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Science Fiction First Lines
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Can you spot which famous science fiction novel the following first lines are from? (I have used the first "proper" line, not any chapter heading quotes or forewords.)
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Science Fiction
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Tough
10 Q
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Rowena8482
Jul 17 07
963 plays
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The Islands Formerly Known as Gilbert...Kiribati
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Let's take a brief tour of this beautiful island nation in the South Pacific.
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Kiribati
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Average
10 Q
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Rowena8482
Apr 14 10
1881 plays
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Dirty Deeds, Done Dirt Cheap
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Treachery and treason abound in this quiz all about "Betrayal through the ages"...
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Thematic 10Q Average
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Average
10 Q
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Rowena8482
Mar 30 10
1581 plays
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Lest We Forget: The Royal British Legion
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The Royal British Legion are the organisation responsible for the yearly Remembrance Day 'Poppy Appeal' in the UK. They also provide support and care for forces veterans of all ages.
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Organizations
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Tough
10 Q
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Rowena8482
Nov 08 10
180 plays
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Jimmy, Johnny, Tommy
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There have been a surprising number of songs over the years with Jimmies, Johnnies and Tommies in them - see how much you can remember about some of them in this quiz.
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Male Names in Songs
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Tough
15 Q
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rowena8482
Mar 04 07
1314 plays
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Jimmy, Johnny, Billy
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All the music and musicians featured in this quiz are either by or about a Billy (or William), a Jimmy or a Johnny. It covers everything from homegrown UK Folk, to Opera, via Heavy Metal. See how many you can remember.
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Male Names in Songs
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Difficult
20 Q
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rowena8482
Mar 20 07
621 plays
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Harvey Andrews - The Man And The Music
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How much do you know about Harvey and his songs?
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A
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Difficult
10 Q
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Rowena8482
Feb 10 07
186 plays
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Circus Days Again
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"Circus Days Again" is the third and final book by Enid Blyton all about Jimmy Brown and his life in Mr. Galliano's circus.
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Circus Series
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Tough
10 Q
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Rowena8482
Apr 08 09
165 plays
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Funeral Rites And Rituals
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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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Death Becomes Them
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Difficult
10 Q
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Rowena8482
Oct 24 07
1170 plays
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The Oyster is My World
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As part of "Mike and Row's Invertebrate Inquizitions" series, I give you the humble oyster... or things loosely connected, somehow, by the word oyster anyway!
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Thematic 10Q Average
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Average
10 Q
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Rowena8482
Feb 21 10
3705 plays
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The Battle of Cable Street and Beyond
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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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UK History
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Tough
10 Q
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Rowena8482
Apr 01 11
135 plays
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Name That Tune In 3 - Levellers
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So - you think you know your Levellers lyrics, but can you name the song given just three words from it? Why not have a go?
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Levellers
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Difficult
10 Q
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rowena8482
Apr 01 07
315 plays
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They Disappeared Into Thin Air
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Gone forever? Dead or Alive? Who knows the secrets of the people who have vanished without trace over the years...even if one of them later came back!
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Death Becomes Them
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Difficult
10 Q
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Rowena8482
Jul 11 09
777 plays
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A Small Pirate Ship is Called a Thug-boat
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Some pirates were thugs, some were aristocrats, some were ladies, and some were all three! Follow me on a gentle pillage through the annals of pirate history both fact and fiction...
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Pirates
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Average
10 Q
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Rowena8482
Jul 13 09
405 plays
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Music My Goth Son Inflicts On The Family
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My 16 year old son is a Goth, and insists on listening to various Rock & Goth music, usually loudly. Can you identify the song or band from 'Mam's' description of the video and/or lyrics?
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Alternative Rock
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Average
10 Q
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rowena8482
Apr 26 07
1590 plays
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Grey's Anatomy - Animal (Food) Style
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This quiz title was sent to me as a "Challenge" so never having seen the TV Show, and it being tea-time when it arrived, these "surgically produced, meat based dishes" were the result...
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Incredible Edibles
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Average
10 Q
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Rowena8482
Jul 17 09
354 plays
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"Thunder and Consolation" Lyrics - New Model Army
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How well do you know the lyrics to UK band New Model Army's "Thunder And Consolation" album?
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N
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Average
10 Q
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rowena8482
Jul 01 07
111 plays
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"The Shadow Isle" by Katharine Kerr
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22 years after the first book was published, the end is nigh - this quiz is on the penultimate, long awaited installment, of Kerr's epic 'Deverry' sequence of novels.
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Kerr, Katharine
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Difficult
10 Q
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Rowena8482
May 29 08
123 plays
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Gallu and Dimme and Charonte, Oh My!
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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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Kenyon, Sherrilyn
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Average
10 Q
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Rowena8482
Aug 23 09
384 plays
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"Downbelow Station" by C J Cherryh
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How much can you remember about "Downbelow Station" by C J Cherryh?
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Cherryh, C J
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Very Difficult
10 Q
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Rowena8482
Aug 25 07
120 plays
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How Many Toads...
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How many of these "toad related" things do you know?
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Thematic 10Q Average
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Average
10 Q
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Rowena8482
Feb 23 12
2088 plays
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Pets in Enid Blyton Stories
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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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Blyton, Enid
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Average
10 Q
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Rowena8482
Feb 19 07
1089 plays
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Rose Tint my World
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All of these people have had a rose cultivar named after them. How many of them do you recognise from my clues?
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Who Am I?
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Average
10 Q
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Rowena8482
Jul 12 11
342 plays
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"One Rainy Day" by Joan Jonker
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How well do you know the story of Poppy and her family and friends in this story by Joan Jonker?
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Jonker, Joan
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Difficult
10 Q
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Rowena8482
Sep 09 07
141 plays
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Ludo And The Star Horse
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How well do you remember Ludo's journey in this charming story by Mary Stewart?
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Stewart, Mary
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Difficult
10 Q
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Rowena8482
Mar 01 07
123 plays
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A Quote in the Title
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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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Who Said It?
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Tough
10 Q
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Rowena8482
Jan 20 13
354 plays
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Twist in My Sobriety
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In 1927, aged 9, my Grandma signed "the pledge" - let's take a look at the history and roots of the various Temperance Movements around the world over the years.
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Social History
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Average
10 Q
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Rowena8482
Mar 26 10
1992 plays
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Georges Vezina
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How much do you know about the life and career of this outstanding ice hockey player?
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NHL Players S-Z
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Average
10 Q
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Rowena8482
Jan 03 11
111 plays
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Who's Who in the Commedia dell'Arte
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Are you familiar with the origins and appearance of the various characters from the famous Commedia dell'Arte?
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Theatre History
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Average
10 Q
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Rowena8482
Apr 02 09
324 plays
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The Rilloby Fair Mystery
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"The Rilloby Fair Mystery" is the second of Enid Blyton's six books featuring Barney and his friends Roger, Diana, and Snubby.
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Barney Series
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Average
10 Q
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Rowena8482
May 01 09
189 plays
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