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Tasty Men
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After my quiz on "Tasty Women", now its male counterpart. As a history loving FT quiz architect I've read a lot of cookery books in order to gather these questions. Have fun!
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Name Game
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Average
10 Q
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JanIQ
Sep 07 04
2334 plays
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The Antwerp Summer Olympics: 1920
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A quiz on the 1920 Summer Olympics at Antwerp.
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1920 Antwerp
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Average
10 Q
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JanIQ
Aug 23 09
75 plays
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Pictures at an Exhibition - All Saints
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Let’s imagine an exhibition of various artworks, grouped by subject. The ninth room in the exhibition is filled with artworks dedicated to one or more saints. Buildings are represented by models. Take your time for this lengthy quiz.
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Art By Subject
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Average
25 Q
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JanIQ
Apr 17 09
186 plays
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Operatic History – the Sixteenth Century
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Here’s another instalment in my series about operas and musical theatre plays named after historical events and people. As always, the operatic background was provided by “The Great Opera Book” and www.operone.de.
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European
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Tough
20 Q
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JanIQ
Mar 13 07
300 plays
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Operatic History in the Twentieth Century
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Here’s my final instalment on classical music named after historical events or people. The operatic background was provided by Phaëton’s Great Opera Book and by www.operone.de
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20th & 21st Centuries
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Tough
15 Q
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JanIQ
Oct 21 07
981 plays
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Operatic History in the Eighteenth Century
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Here’s yet another instalment on operas (and perhaps some other classical music) named after historical events and persons. This time, we deal with the eighteenth century – from the War of the Spanish Succession up to the French Revolution.
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European
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Average
10 Q
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JanIQ
Jul 15 07
420 plays
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Pictures at an Exhibition – Female Nude
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Let’s imagine an exhibition of various artworks, grouped by subject (and not by artist). I’ll pose you questions about the artworks, the artists or the subjects. The second room in the exhibition is filled with female nudes.
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Art By Subject
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Average
15 Q
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JanIQ
Jul 05 08
348 plays
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Pictures at an Exhibition – The New Testament
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Let’s imagine an exhibition of various artworks, grouped by subject. I’ll pose you questions about the artworks, the artists or the subjects. The fourth room in the exhibition is filled with scenes from the New Testament.
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Art By Subject
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Average
20 Q
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JanIQ
Aug 16 08
306 plays
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Pictures at an Exhibition – Time
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Let’s imagine an exhibition of various artworks, grouped by subject. The fifth room in the exhibition is filled with artworks of which the title contains a specific moment or period in time. Buildings and bas-reliefs are represented by models.
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Art By Subject
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Average
15 Q
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JanIQ
Sep 20 08
288 plays
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Pictures at an Exhibition – War and Peace
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Let’s imagine an exhibition of various artworks, grouped by subject. The sixth room in the exhibition is filled with artworks that refer to war and peace – not the novel by Leo Tolstoy. Buildigns and bas-reliefs are represented by models.
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Art By Subject
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Tough
15 Q
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JanIQ
Oct 06 08
234 plays
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Pictures at an Exhibition - Myth and Legend
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Let’s imagine an exhibition of various artworks, grouped by subject. The tenth room in the exhibition is filled with artworks dedicated to legends and mythology (especially classical mythology).
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Art By Subject
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Tough
15 Q
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JanIQ
May 23 09
261 plays
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Pictures at an Exhibition: History in Art
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Let’s imagine an exhibition of various artworks, grouped by subject. The twelfth and final room in the exhibition is filled with artworks which are related in one way or another to history. Models represent every artwork that is too big to show here.
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Art By Subject
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Average
25 Q
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JanIQ
Jun 19 09
324 plays
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Operatic History: the Seventeenth Century
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Many operas are named after historical persons and events. Here is a selection of operas named after persons and events of the Seventeenth Century (1601-1700). The operatic background was provided by “Phaëtons Great Opera Book” and by www.operone.de.
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World History
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Tough
15 Q
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JanIQ
May 18 07
759 plays
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Operatic History in the Nineteenth Century
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Here’s my penultimate instalment on operas and other works of classical music named after historical events and persons. As always, the operatic background was provided by “Phaetons Great Opera Book” and by www.operone.de
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World History
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Tough
25 Q
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JanIQ
Aug 29 07
858 plays
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Pictures at an Exhibition - Can You Cook It?
