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Card Games in Literature
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Two kind of people can score well at this quiz: those who know a lot about card games and those who know a lot about literature.
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Specific Subjects & Themes
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Difficult
10 Q
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queenofsheba
Dec 24 06
255 plays
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Edith Wharton: "The House of Mirth"
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"The House of Mirth" was a bestseller in 1905 and is one of the great American novels of that period. Lily Bart can't choose between marrying a rich man or the man she loves. It also illustrates the hypocrisy of American high society back then.
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Wharton, Edith
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Tough
20 Q
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queenofsheba
Jan 23 07
165 plays
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Doris Lessing: "The Golden Notebook"
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"The Golden Notebook" by Doris Lessing, published in 1962, is arguably the most important novel of the 2007 Nobel Prize winner. It's about Anna, a novelist with a writer's block.
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Lessing, Doris
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Tough
20 Q
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queenofsheba
Oct 27 07
96 plays
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James Joyce: "Ulysses"
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"Ulysses" is one of the most famous novels of the twentieth century, but also one of the most difficult and controversial. Stephen Dedalus and Leopold Bloom walk through Dublin on Bloomsday, while Molly stays at home.
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Joyce, James
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Tough
25 Q
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queenofsheba
Apr 27 07
288 plays
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Charles Dickens: "David Copperfield"
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Of all Charles Dickens' characters David Copperfield is the one who resembles his author most. Also unforgettable are Uriah Heep, Mr Micawber, Little Emily and many others.
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Dickens, Charles
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Average
25 Q
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queenofsheba
Nov 27 07
603 plays
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Charles Dickens: "A Tale of Two Cities"
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Dickens said it was the best story he had written. Every event and every character in this 1859 novel is part of a highly sophisticated plot.
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A Tale of Two Cities
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Tough
20 Q
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queenofsheba
Dec 13 06
663 plays
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Graham Greene: "The Quiet American"
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"The Quiet American" is Graham Greene's novel about Vietnam. It's partly based on real persons and places, but the main story is fictional. Greene knew the political situation of the country very well.
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Greene, Graham
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Difficult
20 Q
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queenofsheba
Jul 09 07
162 plays
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IAAF World Championships: 2007
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The 11th IAAF World Championships in outdoor track and field athletics took place in August 2007. Here are some questions about the highlights.
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Athletic Championships
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Average
15 Q
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queenofsheba
Sep 11 07
294 plays
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The 'Great Dictators'
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The twentieth century saw the rise and fall of many a dictator, in all parts of the world. A dictator is anyone who has absolute power in a country without being democratically elected. My sources are the Encyclopaedia Britannica and Wikipedia.
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World Leaders
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Tough
25 Q
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queenofsheba
Jul 19 07
2379 plays
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Languages of the World
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There are thousands of languages, some spoken by millions, some almost extinct.
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Languages
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Tough
15 Q
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queenofsheba
Nov 28 06
1269 plays
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A Matter of Probability...
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Nothing is certain in this quiz. Test your calculation of probability. The questions are tricky, but can all be solved by logical thinking and a little bit of mathematics. E.g. a probability of 1/4 means one chance out of four, or 25%.
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Statistics and Probability
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Tough
10 Q
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queenofsheba
Jan 09 08
573 plays
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Name the Plant
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Here are ten descriptions of plants. It's a mixture of flowering plants, shrubs, trees and others. My sources are the Encyclopaedia Britannica and Wikipedia.
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Flowers & Plants
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Tough
10 Q
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queenofsheba
Oct 02 07
594 plays
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Renaissance Women
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This is for those with a penchant for older women, or who just like history. Most of these women are associated with politics, but some female artists are included as well. My sources are the Encyclopaedia Britannica and Wikipedia.
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Famous Women
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Tough
10 Q
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queenofsheba
Oct 08 07
603 plays
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The Tour of Spain
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La Vuelta a Espana, or The Tour of Spain is one of the three major cycling tours. How much do you know about it?
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Spain
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Average
10 Q
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queenofsheba
Oct 09 06
195 plays
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A Study in Scarlett
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Scarlett Johansson is admired by many for her acting skills as well as for her beauty.
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Johansson, Scarlett
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Average
10 Q
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queenofsheba
Mar 13 09
423 plays
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What Actress Am I?
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Ten actresses talk about one or two roles they've played. Can you identify them?
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Name the Player
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Tough
10 Q
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queenofsheba
Sep 10 07
1638 plays
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Four Letter Words
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Each answer is four times the same letter. Example: Frozen water = "iiii" (sounds like "ice".) Do not put spaces between the letters.
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Something in Common
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Tough
10 Q
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queenofsheba
Dec 01 07
708 plays
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Russian Prose
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From Pushkin over Dostoevsky and Tolstoy to more recent authors. How well do you know the highlights of Russian prose?
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Russian Literature
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Average
15 Q
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queenofsheba
Oct 20 06
384 plays
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Alessandra Mussolini
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Alessandra Mussolini is one of Italy's best known female politicians and a member of the European Parliament. Here are some questions about her life and career.
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Italian Government
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Average
10 Q
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queenofsheba
Dec 05 06
162 plays
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Pop Music with Jazz Influence
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Sometimes pop artists collaborate with jazz musicians, play jazz themselves or are simply inspired by it.
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Something in Common
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Average
10 Q
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queenofsheba
Nov 09 06
255 plays
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Giro d' Italia / Tour of Italy
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It's one of the three major tours. How well do you know its history?
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Italy
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Tough
10 Q
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queenofsheba
Oct 23 06
228 plays
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Twentieth Century Classical Music
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When you say "classical music", most people think of music before 1900. However there were also a lot of great composers in the twentieth century. Test your knowledge about them.
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Twentieth-Century Classical Music
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Average
10 Q
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queenofsheba
Oct 03 06
366 plays
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Famous French Novels
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If you're a bit familiar with French prose, you will probably enjoy this quiz.
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French Literature
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Difficult
10 Q
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queenofsheba
Sep 30 06
699 plays
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Do You Know Gymnastics?
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It's one of the greatest sports to watch, but how much do you remember about it?
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Gymnastics
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Tough
10 Q
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queenofsheba
Nov 03 06
669 plays
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Girl Bands
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Fifteen questions about girl bands from the 60s until now!
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Women in Music
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Difficult
15 Q
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queenofsheba
Oct 25 06
648 plays
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Female Athletes
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Female top stars in track and field don't always get the recognition they deserve. How well do you know these athletes?
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Track & Field
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Difficult
10 Q
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queenofsheba
Oct 17 06
339 plays
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