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Life, Death, and Beyond: Funerary Art
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Let's explore some examples of funerary art, items created to form or be part of a tomb.
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Art By Subject
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Average
10 Q
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looney_tunes
Feb 23 12
2565 plays
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You've Got to Be Yolking!
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Ever since my partner started eating egg white omelettes, I have had to find ways to use up the unused egg yolks. Here are some of them!
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Food & Drink
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Average
10 Q
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looney_tunes
Jun 21 10
4107 plays
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A Chilean Challenge
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The national motto of Chile is "By reason or by force". Be reasonable and take my quiz - don't make me force you!
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Chile
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Average
10 Q
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looney_tunes
Aug 03 10
2193 plays
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Eleven Pipers Piping
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The line from the Christmas song may evoke images of tartan-clad players marching around with their Great Highland Bagpipes, but there are many other forms of bagpipe to be found around the world - here are ten of them.
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Bagpipes
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Tough
10 Q
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looney_tunes
Dec 29 12
456 plays
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Galloping to the Cinema
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Movies featuring horses as central figures (albeit usually with few lines) are a perennial favorite. Do you remember watching these horse-centred films?
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Animals in Movies
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Average
10 Q
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looney_tunes
Nov 11 12
1566 plays
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Looney's Word Circle
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Follow the musical, literary, cinematic and television-related clues to find the words needed to complete the word circle. The answer to each question differs from the previous answer by one letter, and the last word is the same as the first one.
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Entertainment Word Play
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Average
10 Q
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looney_tunes
Oct 18 08
2811 plays
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When the Kiwis Storm Your Doorstep
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Do you remember the accomplishments of these ten famous New Zealanders? Bonus: more Kiwis will be offered as incorrect options in some questions.
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New Zealanders
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Average
10 Q
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looney_tunes
Feb 06 13
177 plays
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Shark Bite
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Let's explore some shark-themed bites of information.
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Thematic 10 Questions
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Average
10 Q
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looney_tunes
Jan 29 13
204 plays
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Furry Friends from Beatrix Potter
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Beatrix Potter's drawings of the furry friends that featured in many of her books are often remembered, along with their names, after the details of the story have faded with the passing years. Let's visit some of them!
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Potter, Beatrix
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Tough
10 Q
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looney_tunes
Feb 02 13
141 plays
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"Animal animal" Animals
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When the scientific name for an animal uses the same word for both the genus and the species, it is called a tautonym. This quiz explores some animals with taxonomic names that are tautonyms.
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Taxonomy and Scientific Names
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Tough
10 Q
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looney_tunes
Feb 10 13
462 plays
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The Key to Garry Groundhog's Family
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Let's help Garry Groundhog learn to use a taxonomic key to work out how his family fits into the scheme of things.
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Rodents
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Average
10 Q
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looney_tunes
Feb 12 13
117 plays
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It Was the Best of Times ... The 1960s
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This 'Tale of Two Sixties' quiz recalls some of the historic highs and lows of the decade to show: 'It was the best of times, it was the worst of times'.
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1960s History
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Average
20 Q
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looney_tunes
Feb 01 10
4353 plays
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Scintillating Slovakia
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Let's visit one of the states that was formed during the turbulent 1990s in Eastern Europe - Slovakia became an independent state on 1 January, 1993, but the land itself was not affected by the political changes.
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Slovakia
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Average
10 Q
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looney_tunes
Mar 11 12
153 plays
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An Evening Wasted With Tom Lehrer
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On the live album "An Evening Wasted with Tom Lehrer", recorded during a series of concerts in 1959, a number of Tom Lehrer's humorous songs are presented along with his witty introductions. Can you recognize the songs from their introductions?
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Lehrer, Tom
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Average
10 Q
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looney_tunes
Jun 18 08
423 plays
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Situla - Not Just Another Bucket
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I was on FunTrivia when a bucket started talking to me. Actually, it told me it was a situla, and invited me to learn about its friends and relations. You're welcome to join me!
