History Trivia Questions & Answers - Famous Last Words

Whose last words were "I am still alive?"

Answer: Gaius Caligula.

Caligula has been dubbed, Rome's most tyrannical emperor. His reign was noted not only for cruel and treacherous acts but also of truly insane ones. His more insane acts included attempting to have his horse, Incitatus, inducted as a senator and after marching his troops to the coast of France, he ordered them to gather seashells on the beach. He also began publicly appearing dressed as a god and insisted that he be treated as one. His peers also accused him of both incest and murder. It is hardly surprising that his own guard eventually assassinated him.

"I'm bored with it all" were the last words of which famous person?

Answer:Winston Churchill

Winston Churchill was born on November 30th 1874 and was the Prime Minister of Britain during WWII. Winston served in the military in both India and Cuba before beginning his life in politics. Churchill is one of only two people to have received the distinction of being made an Honorary Citizen of the USA. Also, among his many distinctions was a Nobel Prize for literature. Churchill died nine days after having a major stroke on the 24th of January 1965.

Who said on their deathbed, "All my possessions for a moment of time"?

Answer:Elizabeth the I

Elizabeth was born on September 7th 1533. She ascended to the throne in 1559 after the death of her sister Mary. She was the only child of Henry the 8th and Anne Boleyn. Her mother Anne was executed by her father Henry when she was only two years of age. Elizabeth never married despite many proposals and petitions. She died in 1558 on the 17th of November.

"Go on, get out - last words are for fools who haven't said enough" are said to be the last words of which famous person?

Answer:Karl Marx.

It is reported that he said these words to his housekeeper who wanted to write down his dying words. Karl Marx was born in Germany in 1818. He was a noted philosopher, historian, communist and revolutionary. He died in March, 1883. He was buried in Highgate Cemetery in London. His tombstone reads "Workers of all Lands Unite".

"Go away. I'm all right" was the last thing said by which famous person?

Answer:H. G. Wells

Novelist H. G. Wells was born in Bromley, England on September 21st 1866. He is probably best known for his works in science fiction, which include such classics as the Time Machine, the Invisible Man and The War of the Worlds. Wells died at his home in Regent's Park in 1946. He had wanted his epitaph to read, "I told you so. You damned fools."

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His Most Famous Photograph - Pepper 30 by Edward Weston

Ace photographer Edward Weston was born on March 24, 1886, in Illinois, USA. In 1932, he co-founded the influential 'Group F/64,' with Ansel Adams and Willard Van Dyke. His famous works, mostly done with an 8" X 10" view camera, included a series of landscapes, nudes, and still life. His interest in still life, especially certain vegetable, as evident in his "Pepper #30," was rooted into the initial years of his career, which started more as a hobby. After being gifted a Kodak camera in the year 1902, Weston began photography in the public parks of Chicago and at his aunt's farm.

Edward had an uncanny ability to bring out sensuality even in the vegetated life. His frames covering the ordinary peppers (vegetable) formed a complete body of work, with over 60 different photographs. The picture that earned him highest acclaims belonged to this series, titled "Pepper #30," which was taken in the year 1930. It is a black and white shot, closely focusing on a curved pepper. Weston was highly fascinated by the shapes and curves of this vegetable, which, according to him, carries an analogy to the human body. A careful and well-prepared shot of these peppers also gave an impression of magnificent abstract sculptures. One glance on "Pepper #30" makes it look like a picture of a well-carved figure, with an underlying voluptuousness. Only a closer examination reveals the object as an ordinary vegetable. Weston was a master of the use of light in all his works, especially the still life. The mesmerizing power of "Pepper #30" is greatly attributed to the effect of light. The source of light is placed transverse above, such that it illuminates the frontal portion of the vegetable. The frame can be divided into two portions - the upper one with pitch-dark background and the lower one, which is partially lit. The brightly shining upper half of the pepper remarkably stands out against the black background, whereas the lower half is demarcated only by its own shadow.

Edward Weston took a great care in capturing the frame from an angle that portrays the pepper in three dimensions, rather than as a flat image. Deciding upon the darkness of the original print is also challenging for images that thrive upon the interplay of lighting. Weston's rich experience is demonstrated from "Pepper #30," the 23.97 cm X 19.05 cm print of optimum strength that underscores the sensuality and the mellowness of the picture. The prodigious appreciation of an isolated piece of an otherwise common object is what makes Edward's this work, an epitome of artistry!

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