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Quiz about Politicians on Politicians Quotes

Politicians on Politicians (Quotes) Quiz

Politicians are oft quoted, and these are some of the best quotes made at the expense of their own kind! So, who said it? All multiple choice.

A multiple-choice quiz by Engadine. Estimated time: 5 mins.

Author
Engadine

Time
5 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
118,958

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Tough

Avg Score
6 / 10

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457

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Question 1 of 10

1. Which British politician said, "My idea of an agreeable person is a person who agrees with me"? Hint

Neville Chamberlain

Winston Churchill

Margaret Thatcher

Benjamin Disraeli

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Question 2 of 10

2. Which American politician said, "Ninety percent of the politicians give the other ten percent a bad reputation"? Hint

Martin Luther King

George W Bush

John F Kennedy

Henry Kissinger

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Question 3 of 10

3. Which European politician said, "Since a politician never believes what he says, he is quite surprised to be taken at his word"? Hint

Napoleon Bonaparte

Adolf Hitler

Nikita Khrushchev

Charles de Gaulle

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Question 4 of 10

4. Which British politician said, "Success is the ability to go from one failure to another with no loss of enthusiasm"? Hint

Neville Chamberlain

John Major

Tony Blair

Winston Churchill

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Question 5 of 10

5. Which ancient 'politician' said, "You have all the characteristics of a popular politician; a horrible voice, bad breeding and a vulgar manner"? Hint

Archimedes

Aristophanes

Aristotle

Pericles

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Question 6 of 10

6. Which European politician said, "Politicians are the same all over. They promise to build a bridge even where there is no river"? Hint

Shimon Peres

Charles de Gaulle

Nikita Khrushchev

Hugo de Groot

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Question 7 of 10

7. Which British politician said, "When I am abroad, I always make it a rule never to criticise or attack the government of my own country. I make up for lost time when I come home."? Hint

William Penn

Thomas Paine

Neville Chamberlain

Winston Churchill

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Question 8 of 10

8. Which American politian said, "The test of our progress is not whether we add more to the abundance of those who have much; it is whether we provide enough for those who have too little"? Hint

George Bush

John F Kennedy

Franklin D Roosevelt

Henry Kissinger

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Question 9 of 10

9. Which American politician said, "Associate yourself with men of good quality if you esteem your own reputation for 'tis better to be alone than in bad company"? Hint

George Washington

Lester Pearson

Abraham Lincoln

Benjamin Franklin

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Question 10 of 10

10. Which American politician said, "Politics is supposed to be the second oldest profession. I have come to realise that it bears a very close resemblance to the first"? Hint

Ronald Reagan

Bill Clinton

George Bush

Richard Nixon

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Which British politician said, "My idea of an agreeable person is a person who agrees with me"?

Answer: Benjamin Disraeli

Disraeli was born in 1804 and died in 1881. Some of his other more memorable quotes include, "Ignorance never settles a question", and, "A precedent embalms a principle".

2. Which American politician said, "Ninety percent of the politicians give the other ten percent a bad reputation"?

Answer: Henry Kissinger

Born in Germany in 1923, Henry Kissinger was also quoted as saying, "The absence of alternatives clears the mind marvellously', and, "The illegal we do immediately. The unconstitutional takes a little longer"!

3. Which European politician said, "Since a politician never believes what he says, he is quite surprised to be taken at his word"?

Answer: Charles de Gaulle

De Gaulle lived from 1890 to 1970 and was also quoted as saying, "I have come to the conclusion that politics are too serious a matter to be left to the politicians", and, "How can you govern a country which has 246 varieties of cheese"?

4. Which British politician said, "Success is the ability to go from one failure to another with no loss of enthusiasm"?

Answer: Winston Churchill

Churchill lived from 1874 to 1965 and was also quoted as saying, "History will be kind to me for I intend to write it", and, "I have always felt that a politician is to be judged by the animosities he excites among his opponents".

5. Which ancient 'politician' said, "You have all the characteristics of a popular politician; a horrible voice, bad breeding and a vulgar manner"?

Answer: Aristophanes

Aristophanes lived between 450 BC and 388 BC, he was also quoted as having said, "Under every stone lurks a politician"!

6. Which European politician said, "Politicians are the same all over. They promise to build a bridge even where there is no river"?

Answer: Nikita Khrushchev

Khrushchev lived from 1894 to 1971 and was a Russian Soviet politician, Secretary General of the Soviet Communist Party from 1953 to 1964, he denounced Joseph Stalin in 1956 and was premier of the Soviet Union from 1958 to 1964.

7. Which British politician said, "When I am abroad, I always make it a rule never to criticise or attack the government of my own country. I make up for lost time when I come home."?

Answer: Winston Churchill

Churchill lived from 1874 to 1965 and was also quoted as saying, "No one pretends that democracy is perfect or all-wise. Indeed, it has been said that democracy is the worst form of government except all those other forms that have been tried from time to time"!

8. Which American politian said, "The test of our progress is not whether we add more to the abundance of those who have much; it is whether we provide enough for those who have too little"?

Answer: Franklin D Roosevelt

Roosevelt lived from 1882 to 1945 and in a letter to Winston Churchill, Roosevelt wrote, "It is fun to be in the same decade with you"!

9. Which American politician said, "Associate yourself with men of good quality if you esteem your own reputation for 'tis better to be alone than in bad company"?

Answer: George Washington

George Washington lived from 1732 to 1799 and was also quoted as saying, "Few men have virtue to withstand the highest bidder", and, "It is better to offer no excuse than a bad one"!

10. Which American politician said, "Politics is supposed to be the second oldest profession. I have come to realise that it bears a very close resemblance to the first"?

Answer: Ronald Reagan

Ronald Reagan was born in 1911 and as the 40th President of the USA was also quoted as having said, "I have left orders to be awakened at any time in case of a national emergency, even if I'm in a cabinet meeting", and, "Politics is not a bad profession. If you succeed there are many rewards, if you disgrace yourself you can always write a book"!

Source: Author Engadine

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