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Word Smiths
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All of these Smiths can be found in books - either as characters, or with their names stamped in gold leaf on the spine.
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Specific Subjects & Themes
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Tough
10 Q
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agony
Oct 01 09
528 plays
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Ben and Stephen and Nick
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A quiz on some of my favorite modern British authors. Nothing too high-brow here - what these men have in common is readability and wit.
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British Literature
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Average
10 Q
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agony
Aug 24 05
1392 plays
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Canada, by Category
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Inspired by Ozzz2002's "Australia, by Category", I have written a quiz on my own country, with one question from each FunTrivia category.
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Canada
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Tough
20 Q
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agony
Sep 12 04
4935 plays
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What I Did On My Holidays
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Most years, I just stay home in Alberta for my holidays. Follow me around to see what I can do in my own backyard.
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Alberta
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Average
10 Q
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agony
Jul 16 06
2088 plays
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My Friend Jane Duncan
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Jane Duncan's "My Friend" series follows the life of her heroine Janet Sandison from her childhood in the Highlands of Scotland to late middle age.
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D
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Very Difficult
15 Q
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agony
Feb 10 04
102 plays
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"Life Among the Savages" and "Raising Demons"
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Shirley Jackson, the author of "The Lottery" also wrote these charming stories of domestic life.
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J
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Difficult
10 Q
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agony
Dec 28 03
108 plays
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The "Starbridge" Series by Susan Howatch
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A quiz on Susan Howatch's remarkable series of novels on the Church of England in the 20th Century. This quiz is on both the "Starbridge" and "St Benet" novels.
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H
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Tough
20 Q
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agony
Feb 03 05
99 plays
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Scent of Cloves
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This Norah Lofts novel takes us to the 17th-century Dutch East Indies, for a tale of love, intrigue, and spices!
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Lofts, Norah
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Tough
10 Q
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agony
Apr 17 04
102 plays
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Songs of Fred Eaglesmith
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So, are there any Fredheads out there in Quizzyland? This Southern Ontario songwriter has a small but excited fan base - I've never known anyone to see his live show and not come away a convert!
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E
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Tough
15 Q
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agony
Jul 17 05
90 plays
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Dortmunder's Crew
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Since they first appeared in Donald E Westlake's "The Hot Rock" in 1970, John Dortmunder and his crew of crooks have attempted more than a dozen capers, in novels and short stories. They're not always successful, but they ARE always hilarious.
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Westlake, Donald E
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Difficult
10 Q
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agony
Jan 22 06
90 plays
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The Songs of Townes Van Zandt
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Steve Earle has been quoted as saying "Townes Van Zandt is the best songwriter in the whole world..." How much do you know about the songs of this legendary Texan?
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Van Zandt, Townes
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Average
10 Q
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agony
Feb 20 06
117 plays
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Tulare Dust
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In 1994, a group of acclaimed folk, roots and country songwriters put together a collection of covers of their favourite Merle Haggard songs. This quiz is on the lyrics of the songs found on that album, "Tulare Dust" - if you're a Hag fan, give it a try.
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Haggard, Merle
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Tough
15 Q
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agony
Aug 28 09
81 plays
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What's My Ride?
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Many mystery authors have a lot to tell us about their detectives' vehicles. See if you can match the P.I. to the car.
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Mystery & Detective Fiction
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Tough
10 Q
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agony
Nov 03 09
291 plays
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"East of Eden" - The Hamiltons
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This great novel by John Steinbeck is the story of two families. The Hamiltons are one of them.
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East of Eden
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Tough
10 Q
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agony
Feb 04 07
243 plays
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Comanche Moon
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The precursor to "Lonesome Dove", Larry McMurtry's "Comanche Moon" follows Gus and Call in their days as Texas Rangers.
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McMurtry, Larry
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Average
20 Q
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agony
Jan 14 06
192 plays
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Lyrics to Even More Jazz Standards
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"I like a Gershwin tune, how about you?" Some Gershwin tunes here, plus Cole Porter, Irving Berlin, Harold Arlen, Johnny Mercer...
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Jazz
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Average
25 Q
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agony
Feb 24 05
666 plays
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Detectives in Love
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Fictional sleuths are mostly shown as detached loners, or as going through women like a hot knife through butter. However, some detectives do find love...
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Mystery & Detective Fiction
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Difficult
10 Q
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agony
Aug 16 07
669 plays
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Images From Mary Stewart
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I first read the novels of Mary Stewart many years ago, but images and impressions from them have stayed in my mind. Can you identify the novel from the images I describe?
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Stewart, Mary
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Average
10 Q
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agony
Jun 01 05
225 plays
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More Than "Lonesome Dove"
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Author Larry McMurtry is best known for his Pulitzer Prize winning "Lonesome Dove", but he has written much more. If you've gone to the movies in the last forty years, you will recognize many of these, even if you've never read one of his books.
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McMurtry, Larry
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Average
10 Q
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agony
Feb 05 06
378 plays
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The Burglar Who Liked to Play Quizzes
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How much do you remember about Bernie Rhodenbarr, the hero of Lawrence Block's "Burglar" books? A few SPOILERS here.
