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A Whirlwind Tour of Bermuda
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Thank you for choosing Whirlwind Tours! Over the next few minutes we'll show you some of the highlights (and high tides) of Bermuda, a beautiful country of about 60,000 people. Fasten your seatbelt - we'll be moving very quickly!
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North America
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Average
10 Q
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CellarDoor
Nov 10 10
450 plays
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The World That Was: 1916
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1916 was a year of war, revolution, and general upheaval. Step into my time machine with me, and we'll travel the world as we search out the highlights (and lowlights) of the history that was made this year.
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1910s History
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Average
10 Q
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CellarDoor
Nov 09 11
468 plays
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Fantasy Characters in Search of an Author
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Ten memorable fantasy characters have lost track of the authors responsible for their existence. Can you help them track their authors down?
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Fantasy
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Average
10 Q
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CellarDoor
Aug 17 09
888 plays
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Doubt
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In 1964, in the parish of St. Nicholas in the Bronx, a charismatic priest spends extra time with a lonely boy, and two nuns worry that he may not have the child's best interests at heart. This 2008 film explores what happens next.
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Dn - Dq Movies
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Average
10 Q
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CellarDoor
Jan 30 09
324 plays
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"A"dventures in Physics Vocabulary
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Physics is an "a"mazing field -- partly because of the "A" terms given here. Test your knowledge of the A Team of Physics!
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General Physics
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Tough
10 Q
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CellarDoor
Oct 17 07
4296 plays
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Science in Antarctica
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Over the past several decades, this forbidding continent has become one of the world's most important -- and improbable -- scientific centers. See what you know about the research being done FAR down under!
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Miscellaneous Science
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Average
10 Q
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CellarDoor
Jul 29 08
1710 plays
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Cosmic Microwave Background Radiation
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One of the pillars of cosmology, the cosmic microwave background radiation (CMB) gives some of our best evidence about the big questions of the universe.
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Astronomical Phenomena
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Difficult
10 Q
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CellarDoor
Jul 15 09
1425 plays
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You Only Live Twice
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Most people (James Bond excepted) live only once -- but video-game characters get a lot more chances than the rest of us. Follow me on a tour of resurrections over a quarter century of gaming.
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Video Games Mixture
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Tough
10 Q
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CellarDoor
Jan 21 13
120 plays
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I Robot ... You Jane
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In the eighth episode of the first season, Buffy and her friends face an ancient demon -- and worse, the Internet.
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'Buffy' Season 1
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Easy
10 Q
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CellarDoor
Jun 19 07
1800 plays
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Washington in the Movies
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Come with me to Washington, DC: city of culture and history, capital of a superpower, and star of the silver screen. How well do you know the movies that have been set here?
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Common Locations
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Easy
10 Q
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CellarDoor
Jan 16 12
2127 plays
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Music About Music
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Searching for inspiration for a song, many musicians have turned to what they know best: music! Test your knowledge of songs with a musical theme.
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Something in Common
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Tough
10 Q
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CellarDoor
Aug 10 08
1023 plays
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The Comics Code
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Parents, psychologists, and lawmakers have been trying to control the content of comic books for even longer than they've been trying to control video games. Test your knowledge of the history of censorship in the U.S. comics industry.
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American Comics
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Tough
10 Q
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CellarDoor
Jun 23 08
738 plays
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3.13 "Waiting in the Wings"
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"Waiting in the Wings" is the thirteenth episode of "Angel"'s third season. In it, the gang has a night of high culture, spiced up with a century-old mystery and a side of love.
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'Angel' Season 3
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Easy
10 Q
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CellarDoor
Nov 20 09
195 plays
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What Happened to Dinah
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Dinah, daughter of Israel, is one of the few women mentioned in Genesis whose fame does not arise from being a mother. Test your knowledge of her story.
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Genesis
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Average
10 Q
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CellarDoor
Nov 13 08
1479 plays
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Exorcism and the City
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The successful exorcist needs a strong grasp of religion and ancient languages -- but a quick look at place names shows that geography can be useful, too. Please join me on an exorcist's tour of the United States.
