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Misquoted Legends Quiz

Ever wondered what iconic figures really said? Test your knowledge with our "Misquoted Legends Quiz" and discover the true quotes behind famous misattributions!

11 engaging multiple-choice questions
Learn the actual quotes from historical and pop culture icons
Challenge your friends to see who knows better!

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Neil Armstrong is often quoted for having said ""That's one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind." What did he really say?

“One small step for a man, one giant leap for mankind”

“One small step for this man, one big step for humanity.”

"Honey I'm home"

Astronaut Jim Lovell is quoted as "Houston, we have a problem." What did he really say?

Houston, help us.

Houston, we've had a problem.

There's a problem, guys.

Houston, uh oh.

Tom Hanks' character in "Forrest Gump" does NOT say "Life is like a box of chocolates." What does he say?

My life is kinda like a box of chocolates

Our lives were like a box of chocolates.

Life was like a box of chocolates.

I wish life were like a box of chocolates.

What did the original line in the book "Tarzan of the Apes"?

Me Tarzan. You Jane.

Hello madam, my name is Tarzan. Would you mind telling me your name?

It was never said

You are Jane, I am Tarzan.

Machiavelli is misquoted when you hear "The ends justify the means." What is the real line?

We have to consider how the result is affected by the choices we've made

One must consider the final result.

The consequences are worth whatever means it takes to get there.

Wherever you get, it's worth what you lose.

The bibilcal line "Money is the root of all evil" actually says:

The love of money is the root of all evil.

Evil comes from greed.

Mo money, mo problems.

Money is often the root of many evil people.

Ghandi never said "Be the change you wish to see in the world." What did he actually say?

The world will not change until we realize what we want to change in our lives.

If we could change ourselves, the tendencies in the world would also change

Nothing will change in the world until you think what you want to make different.

We can't change the world until we change ourselves.

In Disney's "Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs" the Evil Queen does not say "Mirror, mirror, on the wall...". What does she say?

Hey Mirror...

Mirror, on the wall...

Magic Mirror, on the wall...

My Magic Mirror, on the wall...

17th Century writer William Congreve never said "Hell hath no fury like a woman scorned". What did he say?

Heaven has no rage like love to hatred turned. Nor hell a fury like a woman scorned.

Hell hath never seen a woman as bitter as one with a broken heart.

Broken hearts and battle scars are nothing compared to hell.

Bitches be crazy.

George Washington is quoted as saying "I cannot tell a lie" after cutting down a cherry tree. What did he actually say?

Nothing

Timber!

I am unable to lie

Lies are useless for an honourable man.

Marilyn Monroe apparently said "If you can't handle me at my worst, you don't deserve me at my best."

My best and my worst must be equally accepted.

He who loves me must love me for every mood I have.

Nothing

Any man who wants to keep me must be able to handle me however I feel.

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