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Carroll and Alice: "The Golden Afternoon"
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One day in 1862 in Oxford, England, a little girl asked her friend to write down a story for her. The classics "Alice In Wonderland" and "Alice Through The Looking-Glass" were born. Connected forever: Lewis Carroll and Alice Liddell.
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Individual Authors
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Difficult
10 Q
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benniebenbenny
May 03 07
1182 plays
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Sherlock Holmes: Conan Doyle's Ten Favourites.
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My eleventh quiz! Sir Arthur Conan Doyle was asked by his fans to list his 10 favourite Holmes stories. His choices were published in the British newspaper "Strand" in 1927. Do you know them? Herein, an adventure I created to list the titles.
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Doyle, Arthur Conan
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10 Q
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benniebenbenny
Mar 06 07
2121 plays
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The Bard o' Bards
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"Your face, my thane, is as a book where men May read strange matters." (Macbeth). Scholars of William Shakespeare (1564-1616) have wondered: What did the Bard of Avon look like? A quiz on some Shakespearean contenders.
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Shakespeare, William
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Difficult
10 Q
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benniebenbenny
Oct 11 07
333 plays
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1970s Music:"Philadelphia Soul"
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My fifteenth quiz! If someone says to you "I love Philly Soul", it's likely she/he's referring to a sweet, soulful, sensual style of ballad that emerged out of Philadelphia, USA in the 1970's. A quiz on some history of "Philly Soul".
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R & B and Soul
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Tough
15 Q
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benniebenbenny
Apr 19 07
966 plays
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Jamaica: A Bit of History (1494-1962)
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My ninth quiz! This is a brief quiz on Jamaica, a country with a colourful and sometimes bloody history. Care to walk the plank?.
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Caribbean
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Difficult
10 Q
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benniebenbenny
Feb 14 07
381 plays
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Ten Dangerous Spiders
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What's this crawling in my ___? Yikes! A quiz on ten of the most dangerous spiders in the world.
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Arachnids
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Tough
10 Q
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benniebenbenny
May 13 07
3729 plays
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Extinct birds: 100 unique species.
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My sixth quiz! This is a quiz on extinct, endangered, and unique birds of the past 250 years. A difficult but hopefully informative quiz. Good cluck!...I mean luck.
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Wild Birds Mix
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Difficult
25 Q
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benniebenbenny
Aug 25 06
2103 plays
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The "Star Dust" Mystery of 1947
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My tenth quiz! The "Star Dust" was a small (civilian) British Lancastrian airplane. In 1947, on a flight from England to Chile, it flew into the mists over the Andes NEVER TO BE SEEN AGAIN! That is, until 1998 ...
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Aviation Disasters
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Difficult
10 Q
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benniebenbenny
Mar 02 07
240 plays
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The Extinct Dodo of Mauritius
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My seventh quiz! We've all heard the term "Dead as a Dodo". This quiz is about Raphus cucullatus, the "immortal" dodo.
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Specific Bird Species
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Difficult
10 Q
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benniebenbenny
Dec 19 06
927 plays
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Celebrity Toupees
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Ah, the ubiquitous toupee. The "rug"! The "carpet"! The "hairpiece-that-would-be-hair" that sits atop many a favourite celebrity! Hmm...let's find out WHICH celebrity, shall we?
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Hairless Celebrities
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Easy
10 Q
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benniebenbenny
May 20 07
4827 plays
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The Great Elephant Bird
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Until it died out between 1500-1900, the great elephant bird inhabited only one island. Did Europeans ever see it? A close perspective of the great elephant bird.
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Specific Bird Species
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Difficult
10 Q
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benniebenbenny
Jul 12 07
711 plays
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Marley and the 'Wailers'.
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You guessed it! I'm referring of course to JACOB MARLEY and HIS 'WAILERS': the Ghosts of Christmas Past, Present, and Yet To Come. From Charles Dickens's "A Christmas Carol". Please enjoy my fourteenth quiz!
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A Christmas Carol
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Average
10 Q
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benniebenbenny
Mar 27 07
609 plays
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The Plague, Bawth, the Plague ... Achoo!
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My third quiz! It's 1347. Europe.Your job's good, the family's healthy, and taxes okay. A deadly menace approaches. You itch and scratch. What do you shout to Mr. Rourke (who pitches fine Corinthian leather)? Exactly! A quiz about the Black Death.
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Specialized History
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Very Difficult
10 Q
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benniebenbenny
Mar 12 06
1152 plays
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The Incomparable Skeeter Davis
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My thirteenth quiz! Long before Dolly Parton, Tammy Wynette, Loretta Lynn, or Faith Hill, one female singer dominated Country music like no other...(the incomparable) Skeeter Davis.
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Tough
10 Q
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benniebenbenny
Mar 23 07
123 plays
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Horsey Ride, Daddy, Horsey Ride
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My fifth quiz! My little son never fails to ask dad for a "horsey ride". Here are 10 questions on racing, dedicated to Benjamin.
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The Sports Challenge
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Difficult
10 Q
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benniebenbenny
Jun 04 06
174 plays
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You want Fries with "That"?
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My twelfth quiz! You want fries with that? Or more appropriately, you want THAT with your fries?! Take a world tour and find out what other countries associate with their fries. 'Yummy!'
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Fast Food
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Difficult
15 Q
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benniebenbenny
Mar 07 07
4356 plays
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Six Degrees of Kevin's "Bacon".
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My eighth quiz! Mmm, bacon. Whether consumed by Kevin (in modern times) or Sir Francis (in medieval times) for breakfast, it's great! In the Chinese "Year of the Pig", here are ten questions on the meat, not the man.
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Meats
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Difficult
10 Q
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benniebenbenny
Feb 11 07
1167 plays
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The Better Half Immortalized
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My second quiz! This quiz is dedicated to more than half of the world's population ( the better half? ), especially my daughter Rebecca. Here are ten Female Song Titles recorded between 1962 - 1983. Can you name the Artist(s)?
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Name the Artist
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Average
10 Q
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benniebenbenny
Feb 22 06
1545 plays
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Sizz or Fizz on this Quiz?
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My first quiz! Topics include movies, sports, novels, a comic strip, and a tiger. Will you sizzle or fizzle?
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Mixed 10 Q. Difficult [A]
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Difficult
10 Q
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benniebenbenny
Feb 20 06
606 plays
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Whodunit : Colour of Death!
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My fourth quiz! It was a dark and stormy night (?!)...thunder and lightning..."kaboom!"...and murder most foul was afoot. Occupants at cliffside manor, Kaleidoscope, found dead the following day. The Yard needs your help. Will you proceed?
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Whodunits
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Tough
10 Q
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benniebenbenny
Apr 27 06
702 plays
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