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Gerard Manley Hopkins
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Hopkins is my favourite poet. I love the fire of his language and his keen observation of nature. His agonizing depression still reaches out. When I read his works I learn something new about myself. This quiz is a labour of love.
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H
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Tough
10 Q
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fiachra
Dec 02 05
108 plays
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Antarctica Frozen Continent
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Some fascinating facts about a fascinating place.
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Polar Regions
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Tough
10 Q
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fiachra
Feb 07 07
1374 plays
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My Name is Iago
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My name is Iago, how much do you know about my dealings with Othello, the Moor of Venice? Play this quiz and find out.
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Othello
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Average
15 Q
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Fiachra
Nov 15 06
1206 plays
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An Gorta Mor , the Terrible Irish Famine
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The famine years of 1845-1849, altered forever not only my country, Ireland, but impacted on all English speaking countries. How much do you know about these tragic years?
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Irish
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Tough
20 Q
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Fiachra
Jul 22 03
1914 plays
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Scandal: The Dreyfus Affair
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This is a quiz on an infamous miscarriage of justice which spanned more than a decade and deeply divided French society. You may be surprised. Enjoy.
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French
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Average
15 Q
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fiachra
Apr 22 04
1233 plays
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The Secret Life of Bees
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The title comes from Sue Monk Kidd's charming coming of age novel of the same name. As ever enjoy and good luck.
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Kidd, Sue Monk
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Easy
10 Q
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fiachra
Nov 13 06
624 plays
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Famous Cathedrals and Shrines
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You are invited to visit some of the great cathedrals: great storehouses of art, and masterpieces of architecture. Take time to enjoy, and remember they were built to honour God.
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Religious Buildings
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Average
10 Q
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fiachra
Oct 18 05
732 plays
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RNLI
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This quiz is about the wonderful volunteer men and women, who 'man' the lifeboat service in the UK and Ireland.
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Organizations
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Average
10 Q
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Fiachra
Sep 14 06
219 plays
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It's Back: Dating With a Twist!
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Anachronisms are details which are in the wrong time-frame, e.g. fighter jets in 1775. Can you spot which of these statements are anachronisms? Have fun.
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Famous Dates
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Average
10 Q
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Fiachra
Jun 20 05
2937 plays
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Thematic Imagery in "Macbeth"
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If you've noticed how brilliantly thematic images are interwoven in "Macbeth", then this quiz is for you. You really need to know your "Macbeth" to answer this selection.
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Macbeth
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Difficult
10 Q
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fiachra
Jan 27 07
1488 plays
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Ireland and Independence 1914 -1921
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This is a quiz on the personalities who shaped the whole island of Ireland during those turbulent years.
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Irish
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Tough
10 Q
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Fiachra
Dec 08 03
1974 plays
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W. B. throws a party
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Brrrr! W.B., I do wish you would not hold soirees in this drafty tower. How many of W.B. Yeats distinguished literary guests do you recognise? You need to really know your poets for this quiz. Enjoy.
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Poetry
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Difficult
10 Q
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Fiachra
Sep 09 03
339 plays
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Gutted!
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Fire is both our friend and our enemy. This quiz, (my hundredth by the way), asks questions on some notorious fires in history. Best of luck.
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Disasters
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Tough
10 Q
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Fiachra
Sep 09 04
900 plays
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Dating - With a Twist!
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An anachronism is something in the wrong time-frame: one sometimes finds them in fantasy fiction and fantasy films, for example firearms in a story set in Ancient Rome. Can you identify which of the following statements are anachronisms?
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Famous Dates
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Tough
10 Q
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Fiachra
Feb 09 05
2346 plays
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Dig This
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A quiz for the armchair archaeologist (myself included) on some basic terms. This is easy, have fun and enjoy.
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Ancient History
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Average
10 Q
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fiachra
Jun 28 06
768 plays
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They Fell at ...?
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A quiz on some famous or infamous battles in history. Best of luck.
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War History
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Average
15 Q
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Fiachra
May 18 03
4134 plays
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Headlines and Deadlines
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Failte. With a little help from these 'headlines' (Fiachra's zany humour at work), can you earn 150 points? Good luck!
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20th & 21st Centuries
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Average
15 Q
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Fiachra
Sep 11 04
2478 plays
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Who's Who in Shakespeare
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A look at some well known and not so well known characters in Shakespeare. Good luck.
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Shakespeare
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Average
10 Q
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Fiachra
Oct 29 04
822 plays
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What If ...
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You have been transported back in time to Medieval Europe. To return to the present you must answer each question correctly. Good luck.
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Medieval History
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Tough
20 Q
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Fiachra
Feb 02 03
3408 plays
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Who's a clever clogs then?
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Fancy some fun? 'Failte' to Fiachra's file of facts, foibles and follies found by trawling the net. UK specific and dedicated to Rialto and all UK and Irish players. Enjoy.
