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Ballet Stories
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Did you know that the great ballets each tell a story through dance without using any words at all? See if you can name the ballet these tales are from!
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General Topics for Kids
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Easy
10 Q
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LilahDeDah
Jan 13 05
4056 plays
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Eat Your Colors
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Does it seem like there's a lot of confusion nowadays as to what constitutes a healthy diet? It's simpler than you might have imagined...the answer is phytochemicals, and they're found in brightly colored foods.
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Nutrition
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Tough
10 Q
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LilahDeDah
Sep 27 04
2235 plays
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High Maintenance Women in "Herstory"
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In one way or another, aren't we ALL high maintenance? These ten ladies, though, were perhaps just a bit more so. Enjoy the excess!
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Famous Women
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Very Difficult
10 Q
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LilahDeDah
Aug 19 04
6288 plays
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"The Dinner Party": Wing Three
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The conclusion of Judy Chicago's masterwork covers the period from the American Revolution to the Women's Revolution. Most of the questions are about the women subjects rather than the specific artworks.
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Chicago, Judy
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Average
10 Q
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LilahDeDah
Mar 24 06
231 plays
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The Queen's Beasts
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Welcome to the royal bestiary of England. This quiz presents questions on ten of the kingdom's heraldic beasts. Alas, HM's corgis will not be making an appearance.
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Heraldry
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Average
10 Q
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LilahDeDah
May 01 05
846 plays
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Endangered Languages
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Like plant and animal species, when a language becomes extinct, it's gone forever. Over half of the world's 6800 languages are endangered. Here are ten questions about language loss and language rescue.
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Languages
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Tough
10 Q
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LilahDeDah
Sep 09 05
831 plays
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Guest Stars are the Best Stars
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The first four seasons of "Will and Grace" featured some terrific talent in guest-starring roles. How much do you remember about these fleeting but memorable visitors? (Not all questions come from the show.)
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'Will & Grace' - Characters and Actors
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Average
15 Q
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LilahDeDah
Sep 20 05
3117 plays
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"The Dinner Party": Wing One
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From prehistory to classical Rome, Wing One of Judy Chicago's masterwork illustrates women's history with beauty and grace. Familiarity with "The Dinner Party" is not required to answer most of the questions.
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Chicago, Judy
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Tough
10 Q
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LilahDeDah
Sep 28 04
432 plays
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Eat Your Flowers
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They're not just for vases anymore...take this quiz and then try blossoms in your baking, buds in your bread, petals on your plate...you get the idea. A veritable feast of flowers!
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Incredible Edibles
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Average
15 Q
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LilahDeDah
Oct 19 04
4800 plays
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Elephant Artists: Painting for Peanuts
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The creative community can be a real jungle! How much do you know about the works of art created by elephants all over the world?
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Art
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Tough
10 Q
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LilahDeDah
Nov 26 04
300 plays
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Treasure Tour: Metropolitan Museum of Art, NY
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The "Met" boasts more than two million works of art, from prehistory to the present day. On this tour, we'll be looking at fifteen, but wishing we had time to see them all!
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Art: By Museum
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Tough
15 Q
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LilahDeDah
Sep 07 04
504 plays
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"The Dinner Party": Wing Two
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Second quiz of three about Judy Chicago's feminist history mixed media creation "The Dinner Party". Wing Two covers the years 325-1678 AD. Having seen the artwork is not necessary in order to answer most of the questions.
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Chicago, Judy
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Tough
10 Q
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LilahDeDah
Jul 13 05
318 plays
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The Above Rubies Awards for 2005
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If the award doesn't sound familiar, that's because I have just created it to honor women in ten different fields who should be more famous than they are. How many do you know? (Be advised that this quiz can be regarded as Americacentric.)
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Famous Women
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Tough
10 Q
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LilahDeDah
Feb 14 05
750 plays
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Quotable Death
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Since it's everyone's final destination, perhaps we should see what some of the famous and infamous among us have had to say about death.
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Death Becomes Them
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Difficult
15 Q
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LilahDeDah
Oct 02 04
3246 plays
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A Wheel of Light: The Chakras
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We are all more than our physical bodies, for each of us exists within a rainbow of light. How much do you know about chakras? Find your center, try this quiz, and don't worry about your score. Shanti...Peace.
