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61 Books And Book-Publishing. Without publishers there would be no books. This quiz looks at the world of books from the publisher's point of view. Specific Subjects & Themes Difficult 10 Q flem-ish Mar 01 02 258 plays 62 Similes Referring to Animals English traditionally links certain qualities with specific animals. However busy a cow may be grazing in the meadows, it's the bee which we have chosen to call 'busy'. See if you have still in mind all those traditional similes. Animals in Idiom Easy 10 Q flem-ish Jan 22 02 5751 plays 63 Basic Scottish Terminology To understand the Scots, one has to know a few 'Scotticisms' - terms used in Scotland and less frequently used in the other parts of the U.K. Check your Scottish proficiency. Scottish English Tough 10 Q flem-ish Apr 06 02 1089 plays 64 Historic Kaleidoscope In June 1815 Copenhagen went to Brussels. Do you know what for? If not, you better take this quiz. - It's about a whole batch of funny, strange, surprising and exciting historical facts. World History Difficult 10 Q flem-ish May 17 01 3786 plays 65 The Women In Heracles' Life Few things are more exciting as a 'script' for an adventure story than the Life and Works of good old Heracles, the man who fought his way to immortality. But what about the women in his life? Herakles Average 20 Q flem-ish Feb 28 02 1278 plays 66 Facts and Trivia from British History This quiz is about well-known and less well-known facts from British History. Multiple Choice in all cases. UK History Average 10 Q flem-ish Sep 10 03 4692 plays 67 More Latin Phrases When education was still a more elitist matter, it was seen as 'good style' to spice up one's letters, speeches and writings with a few Latin phrases. In this quiz you find a few relics of such more Latin-minded ages. Latin Tough 10 Q flem-ish Feb 04 02 2133 plays 68 Britain, 1950-1960 This is a quiz about the main political events in Britain and in the world - from a British point of view, between 1950 and 1960. If you were alive at that time you may remember what was in the headlines. If not, well good luck anyway. UK History Average 20 Q flem-ish Jan 16 02 1878 plays 69 Trifles from British History This is not a quiz about major events in history, battles, political issues, but about things that shaped daily life, minor matters, traditional customs. Medieval History Difficult 10 Q flem-ish Dec 04 03 2844 plays 70 Arrigo Beyle, Milanese - aka Stendhal He wrote in the 19th century, found his readership in the 20th and even today still has to be discovered by many as one of the real top classic authors of world literature. S Tough 10 Q flem-ish Mar 08 02 135 plays 71 Basic French Food Terms Probably no nation is so obsessed with 'eating' as the French. They do not only enjoy preparing meals, eating them, discussing them , but have made their culinary vocabulary into fairly international 'labels'.Just check a few of them. French Foods Average 10 Q flem-ish Nov 10 01 4317 plays 72 Rhyming Compounds and Phrases - Part Two You are given the first part of a current standing phrase. It's up to you to find the second half which always creates a rhyme-effect with the first. Example: Q.: Might is _______ A: right. Alliteration and Rhymes Very Easy 10 Q flem-ish Jan 22 02 5388 plays 73 London For London-o-maniacs It's great to visit a World City again and again and see how it changes and yet somehow keeps its identity.This quiz is about some twenty tourist sites,tourist tales and tourist traps the frequent visitor will be familiar with. London Difficult 20 Q flem-ish Dec 05 01 1467 plays 74 Quantity Words In English Language being what it is, often offers very precise vocabulary even when in practice many of us would just say: SOME or A LITTLE OF.See how precise your choice of vocabulary would be. Vocabulary Average 15 Q flem-ish Jan 31 02 4440 plays 75 Colour Idioms In idioms we often use colors, though we don't mean them to be taken literally anymore.To be called a bluestocking you don't have to wear blue stockings ... See how 'colorful' your language is. Insert the idiomatic colors in the blanks. Colors in Idiom Average 20 Q flem-ish Jan 22 02 5361 plays 76 French Operas French Operas may have been more popular in nineteenth century than these days, but still they were a major contribution to the