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Baseball Incidents They'd Rather Forget
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The followup to my "Baseball Careers They'd Rather Forget". In this quiz, we cover the single events that the greats (and sometimes, not so greats) would like erased from their history.
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MLB Mixture
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Average
10 Q
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eauhomme
Nov 13 07
1527 plays
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From Croydon to FunTrivia: Kirsty MacColl
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The great, quirky, under-recognized English singer-songwriter was taken from us far too early. What do you know about Kirsty MacColl?
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MacColl, Kirsty
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Tough
10 Q
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eauhomme
Nov 20 07
207 plays
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History as Explained in Music
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Music has often been used to tell stories, and in many cases, those stories have been true. This quiz examines specific historical events that have been covered in music.
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Mixed Bag
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Average
10 Q
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eauhomme
Dec 19 08
3822 plays
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Dragnet: Just the Facts, Ma'am
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Okay, first of all, "Just The Facts, Ma'am" never appears in any episode of "Dragnet". However, the radio drama "Dragnet" made such an impact that it spawned the phrase, multiple TV series and movies, and several parodies, and who knows what else?
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US Old Time Radio
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Average
10 Q
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eauhomme
Dec 02 07
825 plays
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Turkmenbashi, Crazy Dictator of Absurdistan
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On December 21, 2006, Saparmurat Niyazov, the President of Turkmenistan died, and the reign of one of the world's more bizarre leaders came to a close. This is a quiz about some of the absurdity that became the norm under the regime of "Turkmenbashi".
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Specific Country Government
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Tough
10 Q
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eauhomme
Jan 16 08
216 plays
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Patty Hearst and the SLA
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One of the great media events of the 1970s was the kidnapping of Patty Hearst and her supposed indoctrination into the Symbionese Liberation Army and involvement in their crimes.
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Famous U.S. Women
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Tough
10 Q
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eauhomme
Sep 18 07
843 plays
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Six Degrees of Fleetwood Mac
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Fleetwood Mac is made up of some great musicians. These musicians have done some great music on their own, have worked with some great musicians, maybe are related to some great musicians. And that's what this quiz is about.
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Fleetwood Mac
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Tough
10 Q
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eauhomme
Jan 09 08
1098 plays
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Can You See "Paradise by the Dashboard Light"?
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Considered by many to be the greatest duet of all time, by many others simply the longest, what do you know about Meat Loaf's triple-medley "Paradise by the Dashboard Light"?
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Meatloaf
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Average
10 Q
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eauhomme
Sep 29 07
2706 plays
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Movies in the Want Ads
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The following 10 classified ads describe something for sale that would have played a prominent role in a well-known movie. Figure out the movie.
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Movie Mixture
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Easy
10 Q
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eauhomme
Nov 12 07
9975 plays
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Basic BASIC (for Old School Computers)
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Before Mac and PC, before C++, before Turbo Pascal, we learned to program an Apple II, Commodore 64, Atari 800, TRS-80, or a TI-99/4A. Whatever machine we used, we worked in BASIC. What do you remember about the programming language of the 70s and 80s?
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Computers
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Tough
10 Q
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eauhomme
Nov 04 07
1665 plays
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Songs (With Subtitles)
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Generally speaking, a good song will have a good title. In some cases, however, the songwriter has also added a subtitle, a parenthetical addition to the title. Here, you match the parenthetical subtitle to the song title.
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Songs with Subtitles
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Tough
10 Q
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eauhomme
Sep 06 07
1056 plays
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Musical Alter Egos
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Musicians often create another persona in their music, their group names, or their album titles. Their songs tell a story, and they put themselves into the title role, or they set the scene and they drop themselves into it.
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Something in Common
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Average
10 Q
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eauhomme
Mar 27 08
1035 plays
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You Expect Me to Believe That Nonsense?
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There are the classic urban legends, stories told throughout the years, too bizarre to be true. In some cases, however, truth is even stranger than fiction.
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Urban Legends
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Tough
10 Q
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Eauhomme
Mar 11 10
3816 plays
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Child Stars On Your Television
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"Dickie Roberts: Former Child Star" may or may not have been a memorable movie. I don't know. I didn't see it. But there was the wonderful song at the end--"Child Stars On Your Television", performed by and about some of the great stars of yesteryear.
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Characters and Actors
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Average
10 Q
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Eauhomme
Mar 22 09
2064 plays
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Show Business: It's All Relative
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Family and work often go together, regardless of the profession. The children follow in the parents' footsteps, or perhaps one sibling learns the trade from another sibling. Why should acting be any different? This quiz is about families in show business
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Celebrity Families
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Average
10 Q
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eauhomme
Oct 27 07
3927 plays
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Pho True Fans of Noodle Soups
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One of my favorite delicacies is pho, the fragrant noodle soup filled with a variety of meats, vegetables and spices. Never tried it before? I hope this leads you to consider a try. If you already have, you probably don't need convincing.
