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The Tudors Re-Write History - Season II
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Season Two of the lavish series Dr. David Starkey called "the randomized arrogance of ignorance." No need to watch. I give you a t.v. plot snippet - you say fact, fiction or something in between.
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UK History
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Very Difficult
20 Q
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ignotus
Feb 25 09
1266 plays
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American Passenger Shipping to 1865
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A short multiple-choice quiz on American-flag passenger shipping in the Atlantic from 1818 through the Civil War. Why start in 1818? It could have been 1819. See Questions 1 and 3!
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Maritime
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Difficult
10 Q
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ignotus
Jul 22 05
99 plays
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German Passenger Shipping
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Twenty multiple-choice questions covering the period from 1871 to the present, including a bonus question on Austro-Hungarian shipping. Umlauts omitted, and it’s "auf Englisch".
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Maritime
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Difficult
20 Q
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ignotus
Aug 25 05
108 plays
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You from Jersey?
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What exit? Twenty questions about the real history of The Garden State -- and nothing about the Turnpike. Or the Parkway. Or Interstate 80.
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New Jersey
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Difficult
20 Q
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ignotus
May 04 07
969 plays
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The Tudors Re-Write History - Season One
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Season One of this lavish and entertaining series featured a plethora of bogus events, scenery and whatnot -- and a few nuggets of historical fact. How many mistakes did you spot?
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UK History
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Difficult
25 Q
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ignotus
May 22 08
1467 plays
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Lutheran Stuff
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More than just great coffee. Theology, history, humor, and pot luck . . . supper.
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Protestant Denominations
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Difficult
20 Q
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ignotus
Jan 30 07
1788 plays
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Johns Hopkins
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More than just lacrosse and more than just the Medical School. Fifteen questions about "America's first research university."
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Colleges & Universities
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Very Difficult
15 Q
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ignotus
Mar 30 08
228 plays
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Ten Tough Legal Terms #2
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The terms (but nothing else!) are taken from legal briefs filed by the author. Enjoy them here pro bono.
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U.S. Law
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Very Difficult
10 Q
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ignotus
Feb 07 07
1551 plays
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Ten Tough Legal Terms #1
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Ten legal terms: choose the most appropriate evocative comment . . . in ascending order of difficulty.
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U.S. Law
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Very Difficult
10 Q
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ignotus
Nov 12 06
1194 plays
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Passenger Shipping Since 1945
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Since 1945, passenger ships have evolved from "mere" transportation to vacation destinations in themselves. Twenty-five questions, including some tough ones.
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Maritime
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Difficult
25 Q
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ignotus
Nov 06 06
186 plays
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American Passenger Shipping : Civil War to 1941
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Millions of immigrants arrived at Ellis Island on European ships ... or did they? Is that your final answer? Fifteen multiple-choice questions.
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Maritime
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Difficult
15 Q
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ignotus
Aug 02 05
138 plays
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Generations - U.S. Politics
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Fathers and sons and daughters and more. Fill in the last names of these distinguished political families.
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U.S. Government
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Very Difficult
10 Q
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ignotus
Apr 10 09
195 plays
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