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Painting by Numbers
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One "Blue Boy," two "American Gothic" farmers, "Three Musicians" ... some might classify paintings by color or medium or style, but I like to look at them strictly by the numbers. Will you help me count my way through the history of western art?
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Art By Subject
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Average
10 Q
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CellarDoor
Oct 06 09
522 plays
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Special Relativity and the Space Patrol
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The life of an interstellar police officer is never easy, but sometimes the laws of physics make it hard to enforce the laws of society. Let's ride along with Officers Albert, Max and Hendrik on a typical patrol.
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Laws and Theories of Physics
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Tough
10 Q
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CellarDoor
Oct 25 05
4167 plays
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Hedy Lamarr
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"Any girl can be glamorous. All you have to do is stand still and look stupid." So said Hedy Lamarr, 1940s film star. She knew how to be glamorous, but she was less good at standing still and being stupid. Find out more about this beautiful brainiac!
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Lamarr, Hedy
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Tough
10 Q
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CellarDoor
Mar 10 07
696 plays
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Superhero Science
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We all know that superheroes fight crime and defeat evil supervillains, but they can also help us learn about science!
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Science for Kids
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Easy
10 Q
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CellarDoor
Jul 05 07
5013 plays
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Santa Claus: A Musical Biography
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Santa Claus is famously cheerful and a generous giver to children – but how much do we really know about his life? Perhaps the many songs about him will give us some clues …
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Christmas Music
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Average
10 Q
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CellarDoor
Dec 22 08
4338 plays
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Bells Through History!
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My school's academic team had a match just a week away, so we needed to be fast on the buzzer! Bells were on our minds -- so see if you can answer these questions about them!
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Thematic 15 Questions
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Average
15 Q
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CellarDoor
Feb 19 00
9876 plays
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For the "Love" of U2
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Over their 13 albums released through 2000, U2 has had a lot to say about love. Take this quiz and see if you listened.
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U2
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Average
20 Q
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CellarDoor
Jul 25 02
5211 plays
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Death in Various Cultures
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Two students at my high school were killed in a drive-by shooting last Tuesday night (8 February 2000). In their honor, and also for the five other students who have died in the past 3 years, I present this quiz on things relating to death.
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Global Trivia
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Difficult
15 Q
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CellarDoor
Feb 19 00
8496 plays
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Proof
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"Proof" is a beautiful movie about genius, madness, and -- who could resist? -- mathematics.
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Pn - Pz Movies
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Average
10 Q
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CellarDoor
Oct 25 05
843 plays
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Shadow Magic
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This beautiful film about the introduction of movies to China was widely acclaimed when it was released in 2000. See what you know about it - but be warned that this quiz contains spoilers. Good luck!
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Sg - Sk Movies
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Difficult
15 Q
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CellarDoor
Feb 18 02
96 plays
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"Dollhouse": "Stage Fright"
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Usually, the Dollhouse works with its clients to fulfill their hearts' desires. This time, in the show's third episode, it's Echo's job to keep a wish from ever being granted.
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Dollhouse
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Average
10 Q
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CellarDoor
Jul 20 09
138 plays
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The Muggle Side of Harry Potter
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Most Harry Potter fanatics fall in love with the spells, the magic, and the fantasy -- but Harry didn't always know he was a wizard, and his Muggle (non-magic) side can come in handy too. With thanks to Lilady for the inspiration, let's explore how.
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Harry Potter - Themes
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Easy
10 Q
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CellarDoor
Oct 15 09
624 plays
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The Curious Tale of Schrodinger's Cat
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Schrödinger's cat is the most famous feline in physics. For decades, its plight has shed light on some of the wildest, weirdest aspects of quantum mechanics. Come with me now, to meet the cat and take its measure.
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Quantum and Orbital Mechanics
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Average
10 Q
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CellarDoor
Nov 04 09
189 plays
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Waiter, There's a Fly in My Soup
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Waiter, there's a fly in my soup! And here at Hidden Words Cafe, that's the least of my worries. With thanks to demurechicky, see if you can find the insect hidden in each complaint about the food.
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Hidden Words
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Average
10 Q
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CellarDoor
Oct 22 09
420 plays
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August Saints
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Each saint in the Catholic church has a feast day, on which his or her acts and miracles are celebrated in particular. Test your knowledge of those who are honored in the month of August; some are very famous, and some are more obscure. Good luck!
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Saints by the Calendar
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Average
10 Q
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CellarDoor
Oct 11 09
117 plays
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Akhenaten, the Heretic Pharaoh
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Young Amunhotep was never meant to be pharaoh. But the death of his older brother catapulted the young man and his unorthodox religious views into unparalleled power, and as Akhenaten this young pharaoh changed the face of Egypt.
