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Raw Prawns and Drinking Lizards
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Australians have always had a unique turn of phrase. In this quiz I promise not to come the raw prawn with you. If you are flat out like a lizard drinking you might want to change tack and play.
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Australian Lingo
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Average
10 Q
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Nannanut
Jun 13 04
3309 plays
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Anagrams and Limericks - More Famous Faces
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Anagrams of the famous in rhyme -
Entail CAPITALS, solving is prime -
Read the rest of the verse -
For clues kind and perverse -
And enjoy. Have a wonderful time.
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Something in Common
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Tough
10 Q
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Nannanut
Oct 26 04
2499 plays
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Find the Common Word
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Each question will hint at one common word with 3 different meanings. OK - a post is a stout piece of timber. You can post a letter or have a post in the army. Just read the story and find the word.
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Words in Common
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Difficult
10 Q
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Nannanut
Sep 19 04
3906 plays
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Only in Cricket
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The game of cricket has produced some amazing happenings and remarkable personalities. Let's have a look at some of the more notable incidents and participants.
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Cricket Mixture
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Tough
10 Q
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Nannanut
Mar 13 05
2859 plays
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Labour Ward Lapses - Perplexing Names
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Some mothers take things a little too far. In the first ecstatic moments of motherhood, they have bestowed these names on their unfortunate offspring. The chosen name of each child is in capital letters. You decide on the more acceptable name.
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Something in Common
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Average
10 Q
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Nannanut
Apr 09 08
2277 plays
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Open Wide - A Painless History of Early Dentistry
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Sit back and relax. Join me as a fascinating history of early dentistry unfolds. A chair-gripping voyage of interesting experiments, practices and techniques. This won't hurt a bit!
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History of Science
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Tough
10 Q
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Nannanut
Dec 02 04
1179 plays
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Animal Adventures - Letterchange
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Answers will be a pair of words that differ by only a "letterchange". The story will contain 2 sets of capitalised words - they are your clues. I have worked a sample before the first question to get you started.
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Letter Quizzes
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Tough
10 Q
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Nannanut
Feb 14 05
1995 plays
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Awfully Awkward Anecdotes
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These awkward nonsense sentences relate to a common word. In each question, the phrase or word that seems awkward or out of place, will have the same meaning as the word that should appear in the sentence.
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Words in Common
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Tough
10 Q
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Nannanut
Oct 15 05
3621 plays
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A Guilden Movie Marathon
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The Guild is off to the movies and members have decided to sit through a monster marathon of films featuring gold, riches or even treasure. Grab your popcorn and join this crazy bunch of movie goers.
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Something in Common
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Average
15 Q
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Nannanut
Jun 19 08
1149 plays
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Animal Annals - Letterchange
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Answers will be a pair of words that differ by only a "letterchange". The story will contain 2 sets of capitalised words - they are your clues. I have worked a sample before the first question to get you started.
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Letter Quizzes
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Average
10 Q
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Nannanut
Jan 18 05
2952 plays
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Around North America in a Planetarium Seat
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I have travelled quite widely in North America and have always visited planetarium theatres in each port of call. You don't need to know much about planetaria - just a little about the places I have seen.
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North America
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Average
10 Q
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Nannanut
Sep 13 04
3648 plays
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It's Not Cricket
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The phrase "It's not cricket" has emerged to symbolise a call for fair play. After all, cricket is a gentleman's game, or is it? Let's take a look at some not so gentlemanly conduct in this most wonderful game.
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Cricket Mixture
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Average
10 Q
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Nannanut
Feb 12 05
2088 plays
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Man or Superman? - A Shavian Discourse
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George Bernard Shaw has been described as a pundit, freethinker, critic, dramatist - a satirical commentator on the human condition - his wit and observations are timeless.
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Individual Authors
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Tough
10 Q
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Nannanut
Nov 17 04
264 plays
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Stale Tales - Anecdotal Anagrams
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The first sentence will always contain a word that can be "anagrammed". The rest of the story will contain a hint for the required word. Try - "The bear looked in the cupboard. It was completely empty." Bear = Bare. The answer is then "bare."
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Anagrams
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Tough
10 Q
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Nannanut
Dec 11 04
2751 plays
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Find the Answers in "Notting Hill"
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These questions can be answered without having seen the movie. Answers relate to scenes in "Notting Hill", so familiarity with the movie may help. I will describe a scene from the movie after each question and the answer will be in that scene.
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Notting Hill .
