Themed: Famous Quotes · Game #1@sarw

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Plenty of famous lines get pinned on the wrong person. Can you match words to mouths? @sarw scored 283 in Famous Quotes on Outlier Trivia. Can you beat it?

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  1. 1Language › TypographyVery hardThe first known 'hello, world' program, in a 1972 Bell Labs tutorial, was in which language?Wrong10.7s0
  2. 2Language › Idioms & PhrasesEasyWhich line topped the American Film Institute's 2005 list of the 100 greatest movie quotes?Right7.0s+92
  3. 3Language › LinguisticsEasyWhat did the Apollo 13 crew actually radio, later remembered as "Houston, we have a problem"?Wrong6.1s0
  4. 4Language › Languages of the WorldMediumThe maxim "Know thyself" was carved at which ancient Greek site?Wrong14.2s0
  5. 5Language › Word OriginsMediumMargaret Thatcher's nickname "the Iron Lady" was coined by a newspaper in which country?Wrong2.1s0
  6. 6Language › Word OriginsMediumThatcher's "The lady's not for turning" punned on the title of a play by whom?Wrong3.9s0
  7. 7Language › Idioms & PhrasesHardWhich villain declares he'll 'wear my heart upon my sleeve'?Right6.2s+94
  8. 8Language › GrammarHardShylock speaks 'with bated breath'. What does 'bated' actually mean?Right3.7s+97
  9. 9Language › Idioms & PhrasesHardWhich Shakespeare character says 'The fault, dear Brutus, is not in our stars'?Wrong5.2s0
  10. 10Language › Languages of the WorldExpertThe British royal motto "Dieu et mon droit" is said to have begun as a battle cry of which king, in 1198?Wrong8.0s0