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USA - Cities
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Average
10 Q
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CellarDoor
Apr 17 12
576 plays
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Creatures of the Night
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It was a dark and stormy night. Around the world, ten campers pitched tents, cooked dinner or settled into their sleeping bags, unaware that they were about to meet the local nocturnal wildlife. Help these hapless hikers name the creatures of the night.
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Identify the Animal
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Average
10 Q
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CellarDoor
Jul 27 10
2397 plays
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I've Got Your Number
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From books to movies to television, we often know people and characters by their numbers rather than their names. How well do you know these numeric individuals?
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Mixed Numbers
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Average
10 Q
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CellarDoor
Aug 31 08
7815 plays
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Baby, It's Cold Outside
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Brr -- it's freezing out here! Come with me to the ends of the earth, and test your knowledge of the Arctic and Antarctic Circles.
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Polar Regions
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Tough
10 Q
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CellarDoor
Dec 25 09
513 plays
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Deacons, Dervishes, Devadasis
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There are many ways in this world to devote your life to religion. In this quiz, we'll look at ten such paths, for ordinary people and for clergy, from the five biggest world religions. Good luck!
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Religion Mixture
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Tough
10 Q
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CellarDoor
Nov 30 11
288 plays
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Protons and Neutrons
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Protons and neutrons are everywhere, but looking into these tiny particles reveals a complex and dynamic world. Come with me and peek inside.
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Atomic and Subatomic Physics
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Tough
10 Q
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CellarDoor
Dec 01 11
528 plays
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Romulus to the fall of Byzantium
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Romans: Romulus to the fall of Byzantium- It would be an understatement to say that the Romans shaped Western civilization. Let's see how much you know about them.
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Roman History
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Average
20 Q
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CellarDoor
Feb 14 00
12735 plays
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How to Fly Old Glory
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Just as with everything else, there are rules governing how to display the US flag respectfully as a symbol of its country. Test your knowledge of flag etiquette.
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Flags of the USA
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Average
10 Q
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CellarDoor
Sep 29 01
6186 plays
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A Scarf-ful Lot of Questions
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I thought knitting a scarf would be simple, but it seems to be raising an awful lot of questions, and I'm in it up to my neck! Can you help me out by providing some perspective?
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Thematic 10Q Average
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Average
10 Q
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CellarDoor
May 22 07
1155 plays
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July Saints
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Each saint in the Catholic church has a feast day, on which his or her acts and miracles are celebrated in particular. Test your knowledge of those who are honored in the month of July; some are very famous, and some are more obscure. Good luck!
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Saints by the Calendar
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Average
10 Q
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CellarDoor
Aug 12 09
315 plays
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Weekly World News
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For decades, America's favorite mock supermarket tabloid has entertained, appalled, and (only by accident) educated a cynical public. This quiz is a tribute to the strange story (and stories) of the "Weekly World News."
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Newspapers & Magazines
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Difficult
10 Q
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CellarDoor
Aug 23 07
522 plays
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Cycling Through Life
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The "Circle of Life" has become famous, but it happens at a very low level, too. Test your knowledge of four processes at the cellular level: the cycles of life. Good luck!
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Cell and Molecular Biology
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Average
10 Q
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CellarDoor
Dec 28 12
261 plays
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The Number You Have Reached...
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You may think that literature is all about letters -- but these books and stories give the numbers center stage. Can I count on you to keep them straight?
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Specific Subjects & Themes
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Average
10 Q
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CellarDoor
Feb 28 12
2931 plays
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"Firefly": "Objects In Space"
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"Objects in Space" was the last episode of "Firefly" to air before its cancellation. How much do you remember? Warning: Contains spoilers from other episodes.
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Firefly
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Average
10 Q
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CellarDoor
Oct 11 05
2802 plays
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"Enchantment"
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Orson Scott Card's "Enchantment" is a delightful novel that blends the modern world with medieval Ukraine. How much do you remember of this fairy tale?
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Card, Orson Scott
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Average
10 Q
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CellarDoor
Oct 16 05
252 plays
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The Problem of the Plague
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In 1348-9, the Black Death killed twenty million people, a third of the population of Europe. The effort to explain exactly what caused this pestilence has gone on for hundreds of years - here we sample theories from medieval and modern times.
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Plague
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Difficult
10 Q
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CellarDoor
Jun 16 01
3120 plays
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