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Social History
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Average
10 Q
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looney_tunes
Nov 15 11
189 plays
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It Was the Best of Movie Times - 1939
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1939 was an amazing year for movies - some say the greatest ever. This quiz looks at 15 of the classic movies released in that year and their stars.
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1930s Movies
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Easy
15 Q
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looney_tunes
Mar 13 10
1218 plays
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So That's Where It Is!
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There are a lot of seas and oceans on our globe, many of which you may have heard of without knowing exactly where they are. Let's find out.
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Where on Earth?
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Average
10 Q
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looney_tunes
Jan 03 12
8037 plays
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Once Were Warriors
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"Once Were Warriors" is a powerful film about a Maori family (the Hekes) battling social and cultural alienation in urban New Zealand. Although the film has become renowned for its violence, it also presents a challenging and compelling narrative.
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Once Were Warriors
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Average
10 Q
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looney_tunes
Feb 01 08
501 plays
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Danish Delights
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Why not come tour some of the sights of delightful Denmark?
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Denmark
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Tough
10 Q
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looney_tunes
Mar 14 12
1035 plays
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One Solitary Life
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Each of these authors has a reputation as a reclusive character. Can you identify them from their works?
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Authors and their Works
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Average
10 Q
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looney_tunes
Mar 12 12
510 plays
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Ready To Start
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Are you ready to start driving around looking for intriguing Latin bumper stickers? Let's go! (Abeamus!)
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Latin
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Easy
10 Q
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looney_tunes
Apr 21 11
4539 plays
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Come on Down
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Catchphrases from television game shows have often become part of our everyday language. Many of these come from American shows, but most have also had versions aired in many other countries.
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Mixture: Game Shows
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Easy
10 Q
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looney_tunes
Dec 09 12
561 plays
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'Ghostbusters' from Script to Screen
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Come test how much you remember about this now classic film, and perhaps learn something about how different it would have been if the actors had actually followed the script! Based on the 1999 DVD release and the final shooting script.
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Ghostbusters (1984)
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Easy
10 Q
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looney_tunes
Jan 11 09
1680 plays
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So Many Kissing Cousins!
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Though some may consider marrying your cousin something of a taboo, there are people from all walks of life who have done it. To show just how widespread this phenomenon is, here is a question about 'kissing cousins' for each Fun Trivia category.
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Friends & Relatives
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Average
20 Q
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looney_tunes
Oct 19 08
1680 plays
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Can You Catch Carmen Sandiego?
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INTERPOL NEWS FLASH: A national treasure, the Abominable Snowman, has been stolen from Kathmandu. You have until 5 pm Sunday to locate and arrest the thief. Based on the PC game "Where in the World is Carmen Sandiego?". Best played in Flash mode.
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Where on Earth?
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Easy
10 Q
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looney_tunes
Nov 26 08
7980 plays
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Let's Tour Timor-Leste
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In 2002, The Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste (short form Timor-Leste, sometimes called East Timor) was established as the first new nation of the 21st century. Here's a brief look at some points of interest.
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Timor-Leste
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Easy
10 Q
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looney_tunes
Aug 17 11
1719 plays
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Cities of Syria
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As you visit ten of the major cities in the Syrian Arab Republic, there's plenty to discover about the region and its history. NB - many variant spellings exist, as many terms have been transliterated from Arabic script.
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Syria
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Easy
10 Q
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looney_tunes
Feb 13 11
1731 plays
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Here a Woof!
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This quiz is about dogs who are famous for real-life achievements. Some have featured in books and/or movies, all have a right to woof with pride over their accomplishments.
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Famous Animals
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10 Q
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looney_tunes
Mar 24 11
7176 plays
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Famous Meals from History
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Some of these meals are famous because of the people or events with which they were connected, and others simply because of their extravagance. Come take your taste buds on a journey through time!
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Social History
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Average
10 Q
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looney_tunes
Sep 16 08
8226 plays
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"Oklahoma!" O.K.
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One of the classics of the American theater, this musical was first staged in 1943, and has had numerous revivals. You've heard the songs, do you remember the show?
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Oklahoma!
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Average
10 Q
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looney_tunes
Sep 06 11
396 plays
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