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Food & Drink
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Average
10 Q
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Eauhomme
Nov 09 11
306 plays
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Harry Truman Capote - A Before And After Quiz
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"After ending World War II as President, he wrote 'In Cold Blood." Who was this? Harry Truman Capote, of course! This quiz is about the accomplishments of two people in one. The middle initial is their shared name.
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U.S.A. People
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Average
10 Q
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eauhomme
Oct 19 07
1068 plays
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Who Originally Recorded It?
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Many songs are identified immediately with a certain singer. However, that singer may not be the original one who recorded it. Often the songwriter, or someone else entirely, may have recorded it first, generally with less success.
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Originally Recorded By
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Tough
10 Q
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eauhomme
Jan 27 08
1491 plays
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Two 116-Win Teams
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The Two Greatest Teams Failed to Win It All: The 1906 Chicago Cubs won 116 games to set the Major League record. The 2001 Seattle Mariners tied that record. Yet both teams failed to win the big one, the World Series. This quiz is about those two teams.
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MLB Teams
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Average
10 Q
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eauhomme
Dec 16 07
330 plays
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Wutawieh! A Look at Pitcairn Island
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You may have heard of the mutiny on the Bounty, popularized many times in movies. What is less known is what happened afterward. The survivors of the mutiny settled on a rock in the Pacific and started a society that still exists today.
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Pitcairn Islands
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Tough
10 Q
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eauhomme
May 29 08
297 plays
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Baseball Careers They'd Rather Forget
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Baseball has its heroes and stars. It also has its team players, quiet contributors. Finally, there are the players in this quiz, the players who, when their grandchildren ask about their baseball careers, change the subject.
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MLB Players
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Difficult
10 Q
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eauhomme
Sep 25 07
564 plays
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Musical Menu
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Sit down to a nice little musical feast. Musicians and songs have often referenced food or drink in their names or their subjects. This quiz is about these references. Enjoy it with a nice little beverage, and try not to get crumbs on your keyboard.
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Food and Drink in Songs
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Average
10 Q
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Eauhomme
Feb 22 10
603 plays
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Addictive Music
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As a licensed chemical dependency professional, I keep an ear on the messages given about drugs and alcohol. In this quiz, the focus is on songs that focus on the consequences of addiction and/or the benefits of sobriety.
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Drugs in Songs
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Difficult
10 Q
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Eauhomme
Feb 09 10
426 plays
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You Can't Do That On FunTrivia
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Locker Joke Segment:
"Oh, Brian?"
"Yes, Alasdair."
"I understand you've made a quiz about the Nickelodeon TV show 'You Can't Do That on Television.' Why would you do that?"
"I don't know." [SLIME]
Includes behind the scenes content.
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You Can't Do That On Television
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Difficult
10 Q
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eauhomme
Sep 22 07
672 plays
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Vidiot--A Look at Classic Arcade Games
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Grab your quarters, or better yet, your tokens, and think back about 25 years... Was it Starship, Space Station, Alladin's Castle? Whatever they called it, did you spend way too much time and money in a dark room full of video games?
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Arcade Games Mixture
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Tough
10 Q
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eauhomme
Sep 21 07
501 plays
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The Columbine High School Tragedy
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On April 20, 1999, the world was shocked to see an outburst of violence at a typical suburban school. Images of students running out, hands on their heads, were frightening, and people waited to see if their children and friends survived.
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Kids Who Kill
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Tough
10 Q
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Eauhomme
Nov 02 09
720 plays
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The Guilden Age of Television
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Looking back on our younger days, much of it was spent plopped down in front of the tube. Join the Quiz Makers' Guild as we revisit some of our old favorite shows.
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Mixture: Classics
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Difficult
10 Q
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eauhomme
Sep 18 08
1053 plays
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Hear Today, Gone Tomorrow
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The 1980's were a great decade for one-hit wonders, especially unusual ones. This quiz includes a disco-rap-new wave fusion, a German war protest, a sequel by a different singer, a spaghetti western, a 2-time hit, and a hit by a disbanded group.
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One Hit Wonders - 1980s
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Average
10 Q
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Eauhomme
Jun 26 10
495 plays
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The Jeffersons: Airplane or Starship?
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Is it Jefferson Airplane, Jefferson Starship, Starship, or none of these? I give you the opening line to a song (not including the chorus), you decide which incarnation of the San Francisco group recorded it.
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Jefferson Airplane
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Tough
10 Q
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eauhomme
Oct 22 07
483 plays
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The Bizarre Mr. Bean
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What can I say about Mr. Bean? A look at the life of an incompetent man who has no clue about it. We can only strive to not be him, but really, don't we all have bits of him in us?
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Mr. Bean
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Average
10 Q
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Eauhomme
Oct 11 11
189 plays
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