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Video Games in Politics: Gaming Controversies
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In recent years, video games have come under the spotlight in the political sphere. We'll take a look at some of the most talked about controversies and why they sparked such heat.
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Video Games Mixture
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Average
10 Q
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trident
Apr 16 07
5667 plays
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Aspects of Humor: What's So Funny?
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Humor is an elusive topic due to its elastic nature. What I find funny, you may not. Try to discover what it is that makes us laugh.
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Humor, Puns and Word Play
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Average
10 Q
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trident
May 14 07
9627 plays
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General Quiz's Army
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General Quiz's soldiers each need to answer a question to defeat the enemy army. Answer them correctly and you will be victorious!
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Mixed 10 Q. Average [A]
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Average
10 Q
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trident
Sep 09 04
52338 plays
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The Life and Works of Flannery O'Connor
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Flannery O'Connor was a wonderful writer of the twentieth century. Her works are among the most discussed in the literary world, due to her masterful ability to create characters that help the reader grow intellectually and spiritually.
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Individual Authors
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Average
10 Q
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trident
May 02 07
285 plays
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"Battlestar Galactica" 1.01 - "33"
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"33" - The crew of Battlestar Galactica struggle with a lack of sleep and the morality of shooting down one of their own while trying to escape the constant Cylon onslaught.
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Battlestar Galactica- Season 1
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Average
10 Q
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trident
May 02 07
936 plays
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Alien Runways and Hallucinogenic Cacti
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The Nazca Lines of Peru are one of the world's greatest ancient mysteries. Several theories have risen as to why they were built. You may be surprised what archaeologists have come up with.
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Pre-History
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Average
10 Q
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trident
Oct 24 06
4587 plays
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"Battlestar Galactica" 2.05 - "The Farm"
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"The Farm" -- After an encounter with the Cylons, Starbuck is taken to a medical facility where she discovers something sinister taking place.
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Battlestar Galactica- Season 2
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Average
10 Q
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trident
Jan 22 08
426 plays
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"Battlestar Galactica" 1.13 - "Kobol's...Pt. 2"
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"Kobol's Last Gleaming, Pt. 2" - Several members of the Galactica are stranded on the planet of Kobol while Starbuck attempts to secure the Arrow of Apollo on Caprica.
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Battlestar Galactica- Season 1
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Easy
10 Q
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trident
Aug 24 07
450 plays
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"Battlestar Galactica" 1.10 - "The Hand of God"
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"The Hand of God" - Low on fuel, the fleet is forced to go on the offensive against a small Cylon mining base.
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Battlestar Galactica- Season 1
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Average
10 Q
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trident
Jul 11 07
606 plays
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"Battlestar Galactica" 1.03 - "Bastille Day"
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"Bastille Day" - The prisoners aboard the Astral Queen take several members of Galactica hostage and demand to run their own ship.
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Battlestar Galactica- Season 1
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Easy
10 Q
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trident
May 11 07
570 plays
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Tolstoy's "Anna Karenina" Pt. I
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Often hailed as Leo Tolstoy's greatest masterpiece, "Anna Karenina" has become one of the most recognized novels in Russian literature. (Quiz based on the translation by Pevear and Volokhonsky.)
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Tolstoy, Leo
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Average
15 Q
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trident
May 02 08
429 plays
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Christian Denominations that Went Extinct
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Christian history is filled with examples of churches, counter-churches, sects and schisms. Sometimes the reformed denominations stick around and sometimes they just don't make it.
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History of Christianity
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Average
10 Q
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trident
Feb 29 12
498 plays
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Two Thumbs Up, Gamers!
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Welcome to the Viddies, the annual awards ceremony for video games that do a wonderful job at being cinematic. Your hosts this evening are the famous critics, Q*bert and Roeper, who give these titles two gamer's (i.e. sprained) thumbs up!
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Video Games Mixture
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Average
10 Q
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trident
Nov 30 12
153 plays
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The Players of Westeros
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Song is a popular medium in George R.R. Martin's series "A Song of Ice and Fire". Identify the character in each question by the short verse. This quiz is based on characters from the first four books.
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Martin, George R.R.
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Very Easy
10 Q
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trident
Jan 03 07
1872 plays
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"Battlestar Galactica" 1.06 - "Litmus"
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"Litmus" - Chief Tyrol's deck crew try to cover for him after a suicide bomber detonates his payload on Galactica.
