The Bible or The Bard?

By Miss Cellania in Everything Else on Nov 10, 2008 at 11:59 am

You may have heard these quotes all your life, but can you identify the source? Today’s Lunchtime Quiz at mental_floss will give you a phrase, and you decide whether it’s from the Bible or the works of Shakespeare. I scored 70%. Link

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Gail Pink
Nov 10th, 2008 at 12:11 pm
70 % for me as well. It’s more challenging than you would think!
Brad
Nov 10th, 2008 at 12:45 pm
90% – I missed the one about light being sweet to look upon…..(or something like that)
scottnic
Nov 10th, 2008 at 1:45 pm
It’s not that hard… Just mark the ones in iambic pentameter as Shakespeare, those that aren’t as the Bible. That’s what I did, and I got 100%.
Rocky Rook
Nov 10th, 2008 at 3:19 pm
I’m unlearned. 30%
Corinne
Nov 10th, 2008 at 5:16 pm
80% There are two Shakespeare quotes that aren’t 10 syllables… considering most of Shakespeare is in iambic pentameter.
just a guy
Nov 11th, 2008 at 12:28 am
60%. I thought I’d do better. but I did use iambic – I just tried to ‘feel out’ the ones I didn’t recognize.
Christophe
Nov 11th, 2008 at 2:30 am
Ouch. 30%.
With your 70% that makes a hundred!
savage708
Nov 12th, 2008 at 9:03 pm
90% counting out with iambic (i miscounted on one)

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