*Quotation Quotient
(Published March 30, 2014 in the Monterey County Herald.)
1. “In times of change, learners inherit the earth, while the learned find themselves beautifully equipped to deal with a world that no longer exists.”
A. Eric Hoffer
B. Eric Clapton
C. Eric Cantor
2. “No man ever yet became great by imitation.”
A. Elvis Presley
B. Jimmy Fallon
C. Samuel Johnson
3. “You never realize how short a month is until you pay alimony.”
A. John Barrymore
B. Condoleezza Rice
C. Paul McCartney
4. “Were it left to me to decide whether we should have a government without newspapers, or newspapers without a government, I should not hesitate a moment to prefer the latter.”
A. Phil Bowhay
B. Thomas Jefferson
C. Rupert Murdoch
5. “Armaments, universal debt and planned obsolescence — those are the three pillars of Western prosperity.”
A. Kim Jong-un
B. Bill Mahr
C. Aldous Huxley
6. “Early to bed and early to rise, makes a man healthy, wealthy, and wise.”
A. Benjamin Franklin
B. Groucho Marx
C. Jack LaLanne
7. “The best way to keep children at home is to make the home atmosphere pleasant, and let the air out of the tires.”
A. Immanuel Kant
B. Dorothy Parker
C. Mario Andretti
8. “Everyone has a photographic memory; some just don’t have film.”
A. Marilu Henner
B. Mathew Brady
C. Steven Wright
9. “She wears her clothes as if they are thrown on with a pitchfork”
A. Jonathan Swift
B. Chelsea Handler
C. Donatella Versace
10. “When you cease to make a contribution, you begin to die.”
A. Jerry Lewis
B. Eleanor Roosevelt
C. Warren G. Harding
Answers: 1-A, 2- C, 3-A, 4-B , 5-C , 6-A , 7-B , 8-C , 9-A , 10-B
Scoring: 10–QQQQ = Quote-Master
(number correct) 8-9–QQQ = Scholar
6-7–QQ = Literate
4-5–Q = Semi-Literate
0-3–No Q=Quote-Dunce
BONUS QUOTE:
“The friendships which last are those wherein each friend respects the other’s dignity to the point of not really wanting anything from him.”
– Cyril Connolly
(Connolly, 1903-1974, was an English novelist and literary critic.)
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