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Famous Trios Quiz #3

Guess the missing members of these famous threesomes.
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First submittedApril 14, 2013
Times taken35,135
Average score62.5%
Rating4.19
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Famous Trio
Faster, Higher, Stronger
Jesus, Mary, and Joseph
Tom, Dick and Harry
Past, Present and Future
Animal, Vegetable, Mineral
Tic, Tac, Toe
Calm, Cool and Collected
Bed, Bath and Beyond
Famous Trio
Lather, Rinse, Repeat
Veni, Vidi, Vici
Hook, Line and Sinker
Friends, Romans, Countrymen
Lock, Stock and Barrel
Turn On, Tune In, Drop Out
Me, Myself and I
Signed, Sealed, Delivered
Famous Trio
Coulda, Woulda, Shoulda
Lies, Damned Lies, and Statistics
Stone Age, Bronze Age, Iron Age
No Shirt, No Shoes, No Service
Shake, Rattle, and Roll
Bewitched, Bothered and Bewildered
Win, Place, Show
Way, Shape or Form
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37 Comments
cranbeckh
+4
Level 69
Jul 1, 2013
Never heard of Lies, Damn Lies and statistics. But I like It!
buck1017
+1
Level 78
Jul 18, 2013
I hadn't either...i tried Lies, Damn Lies, and Politicians, but to no avail.
aliberti68
+2
Level 54
Jul 30, 2013
It was Mark Twain and how it rings true today!
fuanacdc
+2
Level 86
Jun 25, 2018
It is misattributed to Mark Twain. I don't remember who actually said it though.
nycbarb
+1
Level 44
Feb 13, 2014
Me too, but it's the only one I missed!
ander217
+1
Level 74
Aug 30, 2016
Never heard of it, either, but can't believe I missed faster, higher, stronger after watching the Olympics all last week.
Cooldrive
+1
Level 64
Aug 2, 2017
I always thought Twain borrowed it from Disraeli.
Pookminstamum
+1
Level 64
May 5, 2023
From Bookbrowse.com

First, Leonard H. Courtney's 1895 speech, influenced by the 1st Earl of Balfour

But...

---8< "However, it seems unlikely that the expression originated with him because, according to Wikipedia, an earlier instance of the phrase (or something close to it) is found four years earlier in a letter to the editor of the British newspaper National Observer, in June 1891:

"Sir, —It has been wittily remarked that there are three kinds of falsehood: the first is a 'fib,' the second is a downright lie, and the third and most aggravated is statistics. It is on statistics and on the absence of statistics that the advocate of national pensions relies…"

The opening reference implies that the expression is established at the time this letter was written; and, from other sources, it is clear that at least one variation on the expression (which probably preceded "lies") was in use at the time about three types of unreliable witnesses:

*A liar, a damned liar, and an expert.*

BlackLab
+1
Level 66
Dec 15, 2021
Studies show 3 out of 4 people make up 75% of our population.
PitifulExcuse
+1
Level 64
May 7, 2024
One of those quotations used by those who don't have an effective argument to refute the numbers and thus resort to trite phrases.

"Statistics don't lie, but liars often use statistics", is maybe more illuminating.

alseronies
+1
Level 16
Aug 6, 2013
where's stop, drop, and roll? Too easy? Then again, there's tic tac toe...
JSWTW21
+1
Level 39
Nov 1, 2020
it was in a previous famous trios quiz
kitshef
+2
Level 85
Jun 19, 2014
no shirt, no shoes, no dice
Directioner92399
+5
Level 17
Jul 25, 2014
Where's Harry, Ron, and Hermione. They are the golden TRIO after all...
thisisfun
+1
Level 33
May 1, 2015
how about Stop, drop and Roll?
JSWTW21
+1
Level 39
Nov 1, 2020
It's in a previous famous trios quiz
Osiris
+2
Level 62
Jul 17, 2017
Control, alt, ...
JSWTW21
+1
Level 39
Nov 1, 2020
it's in a previous famous trios quiz
DarthCaedus66
+2
Level 12
Aug 2, 2017
Where are Jessie,James,and Meowth!?!
jheimlich
+1
Level 23
Aug 2, 2017
only knew veni vidi vici from ghostbusters
ScottDozenNo
+6
Level 56
Nov 30, 2017
That one clue/answer should "cool, calm, and collected"

IN THAT ORDER

Jared0309
+2
Level 75
Apr 3, 2018
I only knew Lock, Shock, and Barrel. (from The Nightmare Before Christmas) Technically, it is still a trio that fits the clue, so I feel as though it should also be accepted (as a write-in that corrects to Stock)
Zalias
+2
Level 36
May 4, 2018
Some of these were the wrong way round. Or at least, according to common usage. (Cool, calm and collected, no shoes, no shirt, no service, bothered, bewitched and bewildered).
cornflakesfu
+3
Level 87
May 19, 2018
I have always heard it in the order "No shirt, no shoes, no service."
ander217
+3
Level 74
May 31, 2018
"Bewitched, Bothered, and Bewildered," is a song from the 1940s musical, "Pal Joey." Lady Gaga and Tony Bennett did it together a few years ago, It was sung on The Crown, and Sinatra's version was great, but no one can beat Ella Fitzgerald singing this song. Everyone should listen to it at least once in their lifetime. She was incredible.
Moos1005
+1
Level 85
Oct 7, 2018
For the younger generation it needs "improvise, adapt, overcome"
JackBeNimble
+1
Level 81
Nov 6, 2018
Interesting to see the generation gap reflected in the stats.
Yanni47
+1
Level 78
Dec 22, 2018
I wrote vegetation instead of vegetable. Can't this count too, please?
Sifhraven
+1
Level 72
Dec 22, 2018
Ready, set, go. Game, set, match. Come to mind. And after reading the comments, also reduce, reuse, recycle. (Or instead of the first one:on your mark, get set, go).
JSWTW21
+1
Level 39
Nov 1, 2020
All of these are in previous famous trio quizzes
LadyIceBear
+2
Level 55
Nov 11, 2019
Lather, rinse, and...OBEY!
Jakecb4
+1
Level 41
Aug 10, 2020
Ash, Brock and Misty are a famous pokemon trio.
JSWTW21
+1
Level 39
Nov 1, 2020
I've only ever heard it as Higher, Further, Faster
EcceHomo
+1
Level 82
Mar 31, 2023
It's a direct translation of Citius, Altius, Fortius.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Citius,_Altius,_Fortius

Imagine779
+3
Level 48
Aug 12, 2021
I saw Friends, Romans, and Countrymen on the first Famous Trios quiz, maybe you can take that out of this quiz and replace it with another one?
GlassMonkeyCode
+1
Level 68
Feb 8, 2024
No shirt, no shoes, no problem.
VincentCanQuiz
+1
Level 56
May 7, 2024
You should do Do, Re, Mi
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