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Behind the Constants
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These ten physical and mathematical constants shape our world, but the minds behind them are less well-known. If there's one thing that's constant in all this, it's that famous scientists don't lead boring lives!
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Mathematicians
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Average
10 Q
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CellarDoor
Nov 08 05
948 plays
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The Many Meanings of "Run"
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In English, one word can say a great deal, and "run" is one of those words. I'm about to have dinner with my good friends Arun and Brunhilde, but they always pepper their conversation with "run" words and phrases; can you help me work out what they mean?
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Idioms and Proverbs
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Easy
10 Q
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CellarDoor
Dec 03 08
3912 plays
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Let Me Play Among the Stars
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There's no limit to how far science fiction can take you: other worlds, other galaxies, and even other universes! Come to the stars with me and let's see where we can go.
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Science Fiction
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Tough
10 Q
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CellarDoor
Aug 31 10
279 plays
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Drive My Car
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"Baby, you can drive my car!" Ten stars of the silver screen, the small screen, and the page would like to lend you their iconic vehicles. Do you know enough about these cars to take good care of them?
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Transportation in Entertainment
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Easy
10 Q
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CellarDoor
Aug 18 10
1293 plays
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The Incomparable Nefertiti
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The Great Royal Wife of the heretic pharaoh Akhenaten -- and, perhaps, a ruler of Egypt in her own right -- she was, for a time, the most powerful woman in the world. Test your knowledge of the beautiful, the powerful, the mysterious Nefertiti.
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Egyptian Pharaohs
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Tough
10 Q
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CellarDoor
Apr 27 07
906 plays
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Brick By Boring Brick
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Lucky Ella has just received her first bucket of Legos for her birthday -- and they're even more educational than she expects! Help Ella as she learns history, art and architecture, brick by boring brick.
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Thematic 10Q Average
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Average
10 Q
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CellarDoor
Nov 30 10
2067 plays
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Guild-y as Sin: Envy
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In 1321, Dante climbed the terraces of Purgatory and saw a new deadly sin on each level. Now the Quiz Makers' Guild is making the same trip, and seeing things Dante never dreamed of. The second level is Envy. Coming soon: Wrath, with SilverMoonsong.
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Thematic 10Q Tough
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Tough
10 Q
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CellarDoor
Aug 19 09
339 plays
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Party of the First Part
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You're the bouncer at a very exclusive Hollywood party. All sorts of movie characters are showing up, but you're only supposed to let them in if they're from the first film of a franchise. Can you keep these stars straight?
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Name the People
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Average
10 Q
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CellarDoor
Jul 04 11
4158 plays
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Bad Eggs
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In the twelfth episode of the second season, a health class project goes horribly wrong as something wicked lurks beneath Sunnydale High. Who could have seen that one coming?
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'Buffy' Season 2
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Easy
10 Q
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CellarDoor
Jul 24 07
957 plays
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Seventeen-Year Cicadas
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Hear that chirping? On a seventeen-year-cycle in different regions of North America, three species of the Magicicada genus stage their mass invasions. Their chatter dominates the summers, but what do you know of what they're chattering about?
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Insects
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Difficult
10 Q
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CellarDoor
Jun 22 07
1503 plays
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Simon and Garfunkel Lyrics
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How well do you remember the words to 15 Simon and Garfunkel songs?
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Simon and Garfunkel
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Average
15 Q
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CellarDoor
Aug 23 00
8730 plays
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St. Peter's Fair
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"Saint Peter's Fair" is the fourth of Ellis Peters's series of mysteries, set in medieval Shrewsbury and starring Brother Cadfael as monastic detective. Do you know who killed Thomas of Bristol?
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Peters, Ellis
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Average
10 Q
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CellarDoor
Oct 25 05
312 plays
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Bujold's Vorkosigan Saga
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Lois McMaster Bujold's Vorkosigan saga is well-written, thoughtful, enjoyable, and highly recommended. With the hyperactive Vorkosigans as heroes, how can it not be? Test how much you know or can guess about this series!
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Bujold, Lois
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Average
15 Q
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CellarDoor
Aug 20 00
402 plays
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A Whirlwind Tour of Beijing
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Thank you for choosing Whirlwind Tours! Over the next few minutes we'll show you some of the highlights (and highways) of Beijing, the grand capital of China, with some seventeen million inhabitants. Fasten your seatbelt - we'll be moving very quickly!
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China
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Average
10 Q
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CellarDoor
May 29 08
1641 plays
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Marry You
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Dearly beloved, we are gathered here today to witness weddings from different religious traditions. Can you answer ten trivia questions about these ceremonies? Speak now or forever hold your peace!
