John

 Test Your Quotational Quotient!

How many of these quotes by people whose first name is John can you correctly match to their author?   For each quotation, click the person you think said it. This takes you to the page of Creative Quotations for that person. If you find the quotation on that page, then you're correct! If you don't see the quotation -- enjoy the browsing, then try again. Keep track of the number of "correct the first time" answers, then check your Quotational Quotent (QQ) at the bottom of this page.   1) Who said . . . He thinks by infection, catching an opinion like a cold. John Ruskin (1819-1900) English critic, author John Locke (1632-1704) English philosopher John Sculley (1939-____) U.S. business executive   2) Who said . . . Reality leaves a lot to the imagination. John Donne (1573-1631) English poet John Clare (1793-1864) English poet John Lenon (1940-1980) English singer, songwriter, muscian   3) Who said . . . When in doubt, punt! John McKay (1923-____) U. S. football coach John Heisman (1869-1936) U.S. football coach John Madden (1936-____) U.S. football coach, sportscaster   4) Who said . . . The mind is a musical instrument with a certain range of tones, beyond which in both directions we have an infinite silence. John Tyndall (1820-1893) English physicist John Bunyan (1628-1688) English clergyman, author John Jay Chapman (1862-1933) U.S. poet, dramatist, critic   5) Who said . . . Old minds are like old horses; you must exercise them if you wish to keep them in working order. John H. Johnson (1918-____) U.S. publisher John W. Gardner (1912-____) U.S. writer, government official John Quincy Adams (1767-1848) U.S. president   6) Who said . . . To treat your facts with imagination is one thing, but to imagine your facts is another. John Dryden (1631-1700) English poet, dramatist, critic John Burroughs (1837-1921) U.S. author, naturalist John Hope (1868-1936) U.S. educator   7) Who said . . . Think and let think. John Wesley (1703-1791) English preacher John Galsworthy (1867-1933) English author, dramatist John Buchan (1875-1940) Scottish author, government official   8) Who said . . . Nothing is more common than for men to think that because they are familiar with words they understand the ideas they stand for. John Henry Newman (1801-1890) English religious Leader, prelate, writer John Dos Passos (1896-1970) U.S writer John Gay (1685-1732) English poet, dramatist     9) Who said . . . The human imagination. . . has great difficulty in living strictly within the confines of a materialist practice or philosophy. It dreams, like a dog in its basket, of hares in the open. John Sean O'Feeny Ford (1895-1973) U.S. director  John Berger (1926-____) British author, art critic John Dewey (1859-1952) U.S. philosopher, educator 10) Who said . . . That so few now dare to be eccentric, marks the chief danger of the time. John Maynard Keynes (1883-1946) British Economist John Ray (1627-1705) English naturalist John Stuart Mill (1806-1873) English economist, philosopher   How many "correct the first time" answers did you get? Your Quotational Quotient (QQ) rating is as follows:   9-10 correct: Out of this World! Go to the head of the class. 7-8  correct:  Excellent. You know "Johns" inside and out. 5-6  correct:  Very Good. Are you sick of Johns yet? 3-4  correct:  Not bad, but you can probably do better. Try another QQ. 1-2 correct:   Out of this World! Pure guessing will do better than this.

 
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