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You Don't Have to Have Read Terry Pratchett
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The wonderful Terry Pratchett has written thirty-six "Discworld" novels, and many others. This quiz is mainly for people who haven't read any of them. I hope you enjoy it.
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Pratchett, Terry
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Easy
20 Q
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Quiz_Beagle
Oct 28 07
1599 plays
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I Remember That - With Help!
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Mnemonics help us remember things, and are a fascinating subject. How many of us can remember days of months without starting 'Thirty days hath...'? Enjoy the quiz!
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Mnemonics
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Average
10 Q
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Quiz_Beagle
Jul 20 09
2505 plays
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Terry Pratchett's 'The Fifth Elephant'
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One of my favourite "Discworld" books with a romantic passage between Carrot and Angua that brings tears to my eyes. Enjoy the quiz.
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The Fifth Elephant
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Average
25 Q
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Quiz_Beagle
Mar 26 07
669 plays
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"IT" - The Book
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This is one of my favourite Stephen King books, and I enjoyed the movie too! All the questions are from the book. Hope you enjoy!
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IT
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Tough
25 Q
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Quiz_Beagle
Dec 09 06
3483 plays
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"Nightwatch" by Terry Pratchett
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'Nightwatch' is a slighter darker book than most of the 'Discworld' series, in my opinion. But it is also fantastic and I hope you enjoy the quiz! Warning: Contains small spoilers!
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Night Watch
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Average
25 Q
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Quiz_Beagle
Jan 03 07
1050 plays
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The World of Wodehouse
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Evelyn Waugh said that the wonderful author P.G. Wodehouse 'has made a world for us to live in and delight in'. I hope my quiz takes you to this world. Enjoy!
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Wodehouse PG
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Average
15 Q
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Quiz_Beagle
May 22 07
669 plays
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"Fore!" P.G's a Jolly Good Fellow
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P.G. Wodehouse wrote some wonderful stories about golf - this quiz is taken from the book of short stories "The Clicking of Cuthbert". I hope you enjoy it.
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Wodehouse PG
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Tough
10 Q
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Quiz_Beagle
Jul 16 07
273 plays
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Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows.
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At last it's the end. Who dies? That's all anyone seems to have asked me. This quiz is about the book - it contains spoilers, so please don't read it if you haven't read the book - from beginning to end!
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Harry Potter Book 7
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Average
15 Q
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Quiz_Beagle
Jul 28 07
16800 plays
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'Lisey's Story'. Part Two 'SOWISA'
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I was lucky enough to get this book for Christmas 2006. This book covers only the second part, so don't worry if you haven't finished it yet - enjoy!
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Lisey's Story
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Average
15 Q
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Quiz_Beagle
Jan 13 07
816 plays
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Carrot and Angua - A Different Love Story
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Romeo and Juliet, Heloise and Abelard. To these great lovers must be added Carrot and Angua from Terry Pratchett's 'Discworld' - even if one of them does sleep in a basket at full moon! Enjoy!
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Characters of Discworld
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Average
25 Q
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Quiz_Beagle
Apr 04 07
882 plays
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The Hogfather
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British Terry Pratchett fans had the chance to see the excellent film at Christmas 2006. This quiz is mostly about the book, but with some film questions.
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Hogfather
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Average
25 Q
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Quiz_Beagle
Jan 28 07
807 plays
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'Lisey's Story'. Part Three 'Lisey's Story'
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This is the final part of the book 'Lisey's Story', which in my opinion is the best that Stephen King's ever written. I hope you've played the other two and enjoyed them. I hope you enjoy this.
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Lisey's Story
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Average
10 Q
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Quiz_Beagle
Jan 15 07
645 plays
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A Matter of Loaf and Death
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On Christmas Day 2008, the 'Wallace and Gromit' episode, "A Matter of Loaf and Death", drew 14.4 million viewers to BBC 1, making it the most-watched Christmas Day TV programme for several years. I was one of them, and decided it deserved a quiz.
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W
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Average
10 Q
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Quiz_Beagle
Dec 29 08
216 plays
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The First Terry Pratchett 'Footnotes' Quiz
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Terry Pratchett makes copious use of footnotes in his "Discworld" books. Those of you lucky enough to have seen a Pratchett play will know that Footnote is often one of the Dramatis Personae. So why not a quiz dedicated to Footnotes? Enjoy!
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Pratchett, Terry
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Average
10 Q
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Quiz_Beagle
Aug 30 07
510 plays
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Terry Pratchett's 'The Last Continent'
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According to the dedication 'This is not a book about Australia. No, it's about somewhere entirely different which just happens to be, here and there, a bit...Australian'. I hope that helps!
