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The Gospel According to Aslan
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The Narnia Chronicles have long been a great favourite, suitable for everyone. Many have seen parallels in these stories to the Bible, and this quiz explores a few that I have come across. I used the RSV and the English edition of the Chronicles.
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Mixed Bible Trivia
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Tough
10 Q
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ArleneRimmer
Nov 14 05
3300 plays
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Bible Ladies
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Most of the stories in the Bible are about men and boys - but do you know anything about the women and girls in the Bible?
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Bible for Kids
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Average
10 Q
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ArleneRimmer
Oct 22 02
16785 plays
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Sex and the Married Detective
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This is the name of an episode, but this quiz is not about that. It is about all those times the devoted husband Columbo is faced with sexual matters in the course of his work.
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Columbo
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Tough
15 Q
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ArleneRimmer
Aug 30 06
987 plays
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Noah and his Boat
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I always liked the story of Noah - I hope you do as well!
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Bible for Kids
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Easy
10 Q
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ArleneRimmer
Oct 16 02
18822 plays
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Bible People
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The Bible is full of great stories and wonderful people just like us. How well do you know them?
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Bible for Kids
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Easy
10 Q
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ArleneRimmer
Oct 05 02
20352 plays
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The Genocide of the Holocaust
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This quiz is not for the faint-hearted as I have given specific details of the Holocaust and the suffering endured by a race of people in perhaps the best-known case of genocide in the twentieth century.
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Holocaust
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Difficult
10 Q
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ArleneRimmer
Dec 31 03
7050 plays
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Jonah and the Big Fish
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I like the story of Jonah because sometimes I don't want to do what God asks me to do! (I have used the Good News Bible to put this quiz together).
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Bible for Kids
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Easy
10 Q
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ArleneRimmer
Oct 19 02
13170 plays
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Leftenant Columbo
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No, it's not a spelling mistake - it's a play on the pronunciation of the word 'Lieutenant'. Do you know the guest stars who would naturally pronounce Columbo's rank in this way - the Brits?
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Columbo
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Tough
10 Q
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ArleneRimmer
Jun 20 06
1017 plays
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'The Cinder Path'
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The cinder path was not only a landmark in the childhood home of Charlie MacFell, but also reflected the pains and trials of his life. Have you read this book?
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Cookson, Catherine
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Difficult
10 Q
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ArleneRimmer
Dec 08 03
216 plays
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A Christmas Quiz
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We all enjoy Christmas as a fun time, but did you know that Christmas is a celebration of Jesus' Birthday?
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Bible for Kids
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Average
10 Q
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ArleneRimmer
Dec 21 03
20445 plays
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Britain's Top 50 Sitcoms (Part 2)
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In 2003 the people of Britain were asked to vote for their favourite sitcoms, and the top fifty were listed in a special programme in January 2004. This quiz deals with number 30 to number 11. How much do you know about the favourite British sitcoms?
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UK Comedy
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Average
20 Q
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ArleneRimmer
Jan 12 04
6810 plays
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Joseph of the Coloured Coat
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'Joseph and his Amazing Technicolour Dreamcoat' is a well-known story - do you know the Joseph of the Bible as well?
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Bible for Kids
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Easy
10 Q
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ArleneRimmer
Oct 17 02
11403 plays
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Which Wyndham
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John Wyndham wrote about a lot more than Triffids. How much do you know about his published works?
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Wyndham, John
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Average
10 Q
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ArleneRimmer
Dec 08 06
492 plays
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The Narnia Chronicles
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This should be an easier quiz than my others - done from memory and not from close inspection of the books! I hope you enjoy it.
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Lewis, C. S.
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Average
20 Q
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ArleneRimmer
Sep 28 02
4866 plays
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Britain's Top 50 Sitcoms (Part 1)
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In 2003 the people of Britain were asked to vote for their favourite sitcoms, and the top fifty were listed in a special programme in January 2004. This quiz looks at number 50 to number 31. How much do you know about the favourite British sitcoms?
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UK Comedy
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Average
20 Q
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ArleneRimmer
Jan 12 04
6198 plays
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Laura Ingalls Wilder
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Although based on the remarkable life of Laura Ingalls Wilder, the television series of the 1970s and 80s will not help much with the answers here.