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Block, Lawrence
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Average
10 Q
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agony
Mar 11 07
273 plays
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Ode to Billy Joe
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How well do you remember the lyrics to this Bobbie Gentry song from 1967?
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Gentry, Bobby
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Average
10 Q
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agony
May 20 04
3981 plays
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You Know More Poetry Than You Think!
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Just as we all know a little classical music from watching old Bugs Bunny cartoons, everyone has picked up bits and tag ends of poetry. Just complete the line.
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Poetry
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Average
25 Q
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agony
Mar 02 03
4413 plays
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Hard Boiled Radio
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With screeching tires and ricocheting bullets, the radio waves were full of detective and mystery shows in the 1940s and '50s. Come see what you remember.
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US Old Time Radio
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Tough
10 Q
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agony
May 03 09
201 plays
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Could You Pass For Canadian?
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All of these questions will be very easy for Canadians to answer, but should be tougher for those from other countries. Could you 'pass' as a Canadian?
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Canada
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Average
10 Q
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agony
Aug 07 06
5463 plays
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The Songs of Woody Guthrie
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How well do you remember the words of this great American songwriter of the Depression?
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Guthrie, Woody
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Tough
10 Q
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agony
Feb 22 03
423 plays
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Norah Lofts Country
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Many of Norah Lofts' novels were set in and around the fictional town of Baildon. What do you remember about this little slice of England?
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Lofts, Norah
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Tough
10 Q
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agony
Mar 27 07
114 plays
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FITB at FT
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Fill-in-the-blank questions are among the most difficult to write correctly, in FunTrivia quizzes. Here are some guidelines.
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Quizmaker Tune-Ups
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Average
10 Q
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agony
Jan 11 09
663 plays
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Hockey Songs
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Winter's here, and hockey season is in full swing. Here are some songs about the NHL, and shinny on the duckpond, and everything in between.
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Sports in Songs
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Tough
10 Q
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agony
Nov 12 08
288 plays
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Dead Man's Walk
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This book tells of the early adventures of Gus and Call from "Lonesome Dove". The movie version follows the book quite closely, so if you have only seen the movie, you could probably get most of the quiz.
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McMurtry, Larry
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Average
15 Q
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agony
Nov 19 05
183 plays
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Songwriters Who Should be Famous
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Many of my favorite songwriters have written songs that made at least a mild splash on the charts. However, it's the covering artist who gets the glory, not the songwriter! Most of these songs would be classed somewhere on the Folk/Country spectrum.
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Writers, Producers & Record Labels
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Tough
15 Q
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agony
Jan 02 04
1512 plays
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Lyrics to More Jazz Standards
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You know that you've heard Ella, Billie, and Louis sing these words. Just complete the lyric.
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Jazz
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Average
25 Q
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agony
May 20 03
1179 plays
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The World of Miss Marple
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Let's travel to the little village of St Mary Mead, to visit Agatha Christie's Miss Marple.
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Miss Marple
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Average
10 Q
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agony
Jun 30 04
720 plays
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Early CanCon Hits
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Starting in 1970, radio stations in Canada had to broadcast at least 30% Canadian content. Some of these songs went on to become international hits, others were mostly confined to our borders. How well do you remember the early days of CanCon?
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Canadian Music
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Average
20 Q
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agony
May 22 06
540 plays
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She Moves Through the Fair
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Sandy Denny. Just hearing her name can bring to mind that clear, true voice, soaring. This quiz will focus mostly on the Fairport Convention years.
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D
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Tough
10 Q
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agony
Mar 09 08
144 plays
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The 87th Squadroom
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These questions about Ed McBain's police procedurals should be pretty easy if you've read several of the books. Good luck!
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McBain, Ed
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Tough
20 Q
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agony
Jan 20 03
543 plays
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CBC Radio
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Obscure topic? Not to the many Canadians who depend on the CBC to keep them in touch, sea to sea to sea. This quiz will be specific to the AM service, now known as Radio 1.
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Canadian Radio
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Difficult
15 Q
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agony
Mar 16 03
630 plays
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Puck of Pook's Hill
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This book by Rudyard Kipling isn't read much any more, but it should be - it can't be beat for magic and adventure.
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Kipling, Rudyard
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Tough
15 Q
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agony
Dec 06 08
108 plays
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"East of Eden" - The Trasks
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This great novel by John Steinbeck is the story of two families. The Trasks are one of them.
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East of Eden
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Tough
15 Q
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agony
Feb 04 07
273 plays
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Dorothy L Sayers' Montague Egg
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Dorothy L Sayers, who created Lord Peter Wimsey, also wrote a number of stories about Montague Egg. Why not give this quiz a whirl? After all, as Monty would say, "Don't let the smallest chance slip by; you never know until you try." Warning - Spoilers!
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Sayers, Dorothy L.
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Tough
10 Q
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agony
Mar 27 04
189 plays
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What am I Cooking?
