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Things My Grandma Says
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My Grandma, and probably yours as well, has a treasure trove of sayings handed down over the generations. Many have become universal.
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10 Q
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Christinap
Apr 13 11
1275 plays
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What Is He On?
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No, it's not a rhetorical question! Think you can complete these ten idioms? You're on!
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Average
10 Q
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LadyCaitriona
Apr 11 11
4887 plays
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Irish Dance!
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New to Irish Dance in Midwest USA or just want to see how much you know about Mid-America competitions and current dance rules? This is the quiz to test yourself! Good luck!
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Tough
10 Q
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RingoFan1964
Apr 06 11
135 plays
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"The Phantom of the Opera" Act I Lyrics
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Test your knowledge of "The Phantom of the Opera's" lyrics. All will be from Act I and will be fill in the blank or multiple choice. Have fun!
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Average
10 Q
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MmeGrantaire
Apr 02 11
186 plays
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Speak Your Fruits and Vegetables
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Fruits and vegetables are good for your body -- and for expressing what you mean! Here are ten English idioms that all hinge on fruits and vegetables; see if you know the full flavor of their meaning.
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Very Easy
10 Q
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CellarDoor
Mar 29 11
1266 plays
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Unrequited Love, Musically
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Though some musicals may be scoffed at for sappy love songs, here is a different side of the coin.
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Average
10 Q
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mlcmlc
Mar 27 11
306 plays
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Loads of One Letter 2: The Second Half
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A sequel to "Loads of One Letter", This quiz will take you through our alphabet's second half where we look at words with lots of one letter. Good luck, and remember, I'm using the OWL (American) dictionary. Letters are not consecutive unless I say so.
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Difficult
10 Q
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Oidioid32123
Mar 24 11
153 plays
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Australian Mythical Creatures and Cryptids
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I was searching through the Myths and Legends, and although I found them all interesting, I was disappointed to find that there wasn't any that I could see on some of the myths that float around Australia.
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Average
10 Q
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AussieAngel96
Mar 23 11
234 plays
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Mind Your Q's, Skip your P's
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The letter "P" is a more pugnacious fellow, so the letter "Q", being a more mannerly chap, requested to be the first letter in all correct and incorrect answers.
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Very Easy
10 Q
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rosygal
Mar 20 11
1086 plays
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Huh, What Do You Mean?
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Here are some everyday expressions we use in Australia - well if you're a yobbo, that is - that we take for granted but which can prove confusing to visitors. See how many you know. Have fun!
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Easy
10 Q
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Creedy
Mar 19 11
633 plays
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Neologisms by Rachael Ray
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Food Network personality Rachael Ray has a penchant for inventing words and using them on her television programme. How many of her coined words can you recognize?
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Average
10 Q
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FatherSteve
Mar 17 11
282 plays
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Find the Fallacy: Fallacies of Weak Induction
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This quiz features fallacious arguments using claims that are inductively weak! Once you take this quiz, you'll probably see more examples of these fallacies in daily life. :) Enjoy!
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Average
10 Q
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natrick
Mar 17 11
486 plays
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Dictating Linguistic Terms
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Past dictators have teamed up with me to illustrate a few linguistic terms involving wordplay/nameplay.
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Average
10 Q
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Rabotniko
Mar 15 11
387 plays
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Find the Fallacies: Fallacies of Relevance
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This quiz includes examples of fallacies of relevance. Your job is to determine which fallacy is being committed! Hopefully you'll learn something, or at least become better at debate!
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Average
10 Q
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natrick
Mar 15 11
516 plays
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Loads of One Letter
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Some words just contain a lot of one letter. These 10 questions will quiz your knowledge on words with lots of one letter. Unless otherwise specified, the letters are not consecutive, and I am using the OWL (American) dictionary for all of my answers.
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Tough
10 Q
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Oidioid32123
Mar 15 11
426 plays
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Aunt Petunia's Old-fashioned Silly Word Quiz
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Who better than my stuffy old Aunt Petunia to help us explore those wonderfully fun and peculiar words of the past?