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Let’s imagine an exhibition of various artworks, grouped by subject. The eighth room in the exhibition is filled with paintings showing some kind of food and drink.
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Art By Subject
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Average
10 Q
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JanIQ
Mar 30 09
303 plays
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Operatic Greek Myth
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Many classical operas are based upon tales deriving from Greek mythology. In this quiz, I’ll discuss some of these operas. Most of the operatic facts are related in the “Grand Opera Book”.
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Greek Myth
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Average
25 Q
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JanIQ
Apr 09 06
1017 plays
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Pictures at an Exhibition – Male Nude
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Let’s imagine an exhibition of various artworks, grouped by subject (and not by artist). I’ll pose you questions about the artworks, the artists or the subjects. The first room in the exhibition is filled with male nudes.
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Art By Subject
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Average
10 Q
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JanIQ
Jun 18 08
267 plays
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Common Latin Words and Phrases
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This quiz is an author's challenge by Terry. Let's examine some circumstances in which understanding a few Latin words might come in handy.
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Latin
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Average
10 Q
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JanIQ
Aug 19 09
399 plays
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JanIQ's First Common Bond Quiz
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This quiz was first designed for some of the best quiz teams in Flanders, but only with Fill in the Blank questions. The common bond relates to the "Food and Drink" subcategory. Cheers!
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10Q CB Average
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Average
10 Q
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JanIQ
Jul 28 09
474 plays
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Operatic Ancient History – Non-Roman
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Here’s another instalment on my series of combining classical music and history. Most of the operatic background was provided, as always, by the “Phaeton Great Opera Book”, but also by www.operone.de. Have fun!
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Ancient History
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Average
15 Q
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JanIQ
Aug 05 06
876 plays
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Cats in History
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Here is a potpourri of history questions related to our feline friends: cats, lions, tigers, etc. There are also some alternative ‘Cats’.
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World History
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Average
10 Q
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JanIQ
Oct 05 09
471 plays
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Belgium in the XVIth Century
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After reading the "Kroniek van België" ("Belgian Chronicle"), a book in the style of Tacitus' Annals, I got the idea of creating a series of quizzes. Here is my second quiz on Belgian history. I hope you'll enjoy it.
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Belgian
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Average
10 Q
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JanIQ
Jun 23 05
381 plays
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Operatic Medieval History: II
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Here's another instalment on my "operatic" quizzes. Based upon www.operone.de and on "Phaeton’s Great Opera Book", these questions deal with classical music named after medieval events and persons – especially the period 1200 to 1500.
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Medieval History
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Tough
15 Q
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JanIQ
Nov 11 06
600 plays
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Kitchen History
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What happens when a history-loving FT quiz architect starts reading cookery books? You would probably get a series of questions about food and drink related to historical events or places. You'll see what I mean.
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Food & Drink
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Average
10 Q
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JanIQ
Sep 22 04
5244 plays
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Tasty Women
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What would happen if a history loving FunTrivia quiz architect starts reading cooking books? Well, you would probably get a quiz about recipes named after famous people or events. Let's start with dishes named after famous women.
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Famous Women
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Tough
10 Q
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JanIQ
Aug 11 04
1485 plays
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Drinking Saints
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Many Belgian beers have been named after saints. Here are some of the most important saints that have given their name to one or more beers.
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Christian People / Saints
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Tough
10 Q
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JanIQ
Jun 25 04
516 plays
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Pictures at an Exhibition – Music, Maestro
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Let’s imagine an exhibition of various artworks, grouped by subject. The eleventh room in the exhibition is filled with artworks which are related in one way or another to (classical) music. Buildings are represented by models.
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Art By Subject
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Average
10 Q
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JanIQ
Jun 07 09
204 plays
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Nel Ristorante
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Here are some questions of basic Italian. I’ll give the name of something you could find in a bar or a restaurant and you’ll have to translate (English to Italian or vice versa).
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Italian
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Average
10 Q
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JanIQ
Dec 10 07
765 plays
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Pictures at an Exhibition – May I Kiss You
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Let’s imagine an exhibition of various artworks, grouped by subject. The seventh room in the exhibition is filled with artworks that represent a kiss. All these questions are based upon the book “Baci”, with over 200 artworks.
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Art By Subject
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Tough
10 Q
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JanIQ
Mar 11 09
165 plays
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Operatic Medieval History: I
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Based upon "Phaeton’s Great Opera Book" and on www.operone.de, I’ve composed a quiz on events between 500 AD and 1200 AD that inspired classical composers. Enjoy your stay in those “dark ages”.