history of the genre. Some names are definitely worth remembering. Check for yourself. Opera by Region Average 10 Q flem-ish May 08 02 450 plays 77 Pitfalls For Hasty Spellers. Some words tend to be misspelled more often than others. Of course there is software nowadays that helps us to avoid such pitfalls. For this quiz, it is suggested you check how proficient you are *without* such aids. Spelling Bee Average 10 Q flem-ish Mar 18 02 8886 plays 78 Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec Few painters have appealed so strongly to the imagination of the 'general public' as Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec. To such an extent that some might actually overlook how great a painter he really was. See what you know about him. Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec Very Difficult 10 Q flem-ish Jun 02 02 963 plays 79 Quotes About Countries And Their People This quiz is about what famous and less famous people said about certain countries. Some questions refer to the author of the quote; other questions require you to guess which country was meant. People by Country Difficult 10 Q flem-ish Aug 29 03 1203 plays 80 Same Sound Words Nothing 'shocking' about homonyms. Some words simply have a completely different orthography, and different meaning and yet are spoken with exactly the same sounds. See if you can fill out the blanks with the correct 'false cousins'. Homonyms and Homophones Easy 10 Q flem-ish Jan 22 02 4740 plays 81 Origin of USA State Names The names of the US states are as diversified as the country: some are from Native American languages, some are Spanish or French. Many refer to historic persons, others to rivers, some even to the colour of the soil. Check your knowledge. Place Names Tough 15 Q flem-ish Feb 08 02 1872 plays 82 Words Beginning In P The more words and names you pick up, the more chances that confusion sets in. For instance, Panini (4OO B.C.)(an Indian grammarian) is often confused with Paganini (an Italian violinist). Maybe this quiz can refresh your definitions. Words N - Z Tough 10 Q flem-ish May 09 01 3507 plays 83 Famous Italian Operas No country can be linked more closely with the history of 'opera' and 'bel canto' than Italy. This quiz is exclusively about Italian operas. Opera by Region Average 10 Q flem-ish May 02 02 801 plays 84 What 's In A Word ? There often is more in a word or name than meets the eye. Understanding the background and origin of a word helps us to know what we are talking about. Have a try. Etymology Difficult 10 Q flem-ish Apr 18 02 1011 plays 85 From van Eyck to Hieronymus Bosch The exhibition of the so-called "Flemish Primitives" at Bruges in 1902 led to a thorough re-appraisal of these supposedly "primitive" artists. See how up to date your knowledge is, one century later. Renaissance Art Tough 10 Q flem-ish Jun 16 02 621 plays 86 British English And American English For students of English who are neither British nor American it's often confusing to be told: this is British ('BE' in this quiz)..this is American ('AE' in this quiz). This quiz is an attempt to tell the two apart. Always use the most British option. Cross-Atlantic Differences Average 10 Q flem-ish Jan 27 02 7917 plays 87 Origins Of First Names Many English names happen to be foreign names in disguise. This quiz deals with the meaning and origins of names that were borrowed from Hebrew, Latin, Greek, Scandinavian and a few other languages. Etymology Difficult 10 Q flem-ish Jan 21 04 945 plays 88 Origin of Surnames Surnames refer to where an ancestor lived, what he was like, what job he did or who his dad or mum were. Many of those everyday surnames haven surprising origins.See if you can decipher any. Surnames Difficult 10 Q flem-ish Feb 04 02 2250 plays 89 Dogs Allowed This quiz is about basic facts concerning dog breeds and dogs in general, and about the origin of some names of dogs. General Dog Info Tough 10 Q flem-ish Sep 01 03 8193 plays 90 English Borrowings Few languages have so gluttonously borrowed words from others languages than English.This may have been because of the 'British Empire' , but did not end with its demise.But let's be fair:there was no bigger 'lender' than English itself. Borrowed Words and Phrases Difficult 10 Q flem-ish Mar 26 02 5265 plays

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