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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
4875 plays
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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
3000 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
2580 plays
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Fill Up My Plate
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We had a pot luck barbecue last weekend, and I was delighted to fill up my plate several times with some of the lovely salads that appeared on the table. Let's look at some of their luscious ingredients.
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Vegetable Mixture
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Easy
10 Q
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looney_tunes
Feb 20 13
3666 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
2172 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
3174 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
771 plays
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She Sees the Seas
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Let's help her, by going from Sees to Seas one letter at a time.
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Letter Quizzes
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Very Easy
10 Q
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looney_tunes
Aug 31 13
324 plays
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The Hertzsprung-Russell Diagram
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The Hertzsprung-Russell diagram is of interest to astronomers studying stellar evolution. I hope it is also of interest to you.
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Stars
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Tough
10 Q
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looney_tunes
Sep 15 13
51 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
5085 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
435 plays
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'Fawlty Towers' - Basil
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Let's reacquaint ourselves with the antics of Basil Fawlty, that misanthropic hotelier brought wonderfully to life by John Cleese in the twelve episodes of this classic British comedy originally broadcast in 1975 and 1979.
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'Fawlty Towers' - Characters
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Average
10 Q
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looney_tunes
May 26 13
342 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
9309 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
1332 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
225 plays
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Pining For the Fjords
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This quiz is about Norway, a country known for its fjords, not the classic Monty Python 'Dead Parrot' sketch (which is well worth a look, too).
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Norway
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Average
10 Q
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looney_tunes
May 30 13
243 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
513 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
1986 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
2058 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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Average
10 Q
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looney_tunes
Mar 24 11
8373 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
5295 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
8484 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
1767 plays
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Brad and Janet's Excellent Adventure
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It was a dark and stormy night when Brad and Janet experienced car problems, and had to look for help in a nearby castle. Do you remember what they encountered? Welcome to "The Rocky Horror Picture Show"!
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Rocky Horror Picture Show .
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Easy
10 Q
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looney_tunes
Jul 03 10
1842 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
1797 plays
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Piznai Ukrainu! (Discover Ukraine!)
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The 2007 project 'Piznai Ukrainu!' (Discover Ukraine!) gave Ukrainians a chance to vote on the Seven Wonders of Ukraine, to which three additions were made by the government. Let's have a look at these sites of national significance.
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Buildings & Landmarks
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Easy
10 Q
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looney_tunes
Sep 11 11
1686 plays
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The Thunder Dragon Kingdom - Bhutan
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This little-known landlocked nation deserves a visit, as there is much to see. Why not explore it right now?
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Bhutan
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Average
10 Q
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looney_tunes
Jan 05 12
3924 plays
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Amazing World-Wide Holiday Tour
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There's nothing like a holiday, so let's enjoy some as we tour the world and look at places of interest. Timing is everything - we need to be in the right place at the right time for an amazing world tour.
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Where on Earth?
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Very Easy
15 Q
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looney_tunes
Feb 27 12
4314 plays
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Ten Days That Shook the World
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John Reed's book with this title, published in 1919, was about the October (1917) Revolution in Russia, an event which figuratively shook the world. This quiz is about events that literally shook the world - earthquakes and their aftermaths.
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Disasters
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Average
10 Q
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looney_tunes
Jun 12 10
7617 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
921 plays
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