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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
1902 plays
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"We Can Be Heroes" - Phil Olivetti
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"We Can Be Heroes" is Chris Lilley's mockumentary series that follows the lives of five fictitious nominees for Australian of the Year. Lilley plays all of the main characters, and this quiz is about one of them.
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W
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Difficult
10 Q
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looney_tunes
Mar 08 08
105 plays
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Blame Canada
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The world is full of annoying things – here are some for which we can, in some way, blame Canadians!
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Canadians
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Average
10 Q
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looney_tunes
Nov 16 09
309 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
279 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
888 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
894 plays
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The Dead Sea Scrolls
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The Dead Sea Scrolls have shed light on a turbulent period in the history of Judaism and in the development of Christianity. Come see how!
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Religion Mixture
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Difficult
10 Q
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looney_tunes
Dec 13 08
540 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
3210 plays
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Detective Dingo vs. the Crime of the Century
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Detective Dingo is investigating a murder that took place in the year 2008, but the suspects are behind nine time warp doors that lead to past decades. A security guard lies dead on the floor, killed by someone trying to escape from their decade.
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Whodunits
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Average
10 Q
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looney_tunes
Aug 22 08
570 plays
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Tom Lehrer's "The Vatican Rag"
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"The Vatican Rag" is a humorous take on the impact of Vatican II on the everyday life of members of the Roman Catholic Church in the 1960s. The more familiar you are with traditional rituals, the funnier it is.
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Lehrer, Tom
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Average
10 Q
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looney_tunes
Apr 06 08
378 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
381 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
3306 plays
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Keeping Busy With Anagrams
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The words in capitals are anagrams of things people do to keep busy in their spare time. The sentences should give you an extra clue. Good luck!
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Anagrams
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Tough
10 Q
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looney_tunes
Sep 30 08
1611 plays
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Amazing Antarctic Animals
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The Antarctic is home to an incredible collection of animals; can you spot the amazing truth from the misinformation in each question?
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Regional Animal Trivia
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Tough
10 Q
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looney_tunes
Dec 06 08
768 plays
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Gastronomic Migrations
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The cuisines of many nations would not be what they are today were it not for the various ingredients that have circumnavigated the globe over the last millennium. Come along on a gastronomic journey.
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History of Food
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Average
10 Q
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looney_tunes
Sep 03 08
1110 plays
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Lawrence Of Arabia
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"Lawrence of Arabia", David Lean?s 1962 epic movie, provided many stunning visual moments as well as some memorable verbal interchanges. Do you remember what was happening and who was featured in some of these scenes?
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Lawrence of Arabia
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Average
10 Q
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looney_tunes
Jan 15 08
606 plays
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"The Wizard of Oz" - Starring Toto
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Since having a Cairn terrier join our family, I have been unable to watch "The Wizard of Oz" without focusing on the real star. How much do you remember about Toto the canine superstar? All questions refer to the 2005 Australian DVD release.
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Wizard of Oz .
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Average
10 Q
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looney_tunes
Mar 04 08
2241 plays
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Emmie's First Pony
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Emmie really wants her own pony, but she's never had one before. See if you can tell her some of the things she should do to help make a good start with her first pony.
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Horses for Kids
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Easy
10 Q
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looney_tunes
Mar 04 08
2886 plays
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Hidden Happy Times
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English uses many different words to describe similar emotions. Each question has a sentence with a hidden synonym of 'happy' in it. Find the concealed word, and you'll be happy, too. All derivations come from the Online Etymological Dictionary.
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Synonyms and Antonyms
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Average
10 Q
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looney_tunes
Oct 04 08
594 plays
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Emmie's Pony and Friends
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After her first day at Pony Club, Emmie realizes that she needs to learn more about coat colours and markings so that she can describe her friends' ponies correctly. Can you help her?
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Horses for Kids
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Average
10 Q
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looney_tunes
Jun 04 08
663 plays
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Lingua Latina Occasionibus Omnibus
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Henry Beard's "Latin For All Occasions", aka "Lingua Latina Occasionibus Omnibus" provides an inspiration for those of us who studied Latin in school, and refuse to admit that it's a dead language. See how relevant Latin aphorisms can be!
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Languages
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Average
10 Q
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looney_tunes
Sep 12 08
573 plays
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The Tale of Peter Rabbit
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Beatrix Potter's Peter Rabbit is a classic children's character. This quiz is based on the original text and illustrations.
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Potter, Beatrix
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Tough
10 Q
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looney_tunes
Mar 07 08
663 plays
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Emmie's First Pony Club Rally
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Emmie and her pony have been having fun together at home for a while now, and they're ready to make a trip to Pony Club. Emmie and her pony live in Australia.
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Horses for Kids
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Easy
10 Q
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looney_tunes
May 11 08
801 plays
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Perfect and Not-So-Perfect Numbers
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Here is a quiz on perfect numbers and related interesting groups of numbers.
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Specific Math Topics
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Difficult
10 Q
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looney_tunes
Feb 21 08
285 plays
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Little Britain: The PC Game
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This comedic game takes players on a tour through the lives of the wacky characters made famous by the "Little Britain" television series. Fans of the show might enjoy this quiz even if they haven't played the game.
