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ABC's of Woolf's "To the Lighthouse"
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This quiz asks ten basic questions about what happens in Virginia Woolf's much discussed novel "To the Lighthouse."
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W
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Tough
10 Q
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Windswept
Jul 16 08
90 plays
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1960's: UC Berkeley
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The University of California at Berkeley became a focal point of change in education, student activities, politics, civil rights, and entertainment. This quiz introduces you to some major figures and events. Which of them do you remember?
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20th & 21st Centuries
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Tough
10 Q
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windswept
Jul 26 09
204 plays
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Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?
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The play "Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?" makes her sound like a monster. Actually, she is funny, sincere and most definitely worth knowing about.
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Famous Women
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Average
10 Q
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windswept
Mar 12 08
345 plays
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What You Need to to Know About CHF
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Congestive heart failure (CHF) is a prevalent health condition which is not limited to the elderly. This quiz will help you understand what it is and how to avoid it.
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Diseases of Specific Systems
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Average
15 Q
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Windswept
Oct 09 09
267 plays
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The 1960s Scene/Seen Internationally
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The 1960s was a ground-breaking decade in which conventions were broken or revised in politics, architecture, music, literature, lifestyles, women's roles, cooking methods, and thoughts about the future.
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1960s Nostalgia
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Average
20 Q
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windswept
Jul 11 08
1545 plays
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Famous Foggy Similes
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In literature, comparisons to fog may reveal a lot about character's states of mind. Often these are similes, i.e. the foggy day is like a maze. Sometimes, there is a metaphor, i.e. the foggy day is a maze. Foggy comparisons (both similes and metaphors).
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Language Use
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Average
10 Q
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Windswept
Aug 09 09
387 plays
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Firsts in the 1960s (Part 2)
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This quiz asks you to identify newsworthy items of that explosive decade, the 1960s, such as inventions, cultural icons, and events. Enjoy your trip down memory lane. I enjoyed this second trip too.
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1960s History
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Average
10 Q
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Windswept
Sep 14 09
663 plays
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The 1960s Counter Culture (USA)
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In the 1960s, all kinds of new stars were born. People became famous for all sorts of new reasons. It was the rise of what we now call counter culture. This change was a creater and receiver of mass media, increasing digitalization, and globalization.
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1960s History
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Average
10 Q
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Windswept
Jun 19 08
1692 plays
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Best Sellers of the 1960s #1
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Here are some best-selling books from the 1960s. Some will surprise you; some you'll be glad to see again. Have a go at saying what they are.
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Literature by Era
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Average
15 Q
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WIndswept
Sep 30 08
873 plays
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A New Lease on Lessing
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Doris Lessing, winner of the Nobel Prize for Literature, is a writer of many locations and many styles of writing. This quiz hopes to introduce her and give you a fresh look at (or lease on) an important, relatively unknown, woman writer.
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Lessing, Doris
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Tough
15 Q
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windswept
Jun 15 08
126 plays
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All About Heart
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This quiz probes the word "heart" as an important term in words, film, song and literature. The heart as muscle is both the source of our physical survival and, according to practice, the symbolic center of our emotional well-being.
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Idioms and Proverbs
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Easy
15 Q
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Windswept
Sep 20 09
720 plays
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Famous Daydreams
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To some, daydreams are images of pleasant things a dreamer wishes to happen; other people say daydreams are simply a way of not paying attention. This quiz offers new ways of seeing daydreams.
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Thematic 10Q Average
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Average
10 Q
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Windswept
Sep 10 09
402 plays
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Firsts in the 1960s
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This quiz asks you to identify newsworthy items of that explosive decade, the 1960s, such as inventions, cultural icons, and events. Enjoy your trip down memory lane. I enjoyed mine.
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1960s History
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Average
15 Q
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Windswept
Jan 04 09
1590 plays
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Ray Charles on My Mind
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The sound and lyrics of Ray Charles' music are unforgettable. Below are some lyrics from his songs. Can you bring these songs to your mind, hear them, and choose the lyric's correct title?
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Charles, Ray
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Average
10 Q
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Windswept
Aug 16 08
387 plays
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Best Sellers of the 1960s #2
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Here is Part II of my quiz on famous narratives in the 1960s. This one will have a more comprehensive focus. Good luck and have fun.
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Literature by Era
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Tough
15 Q
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Windswept
Oct 07 08
435 plays
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News in the Night
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All of these top news stories happened in the the night hours. How many of these news stories can you identify correctly?
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Mixed Bag
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Average
15 Q
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Windswept
Nov 08 08
1506 plays
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All About Fall
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This is a quiz for the first day of fall this year. In the United States, people mostly say "fall," not "autumn." This quiz, like my previous heart quiz, looks at the word "fall" in a variety of ways. I hope you enjoy seeing various ways to say "fall."
