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Vampires of the Enlightenment
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Paradoxical as it may seem, the proudly rational era of the 18th century was also the heyday of popular belief in vampires.
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The Enlightenment
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Tough
10 Q
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stuthehistoryguy
May 01 07
2811 plays
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Danny Boy
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D'ye remember that most beloved of tunes, lads and lassies? Sing it wi' me, then!
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Irish Music
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Easy
10 Q
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stuthehistoryguy
Mar 17 07
4692 plays
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Nikki Giovanni
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What was forgotten in the terrible tragedy at Virginia Tech is that one of the professors who tried to stop it, Nikki Giovanni, is one of our greatest living poets. A tribute.
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Poets
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Tough
10 Q
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stuthehistoryguy
Apr 24 07
507 plays
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The Dogs of War
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A quiz on the dogs who have faced battle throughout time.
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War History
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Average
10 Q
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stuthehistoryguy
May 17 11
1584 plays
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Wanna Change Alignment?
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A quiz on the ethical mores of playing characters consistently in the Dungeons and Dragons system.
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Dungeons and Dragons
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Average
10 Q
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stuthehistoryguy
Apr 14 07
1728 plays
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Anna Nicole Smith - The Model
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Lost in the morass of celebrity gossip and reality show hype is the fact that Anna Nicole Smith was one of the revolutionary models of her time. A quiz in tribute to this beautiful lady.
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Fashion Models
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Tough
10 Q
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stuthehistoryguy
Feb 08 07
2835 plays
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If They Made a Movie ...
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For each of these historical questions, pick the movie title that provides the best answer. Good luck!
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Mixed Bag
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Difficult
10 Q
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stuthehistoryguy
Nov 03 04
16899 plays
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Good Deeds of Bad Men
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A tip of the hat to the occasional decent acts performed by leaders of organized crime. Although they may have been quite genuine in their more admirable work, we should hesitate before pronouncing any of them truly honorable.
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Mafia and The Mob
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Tough
10 Q
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stuthehistoryguy
Aug 10 06
4248 plays
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Atari Coin-Op: The Greatest Hits
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If you were a mall-bound adolescent in the early 1980s, these classic video diversions were your first taste of the digital world. How much do you remember about these great games?
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Atari Games Mixture
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Tough
10 Q
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stuthehistoryguy
Aug 06 06
4485 plays
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Sludge Around Quizzyland
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Whosoever loves life must also love sludge, for sludge is the stuff that life is made of! Here are 20 questions about sludge - one from each Quizzyland category.
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Thematic 20 Questions
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Difficult
20 Q
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stuthehistoryguy
Dec 09 07
52872 plays
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The Infancy Gospel of Thomas
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This "lost gospel" recounts some entertaining (and potentially enlightening) stories about Jesus' childhood. Take this quiz to find out more!
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Non-Canonical 'Scripture'
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Difficult
10 Q
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stuthehistoryguy
Jun 27 05
1017 plays
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Dead Parrots Across the Ages
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The famed "Dead Parrot" sketch, in all its glory. Questions from both the canonical first airing and its many later performances and homages are included.
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Monty Python
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Average
10 Q
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stuthehistoryguy
Nov 17 07
1866 plays
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And the Band Played Waltzing Matilda
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A quiz on this great anthem about the horrors of war and war's aftermath, especially as faced by the Australian and New Zealand Army Corps (ANZAC) troops in World War I.
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Australian Music
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Average
15 Q
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stuthehistoryguy
Apr 24 07
1305 plays
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Badges and Other Symbols of the Holocaust
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This quiz asks you to assume to role of a recent deportee to a concentration camp and interpret your surroundings based on your knowledge of Holocaust symbolism.
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Holocaust
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Average
10 Q
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stuthehistoryguy
Nov 01 04
6474 plays
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I Know Why the Caged Bird Kills
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A quiz on series creator Jackson Publick's favorite "Venture Brothers" episode of season two - a tale of love, longing. . .and hobbits.
