I describe the plot of an "end of the world" book; all you have to do is decide which one it is.
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Jan 17 10
Category:
Science Fiction for Experts
Many sci-fi authors over the years have used various diseases and toxins as plot devices. How many of these fictional "nasties", and some fictional cures, have you heard of?
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Aug 30 09
Category:
Science Fiction for Experts
Sector 12 General Hospital was created by James White. To help the medical staff treat the many and varied patients, a classification system describes a being's physiology in just four letters. How well would you know each species?
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Jan 04 08
Category:
W
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All the celebrities in this quiz were born in the Chinese zodiac Year of the Ox. Can you guess who they are from my clues?
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Jul 18 10
Category:
Celebrity Birthdays
Many famous authors have used quotations for the titles of some of their works. How many of these ten examples of "quoted titles" do you remember?
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Jan 21 13
Category:
Famous Quotes for Experts
How many of these famous people, both Mrs. and Mr. Robinsons, from the United States and Europe, do you remember?
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Jan 22 13
Category:
Same Surname
Many of Enid Blyton's books have a pet as one of the most important characters. Can you name these eight dogs, a parrot, and a monkey from a short description of the story?
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Jul 22 09
Category:
Blyton, Enid
An "Acrogram" question is where the initial letters of the answers to the given clues spell out the answer. The answers in this quiz are all musical. An example is given before Q1.
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Aug 25 17
Category:
Thematic Alphabet Fun
These ten questions all involve the phrase "The Evil That Men Do" in one way or another. How many of them do you know?
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Aug 25 17
Category:
Thematic Phrases
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All the characters we meet in this stroll through some literary classics are married ladies. How many of their maiden names can you remember?
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Feb 25 22
Category:
Fictional Females
Since 1897 the Women's Institute (W.I) has gone from strength to strength, bringing women and communities together to gain new skills, publicise issues and campaign on things that matter to them.
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Aug 27 15
Category:
Charitable/Rights Organizations
Throughout history, different cultures have evolved many different ways to honour their departed - take a look at some of the various rituals with me.
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Apr 04 10
Category:
Death Becomes Them
Often called "The Thinking Sport", orienteering offers a physical and mental challenge to participants of all ages and fitness levels.
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Jul 03 09
Category:
Orienteering
Some of the most remote places on Earth are tiny reefs and islands scattered across the Pacific Ocean. One thing they all have in common - you most certainly cannot take a taxi to get there!
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Aug 16 09
Category:
Pacific Islands
Radio signals that is! How much do you know about the life and work of the pioneering inventor and physicist Marconi?
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Aug 24 12
Category:
People M-P
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These films, all released in the 20th Century, feature an arachnid in some shape or form (or title). How many of them do you know? (Note, there may be more than one question about a film.)
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Mar 07 20
Category:
Animals in Movies
How familiar are you with the lyrics from the "Joan" and "5" CDs by Joan Baez?
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Oct 05 20
Category:
Baez, Joan
You could perhaps be forgiven for saying "Who?" when Stepin Fetchit is mentioned, but his work in the film industry was both pioneering and controversial.
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Jul 25 10
Category:
Celebrities E-G
Let's take a quick look at the Olympic Games participation of Iran.
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Apr 17 12
Category:
Asia
For untold generations, red-heads have been called "carrot-top". How much do you know about red hair in all its glory?
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Apr 09 23
Category:
Thematic Vegetables
How well do you remember Enid Blyton's fourth book all about Jack, Dinah, Philip, and Lucy Anne and their exciting adventures?
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Feb 12 13
Category:
Adventure Series
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How much do you know about the often misunderstood conditions that come under the general heading of dementia?
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Feb 11 19
Category:
Neurological Disorders
The site of my home town of Hartlepool, in North East England, has been settled since the Stone Age. Sinners and saints, kings and knaves have all made their mark since then ...
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Apr 04 09
Category:
British Local History
Are you a "Child of the 80s"? 1987 was quite a year in the "Soundtrack to my teens". How many of these songs and artists can you remember?
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Mar 21 10
Category:
Music from 1987
Come and meet some of the many Demons who inhabit the darker side of Sherrilyn Kenyon's Dark Hunter world...These questions cover the books up to and including "Bad Moon Rising".