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Eastern Philosophy
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Average
15 Q
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LilahDeDah
Mar 05 05
705 plays
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Sitten in a Yeldehalle: Medieval Guilds
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Guilds were an extremely important part of medieval life. How much do you know about these organizations?
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Medieval History
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Tough
10 Q
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LilahDeDah
Nov 05 04
1113 plays
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Sculpture I: Prehistory to Rodin
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A brief overview of the human form in sculpture from its earliest beginnings to the dawn of Modernism.
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Sculpture
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Average
10 Q
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LilahDeDah
Oct 31 05
501 plays
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I'd Rather Be Sleeping
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You'll spend a third of your life doing it, but how much do you really know about sleep?
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Nervous System and the Senses
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Average
10 Q
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LilahDeDah
Aug 19 04
3564 plays
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Animal Aphorisms For Kids
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An "aphorism" is an interesting saying. All of these sayings have animals in them...can you figure out what they mean?
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Animal Expressions and Wordplay
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Easy
10 Q
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LilahDeDah
Oct 24 04
20364 plays
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A World of Women Poets
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Her name, birth country, birth year, the title of (or a line from) one of her poems. I'll give you three (I'm generous like that) and you pick the fourth. The real objective is to learn more about these well-versed women. For the poetry-obsessed only!
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Poetry
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Tough
20 Q
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LilahDeDah
Aug 27 04
528 plays
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Easy Orff
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Most of FunTrivia's Classical Music quizzes are wonderful but DIFFICULT! Here's one on a terrific composer that you can do even if you've never heard of Carl Orff and his amazing 20th century compositions.
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Classical Music
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Average
10 Q
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LilahDeDah
Jun 15 05
654 plays
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Treasure Tour: MoMA, New York City
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On November 20, 2004, New York's beloved Museum of Modern Art reopened after a a 2½-year, $425 million renovation. This quiz looks at ten treasures from its collection.
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Art: By Museum
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Average
10 Q
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LilahDeDah
Nov 22 04
480 plays
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Captain Cook or Captain Kirk?
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These two explorers share more than a common first name. For each question, decide if the statement is true for James Cook, James Kirk, both, or neither. Enjoy the voyage!
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Thematic 10Q Very Difficult
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Very Difficult
10 Q
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LilahDeDah
May 30 05
4011 plays
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When Bad Things Happen to Good Art
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Fire, flood, fraud, filching...it's frightening to be a fabulous work of art!
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Art
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Very Difficult
10 Q
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LilahDeDah
Aug 14 04
885 plays
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A Few Minor Corrections: Famous Female Editors
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Although most of these American women are better known for other accomplishments, they each wielded the editor's blue pencil at one time or another. I surmise that they found it both challenging and rewarding.
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Famous Women
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Tough
10 Q
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LilahDeDah
Nov 02 04
351 plays
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Vulcan's Furnaces
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How much do you know about volcanoes? These fearsome but useful planetary features have created about 80% of the landmass we call home.
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Earth Science
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Tough
10 Q
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LilahDeDah
Sep 30 04
4110 plays
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Haunted New York City
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Of course NYC is haunted, and not just by the ghosts of awful blind dates! Perhaps my city never sleeps because of its many unquiet spirits...
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The Unexplained
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Difficult
10 Q
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LilahDeDah
Apr 26 05
1770 plays
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The Silk Road: 7000 Miles of History
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The title of this quiz is similar to that of a wonderful children's book by John S. Major, but the Silk Road was not for kids! How much do you know about the geography and history of trade between China and the West?
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Historical Geography
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Difficult
10 Q
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LilahDeDah
Aug 22 04
1578 plays
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Nothing Is Cooler Than a Glacier
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Shivery but true...around ten percent of our planet is covered with ice. Crampons are optional for this quiz adventure, but a sense of wonder is not. Enjoy!
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Glaciers
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Tough
10 Q
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LilahDeDah
Jan 20 05
1317 plays
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What Would Elvis Eat?
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Elvis's favorites are like a tour of the fabulous cuisine of the American South. Don't be cruel...try this quiz! (Thank you, thank you very much.)
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Food & Drink
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Tough
10 Q
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LilahDeDah
Feb 05 06
5565 plays
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Isn't It (Not Really) Romantic?
