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For Couch Potatoes
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Here are some questions based on my favorite sport: channel surfing! You and your trusty remote control will take a tour of some of the channels on your cable box, hopefully learning something along the way.
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Thematic 15 Questions
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Tough
15 Q
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fdgla
Jan 04 03
19410 plays
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Noted People with Depression
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Depression is a disorder which affects millions of people from all walks of life. Here is a quiz on a few people who accomplished much in their lives despite being affected by this debilitating mental illness.
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Other People
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Average
10 Q
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fdgla
Dec 23 06
3741 plays
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Best Westerns
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I love Westerns! Here are a few questions about some of my favorites.
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Westerns and Gangster Films
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Average
15 Q
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fdgla
Dec 09 02
5085 plays
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Haunted California
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Here is a quiz about the macabre side of the Golden State. Take it with the lights on!
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Ghosts
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Average
10 Q
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fdgla
Jan 04 03
3711 plays
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Rodgers and Hammerstein
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Here's a look at the musicals of Rodgers and Hammerstein.
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Rodgers and Hammerstein
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Average
10 Q
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fdgla
Feb 05 07
927 plays
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La Bohème
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"La Boheme" is the most popular opera ever written. Here some questions about Puccini's romantic masterpiece.
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Puccini, Giacomo
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Average
20 Q
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fdgla
Dec 16 02
387 plays
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Goldfinger
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Here are some questions about my favorite James Bond film, "Goldfinger."
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Goldfinger
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Easy
10 Q
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fdgla
Dec 04 02
4005 plays
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Poet's Corner
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Poet's Corner in London's Westminster Abbey is the final resting place for some of England's greatest poets, novelists, playwrights, musicians and actors. I will give you a description of an individual buried there; you name them.
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Poets
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Average
10 Q
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fdgla
Nov 24 02
3849 plays
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Opera Characters Behaving Badly
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Ten characters from opera who behave less than nobly will describe themselves. You guess who they are.
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Opera
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Easy
10 Q
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fdgla
Dec 01 02
615 plays
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Mahler
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Gustav Mahler's music was never very popular in his lifetime. Mahler predicted, however, that "my time will come." His time has come indeed.
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Mahler
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Easy
10 Q
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fdgla
Nov 26 02
747 plays
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Wagner's Ring
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Wagner's magnum opus, "Der Ring des Nibelungen", is one of the most amazing achievements in operatic history. Here are some questions I hope you will enjoy about this masterpiece.
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Wagner, Richard
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Average
20 Q
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fdgla
Nov 19 02
534 plays
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Nasty Quotes About Composers
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Composers have never had an easy life. When not starving, they are faced with scorn and ridicule, even by other composers. Here are some questions based upon some specific criticisms even the greatest of composers had to face.
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Composers Mixture
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Easy
10 Q
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fdgla
Dec 19 02
1020 plays
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Hollywood Goes to War
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This quiz takes a look at U.S. military history through the eyes of the motion picture. There is one question each about a war the United States has been involved in. You guess either the film or the actor.
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War in Movies
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Easy
10 Q
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fdgla
Dec 07 02
4221 plays
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Aida
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"Aida" is one of the most performed of all operas, and for good reason. It has sublime music and a very dramatic plot. Here are ten questions about this masterpiece.
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Verdi, Giuseppe
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Average
10 Q
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fdgla
Dec 02 02
441 plays
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From the New World
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The United States has been a magnet for European composers for some time. I'll describe the composer and you give me his name.
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Classical Music
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Easy
10 Q
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fdgla
Nov 29 02
669 plays
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Classical Nicknames
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I give you the names of the pieces and their composers, you supply the work's nickname.
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Classical Music
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Average
10 Q
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fdgla
Nov 11 02
1020 plays
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Frivolous Factoids
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Here's a quiz on some curious facts on a variety of subjects.
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Mixed 10 Q. Difficult [A]
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Difficult
10 Q
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fdgla
Jan 24 07
1077 plays
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Lights, Camera, Opera
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There are many films which feature opera sequences. See how well you do with a few questions featuring movies and opera.
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Music from TV and Movies
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Tough
10 Q
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fdgla
Nov 17 02
195 plays
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Name That Aria
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I will describe the situation and character, you name the aria.
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Opera
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Average
10 Q
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fdgla
Nov 10 02
342 plays
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Topsy -Turvy: A Quiz About Gilbert & Sullivan
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Have fun with this quiz about the great English duo of Gilbert and Sullivan.
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Gilbert and Sullivan
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Average
10 Q
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fdgla
Nov 15 02
489 plays
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Viva Verdi!
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See how well you do with this quiz about opera's main man!
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Verdi, Giuseppe
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Average
5 Q
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fdgla
Nov 09 02
453 plays
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