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The Pirate Museum
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Arrr! Avast me hearties, step right up into the pirate museum where you'll learn all about pirates, buccaneers, picaroons and cutthroats! Watch your step or you'll end up walking the plank! Arrr!
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Pirates
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Average
10 Q
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catamount
Jun 23 04
3930 plays
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Psychiatrist for a Day
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Imagine you're a psychiatrist for a day. Try to make a diagnosis from the following behaviours. It won't be too difficult.
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Psychological Disorders
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Average
10 Q
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Catamount
Aug 01 05
15783 plays
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Medically Speaking
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Many medical terms are easier to understand if you can figure out the root of their pre- or suffixes. Test your skill with this quiz!
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Grammatical and Lexical Items
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Average
10 Q
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Catamount
Jul 09 05
6318 plays
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What Did They Really Mean?
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The word "malapropism" comes from Mrs. Malaprop, a character created by the playwright Richard Sheridan. She often used fancy words that were just plain wrong. I'll give you some famous malapropisms and you guess the correct term.
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Linguistics
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Very Easy
10 Q
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Catamount
Jun 21 04
16827 plays
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A Poetic Alphabet
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An abecedarian poem is one where verses begin with successive letters of the alphabet. Try this loosely abecedarian quiz on poetic terms.
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Poetry Terminology
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Average
25 Q
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Catamount
Jul 06 04
1218 plays
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Superbugs!
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We are seeing the development of new strains of bacteria that are resistant to most antibiotics. Just how dangerous are they? The information in this quiz is mostly from the CDC.
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Bacterial, Protozoal and Parasitic Diseases
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Average
10 Q
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Catamount
Dec 17 06
2715 plays
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Chinese Zodiac Signs
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Chinese astrology is over 3,000 years old. The Chinese zodiac has twelve animal signs. I will give you the characteristics of each sign and you guess the sign. There are also a few general questions and hints.
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Chinese Astrology
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Average
15 Q
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Catamount
Jun 19 04
4908 plays
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Trouble with Ticks
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Ticks are small blood-sucking arachnids. Some of them carry diseases. Find out more about them, and how to protect yourself.
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Arachnids
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Average
10 Q
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catamount
Jun 18 08
2628 plays
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Know your Shih Tzu
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These little dogs have a fascinating history and make great companions.
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Dog Breeds
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Average
10 Q
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catamount
Mar 20 06
3681 plays
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The Lady with the Lamp
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What! No quiz yet on Florence Nightingale? Check out some well known and not so well known factoids on this famous woman's life!
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Famous UK Women
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Average
10 Q
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Catamount
Aug 19 04
2073 plays
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Tai Chi Chuan
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Tai Chi Chuan has become a popular exercise - it is reputed to give practitioners "the flexibility of a child, the strength of a lumberjack and the serenity of a sage."
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Martial Arts
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Average
10 Q
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catamount
Dec 11 06
306 plays
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The Huron Carol
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What do you know about this hauntingly beautiful piece of music? The questions are mostly about the modern English version.
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Christmas Music
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Tough
10 Q
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catamount
Nov 01 05
516 plays
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Medical Mnemonics
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Medical students have to learn a lot. These mnemonics are helpful for them, and fun for you.
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Mnemonics
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Difficult
15 Q
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catamount
Jun 04 04
4041 plays
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Peculiar German Expressions
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All languages have sayings that sound strange when translated. See if you know or can guess what these expressions mean.
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German
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Tough
10 Q
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Catamount
May 08 05
2271 plays
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Canadian from Eh to Zed
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An alphabet quiz on Canadian words.
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Canadian English
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Average
25 Q
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catamount
Jan 01 06
1833 plays
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Fantastic Frauds
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Since the dawn of recorded history people have been trying to take advantage of one another's gullibility. Can you be fooled?
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Frauds & Hoaxes
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Difficult
10 Q
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catamount
Jul 24 06
1368 plays
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All around the BBQ
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Summertime... and the livin' is easy... Gather round for a quiz on all things to do with one of our favourite summer pastimes: the Barbecue.
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Food & Drink
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Average
10 Q
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catamount
Jun 30 04
8724 plays
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Obsolete Occupations
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The scientific-technical revolution has destroyed a lot of occupations (while creating new ones). See how many you can recognize.
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Occupational Trivia
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Difficult
10 Q
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catamount
Nov 09 04
3519 plays
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A Perogy by any other name
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Dough pockets with a yummy filling are known by different names in many cultures. See if you can find some of them hidden in the following sentences.
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Hidden Words
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Average
10 Q
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catamount
Apr 26 06
426 plays
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Names in Mythology
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A quiz on the meaning of mythological names and terms.
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Names
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Very Difficult
25 Q
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Catamount
Nov 23 04
4416 plays
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Ants and more ants
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One day I dreamed I had travelled to a world where only ants lived. But they were not the kind of ants that we are used to on Earth. Follow me on an enchanted journey through the land of ants!
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Something in Common
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Average
10 Q
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catamount
Jun 22 04
2937 plays
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Richard III
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Richard III is probably the most controversial king of England. Bloodthirsty tyrant or competent ruler who got a raw deal from historians? Test your knowledge on this interesting personality.
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Richard III
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Tough
10 Q
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Catamount
Mar 28 04
987 plays
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Those Cute Baby Animals
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We just got a new puppy (so cute!) and it made me think about other baby animals. Hope you'll have fun with this!
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Baby Animal Names
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Difficult
10 Q
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catamount
Aug 11 04
17940 plays
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Garlic: The Stinking Rose
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Garlic has been around for thousands of years, as food, medicine, and to ward off assorted evils. What do you know about this humble little bulb?
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Herbs and Spices
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Tough
10 Q
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Catamount
Aug 07 04
1743 plays
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The On-To-Ottawa Trek
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2005 marks the 70th anniversary of this trek of unemployed people during the Great Depression. In 2006, the last leader of the trek, Robert "Doc" Savage, has passed away. See how much you know about this important historical event.
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Canadian
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Tough
10 Q
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Catamount
May 09 05
762 plays
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More Peculiar German Expressions
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A few more German idioms for your enjoyment.
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German
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Tough
10 Q
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catamount
Oct 22 05
915 plays
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Struwwelpeter
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"Struwwelpeter" was first written over 150 years ago. See how much you know about this funny yet sometimes controversial little book.
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H Authors
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Tough
10 Q
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catamount
Aug 26 04
471 plays
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Dog Detectives
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Hounds, retrievers, and the little dogs burglars fear most, because they trip over them in the dark and break a leg.
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Mystery & Detective Fiction
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Tough
10 Q
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catamount
May 11 04
1878 plays
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Mystery cats
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Many people think cats are mysterious. They're also featured in many mysteries!
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Mystery & Detective Fiction
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Tough
10 Q
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catamount
May 02 04
459 plays
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The Life of Martin Luther
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The German reformer is one of the greatest figures of the sixteenth century. This is a relatively easy quiz about his life.
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Christian People / Saints
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Tough
10 Q
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Catamount
Apr 29 04
1122 plays
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