{"id":3706,"date":"2022-08-16T17:54:19","date_gmt":"2022-08-16T17:54:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.fiveminutesspare.com\/DailyQuizzes\/?p=3706"},"modified":"2022-08-18T08:59:28","modified_gmt":"2022-08-18T08:59:28","slug":"the-famous-last-words-quiz","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.fiveminutesspare.com\/DailyQuizzes\/the-famous-last-words-quiz\/entertainment\/","title":{"rendered":"The &#8216;Famous Last Words&#8217; Quiz!"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3>The Last Word<\/h3>\n<p>Most of us will have used or at least heard the idiom &#8221;Famous last words.&#8221; It&#8217;s a comment based on an assertion that we think might well be later proved wrong.<\/p>\n<p>Well, our multi-choice quiz doesn&#8217;t have anything to do with irony! It&#8217;s simply based on the reported last words of an eclectic mix of famous people. Some of the phrases are amusing, some are impassioned, and some are poignant. I&#8217;m sure you&#8217;ll find all of them interesting, so why not take our &#8216;Famous Last Words&#8217; quiz?<\/p>\n<h3>Take the &#8216;Famous Last Words&#8217; Quiz!<\/h3>\n<div class=\"riddle_target\" style=\"margin: 0 auto; max-width: 100%; width: 640px;\" data-rid-id=\"363811\" data-fg=\"#FF00FF\" data-bg=\"rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.3)\" data-auto-scroll=\"true\" data-auto-scroll-offset=\"5\">\n<div class=\"riddle_target\" style=\"margin: 0 auto; max-width: 100%; width: 640px;\" data-rid-id=\"364744\" data-fg=\"#FF00FF\" data-bg=\"rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.3)\" data-auto-scroll=\"true\" data-auto-scroll-offset=\"5\">\n<div class=\"riddle_target\" style=\"margin: 0 auto; max-width: 100%; width: 640px;\" data-rid-id=\"399756\" data-fg=\"#FF00FF\" data-bg=\"rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.3)\" data-auto-scroll=\"true\" data-auto-scroll-offset=\"5\"><script src=\"https:\/\/www.riddle.com\/embed\/files\/js\/embed.js\"><\/script><br \/>\n<iframe style=\"width: 100%; height: 300px; border: 1px solid #cfcfcf;\" title=\"Quiz - The 'Famous Last Words' Quiz!\" src=\"https:\/\/www.riddle.com\/embed\/a\/399756?\"><\/p>\n<section>\n<h2>\n<h2><strong>The &#8216;Famous Last Words&#8217; Quiz!<\/strong><\/h2>\n<\/h2>\n<p>Here&#8217;s a multi-choice quiz on the &#8221;last words&#8221; spoken by an eclectic mix of famous people. How many will you know?<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section>\n<h2>Whose last words are reputed to have been &#8221;Thank god I have done my duty&#8221;?<\/h2>\n<\/section>\n<section>\n<h3>\n<h2>Which legendary actor&#8217;s last words were\u00a0\u201cGoodbye, kid. Hurry back.\u201d?<\/h2>\n<\/h3>\n<\/section>\n<section>\n<h3>Which famous funnyman pronounced on his deathbed \u201cThis is no way to live!\u201d?<\/h3>\n<\/section>\n<section>\n<h3>Which famous British Prime Minister&#8217;s last words were\u00a0\u201cI\u2019m bored with it all.\u201d?<\/h3>\n<\/section>\n<section>\n<h3>\n<h2>Which famous composer&#8217;s very last word was &#8221;Mozart&#8221;?<\/h2>\n<\/h3>\n<\/section>\n<section>\n<h3>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<h2>Which notorious soothsayer&#8217;s last words were \u201cYou will not find me alive at sunrise&#8221;?<\/h2>\n<\/h3>\n<\/section>\n<section>\n<h3>\n<h2>Which philosopher&#8217;s famous last words were the ironic &#8220;Last words are for fools who haven&#8217;t said enough.&#8221;?<\/h2>\n<\/h3>\n<h3><\/h3>\n<\/section>\n<section>\n<h3>\n<h2>Which famous performer&#8217;s poignant last words were &#8221;Money can&#8217;t buy life&#8221;?<\/h2>\n<\/h3>\n<h3><\/h3>\n<\/section>\n<section>\n<h3>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<h2>Which famous distiller&#8217;s last words were &#8221;One last drink, please&#8221;?<\/h2>\n<\/h3>\n<h3><\/h3>\n<\/section>\n<section>\n<h3>\n<h2>Which member of Captain Scott&#8217;s ill-fated 1912 Antarctic Expedition last words were \u201cI am just going outside and may be some time.\u201d?<\/h2>\n<\/h3>\n<\/section>\n<section>\n<h3>Which famous musician&#8217;s written last words were &#8221;It&#8217;s better to burn out than fade away.&#8221;?<\/h3>\n<\/section>\n<section>\n<h3>Which zany British comedian requested that the epitaph on his gravestone read &#8221;I told you I was ill.&#8221;?<\/h3>\n<\/section>\n<section>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<p>Almost average but I&#8217;d say &#8221;mum&#8217;s the word&#8221;.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section>\n<h3><\/h3>\n<p>Good effort! Obviously deserving of &#8221;a word of praise&#8221;.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section>\n<h3><\/h3>\n<p>Great stuff! You&#8217;re obviously never &#8221;lost for words&#8221;.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section>\n<h3><\/h3>\n<p>&#8221;In a word&#8221; &#8211; Excellent!<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p class=\"link-riddle\" style=\"width: 640px; margin: 0px auto; padding-top: 10px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.riddle.com\" target=\"blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Quiz Maker<\/a> &#8211; powered by Riddle<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>I hope you have enjoyed taking our latest entertainment quiz. If so, why not try some of our other general knowledge or themed<a href=\"https:\/\/www.fiveminutesspare.com\/DailyQuizzes\/\">\u00a0quizzes<\/a>? And, while you&#8217;re here why not sign up and join our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fiveminutesspare.com\/registration2\">growing community.<\/a> It&#8217;s free and there&#8217;s no catch. We don&#8217;t even bother you with the usual crappy ads. Better still, we&#8217;ll be rewarding our members in the future.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Header image credit: Everett Collection\/Shutterstock.com<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Last Word Most of us will have used or at least heard the idiom &#8221;Famous last words.&#8221; It&#8217;s a comment based on an assertion that we think might well be later proved wrong. Well, our multi-choice quiz doesn&#8217;t have anything to do with irony! 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