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Video Games L-P
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Average
10 Q
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looney_tunes
Nov 27 08
135 plays
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Cabaret
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Liza Minelli, Joel Gray and Michael York are the big stars of the show. How much do you remember about this classic movie?
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Ca - Cf Movies
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Tough
10 Q
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looney_tunes
Feb 23 08
348 plays
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Scandals in Australian History
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While some of these events are quite well-known to modern-day Australians, others are more obscure - but some strategic internet research should give you the answers. The fun part is that they all have a whiff of scandal about them!
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Australian History
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Tough
10 Q
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looney_tunes
May 19 08
615 plays
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Commodus - Fact vs Fiction
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The movie "Gladiator" (2000) showed the emperor Commodus as a neurotic megalomaniac. What are the historical facts?
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Roman History
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Tough
10 Q
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looney_tunes
Mar 05 08
462 plays
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Bosko's Bubbles Bonanza
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Some bubbles caught my attention earlier today, and once I started seeing them, I couldn't help but notice them everywhere. This quiz is the result!
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Thematic 15 Questions
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Average
15 Q
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looney_tunes
Oct 17 08
450 plays
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Green Invasion
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A number of terms derived from (or giving rise to) words meaning ‘green’ are in common use. How many of them can you recognize?
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Etymology
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Tough
10 Q
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looney_tunes
Dec 14 08
606 plays
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That Was Tom Lehrer's Year That Was
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The spoken introductions on Tom Lehrer's album "That Was the Year That Was" provide humorous links and contexts for the songs. How well do you recall this satirical masterpiece?
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Lehrer, Tom
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Average
15 Q
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looney_tunes
Aug 26 08
174 plays
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Transcendental Numbers
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An introduction to the fascinating world of transcendental numbers - you've heard of pi, now what about the rest?
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Specific Math Topics
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Tough
10 Q
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looney_tunes
Feb 17 08
411 plays
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The Great Christmas Pi(e) Caper
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As part of our family's preparation for Christmas, there is a lot of baking - for family, friends and, of course, for Santa. Last year there were some problems. (Read the title of this quiz carefully - it conatins a hint about the answers.)
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Thematic 10Q Average
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Average
10 Q
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looney_tunes
Jan 10 08
537 plays
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You've Got Hail!
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You think you've got hail? Check out these times when they really and truly had hail!
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Disasters
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Difficult
10 Q
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looney_tunes
Sep 07 09
189 plays
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The Panda Says No
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Lynne Truss's book "Eats, Shoots and Leaves" is an inspiration for those of us with an obsession about the correct use of punctuation. Release the inner stickler in yourself! Punctuation conventions are British, not American, where these differ.
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Grammatical and Lexical Items
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Tough
10 Q
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looney_tunes
Mar 06 08
537 plays
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"Mending Wall"
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Like many of Robert Frost's poems, "Mending Wall" uses a rural New England setting to explore metaphysical issues while evoking a sense of the timeless immediacy of the moments he describes. And there are familiar quotes!
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Frost, Robert
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Average
10 Q
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looney_tunes
Mar 01 08
252 plays
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Emmie's Pony Anagrams
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Emmie has a list of words her riding instructor wants her to learn, but the letters are all mixed up. Can you help her set them straight? Just rearrange the words in CAPITALS to make a new word.
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Anagrams for Kids
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Easy
10 Q
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looney_tunes
Jun 21 08
1044 plays
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Robert Redford's Roles
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This is a retrospective of some highlights from Robert Redford's career.
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Redford, Robert
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Average
10 Q
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looney_tunes
Mar 24 06
906 plays
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Knitwittery
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Knitting terms and jargon can confuse the novice - how familiar are you with some of the common terms encountered in knitting patterns?
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Knitting
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Average
10 Q
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looney_tunes
Jan 24 06
1134 plays
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March 26: So Much to Tell You
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As well as being my birthday (and that of my twin brother), March 26 has a lot of interesting historical activity. Births, deaths, and everything in-between!
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January February March
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Tough
10 Q
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looney_tunes
Jan 06 08
339 plays
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Aussie Rules Mascot Melee
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Everyone has a strategy for winning the office footy tipping competition. I predict the outcome of each match by determining which team's mascot would be most likely to win a one-on-one battle. You'll see this is not always as easy as it sounds!
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AFL Mixed
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Average
10 Q
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looney_tunes
Mar 24 08
330 plays
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Eltham: Gateway to Melbourne's Green Wedge
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The suburb of Eltham, 20 km NE of Melbourne in the Shire of Nillumbik, has a proud artistic and environmental heritage. Here are some highlights.
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Australian History
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Tough
10 Q
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looney_tunes
Aug 16 09
105 plays
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Can I get an 'AMEN'?
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The answer to each question contains the word 'AMEN' along with one or more extra letters. Write the word that is defined in the clue.
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Words in Common
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Average
10 Q
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looney_tunes
Oct 15 09
321 plays
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A Dustin Hoffman Retrospective
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This quiz takes a nostalgic look at the early film career of this multi-award-winning actor.
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Hoffman, Dustin
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Average
10 Q
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looney_tunes
Apr 03 06
468 plays
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Life and Career of Peter O'Toole
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This is a survey of interesting facts about one of my favorite actors.
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Celebrities N-P
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Difficult
10 Q
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looney_tunes
Mar 29 06
216 plays
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