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Edinburgh: Behind the Tourist Trails
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lthough there are some mentions of The Royal Mile, Edinburgh Castle and Holyrood Palace, this quiz takes a look at some of the more obscure aspects associated with Edinburgh.
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Mixed Scotland
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Average
10 Q
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jimpimslim1
Jun 30 09
864 plays
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World Cup 1966 in England
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Rarely mentioned, it is like this event never happened. If any other nation had achieved what the host nation did, they would never miss an opportunity to mention it!
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1966 England
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Tough
15 Q
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jimpimslim1
Jun 12 10
399 plays
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UK Sports Commentators [1]
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UK televised and radio sport history has been littered with an array of commentating icons. See if you can match the sport or sports that the commentator is most associated with.
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UK
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Easy
15 Q
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jimpimslim1
Jan 15 11
429 plays
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African Queen
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After watching 'The African Queen', I felt compelled to compose this quiz in tribute to a fantastic film.
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African Queen, The
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Tough
10 Q
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jimpimslim1
May 02 11
450 plays
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Billy Bunter
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Created by Frank Richards, Billy Bunter is truly a larger than life schoolboy. He featured in comics, books, television and even a stage show throughout the twentieth century. See how much you know about this much treasured British anti-hero.
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R
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Average
25 Q
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jimpimslim1
Jun 30 10
126 plays
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The Wee Red Book
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It has given us facts and figures for generations, and Scotland's football bible is still going strong. See what you know about this small red book and events surrounding the time of its inception.
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Non-Fiction
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Average
15 Q
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jimpimslim1
Sep 21 09
135 plays
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Scottish Football Minutiae [2]
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Once again, Scottish football has been foraged to drag up some more long forgotten names, games and events. If you are in the mood for some deep nostalgic thinking, press on and try your luck.
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Scotland
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Tough
10 Q
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jimpimslim1
Jul 01 09
273 plays
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Not Another Harry Potter Quiz!
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Just what it says on the tin, no wizardry in this Harry-less jamboree.
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Thematic 15 Questions
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Tough
15 Q
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jimpimslim1
Apr 11 10
372 plays
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Square Me a Thought
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Squares don't have to be boring; try this quiz and hopefully you will encounter some more obscure aspects of our four sided-friends.
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Thematic 20 Questions
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Average
20 Q
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jimpimslim1
Nov 24 09
660 plays
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Girl Guides UK
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The Girl Guides originated from the UK many years ago, so here is a quiz about their birth and subsequent development.
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Scouts
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Average
10 Q
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jimpimslim1
Aug 04 09
225 plays
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M & M
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This is a double M quiz, all answers contain at least two words that begin with the letter M. Hopefully at the end of the questions you might just be heard to say "mmm"
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M
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Average
10 Q
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jimpimslim1
Jul 23 09
1074 plays
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Famous for 15 Minutes
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A bit of a British bias in this quiz. See how much you can recall about the people who hit the global headlines.
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15 Minutes of Fame
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Difficult
10 Q
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jimpimslim1
Jul 05 10
351 plays
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Scottish Football Minutiae [1]
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Scottish football is full of quirky facts, strange anomalies, and legendary characters. This quiz is more about the minutiae of the game rather than "Who won the Cup or League" type questions. If you like outlandish details, then this is for you.
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Scotland
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Difficult
10 Q
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jimpimslim1
Apr 14 09
282 plays
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Who the El is Sid?
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Many famous people, fictional characters, and things are called Sid. It appears that the shortened version of the name Sidney adds charm and roguishness to the overall persona.
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Thematic By Name
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Average
10 Q
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jimpimslim1
Jan 08 10
372 plays
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A Proper Charlie
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What is in a name? Well when it comes to Charles or Charlie, there appears to be a built-in celebrity factor judging from the number of them. Although generally international, this quiz has a British bias.
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First Names
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Tough
15 Q
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jimpimslim1
Mar 22 12
402 plays
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UK Sports Commentators [2]
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Some more UK television and radio sporting commentating legends. See if you can identify the sports they built their reputations around.
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UK
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Average
10 Q
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jimpimslim1
Jan 31 11
201 plays
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Rangers First 12 Managers
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In the first 136 years of Rangers history, only 12 men have been appointed as manager of the club. What do you know about this diverse dozen and the men who held the fort between managers.
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Rangers
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Difficult
25 Q
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jimpimslim1
Oct 31 09
174 plays
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B at the Double
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As this will be my twentieth quiz, I will stick with FT tradition and compose a question for each of the 20 categories. All answers incorporate double-B initials.
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B
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Tough
20 Q
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jimpimslim1
Oct 27 10
603 plays
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Big Rock Candy Mountain
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The children's song of today has changed considerably since it was first recorded by Harry McClintock in 1928. All questions have been taken from the 1949 Burl Ives version of the song.
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Folk Music
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Average
10 Q
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jimpimslim1
May 28 10
213 plays
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Grand Old Common Bond
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Working through twenty-five questions is a bit heavy going, but keep on galloping through the question hurdles!
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Common Bond 25 Questions
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Average
25 Q
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jimpimslim1
Jun 26 10
1062 plays
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Glasgow Rangers Inside Out
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The Rangers history is full of glorious triumphs, devastating defeats and some seasons of downright mediocrity. This quiz tries to uncover some obscure details about this famous club.
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Rangers
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Difficult
15 Q
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jimpimslim1
Sep 02 09
237 plays
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Scottish Football Minutiae [3]
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Well I've scraped the bottom of the barrel to come up with another batch of curious Scottish football fodder for you to mull over. Be prepared to take a step back in time to the days of flat caps, rosettes, and terracing.
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Scotland
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Difficult
10 Q
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jimpimslim1
Jul 28 09
177 plays
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Hi Ho, Another Common Bond
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Hopefully by patrolling the range of geography questions carefully, you will have a sporting chance of finding the common bond!
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10Q CB Difficult
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Difficult
10 Q
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jimpimslim1
Dec 06 10
522 plays
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Common Bond with an Edge
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This is my first attempt at a common bond quiz. I hope you get the point.
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10Q CB Tough
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Tough
10 Q
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jimpimslim1
Jan 25 10
438 plays
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Scots or Maybe Not
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More people claim to be Scots, who first saw the light of day out with Scotland than there are Scots who were born in the country. See if you can identify where these people associated with Scotland were born.
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Scotland People
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Tough
25 Q
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jimpimslim1
Aug 09 10
291 plays
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Every Title Tells a Story
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Match up the personalities with their aptly named biographies, autobiographies or memoirs. This quiz is almost exclusively made up of people associated with the UK.
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Biographies and Autobiographies
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Difficult
20 Q
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jimpimslim1
Aug 12 11
291 plays
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