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Venture Brothers, The
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Average
10 Q
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stuthehistoryguy
May 16 07
438 plays
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Jazz Styles
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A quiz on the major movements of America's music.
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Jazz
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Average
10 Q
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stuthehistoryguy
Apr 15 08
711 plays
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Ric Flair: The Classic Opponents
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To borrow a phrase, "foes make the man". Test your knowledge of the men who faced Ric Flair throughout his superlative career. Whoooo!
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F
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Average
10 Q
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stuthehistoryguy
Apr 29 08
996 plays
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Why Georgia?
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One of the most profound questions historians ask is "Why?" This quiz attempts to answer that question across various episodes of Georgian history. Have fun!
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Georgia
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Average
10 Q
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stuthehistoryguy
Dec 21 12
159 plays
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Porajmos: The Gypsy Holocaust
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Though less well-known than the campaigns against the Jews, the mass exterminations of European Gypsies during World War II were no less systematically brutal. I hope this quiz helps make this neglected example of inhumanity more clear.
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Holocaust
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Tough
10 Q
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stuthehistoryguy
Jan 24 07
1104 plays
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Negro League Notables 2.0
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Identify these Negro League figures by the descriptions given. This quiz may be more challenging than my first, but a real fan will be up to it!
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Negro Leagues
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Tough
15 Q
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stuthehistoryguy
Apr 19 07
279 plays
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"Baby Got Back" for Intellectuals
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For those who appreciate the finer things.
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S
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Average
10 Q
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stuthehistoryguy
Feb 02 07
1557 plays
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Cameroon: A Historical Landscape
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A quiz on the people, events, and movements that have shaped this land.
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African
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Average
10 Q
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stuthehistoryguy
Apr 21 12
183 plays
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The War Prayer
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A quiz on Mark Twain's parable of patriotism and death. The reader is left to ponder this 1904 short story's continued relevance.
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Twain, Mark
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Average
10 Q
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stuthehistoryguy
Mar 25 08
246 plays
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John Wayne for People Who Hate John Wayne
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Recently, a well-respected Funtrivia.com personality remarked that he had been unable to sit through "any but one" John Wayne movie. Gatsby, this quiz is for you.
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Wayne, John
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Easy
10 Q
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stuthehistoryguy
Jul 24 07
2664 plays
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The Nanjing Massacre
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A quiz about Japanese atrocities following the fall of the Chinese Republic's capital, also known as the Rape of Nanking. Though I have used discretion in writing these questions, this topic is not for the squeamish.
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Pacific War
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Average
10 Q
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stuthehistoryguy
Dec 16 07
915 plays
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Universal's "Dracula" Series
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Between 1931 and 1948, Universal Studios produced seven films that transformed Dracula from a literary character into an icon of the mass consciousness. I hope you've enjoyed these movies as much as I have!
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Universal Horror Movies
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Tough
10 Q
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stuthehistoryguy
Mar 25 08
624 plays
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An All-Time Baseball Roster
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My picks for American baseball's all-time team. See if you can spot these immortals from the descriptions given. Let the arguments begin!
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Baseball
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Average
15 Q
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stuthehistoryguy
Nov 22 07
3048 plays
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Peter and Paole - Two "Real" Vampires
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A quiz on Peter Plogojowitz and Arnold Paole, two "real" vampires whose cases shocked Europe in the 1730s.
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Vampires
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Average
10 Q
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stuthehistoryguy
Jul 22 07
846 plays
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"The Venture Brothers" - Who Said It?
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A quiz on the Cartoon Network's Adult Swim series "The Venture Brothers" asking the player to match memorable quotes to their respective characters. You may like the quotes even if you're not a fan.
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Venture Brothers, The
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Average
10 Q
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stuthehistoryguy
Mar 09 07
690 plays
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Notable Unitarians and Universalists
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Since contemporary Unitarian Universalists do not have any particular creed, they tend to identify with examples of how their forebears have lived. This quiz covers some well-known UU forerunners.
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Unitarian Universalism
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Average
15 Q
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stuthehistoryguy
Jan 20 07
756 plays
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