Question 1
Who said 'I have a dream'?
120 Famous Speeches and Quotes: Who Said It and Why It Matters Practice Questions (2026)
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Question 2
Where was 'I have a dream' delivered?
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Question 3
What is the main message of 'I have a dream'?
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Question 4
Why is 'I have a dream' historically important?
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Question 5
Who said 'Let freedom ring'?
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Question 6
In which speech does 'Let freedom ring' appear?
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Question 7
What does 'Let freedom ring' call for?
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Question 8
Why does 'Let freedom ring' resonate today?
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Question 9
Who said 'Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere'?
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Question 10
Where does the quote 'Injustice anywhere...' come from?
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Question 11
What does 'Injustice anywhere...' mean?
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Question 12
Why is the 'Injustice anywhere...' quote significant?
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Question 13
Who said 'Ask not what your country can do for you'?
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Question 14
In what event was 'Ask not...' said?
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Question 15
What is the message of 'Ask not...' ?
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Why is 'Ask not...' remembered?
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Question 17
Who said 'We choose to go to the Moon'?
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Question 18
Where was 'We choose to go to the Moon' said?
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Question 19
What does 'We choose to go to the Moon' mean?
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Question 20
Why is the Moon quote important?
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Question 21
Who said 'Ich bin ein Berliner'?
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Question 22
Why was 'Ich bin ein Berliner' said?
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Question 23
What does 'Ich bin ein Berliner' mean in context?
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Question 24
Why is 'Ich bin ein Berliner' remembered?
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Question 25
Who said 'The only thing we have to fear is fear itself'?
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Question 26
When was 'The only thing we have to fear...' said?
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Question 27
What does the fear quote mean?
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Question 28
Why is the fear quote important?
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Question 29
Who said 'A date which will live in infamy'?
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Question 30
What event prompted 'A date which will live in infamy'?
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Question 31
What is the meaning of the 'infamy' quote?
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Question 32
Why is the 'infamy' quote significant?
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Question 33
Who said 'We shall fight on the beaches'?
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Question 34
What war context surrounds 'We shall fight on the beaches'?
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Question 35
What is the main message of 'We shall fight on the beaches'?
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Question 36
Why is the beaches quote important?
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Question 37
Who said 'Blood, toil, tears and sweat'?
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Question 38
When was 'Blood, toil, tears and sweat' delivered?
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Question 39
What does 'Blood, toil, tears and sweat' communicate?
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Question 40
Why is the 'Blood, toil, tears and sweat' line famous?
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Question 41
Who said 'Never in the field of human conflict...'?
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Question 42
What event is linked to the 'so many to so few' quote?
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Question 43
What does the 'so many to so few' quote mean?
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Question 44
Why is the 'so many to so few' line remembered?
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Question 45
Who said 'Their finest hour'?
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Question 46
What situation did 'Their finest hour' describe?
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Question 47
What is the meaning of 'Their finest hour'?
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Question 48
Why is 'Their finest hour' significant?
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Question 49
Who said 'Four score and seven years ago'?
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Question 50
What event is linked to 'Four score and seven years ago'?
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Question 51
What does 'Four score and seven years ago' refer to?
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Question 52
Why is the 'Four score' line important?
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Question 53
Who said 'Government of the people, by the people, for the people'?
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Question 54
In which speech does 'Government of the people...' appear?
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Question 55
What does 'Government of the people...' mean?
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Question 56
Why is the 'Government of the people...' line important?
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Question 57
Who said 'A house divided against itself cannot stand'?
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Question 58
What issue was addressed by 'A house divided'?
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Question 59
What does 'A house divided' mean?
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Why is 'A house divided' important?
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Who said 'Give me liberty or give me death'?
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Question 62
Where was 'Give me liberty or give me death' said?
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Question 63
What is the message of 'Give me liberty or give me death'?
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Question 64
Why is this liberty quote significant?
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Question 65
Who wrote 'We hold these truths to be self-evident'?
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Question 66
What document includes 'We hold these truths to be self-evident'?
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Question 67
What is the meaning of 'We hold these truths...'?
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Question 68
Why is this Declaration line important?
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Question 69
Who said 'Ain't I a woman?'
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Question 70
Where was 'Ain't I a woman?' delivered?
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What does 'Ain't I a woman?' emphasize?
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Question 72
Why is 'Ain't I a woman?' important?
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Question 73
Who said 'What, to the slave, is the Fourth of July?'
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Question 74
What is the context of the Fourth of July quote?
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What does the Fourth of July quote mean?
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Question 76
Why is this Douglass quote significant?
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Question 77
Who said 'Failure is impossible'?
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Question 78
What cause was tied to 'Failure is impossible'?
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Question 79
What does 'Failure is impossible' express?
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Question 80
Why is the 'Failure is impossible' quote remembered?
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Question 81
Who said 'I am prepared to die'?
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Question 82
Where does 'I am prepared to die' come from?
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Question 83
What does 'I am prepared to die' convey?
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Question 84
Why is the 'I am prepared to die' quote significant?
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Question 85
Who said 'We shall overcome'?
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Question 86
What speech included 'We shall overcome'?
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Question 87
What does 'We shall overcome' express?
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Question 88
Why is LBJ's use of 'We shall overcome' notable?
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Question 89
Who said 'Yes we can'?
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Question 90
In what context did 'Yes we can' become famous?
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Question 91
What does 'Yes we can' communicate?
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Question 92
Why is 'Yes we can' significant?
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Question 93
Who said 'One child, one teacher, one book, one pen'?
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Question 94
Where was the 'One child, one teacher...' quote said?
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Question 95
What does 'One child, one teacher...' emphasize?
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Question 96
Why is the Malala quote important?
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Question 97
Who said 'Mr. Gorbachev, tear down this wall!'?
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Question 98
What was the context of the 'tear down this wall' quote?
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Question 99
What does the 'tear down this wall' line mean?
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Question 100
Why is the Berlin Wall quote important?
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Question 101
Who said 'Speak softly and carry a big stick'?
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Question 102
What policy idea is tied to 'Speak softly and carry a big stick'?
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Question 103
What does the 'big stick' quote mean?
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Question 104
Why is the 'big stick' quote remembered?
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Question 105
Who said 'The world must be made safe for democracy'?
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What historical moment is tied to this democracy quote?
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Question 107
What does 'made safe for democracy' mean?
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Question 108
Why is the democracy quote significant?
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Question 109
Who said 'I have been to the mountaintop'?
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Question 110
Where was the 'mountaintop' quote delivered?
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Question 111
What does the 'mountaintop' quote express?
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Question 112
Why is the 'mountaintop' quote important?
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Question 113
Who said 'Free at last'?
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Question 114
In which speech does 'Free at last' appear?
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Question 115
What does 'Free at last' communicate?
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Question 116
Why is 'Free at last' remembered?
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Question 117
Who said 'the better angels of our nature'?
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Question 118
What context surrounds the 'better angels' quote?
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Question 119
What does 'better angels of our nature' mean?
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Question 120
Why is the 'better angels' quote important?
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