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Should've Seen THAT Comin'
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For as long as people have been writing, people have been writing hoaxes. Authors, publishers and readers have all been duped but should they have seen it coming?
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Specific Subjects & Themes
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Average
10 Q
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Snowman
Aug 13 10
2205 plays
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The Yorkshire Ripper
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The Yorkshire Ripper was a brutal murderer of women in England in the 1970s and 1980s. The hunt for him was protracted and error-strewn, but the police finally got their man.
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Serial Killers
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Tough
10 Q
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Snowman
May 03 08
2538 plays
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Nursery Rhymes: The Horrible Truth
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Those innocent sounding ditties that you sing to your children contain hidden secrets of licentiousness, death and sacrifice. Let's take a look at some of the more sinister amongst them.
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Nursery Rhymes
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Impossible
10 Q
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Snowman
May 07 09
8823 plays
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Those We Lost in 2009 Pt I
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2009 saw the passing of many great people who made significant contributions to all facets of our lives. In part one, we look at those who left us from January to April.
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Died in the 2000s
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Difficult
10 Q
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Snowman
Sep 03 09
3006 plays
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Ian McEwan's "Saturday"
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How was your day? Nothing like Henry Perowne's, I suspect.
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McEwan, Ian
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Average
10 Q
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Snowman
Apr 08 09
168 plays
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Mutiny of the Bounties
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Just as the colonial powers scrambled to gain the bounteous riches in Africa at the end of the 19th century, their colonies scrambled for the right to steer their own ships after World War II. How much do you know about the end of empire in Africa?
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African
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Average
10 Q
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Snowman
Nov 16 10
471 plays
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Keeping it in the Family
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Political dynasties have arisen throughout history in despotic and democratic arenas alike. So is it nepotism or just great genes that allows these families to maintain their grip on power? With thanks to poshprice for the title and the inspiration.
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Government
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Tough
10 Q
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Snowman
Jul 16 09
567 plays
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Unexplained Disappearances
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Here are ten questions about some of the more infamous disappearances of people in the last 150 years.
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The Unexplained
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Tough
10 Q
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Snowman
Jan 24 08
9501 plays
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The Movie Should Be Made
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All film productions have their troubles but it's on a totally different scale when an actor dies before the film is complete. Here are ten actors whose final curtain fell before the final scene but whose directors said "the movie should still be made."
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Death Becomes Them
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Average
10 Q
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Snowman
Dec 15 09
3117 plays
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They Did Nothing Wrong
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UK MPs can claim for expenses incurred whilst performing their duties. In 2009 some of these claims were published, ranging from the laughably cheap through the absurdly expensive to the utterly bizarre - but none of them broke rules, or so they claim!
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U.K. Government
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Average
10 Q
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Snowman
Jul 09 09
627 plays
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The Art of Being Wrong
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Predicting the future is at best brave and at worst foolhardy. Time is a harsh mistress and many of the subjects of this quiz have not been treated well.
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Famous Predictions
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Average
10 Q
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Snowman
Feb 24 08
3354 plays
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On Christmas Day in the Mo(u)rning
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Christmas is usually a time of cheer, but sadly for some it has been a less pleasant time. Here are ten famous people for whom Christmas Day was their last.
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What a Way to Go
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Average
10 Q
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Snowman
Dec 21 09
1404 plays
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Help Me to Help You!
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Welcome to the Career Advisory Service. We're here to help. What's that? You need a job that fits around your phobias? Not a problem! You have how many...?!
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Phobias
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Average
10 Q
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Snowman
Aug 05 09
858 plays
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Tube Stations in Other Words
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My eccentric Uncle Monty never calls places by their proper names. He has left me a list of errands to run in London that involve travelling by tube from my home in Burnt Oak (or Charred Tree as Monty calls it). Can you help me get to my destinations?
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London Underground
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Average
15 Q
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Snowman
May 26 09
663 plays
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San Marino: The Ancient Republic
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San Marino is a country that is small in size but large in history. The republic entered the 21st century as the oldest sovereign state in the world. Come inside and discover something of its long history.
