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Who Said This In History app for iPhone and iPad


4.2 ( 8032 ratings )
Games Education Educational Family
Developer: Paul Zelenski
Free
Current version: 1.3, last update: 7 years ago
First release : 01 Feb 2013
App size: 23.6 Mb

Who Said This In History Free is the FREE version of the App "WHO SAID THIS IN HISTORY". It contains almost all of the functionality but has only a limited number of quotes (About 130). The full version has much, much more. The quotes selected for this version are a sampling of the Humor, Motivational, and the more well-known quotes from many historical giants.

The quotes in the full version include many US Presidents such as Abraham Lincoln, George Washington, Ronald Reagan and others. They include philosophers such as Aristotle, Confucius, Gandhi; writers like Mark Twain, Ralph Waldo Emerson, Shakespeare; scientists like Edison and Einstein and even comedians like, Bill Cosby and W.C.Fields and many, many others.

You can have fun while learning important messages. Some are motivational, practical or historical; and some are just plain funny especially considering WHO SAID IT IN HISTORY.

SEARCH,
You can SEARCH for particularly memorable quotes, select FAVORITES for easy reference later or be connected automatically to WIKIPEDIA for more information on the historical figure being quoted at the touch of a button.
When viewing the WIKIPEDIA pages, you can pinch zoom, rotate to landscape and even print the talk if you are fortunate enough to have an Apple AirPrint Compatible printer.

STUDY,
You can choose to STUDY each quote in succession using a beautiful book-like format, turning pages by swiping your device left or right.

& PLAY
You can also PLAY a game with the quotes. In the game, quotes are presented randomly and four pictures of Historical figures are offered. See if you can identify the speakers style (or content) or see if you can remember "Who Said it in History". Statistics are kept for you on your successes. After a game is complete, you may choose to Review the Game quotes to deepen your knowledge.

Have fun learning using familiar Apple touches to fluidly navigate through the App. Be sure to explore how taps and swipes naturally get you where you want to go.

The full version has CATEGORIES: Choose to SEARCH, STUDY or PLAY with only quotes in certain categories. You can switch on or off those quotes that are categorized as HUMOROUS, MOTIVATIONAL, PHILOSOPHICAL, POLITICAL, among others. The free version disables this option since there are fewer quotes.