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Egyptian Pharaohs
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Average
10 Q
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CellarDoor
May 22 07
708 plays
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Letter to Philemon
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Short and to the point, Paul's letter to Philemon is only twenty-five verses long, but nevertheless has much to say about Christian duty.
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Philemon
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Average
10 Q
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CellarDoor
Nov 05 07
690 plays
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Larry Niven's "Ringworld"
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"Ringworld" is a masterpiece of hard science fiction. What might happen on a totally artificial world to a mission of four explorers: an insane alien, a bored old man, a sentient carnivore and a woman who has been bred for luck?
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Niven, Larry
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Average
10 Q
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CellarDoor
Nov 15 07
201 plays
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"Star Trek" 2009, Part I
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In May 2009, after five television shows and ten movies, the "Star Trek" franchise proved that it wasn't done yet. Join me in watching the first half of the movie that rebooted the franchise and brought back the characters from the original show.
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ST (2009)
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Easy
10 Q
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CellarDoor
May 10 09
834 plays
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July Saints
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Each saint in the Catholic church has a feast day, on which his or her acts and miracles are celebrated in particular. Test your knowledge of those who are honored in the month of July; some are very famous, and some are more obscure. Good luck!
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Saints by the Calendar
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Average
10 Q
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CellarDoor
Aug 12 09
171 plays
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An Allergist's Guide to World Cuisine
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Dr. Al Lergy's patients just can't eat certain foods -- but they're relying on him to keep them safe! Help Dr. Lergy sort through world cuisine for hidden dangers and secret ingredients.
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International Cuisine
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Average
10 Q
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CellarDoor
Nov 01 07
885 plays
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"Dollhouse": "The Target"
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Clients often ask the Dollhouse to provide them with the perfect date. This second episode of FOX's "Dollhouse," which aired on February 20, 2009, asks whether everybody deserves one.
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Dollhouse
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Average
10 Q
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CellarDoor
Apr 04 09
186 plays
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Languages of Faith
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The languages used in sacred rites and holy texts are often a little different from the languages of daily life. Test your knowledge of the tongues used around the world to deal with the divine.
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Religion Mixture
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Difficult
10 Q
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CellarDoor
Dec 02 08
573 plays
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The Plot to Steal Lincoln's Body
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During his presidency, Abraham Lincoln was a target of numerous conspiracies -- but the plotting didn't stop after he died! He had been in his tomb eleven years when a plan was hatched to snatch his body. Test your knowledge of this bizarre event.
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Lincoln, Abraham
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Tough
10 Q
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CellarDoor
Mar 30 08
324 plays
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Dubious Deeds of the Saints
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Saints are venerated for their holy and upright lives, but sometimes they did things that are hard to fathom! Test your knowledge of ten saints whose holy deeds -- or, sometimes, their holy selves -- have not necessarily stood the test of time.
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Christian People / Saints
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Difficult
10 Q
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CellarDoor
Dec 03 07
558 plays
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The Mysteries of Tony Hillerman
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Tony Hillerman's popular mystery novels take place in the sweeping mountains and deserts of New Mexico and Arizona, amidst a culture very different from that of the mainstream United States. Test your knowledge of his work.
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H
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Tough
10 Q
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CellarDoor
Jul 24 07
138 plays
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"House" - "Euphoria"
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This two-part episode, aired near the end of the second season, is the first time we fail to see House make a diagnosis in within an hour -- with potentially dire consequences not only for the patient, but also for Foreman!
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'House' - Season 2
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Average
10 Q
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CellarDoor
Apr 12 07
4473 plays
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Precious Ramotswe's Precious People
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In Alexander McCall Smith's "No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency" series -- starring Precious Ramotswe, Botswana's No. 1 Lady Detective -- the people in Mma Ramotswe's life shape the stories and provide the charm. How well do you know these fine folk?
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Smith, Alexander McCall
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Average
10 Q
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CellarDoor
Feb 21 08
267 plays
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"Star Trek" 2009, Part II
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In May 2009, after five television shows and ten movies, the "Star Trek" franchise proved that it wasn't done yet. Join me in watching the end of the movie that rebooted the franchise and brought back the characters from the original show.
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ST (2009)
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Easy
10 Q
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CellarDoor
May 11 09
993 plays
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Cosmic Microwave Background Radiation
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One of the pillars of cosmology, the cosmic microwave background radiation (CMB) gives some of our best evidence about the big questions of the universe.
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Astronomical Phenomena
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Difficult
10 Q
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CellarDoor
Jul 15 09
273 plays
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In Other Words, They're Wrong II
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The verbose mastermind is back! He rephrased the titles of shows, books, and films; worse, he made mistakes. For each word with two meanings, he chose the wrong one to rephrase: “Star Wars” became “Celebrity Battles.” Can you recover the original titles?
