The First Crusade was called by Pope Urban II in Clermont, France, on November 27, 1095. How much do you know about this crusade, which lasted from 1095-1099?
Tough, 10 Qns, alliefarrell,
Jan 30 09
Category:
The Crusades
R.K. Narayan was a south Indian writer who wrote novels and short stories in the English language from 1935 until 1993, a writer of beloved stories of Indian life. Take this introductory quiz and you may be tempted to read his books.
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Jan 11 07
Category:
N
Words in common usage today derive from sources the world over. Do you know which words come from the source word with which I will provide you? Good luck - all is not as it appears!
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Feb 16 09
Category:
Etymology
From anti-semitism in America, to life in the Warsaw Ghetto, to the horrors of the concentration camps, to the starving Jews after the war, this quiz takes you on a literary tour of writings by Jews and non-Jews on the perilous years of World War II.
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Mar 07 15
Category:
Historical Literature
I give you the authors' names and a few lines of their war-related poetry. It is up to you to determine which war or battle they were writing about.
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Nov 26 06
Category:
War Poetry
Australopithecines are our earliest human ancestors. How much do you know about the nearly one hundred years since their first discovery?
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Jan 22 07
Category:
Paleontology
This quiz is mainly about Jane Austen and her family, but it also has a couple of questions about her writing.
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Sep 14 09
Category:
Austen, Jane
I will give you a sample of poetry, and a list of novels to choose from. Can you match the poetry to the novel, without knowing the author's name? Good luck and have fun!
Difficult, 10 Qns, alliefarrell,
Dec 23 06
Category:
Writers & Authors
In the past thirty years, some of the world's most fascinating evolutionary finds have been excavated near Lake Turkana in northern Kenya. Here is a quiz to help keep you up to date with recent discoveries!
Difficult, 10 Qns, alliefarrell,
Dec 28 06
Category:
Paleontology
Many of World War I's finest poets died on the Western front. However, not all of them did. Can you identify how each of the following poets met their end? I have given you a tidbit of each poet's work to whet your appetite.
Difficult, 10 Qns, alliefarrell,
Jan 19 10
Category:
Poets