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The Last Continent
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Average
25 Q
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Quiz_Beagle
Mar 12 07
534 plays
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'Lisey's Story'. Part One 'Bool Hunt'
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I was lucky enough to be given this book for Christmas 2006 and think it may be the best he's written. If you haven't finished it yet, don't worry, this is only Part One. Please enjoy the quizzes!
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Lisey's Story
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Average
10 Q
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Quiz_Beagle
Jan 11 07
864 plays
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Doctor Who meets Agatha Christie Part One
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In episode 7 of the 2008 series, "The Unicorn and the Wasp!", the writer, Gareth Roberts, had a lot of fun getting Agatha Christie book titles into the script. How many did you spot?
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Doctor Who
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Average
15 Q
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Quiz_Beagle
May 25 08
1992 plays
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Anatomy of a Song: Universal Soldier
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Buffy Sainte-Marie's song has been recorded by artists from Donovan to Chumbawamba. This is part of the 'Anatomy of a Song' series as inspired by FussBudget.
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S
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Average
10 Q
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Quiz_Beagle
Jul 25 09
216 plays
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Battle of Britain Fighter Ace
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The person who this quiz is about is generally accepted to have been the top scoring allied fighter pilot in the Battle of Britain. Enjoy, and please let me know what you think!
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England People
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Difficult
10 Q
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Quiz_Beagle
Jan 28 07
495 plays
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Monty Egg and His Rhyming Couplets
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Dorothy L Sayers, the creator of Lord Peter Wimsey, also created the detective Montague Egg, a travelling salesman fond of rhyming couplets. This quiz is about him - enjoy!
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Sayers, Dorothy L.
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Average
15 Q
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Quiz_Beagle
Dec 24 06
264 plays
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Terry Pratchett's Igors - What Goes Around...
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Among my favourite 'bit parts' (yes, that was a play on words) in Terry Pratchett's 'Discworld' books are the Igors - so here's a quiz about them (from several different books). Enjoy!
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Characters of Discworld
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Average
15 Q
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Quiz_Beagle
May 09 07
714 plays
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A Big Boy Did It and Ran Away
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Throughout history, people on trial have come up with a number of ingenious defences and escapes from justice. This quiz looks at some of them. Enjoy!
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Criminal Mixture
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Average
10 Q
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Quiz_Beagle
Sep 13 09
1290 plays
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Valley of the Trolls - a Discworld Quiz
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The trolls are great characters in the Discworld books, so I thought they deserved a quiz of their very own. Enjoy!
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Characters of Discworld
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Average
15 Q
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Quiz_Beagle
Dec 01 07
435 plays
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John Wyndham: 'The Kraken Wakes'
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I noticed that all the quizzes about John Wyndham were about 'The Day of the Triffids', which is a great book, but he wrote lots of others and this quiz is about one. Enjoy!
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Wyndham, John
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Difficult
10 Q
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Quiz_Beagle
Jun 03 07
258 plays
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The Jungle Books - Not the Movie
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Walt Disney made a wonderful movie - but have you read the book by Rudyard Kipling?
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Kipling, Rudyard
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Tough
25 Q
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Quiz_Beagle
Dec 11 06
567 plays
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Harriet and Peter - A Love Story
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Dorothy L Sayers' aristocratic sleuth, Lord Peter Wimsey, marries Harriet Vane - eventually! I thought I'd write a quiz about them, their courtship and marriage. Enjoy!
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Sayers, Dorothy L.
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Average
15 Q
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Quiz_Beagle
Nov 17 06
771 plays
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'Beasts and Superbeasts' - Saki
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Saki was the pen name of British author Hector Hugh Munro, who lived from 1870 until killed in 1916 by a German sniper. His short stories are wonderful, and I hope you enjoy this selection from his collection 'Beasts and Superbeasts'.
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S
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Difficult
10 Q
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Quiz_Beagle
May 28 07
138 plays
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The Cheese Shop
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After my quiz on 'The Bookshop' skit, someone suggested a quiz on another Monty Python favourite - 'The Cheese Shop', so here it is. Enjoy!
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Monty Python
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Average
10 Q
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Quiz_Beagle
Nov 22 07
1230 plays
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The Six Nations 2007 [5]
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The last weekend of the championships. I hope you enjoy this on the exciting Six Nations.
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Six Nations
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Tough
15 Q
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Quiz_Beagle
Mar 21 07
465 plays
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Flamborough Head and the Village of Flamborough
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This is all about a promontory on the coast of England where I spent my formative years. I hope you enjoy the quiz and learn something new.
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Northeast England
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Average
10 Q
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Quiz_Beagle
Apr 15 09
234 plays
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