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Quiz: Easy like Sunday morning quiz — That’s NOT what she said!
Even though 2,068 years have passed since this historical incident, people still talk about this quote, which experts believe was originally the Greek ‘kaì sý, téknon’ (”you too, child”).
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Born on November 2, 1755, Marie Antoinette was the last queen of France before the French Revolution. Five decades after her execution, a certain quote was attributed to her. When the poor people were starving without bread, she was supposed to have said something that showed her disregard for their plight. What is this infamous misquote?
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Even though 2,068 years have passed since this historical incident, people have been talking about this quote. Experts believe that the actual quote would have been the Greek ‘kaì sý, téknon’, (you too, child). What is the more popular Latin misquote that exists thanks to William Shakespeare, who wrote it 1,643 years later?
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Niccolò Machiavelli was an Italian diplomat whose name is used to refer to unscrupulous acts to achieve a goal. This comes from his belief that to succeed in politics, one must engage in deception and treachery. What five-word quote that describes ‘Machiavellian’ did he not say?
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‘Be the change you wish to see in the world’ is a quote that is attributed to this iconic person. The actual quote is “If we could change ourselves, the tendencies in the world would also change. As a man changes his own nature, so does the attitude of the world change towards him. We need not wait to see what others do.”. Who said these inspiring words?
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This famous quote is from a verse in The Bible. The King James version goes “For the love of _____ __ ___ _____ __ __ ____: which while some coveted after, they have erred from the faith…”. What misquote that leaves out the first four important words fills in the blank?
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This iconic quote from sci-fi pop culture has never been uttered onscreen in any format since 1964, when the path-breaking TV show first aired. The line is supposed to be followed by a process of instant transportation. What misquote is this, that name-checks a space engineer?
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The first word of this phrase is ‘Magic’, but in popular usage, the second word is repeated. It refers to a device owned by the stepmother of the titular character. The phrase is a question she asks of it, and its answer drives her to carry out an evil plan. What is the question?
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The actual first word of this famous quote is ‘No!’. The oft-repeated misquote, though, starts with the name of the protagonist of the highly popular franchise. What quote leads the list of ‘Greatest plot twists of all time’?
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This iconic phrase is a misquote from the actual person who said it. He had prepared the phrase, probably basing it off a line from The Hobbit. When delivering the quote though, he missed an indefinite article. What was the actual quote uttered on July 21, 1969?
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The very first recorded use of this quote is from the P.G. Wodehouse novel Psmith, Journalist, and not from any work of A.C. Doyle as one would imagine. What iconic quote from the world of detective fiction is this?
Published – October 30, 2025 03:07 pm IST