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Medieval History
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Tough
15 Q
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JanIQ
Oct 01 06
531 plays
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Belgium Before 1500 A.D.
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Belgium has been an independent nation since 1830 A.D. However, Belgian history begins around 58 B.C. Here's a quiz on Belgian history before independence.
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Belgian
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Average
10 Q
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JanIQ
Jun 12 05
456 plays
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North-Korea: A Basic Quiz
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Here’s a fairly basic quiz on North-Korea. Good luck. All Korean place names are written in accordance to the orthography found on Wikipedia sites.
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Korea
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Average
10 Q
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JanIQ
Sep 05 09
249 plays
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Pictures at an Exhibition – The Old Testament
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Let’s imagine an exhibition of various artworks, grouped by subject. I’ll pose you questions about the artworks, the artists or the subjects. The third room in the exhibition is filled with scenes from the Old Testament.
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Art By Subject
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Average
20 Q
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JanIQ
Jul 26 08
219 plays
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Operatic History – the Fifteenth Century
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Here’s another instalment in my series about operas and musical theatre plays named after historical events and people. As always, the operatic background was provided by “The Great Opera Book” and www.operone.de.
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World History
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Tough
10 Q
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JanIQ
Feb 04 07
420 plays
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JanIQ’s Second Common Bond Quiz
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Here's another common bond quiz. This challenging quiz is loosely based upon items of the Food and Drink subcategory. Bon appétit!
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10Q CB Average
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Average
10 Q
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JanIQ
Aug 07 09
543 plays
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Tasty People
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All these people have given their names to a recipe or a brand in the food and drink sector. Most of them did artistic work, some are best known through ancient literature. Have fun!
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Name Game
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Tough
10 Q
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JanIQ
Nov 02 04
870 plays
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Classical Music in History
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I’ve already composed several quizzes on pieces of classical music named after historical persons or events. But there are also other possible links between history and classical music. See, for example, Daniel Auber's "La Muette de Portici".
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European
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Difficult
10 Q
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JanIQ
Dec 10 06
471 plays
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Friday the Thirteenth
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Al these events took place on a Friday the thirteenth. Take care: this is NOT an easy quiz. If you are superstitious, I advise you not to play on a Friday the thirteenth :-)
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20th & 21st Centuries
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Difficult
10 Q
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JanIQ
May 05 04
1164 plays
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Belgium in the XVIIIth Century
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As the title indicates, this quiz is on Belgian history (and related titbits). All events I mention took place in the XVIIIth century. During this century, Belgium was initially under Spanish rule, later Austrian rule and finally it was ruled by France.
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Belgian
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Tough
10 Q
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JanIQ
Jul 12 05
360 plays
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Belgium in the XXth and XXIst Century
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Here is the last instalment in my series on Belgian history. As always, most is inspired on the “Belgian Chronicle” – a book with annual listings and would-be newspaper articles on the most important events.
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Belgian
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Average
25 Q
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JanIQ
Nov 18 05
453 plays
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Operatic Roman History
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Let's try and combine history and classical music, two of my pastimes. In this first instalment I deal with Roman history in operas.
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Roman History
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Tough
10 Q
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JanIQ
May 28 06
636 plays
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Operatic Non-Greek Myth and Legend
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After my quiz on operatic Greek myth, here is one on non-Greek myths and legends.
Both have been inspired by the “Phaeton Great Opera Book”.
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Something in Common
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Average
10 Q
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JanIQ
May 16 06
387 plays
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Belgium in the XVIIth Century
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Here is my third quiz on Belgian history. The subject is the XVIIth century, which was dominated by the Eighty Years' War.
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Belgian
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Average
10 Q
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JanIQ
Jul 01 05
312 plays
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The Second Millennium
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For my first quiz, I have selected ten years out of the second millennium. These years are not selected randomly: all these years appear on the labels of (mostly Belgian) beers.
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Mixed Bag
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Difficult
10 Q
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JanIQ
Dec 14 03
768 plays
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Belgium in the XIXth Century
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During the XIXth century, Belgium gained independence from the Netherlands. This century has inspired me to a number of questions, some of which are a bit obscure. Enjoy your stay!
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Belgian
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Average
20 Q
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JanIQ
Sep 18 05
297 plays
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