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Unlikely Quotes Trivia Quiz

I will give you a quote with the word "unlikely" in it. Tell me who said it!

A multiple-choice quiz by dash102. Estimated time: 6 mins.

Author
dash102

Time
6 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
376,722

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Difficult

Avg Score
5 / 10

Plays
340

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Question 1 of 10

1. This British philosopher once said: "Indeed, without emotion it seems unlikely we can even have morality." Hint

John Locke

Julian Baggini

Thomas Hobbes

Francis Bacon

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Question 2 of 10

2. Name the political satirist who said: "Cleanliness becomes more important when godliness is unlikely." Hint

P.J. O'Rourke

Frank Conniff

Don Millard

Tim Long

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Question 3 of 10

3. "What is necessary is possible, what we want is expensive. What is unnecessary is unlikely." Which musician said this? Hint

Elvis Presley

Jimi Hendrix

John Lennon

Robert Fripp

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Question 4 of 10

4. "Almost all paleontologists recognize that the discovery of a complete transition is in any case unlikely." Which paleontologist said this? Hint

Kevin Padian

Louis L. Jacobs

George Gaylord Simpson

Barnum Brown

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Question 5 of 10

5. This philosopher, sociologist, and political theorist said: "At the highest stage of capitalism, the most necessary revolution appears as the most unlikely one." Hint

Bruno Bauer

Herbert Marcuse

Ernst Bloch

Karl Popper

6. This South African biologist said: "If elephants didn't exist, you couldn't invent one. They belong to a small group of living things so unlikely they challenge credulity and common sense." Hint

Nelson Mandela

Richard Dawkins

Carl Linnaeus

Lyall Watson

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Question 7 of 10

7. "If all you're trying to do is essentially the same thing as your rivals, then it's unlikely that you'll be very successful." Which Harvard Business School professor said this quote? Hint

Matthew Lee

Bo Becker

Michael Porter

Michael Chu

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Question 8 of 10

8. This Canadian author and artist said: "My life is neither a disaster nor supernatural, yet it is an unlikely event." Hint

Margaret Atwood

Alice Munro

Joseph Boyden

Douglas Coupland

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Question 9 of 10

9. This British politician uttered these words: "I think it's extremely unlikely that the European Union will fracture with nations dropping off the edge." Hint

Frederick Davis

George Hamilton-Gordon

James Russell

John Major

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Question 10 of 10

10. "Because I'm short and slim, I can identify with somebody who's an unlikely fit for something and desperately wants to be part of it." Which actor/actress of a magical film said this? Hint

Selena Gomez

Daniel Radcliffe

Martin Freeman

Judy Garland

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. This British philosopher once said: "Indeed, without emotion it seems unlikely we can even have morality."

Answer: Julian Baggini

Julian Baggini has a PhD in philosophy from University College, London. He has written several books, including "The Pig that Wants to be Eaten and 99 Other Thought Experiments".

2. Name the political satirist who said: "Cleanliness becomes more important when godliness is unlikely."

Answer: P.J. O'Rourke

In addition to being a political satirist, P.J. O'Rourke is also a journalist and author. He has published 16 books, with three of them being New York Times bestsellers! He earned an M.A. in English in John Hopkins University.

3. "What is necessary is possible, what we want is expensive. What is unnecessary is unlikely." Which musician said this?

Answer: Robert Fripp

Robert Fripp is an English guitarist. He actually started playing guitar at the age of eleven as a tone-deaf, rhythmically-challenged boy. He is been the only member in the band King Crimson who has been there through all of the band lineups.

4. "Almost all paleontologists recognize that the discovery of a complete transition is in any case unlikely." Which paleontologist said this?

Answer: George Gaylord Simpson

George Gaylord Simpson was considered the most influential paleontologist in the 20th century. He died in 1982 at the age of 82.

5. This philosopher, sociologist, and political theorist said: "At the highest stage of capitalism, the most necessary revolution appears as the most unlikely one."

Answer: Herbert Marcuse

Herbert Marcuse is a German-American man who had three wives in his lifetime. He was a major contributor to the New Left, a political movement in the 1960s and 1970s, and is particularly well known for his book "One-Dimensional Man" (1964).

6. This South African biologist said: "If elephants didn't exist, you couldn't invent one. They belong to a small group of living things so unlikely they challenge credulity and common sense."

Answer: Lyall Watson

Lyall Watson, born as Malcolm Lyall-Watson, was a South African biologist who tried to make sense of natural and supernatural events biologically. He was married three times during his lifetime.

7. "If all you're trying to do is essentially the same thing as your rivals, then it's unlikely that you'll be very successful." Which Harvard Business School professor said this quote?

Answer: Michael Porter

Michael Porter has written 18 books. A graduate of Princeton and Harvard University, he has won the McKinsey Award for the best "Harvard Business Review" article six times.

8. This Canadian author and artist said: "My life is neither a disaster nor supernatural, yet it is an unlikely event."

Answer: Douglas Coupland

Douglas Coupland has written numerous novels, including "Generation X" and "Shampoo Planet". He has been described as "one of the great satirists of consumerism".

9. This British politician uttered these words: "I think it's extremely unlikely that the European Union will fracture with nations dropping off the edge."

Answer: John Major

John Major is a Conservative Party politician. He was Prime Minister of the UK from 1990 to 1997. Major has two children, James and Elizabeth.

10. "Because I'm short and slim, I can identify with somebody who's an unlikely fit for something and desperately wants to be part of it." Which actor/actress of a magical film said this?

Answer: Daniel Radcliffe

Daniel Radcliffe played Harry Potter in the films based on J.K. Rowling's world-famous novels. He has appeared in films, television shows, theater performances, and even a music video!

Source: Author dash102

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