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Jun 24 16
Category:
Kenyon, Sherrilyn
She did! How many of these famous female inventors have you heard of?
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Apr 23 18
Category:
Inventors
Once an author has finished writing a book or series, that would seem to be the end of the road for their characters - or is it? How many of these sequels to famous authors' works, written by someone else, do you know?
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Jul 03 11
Category:
Series or Sequels
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With over 2.2 million members, supporters, and subscribers from over 150 countries, Amnesty International is a truly worldwide organisation, campaigning tirelessly for human rights equality for all.
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Nov 10 14
Category:
Charitable/Rights Organizations
Some more questions about Molly Bennett and Nellie McDonough, and their families and friends, from Joan Jonker's books.
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Aug 14 08
Category:
Jonker, Joan
For many years now, certain important and renowned people have been honoured after death via a State Funeral. Let's have a quick look at some of these ceremonies, from around the world.
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Aug 27 10
Category:
Death Becomes Them
One of the most famous libraries in the world, how much do you know about the Bodleian Library in England?
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Jul 26 19
Category:
Libraries
In honour of my joining The Anchovies, I thought I'd find out a bit more about the wee beastie - how much do you know about the humble anchovy?
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Apr 26 20
Category:
Thematic Fish
How much do you know about the lives and careers of Joan and Jackie Collins?
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Jan 08 09
Category:
Celebrities C-D
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One Sunday afternoon in 1936, in an east London street, hundreds of people stood up to be counted and turn back Oswald Mosley's Fascist Blackshirt marchers. How much do you know about the extraordinary events of that day and its aftermath?
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Apr 01 11
Category:
1900s UK History
How much do you remember from Robert Heinlein's story of the fate of the lost Proxima Centauri Expedition?
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Oct 14 07
Category:
Heinlein, Robert A.
All of these songs feature a gun or guns. How many of them do you know?
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Nov 30 10
Category:
Something in Common
The ten science fiction books featured in this quiz all involve the planet Jupiter or its moons in some way. How many of them do you remember?
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Dec 05 13
Category:
Science Fiction for Experts
The Home Team in question being us, the Human Race. How many of these tales of alien invasion and brave human resistance do you know?
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Aug 04 11
Category:
Science Fiction for Experts
How well do you remember the fourth in Enid Blyton's series of "Barney" books?
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Dec 24 11
Category:
Barney Series
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Not only the walls, but spaceships, buildings, and other things usually considered inanimate can come to life in science-fiction novels. How many of these examples can you remember?
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Aug 13 10
Category:
Science Fiction for Experts
Welcome to the wonderful world of the Pilchards. Swim with us for a look at some interesting watery tidbits from places around the world where some of our members live.
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Jul 10 17
Category:
Thematic Landforms
How much do you know about the life and career of this outstanding ice hockey player?
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Jan 03 11
Category:
NHL Players S-Z
If you followed these ten rivers from source to mouth, where would you end up? See how many of their final destinations you know.
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Jul 28 22
Category:
Rivers
Many science fiction authors have featured alien races, and their interactions with humans, in their work over the years. How many of these ten examples do you remember?
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Oct 03 11
Category:
Science Fiction for Experts
Or maybe not... How many of these famous tigers, from books, comics, films, sport, and television do you know?
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Apr 27 20
Category:
Thematic Big Cats
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When the end of the world comes, the "lucky few" will have a place of safety to retreat into. What happens when they, or their descendants, eventually emerge into a very different world?
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Dec 14 11
Category:
Science Fiction for Experts
Personal trainer to the unknown, Sporty Sebastian, accepted the monumental challenge of convincing Dedicated Couch Potato Rowena that sport can be interesting. Here's how he tackled the task.
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Jul 26 11
Category:
Wide World of Sports
... and other tales of the "End of the World" - How many of these apocalyptic tales do you remember?
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Dec 27 12
Category:
Science Fiction for Experts
An "Acrogram" question is where the initial letters of the answers to the given clues spell out the answer. The answers in this quiz are all literary. An example is given before Q1.
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Aug 26 17
Category:
Thematic Alphabet Fun
What with the tail being the end of the animal, I thought it might be interesting to visit a pet cemetery in both Paris and London, and find out about their most notable inmates ...
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Jul 05 13
Category:
Social History