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Battlestar Galactica- Season 1
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Average
10 Q
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trident
May 26 07
528 plays
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Turning in their Graves
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These leaders would turn in their graves if they knew what caused their empires to fall. Let's travel through time and see what happens when we tell them.
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World History
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Average
10 Q
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trident
Feb 27 06
18717 plays
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What'd They Say?!: The Rhetorics of Ancient Greece
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Effective speaking is a major part of life; the Ancients Greeks knew that well. They studied how they said what they said and why they said it.
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Varied Liberal Arts
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Average
10 Q
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trident
Dec 22 08
864 plays
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Hotel California
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Welcome to the Hotel California, where you're likely to spot some of the most famous Californians in history. You might as well stay a while--it's such a lovely place.
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California People
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Easy
10 Q
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trident
Mar 04 10
1911 plays
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"Battlestar Galactica" 1.08 - "Flesh and Bone"
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"Flesh and Bone" - Starbuck is sent to interrogate a Cylon prisoner after he is found onboard another ship.
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Battlestar Galactica- Season 1
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Easy
10 Q
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trident
Jun 16 07
447 plays
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"Battlestar Galactica" 1.04 - "Act of Contrition"
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"Act of Contrition" - Kara's past comes back to haunt her when Commander Adama finds out the circumstances behind his son's death.
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Battlestar Galactica- Season 1
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Average
10 Q
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trident
May 17 07
522 plays
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Looted! Homesick Artifacts
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Archaeology is generally a noble cause, but sometimes cultural treasures are ripped from their home nations, doomed to sit in foreign museum displays.
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Specialized History
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Tough
10 Q
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trident
Feb 28 12
489 plays
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An April Fools' Anthology
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These questions are based on the Museum of Hoaxes' top ten April Fools' Day pranks of all time. The countdown begins at number ten and finishes at number one.
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March & April
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Average
10 Q
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trident
Oct 23 05
1263 plays
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Tolstoy's "Anna Karenina" Pt. II
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Often hailed as Leo Tolstoy's greatest masterpiece, "Anna Karenina" has become one of the most recognized novels in Russian literature. (Quiz based on the translation by Pevear and Volokhonsky.)
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Tolstoy, Leo
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Average
15 Q
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trident
May 06 08
327 plays
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"Battlestar Galactica" Who Am I? Pt. II
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The characters of "Battlestar Galactica" (RDM) make the show possible. I'll give you clues and you must deduce which character is being described.
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'BSG' Reboot Movie and Series
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Easy
10 Q
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trident
Aug 04 07
1293 plays
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"Battlestar Galactica" 1.09 - "Tigh Me Up..."
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"Tigh Me Up, Tigh Me Down" - The wife of Colonel Tigh is miraculously discovered aboard another ship and brought to Battlestar Galactica.
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Battlestar Galactica- Season 1
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Average
10 Q
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trident
Jun 27 07
507 plays
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My Life as a Book
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As of late, my life just seems to be the same as the literary characters I have been reading about. Can somebody please tell me how?
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Literary Characters
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Average
10 Q
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trident
Feb 10 06
2925 plays
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"Battlestar Galactica" Who Am I? Pt. I
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The characters of "Battlestar Galactica" (RDM) make the show possible. I'll give you clues and you must deduce which character is being described.
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'BSG' Reboot Movie and Series
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Easy
10 Q
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trident
Aug 03 07
1554 plays
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TV Meets the Modern Space Opera
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The infamous science fiction genre, the "space opera", is a common one for television producers. In recent years, several popular TV programs have adapted this format because of its suitability for television.
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Mixture: Sci-Fi
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Easy
10 Q
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trident
Dec 03 07
1791 plays
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Absolute Power ...
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"Power tends to corrupt, but absolute power corrupts absolutely". (Lord Acton, 1834-1902). A quiz on some of the most corrupt and murderous world leaders of the twentieth century.
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Dictators & Tyrants
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Average
10 Q
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trident
Sep 24 04
3573 plays
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Word Mutation
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The starting word will change by one letter at a time until it ends in a completely new word. This quiz's starting word is 'FACE' and we'll end with 'LIFT'. Solve all the words in between!
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Letter Quizzes
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Average
10 Q
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trident
Aug 08 07
6885 plays
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