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Average
10 Q
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Nannanut
Jan 16 04
4053 plays
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Eureka Stockade - The "Little Rebellion"
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The only armed rebellion in Australia's history, the Eureka Stockade was instrumental in shaping a young country's democracy.
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Eureka Stockade
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Average
10 Q
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Nannanut
Dec 22 04
768 plays
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Gloves - Not Gauntlets - Love Tokens and Symbols
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A gauntlet is associated with issuing a challenge to battle or a confrontation. Not so gloves - they have long been regarded as a token of affection. Let's look further afield and take a glimpse at love tokens and symbols through the ages.
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Thematic 10Q Tough
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Tough
10 Q
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Nannanut
Feb 26 05
978 plays
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Guilding the Lily
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Take one phrase "Guilding the Lily", toss the idea to a group of dedicated quizsmiths and wait for their responses. Join me now with the Quizmakers' Guild and discover the diversity of "Lily" related questions which resulted.
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Thematic 10Q Average
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Average
10 Q
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Nannanut
Dec 18 05
837 plays
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Wollemi
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The Wollemi Pine was discovered in an Australian National Park in 1994. The story of this ancient tree is much, much older.
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Australia
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Average
10 Q
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Nannanut
Oct 15 06
366 plays
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Australia Revisited - Bewildered Jottings
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In a freak confluence of heavenly happenings, the recent Transit of Venus provided a unique time corridor. Our intrepid nineteenth century explorer finds himself once again wandering the land he first chartered.
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Australia
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Average
10 Q
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Nannanut
Oct 24 04
1437 plays
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The Very Private Life of Jay Blue
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The name's Blue. Jay Blue. I'm a P.I. and I'm the best there is. Here's just a snippet from the seamier side of life - my life, the shadowy underworld. Just remember every word we are after starts with "blue". Your life may depend on it.
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Words in Common
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Tough
10 Q
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Nannanut
Jul 16 06
1296 plays
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Alvin and a City Pig: Pivotal Aussie Movies
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From "Alvin Purple" to "Babe: Pig in the City", Australians have made movies that reflect their lifestyle, history and attitudes. Let's have a look at some of the landmark films this country has produced.
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Foreign Mixture
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Average
10 Q
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Nannanut
May 06 05
378 plays
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A Slightly Different View of California
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I have visited California several times with my family. As you will see from the questions, we don't always visit all the usual tourist places - only some.
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California
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Average
10 Q
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Nannanut
May 15 04
2898 plays
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The Short of It
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All the words in this quiz begin with "short". Adding another word or letter to the end of short will create an entirely new word. I will give the meaning of the new word and you must indicate what word or letter needs to be added.
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Words Within Words
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Average
10 Q
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Nannanut
Jan 25 05
3795 plays
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Dubious Player or Deliberate Foil?
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Many movies feature illness either as a pivotal part of the movie or as a background event. All these movies feature characters suffering from diabetes.
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Something in Common
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Tough
10 Q
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Nannanut
Mar 15 08
504 plays
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Aussie Sporting Nicknames
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Australia has always had a proud sporting history and many successful individuals and teams. How much do you know about their nicknames?
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Australia
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Average
10 Q
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Nannanut
Apr 30 04
1290 plays
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Oh So Shocking - Schiaparelli By Design
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Elsa was a fashion designer who shocked and thrilled countless women with her creations and daring ideas. Climb onto the catwalk and discover some amazing facts about this designing woman. A fun quiz with no real fashion savvy required.
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Fashion Designers
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Tough
10 Q
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Nannanut
Dec 06 04
423 plays
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Oscars - The Aussie Connection
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Our New Zealand neighbours from "across the ditch" scooped the pool for the 2003 Academy Awards so I was prompted to see what Aussies and also some adopted "Aussies" have done to earn an Oscar over the years.
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Awards and Festivals
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Average
15 Q
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Nannanut
May 05 04
1122 plays
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Golden Animals - Aureate Animalia
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The Quiz Makers' Guild invites you to test your knowledge of the animal kingdom's gilded members and presents for your enjoyment - a collection of golden animals from nature, art, literature, sport, geography and history.
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Thematic 10Q Difficult
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Difficult
10 Q
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Nannanut
Dec 02 04
954 plays
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Golden Globes - Then and Now
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The Golden Globe Awards began in 1943. In the 21st century the Awards are viewed as a popular precursor to the Oscars. Let's look at the 2005 Golden Globe Awards and some interesting flashbacks to ceremonies past.
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Award Shows
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Tough
10 Q
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Nannanut
Jan 21 05
381 plays
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