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The Natural Philosopher
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These questions were inspired by an article in BES (Bulletin of the Egyptian Society UK) by Mark Fletcher who lent me a 1954 biography by Alex Wood and Frank Oldham.
A natural philosopher is approximately what we now call a scientist
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Young, Thomas
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Tough
10 Q
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tnrees
Nov 16 06
132 plays
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The Theories of Alan F. Alford
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As given in his book ‘The Pyramid of Secrets’. I have tried to give something but leave enough out of the interesting information so that I do not do him out of royalties because you think you do not need to read his book.
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Non-Fiction
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Difficult
10 Q
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tnrees
Oct 01 07
78 plays
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Dropped from "The Discworld Companion"
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This quiz on entries that were dropped from "The Discworld Companion" by Terry Pratchett and Stephen Briggs between the 1994 edition and the 2003 edition.
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Pratchett, Terry
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Tough
10 Q
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tnrees
May 02 09
111 plays
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Pioneers of Flight
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Mostly about real people but some questions on myths and animals.
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Scientists & Inventors
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Very Difficult
15 Q
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tnrees
Sep 16 09
126 plays
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Egypt 2 - Dynasties 4-6
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A quiz on the early kings of Egypt (from dynasty four to dynasty six). There is a question on each king that Peter Clayton's ‘Chronicle of the Pharaohs’ provides enough information on. Quiz Two in the series.
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Ancient Egypt
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Very Difficult
10 Q
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tnrees
May 18 08
381 plays
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Ankh-Morpork Post Office Handbook
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A quiz on Terry Pratchett and Stephen Briggs' (with illustrations by Paul Kidby) 2007 "Discworld" diary. Some knowledge of ‘Going Postal’ is also needed.
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Pratchett, Terry
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Difficult
10 Q
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tnrees
Dec 03 07
189 plays
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Anglo-Scottish battles
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This quiz is on battles where a significant number of English (or Anglo-Saxons) fought a significant number of Scots – not necessarily battles between England and Scotland.
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War History
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Very Difficult
10 Q
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tnrees
Mar 13 09
231 plays
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Egypt 1 - The Earliest Rulers
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From dynasty zero or one (depending on who you read) to dynasty three. There is a question on each king that Peter Claytons ‘Chronicle of the Pharaohs’ gives enough information for me to ask a question on.
Quiz 1 of 8
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Ancient Egypt
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Very Difficult
10 Q
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tnrees
May 10 08
603 plays
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The Medieval Christian Kingdoms of Nubia
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This quiz is drawn primarily from the book "The Medieval Kingdoms of Nubia" by Derek A. Welsby, supplemented by some internet research.
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African
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Very Difficult
10 Q
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tnrees
May 07 09
168 plays
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The Rosetta Stone
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The Rosetta Stone, and the decipherment of the Egyptian language.
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Miscellaneous
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Difficult
10 Q
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tnrees
Oct 26 07
855 plays
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Egypt 3 - Dynasties 7-12
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A quiz on the fairly early kings from dynasty seven to dynasty twelve. There is a question on each king that Peter Clayton's ‘Chronicle of the Pharaohs’ gives enough information for me to do a question on. Quiz 3 in the series.
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Ancient Egypt
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Very Difficult
10 Q
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tnrees
May 20 08
288 plays
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Archaeological Sites around Lake Nubia (Nasser)
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Archaeological sites you see on a cruise on Lake Nubia (Nasser).
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World Sites
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Very Difficult
10 Q
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tnrees
Nov 27 07
144 plays
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Egypt 6 - Those Rameses (and others)
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A lot of Rameses and several other pharaohs. A quiz on the kings from Dynasty 20 to Dynasty 24. There is a question on each king that Peter Clayton's ‘Chronicle of the Pharaohs’ gives enough information for me to create a question on.
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Ancient Egypt
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Very Difficult
10 Q
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tnrees
Jun 02 08
285 plays
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Britain Before the Days of Writing
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A quiz on British pre-history.
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Pre-History
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Very Difficult
10 Q
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tnrees
Jun 08 05
2313 plays
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English Place Names
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There are numerous elements which form part of English place names. This quiz is on the meaning of some of them.
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Place Names
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Difficult
10 Q
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tnrees
Jun 16 09
645 plays
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Cruel and Unusual Geography
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In Terry Pratchett's Discworld there is an 'Egregious Professor of Cruel and Unusual Geography'. This quiz about him and the Unseen University where he resides.
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Characters of Discworld
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Difficult
10 Q
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tnrees
Aug 17 09
120 plays
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Egypt 5 - Dynasties 18 and 19
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A quiz on the early kings from mid dynasty 18 to dynasty 19. There is a question on each king that Peter Claytons ‘Chronicle of the Pharaohs’ gives enough information for me to do a question on. Quiz 5 of 8.