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A just-for-fun and very slightly cynical look at the trappings of romance.
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Thematic 10Q Difficult
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Difficult
10 Q
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LilahDeDah
Aug 01 04
2100 plays
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The 2006 Above Rubies Awards
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Welcome to this year's awards, which honor women from more than a dozen nations who have made our world more just, more beautiful and more inspiring.
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Famous Women
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Tough
10 Q
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LilahDeDah
May 17 06
477 plays
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Titles and Honorifics
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In many cultures, titles and honorifics can indicate a person's place in society, occupation, or achievements. How many of these do you know?
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Culture Mixes
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Tough
15 Q
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LilahDeDah
Nov 12 04
2103 plays
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Falling for "Sex and the City"
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"Macbeth" has blood and weather imagery; Steinbeck used religious and nature themes. This quiz takes a (semi-serious) look at the frequency with which "Sex and the City" characters...fall down.
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SATC - Themed Quizzes
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Tough
10 Q
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LilahDeDah
Feb 10 05
4122 plays
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My Guilty Pleasure: Ira Levin
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I love the lesser-known works of Ira Levin. Most of his oeuvre has been adapted for the movies, so even if you haven't read all of these books and plays, give the quiz a try. (And then go READ THEM! You won't be sorry.)
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L
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Tough
10 Q
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LilahDeDah
Mar 08 05
147 plays
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The Kipling World Tour
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Prolific writer and 1907 Nobel Laureate Rudyard Kipling loved exotic place names. Grab your passport and join me on a trip to some of Kipling's poetic locales!
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Kipling, Rudyard
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Tough
10 Q
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LIlahDeDah
Dec 19 04
213 plays
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Fashion and the City
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Do you, like me, miss all the incredible clothes worn by Carrie and Co. on "Sex and the City"? This "designer" quiz spans all six seasons. For fashion addicts only!
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SATC - Themed Quizzes
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Average
15 Q
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LilahDeDah
Oct 27 04
2694 plays
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Hey There Lonely Q
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In most English words, Q and a following U are all snuggled up cozily together. These fun words can't make that claim.
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Words N - Z
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Difficult
10 Q
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LilahDeDah
Jan 12 07
675 plays
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Holy Sea Cow!
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Heed the song of the Sirenians and take this quiz that's all about manatees!
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Cetaceans and Sirenians
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Tough
10 Q
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LilahDeDah
Aug 16 04
1305 plays
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Help Save the World (Please)
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Do you ever read or watch the news and feel absolutely helpless? Each of the ten organizations in this quiz are trying to be part of the global cure for our planet's many ills. URLs included in case you are moved to learn more.
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Organizations
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Difficult
10 Q
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LilahDeDah
Sep 07 04
555 plays
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The Enthroned Quiz
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It doesn't include a Porcelain Throne question, but you can still check out this quiz for other throne trivia limited only by my imagination.
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Thematic 10Q Very Difficult
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Very Difficult
10 Q
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LilahDeDah
Aug 26 04
561 plays
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Ghat and Manse
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All ten of these people have spent time in both England and India, usually to the mutual enrichment of both. Do you know them?
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People by Country
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Tough
10 Q
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LilahDeDah
Feb 19 05
462 plays
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The Roots and Seeds of a Vegetarian Life
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If you are interested in learning more about vegetarian choices, this quiz is a short enchiridion (guide) to a few of the lifestyle's facts and misconceptions. Have fun!
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Philosophy
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Tough
10 Q
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LilahDeDah
Oct 26 04
1392 plays
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Going the Distance: Marathons
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Although another definition of "marathon" is "a long and arduous undertaking", this quiz, with a little of everything about distance running, shouldn't be too exhausting. Have fun!
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Marathons
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Average
10 Q
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lilahdedah
Nov 14 05
345 plays
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Sculpture II: Brancusi to Potrc
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Decorative, functional, representational, abstract: Sculpture in the 20th century and beyond.
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Sculpture
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Average
10 Q
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LilahDeDah
Jan 27 06
267 plays
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Ohm's Lore
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My geek friends and I have designed this quiz to be conducive to the current interest in Ohm and his law. Resistance is expected.