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Idioms and Proverbs
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Easy
15 Q
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Windswept
Sep 24 09
609 plays
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"The Other One": The Youngest Bronte Sister, Anne
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Anne Bronte was the youngest, least known, quietest, yet, perhaps, most audacious Bronte sister in her subjects, her style and her subtleness. What do you know of the youngest Bronte sister?
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Bronte Sisters
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Average
10 Q
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Windswept
Apr 29 09
213 plays
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On the Fringe: Some American Radical Independents
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Here appear the names of some North American social bordercrossers--on the outside because of their politics, style, manners, statements. Let's see if you can recognize the names of this persistent "fringe" of "unaccceptables"?
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U.S.A. People
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Average
25 Q
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windswept
Jul 20 08
543 plays
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Fiction: Stand-out Passages
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These sections are ones people pull out of books and put in exams (or quizzes like this). They are key moments of the action. See if you can visualize the scene, names of characters, and then name the book these famous passage come from.
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Literary Terms & Quotes
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Tough
10 Q
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windswept
Jun 04 09
462 plays
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All About Mind
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We never see our minds, but we sure have a lot of words with the word "mind" in them.
Some here have to do with minds; some, rather surprisingly, don't at all. Fill in the word that completes these mind-related phrases.
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Idioms and Proverbs
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Easy
15 Q
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Windswept
Oct 02 09
624 plays
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It's All In the Money--Characters and Currency
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Pick the character who is obsessed, or defeated by getting, keeping, and losing money.
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Specific Subjects & Themes
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Tough
10 Q
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Windswept
Oct 10 08
279 plays
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In the Shadows: Interesting American Women Writers
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This quiz asks you to identify some American women writers whose achievements have often been misunderstood or overlooked.
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American Literature
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Difficult
15 Q
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Windswept
Aug 29 08
279 plays
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On the Lines: American Women In Action
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These women went beyond being back stage and took steps to make things happen (and get famous for doing something brave, illegal, intelligent, unspeakable). Which of them do you know?
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Famous Women
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Average
15 Q
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Windswept
Aug 02 08
459 plays
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A Brief History of Thyme
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Thyme is a perennial herb of the Mediterranean region. Thyme also is a homophone for the word time. This quiz integrates these two in a brief quiz on a selective history of thyme.
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Thematic 10Q Average
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Average
10 Q
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Windswept
Jul 25 09
273 plays
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Women of Arms: Mythical and Historical
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Do you know which women in myth and history are remembered for taking up arms or violent feelings? This is a particularly hard topic on which to find many examples. This quiz is an overview and will take you many places.
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Thematic 10Q Tough
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Tough
10 Q
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Windswept
Oct 31 08
603 plays
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Fill Me In (#1)
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All you need to do here is choose the right middle name. Many people, especially in the 19th century, had a first, last, and middle name. See how many of these you know.
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Name Game
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Average
10 Q
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Windswept
Dec 09 08
879 plays
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Women in Puritan America
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This quiz looks at the position of women in Puritan America - mothers, political figures, writers, opposition leaders and mystics. I hope you get a deeper view of the complex roles of women in the times of Puritanism in the United States.
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Women's History
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Tough
10 Q
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Windswept
Sep 21 09
219 plays
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Ruling in the 1960s Part I
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Here is a list of leaders--some very well known, others not. They each played a big role in the world wide movement of change that characterized the 1960s. How many can you remember?
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World Leaders
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Average
10 Q
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Windswept
Sep 19 08
723 plays
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Ruling in the 1960s Part 2
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To add to my 60s reviews, here is another quiz about different world leaders. Can you pick the world leaders from those tempestuous days?
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World Leaders
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Average
10 Q
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Windswept
Sep 20 08
522 plays
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Who Knows? Wharton's "The Age of Innocence"
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Edith Wharton's prize-winning novel brings alive 'old New York' in the contexts of international customs. While social settings are key, Wharton's characters rule. How many of them can you identify by how they know things?
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Wharton, Edith
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Tough
10 Q
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Windswept
Sep 21 08
114 plays
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Tiptoe Through The Titles
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Here are some titles from books which have become ordinary phrases. Can you add the words which complete the title of literary works or famous phrases?
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Literary Titles
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Average
10 Q
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Windswept
Nov 16 08
1245 plays
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William Faulkner's "As I Lay Dying"
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This 1930 novel deals with a family taking a long trip to bury their mother, Addie Bundren. The novel and this family devise in their grief a variety of unique ways to deal with their loss and express their intense feelings for each other. Discover the B
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Faulkner, William
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Average
10 Q
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Windswept
Nov 29 08
159 plays
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Fill Me In (#2)
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All you need to do here is choose the right middle name. Many people, especially in the 19th century, had a first, last, and middle name. See how many of these you know.
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Name Game
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Tough
10 Q
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Windswept
Dec 17 08
369 plays
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Fill Me In (#3)
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All you need to do here is choose the right middle name. Many people, especially in the 19th century, had a first, last, and middle name. See how many of these you know.
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Name Game
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Tough
10 Q
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windswept
Dec 24 08
465 plays
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