Quotable Quotes Quiz (Allusions)

Question 1

What is the full phrase that the quote "Life is short; art is long" is derived from?

Accepted Answer

Ars longa, vita brevis

Question 2

In which famous movie does a character declare "I am Spartacus!"?

Accepted Answer

Spartacus

Question 3

What book features the quote "Please sir, can I have some more?"

Accepted Answer

Oliver Twist by Charles Dickens

Question 4

What famous movie features the quote "I&#x27;m gonna make him an offer he can&#x27;t refuse"?

Accepted Answer

The Godfather

Question 5

What famous line is spoken by Scarlett O&#x27;Hara in Gone with the Wind?

Accepted Answer

"Frankly, my dear, I don&#x27;t give a damn."

Question 6

In which play does the character Cassius say "He has a lean and hungry look"?

Accepted Answer

Julius Caesar by William Shakespeare

Question 7

What does the allusion in the quote "The dark night of the soul" refer to?

Accepted Answer

None of the above

Question 8

What is the slogan of the government in George Orwell&#x27;s 1984?

Accepted Answer

War is peace. Freedom is slavery. Ignorance is strength.

Question 9

Which US president said "A house divided against itself cannot stand" in a speech on slavery?

Accepted Answer

Abraham Lincoln

Question 10

Who predicted that "In the future, everyone will be famous for fifteen minutes"?

Accepted Answer

Andy Warhol

Question 11

Which famous quote promotes the idea that "Early to bed, early to rise, makes a man healthy, wealthy, and wise"?

Accepted Answer

"The early bird catches the worm."

Question 12

What Shakespearean play features the quote "Alas, poor Yorick! I knew him, Horatio."?

Accepted Answer

Hamlet

Question 13

Who first wrote the phrase "Life is short; art is long"?

Accepted Answer

Hippocrates

Question 14

What does the equation E=MC squared represent?

Accepted Answer

The mass-energy equivalence

Question 15

Who said the famous quote "Float like a butterfly, sting like a bee"?

Accepted Answer

Muhammad Ali

Question 16

Which British monarch is famously associated with the phrase "We are not amused"?

Accepted Answer

Queen Victoria

Question 17

What famous movie features the quote "We&#x27;re not in Kansas anymore"?

Accepted Answer

The Wizard of Oz

Question 18

Which dystopian movie features the line "Soylent Green is people!"?

Accepted Answer

Soylent Green

Question 19

What famous book does the quote "The horror! The horror!" come from?

Accepted Answer

Heart of Darkness

Question 20

What is the origin of the quote "I&#x27;m gonna make him an offer he can&#x27;t refuse"?

Accepted Answer

The Godfather by Mario Puzo

Question 21

Which Greek philosopher is associated with the idea that "Man is the measure of all things"?

Accepted Answer

Pythagoras

Question 22

In which book does the phrase "He loved Big Brother" appear?

Accepted Answer

1984

Question 23

Which comedian said "I don&#x27;t want to belong to any club that would accept me as a member"?

Accepted Answer

Woody Allen

Question 24

"Who said &#x27;Let them eat cake&#x27;?"

Accepted Answer

Marie Antoinette

Question 25

In which novel is the phrase "Big Brother is watching you" first used?

Accepted Answer

1984 by George Orwell

Question 26

What movie features the quote "Round up the usual suspects."?

Accepted Answer

Casablanca

Question 27

What is the meaning of the phrase "I have always depended on the kindness of strangers"?

Accepted Answer

It is a reference to the unreliable nature of human kindness

Question 28

In which sci-fi movie does a computer called HAL 9000 say "I&#x27;m sorry, Dave. I&#x27;m afraid I can&#x27;t do that."?

Accepted Answer

2001: A Space Odyssey

Question 29

Who is credited with saying "Genius is one percent inspiration, ninety-nine percent perspiration"?

Accepted Answer

Thomas Edison

Question 30

What does the Latin phrase "In hoc signo vinces" mean?

Accepted Answer

By this sign we shall conquer

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