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Meet Tom Swifty
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Do you like puns? So you'll like this peculiar kind of word play called Tom Swifty. Explanation given in the first question.
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English
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Average
10 Q
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zordy
Apr 13 07
42177 plays
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Famous Places That Never Existed
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This quiz is based on the many imaginary places in well known tales. All aboard, we're going to leave.
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Places in Literature
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Average
10 Q
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zordy
Nov 07 07
10041 plays
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Grand Trivia About Grand Funk Railroad
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This should be very easy for all Funkheads; enjoy this trip into the past.
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Grand Funk Railroad
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Tough
15 Q
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zordy
Sep 21 02
495 plays
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Italy Alphabetics
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From A to Z, a tour of Italy and a bit of its culture. Buon viaggio.
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Italy
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Average
20 Q
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zordy
Dec 08 06
2040 plays
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Extinct or nearly extinct Languages of the USA
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If you love western movies and novels you should be familiar with these Native American language names, all extinct or with just a handful of active speakers.
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North American Native Languages
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Very Difficult
10 Q
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zordy
Dec 14 06
420 plays
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Extinct Languages of Europe
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How many languages died since the dawn of humanity? Nobody knows. This quiz is to learn something more about a bunch of European languages now disappeared. (Most of the information is from the excellent site Ethnologue.com)
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Languages
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Difficult
10 Q
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zordy
Dec 06 06
684 plays
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Italian Eatable Metaphors
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"How you eat, you talk". Enjoy this quiz about some tasty Italian idioms. Hopefully you'll learn a bit of Italian and get some ideas about what to eat today.
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Languages
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Difficult
10 Q
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zordy
Nov 03 10
255 plays
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The Question Is Still "When?".
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Historical events I've heard about. But do I know when they happened exactly? Thanks to my unlimited ignorance, this is the follow-on of my previous quiz about time-spans.
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Mixed Bag
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Tough
10 Q
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zordy
Mar 13 07
1932 plays
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Original Titles of Famous Books
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"I've got a great idea for a novel, but all the good titles have been taken", as Snoopy once said. Many authors had problems deciding how to call their books: let's try to pair each working title with the final one.
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Literary Titles
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Average
10 Q
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zordy
Nov 07 10
552 plays
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Italy's 150th Birthday
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In 2011 Italy turned 150. Let's celebrate by learning something about this young nation's history.
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Italian
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Tough
10 Q
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zordy
Mar 22 11
372 plays
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Todd Rundgren Lyrics
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Anyone who loves Todd out there? This quiz is for you. Just complete the lines.
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R
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Average
10 Q
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zordy
Sep 10 02
261 plays
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Famous Places That Never Existed. Part Two.
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This is the second part of our journey to places you can find only in books (and sometimes films).
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Places in Literature
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Tough
10 Q
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zordy
Dec 09 07
792 plays
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Figure out the Figure.
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Discover the rhetor in you. Here you find some of the rhetorical figures, or figures of speech, we use everyday, without even noticing.
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Language Use
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Tough
10 Q
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zordy
Feb 04 09
1770 plays
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Meet Tom Swifty again.
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My preceding Tom Swifty quiz had an unexpected success and many quiz maniacs asked for more. This time I have added some fill in the blanks since you already know the art of Tom.
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English
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Tough
10 Q
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zordy
Oct 25 07
4719 plays
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The Art of Christening a Metal Band
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You don't need to be a metal fan to appreciate the names of its bands: loud, lugubrious, and linguistically exhilarating.
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Heavy Metal
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Average
10 Q
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zordy
Nov 15 10
237 plays
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The Question Is: When?
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This utterly trivial quiz comes from my ignorance, or at least my difficulty in putting historical events and people in the right place and time. Just match the historical figure with the dates of birth and death.
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Mixed Bag
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Tough
10 Q
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zordy
Mar 10 07
1317 plays
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Italian Towns
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Name the Italian city ot town
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Italy
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Average
20 Q
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zordy
Feb 16 02
2529 plays
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Let's play Palla Base (Baseball)
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Yes, we play baseball in Italy. At least, I do -on the beach.
Are you able to identify these baseball terms and names, in Italian?
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Italian
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Average
10 Q
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zordy
Mar 28 06
360 plays
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Help! I've been turned into an Italian!
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Many people's names mean something: animals, plant, objects. These names can be translated literally in another language. See how some famous English or American people would be called if they were Italians. Some translations are stinkers, be warned.
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Italian
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Average
10 Q
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zordy
Feb 22 06
924 plays
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How Hard Is It To Write An Easy Quiz?
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My previous attempts at writing an easy quiz failed. Let's try again. Questions are extremely esoteric, multiple choices are obvious.
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Mixed 10 Q. Average [C]
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Average
10 Q
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zordy
Dec 15 10
1437 plays
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Beatles Lyrics in Italian
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Having learnt English from Beatles lyrics, I imagined someone could learn Italian the other way round: from literal translations of the first verses from these immortal tunes.
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Italian
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Average
10 Q
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zordy
Mar 14 03
1269 plays
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Found in Translation. Shakespeare in Italian
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The Bard is the Bard everywhere. In Italy, a fair share of the works onstage are Shakespeare's. In the Italian translation, of course. Let's see if you can name the play from these very famous lines in the Italian version.
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Italian
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Tough
10 Q
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zordy
Nov 01 06
405 plays
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Hard Questions, Easy Answers.
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This should be my first easy, or maybe very easy, quiz on FT. If the questions seem awkward and bizarre, look at the multiple choices.
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Mixed 10 Q. Tough [B]
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Tough
10 Q
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zordy
Dec 07 10
1596 plays
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Same Spelling, Different Meaning
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There are words in Italian that are spelled as English words, but have a completely different meaning. I give you the word, you choose the correct meaning in Italian.
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Italian
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Average
10 Q
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zordy
Sep 25 02
1791 plays
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Let's Play Palla Ovale (Rugby)
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Italy in the Six Nations Tournament! How strange in the Land where football rules.
Let's give homage to the few braves who dare to fight the Mighty French and Britons with this quiz about Italian Rubgy Terms.
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Italian
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Tough
10 Q
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zordy
Mar 31 06
186 plays
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Change, add, drop, scramble letters.
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Start with a six-letter word, and with a slight change you got new words and names. It's easy.
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Drop a Letter
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Average
10 Q
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zordy
Mar 16 07
846 plays
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Do You Know Siena?
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Somewhat obscured by its neighbour Florence, Siena is one of the most beautiful towns in Italy and one of the craziest in the world.
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Italy
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Difficult
10 Q
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zordy
Mar 16 02
474 plays
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Odd Odd One Out
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Find out the odd one in these hopefully unusual quartets, on subjects spreading across many FunTrivia categories.
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Mixed 10 Q. Very Difficult [A]
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Very Difficult
10 Q
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zordy
Nov 01 09
786 plays
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Do You Know Torino?
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Torino or Turin is known for Fiat car factory but is indeed a fascinating although underrated city. Let's visit it.
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Italy
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Tough
10 Q
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zordy
Mar 14 02
438 plays
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Do You Know Milano?
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Some facts about the fashion capital.
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Italy
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Tough
10 Q
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zordy
Mar 11 02
543 plays
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