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"Camelot" Through the Songs
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The musical "Camelot" by Lerner and Loewe features some wonderful songs but the lyrics aren't always what might be expected.
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C
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Tough
10 Q
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Julia103
Mar 10 12
216 plays
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Commercial Free
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The Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) is the only network in the United States which runs television programs without commercials and is available without subscribing to a cable TV service. This quiz is about some of the shows that have aired on PBS.
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Mixture: Networks
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Average
10 Q
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Julia103
Jul 25 09
468 plays
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An Enterprising Voyage
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"Space... the Final Frontier. These are the voyages of the starship Enterprise" was a weekly introduction to adventures across the galaxy with the crew of the starship Enterprise. The phrase still lives on, thanks to reruns and DVDs.
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Star Trek Universe
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Easy
10 Q
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Julia103
Sep 05 09
786 plays
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So Good They Named It Twice
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Many places around the world have double-barrelled names. Can you locate them without developing double vision?
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Place Names
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Average
10 Q
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Julia103
Sep 21 09
2673 plays
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"Upstairs, Downstairs"
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This excellent series aired in Britain from 1971 to 1975 and in the United States from 1974 to 1977. It won many awards, including seven Emmys and a Golden Globe, and was ultimately seen in over seventy countries.
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Upstairs, Downstairs
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Average
10 Q
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julia103
Jul 28 03
699 plays
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The Man in the Iron Mask (1998)
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When I first saw this movie I didn't know that it was part of Alexander Dumas' Musketeers saga. Seeing this movie inspired me to read "The Three Musketeers" and all its sequels. All the questions in the quiz are based on the 1998 movie, not the book.
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Man in the Iron Mask, The
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Average
10 Q
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Julia103
Dec 08 03
2856 plays
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A Taste of Honor
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Honor Harrington is a naval officer for the Star Kingdom of Manticore in the exciting series by David Weber. She has found herself in (and gotten out of) hot spots so often that she has gained the nickname of "The Salamander"
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Weber, David
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Average
10 Q
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Julia103
Apr 14 03
228 plays
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She Blinded Me with Science Fiction
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Science fiction has often been considered a male-dominated genre. This quiz highlights many award-winning women SF authors.
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Science Fiction
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Tough
10 Q
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Julia103
Aug 15 10
195 plays
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Buying and Selling on eBay
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EBay is probably the world's largest on-line marketplace, linking buyers and sellers together. How much do you know about using it?
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Business World
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Average
15 Q
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Julia103
Mar 24 06
1623 plays
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Famous Couples
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Many couples are familiar enough to be referred to by first names only. How many can you recognize? The couples in this quiz include fictional characters from literature and television as well as real people. All questions are multiple choice.
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Celeb Couples
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Average
10 Q
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julia103
May 05 04
12111 plays
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Mary Russell and Sherlock Holmes
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After his retirement from Baker Street, Sherlock Holmes meets Mary Russell whom he first takes as an apprentice and then as his partner in this series by Laurie R. King. This quiz includes information from the first six books in the series.
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King, Laurie R
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Average
10 Q
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Julia103
Mar 24 03
363 plays
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"The Three Musketeers": Which One was Which?
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Actually there were four: Athos, Porthos, Aramis, and D'Artagnan. "One for all and all for one" was their motto. Can you tell them apart?
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Dumas, Alexandre
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Average
15 Q
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Julia103
Mar 28 03
1404 plays
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What Planet am I from?
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One characteristic of science fiction is that events often happen in places other than our planet Earth. Given the name of a main character and a brief synopsis of a story or series, can you remember what planet was involved?
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Science Fiction
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Tough
10 Q
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Julia103
Aug 31 10
372 plays
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Health Insurance Information
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The United States is one of the few countries where health insurance is provided by private companies rather than through a national policy. Here are some terms and issues that patients and providers become familiar with as they negotiate the system.
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Insurance
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Average
10 Q
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julia103
Jul 14 03
777 plays
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Gregory Hines
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Dancer/Actor Gregory Hines passed away August 9, 2003. This quiz commemorates his achievements.
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Celebrities H-J
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Average
10 Q
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julia103
Aug 12 03
462 plays
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"1632": The Novel
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"1632" is the first book in Eric Flint's alternate history series, in which a small coal-mining town is transported by the Ring of Fire from late twentieth century West Virginia to seventeenth century Germany.
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F
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Average
10 Q
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julia103
Jun 02 09
138 plays
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Isabels, Isabelles, and Isabellas
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The recent Hurricane Isabel got me thinking about people who shared this name.
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Famous Women : Name Game
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Average
10 Q
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julia103
Oct 06 03
663 plays
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Lianna
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After years of not being available, this wonderful 1983 movie about a lesbian love affair has finally been released on DVD.
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Li - Lz Movies
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Difficult
10 Q
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julia103
Jan 12 04
162 plays
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Grand Prix of Figure Skating 2003
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The first half of this quiz deals with the organization of the competition. The second half concerns the results.
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Figure Skating
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Tough
10 Q
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julia103
Dec 23 03
288 plays
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