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Unreal-Estate and Classified Ads - Tribute Quiz
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This quiz is based on bullymom's inspired original, which you can find in the Mythology and Legends section. Questions are in the form of ads; you identify the literary place, object or character advertised.
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Places in Literature
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Difficult
15 Q
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alkmene
Feb 21 04
2430 plays
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You'll Die Laughing - "Murder By Death"
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I laughed till I stopped... (WARNING: Here be spoilers. If you haven't seen the movie, and if you haven't read Agatha Christie's 'And Then There Were None', then please - and I can't believe I'm saying this - do not play this quiz!)
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Murder by Death
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Average
10 Q
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alkmene
Feb 23 04
948 plays
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But Where Did She Get Those Wonderful Titles?
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Agatha Christie, D.C.B.E., was fond of drawing titles from both high and popular culture, from sources as diverse as Shakespeare and Mother Goose. Very little knowledge of Christie's books is needed and I have done my best to eradicate spoilers.
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Christie, Agatha
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Difficult
10 Q
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alkmene
Feb 28 04
2034 plays
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Heroes, Villains and Bystanders in Asterix
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So you think you know everything about Asterix's adventures? Let's see whether you can sort out the following vital statistics... IMPORTANT NOTE: questions are based on British-English translations of the Asterix series.
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Asterix
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Tough
20 Q
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alkmene
Dec 03 03
1626 plays
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Python Python Python
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Love your Python? So do I... (Not for the faint-hearted or easily offended.)
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Monty Python
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Tough
20 Q
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alkmene
Feb 23 04
1854 plays
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The Jokes of 'Mary Poppins'
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Although Mary Poppins seems not to have much of a sense of humour herself, all of the following music-hall gags, japes and routines appeared in the film. See which ones you can remember...
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Mary Poppins .
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Easy
5 Q
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alkmene
Feb 23 04
10446 plays
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Bring on the Empty Horses: Films of Michael Curtiz
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Hungarian director Michael Curtiz directed some of Hollywood's earliest blockbusters. I'll give you a few clues, you name the Curtiz masterpiece... OK?
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Classics - Average 10
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Average
10 Q
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alkmene
Feb 05 04
1341 plays
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Famous Lives, (In) Famous Deaths
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We were all famous during our lifetimes and we all died rather oddly. Who are we, and how did we die?
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What a Way to Go
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Tough
10 Q
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alkmene
Feb 11 04
3075 plays
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Americans Do the Darndest Things
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Tour the counter-culture of America from the point of view of an African who thinks they're all nuts... yet has a sneaking respect for some of their madder habits!
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Mixed USA
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Tough
10 Q
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alkmene
Jan 19 04
5592 plays
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Forget Disney - the truth about 'Herc'
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The Walt Disney company has produced many excellent and enthralling filmic adaptations of famous tales, but loves to deviate from the originals. How well do you know the REAL Herc?
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Herakles
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Average
10 Q
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alkmene
Dec 02 03
1608 plays
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Nkosi Sikelel' iAfrika
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How much do you know about South Africa and its history?
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South Africa
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Average
10 Q
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alkmene
Feb 20 04
1260 plays
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Practically Perfect in Every Way
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1964's 'Mary Poppins' not only revolutionised filmmaking in a number of ways; it kept a lot of kids entertained. Swallow a spoonful of sugar, wink, blink, double-blink, close your eyes and... jump!
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Mary Poppins .
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Tough
15 Q
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alkmene
Mar 06 04
5973 plays
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Creepy, Just Creepy
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Turn off the lights and crawl under the bed. Now see how much you really know about the genre that makes our skins crawl - or our eyes roll. Beware - here be a few spoilers.
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Horror Mixture
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Tough
10 Q
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alkmene
Nov 22 03
8274 plays
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What's My Name?
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A good many performers change their names before they become famous - and considering their original labels, not even a proud parent could blame them...
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Real Name
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Average
10 Q
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alkmene
Dec 03 03
5235 plays
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Phrases, Myths and Ancient History
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Myths have made their way into our language in so many ways. The following involve some common idioms which relate to myths and a little bit of history...
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Etymology
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Difficult
10 Q
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alkmene
Feb 02 04
1170 plays
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Songs from 'The Singing Detective' (BBC)
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I grew up on the jazz soundtrack from this scintillating Dennis Potter series, long before I was allowed to watch it. How well do you remember these war-time songs?
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Music from TV and Movies
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Tough
10 Q
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alkmene
Feb 22 04
165 plays
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A Quiz Called Wanda
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The 1988 classic hit comedy 'A Fish Called Wanda' had, according to John Cleese, 'Americans, masses of sex and loads of violence'. It was consequently a massive hit on both sides of the Atlantic...
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Fish Called Wanda, A
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Tough
20 Q
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alkmene
Dec 19 03
1638 plays
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Mother, Is That You?
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Beware the spoilers... More perhaps than any other family archetype, mothers have always played a central role in the horror genre. Challenge your acquaintance with the Monstrous Mother, both real and figurative...
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Horror Mixture
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Tough
10 Q
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alkmene
Jan 24 04
3141 plays
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Peter's Friends
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There are some films you know you will remember for the rest of your life.
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Peter's Friends
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Average
10 Q
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alkmene
Mar 12 04
324 plays
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Americans Do the Darndest Things Part 2
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Once again those crazy Yanks have got the foreigner stumped. (What is it about Americans and this mania for souvenir shot glasses, anyway?)
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United States
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Tough
15 Q
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alkmene
Jan 27 04
2502 plays
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Creepy, Just Creepy 2
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Step once more into my parlour and recoil from the terrors therein...
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Horror Mixture
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Tough
10 Q
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alkmene
Jan 22 04
3684 plays
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First Famous Coarse Thread, or, Famous First Lines
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First lines from famous novels have been translated electronically into other languages and then back into English, with some surprising results! See if you can identify the novel from the odd-sounding intro.
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Literary Titles
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Average
10 Q
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alkmene
Feb 22 04
1398 plays
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Etymology - Words and Myths
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Each question relates to an English word we use often in speech and writing - but all have a story behind them. What is the provenance or origin of each of the following words, concepts and phrases...?
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Etymology
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Average
15 Q
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alkmene
Dec 08 03
927 plays
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Early Roman Myth
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Before the 8th Century BC when the Romans assimilated the Greek gods into their culture, they had various lesser-known gods of their own. Before Jupiter and Juno there were a good many others...
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Roman Myth
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Very Difficult
10 Q
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alkmene
Jan 18 04
1272 plays
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Only 'The Other Kind of Marxist' Need Apply Part 1
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The Marx Brothers comprised one of the most talented and successful comedy teams of the twentieth century. How much do you know about their movies?
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Marx Brothers
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Tough
10 Q
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alkmene
Jan 18 04
480 plays
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Only 'The Other Kind of Marxist' Need Apply Part 2
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Following on from my last quiz on 'the real Marxism', see how much you remember about the greatest comedy team comprising short Jewish relatives ever!
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Marx Brothers
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Tough
10 Q
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alkmene
Jan 20 04
423 plays
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Nominate that Ditty!
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Can you identify the song titles from their verbosely paraphrased forms? (No punctuation necessary.)
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Music in Other Words
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Tough
20 Q
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alkmene
Mar 04 04
1476 plays
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Rock 'n Horror
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This quiz combines music and the horror/thriller genre. Can you match the song (and/or artist) to its scary (or thrilling) source?
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Horror Mixture
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Difficult
10 Q
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alkmene
Jan 11 04
1434 plays
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