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In Other Words
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Tough
10 Q
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CellarDoor
Feb 07 08
2484 plays
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Sainted Sinners
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Not all saints were born holy -- some of them led shockingly dissolute lives before (and sometimes after) finding God. Test your knowledge of these men and women who tested the powers of forgiveness.
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Christian People / Saints
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Difficult
10 Q
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CellarDoor
Feb 27 08
510 plays
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June Saints
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Each saint in the Catholic church has a feast day, on which his or her acts and miracles are celebrated in particular. Test your knowledge of those who are honored in the month of June; some are very famous, and some are more obscure. Good luck!
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Saints by the Calendar
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Average
10 Q
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CellarDoor
Jul 09 09
177 plays
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Inside a Coal-Fired Power Plant
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The electricity you're using to play this quiz may come from one of the hundreds of coal-fired power plants that together generate more than 40% of the world's electricity. Let's explore what makes it possible to turn on the lights.
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General Technology
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Tough
15 Q
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CellarDoor
Apr 25 07
777 plays
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A Whirlwind Tour of Kyoto
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Thank you for choosing Whirlwind Tours! Over the next few minutes we’ll show you some of the highlights (and highways) of Kyoto, the beautiful city that was formerly Japan's imperial capital. Fasten your seatbelt – we’ll be moving very quickly!
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Japan
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Average
10 Q
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CellarDoor
Mar 28 09
213 plays
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May Saints
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Each saint in the Catholic church has a feast day, on which his or her acts and miracles are celebrated in particular. Test your knowledge of those who are honored in the month of May; some are very famous, and some are more obscure. Good luck!
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Saints by the Calendar
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Tough
10 Q
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CellarDoor
May 25 09
210 plays
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Science in Antarctica
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Over the past several decades, this forbidding continent has become one of the world's most important -- and improbable -- scientific centers. See what you know about the research being done FAR down under!
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Miscellaneous Science
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Average
10 Q
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CellarDoor
Jul 29 08
750 plays
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A "C"avalcade of Physics Vocabulary
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"C"learly, "C" is a "c"rucial letter when it "c"omes to "c"omprehending physics. Test your knowledge of these important "c" words and phrases!
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General Physics
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Tough
10 Q
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CellarDoor
May 17 08
1146 plays
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The Comics Code
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Parents, psychologists, and lawmakers have been trying to control the content of comic books for even longer than they've been trying to control video games. Test your knowledge of the history of censorship in the U.S. comics industry.
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American Comics
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Tough
10 Q
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CellarDoor
Jun 23 08
402 plays
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A Brief History of Particle Physics, Part I
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Particle physicists have had an exciting century! In 1890 the field did not exist; in 2005 we are studying a "zoo" of elementary particles. Test your knowledge of how particle physics developed, up to the introduction of the quark model!
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History of Science
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Tough
15 Q
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CellarDoor
Oct 15 05
1923 plays
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Fantasy Characters in Search of an Author
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Ten memorable fantasy characters have lost track of the authors responsible for their existence. Can you help them track their authors down?
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Fantasy
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Average
10 Q
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CellarDoor
Aug 17 09
318 plays
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Doubt
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In 1964, in the parish of St. Nicholas in the Bronx, a charismatic priest spends extra time with a lonely boy, and two nuns worry that he may not have the child's best interests at heart. This 2008 film explores what happens next.
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Dn - Dq Movies
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Average
10 Q
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CellarDoor
Jan 30 09
240 plays
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Hidden Baseball Teams
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Find the Major League Baseball team name hidden among the words of each question. For example, the sentence "The question for the coach is: Got wins?" hides the team name TWINS. Type the team name, not the city, and good luck!
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Sports Word Play
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Average
10 Q
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CellarDoor
Mar 20 09
777 plays
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A Scarf-ful Lot of Questions
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I thought knitting a scarf would be simple, but it seems to be raising an awful lot of questions, and I'm in it up to my neck! Can you help me out by providing some perspective?
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Thematic 10Q Average
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Average
10 Q
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CellarDoor
May 22 07
855 plays
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Oregon Trail
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A generation of American schoolchildren grew up playing "Oregon Trail" on Apple II computers. Do you have what it takes to get your party safely to the west coast?
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Video Games L-P
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Average
10 Q
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CellarDoor
Jan 09 07
1437 plays
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In Other Words, They're Wrong III
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The verbose mastermind is back! He rephrased the titles of shows, books, and films; worse, he made mistakes. For each word with two meanings, he chose the wrong one to rephrase: “Star Wars” became “Celebrity Battles.” Can you recover the original titles?
