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1960s Britain
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It was a momentous decade, which saw the mini skirt and The Beatles. That's not all that happened, though, so what else can you remember?
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UK History
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Average
10 Q
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rossian
Dec 06 12
765 plays
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Happiness Is a Warm Bun
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For some people, happiness means eating and for others it's playing video games. This quiz combines the two, covering games which feature food.
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Video Games Mixture
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Average
10 Q
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rossian
Aug 07 12
174 plays
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Walla Walla Bing Bang
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I've scraped a few barrels and found some more nonsense lyrics for your delection and delight (or not, as the case may be). If you're looking for deep and meaningful words, sorry, you're in the wrong place.
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Nonsense Lyrics
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Tough
10 Q
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rossian
Jan 03 10
981 plays
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Cliff Richard - Ten to Two
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It seems I'm not the only Cliff fan on the site, so here's another quiz covering hits which made the UK top ten, but not number one. Once again, thanks to the Guinness Book of Hit Singles for chart positions.
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Richard, Cliff
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Average
10 Q
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rossian
Feb 25 09
366 plays
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Exploring the World
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Team NVNG has travelled around the world as part of the Amazing Trivia Race and explored several places. How many of these do you know?
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Mixed World Geography for Kids
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Very Easy
10 Q
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rossian
Feb 23 12
2598 plays
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A Meal Fit for a King!
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In Tudor times, some of the food that was eaten was very different from that we are used to. This quiz will ask you questions about the food and drink which King Henry VIII of England might have had at his table.
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History for Kids
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Easy
10 Q
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rossian
May 28 12
948 plays
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Frankly, My Dear, I Don't Give a ...
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Unrequited love. Broken hearts. Heartless, faithless lovers. All the songs in this quiz feature people who could have said, or been told, 'Frankly, my dear, I don't give a ...'.
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Emotion in Songs
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Average
10 Q
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rossian
Nov 29 10
696 plays
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Sheep in Politics
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All the people in this quiz have a connection to both politics and our woolly friends. Note that most, although not all, of them are from the UK.
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U.K. Government
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Tough
10 Q
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rossian
Sep 08 11
267 plays
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Stop That Pigeon!
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If you manage to stop it, you may be able to work out which type of pigeon you have caught. This quiz covers just ten of them.
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Specific Bird Species
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Tough
10 Q
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rossian
May 05 12
258 plays
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My Kind of Town
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A trip around the UK, with questions about some of the towns you can visit. I hope you will find it informative.
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United Kingdom
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Average
10 Q
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rossian
Mar 08 10
921 plays
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A Millennium of British History
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Yes, that's a lot of history, so I've simplified it by writing only one question per century. The quiz starts in the 11th century and ends in the twentieth. Good luck.
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UK History
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Average
10 Q
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rossian
Jul 12 10
1614 plays
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Why I Hate Christmas
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It comes round every year and there are so many things about it which I dislike. Here's a quiz about some of them. Feel free to shout 'Bah, humbug!' at me. LeoDaVinci came up with the title, so my thanks go to him for the suggestion.
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Christmas
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Average
10 Q
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rossian
Dec 22 11
1620 plays
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An 'Eggs'travaganza
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Eggs have been a staple food in many cultures, and there are many ways of cooking them, and dishes incorporating them. This quiz covers just a few of them. Note that UK terms are used for this quiz and there is a British bias to the questions.
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Food & Drink
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Average
10 Q
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rossian
Jun 04 12
708 plays
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The Year of the Pig
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As part of kyleisalive's 'Year of the Quiz' challenge, this quiz is about pigs who appear in literary works.
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Animal Themes
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Average
10 Q
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rossian
Jul 22 10
264 plays
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The Beautiful Island of Sri Lanka
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Kyle has now sent the members of NVNG to Asia, where we've met up in Sri Lanka. At least this time we're all together, and have learned some things about the island to share with you.
