Allusions Quiz

Which historical event is alluded to in the phrase 'Beware the Ides of March'?

• Battle of Waterloo

• Assassination of Julius Caesar

• Signing of the Magna Carta

• Discovery of America

In the novel '1984' by George Orwell, the phrase 'Big Brother is watching you' is an allusion to which historical figure?

• Napoleon Bonaparte

• Winston Churchill

• Adolf Hitler

• Joseph Stalin

The phrase 'Et tu, Brute?' is an allusion to which famous play?

• Julius Caesar

• Romeo and Juliet

• Hamlet

• Macbeth

Which historical figure is alluded to in the phrase 'Napoleon complex'?

• Alexander the Great

• Julius Caesar

• Genghis Khan

• Napoleon Bonaparte

Which famous book series is alluded to in the phrase 'May the odds be ever in your favor'?

• Divergent

• The Hunger Games

• Harry Potter

• Twilight

The phrase 'The apple doesn't fall far from the tree' is an allusion to which biblical story?

• Adam and Eve

• The Last Supper

• The Tower of Babel

• Noah's Ark