Famous Quotes & Sayings

About Famous Quotes & Sayings

Famous Quotes & Sayings is a free general knowledge quiz with 15 multiple-choice questions with a mix of 5 easy, 5 medium, 5 hard questions. Who said these famous words? Match iconic quotes to the historical figures, leaders, and thinkers who said them! A typical run takes about 7 minutes, hints are always one tap away, and your streak ticks up the first time you finish a game on a given day.

A few sample questions

1. 1. Who said: "I have a dream that my children will one day live in a nation where they will not be judged by the color of their skin but by the content of their character"?

   Answer: Martin Luther King Jr.

   Martin Luther King Jr. delivered this iconic line during his 'I Have a Dream' speech at the March on Washington on August 28, 1963, before a crowd of over 250,000 people.

2. 2. Who said: "The only thing we have to fear is fear itself"?

   Answer: Franklin D. Roosevelt

   Franklin D. Roosevelt spoke these words during his first inaugural address on March 4, 1933, as the nation faced the depths of the Great Depression.

3. 3. Who said: "That's one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind"?

   Answer: Neil Armstrong

   Neil Armstrong spoke these famous words on July 20, 1969, as he became the first human to set foot on the Moon during the Apollo 11 mission.

4. 4. Who said: "To be, or not to be, that is the question"?

   Answer: William Shakespeare

   William Shakespeare wrote this famous line for the character Hamlet in his play 'Hamlet,' believed to have been written around 1600. It is the opening of Hamlet's soliloquy in Act 3, Scene 1.

5. 5. Who said: "I think, therefore I am"?

   Answer: René Descartes

   René Descartes wrote 'Cogito, ergo sum' in his 1637 work 'Discourse on the Method.' It became a foundational element of Western philosophy, establishing the certainty of one's own existence through the act of thinking.

Things you'll learn along the way

• ✓Winston Churchill delivered this defiant speech to the House of Commons on June 4, 1940, following the evacuation of Allied soldiers from Dunkirk during World War II.
• ✓Martin Luther King Jr. wrote this in his 'Letter from Birmingham Jail' in April 1963, while imprisoned for participating in nonviolent demonstrations against segregation.
• ✓John F. Kennedy spoke these words during his inaugural address on January 20, 1961. The speech inspired a generation of Americans to engage in public service.