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Guy Gavriel Kay -- What Place in what Novel?
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This is a quiz on the fantasy novels by Guy Gavriel Kay. Can you name the novel where the following settings are found? Note: the three volumes of "The Fionavar Tapestry" are treated as a single unit for this quiz.
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Kay, Guy Gavriel
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Tough
10 Q
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Ampelos
Jun 21 13
69 plays
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A Quiz About "Coot Club", Part I
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"Coot Club" is the fifth novel in Arthur Ransome's series "Swallows and Amazons". The setting on the Norfolk Broads in East Anglia means a different sort of boat and a different type of sailing. This is a quiz on the first half of the story.
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Ransome, Arthur
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Tough
10 Q
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Ampelos
Jul 07 13
63 plays
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A Quiz About "Coot Club", Part II
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"Coot Club" is the fifth of the series "Swallows and Amazons", and is set on the Norfolk Broads. The first half concerns the adventures of the Coot Club and the Callums on the Northern Rivers. In this quiz they journey down to the Southern Rivers.
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Ransome, Arthur
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Tough
10 Q
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Ampelos
Jul 10 13
63 plays
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"Falling Skies", Season 1
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"Falling Skies" is a science-fiction series about the aftermath of an alien invasion of Earth. The first season is set the area around Boston where leaders of a resistance movement are battling against the aliens.
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F
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Tough
10 Q
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Ampelos
Jul 10 13
93 plays
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BBB Bible Series: Zephaniah
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One of the so-called Minor Prophets, Zephaniah spoke the Word of the Lord to the people of Israel in the 7th century BC. This is a quiz about this little-known prophet.
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Zephaniah
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Tough
10 Q
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Ampelos
Aug 29 13
63 plays
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Honouring the Ancient Greek Gods
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Here are ten questions about ancient buildings that honoured some of the gods of ancient Greece.
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Religious Buildings
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Tough
10 Q
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Ampelos
Jul 29 13
465 plays
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BBB Bible Series: (I Thessalonians)
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Here are ten questions based on Paul's first letter to the Thessalonians (the Christian community in Thessalonika). I have used the translation as found in the Jersualem Bible (1966).
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Thessalonians (I and II)
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Average
10 Q
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Ampelos
Apr 14 12
183 plays
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I Write the Plays (Very Old Plays)
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We have around eighty surviving plays works by eight ancient dramatists: Aeschylus, Sophocles, Euripides, Aristophanes, Menander, Plautus, Terence, and Seneca. The following are questions about their plays.
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Plays
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Difficult
10 Q
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Ampelos
Mar 21 13
228 plays
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More on "Gaudy Night" by Dorothy L. Sayers
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"Gaudy Night" was published in 1935, and is the third novel featuring Harriet Vane, who is investigating some unpleasant happenings at her former Oxford College.
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Sayers, Dorothy L.
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Average
10 Q
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Ampelos
Mar 08 13
102 plays
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Greek Cities in the New Testament
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Cities with Greek-speaking inhabitants and Greek culture were found all over the ancient world, from South Italy to Central Asia. The following are all mentioned in the New Testament.
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Geography of the Bible
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Tough
10 Q
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Ampelos
Aug 26 12
210 plays
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A Quiz on "Swallowdale"
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"Swallowdale" is the second in the series, "Swallows and Amazons". The Walker children ("Swallows") are eagerly looking forward to returning to their adventures with the Blacketts ("Amazons"). But things do not go as they expect.
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Ransome, Arthur
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Tough
10 Q
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Ampelos
Jun 22 13
75 plays
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After "Star Trek TNG"
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A quiz about TV appearances made by actors on "Star Trek: The Next Generation" AFTER they appeared on that series. All but one of these players were listed in the opening credits of "ST: TNG". Each actor is the correct answer only ONCE.
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Cast in Other Shows
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Tough
10 Q
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Ampelos
Jul 16 13
207 plays
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I'm a Legend
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Here are some questions about 10 movies all containing "legend" or "legends" in the title. You will see that the movies are of very different quality.
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Common Titles
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Tough
10 Q
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Ampelos
May 03 13
291 plays
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From the Magic Flute
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These are ten questions from Mozart's great opera "The Magic Flute" ("Die Zauberflöte"). Each one has to do with an aria in the opera.
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Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus
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Tough
10 Q
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Ampelos
May 22 13
99 plays
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Ancient Greece -- Odd One Out
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In each group of four persons, events, or things from ancient Greece, which one does NOT belong?
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Ancient Greece
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Difficult
10 Q
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Ampelos
Jun 15 13
411 plays
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Kop That
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In many stadiums in the United Kingdom spectators watch from an area of the ground called "The Kop". How much do you know about the various stadiums which have (or had) a Kop?
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UK Football Stadiums
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Average
10 Q
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Ampelos
Apr 19 13
165 plays
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"JAG" Episode 145: "Answered Prayers"
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This is an episode of the excellent series "JAG" from its seventh season (2001). Here are ten questions about that episode.
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JAG
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Average
10 Q
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Ampelos
Jun 02 13
78 plays
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The Greek Hero Theseus
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Theseus was one of the best-known heroes of Greek myth, famous for his exploits in a number of areas. This is a quiz on some of the aspects of his life and career.
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Theseus
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Difficult
10 Q
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Ampelos
Aug 17 13
129 plays
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Arthur Ransome -- "Pigeon Post"
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"Pigeon Post" is the sixth of the "Swallows and Amazons" books by Arthur Ransome, and features all three groups of children: the Swallows (the four Walker children), the Amazons (Nancy and Peggy), the D's (Dick and Dorothea).
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Ransome, Arthur
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Average
10 Q
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Ampelos
Oct 03 10
123 plays
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BBB Bible Series: II Timothy
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As part of the BBB Bible series, here is a quiz on Paul's second letter to Timothy, very likely the last of Paul's letters that we have. The translation used is that of "The Jerusalem Bible" (1996).
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Timothy (I and II)
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Difficult
10 Q
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Ampelos
Jul 04 13
135 plays
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The Number 42
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An interesting number, with all sorts of connections that you might not have imagined.
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11-50
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Tough
10 Q
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Ampelos
Dec 17 12
306 plays
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The Ancient World in Modern Culture
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The ancient Greek and Roman world has always been a source of characters and stories in Western culture. This is a quiz on modern popular culture has used people and themes from the ancient world.
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Entertainment by Themes
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Difficult
10 Q
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Ampelos
Jul 25 13
195 plays
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Eye of the Beholder
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"Eye of the Beholder" is a rather mysterious episode and relies on a 'twist' at the end to explain what has gone on.
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'Star Trek: The Next Generation' - Episodes
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Tough
10 Q
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Ampelos
May 05 11
168 plays
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Ampelos' First Common Bond Quiz
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Ten varied questions whose common bond will (I hope) suggest a championship sports team.
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Common Bond 10 Questions
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Tough
10 Q
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Ampelos
Jun 25 13
423 plays
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