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Sri Lanka
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Average
10 Q
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rossian
Jan 08 12
3615 plays
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Far From the Madding Crowd
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This quiz is about the 1967 British film, starring Julie Christie and Terence Stamp. There are many plot spoilers for those who haven't seen the film.
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Fa - Fm Movies
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Average
10 Q
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rossian
Feb 09 13
78 plays
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Who Put the Bomp?
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My first quiz on nonsense lyrics has received some good feedback, so here are some questions on more songs where the lyricist appears to have run out of inspiration. Feel free to sing along, if it helps.
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Nonsense Lyrics
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Average
10 Q
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rossian
Dec 23 09
1134 plays
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Please Present Your Ticket
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Give me your ticket and you can gain entry to one of the most famous places in musical history, Liverpool's Cavern Club. This quiz covers some of the main events from the Club's history.
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History of Music
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Tough
10 Q
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rossian
Jan 11 12
351 plays
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In Sickness and in Health
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Are you feeling on top of the world, or are you a bit run down? Either way, I hope you enjoy playing this quiz about idioms connected to health.
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Idioms and Proverbs
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Very Easy
10 Q
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rossian
Jul 26 12
1458 plays
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There Are Places I Remember
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This quiz is based around places which have some significance in my life, where I have lived or visited. If you know the UK, I hope you will find the questions relatively easy and if you don't know the UK, I hope you find it informative.
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United Kingdom
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Average
10 Q
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rossian
Oct 29 09
1152 plays
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Why Don't Sheep Shrink When it Rains?
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This is just one of those questions which has inspired much internet debate and even whole books. It has also inspired this quiz about animals and creatures which feature in these questions. I hope you enjoy it.
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Mixed Animal Trivia
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Tough
10 Q
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rossian
Aug 14 10
987 plays
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Music Repeats Itself
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Some bands give themselves imaginative names and others, well, don't. This quiz is about bands who named themselves by using the same word twice or even more.
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Band Names
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Average
10 Q
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rossian
Mar 16 12
606 plays
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A Game of Chess: The Rematch
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Several of you seem to have enjoyed my first chess themed quiz, so here is another group of questions about various areas of entertainment where the game of chess plays a part.
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Entertainment by Themes
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Average
10 Q
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rossian
Feb 07 12
2283 plays
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Don't Worry, Be Happy
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There is plenty of doom and gloom around in literature, but this quiz is devoted to the benefits of seeing the glass as half full. Let's hear it for the optimists.
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Specific Subjects & Themes
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Average
10 Q
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rossian
Apr 08 11
5160 plays
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An 'Iffy' Quiz
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As a variation on a theme, the answers to the following questions all contain the word 'if' somewhere in the middle. Can you work out the answer from the clues given?
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Words in Common
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Average
10 Q
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rossian
Mar 13 09
579 plays
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Ready? Right. Race!
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All the questions in this quiz have the letter 'R' in common. Note that this quiz has a strong UK bias.
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R
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Average
10 Q
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rossian
Feb 23 12
2322 plays
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The Ashes Down Under: 2010-11
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The Ashes of 2010-11 saw England win a Test series in Australia for the first time since the tour of 1986-87. This quiz covers some of the highlights.
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Ashes Tests
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Average
10 Q
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rossian
Jan 22 11
210 plays
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Barbados
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This quiz covers some of the geography, history and culture of the beautiful Caribbean island of Barbados.
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Mixed Other Countries
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Average
10 Q
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rossian
Jan 04 13
198 plays
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Cliff Richard - The Best of the Rest
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Having covered Cliff's number one hits and those that made the top ten, here's a final quiz on those songs which didn't quite reach the higher echelons. As always, chart positions are from the UK charts and verified with the Guinness Book of Hit Singles.
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Richard, Cliff
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Average
10 Q
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rossian
Mar 18 09
276 plays
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The Bucket List - UK & Ireland
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I was on FunTrivia when a bucket started talking to me. It said 'Remember that list you threw inside me? Why don't you write a quiz about it?' So I did, and here it is.
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United Kingdom
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Average
10 Q
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rossian
Nov 03 11
612 plays
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