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Religion Mixture
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Tough
10 Q
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CellarDoor
Mar 14 12
588 plays
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No Girls Allowed
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In many times and many places, true athleticism has been regarded as a strictly male endeavor. With thanks to zebra101 for the inspiration, let's explore the history of women athletes in western sports, from ancient times to 1900.
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Women in Sports
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Difficult
10 Q
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CellarDoor
Apr 02 10
300 plays
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Yellow, Yalu, Yangtze
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The People's Republic of China is a vast country, with deserts, jungles, and every type of terrain in between, but its river systems have been of special importance to its people. Test your knowledge of three of China's great rivers.
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China
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Average
10 Q
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CellarDoor
Dec 24 11
1110 plays
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A Momentary Lapse Of Reason
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Alexander is studying for the final exam in his Introduction to Western Philosophy course - but, for every school of thought, there's one thing he just can't get right. Help him fix these lapses and pass the class!
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Philosophy
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Average
10 Q
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CellarDoor
Jan 10 12
588 plays
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"Bi""di"ng My Time
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The prefixes "bi" and "di" mean "two" - except when they don't! Each answer begins with "bi" or "di" and ends with another word. For example, the clue "Double aluminum" gives the answer "dial," and "Double French article" gives "bile." Good luck!
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Something in Common
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Tough
10 Q
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CellarDoor
Dec 11 08
843 plays
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"Put" in Its Place
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PUT is not merely an extraordinarily useful word, but also an extraordinarily useful string of letters. Put on your thinking cap and see if you can answer these questions, all of which involve the letters PUT. I hope you won't feel too put upon!
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Thematic 10Q Average
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Average
10 Q
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CellarDoor
Dec 19 08
1863 plays
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Chocolate Doesn't Count on Friday
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Ask any dieter: the calories from chocolate and other sweet treats don't count against you on Fridays, the end of the traditional work week. With thanks to Quiz_Beagle, let's explore some other reasons we might be glad it's Friday...
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Thematic 10Q Average
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Average
10 Q
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CellarDoor
Aug 05 09
1086 plays
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A Diquiz to Die For
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The prefix "di" means "two" -- except when it doesn't! Here we start with the prefix "di," combine it with a word, and end with the answer: a different word. For example, the clue "Double an instruction to be quiet" leads to the answer "dish." Good luck!
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Something in Common
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Average
10 Q
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CellarDoor
Apr 20 08
1206 plays
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The Private Life of Brother Cadfael
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Brother Cadfael, star detective of Ellis Peters's marvelous medieval mysteries, finds plenty of time between his monastic devotions to catch murderers and ply his own private pursuits.
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Peters, Ellis
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Easy
10 Q
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CellarDoor
Jan 16 06
684 plays
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Fly Me to the Moon
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Science fiction takes its readers across galaxies and even universes, but some works stop closer to home. Test your knowledge of ten books and stories where Earth's Moon plays a role.
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Science Fiction
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Average
10 Q
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CellarDoor
Jun 29 10
408 plays
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December 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 December; 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
Dec 14 11
159 plays
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The Stolen Generation
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From the early 1900s to 1969, more than 100,000 Australian children of indigenous descent were taken from their families and raised as wards of the state. Test your knowledge of this sad chapter of history.
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Australian History
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Tough
10 Q
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CellarDoor
Mar 18 08
606 plays
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So You Want To Be a Druid
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So -- you've got your PC, your Internet connection, your "World of Warcraft" software (including the "Burning Crusade" expansion), and you want to make your character a druid. Who can blame you? Discover the secrets of this versatile class.
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World of Warcraft - Class Specific
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Average
10 Q
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CellarDoor
Feb 12 08
2610 plays
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Tools of the Laser Optics Lab
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Optics research in general -- and laser research in particular -- have yielded stunning advances, both in the sum of human knowledge and in the shape of our daily lives. Can you find your way around a typical laser research lab?
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Electromagnetic Spectrum and Optics
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Average
10 Q
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CellarDoor
Oct 08 08
678 plays
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April 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 April; some are very famous, and some are more obscure. Good luck!
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Saints by the Calendar
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Tough
10 Q
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CellarDoor
Apr 25 09
300 plays
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Literature and Authors
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Some random literature facts. Some more random than others. Blame my English classes for filling my head with useless knowledge.
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Authors and their Works
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Tough
20 Q
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CellarDoor
Feb 19 00
12858 plays
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