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Test your knowledge of famous speeches.

Points available: 10

1:

On what day did Neil A. Armstrong make the following famous statement:

"That's one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind."

2:

Fill in the blank space in this line from the famous speech given by Patrick Henry:

"I know not what course others may take; but as for me, give me _______ or give me death!"

3:

On what day did Abraham Lincoln give the Gettysburg Address?

4:

How does Martin Luther King Jr's famous "I have a dream" speech begin?

5:

During the speech President Ronald Reagan gave in Berlin on June 12, 1987, what does he say directly before "Mr. Gorbachev, tear down this wall"?

6:

Complete this line from Winston Churchill's famous "We will fight them on the beaches" speech:

"The British Empire and the French Republic, linked together in their cause and in their need, will..."

7:

On what day did Harry S. Truman say the following:

"We have used it in order to shorten the agony of war, in order to save the lives of thousands and thousands of young Americans. We shall continue to use it until we completely destroy Japan's power to make war."

8:

Which British pop star said the following to disprove rumors of his death:

"I'm alive and living in Scotland."

9:

Finish this line from President Richard Nixon's resignation speech:

"I have never been a quitter. To leave office before my term is completed is abhorrent to every instinct in my body. But as president, I must...

10:

Who said the following to Dan Quayle during a 1988 vice presidential debate?

"Senator, I served with Jack Kennedy. I knew Jack Kennedy. Jack Kennedy was a friend of mine. Senator, you're no Jack Kennedy."

 

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