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Five Golden Rings
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I was surprised to learn that the 'Five Golden Rings' in "The Twelve Days of Christmas" were actually ring-necked pheasants. It got me thinking about other uses of the word 'ring'. How many do you know?
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Easy
10 Q
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reedy
Jan 09 13
783 plays
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More Misunderstood Words
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Match the descriptions with the correct words.
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Average
10 Q
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nyirene330
Jan 08 13
735 plays
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Measure For Measure
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What are the devices used for measuring things? See if you can figure out what measures to take. Have fun!
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Tough
10 Q
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alexis722
Jan 04 13
423 plays
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Where's That Art? Paris Edition
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Paris is home to a large number of the world's most famous art galleries and museums. All you have to do is match the works of art, exhibitions or historical artifacts to their homes.
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Average
10 Q
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suzidunc
Dec 31 12
171 plays
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What Did Shakespeare Mean By That?
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Some words used in Shakespeare's time are still with us - but mean something *very* different today than when Shakespeare was using them. You might be surprised at how different the meanings of these common words are when used by the Bard of Avon!
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Average
10 Q
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merylfederman
Dec 24 12
420 plays
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It's a whatch-amacallit, you know?
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Oddball and humorous names that are given to people and things.
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Easy
15 Q
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Pick61
Dec 21 12
717 plays
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May I Take Your Disorder?
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Ever get combobulated? Turbed? Gusted? Well den, Dis is da place for you! I was mayed at how many words we use in English that begin with 'dis'. See if you can discover their uses. Enjoy!
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Average
10 Q
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alexis722
Dec 20 12
501 plays
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OMG Acronyms are Awesome
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With cell phones taking over our lives, we simply don't have time to spell out every word or phrase. Thus, we use acronyms!
*Note: I am using the broad definition of the word acronym for this quiz. Some of these are initialisms.
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Very Easy
10 Q
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Goddess1374
Dec 20 12
735 plays
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Alfabetical Fun With Fonetics
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Here are ten questions to test your knowledge on a variety of topics, with a twist - all answers relate to the NATO phonetic alphabet, the generally-used term given to the International Radiotelephony Spelling Alphabet, or IACO phonetic alphabet.
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Average
10 Q
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Jennifer5
Dec 19 12
1038 plays
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Misunderstood Words
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Can you match the definition with the correct word?
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Average
10 Q
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nyirene330
Dec 14 12
852 plays
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Maid of the Missed
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Can you help Maid Marion with her homophones as she prepares for her wedding?
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Very Easy
10 Q
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Plodd
Dec 13 12
645 plays
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History of 'Swan Lake'
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'Swan Lake' is a piece of music which has been used in many different ways. This quiz will be about the history of the ballet pieces - it could be by any choreographer.
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Tough
10 Q
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LAW1998
Dec 11 12
132 plays
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Ten People Were Wrong
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These are common words that are misspelled or misused a lot. A few more than 10 people were wrong when attempting to use them! I used Dictionary.com, Merriam-Webster.com, and The Free Dictionary.com as references.
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Average
10 Q
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suzi_greer
Dec 08 12
639 plays
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Parlez-Vous Inglés, Mein Herr?
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The English language developed with additions from many languages. See if you can figure out the original language of these commonly-used English words.
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Average
10 Q
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CmdrK
Dec 06 12
534 plays
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Black is Back
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Many words and expressions contain the word black. How many of them do you know?
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Very Easy
10 Q
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Ilona_Ritter
Dec 05 12
681 plays
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Native American Contribution to English
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First Nations people assisted the explorers and pioneers who came to the Americas in many ways. One of them was to contribute new words to the language that they spoke. These loan words have found their way into the English language.
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Easy
10 Q
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einsteinII
Dec 04 12
522 plays
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Arts & Books Mixed Bag 14
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Art, literature, mythology, poetry, drama: a little of everything, but basically good old general knowledge...
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Average
10 Q
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EnglishJedi
Dec 03 12
474 plays
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I'm Feeling Les Miserables
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All you have to do here is match a famous song from the musical with the character that sings it. There are 10 characters mentioned in the options and each is an answer to one of the questions.
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Average
10 Q
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Midget40
Dec 01 12
243 plays
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Why Numbers?
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Put two and two together when you play this quiz on idioms relating to NUMBERS.
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Easy
10 Q
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Plodd
Nov 24 12
759 plays
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Eyes...Windows to the Soul?
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Most of the world's cultures have myths and legends involving eyes. Here is just a smattering of these tales.
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Average
10 Q
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dcpddc478
Nov 23 12
381 plays
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V is for Vocabulary
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I'll provide the definitions to the following words, all of which start with the letter V. Good luck!
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Average
10 Q
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nmerr
Nov 23 12
549 plays
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Lady Mondegreen Ate Nine Eggcorns
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Mondegreens and eggcorns are unintentional puns resulting from mishearing words. If you don't know what mondegreens and eggcorns are, don't let it phase (oops! faze) you! You can still ace this quiz.
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Very Easy
10 Q
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nannywoo
Nov 23 12
396 plays
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On This Night of a Thousand Stars
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"Evita" is the Andrew Lloyd Webber musical about Eva Peron - see what you remember of this historical epic!
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Average
10 Q
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merylfederman
Nov 23 12
147 plays
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American Slang and Colloquialisms III
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I know I keep promising not to write any more of these quizzes, but I can't stop! Have a good time!
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Easy
10 Q
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Pick61
Nov 23 12
645 plays
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Call It a Night!
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This is a quiz about idioms with the word "night" in them.
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Easy
10 Q
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MyGirl2000
Nov 22 12
747 plays
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The Pride of the Prado
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The Museo del Prado is Spain's national museum of pre-20th century art, housing one of the finest collections in the world. This quiz takes a look at some its most prized works.
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Average
10 Q
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lorance79
Nov 22 12
144 plays
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It's All Geek to Me!
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Many English words are derived from Greek roots. "It's All Geek to Me" is my husband's punny way of teasing his geeky wife about her geeky major.
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Average
10 Q
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Sabrina0001
Nov 18 12
807 plays
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Settle Down
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Settle down and play this quiz on idioms relating to the word "DOWN".
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Very Easy
10 Q
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Plodd
Nov 17 12
924 plays
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Miscellaneous: Art Movements
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Enjoy this quiz about some art movements.
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Easy
10 Q
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Lpez
Nov 17 12
252 plays
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Pictures at an Exhibition - Animals Abounding
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Let's imagine an exhibition of various artworks, grouped by subject. I'll pose you questions about the artworks, the artists or the subjects. Originally the exhibition was twelve rooms, but now a thirteenth has been opened. Animals abound in art.
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Average
10 Q
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JanIQ
Nov 17 12
162 plays
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