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Songs of the Roaring Twenties
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Bathtub gin, flappers, Capone, Fitzgerald and Lindburgh, bobbed hair, the Black Bottom and the Charleston... the list goes on. How many songs do you know from this wild period?
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1930s Music and before
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Average
10 Q
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dobrov
Aug 01 02
3582 plays
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Songs of the Great War
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Annie Rimmer from Southport, Lancashire was 16 when World War I began and she knew every word of all these songs and many more. This quiz is a little something for her.
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1930s Music and before
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Tough
10 Q
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dobrov
Jun 07 02
2055 plays
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The History of Smoking
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The stupidest thing I ever did was start smoking. In an effort to find enlightenment and quit, I've made this quiz about the history of this bizarre habit. Try (wheeze, gulp) and have a little fun (cough, gasp)...ok?...(hack hack)...
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Social History
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Average
15 Q
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dobrov
Feb 24 05
4434 plays
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Almost Everything About "The Magic Flute"
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Here's a quiz about Mozart's wonderful 'magic' opera.
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Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus
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Average
20 Q
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dobrov
Aug 15 02
1023 plays
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Literature in Czech
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In 1800 Czech was a language mostly spoken by peasants and it had no modern literary canon. It was revived in the 19th century and in the new millenium the Czech literary heritage is rich and vast. How much do you know about Czech literature?
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Literature by Region
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Average
10 Q
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dobrov
May 11 02
396 plays
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History of Cosmetics and Fashion
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Historic Firsts in Cosmetics and Fashion. Here's a quiz that will test your knowledge of the origins of some cosmetics, scents and fashion trends.
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Cosmetics
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Difficult
10 Q
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dobrov
Dec 06 01
4380 plays
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Women and Poison
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There is absolutely no proof that poison is a weapon exclusive to women, but poison and women are closely linked in popular lore. Here's a quiz on the guilty and the not-so guilty.
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Women Who Kill
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Difficult
10 Q
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dobrov
Jan 15 02
2112 plays
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Mozart's Don Giovanni
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Here's a quiz on that darkest and most complex of Mozart's operas.
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Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus
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Average
15 Q
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dobrov
Feb 17 02
873 plays
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They've been in Montreal!
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I thought I'd make a comeback quiz about my home town. We're all proud of all the famous (and infamous) visitors who have left their mark through history in this lovely but somewhat obscure city. How many of them do you know?
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Canadians
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Average
10 Q
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dobrov
Feb 19 05
1122 plays
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Heroes of New France
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The French colony of New France existed for only a little longer than a hundred and fifty years. In that time the French were instrumental in opening up the North American continent.
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Canadian
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Tough
10 Q
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dobrov
Nov 19 01
2157 plays
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Famous Adults as Gifted Children
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As children, most of us weren't sure what we were good at. Some of us will never know. A very few, on the other hand, have always known ...
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Rich and Famous
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Tough
10 Q
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dobrov
Jan 04 02
3219 plays
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Schubert's Songs
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Here's a quiz on Schubert-Lieder, some of the greatest art songs ever composed.
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Opera
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Average
10 Q
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dobrov
May 05 02
465 plays
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Interesting places in the Czech Republic
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Prague isn't the only place to go while visiting this wonderful country.
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Czech Republic
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Average
10 Q
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dobrov
Nov 18 01
3459 plays
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Breaking Rules in Children's Literature
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We all know that books are supposed to teach kids right from wrong, but sometimes breaking the rules pays off. There is a long and glorious tradition of subversion in Children's Lit...
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Kid Lit General
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Difficult
10 Q
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dobrov
Apr 07 02
2739 plays
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Roles for Mezzo Sopranos
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Most of the time the mezzo is the soprano's maid, old auntie, sidekick, or sometimes lover, if she plays a man. Yet there are lots of memorable roles for these rich voices.
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Opera
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Average
10 Q
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dobrov
Nov 30 01
585 plays
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Gentlemen Prefer Blondes
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This quiz concentrates on the wonderful novel, but includes material on the movie and the musical as well. By the way, the spelling mistakes are Lorelei's and not mine! After all, she only went to business college 'for about a week'.
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L
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Difficult
15 Q
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dobrov
Jul 20 02
246 plays
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Foreign Borrowings in Czech
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Czech, like other languages, has borrowed a lot of foreign terms over the years. Here are some of them, old and new. How many can you identify? I can't use diacritics, so I've identified pronunciation with /slashes like this/.
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Czech
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Tough
10 Q
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dobrov
Jul 22 02
765 plays
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Ketchup Through Time
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A staple of the gourmand's table for over three hundred years, here's a quiz that celebrates that caliph of condiments, that sovereign of sauces - my beloved ketchup.
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History of Food
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Difficult
10 Q
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dobrov
Jan 31 02
1500 plays
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Castles in Bohemia
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This quiz concentrates on only a few of the many castles and ancient noble residences that dot the Bohemian landscape in the Czech Republic. They're wild, romantic, and as interesting on the inside as they are from without. Have fun!
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Czech Republic
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Tough
10 Q
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dobrov
Dec 21 01
516 plays
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