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Quayleisms Trivia Quiz

I dedicate this quiz to Dan Quayle, give the man his due, never before in history has a politician had such a bad case of 'foot-in-mouth' disease! All are Quayleisms, but you need to fill in the blank in most of them to get the full 'effect'!

A multiple-choice quiz by Engadine. Estimated time: 7 mins.

Author
Engadine

Time
7 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
118,976

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Tough

Avg Score
5 / 10

Plays
496

One at a Time - Single Page - Timed Game

Question 1 of 10

1. "How about if we say when it's wet, it's wet?" was what VP Dan Quayle stated when asked to describe what? Hint

Wetlands

Weather

Water

Mississippi River

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Question 2 of 10

2. "The _____ will be better tomorrow."

Answer: (Six letters, starts with F)

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Question 3 of 10

3. "We're all capable of mistakes, but I do not care to _______ you on the mistakes we may or may not have made."

Answer: (Nine letters, starts with E)

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Question 4 of 10

4. " ________ leads to unclear, inarticulate things."

Answer: (Nine letters, starts with V)

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Question 5 of 10

5. "He starts around the turn of the century up through Vietnam, and it's a very good historical book about ________ . "

Answer: (Seven Letters, starts with H)

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Question 6 of 10

6. "I should have caught the mistake on that spelling bee card, but as _____
_____ once said - You should never trust a man who has only one way to spell a word."

Answer: (Two Words ... famous American author)

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Question 7 of 10

7. "My friends, no matter how rough the road may be, we can and we will never, never surrender to what is _____ . "

Answer: (Five letters, starts with R)

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Question 8 of 10

8. "This President is going to lead us out of this _______ - it will happen".

Answer: (Eight letters, starts with R)

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Question 9 of 10

9. "I've been told to keep my remarks relatively brief, I understand ______-hunting season begins at noon".

Answer: (Six letters, starts with Q)

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Question 10 of 10

10. "For NASA, ______ is still a high priority."

Answer: (Five letters, starts with S)

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. "How about if we say when it's wet, it's wet?" was what VP Dan Quayle stated when asked to describe what?

Answer: Wetlands

Talk about stating the absolute obvious - well done Dan, might I say, one of your better quips! This quote is included in, 'What a Waste It Is to Lose One's Mind', the unauthorised biography of Dan Quayle - the name of this tome was taken from when the then VP tried to quote the slogan of the United Negro College Fund, "A mind is a terrible thing to waste."

2. "The _____ will be better tomorrow."

Answer: future

Really Dan, and how did you work that one out?

3. "We're all capable of mistakes, but I do not care to _______ you on the mistakes we may or may not have made."

Answer: enlighten

As reported in USA Today in 1992. What a wonderful choice of word for Dan Quayle to use, 'enlighten' - mmmm, let's just ponder that one!

4. " ________ leads to unclear, inarticulate things."

Answer: verbosity

Dan Quayle being verbose, now that conjures a mental picture!

5. "He starts around the turn of the century up through Vietnam, and it's a very good historical book about ________ . "

Answer: history

I love this one in particular, VP Dan Quayle on author Paul Johnson's book, 'Modern Times', in 1993. What else would an historical book be about Dan?

6. "I should have caught the mistake on that spelling bee card, but as _____ _____ once said - You should never trust a man who has only one way to spell a word."

Answer: Mark Twain

Great quote, but it was former American President Andrew Jackson's quote, not Mark Twain's! Now don't tell me, Dan used to be indecisive, but now he's not so sure!

7. "My friends, no matter how rough the road may be, we can and we will never, never surrender to what is _____ . "

Answer: right

VP Dan Quayle speaking to the Christian Coalition about the need for abstinence to avoid AIDS, in 1991. Now aren't we glad Dan was further quoted as having said, "The American people would not want to know of any misquotes that Dan Quayle may or may not make!" This was in a speech to the American Society of Newspaper Editors.

8. "This President is going to lead us out of this _______ - it will happen".

Answer: recovery

VP Dan Quayle at a campaign stop at a University in 1992.

9. "I've been told to keep my remarks relatively brief, I understand ______-hunting season begins at noon".

Answer: Quayle

Senator Dan Quayle to a crowd in Wisconsin, as reported in the LA Times in 1988.

10. "For NASA, ______ is still a high priority."

Answer: space

Oh dear, what can you say, but, Dan, get a grip - engage the brain cells before opening the trap door! This was VP Dan Quayle in 1990 talking to NASA employees.

Source: Author Engadine

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