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Quoth the Famous Person Trivia Quiz

Famous people are always saying interesting things. I'll give the quote, you give the famous person who said it.

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

Author
sladeninj

Time
4 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
261,283

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Tough

Avg Score
5 / 10

Plays
1633

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Question 1 of 10

1. "There is nothing to winning, really. That is, if you happen to be blessed with a keen eye, an agile mind, and no scruples whatsoever." Hint

Alfred Hitchcock

Rob Reiner

Steven Spielberg

George Lucas

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Question 2 of 10

2. "Brains are an asset ... if you hide them." Hint

Mae West

Eva Gabor

Doris Day

Marilyn Monroe

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Question 3 of 10

3. "I didn't like the play, but then I saw it under adverse conditions ... the curtain was up." Hint

Humphrey Bogart

Charlie Chaplin

Groucho Marx

Cary Grant

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Question 4 of 10

4. "First the doctor told me the good news: I was going to have a disease named after me." Hint

Steve Martin

Martin Short

Chevy Chase

Mike Myers

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Question 5 of 10

5. "No matter how much cats fight, there always seems to be plenty of kittens." Hint

George Washingon

Franklin D. Roosevelt

Thomas Jefferson

Abraham Lincoln

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Question 6 of 10

6. "I believe that our Heavenly Father created man because he was disappointed in the monkey." Hint

John Steinbeck

Mark Twain

Edgar Allan Poe

William Shakespeare

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Question 7 of 10

7. "Don't let your mouth write a check that your tail can't cash." Hint

Bo Diddley

Merle Haggard

Johnny Cash

Garth Brooks

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Question 8 of 10

8. "If love is the answer, could you repeat the question?" Hint

Gilda Radner

Lily Tomlin

Rosanne Barr

Jane Curtain

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Question 9 of 10

9. "When we got into office the thing that surprised me most was to find that things were just as bad as we'd been saying they were" Hint

John F. Kennedy

Harry S Truman

Richard Nixon

Ronald Reagan

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Question 10 of 10

10. "In the fight between you and the world, back the world." Hint

Mick Jagger

Keith Moon

Ringo Starr

Franz Kafka

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. "There is nothing to winning, really. That is, if you happen to be blessed with a keen eye, an agile mind, and no scruples whatsoever."

Answer: Alfred Hitchcock

Sir Alfred Joseph Hitchcock directed more than 50 films over six decades. He was best known for his work in the suspense thriller genre. He is one of the few directors who worked the silent film era, the black and white talkie era and the color era.

2. "Brains are an asset ... if you hide them."

Answer: Mae West

Mae West was photographed on the Beatles album "Sgt Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band". She had originally refused, saying "Now what would I be doing in a Lonely Hearts Club?"

3. "I didn't like the play, but then I saw it under adverse conditions ... the curtain was up."

Answer: Groucho Marx

Born Julius Henry Marx, Groucho Marx was the master of the one-liner. Even today some comedians imitate his quick wit. It is said that Bugs Bunny's wit was made after Groucho. A lot of evidence point to that as Bugs does use quite a few of Groucho's lines.

4. "First the doctor told me the good news: I was going to have a disease named after me."

Answer: Steve Martin

Steve Martin has been very successful in his movie acting career. He was being considered for the part of Willie Wonka in the 2005 movie "Willy Wonka in Charlie and the Chocolate Factory"

5. "No matter how much cats fight, there always seems to be plenty of kittens."

Answer: Abraham Lincoln

The 16th United States president, Abraham Lincoln lived in Springfield, Illinois before being elected as president. As he put it though, "I'd rather read, tell stories, crack jokes, talk, laugh ... anything but work."

6. "I believe that our Heavenly Father created man because he was disappointed in the monkey."

Answer: Mark Twain

Mark Twain, whose real name was Samuel Clemens, was born in Missouri and went on to become a prolific author and wit.

7. "Don't let your mouth write a check that your tail can't cash."

Answer: Bo Diddley

Bo Diddley, born Ellas Bates, was named #37 in the Rolling Stones all time greatest guitar player.

8. "If love is the answer, could you repeat the question?"

Answer: Lily Tomlin

Lily Tomlin's first television apperance was on "The Merv Griffin Show" in 1965.

9. "When we got into office the thing that surprised me most was to find that things were just as bad as we'd been saying they were"

Answer: John F. Kennedy

John F. Kennedy had foresight enough to say, "We are the only ones who stand between Nixon and the White House."

10. "In the fight between you and the world, back the world."

Answer: Franz Kafka

Two people have actually made this quote. The first was Franz Kafka. The second was Frank Zappa.

Source: Author sladeninj

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