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San Marino
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Average
10 Q
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Snowman
Aug 03 10
2154 plays
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Snowman and the Half-Peeled Quince
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"Snowman, I'm stuck for ideas. Can you help?" So asked JK Rowling as she prepared to begin her sixth "Harry Potter" novel. "Don't fear, Jo," I said. "Leave it with me!"
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Thematic 10Q Average
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Average
10 Q
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Snowman
Oct 07 09
432 plays
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D'ye Ken John Peel?
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The DJ John Peel was a huge figure in the life of many people from my generation. Here are a few questions about the great man's life.
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British Radio
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Tough
10 Q
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Snowman
Nov 22 07
483 plays
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Recipes of the Raj
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Join me for a day-long feast of Anglo-Indian cuisine from the time of the British Raj.
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Indian Foods
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Tough
10 Q
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Snowman
Jun 09 09
735 plays
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The Death of Kings
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Unlike the Egyptians, the English took little care of their dead kings. As the scramble for succession took hold, kings were left to die unregarded and some were even lost! How did they die, why did they die and what happened next?
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U.K. Royals
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Average
10 Q
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Snowman
Apr 22 09
5796 plays
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Everything You Know is Wrong
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Inspired by BBC TV's "QI" I thought I'd write a quiz to challenge a few commonly held beliefs. Usually the most obvious answer is the wrong one.
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Thematic 10Q Very Difficult
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Very Difficult
10 Q
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Snowman
Apr 03 08
3000 plays
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A Brief History of Timepieces
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What time is it? Attempts to find out have taken us from the ancient use of sundials to the modern atomic clock. Let's go on a journey through time.
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General Technology
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Tough
10 Q
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Snowman
May 10 10
291 plays
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I Just Can't Wait to be King
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Imagine waiting all your life for your chance to be top dog, with a throne and all the paraphernalia that comes with it. Then, no sooner have you donned the robes of state than your reign is over. Here are ten of the shortest serving monarchs in history.
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Royalty & Monarchs
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Average
10 Q
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Snowman
Apr 11 10
885 plays
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The Films of Powell and Pressburger
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Probably the greatest collaboration in the history of British cinema, Michael Powell and Emeric Pressburger were responsible for some of the finest cinema to come from these shores. See what you know about their films.
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P - People Themed
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Tough
10 Q
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Snowman
Feb 08 08
198 plays
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Belize It Or Not
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The small Central American nation on the Caribbean coast is a country full of unbelievable sights.
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Belize
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Average
10 Q
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Snowman
Sep 14 09
2832 plays
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How the Potato Changed The World
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Whilst it may appear as merely a humble foodstuff, the potato's role in history has been a remarkable and idiosyncratic tale of conquest, diplomacy, edict and famine.
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Fruit and Vegetables
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Difficult
15 Q
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Snowman
Aug 17 09
1548 plays
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September 20th: Matches, Hatches, Dispatches
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September 20th is my wife's birthday so I thought I'd write this quiz for her. It's a lot less expensive than a diamond after all.
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People by Birthday
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Average
10 Q
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Snowman
Sep 19 10
636 plays
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The Humble Mosquito
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It may only be little but the mosquito has been man's greatest adversary in the animal kingdom, affecting social policy and even wars.
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Insects
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Tough
10 Q
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Snowman
Mar 11 08
3180 plays
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Those We Lost in 2009 Pt II
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2009 saw the passing of many great people who made significant contributions to all facets of our lives. In part two, we look at those who left us from May to August.
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Died in the 2000s
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Average
10 Q
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Snowman
Sep 18 09
1761 plays
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Our Dumb Century
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Can you guess the year and the events described by these spoof headlines from 'The Onion'?
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20th & 21st Centuries
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Average
10 Q
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Snowman
Oct 30 07
6465 plays
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It Was the Best of Tims...
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What the Dickens? A rare collection of Timothys, Timmies and Tims whose names have drifted into the public consciousness for one reason or another. Come in and enjoy their company.
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First Names
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Average
10 Q
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Snowman
Feb 18 10
831 plays
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