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Average
10 Q
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Mbovary
Mar 14 11
588 plays
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Hats off to Heracles!
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Heracles was the brightest star in the galaxy of Greek legendary heroes. For him, nothing was impossible. Take this fun quiz to find out more about the Twelve Labors of Heracles. Enjoy!
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Average
15 Q
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Shravan1
Mar 13 11
270 plays
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The Eggheads Exciting Expedition
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The Scrambled Eggheads take you on an exciting expedition of words beginning, not with eggs, but with EX. Can you define their meaning?
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Easy
10 Q
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Plodd
Mar 13 11
705 plays
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Special Characters and Symbols in Writing
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Be sure to set your browser to 'stun,' so you can view the exotic typographical and written symbols I have described here. Each question is preceded by a category of knowledge where that symbol may be seen in use. Good luck!
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Average
15 Q
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celicadriver
Mar 12 11
720 plays
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The Musical World of Rodgers and Hammerstein
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Join me in the magical musical world of "Rodgers and Hammerstein II. Take the quiz and see how much you know about these lovely old musicals.
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Average
10 Q
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rubytops
Mar 11 11
432 plays
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Jazz Age Jive
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Defining the BIG WORDS of the Roaring '20s
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Average
10 Q
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DR.NO
Mar 07 11
276 plays
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Modifiers: The Good, the Bad, and the Badly
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I've put together a little something about adjectives and adverbs to quiz your knowledge about words and phrases used as modifiers in the English language. All questions and answers use Standard American English rules of grammar.
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Average
15 Q
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alaspooryoric
Mar 04 11
387 plays
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Let's See Some 'si' Words. Two Common Letters
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All of the answers to this quiz contain 'si' within them. Question 10 requires you to do a small activity which, if you have answered 1-9 correctly, should be relatively easy. If you are unsure of any answers, figuring out question 10 might help.
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Easy
10 Q
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Aussiedrongo
Mar 04 11
399 plays
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Tipping the Scales
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A challenge by PDAZ on the Author chatboard got me thinking about different idioms and words using 'tip'. Here are ten of them.
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Easy
10 Q
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zorba_scank
Mar 02 11
3204 plays
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Unusual Letter Combinations
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In this quiz, I will be testing you on your knowledge of words with unusual letter combinations of many different kinds. Thanks to salami_swami for the idea. For all of my answers and info, I will be using the OWL (American) dictionary.
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Difficult
10 Q
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Oidioid32123
Mar 02 11
330 plays
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An Englishwoman's Take on South Africanisms
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I am an Englishwoman who emigrated to South Africa many years ago. Some of the "South Africanisms" confused me, some made me smile, and I thought they would make an interesting topic for a quiz.
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Average
10 Q
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Kari247
Feb 27 11
264 plays
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Kristina från Duvemåla
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As far as I can see, this is the first quiz on Björn Ulvaeus and Benny Andersson's epic musical "Kristina från Duvemåla" (known outside Sweden simply as "Kristina"). Questions are about background, story, songs and singers. Hope you like this. Good luck!
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Tough
15 Q
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PearlQ19
Feb 26 11
75 plays
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Miscellaneous Myths
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This is a quiz for all you people who are starting to learn Greek mythology. Hope this helps you learn and have fun.
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Easy
10 Q
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JWSoccerguy5
Feb 20 11
801 plays
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Random Greek Myth facts
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This is a quiz on the Olympian Gods and Goddesses and Titans. These questions are some fun facts that I know about each God/Goddess/Titan. I hope you like it.
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Tough
10 Q
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Mastermind432
Feb 17 11
855 plays
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You Are Such an Idiom!
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A little learning can be a dangerous thing, but if you know your idioms, then your answers won't need to be a shot in the dark.
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Easy
10 Q
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surdoux
Feb 17 11
1389 plays
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