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In Other Words
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Average
10 Q
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CellarDoor
Apr 28 08
1743 plays
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"Enchantment"
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Orson Scott Card's "Enchantment" is a delightful novel that blends the modern world with medieval Ukraine. How much do you remember of this fairy tale?
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Card, Orson Scott
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Average
10 Q
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CellarDoor
Oct 16 05
213 plays
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The Adventures of Mrs. Pollifax
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Mrs. Pollifax, star of some 14 thrillers by Dorothy Gilman, is my favorite CIA agent of all time. This New Jersey grandmother is not as innocent as she seems! This quiz concerns the first three books of the series.
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G
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Tough
10 Q
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CellarDoor
Nov 08 05
135 plays
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Weekly World News
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For decades, America's favorite mock supermarket tabloid has entertained, appalled, and (only by accident) educated a cynical public. This quiz is a tribute to the strange story (and stories) of the "Weekly World News."
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Newspapers & Magazines
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Difficult
10 Q
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CellarDoor
Aug 23 07
390 plays
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"Firefly": "Jaynestown"
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In this episode of “Firefly” (7th to be filmed, 4th to air), our motley crew arrives on a small moon to collect contraband and discovers that Jayne is a legendary folk hero there. This must be what going mad feels like.
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Firefly
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Easy
10 Q
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CellarDoor
Jun 05 07
1581 plays
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The Pursuit of Happyness
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A modern rags-to-riches tale based on a true story, this charming, poignant 2006 movie found a surprising level of success at the box office. Let's follow the story of Chris Gardner, as played by Will Smith.
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Pn - Pz Movies
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Average
10 Q
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CellarDoor
Apr 10 07
1875 plays
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Guild-y as Sin: Envy
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In 1321, Dante climbed the terraces of Purgatory and saw a new deadly sin on each level. Now the Quiz Makers' Guild is making the same trip, and seeing things Dante never dreamed of. The second level is Envy. Coming soon: Wrath, with SilverMoonsong.
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Thematic 10Q Tough
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Tough
10 Q
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CellarDoor
Aug 19 09
183 plays
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Poor Celebrity Parenting
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Some celebrities just weren't cut out to be parents. Test your knowledge of these mixed-up moms and disastrous dads; sometimes it's a wonder the kids survived!
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Children of Celebrities
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Average
10 Q
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CellarDoor
Oct 31 08
4485 plays
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A Whirlwind Tour of Lisbon
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Thank you for choosing Whirlwind Tours! Over the next few minutes we’ll show you some of the highlights (and highways) of Lisbon, a grand European capital with half a million inhabitants. Fasten your seatbelt – we’ll be moving very quickly!
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Portugal
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Average
10 Q
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CellarDoor
Jan 16 07
444 plays
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A Whirlwind Tour of Beijing
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Thank you for choosing Whirlwind Tours! Over the next few minutes we’ll show you some of the highlights (and highways) of Beijing, the grand capital of China, with some seventeen million inhabitants. Fasten your seatbelt – we’ll be moving very quickly!
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China
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Average
10 Q
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CellarDoor
May 29 08
366 plays
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Nobel Physics 1901-1910
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The Nobel Prize in Physics rewards the most cutting-edge science of its time, and no one ever said it was easy -- but I bet you know more prize-worthy physics than you realize! Test your knowledge of some of humanity's greatest achievements.
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General Physics
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Tough
10 Q
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CellarDoor
Jul 30 07
1203 plays
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Music About Music
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Searching for inspiration for a song, many musicians have turned to what they know best: music! Test your knowledge of songs with a musical theme.
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Something in Common
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Tough
10 Q
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CellarDoor
Aug 10 08
801 plays
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April Saints
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Each saint in the Catholic church has a feast day, on which his or her acts and miracles are celebrated in particular. Test your knowledge of those who are honored in the month of April; some are very famous, and some are more obscure. Good luck!
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Saints by the Calendar
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Tough
10 Q
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CellarDoor
Apr 25 09
222 plays
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The Curse of the Colonel
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In 1985, just after winning a National Championship, one of Nippon professional baseball's most under-performing teams was struck by an unusual curse. Test your knowledge of the "Curse of the Colonel".
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Japanese Baseball
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Tough
10 Q
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CellarDoor
Aug 22 07
147 plays
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In Other Words, They're Wrong
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A verbose mastermind rephrased the titles of songs, books, TV shows and films! Worse, he made mistakes. Whenever a word had two meanings, he chose the wrong one to rephrase: “Star Wars” became “Celebrity Battles.” Can you recover the original titles?
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In Other Words
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Tough
10 Q
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CellarDoor
Jun 02 07
3222 plays
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