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 web posted October 1, 2007 CARL LANGLEY – The following is a weekly quiz compiled by retired newspaper reporter, editor and columnist Carl Langley. It is aimed at expanding a reader’s word power and general knowledge. Take the quiz and write down your answers to see how well you score. 1. What is an oxymoron? A. An ox with mental deficiencies B. A flower that blooms only in spring C. The final chapter in a book D. A statement containing two contradictory terms 2. Who said of an associate, “He not only is dull, but he is the cause of dullness in others.” A. Mark Twain, author B. Samuel Johnson, British man of letters C. Franklin D. Roosevelt, American president D. Ernest Hemingway, author writer 3. Who said, “Nature not content with denying him the ability to think, has endowed him with the ability to write.” A. William Faulkner, author B. A.E. Housman, author C. Leo Durocher, baseball manager D. Winston Churchill, British prime minister 4. Who said, “She was a large woman who seemed not so much dressed as upholstered.” A. James M. Barrie, writer B. Noel Coward, playwright C. Neville Chamberlain, British prime minister D. Andy Warhol, American artist 5. Who said, “He has no enemies, but he is intensely disliked by his friends.” A. Billy Wilder, American movie director B. Oscar Wilde, writer C. Walter Kerr, theater critic D. Beverly Sills, Metropolitan Opera soprano 6. Who said, “His mother should have thrown him away and kept the stork.” A. Jay Leno, television comedian B. Mae West, movie actress C. Alexander Pope, writer D. Barbara Stanwyck, movie actress 7. Who said, “You’ve got the brain of a four-year-old boy, and I bet he was glad to get rid of it.” A. W.C. Fields, comedian B. Babe Ruth, baseball icon C. Victor Hugo, author and commentator on social issues D. Groucho Marx, comedian 8. Who said, “He loves nature in spite of what it did to him.” A. Harry Truman, former president B. Lyndon Johnson, former president C. Forrest Tucker, movie actor D. Ronald Reagan, movie actor and former president 9. Who said, “I didn’t attend his funeral, but I sent a nice letter saying I approved of it.” A. Harry Cohn, movie producer B. Milton Berle, entertainer C. Bob Hope, entertainer D. Mark Twain, author 10.Who said of one of his critics, “He has no more backbone than a chocolate éclair.” A. Theodore Roosevelt, former president B. Count Charles Talleyrand, French nobleman C. Benjamin Disraeli, British prime minister D. Bram Stoker, author of the classic novel, Dracula Answers: 1-D 2-B 3-B 4-A 5-B 6-B 7-D 8-C 9-D 10-A Scoring: 10 right, go to the head of the class, 9 right, superior, 8 right, excellent, 7 right, passing, 6 or less right, re-enroll in elementary school For all
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