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10 Average Questions about Who Said That?

In this quiz I will give you a quote and you will tell we who was responsible for saying the quote. Good luck!

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

Author
SplitAdam

Time
4 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
384,228

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
7 / 10

Plays
358

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Question 1 of 10

1. "Veni, Vidi, Vici," or "I came, I saw, I conquered" was said by whom? Hint

Alexander the Great

Hector of Troy

Philip II

Julius Caesar

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Question 2 of 10

2. "I know one thing, that I know nothing," was said by whom and where? Hint

Plato's account of Aristotle

Homer's account of Achilles

Homer's account of Hector

Plato's account of Socrates

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Question 3 of 10

3. "Master, remember the Athenians!" Who said it? Hint

Darius' servant

Darius' wife

Darius' best friend

Darius' prisoner

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Question 4 of 10

4. "You must be the change you see in the world," was spoken by whom? Hint

Martin Luther King Jr.

Confucius

Dalai Lama

Mahatma Gandhi

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Question 5 of 10

5. Who said this line? "In peace time, sons bury their fathers. In war, fathers bury their sons." Hint

Herodotus

Plato

Homer

Leonidas I

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Question 6 of 10

6. "Let the one among you who is without sin be the first to cast a stone." Who said this? Hint

Gautama Buddha

Jesus Christ

Muhammad

Joseph Smith

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Question 7 of 10

7. "Frailty, thy name is woman!" This was said by whom? Hint

Shakespeare's character, Hamlet

Sophocles' character, Oedipus

Shakespeare's character, Romeo

Sophocles' character, Antigone

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Question 8 of 10

8. "Know thy self, know thy enemy. A thousand battles, a thousand victories." Who spoke these lines? Hint

Alexander the Great

King Tut

Cleopatra

Sun Tzu

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Question 9 of 10

9. "Mankind must put an end to war before war puts an end to mankind," was said by whom? Hint

John F. Kennedy

Abraham Lincoln

Ronald Reagan

George Washington

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Question 10 of 10

10. Who spoke this radical line? "Those who want to live, let them fight, and those who do not want to fight in this world of eternal struggle do not deserve to live." Hint

Attila the Hun

Joseph Stalin

Adolf Hitler

Genghis Khan

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. "Veni, Vidi, Vici," or "I came, I saw, I conquered" was said by whom?

Answer: Julius Caesar

Julius Caesar spoke this unforgettable quote after he was asked to describe one of his victories - the Battle of Zela (BC 47) in his war against Pharnaces II.

2. "I know one thing, that I know nothing," was said by whom and where?

Answer: Plato's account of Socrates

Socrates, according to Plato's account, spoke these lines during his trial when he was convicted of corrupting the youth of Athens. He was found later found guilty and forced to take a sip of hemlock, ending his life.

3. "Master, remember the Athenians!" Who said it?

Answer: Darius' servant

After the Athenians had raided Sardis, Darius bore them a grudge. A servant was told to recite, "Master remember the Athenians!" three times before dinner every night, so Darius would never forget to punish them. In the end he tried to destroy the Athenians, but was beaten at the battle of Marathon.

4. "You must be the change you see in the world," was spoken by whom?

Answer: Mahatma Gandhi

Mahatma Gandhi is widely known as the Indian pacifist who led a non violent resistance to the British rule in India and his battle against the Indian caste system. He was later shot three times in chest and killed during a prayer meeting.

5. Who said this line? "In peace time, sons bury their fathers. In war, fathers bury their sons."

Answer: Herodotus

This line simply means that during times of peace fathers will grow old and die, but during war, the young are sent to die for their country.

6. "Let the one among you who is without sin be the first to cast a stone." Who said this?

Answer: Jesus Christ

Jesus said this when a woman accused of adultery was being questioned and scolded. He said this to mean none of those who scolded her were without sin either.

7. "Frailty, thy name is woman!" This was said by whom?

Answer: Shakespeare's character, Hamlet

Hamlet denounces his mother, Gertude, and her swift remarriage to his uncle Cladius after the death of Hamlet's father. These lines simply mean all women are frail.

8. "Know thy self, know thy enemy. A thousand battles, a thousand victories." Who spoke these lines?

Answer: Sun Tzu

Sun Tzu was the famous war general and philosopher who wrote the famous book, Art of war. His brilliant battle tactics revolutionized warfare in ancient China.

9. "Mankind must put an end to war before war puts an end to mankind," was said by whom?

Answer: John F. Kennedy

President John F. Kennedy spoke these lines meaning mankind and mankind's technology has become to powerful in his opinion. He was later shot, ending the life of the Democratic president.

10. Who spoke this radical line? "Those who want to live, let them fight, and those who do not want to fight in this world of eternal struggle do not deserve to live."

Answer: Adolf Hitler

Adolf Hitler was a soldier during World War I and the leader of Germany during World War II, where he made a name for himself as quite possibly the most tyrannical man who was ever given power.

Source: Author SplitAdam

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