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Mixed UK
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Difficult
15 Q
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Fiachra
Jun 25 04
2583 plays
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'Give it a lash'
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Inspired by Bruyere's 'the foggiest' quizzes, this is a playful offering of expressions in spoken English in Ireland. Enjoy and as ever have fun.
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Varieties of English
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Average
15 Q
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fiachra
Apr 14 04
918 plays
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Destination USA. I Challenge You
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If you accept my challenge then you must recognise all ten US landmarks from my internet trawl. Good luck.
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United States
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Tough
10 Q
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Fiachra
Sep 04 04
2625 plays
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King Lear
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Keats called this play "the fierce dispute, betwixt damnation and impassion'd clay". Good luck in a very challenging quiz. Enjoy.
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King Lear
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Difficult
25 Q
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Fiachra
May 05 03
1032 plays
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A Whiff of Scandal
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Welcome to the world of 'digging the dirt', a wry look at some of the scandals which have been in the public eye in the last 100 years. Enjoy my humble offering.
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Thematic 10Q Tough
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Tough
10 Q
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fiachra
Nov 05 07
456 plays
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Hidden Birds
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Fancy a bit of bird watching? Then look no further than my cute little quiz to find the names of ten feathered friends.
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Hidden Words
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Average
10 Q
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Fiachra
Nov 19 04
1554 plays
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'Double jobbing' words for kids
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This is an easy quiz on every day words with more than one meaning but the same spelling. How many can you find? Have fun.
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Word Meanings
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Very Easy
10 Q
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fiachra
Aug 15 03
7740 plays
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T is forTrivia
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Teasing, tormenting, tantalizing,taunting, testing, terrifying. If it starts with a T, then this quiz will suit you to a T. (Sorry painful pun). Enjoy.
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T
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Average
25 Q
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Fiachra
Jul 06 04
4038 plays
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A, B, C, etc. An Alphabetical Jumble
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Work is over, draw the blinds, brew some hot sweet tea, draw up your chair, kick off your shoes, wriggle those toes, R E L A X. Turn on your PC to your favourite website and earn 250 points with this little alphabetical gem.
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A to Z Word Quizzes
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Average
25 Q
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Fiachra
Feb 05 04
1785 plays
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Rain Songs
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Ever sat in a traffic jam in a deluge? These themed songs, all have rain in the title, kept me calm. Can you recognise either the title or the singer(s)?
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Weather Songs
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Average
10 Q
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Fiachra
Sep 17 04
1290 plays
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Tireolas from Ireland
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Tireolas is the Gaelic word for geography. This quiz asks questions on some very well known facts in Irish geography. All multiple choice questions. Do enjoy.
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Ireland
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Average
10 Q
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Fiachra
May 11 04
1488 plays
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A Walk in Ancient Rome
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I'm Caius your tour guide for today, the Ides of March. Everyone ready? Let us begin and have fun in the greatest city on earth.
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Roman History
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Tough
10 Q
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Fiachra
Mar 26 04
2043 plays
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How high would you score?
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Ever heard of the Junior Certificate? It's an exam for 14/15 year olds half way through second level education. These questions come from one section. I have adapted them to multiple choice, students get no hints. Have fun and enjoy something different.
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World History
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Average
25 Q
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Fiachra
Sep 18 03
5568 plays
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Halloween Delivery with a Literary Flair
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Castle Fiachra's whispering library is no place to be trapped on Halloween. To escape before 'the witching hour', find six initial letters (qs.1-6) and four numbers (qs 7-10) for the combination to open the secret door.
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Mixed Literature
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Average
10 Q
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Fiachra
Nov 04 04
504 plays
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Macbeth.... Macbeth ..... Macbeth
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So you think you know the Scottish play? Well take this quiz and find out. It's not an easy quiz, but have fun and enjoy.
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Macbeth
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Tough
20 Q
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Fiachra
Apr 14 03
4278 plays
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In the Feudal Court of Sir Hugo
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This is a story quiz to test your knowledge of feudalism.
Sir Hugo de Courcy returned from the Crusades to find his estate mismanaged and in need of a firm hand. You are invited to bear witness to his attempts to put his affairs in order. Enjoy.
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Medieval History
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Difficult
10 Q
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fiachra
Mar 03 04
801 plays
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S - T- R- E - T - C - H your vocab .
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Make new words by adding a single letter to the clue. Remember each letter you added; they give the answer to Q.10. Good Luck and as ever have fun with a simple word quiz.
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Vocabulary
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Average
10 Q
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Fiachra
Aug 16 03
5367 plays
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From the Cutting Room
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Enjoy some fragments which never made it to becoming a full quiz.
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Mixed Bag
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Very Difficult
10 Q
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fiachra
Nov 26 07
690 plays
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"What If" Situations
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This little quiz involves testing your vocabulary in a variety of situations.
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Languages
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Average
15 Q
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Fiachra
Jan 22 03
1515 plays
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Meet the Royals
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Ladies and Gentlemen,
Your attention please for a selection of royals through the ages.
