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The Geek Interpreter
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So you are a geek and don't speak any normal language any more? Well, don't worry - I have put some well-known literary works into computer code for you! (No actual programming skills required - just look at keywords distributed in the code)
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Mixed Literature
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Average
10 Q
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WesleyCrusher
Feb 21 12
2661 plays
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Sauna: The Finnish way to health
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While many cultures enjoy hot air and steam baths in some way or another, this quiz is strictly about the Finnish sauna bathing as it is, with some variants, today enjoyed across most of the world.
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Exercise and Fitness
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Tough
10 Q
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WesleyCrusher
Jan 03 12
504 plays
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Tsk, Tsk
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You have been invited to a round of golf at the Royal and Ancient Golf Club. Your rules knowledge however is not quite up to par - or at least that's what you gather from your host's polite "Tsk, tsk" that you hear every now and then... (2012 edition)
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Rules and Terms
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Very Difficult
10 Q
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WesleyCrusher
Feb 10 13
114 plays
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Chernobyl: Anatomy of a disaster
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In an almost ironic twist of fate, the greatest nuclear disaster of the 20th century was caused by a test designed to check and improve the reactor's safety. Do you remember what went wrong that fateful night?
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Disasters
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Very Difficult
10 Q
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WesleyCrusher
Jun 11 12
186 plays
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Hear, Again?
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In modern times, the creation of cover versions of songs has become quite the rave, but classical composers were also quite adept at quoting themes and entire works to build upon. Let's hear some favorites - again!
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Composers Mixture
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Tough
10 Q
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WesleyCrusher
Mar 04 10
450 plays
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Following Some Car Tracks
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Let's join in a little race! We'll use the starting and ending destinations of a famous car racing event and take some detours in between. Just where on Earth are we driving?
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Where on Earth?
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Average
10 Q
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WesleyCrusher
Jan 04 12
3702 plays
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Tip of the Iceberg
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Just as the part of an iceberg first seen is only a small fraction of the entire volume of ice, many historic events' first appearances in the news seemed innocent and quite small. See if you can connect these descriptions to the historic event!
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Mixed Bag
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Average
10 Q
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WesleyCrusher
Jan 12 10
2367 plays
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Feline Health
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We, the Cat People, have decided to pool our knowledge and inform you about some common health issues that cats can have. Each question has been created by a different player - a true team effort. Thanks to all of you cats!
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Cats
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Tough
10 Q
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WesleyCrusher
Jan 14 09
9258 plays
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WWE Questions
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No, this is not in the wrong category. It is also not what you would expect from the title. Come in to find some "wonderfully worded enquiries"!
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Thematic 10Q Average
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Average
10 Q
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WesleyCrusher
Jul 18 09
627 plays
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The 1960s - Entertainment at its Most Colorful
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The 1960s were the decade that saw entertainment range from rather tame to excessive and colorful. Let's look back at some events that shaped the movies, television, music and other entertainment of that decade!
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The 1960s
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Average
10 Q
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WesleyCrusher
Jan 16 12
3411 plays
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Felinity from A to Z
Team quiz by The Cat People
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Felines - cats - are just wonderful animals. Follow Xavier, our question cat, as he guides you through the realm of all things feline.
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Thematic 25 Questions
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Average
25 Q
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WesleyCrusher
Aug 07 11
786 plays
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Neue Deutsche Welle Lyrics and Factoids
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The Neue Deutsche Welle was a unique movement in the German pop music of the 1980s. Largely influenced by punk and New Wave elements combined with the unique sound of the German language, it used minimalistic techniques in lyrics, melody and rhythm.
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German Music
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Difficult
10 Q
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WesleyCrusher
Dec 10 08
153 plays
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Dead on the Track
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Not every driver who begins a race also ends it - and the most unfortunate of them all were those who lost their lives during Formula One championship races. Here are ten such sad cases.
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F1 Drivers
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Average
10 Q
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WesleyCrusher
Jun 09 12
210 plays
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Dread of a Normal Depth
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We have nothing to fear but fear itself, or so the quote goes. Let's take a look at the psychological and physiological mechanisms of fear as it manifests itself both in normal and less normal forms.
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General Psychology
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Average
10 Q
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WesleyCrusher
Sep 30 10
723 plays
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Things That Need Your BRAINS!
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Beyond the story mode, "Plants vs. Zombies" (PC) also offers twenty mini-games and two puzzle types. Can you identify them from these descriptions?