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Ancient Egypt
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Tough
10 Q
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tnrees
May 27 08
297 plays
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These Things Interested Me
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I hope you will find this collection of miscellaneous bits of trivia that I have picked up at various times interesting too.
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Mixed UK
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Impossible
10 Q
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tnrees
Jun 07 05
1851 plays
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Egypt 4: From Chaos to Empire
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A quiz on the kings from Dynasty 13 to Dynasty 18. There is a question on each king that Peter Clayton's ‘Chronicle of the Pharaohs’ gives enough information for me to formulate a question on. Quiz 4 in the series.
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Ancient Egypt
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Difficult
10 Q
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tnrees
May 23 08
195 plays
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Lu-Tze's Yearbook of Enlightenment
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This is the 2008 "Discworld" yearbook by Terry Pratchett with Stephen Briggs.
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Pratchett, Terry
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Tough
10 Q
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tnrees
Apr 23 08
135 plays
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The "Hidden One" and His Worshippers
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A quiz on some facts about ancient Egypt I hope will be interesting.
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Ancient Egypt
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Difficult
15 Q
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TNREES
Jul 15 05
687 plays
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Egypt 8 - The non-Egyptian Pharaohs
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A quiz on the non-Egyptian kings who ruled Egypt as pharaohs up to the suppression of Egyptian Religion. Quiz 8 of 8.
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Ancient Egypt
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Very Difficult
10 Q
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tnrees
Jun 13 08
297 plays
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Gunboat 658
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This quiz is based on the book of the same name by one of the crew – L.C.Reynolds, DSC.
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World War II
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Very Difficult
15 Q
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tnrees
Oct 10 08
219 plays
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Egypt 7 - Last Egyptian Rulers and Early Persians
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A quiz on the kings from dynasties 25 to 30 - and the early Persians. There is a question on each king that Peter Clayton's ‘Chronicle of the Pharaohs’ gives enough information for me to do a qu
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Ancient Egypt
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Difficult
10 Q
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tnrees
Jun 11 08
198 plays
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The London Poor c. 1850
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This quiz is on Volume 1 of Henry Mayhew's great study of poverty and the 'criminal classes'. It was produced between 1849 and 1851. This volume is mostly on the lives of street salespeople.
Note that 1d is one old penny (1/240th of a pound).
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UK History
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Difficult
10 Q
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tnrees
Oct 08 05
324 plays
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Ahmose Son of Abana, The Justified
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Life and Times of Ahmose Son of Abana, Justified: this quiz on ancient Egypt is about or connected with the biography of Ahmose in his tomb.
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Ancient Egypt
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Difficult
10 Q
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tnrees
Aug 19 05
351 plays
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They Are Not Dinosaurs
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A quiz on animals that are approximately contemporary with the dinosaurs.
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Paleontology
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Difficult
10 Q
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tnrees
Apr 27 05
543 plays
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Mammals but not Men or Mammoths
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Most palaeontology for non-experts seems to be dinosaurs (with Mesozoic sea reptiles and pterosaurs), mammoths or prehistoric men so this quiz is not about them.
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Paleontology
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Difficult
10 Q
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tnrees
Jun 10 05
342 plays
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The Steel Bonnets
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The story of the "Anglo-Scottish Border Reivers" in the 16th century (and just after).
This quiz was inspired by George McDonald Fraser’s book of the same name.
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UK History
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Difficult
10 Q
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TNREES
Jun 27 05
207 plays
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The Diskworld Almanak
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About the book by Terry Pratchett OBE, creator of the "Diskworld" series, and Bernard Pearson, the cunning artificer.
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Pratchett, Terry
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Very Difficult
10 Q
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tnrees
Sep 27 05
195 plays
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A Terrible Quiz
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On living things with dino or deino in their names (or to be pedantic din if precedes a vowel). Dino comes from the Latin or Greek for terrible (as in inspiring terror).
Just select the correct definition.
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General Biology
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Very Difficult
10 Q
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tnrees
Jun 14 05
2430 plays
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Bastles and Barnekins - Steel Bonnets: 2
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A quiz about the Anglo-Scottish border in the 16th century. One borderer said of his fellows ‘If Jesus Crist were amongst them, they would deceave him if he woulde here (hear), trust and follow ther wicked Councells’.
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UK History
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Difficult
10 Q
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tnrees
Aug 11 05
261 plays
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The Last Man To Know Everything?
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If Thomas Young (1773-1829) is now remembered it is probably only for his work on Egyptian Hieroglyphs but he is one of the last people about who it has been claimed that he was an expert in every branch of science.
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Young, Thomas
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Tough
10 Q
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tnrees
Oct 27 06
147 plays
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