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Laws and Theories of Physics
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Average
10 Q
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LilahDeDah
Jul 17 05
3333 plays
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Mongolian Manly Mania
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Every year in Mongolia, contestants vie for supremacy in the Three Manly Sports: Archery, Wrestling, and Horsemanship. Try this quiz for a look at a fascinating festival of sport and culture.
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Asia
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Difficult
10 Q
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LilahDeDah
Sep 20 06
213 plays
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You Can Do Analogies!
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Analogy: A big word with a fun meaning. Analogies are all about figuring out how things go together or are related. Think: THIS is to THAT as WHAT is to WHICH? Like this: CAT is to KITTEN as DOG is to PUPPY. The second words are the young of the first.
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Other Word Play for Kids
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Easy
10 Q
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LilahDeDah
Sep 09 04
5601 plays
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Global Bazaar
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Our foremothers were gatherers, and their lives depended upon successful "shopping". In this quiz, the world is your mall as you answer ten questions about buying things. Have fun and don't forget to haggle!
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Geography - Miscellany
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Very Difficult
10 Q
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LilahDeDah
Sep 04 04
2421 plays
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The Broadway Musical Thesaurus
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You, intrepid quiztaker, identify one-word Broadway musicals from the three synonyms given. For example, LACQUER/SHELLAC/FIXATIVE would be HAIRSPRAY. Belting out show tunes while answering is encouraged!
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Musicals Word Play
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Difficult
10 Q
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LilahDeDah
Oct 14 04
1887 plays
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This River Runs Through It
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Fun and exasperating river trivia.
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Rivers
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Very Difficult
10 Q
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LilahDeDah
Aug 02 04
1128 plays
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The Vegan House Rules
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A quick yes/no quiz. Could a strictly vegan person eat or wear these things? (Remember, vegans avoid all animal products.)
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Philosophy
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Average
10 Q
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LilahDeDah
Aug 30 04
1584 plays
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You May Be A Geek If...
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You can answer these ten questions.
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Thematic 10Q Difficult
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Difficult
10 Q
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LilahDeDah
Aug 05 05
2712 plays
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The Truth About the Great Cities
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The first of two quizzes inspired by the Time-Life book series "The Great Cities". For each city, this quiz provides two facts--one from the city's history, and one about its geography. You decide if one, both, or neither are true. Bon voyage!
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Global Trivia
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Very Difficult
10 Q
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LilahDeDah
Dec 05 04
2844 plays
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It's My Twentieth
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No, not my 20th birthday! In honor of my 20th quiz for FunTrivia, I present 20 questions of no particular relevance whatsoever, except that there are 20 of them.
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Mixed 20 Q. Difficult
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Difficult
20 Q
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LilahDeDah
Sep 26 04
2403 plays
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You Are Walrus On My Mind
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If you don't think walruses are fascinating, please try this quiz and see if it can change your mind.
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Pinnipedia- Seals and Sea Lions
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Difficult
10 Q
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LilahDeDah
Jan 05 05
723 plays
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Hello Sailor! Got a Yacht?
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Ahoy! Trivia Captain Daedelus and Galley Wench Lilah invite you aboard for 10 quick questions. We'll be messing about in boats and providing a duffer’s guide to succeeding at the yacht club and chatting up a salty buoy or gull.
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Sailing
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Tough
10 Q
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LilahDeDah
Aug 29 04
321 plays
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My Trip to the Bookstore
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They say that "Middlemarch" is the greatest novel ever written. Here's what happened when I went to Behemoth & Noble to buy it.
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Mixed 10 Q. Tough [A]
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Tough
10 Q
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LilahDeDah
Sep 16 04
912 plays
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A Titanic Appetite
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Rick Archbold & Dana McCauley's "Last Dinner on the Titanic" is part history, part cookbook, and completely enthralling. Dress in your Edwardian best and try this quiz on the food and drink of the legendary liner "Titanic".
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RMS Titanic
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Difficult
10 Q
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LilahDeDah
Dec 31 04
762 plays
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Interview, Inquest, Date or Data?
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Welcome to my quiz, where each question has to do with one of the four title words. Hopefully, you'll find it more like a date than an inquest, but you never know.
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Thematic 10Q Tough
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Tough
10 Q
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LilahDeDah
May 09 05
396 plays
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