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Plants vs Zombies
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Average
10 Q
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WesleyCrusher
Aug 15 12
198 plays
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We're on the Same Wavelength
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From the longest radio waves to cosmic radiation, the measurable electromagnetic spectrum spans a range of 10 to the 20th power. Let's take a trip through the wavelengths from longest to shortest!
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Electromagnetic Spectrum and Optics
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Tough
10 Q
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WesleyCrusher
May 05 12
234 plays
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Growing the Word Cat's Tail
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Help our question CAT grow a nice long tail of letters - all of the answers in this quiz begin with CAT and you should supply the one that best fits the definition.
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Words A - M
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Average
10 Q
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WesleyCrusher
Feb 21 12
2259 plays
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It Sparkles, It Glitters, It's a...
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From the most expensive to the readily available, jewelry has always been one of the most loved types of beauty accessory. Let's look at some types of jewelry and see what you can identify.
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Jewelry
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Average
10 Q
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WesleyCrusher
Jan 29 12
2850 plays
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Turkey - A Country on Two Continents
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Since there are very few quizzes on this interesting nation on the border between Europe and Asia, I have taken it upon myself to give the 195-day bus a new place to stop. Enjoy these questions!
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Turkey
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Average
10 Q
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WesleyCrusher
Mar 18 10
2892 plays
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Always Say Always Again
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There's always this one word "always" as part of a great movie quote - ten examples of which you can find collected in this quiz. However, I also always changed one word - can you fix these quotes that we'll always remember?
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Movie Quotes Mixture
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Average
10 Q
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WesleyCrusher
Jan 15 12
3189 plays
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Anything You Can Quiz, I Can Quiz Better!
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I am not only going to make this claim - I am going to prove it: I have taken the best ten quizzes from the January 2012 FunTrivia site rankings and written an extra question for each of them. Come along as we celebrate the best of the best!
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Thematic 10Q Average
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Average
10 Q
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WesleyCrusher
Feb 23 12
1884 plays
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The Golden Circle Through an Amateur's Lens
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The Golden Circle is a day tour of the most memorable sights of southwest Iceland. I did this tour in Summer 2007 by car, enjoying these places at my own pace and snapping a few shots not always from the same angle as in the tourist brochures.
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Iceland
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Tough
10 Q
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WesleyCrusher
Feb 17 11
1659 plays
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Fifteen Minutes in the Cell
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You've read about cellular biology, but can you identify cells and structures from electron microscope images? In fifteen minutes, you'll know if you take this quiz. I'll give you some hints, too!
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Cell and Molecular Biology
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Tough
10 Q
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WesleyCrusher
Mar 11 11
4167 plays
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Combustion for Kids!
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Combustion is a big and scientific word for burning something. Do you know just how it works?
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Science for Kids
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Easy
10 Q
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WesleyCrusher
Jul 06 12
522 plays
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More by Accident than by Design
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Looking back in history, German reunification was inevitable, but the way it did happen was less than planned in at least a few key moments. Do you recall the events of 1989 and 1990 that led to it?
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German
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Difficult
10 Q
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WesleyCrusher
Nov 21 12
237 plays
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Classes of Wisdom
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Welcome Adventurers! This quiz looks at various classes you could play in Dungeons & Dragons, 3.5 Edition, if you happen to have rolled a high Wisdom score. Material from core rules as well as from various expansion books.
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Dungeons and Dragons
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Tough
10 Q
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WesleyCrusher
Apr 20 12
84 plays
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Cutting the Beef
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Beef and veal are widely considered among the finest meats in advanced cuisine, but some cuts are better than others and suitable for different things. How many of them do you know? (American terms)
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Meats
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Tough
10 Q
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WesleyCrusher
Jun 02 12
429 plays
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Goals of the Century
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Throughout the 20th century, world leaders had quite some lofty goals, either for themselves, for their country or for humanity as a whole. Not all of them became reality, however.
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20th & 21st Centuries
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Tough
10 Q
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WesleyCrusher
Jan 17 12
672 plays
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What Do We Do Now?
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Here are ten child and teenage stars from the 1970s to the 1990s - some of them may still be working in their field, but others have entered very different professions. Do you know what they are doing now?
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After They Were Stars
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Tough
10 Q
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WesleyCrusher
Apr 11 12
618 plays
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First to the Top Seven
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Most quiz-takers can name the first person to have climbed Mount Everest, but can you name these other firsts on the top of some of the world's other famous summits?
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Explorers
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Average
10 Q
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WesleyCrusher
Jan 30 12
2823 plays
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