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Wilder, Laura Ingalls
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Tough
10 Q
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ArleneRimmer
Nov 14 03
2610 plays
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Columbo's Children
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This quiz has a question on each of the seven 'Columbo' films in which a minor appears, and there are three others where I have bent the definition slightly to complete the full ten questions!
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Columbo
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Tough
10 Q
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ArleneRimmer
Dec 08 05
744 plays
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Bad Boys!
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In 2004 UK Gold viewers voted for their favourite EastEnd Bad Boys - the list is not in the order I would have chosen, but here they are!
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'EastEnders' - Cast and Characters
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Tough
20 Q
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ArleneRimmer
Oct 28 04
2040 plays
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Which Episode?
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Just name the episode in which the event described takes place. Simple? Maybe, maybe not!
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'Little House..' Mixture
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Tough
25 Q
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ArleneRimmer
Aug 26 02
5178 plays
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'The Glass Virgin'
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Annabella Lagrange was brought up to be a lady, so her entire world collapsed about her when she discovered that her parents were not the blood kin she had been led to believe.
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Cookson, Catherine
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Difficult
15 Q
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ArleneRimmer
Nov 22 03
273 plays
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Fried or Boiled?
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How much do you know about nature's own pre-packed food - the egg?
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Breakfast Foods
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Tough
10 Q
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ArleneRimmer
Feb 22 04
21909 plays
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'Red Dwarf' Series 3
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The budget for the third series had not changed, but the outlook did! With a new permanent member of the cast and a gender change for the computer, this is Series 3.
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'Red Dwarf' - Series 3
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Average
15 Q
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ArleneRimmer
Aug 31 02
3945 plays
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Columbo
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Who could forget the rumpled detective?
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Columbo
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Tough
10 Q
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ArleneRimmer
Nov 13 03
2742 plays
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All Change!
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Through the years, Albert Square has seen the occasional metamorphosis take place, be it a change of name, or an entire change of personality!
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'EastEnders' - Cast and Characters
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Tough
10 Q
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arlenerimmer
Apr 02 05
1533 plays
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You say Tomato . . .
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Are you bilingual? Each answer in this quiz is two-fold - you must chose the pair of words which answer the definition (the correct pair mean exactly the same thing) - one from each side of the Atlantic!
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Cross-Atlantic Differences
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Average
25 Q
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ArleneRimmer
Oct 05 02
14214 plays
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'Red Dwarf' Series 2
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Although the viewing figures for the first series were not brilliant, the feedback was strong, and a second series was comissioned. Did you see it?
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'Red Dwarf' - Series 2
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Average
15 Q
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ArleneRimmer
Aug 29 02
3777 plays
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'Red Dwarf' Series 7
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When Series 7 was shown on the BBC, the 'Radio Times' (a listings magazine) featured the programme on the front cover. This series had eight episodes and came three years after the previous series aired.
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'Red Dwarf' - Series 7
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Average
20 Q
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ArleneRimmer
Sep 03 02
2163 plays
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And It's Goodnight From Him
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Ronnie Barker was a much-loved comedian in the UK; he died on Tuesday 4 October 2005 and this quiz is a tribute to his achievements in the entertainment field.
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UK Comedy
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Average
10 Q
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arlenerimmer
Oct 06 05
1947 plays
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'Red Dwarf' Series 6
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'Red Dwarf' series 6 would have been more aptly named Starbug, as the crew lost the ship after parking it by a blue-green planetoid. Now without Holly, the Boyz from the Dwarf set out to recover their lost ship . . .
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'Red Dwarf' - Series 6
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Average
15 Q
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ArleneRimmer
Sep 02 02
2526 plays
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Not Proven!
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Madeline Smith gained a certain notoriety because the verdict at the murder trial came back as 'Not Proven'. The Scottish jury obviously believed she was guilty, but the prosecution did not prove the fact beyond a shadow of a doubt.
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Women Who Kill
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Tough
10 Q
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ArleneRimmer
Mar 12 04
483 plays
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