Famous Speeches in History

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Instructions: Words that moved a nation. Can you match these iconic speeches and quotes to their moments in history?

1.
Who said 'The only thing we have to fear is fear itself' during his 1933 inauguration?
A
Dwight Eisenhower
B
Harry Truman
C
Herbert Hoover
D
Franklin D. Roosevelt
2.
Where did Martin Luther King Jr. deliver his 'I Have a Dream' speech?
A
The Washington Monument
B
The U.S. Capitol steps
C
The Lincoln Memorial
D
The White House lawn
3.
Who warned of the 'military-industrial complex' in his farewell address in 1961?
A
Lyndon Johnson
B
John F. Kennedy
C
Harry Truman
D
Dwight Eisenhower
4.
Which general said 'I shall return' after leaving the Philippines in 1942?
A
George Patton
B
Dwight Eisenhower
C
Douglas MacArthur
D
Chester Nimitz
5.
Who delivered the 'Blood, toil, tears and sweat' speech to the British Parliament?
A
Clement Attlee
B
Winston Churchill
C
Neville Chamberlain
D
Anthony Eden
6.
What did President Truman say about where ultimate responsibility lies, displayed on a sign on his desk?
A
'The Buck Stops Here'
B
'We Shall Overcome'
C
'Duty, Honor, Country'
D
'In God We Trust'
7.
Who gave the 'Checkers speech' on television in 1952 to save his political career?
A
Joseph McCarthy
B
Richard Nixon
C
Adlai Stevenson
D
Dwight Eisenhower
8.
What was Martin Luther King Jr.'s last major speech, given the night before his assassination?
A
'Letter from Birmingham Jail'
B
'I've Been to the Mountaintop'
C
'Beyond Vietnam'
D
'The Drum Major Instinct'
9.
Who said 'That's one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind'?
A
John Glenn
B
Neil Armstrong
C
Buzz Aldrin
D
Alan Shepard
10.
Which President's 'Fireside Chats' pioneered the use of radio to communicate directly with Americans?
A
Franklin D. Roosevelt
B
Harry Truman
C
Herbert Hoover
D
Calvin Coolidge
11.
Who said 'Mr. Gorbachev, open this gate! Mr. Gorbachev, tear down this wall!'?
A
Ronald Reagan
B
Margaret Thatcher
C
George H.W. Bush
D
Jimmy Carter
12.
What did astronaut Jim Lovell say from Apollo 13 that became one of the most famous phrases in space history?
A
'Mayday, mayday'
B
'Houston, we've had a problem'
C
'We have a situation'
D
'Something has gone wrong'
13.
Who said 'I am not a crook' during a press conference in 1973?
A
Spiro Agnew
B
John Mitchell
C
Gerald Ford
D
Richard Nixon
14.
What phrase did FDR use to describe December 7, 1941, the day Pearl Harbor was attacked?
A
'Our darkest hour'
B
'A day of great sorrow'
C
'A dark day in history'
D
'A day which will live in infamy'
15.
Who said 'Have you no sense of decency, sir, at long last?' during the Army-McCarthy hearings?
A
Edward R. Murrow
B
Sam Ervin
C
Joseph Welch
D
Dwight Eisenhower

Answer Key

Question 1

D. Franklin D. Roosevelt

Question 2

C. The Lincoln Memorial

Question 3

D. Dwight Eisenhower

Question 4

C. Douglas MacArthur

Question 5

B. Winston Churchill

Question 6

A. 'The Buck Stops Here'

Question 7

B. Richard Nixon

Question 8

B. 'I've Been to the Mountaintop'

Question 9

B. Neil Armstrong

Question 10

A. Franklin D. Roosevelt

Question 11

A. Ronald Reagan

Question 12

B. 'Houston, we've had a problem'

Question 13

D. Richard Nixon

Question 14

D. 'A day which will live in infamy'

Question 15

C. Joseph Welch

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