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The Novels and Stories of R.K. Narayan
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R.K. Narayan was a south Indian writer who wrote novels and short stories in the English language from 1935 until 1993, a writer of beloved stories of Indian life. Take this introductory quiz and you may be tempted to read his books.
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Very Difficult
10 Q
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alliefarrell
Jan 11 07
108 plays
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Pages from the Holocaust
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From anti-semitism in America, to life in the Warsaw Ghetto, to the horrors of the concentration camps, to the starving Jews after the war, this quiz takes you on a literary tour of writings by Jews and non-Jews on the perilous years of World War II.
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Historical Literature
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Difficult
10 Q
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alliefarrell
Jan 02 07
423 plays
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The First Crusade
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The First Crusade was called by Pope Urban II in Clermont, France, on November 27, 1095. How much do you know about this crusade, which lasted from 1095-1099?
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The Crusades
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Tough
10 Q
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alliefarrell
Dec 29 06
831 plays
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A Brief History of Australopithecines
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Australopithecines are our earliest human ancestors. How much do you know about the nearly one hundred years since their first discovery?
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Paleontology
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Difficult
10 Q
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alliefarrell
Dec 03 06
822 plays
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War Poetry through the Ages
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I give you the authors' names and a few lines of their war-related poetry. It is up to you to determine which war or battle they were writing about.
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War Poetry
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Tough
10 Q
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alliefarrell
Oct 31 06
459 plays
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Word Origins from Around the World
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Words in common usage today derive from sources the world over. Do you know which words come from the source word with which I will provide you? Good luck - all is not as it appears!
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Etymology
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Difficult
10 Q
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alliefarrell
Dec 02 06
1368 plays
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Poets Who Were Novelists and vice versa
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I will give you a sample of poetry, and a list of novels to choose from. Can you match the poetry to the novel, without knowing the author's name? Good luck and have fun!
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Writers & Authors
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Difficult
10 Q
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alliefarrell
Dec 23 06
537 plays
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Fossil Finds near Lake Turkana
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In the past thirty years, some of the world's most fascinating evolutionary finds have been excavated near Lake Turkana in northern Kenya. Here is a quiz to help keep you up to date with recent discoveries!
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Paleontology
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Very Difficult
10 Q
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alliefarrell
Dec 27 06
495 plays
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British World War I Poets
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Many of World War I's finest poets died on the Western front. However, not all of them did. Can you identify how each of the following poets met their end? I have given you a tidbit of each poet's work to whet your appetite.
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Poets
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Difficult
10 Q
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alliefarrell
Nov 25 06
213 plays
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The Life and Family of Jane Austen
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This quiz is mainly about Jane Austen and her family, but it also has a couple of questions about her writing.
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Austen, Jane
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Average
10 Q
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alliefarrell
Oct 28 06
408 plays
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