This might just be the most soundly constructed quiz in the history of public speaking! If you think you’re a whiz at remembering who said what where, this is your chance to “speak up” and prove it! From iconic assertions to emotional eulogies, from presidential pronouncements to powerful protests – prepare to pit your wits against our wily wordplay!
“Four score and seven” quizzes ago, you were merely a budding trivia enthusiast. But not today! Today, you’re a rhetoric-ready quiz conqueror! So let’s get ready to “stutter” the fun!
1. Which reverend delivered the famous “I Have a Dream” speech?
2. What was the historical event during which Winston Churchill gave his “We Shall Fight on the Beaches” speech?
3. Who began his famous speech with “Four score and seven years ago”?
4. Which year was Barack Obama’s “Yes We Can” speech delivered?
5. Where was the “I am prepared to die” speech by Nelson Mandela delivered?
6. Which famous royal figure gave the “Annus Horribilis” speech?
7. Which US president delivered the “Ask not what your country can do for you; ask what you can do for your country” inaugural address?
8. Who was the civil rights activist that gave the famous “Ballot or the Bullet” speech?
9. Name the famous war time speech delivered by George VI on September 3, 1939?
10. Where was John F. Kennedy’s “Ich bin ein Berliner” speech delivered?
11. Which British Prime Minister delivered the famous “Iron Curtain” speech?
12. Which prime minister gave long moments of silence during his speech at the United Nations in 2015?
13. Which actress made a famous plea for wage equality in her 2015 Oscar acceptance speech?
14. Who gave the Challenger disaster address to the nation in 1986?
15. What is the title of the famous speech delivered by Steve Jobs at Stanford University’s 114th Commencement?
16. Who is the actress who delivered the famous “Ain’t I a Woman?” speech in 1851?
17. Which US president delivered the famous “Tear Down This Wall” speech?
18. Who delivered the famous “Freedom or Death” speech in 1913 as part of her campaign for women’s suffrage in Britain?
19. Who was the Greek philosopher that gave the famous “Apology” speech?
20. Who gave the famous speech “In Defense of Liberty and the Constitution” during the McCarthy era?
21. Which famous astronaut said the words, “That’s one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind” during a space mission?
22. Which British wartime leader gave the “Finest Hour” speech?
23. Which American civil rights said “I’ve Been to the Mountaintop”?
24. Who gave the “The Lady’s Not for Turning” speech in 1980?
25. Which US President delivered his farewell address warning of the “Military-Industrial complex”?
26. Which US President’s speech is known as the “Cross of Gold”?
27. Who gave the famous “Give me liberty, or give me death!” speech?
28. Who gave the speech known as the “Gettysburg Address”?
29. Which world leader delivered the famous “Blood, sweat, and tears” speech during World War II?
30. Who gave the famous anti-war speech “Beyond Vietnam”?
31. Who gave the environmental speech “The Pale Blue Dot”?
32. Which famous woman’s rights activist delivered the “Solitude of Self” speech?
33. Who gave the “I am the first accused” speech at the Rivonia Trial?
34. Which U.S president delivered the “Address to the Nation on the Challenger” speech?
35. Who gave the “This is Water” commencement speech at Kenyon College?
36. Who delivered the speech “The Third Wave of Feminism”?
37. “The Last Lecture” is a famous lecture by whom?
38. Who said, “I am become Death, the destroyer of worlds” when reflecting on the atomic bomb?
39. Which U.S president delivered the “Checkers” speech during his bid for vice presidency?
40. Who said the famous words “The only thing we have to fear is fear itself”?
41. Name the U.S president behind “The Man in the Arena”.
42. Name the activist who delivered the “Children’s Era” speech advocating for children’s rights?
43. Who gave the “Acres of Diamonds” speech, which later turned into a book?
44. Who gave the “Atoms for Peace” speech at the UN General Assembly?
45. Who gave the famous “What to the Slave is the Fourth of July?” speech?
46. Whose speech is known as the “The Perils of Indifference”?
47. Who gave the “The Price of a Dream” speech?
48. Who is the author of the “The Danger of a Single Story” speech?
49. Name the author behind the “The Power of Vulnerability” speech?
50. Who gave the “The Hope of a World to Come” speech?
51. Which world leader gave the “The Wind of Change” speech in Africa?
52. Who delivered the famous “The Light of Reason” speech at the Nobel Peace Prize Lecture?
53. Who gave the notable speech “The Sinews of Peace”, popularly known as the ‘Iron Curtain Speech’?
54. Who delivered the speech “The Ballot or the Bullet” in 1964 promoting black nationalism?
55. Who gave the famous “A Room of One’s Own” speech at women’s colleges at Cambridge University?
56. Who delivered the famous “Malaise” speech, in which they discussed a “crisis of confidence” in America?
57. Who said, “I never did give anybody hell. I just told the truth, and they thought it was hell” in a speech?
58. Who delivered the famous “You’ve Got to Find What You Love” speech at Stanford University?
59. Who gave a heartfelt speech titled “Dear Basketball” upon announcing his retirement from professional basketball?
60. In which city was Martin Luther King Jr.’s “I’ve Been To The Mountaintop” speech delivered?
61. Who gave the “The Solitude of Self” speech advocating for women’s rights?
62. Who delivered the speech named “A More Perfect Union” during his presidential campaign?
63. What is the name of the astronaut who said, “Houston, we’ve had a problem” during the Apollo 13 mission?
64. Who gave the powerful “Eulogy for the Martyred Children” in 1963?
65. Who delivered the “Ambition for the Presidency” speech in 1980?
66. Who delivered the “Children’s Era” speech advocating for children’s rights?
67. Who gave the “The Struggle for Human Rights” speech in 1948?
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