Instructions: Below are fifteen well-known quotes. How well do you really know them? Your task is to fill the missing word or words in the blanks to complete the quotes. Beware, it's not as easy as it looks. When you're done, click the "Check Answers" button at the bottom of the page. Good luck!
Alas, poor Yorick! I knew him
—William Shakespeare, Hamlet
For of all sad words of tongue or pen,
The saddest are these: It have been
—John Greenleaf Whittier, Maud Muller
is the root of all evil
—1 Timothy 6:10 (KJV)
Water, water everywhere, drop to drink
—Samuel Coleridge, Rime of the Ancient Mariner
A penny for your
—John Heywood, Proverbs
is the gate, and narrow is the way, which leadeth unto life
—Matthew 7:14 (KJV)
Ask me no questions, and I'll tell you no
—Oliver Goldsmith, She Stoops to Conquer
Variety's the of life.
—William Cowper
Birds of a feather together.
—Robert Burton
I only regret that I have but one life to for my country.
—Nathan Hale
Imitation is the sincerest
—Walter Colton, The Lacon
Winning isn't everything,
—Vince Lombardi
will have his day.
—William Shakespeare, Hamlet
A little is a dangerous thing.
—Alexander Pope, An Essay on Criticism
Give him an inch, he'll take
—Ray, English Proverbs