Famous Speeches Quiz

Try out this Famous Speeches quiz to test your knowledge. Famous Speeches trivia explores the memorable lines and defining moments behind some of history’s most quoted addresses, from wartime calls to action to speeches that advanced civil rights and political change.

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Question 1 · Hard · 40 pts
Before Lincoln rose to deliver the Gettysburg Address, which orator had already spoken for about two hours?
Question 2 · Hard · 40 pts
Obama delivered "A More Perfect Union" at which Philadelphia venue?
Question 3 · Hard · 40 pts
Harvey Milk delivered the "Hope Speech" at what event in San Francisco in 1978?
Question 4 · Easy · 10 pts
Who delivered the famous "I Have a Dream" speech in 1963?
Question 5 · Easy · 10 pts
Which president announced his resignation from office in a 1974 speech?
Question 6 · Easy · 10 pts
Barack Obama gave his 2008 election night victory speech in what Chicago park?
Question 7 · Easy · 10 pts
Who gave the "Tryst with Destiny" speech in 1947?
Question 8 · Easy · 10 pts
Who gave the inauguration speech as South Africa's president in 1994?
Question 9 · Easy · 10 pts
Which famous speech begins with the words "Four score and seven years ago"?
Question 10 · Easy · 10 pts
Who delivered the speech remembered for the phrase "Blood, toil, tears and sweat" in 1940?
Question 11 · Easy · 10 pts
At what landmark was Martin Luther King Jr.'s "I Have a Dream" speech delivered?
Question 12 · Easy · 10 pts
Ronald Reagan gave a famous speech in West Berlin at which gate?
Question 13 · Easy · 10 pts
In 1964, Mario Savio gave his well-known Free Speech Movement speech on the steps of what building at UC Berkeley?
Question 14 · Easy · 10 pts
Who is known for the surrender speech ending with "I will fight no more forever"?
Question 15 · Easy · 10 pts
The famous "Man in the Arena" passage comes from which 1910 speech by Theodore Roosevelt?

Before Lincoln rose to deliver the Gettysburg Address, which orator had already spoken for about two hours?

Obama delivered "A More Perfect Union" at which Philadelphia venue?

Harvey Milk delivered the "Hope Speech" at what event in San Francisco in 1978?

Who delivered the famous "I Have a Dream" speech in 1963?

Which president announced his resignation from office in a 1974 speech?

Barack Obama gave his 2008 election night victory speech in what Chicago park?

Who gave the "Tryst with Destiny" speech in 1947?

Who gave the inauguration speech as South Africa's president in 1994?

Which famous speech begins with the words "Four score and seven years ago"?

Who delivered the speech remembered for the phrase "Blood, toil, tears and sweat" in 1940?

At what landmark was Martin Luther King Jr.'s "I Have a Dream" speech delivered?

Ronald Reagan gave a famous speech in West Berlin at which gate?

In 1964, Mario Savio gave his well-known Free Speech Movement speech on the steps of what building at UC Berkeley?

Who is known for the surrender speech ending with "I will fight no more forever"?

The famous "Man in the Arena" passage comes from which 1910 speech by Theodore Roosevelt?