Famous Quotes
Who said "Ask not what can your country can do for you; ask what you can do for your country"
A. John F. Kennedy
B. Winston Churchill
C. Marie-Antoinette
D. Joseph Stalin
A. John F. Kennedy
What is the capital of Arizona:
A. Buckeye
B. Glendale
C. Phoenix
D. Sedona
C. Phoenix
A. It made them fall in love
B. It accelerated their aging
C. It gave them incredible strength
D. It turned them to stone
D. It turned them to stone
In 1946 Winston Churchill popularized what term used to describe Soviet relations with Western powers?
A. Mutually assured destruction
B. Iron Curtain
C. Quagmire
D. Special relationship
B. Iron Curtain
What famous novel states "All children, except one, grow up"?
A. Alice's Adventure in Wonderland
B. Peter Pan
C. The Adventures of Tom Sawyer
D. The Call of the Wild
B. Peter Pan
Who said "We didn't land on Plymouth Rock; the rock was landed on us" ?
A. Brigham Young
B. Malcolm X
C. Henry Ford
D. Charles Cornwallis
B. Malcolm X
What is the capital of Hawaii?
A. Honolulu
B. Maui
C. Hilo
D. Kailua
A. Honolulu
What was the only thing left in Pandora's jar?
A. War
B. Disease
C. Hope
D. Poverty
C. Hope
Frequently cited as the counterpart to the CIA, what was the name of the Soviet intelligence agency?
A. DMZ
B. ICBM
C. KGB
D. SALT
C. KGB
What famous novel says " It is a truth universally acknowledged, that a single man in possession of a good fortune, must be in want of a wife"
A. Pride and Prejudice
B. Emma
C. Great Gatsby
D. Fifty Shade of Grey
A. Pride and Prejudice
Who said "God 'does not play dice' " ?
A. Frank Sinatra
B. Pope John Paul II
C. George Washington
D. Albert Einstein
D. Albert Einstein
What is the capital of Virginia?
A. Williamsburg
B. Norfolk
C. Olympia
D. Richmond
D. Richmond
Which of these mighty warriors was in dipped in River Styx as a baby, making him nearly invulnerable?
A. Odysseus
B. Achilles
C. Hercules
D. Jason
B. Achilles
Which theory stated one country's "fall" into communism would precipitate neighboring countries to do the same?
A. Checkers theory
B. Hopscotch theory
C. Domino theory
D. Chutes and Ladder theory
C. Domino theory
What famous novel says "All happy families are alike; every unhappy family is unhappy it its own way"
A. Where the Crawdads Sing
B. Me Talk Pretty One Day
C. War and Peace
D. Anna Karenina
D. Anna Karenina
Who said " The arc of the moral justice is long, ut it bends towards justice" ?
A. Confucius
B. Oliver Wendell Holmes
C. Socrates
D. Martin Luther King Jr.
D. Martin Luther King Jr.
What is the capital of Missouri?
A. Kansas City
B. Jefferson City
C. Springfield
D. St. Louis
B. Jefferson City
Oedipus is famous for having which unconventional spouse?
A. His own mother
B. The Ocean
C. A statue of Aphrodite
D. A she-wolf
A. His own mother
A direct "hotline" from the White House to the Kremlin was established as a result of which of these events?
A. Berlin blockade
B. Kitchen debate
C. Cuban missile crisis
D. Gulf of Tonkin incident
C. Cuban missile crisis
What famous novel says "124 was spiteful. Full of baby's venom"
A. Slaughterhouse-five
B. Beloved
C. The Stranger
D. The Bell Jar
B. Beloved
Who said "Hate the sin and not the sinner"
A. Dolly Parton
B. Mahatma Gandhi
C. Bill Clinton
D. Bernie Madoff
B. Mahatma Gandhi
What is the capital of Washington state?
A. Tacoma
B. Seattle
C. Olympia
D. Yakima
C. Olympia
Which of these was one of the 12 labors of Hercules?
A. Plucking the wings of Pegasus
B. Stealing a girdle from Hippolyte
C. Massaging Hermes feet
D. Trimming Zeus' beard
B. Stealing a girdle from Hippolyte
A Soviet policy instituted in the late 1980's, glasnost means what in English?
A. Openness
B. Punishment
C. Submission
D. Sacrifice
A. Openness
A.The Old Man and the Sea
B. Their Eyes were Watching God
C. Treasure Island
D. Life of Pi
B. Their Eyes were Watching God