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What is believed to be the safest country to be in if you wish to survive a zombie apocalypse?




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  An Idiom By Any Other Name   great trivia quiz  
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
Can you work out these rewritten idioms? Have fun.
Very Easy, 10 Qns, Creedy, Mar 19 15
Recommended for grades: 8,9
Category: Idiom Wordplay
Very Easy
Creedy gold member
2354 plays
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  Old Occupations   top quiz  
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
While researching the family tree I came across some unusual occupations. Do you think you can help me with these?
Average, 10 Qns, dcpddc478, Jan 24 25
Average
dcpddc478
Jan 24 25
2897 plays
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  Oh No! I Dropped It!   great trivia quiz  
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
I've dropped ten sayings and idioms and need your help putting them with their actual meaning. Why not drop on by?
Easier, 10 Qns, malik24, Jul 07 20
Easier
malik24
Jul 07 20
2579 plays
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  Touch-a Touch-a Touch Me   best quiz  
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
The words 'touch' and 'touching' are used with a variety of meanings, and consequently have many synonyms. Let's look at some of them. All etymologies come from the Online Etymological Dictionary.
Easier, 10 Qns, looney_tunes, Feb 20 23
Easier
looney_tunes editor
Feb 20 23
2260 plays
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  Alfabetical Fun With Fonetics editor best quiz   best quiz  
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
Here are ten questions to test your knowledge on a variety of topics, with a twist - all answers relate to the NATO phonetic alphabet, the generally-used term given to the International Radiotelephony Spelling Alphabet, or IACO phonetic alphabet.
Average, 10 Qns, Jennifer5, Dec 29 15
Category: Alphabetical Words
Average
Jennifer5 gold member
2867 plays
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  9 for 10 Greek Mythological Figures   great trivia quiz  
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
Correctly answer the first nine questions on Greek mythological figures and the initial letters from those answers will spell out, in order, the answer to question ten.
Easier, 10 Qns, Dizart, Jul 22 13
Category: Greek Myth
Easier
Dizart gold member
2208 plays
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  Match the Idioms   great trivia quiz  
Match Quiz
 10 Qns
Can you complete these well known idioms?
Very Easy, 10 Qns, Creedy, Oct 14 22
Recommended for grades: 8,9,10
Very Easy
Creedy gold member
Oct 14 22
2456 plays
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  What the Heck is a Retronym?   great trivia quiz  
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
A retronym is used to describe something when an existing word is no longer sufficient. For example, the term "acoustic guitar" came after the invention of the electric guitar. Here's a fun introduction to the world of retronyms. US English variant.
Easier, 10 Qns, nooxyjen, Jul 06 23
Category: Language Use
Easier
nooxyjen
Jul 06 23
2675 plays
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  Oh No! There's a Gorgon in My Soup   great trivia quiz  
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
It's the Restaurant at the End of all Universes, the place where fantasy and mythology become alive. Unfortunately, the cook has been a bit tipsy today and so a few mishaps happened. Can you unravel the carnage?
Average, 10 Qns, WesleyCrusher, Sep 26 11
Category: Beasts of Myth
Average
WesleyCrusher editor
2270 plays
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  Not So Obscure Words Beginning With "Obs"   top quiz  
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
Who needs a quiz with the word "Obscure" in the title?" There are some great every-day words that begin with "Obs"; the question is, can you decipher them from the clues?
Very Easy, 10 Qns, coachpauly, Feb 25 23
Category: Words N - Z
Very Easy
coachpauly
Feb 25 23
3372 plays
trivia question Quick Question
The word, mime, comes from which early civilization?

From Quiz "A Brief History of Mime"




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