Let's see how well you know your history (quotes)

[brentspeak]

I'll provide a famous quote, and you have to provide a) the person who said it; and b) the context of the quote.

1) "But that is violence!"

2) "But it does move."

3) "Woe is me. I think I am becoming a god."

4) "We are not amused."

5) "Will no one rid me of this turbulent priest?"

6) "I will make you shorter by the head."

7) "The Pope! How many divisions has he got?"

8) "It'll be a chilla, and a killa, and a thrilla, when I get the gorilla in Manila."

[YankeyMCC]

1. Number 5

Henry VIII about Thomas Beckett who was not cooperating on his divorce plans.

I know I'm going to go "Oh yeah" when I see the answers to a few others but I can't pull them out of my head at the moment.

On Edit: I guess I was off, mixing up my English kings and their troubles with the church :) (I just looked it up)

[brentspeak]

2. You're close, but no cigar

[LisaM]

6. Henry II, not Henry VIII!

Only off by six Henries. Of course, Henry VIII had a turbulent priest, too.

[brentspeak]

7. Yes!

[PassingFair]

3. "We are not amused"

A Queen Victoria"ism".

[brentspeak]

5. Yup!

[JVS]

4. 7. is Stalin

[brentspeak]

9. That is correct. It was Uncle Joe.

[JVS]

12. Context is that he was discussing Papal objections to his domination of Catholic Central Europe

[brentspeak]

17. yup

[mac56]

8. 8 is Muhammad Ali, I think

re: his match in Manila against Foreman(?)

[brentspeak]

10. Yup!

[IndianaJones]

13. it was against Frazier. His use of racist stereotypes in his war of words with Frazier...

were very hurtful to him. I believe that Ali has since apologized for using the language.

[brentspeak]

You're right. It was directed at Frazier, not Foreman.

[JVS]

11. Number 3 was a Roman Emperor joking about the belief that Roman Emperors became gods in death

I don't recall which one he was.

[brentspeak]

14. Emperor Vespasian, on his death bed

[Deep13]

15. Here it goes.

1) "But that is violence!"
von Clausowitz? no idea

2) "But it does move."
Theodore Roosevelt referencing something he just shot?? no idea

3) "Woe is me. I think I am becoming a god."
Augustus Caesar after being named a god in Britian?

4) "We are not amused."
Victoria referencing everything.

5) "Will no one rid me of this turbulent priest?"
Henry Plantagenett (II) concerning Thomas a Beckett.

6) "I will make you shorter by the head."
Louis XVI? No idea.

7) "The Pope! How many divisions has he got?"
Stalin dismissing the Pope's advice.

8) "It'll be a chilla, and a killa, and a thrilla, when I get the gorilla in Manila."
Mohammed Ali referencing a fight in the Philippines. I seem to remember it was against Joe Frazier.

[brentspeak]

16. 3, 5, 7, and 8 are correct.

[Deep13]

19. Not 4?

I thought I picked the wrong Roman for the god quote. Someone else said it was Vespasian, not Augustus. I thought it was Victoria who was never amused.

[brentspeak]

20. Yikes, that's correct. You were right with #4, and wrong with #3

[Rabrrrrrr]

18. Number 1 is what Gandhi said to the Blues Brothers before leaving for Chicago after their gig

[Deep13]

21. Is 6 a naval reference? nt

[brentspeak]

22. Ok, here's some clues for the rest:

1) "But that is violence!"

clue: toga

2) "But it does move."

clue: round, not flat

6) "I will make you shorter by the head."

clues: Edmund Spenser, Virginia

[sarge43]

23. Give it a go

2. Galileo at his heresy trial, referring to the earth orbiting the sun

3. I believe the Roman emperor, Titus, referring to his impending death and deification

4. Queen Victoria, don't know the exact context, but someone trying to please her, annoyed her instead.

5. Henry II of England, referring to Thomas Becket

7. Stalin, answering the statement that the Pope had influence.

[brentspeak]

24. You got Quote #2 correct!

Galileo was forced to say in front of the church inquisition that the Earth does not move, but is rumored to have also said (under his breath), "But it does move."

The other quotes have previously been answered, with #3 being Vespasian.

[yellowdogintexas]

25. some of thes I know:

1. ?
2. ?
3. Caligula
4. Queen Victoria
5. Henry II to his hangers on reference to Thomas a Becket who would not bend to his will
6.?
7."
8.? Muhammad Ali, quite possible when he was still known as Cassius Clay, prior to a bout with Sonny Liston, most likely.

[brentspeak]

26. No, not Caligula

3) Vespasian.

4) yes

5) yes

8) yes, but it was in reference to Joe Frazier (as IndianaJones correctly pointed out).

[brentspeak]

27. Ok, another clue

1) "But that is violence!" is sometimes also translated as "Why, this is violence!"

[brentspeak]

28. Numbers 1 and 6 still waiting to be answered

[Aristus]

29. Without Googling or viewing the other replies:

1. Julius Caesar, after the first stab wound.
2. Galileo Galilei, repudiating his own repudiation of the heliocentric theory. BTW, this is a legend; he probably never said it. If he whispered it, who heard him?
3. Emperor Vespasian of Rome, on his death bed.
4. Queen Elizabeth II. Woman has no sense of humor.
5. King Henry II of England, in regards to Thomas Becket, Archbishop of Canterbury.
6. Richard III.
7. Adolph Hitler.
8. Muhammed Ali.

How'd I do?

[brentspeak]

31. You got number 1!

Yes, it was Julius Caesar who yelled out, "But that is violence!" after the first Senate assassin attacked him.

Number 6 still waiting to be answered.

You did pretty well for answers off the top of your head. It was Stalin, not Hitler, who made the comment about how many divisions has the Pope got. And it was Victoria, not Elizabeth II (hint, hint), who said "We are not amused." The others, except for number 6, you got right.

[Aristus]

36. Another try at #6:

Oliver Cromwell to Charles I?

[brentspeak]

37. No

But you're getting warmer.

[ruiner4u]

30. #6

Anything to do with Charles *dont remember the number* and uhhh... crap... Oliver Cromwell?



I had to think of the monty python song to remember oliver.. heh

[brentspeak]

32. You're getting close, time-wise.

And you're already there, geographically-wise.

[ruiner4u]

40. Okay I give...

if you dont wanna answer here, PM it to me..

[ruiner4u]

33. hmmm...I dont remember any other beheadings

around that time period in england... Anne B. was quite alot earlier..

So I give...:)

[billyskank]

34. Actually he didn't say "will no-one rid me of this turbulent priest?"

What Henry II actually said was:

"What miserable drones and traitors have I nourished and brought up in my household who allow their lord to be treated with such shameful contempt by a low-born cleric!"

So I read in "A History of Britain" (pub. BBC) by Simon Schama, anyway.

He was referring to Samuel Beckett, his longtime friend whom he appointed Archbishop of Canterbury. Beckett believed that the church answered only to the Pope and thus to God, whereas Henry thought that the church should answer to the King.

[brentspeak]

35. Yeah, but "Will no one rid me of this turbulent priest" plays better for the history and quote books

;)

[trackfan]

38. 1 is what Julius Caesar said when attacked on the Ides of March.

I think.

[brentspeak]

39. Yup

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