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The Life and Lines of Robinson Jeffers
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This quiz connects great lines from Jeffers' poetry with his life. This time, the emphasis is more on the biography than the poetry.
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Jeffers, Robinson
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Tough
10 Q
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NormanW5
Jan 01 06
51 plays
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Robinson Jeffers
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Between World War I and World War II, Robinson Jeffers was generally considered to be the greatest American writer ever. Now, however, he is largely forgotten. Test your knowledge of this once-major poet and his more famous poems.
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Jeffers, Robinson
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Difficult
10 Q
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NormanW5
Oct 08 05
54 plays
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Lines from Robinson Jeffers
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Once considered America's greatest writer, Robinson Jeffers wrote powerful poems with lines that can still move people. How many can you recognize?
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Jeffers, Robinson
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Very Difficult
10 Q
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NormanW5
Nov 23 05
57 plays
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Bible Miscellany II
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As with my first "Bible Miscellany" quiz, these multiple choice questions are straight-forward with a couple of hard questions thrown in. Quotes are from the NIV.
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Old and New Testament Trivia
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Tough
10 Q
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NormanW5
Nov 20 05
2187 plays
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Dramatic Moments in the Old Testament
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The idea is simple: I'll set the scene for a dramatic moment in the Old Testament. You simply decide what happened next. All quotes or direct references will come from the Amplified Bible.
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Old Testament / Tanakh
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Average
10 Q
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NormanW5
Dec 12 05
1704 plays
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Bible Miscellany I
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There are six questions from the Old Testament and four from the New. The questions are straight-forward, but while the majority are obvious a couple are obscure. I used the King James version for all references.
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Old and New Testament Trivia
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Average
10 Q
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NormanW5
Oct 04 05
2988 plays
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Quotes from T. S. Eliot
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I love T. S. Eliot, and this quiz is based on some of my favorite quotes from his poems. I have tried to limit the selection to the interesting and/or well-known.
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Eliot, T. S.
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Tough
10 Q
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NormanW5
Oct 23 05
492 plays
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Dueling Christmas Stories
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Matthew and Luke told very different Christmas stories, not because they disagreed on facts but because they had contrasting audiences and purposes. Can you tell them apart? References are from the New American Standard Bible.
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The Christmas Story
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Difficult
10 Q
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NormanW5
Nov 10 05
741 plays
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It Happened in 1963
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1963 was packed full of major events that few of us alive then will forget. Most you should know even if just from school.
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1960s History
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Very Difficult
10 Q
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NormanW5
Nov 27 05
1467 plays
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Sports Franchise Genealogy
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It's surprising how many sports franchises started in cities or with names quite different from how we know them today. Can you trace these family trees?
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USA by Locality
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Average
10 Q
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NormanW5
Oct 13 05
297 plays
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Time for Rhyme
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All of the following quotes contain interesting, even famous rhymes. In fact, many trivia buffs will recognize some of these famous literary quotes only because of the rhymes!
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Poetic Quotes
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Tough
10 Q
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NormanW5
Oct 15 05
450 plays
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Complete the Quote
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This quiz is designed to introduce you to contemporary poets well worth reading. Questions ask you to recognize the right word or phrase needed to complete the quote. Some you will recognize; most you will need to work out by reading carefully.
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Poetic Quotes
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Difficult
10 Q
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NormanW5
Nov 05 05
429 plays
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