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American History In Quotations
Can you guess who said these famous words?
Quiz ID:
#7469
Fun:
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Difficulty:
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Category:
History
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United States
Created By:
bRIN
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#1 What president was eulogized as, "First in war, first in peace, and first in the hearts of his countrymen"?
Abraham Lincoln
George Washington
George W. Bush
Ronald Reagan
John Kennedy
#2 Which President is responsible for these words? "Whenever I hear any one arguing for slavery I feel a strong impulse to see it tried on him personally."
George Washington
Thomas Jefferson
Abraham Lincoln
John Kennedy
John Adams
#3 Which president said this? "Its soul, its climate, its equality, liberty, laws, people, and manners. My god! how little do my countrymen know what precious blessings they are in possession of, and which no other people on earth enjoy!"
Abraham Lincoln
George Washington
Thomas Jefferson
John Adams
John Kennedy
#4 Who is quoted here? "We must all hang together, or assuredly we shall all hang separately."
Abraham Lincoln
George Washington
George W. Bush
John Adams
Benjamin Franklin
#5 Which president made this line famous? "Speak softly and carry a big stick; you will go far."
George Washington
Theodore Roosevelt
Franklin Roosevelt
George Bush
Ronald Reagan
#6 Whose legendary last words were, "I only regret that I have but one life to lose for my country"?
Nathan Hale
John Paul Jones
Paul Revere
Benedict Arnold
#7 What legendary Naval Captain is quoted as saying, "I have not yet begun to fight"?
Nathan Hale
John Paul Jones
Patrick Henry
John Adams
#8 "Is life so dear, or peace so sweet, as to be purchased at the price of chains and slavery? Forbid it, Almighty God! I know not what course others may take; but as for me, give me liberty or give me death!" Whose famous words are these?
Nathan Hale
John Paul Jones
Patrick Henry
Paul Revere
#9 "Mr. Gorbachev, tear down this wall!" Who made this challenge?
Ronald Reagan
George W. Bush
George Bush
Bill Clinton
#10 What astronaut uttered these famous words? "Houston, Tranquility Base here. The Eagle has landed."
Buzz Aldrin
Neil Armstrong
Alan Shepard
Jim Lovell
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