "lit it up" when he gave the following quote? "Genius is one percent inspiration and ninety-nine percent perspiration."

Answer: Thomas Edison

Thomas Edison (1847-1931) held the patent on over 1,000 inventions. Some of his most famous inventions are the phonograph, motion pictures and the first practical light bulb. He was known as the "The Wizard of Menlo Park" for his famous research lab in New Jersey.

7. Which educator might have been thinking of his famous 1902 meeting with Theodore Roosevelt, when he said the following quote? "Associate yourself with people of good quality, for it is better to be alone than in bad company."

Answer: Booker T. Washington

Booker T. Washington (1856-1915) was the President of Tuskegee Institute (now Tuskegee University). His Atlanta address of 1895 was criticized by some for emphasizing economic opportunity and downplaying social and political rights.

8. Which American author was not "Roughin' It" when he wrote the following? "It is better to keep your mouth closed and let people think you are a fool than to open it and remove all doubt."

Answer: Mark Twain

Mark Twain (1835-1910) was born Samuel Langhorne Clemens. He used his childhood in Missouri as a basis for two of his most famous works "The Adventures of Tom Sawyer" and "The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn." He was also a popular lecturer.

9. Which artist did not "repeat" himself when he said the following quote? "In the future, everyone will be world-famous for 15 minutes."

Answer: Andy Warhol

Andy Warhol (1928-1987) was born in Pittsburgh. Two of the subjects of his paintings are Campbell's Soup cans and Marilyn Monroe. Warhol's career also involved music, movies and writing.

10. Which Reality TV star thought it was "probably hot" when she gave the following quote? "Wal-marts...do they like make walls there?"

Answer: Paris Hilton

Paris Hilton (born 1981) is the great-granddaughter of Conrad Hilton, founder of the Hilton Hotels chain. She appeared on the the Reality Television show "The Simple Life" and has dabbled in careers in movies and music.

Source: Author bernie73

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