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Royalty & Monarchs
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Average
10 Q
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Fiachra
Jul 12 03
1317 plays
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Curious and Curiouser
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Sometimes there is simply no rational explanation. Come with me, if you dare, and savour some scary coincidences. Have fun.
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The Unexplained
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Tough
10 Q
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Fiachra
Dec 25 03
2652 plays
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Feeling Fruity
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The link is fruit, the theme is fun. Creating it made me famished. As ever enjoy.
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Fruit Mixture
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Tough
10 Q
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fiachra
Nov 21 05
1110 plays
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'Call Me Al'
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No! not Paul Simon, just an alphabetical quiz where the answers start with 'al'. Most of the the answers are fill in the blanks. Have fun, this is easy peasy.
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A
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Tough
15 Q
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Fiachra
May 16 03
6798 plays
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The Big Story Today Is...
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If our dedicated news team, Nessa, Edgar, Wes and Sharon presented these stories at the top of the hour, how many would you recognise?
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Famous Dates
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Average
10 Q
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fiachra
Aug 13 04
1653 plays
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'Sunday, Bloody Sunday' - a Strange Quiz
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This is not a music quiz. It's a look at some bloody events which have taken place on Sundays, over the last 150 years. It is unusual, and was disturbing to research.
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Mixed Bag
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Difficult
10 Q
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fiachra
Apr 07 04
1770 plays
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Anagram Antics Again
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Welcome to the second and final part of my anagram antics for beginners in the cryptic mode.
Have fun it's easy.
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Cryptics
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Average
10 Q
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Fiachra
Jun 18 04
1554 plays
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Music Maestro Please
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Welcome to a programme with, I hope, something for everyone who shares my passion for music.
Warning: In-depth knowledge required.
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Composers Mixture
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Average
10 Q
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fiachra
Jul 01 04
624 plays
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Double Dilemma
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This is a dual quiz, you must know your literature as well as being able to do cryptics. I giggled aloud while making some of these clues, have fun and enjoy.
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Cryptics
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Difficult
10 Q
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Fiachra
Oct 29 03
447 plays
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Valentines or Lovers
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Can you complete the pairs in time for Valentines?
The quiz gets progressively more difficult.
Good Luck.
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Friends & Relatives
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Average
15 Q
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Fiachra
Jan 25 03
1827 plays
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Coubertin's Legacy
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It's that time again to look at events and personalities associated with the modern Olympic movement. Good luck.
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Olympics History
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Tough
10 Q
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Fiachra
Aug 14 04
321 plays
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"Goodnight, Sweet Prince "- A Hamlet Quiz
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How well do you know "Hamlet"? Take this quiz and find out.
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Hamlet
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Average
25 Q
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Fiachra
Aug 07 03
2325 plays
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An Scitebahpla Quiz ... A What!
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No need to panic, it's just an alphabetics quiz which starts from the end i.e. with Z, Y, W, etc. I hope you have as much fun playing it as I had writing it.
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A to Z Word Quizzes
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Average
25 Q
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Fiachra
Feb 21 04
936 plays
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All Things Christmas
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A quiz on both the religious and secular festivities of the world's biggest birthday party.
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Christmas
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Average
10 Q
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Fiachra
Dec 05 03
4113 plays
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Oooooops!
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This is a quiz dedicated to those of us, moi included, who type too quickly, usually at the expense of accuracy. The results can be funny, misleading or just mind-boggling. Enjoy.
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Vocabulary
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Average
10 Q
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Fiachra
Jun 28 03
8010 plays
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Talk to the Trees
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Trees are the largest living organisms in the world, primary producers and an essential part of the food chain. How many can you find hiding in this little quiz?
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Cryptics
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Tough
10 Q
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fiachra
Oct 31 07
612 plays
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Anagram Antics
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A simple anagram quiz perfect for beginners in the cryptic mode.
Have fun and enjoy.
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Cryptics
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Average
10 Q
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Fiachra
Jun 13 04
1098 plays
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Stop! Thief!
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Enjoy a trip in this rogues' gallery and see how many infamous felons and felonies you can identify. Have fun.
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Mixed Bag
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Difficult
10 Q
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fiachra
May 28 06
777 plays
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Don't Eat Me
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One choice in each answer is definitely inedible. Can you find it? Good luck and enjoy.
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Incredible Edibles
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Tough
10 Q
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fiachra
Apr 05 03
4311 plays
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People: Semi-Final Time
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It's semi-final time in Fiachra's pub quiz. Tonight's quiz is tricky, so you must be on your toes to make it through to the final. Quiet, please! The quiz is about to begin.
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Mixed People
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Difficult
10 Q
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Fiachra
Dec 27 04
357 plays
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First and Last
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Just a little quiz on those defining moments in time, being either first or last. Good luck and have fun!
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Mixed Bag
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Difficult
10 Q
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fiachra
Apr 18 06
963 plays
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A Summer Cryptic
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Some light refreshment while sitting in the shade.
Enjoy and good luck.
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Cryptics
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Tough
10 Q
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fiachra
Jun 06 05
399 plays
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