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Most good home cooks should be able to recognize these methods and recipes. However, if your idea of cooking is pressing the 'heat' button on your microwave, watch out! Note: As I am a Canadian, this quiz uses North American names for baked goods.
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Cooking and Baking
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Average
15 Q
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agony
Jan 23 03
16473 plays
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Christmas Concerts
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December is a busy time at the agony household, as we hurry from one concert to another. Both at home and at work, the air is filled with song, as musicians and singers learn their parts.
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Christmas Music
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Average
10 Q
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agony
Dec 04 07
963 plays
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Correction Notices
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What is the most appropriate way to send, and respond to a correction notice?
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Quizmaker Tune-Ups
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Easy
10 Q
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agony
May 05 04
5139 plays
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The Songs of Stan Rogers
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Nearly twenty years after his death, Stan Rogers' music is still remembered. He was, and is, a 'giant' in Canadian folk music.
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R
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Tough
15 Q
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agony
Feb 12 03
177 plays
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Me and Bobby McGee
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How well do you remember the lyrics to this Kris Kristofferson song from the early '70's?
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Kristofferson, Kris
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Easy
10 Q
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agony
Mar 22 05
2166 plays
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Mayhem and Murder in Florida
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Florida is an attractive location for mystery fiction of all sorts, from John D. Macdonald to Carl Hiaasen.
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Mystery & Detective Fiction
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Difficult
15 Q
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agony
Apr 20 03
372 plays
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More (Kinda) Famous First Lines
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"Call me Ishmael" and "It is a truth universally acknowledged..." were already taken, but you should be able to recognize the opening passages of most of these well-known stories and books.
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Famous First Lines
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Tough
25 Q
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agony
Oct 13 04
1422 plays
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Lyrics to Jazz Standards
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They sure don't write 'em like they used to! These are all really well known songs, so the quiz should be easy. Just complete the lyric.
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Jazz
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Tough
25 Q
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agony
Feb 03 03
1335 plays
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Fictional Detectives - Part 3
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Part 3 of a series of quizzes about fictional detectives from all over the world. This part, focusing on detectives and authors from the UK and Canada, was created by agony and mnbates.
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Mystery & Detective Fiction
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Difficult
10 Q
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agony
Jan 28 08
372 plays
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Stir It Up!
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Marley, Bob
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Average
10 Q
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agony
Jun 26 03
1275 plays
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Sing Along with John Prine
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If you've ever been to a John Prine concert, you've noticed that you can barely hear him over the sound of the audience singing along. They know all the words to all the songs. Do you?
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Prine, John
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Average
15 Q
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agony
May 01 03
531 plays
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Mystery Fiction With a Sense of Humour
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There's a tradition in mystery fiction of mean streets, pain, and violence, but there's another tradition that doesn't take itself quite so seriously....
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Mystery & Detective Fiction
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Difficult
15 Q
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agony
Feb 11 03
657 plays
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Famous (well, kinda famous) First Lines
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The first lines of "A Tale of Two Cities" and "Moby Dick" were used in other quizzes, so I had to dig a little deeper. Nothing too obscure, though, I promise.
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Famous First Lines
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Tough
25 Q
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agony
Mar 22 03
2163 plays
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The Jungle Books
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This quiz will be easy if you have read Rudyard Kipling's "The Jungle Books", even if it was many years ago. Be warned, though - having seen the movie (any of the movies) will do you no good at all.
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Kipling, Rudyard
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Tough
15 Q
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agony
Mar 11 03
663 plays
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50 Essential Canadian Songs
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In early 2005, CBC Radio, with the help of panels of experts, and the votes of Canadians coast to coast, tried to determine the 50 essential Canadian songs. See how many of these classics ring a bell.
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Canadian Music
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Average
15 Q
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agony
Mar 28 05
2412 plays
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Classic Radio Programs
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Let's warm up the Motorola, gather round, and listen to some old-time radio.
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US Old Time Radio
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Tough
10 Q
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agony
Oct 12 03
1257 plays
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Who Created Me? #2
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I'll name a few literary characters, and you pick the author who created them.
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Literary Characters
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Tough
25 Q
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agony
Aug 02 03
2130 plays
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Canadian Advertising Slogans
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Many American ad slogans cross the border, and Canadians are familiar with them. How many of these Canadian ads will Americans know?
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Canadian Commercials
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Average
10 Q
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agony
Sep 16 03
1551 plays
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Where Can I Find A Detective?
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In which city, or at which address, would you find these famous fictional detectives?
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Mystery & Detective Fiction
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Tough
15 Q
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agony
Apr 09 04
789 plays
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Literary Siblings
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Even notice how many literary characters are only children? This quiz is about those who are not - those burdened and blessed by brothers and sisters.
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Literary Characters
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Tough
10 Q
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agony
Apr 18 06
822 plays
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Richard Thompson (more or less)
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Not only an outstanding guitarist, but a wonderful songwriter. This quiz will focus mostly on the Fairport Convention days, and the first three Richard and Linda Thompson albums.
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T
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Tough
10 Q
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agony
Mar 03 08
153 plays
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