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Patricia Wentworth - "Latter End"
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Patricia Wentworth (1878-1961) created the popular female detective Miss Maud Silver in 1928 "Grey Mask" which inspired Agatha Christie's creation of Miss Jane Marple. This is about "Latter End", 1947, and will contain spoilers.
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W
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Tough
10 Q
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mnbates
Jun 24 06
66 plays
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T.S. Eliot: His Life and Works 1930-1965
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This is part two of a quiz constructed with quiz author gman, concerning the life and works of T.S. Eliot. This concerns the second half of his life from 1930 to 1965.
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Eliot, T.S.
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Difficult
20 Q
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mnbates
Aug 17 07
237 plays
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XTC and The Dukes of Stratosphear
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XTC a.k.a The Dukes of Stratosphear are a Swindon rock band who have been together since 1972 and have been recording since 1977, they are one of the most influential 'new wave' bands of the UK.
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XTC
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Tough
10 Q
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mnbates
Jan 23 07
228 plays
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The Scottish Enlightenment
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The Scottish Enlightenment was an 18th century intellectual movement which lasted from about 1720 to about 1800; it affected politics, art, literature and society across Europe and the World.
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The Enlightenment
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Very Difficult
10 Q
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mnbates
Jul 15 07
354 plays
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A Horse Quiz
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This is a joint quiz created by mutchisman and mnbates with completely useless information generally related vaguely to horses.
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Thematic 10Q Difficult
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Difficult
10 Q
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mnbates
Jan 22 07
660 plays
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UK Punk Rock 1970s
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This is about some of the bands that changed the charts from 1976 to 1980. They were collectively called punk rockers.
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Early Punk - Before 1985
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Tough
10 Q
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mnbates
Jun 28 06
1248 plays
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Henry VII
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This tests your knowledge of the first monarch of the House of Tudor.
The information comes from Brittanica and numerous
history books.
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Henry VII
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Average
10 Q
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mnbates
Mar 23 03
1590 plays
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Fictional Detectives - Part 2
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This is the second of two quizzes on 20th century detective fiction; this part covers the more recent detectives. This is also a collaboration between austinnene and mnbates - Part 1 can be found under austinnene's name.
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Mystery & Detective Fiction
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Very Difficult
10 Q
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mnbates
Dec 21 07
552 plays
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Romantic Teams in Movies
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This is a collection of questions about movie couples, some real life, some just in movies. All information confirmed by imdb, "Halliwell's Filmgoer's Companions" and various movie review books.
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Something in Common
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Difficult
10 Q
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mnbates
Mar 20 07
1851 plays
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Artists Alphabetical 1
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This is a joint quiz by ldubose and mnbates on famous and less famous artists in this one the artists have surnames beginning A to J. The information has been confirmed by several sources including Cambridge Biographical Dictionary, Wikipedia and various
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Matching Artist and Art
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Tough
10 Q
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mnbates
Apr 03 07
492 plays
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Lord Peter Wimsey 1
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This is intended as an easy introduction to the
Lord Peter Wimsey stories by Dorothy L. Sayers.
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Sayers, Dorothy L.
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Easy
10 Q
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mnbates
Dec 04 02
882 plays
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Saintly and Secular
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This quiz has been created by ldubose and mnbates out of discussions we have had on art and architecture created for religious or commercial reasons. There are five questions from each of us.
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Art
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Difficult
10 Q
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mnbates
Aug 22 06
345 plays
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Detectives and their creators 1
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I will name the fictional detective and give you a choice of creators.
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Mystery & Detective Fiction
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Average
10 Q
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mnbates
Mar 15 03
792 plays
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Backing Bands - Odd Member Out
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Pick which of these people were NOT a member of a famous rock and roll backing band. These bands are from the UK and US early rock and roll era 1953-1963.
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Backup Artists
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Tough
10 Q
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mnbates
Oct 29 06
309 plays
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Familiar Quotations? Men
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I will give you the quotation, you identify who said it.
The quotations are checked on Bartleby with Bartletts and Columbia the Penguin and Oxford
Dictionaries of Quotations are also used.
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Who Said It?
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Very Difficult
10 Q
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mnbates
Apr 09 03
735 plays
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Contemporaries - Quotations - 4
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Number 4 in a series of Contemporaries quizzes (from an idea suggested by uglybird) this features quotations from Jane Austen, Fanny Burney, Sir Walter Scott and William Thackeray taken from the "Penguin Dictionary of Quotations" by J.M and M.J. Cohen.
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Literary Terms & Quotes
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Difficult
10 Q
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mnbates
Nov 15 06
219 plays
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US States Odd One Out
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Please identify which state is the odd one out using the hint supplied in the question.
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United States
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Difficult
10 Q
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mnbates
Aug 02 05
1347 plays
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Poets - 10 different ones
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I will tell you the name of the poet you just have to identify the poem.
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Poetry
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Difficult
10 Q
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mnbates
Mar 04 03
300 plays
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Contemporaries - Quotations - 3
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Number 3 in a series of Contemporaries quizzes (from an idea suggested by uglybird) this features quotations from Aphra Behn, John Dryden, Andrew Marvell & Samuel Pepys, taken from the "Penguin Dictionary of Quotations" by J.M and M.J. Cohen.
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Literary Terms & Quotes
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Difficult
10 Q
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mnbates
Aug 27 05
165 plays
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Contemporaries - Quotations - 1
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All these quotations are from either Francis Beaumont & John Fletcher, Ben Jonson, Christopher Marlowe or William Shakespeare and can be confirmed in the "Penguin Dictionary of Quotations", 2001. This quiz was inspired by uglybird's quizzes.
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Literary Terms & Quotes
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Difficult
15 Q
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mnbates
Jul 20 05
168 plays
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Familiar Quotations? - Women
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I will supply a quotation, generally using Bartleby.com, the "Penguin," and "Oxford" quotations about women and four choices. Simply select who said it.
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Quotes
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Difficult
10 Q
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mnbates
Jun 10 03
441 plays
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Q without U (Oriental Penchant)
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There are a number of words which start with "Q" and are not followed by "U". There are ten descriptions, just identify the correct word.
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Languages
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Tough
10 Q
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mnbates
Jul 26 06
231 plays
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Contemporaries - Quotations - 2
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Number 2 in a series of Contemporaries quizzes (from an idea suggested by uglybird) this features quotations from Donne, Shakespeare, Sidney and Spenser. The quotations are from the "Penguin Dictionary of Quotations" by J.M and M.J. Cohen (2001)
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Literary Terms & Quotes
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Tough
10 Q
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mnbates
Aug 15 05
192 plays
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Same Word Different Meaning
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The answers to these questions are identical words with different meanings. NO PUNCTUATION. SPELLINGS ARE IN UK/BRITISH ENGLISH.
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Words in Common
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Very Difficult
10 Q
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mnbates
Mar 21 05
846 plays
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