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O Holy Night! The Stars Are Brightly Shining
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It's the gospel truth! Isn't it? Our Christmas carols provide us with so many details about the circumstances of Jesus' birth. But have you ever stopped to ask yourself how many of these are true to the biblical account?
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The Christmas Story
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Average
10 Q
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glendathecat
Dec 01 09
1992 plays
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Who Do You Think You Are?
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Join Jonno the journalist as he meets five stars from the world of film and five from the world of television. Do you know who they are? Good luck!
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TV & Movies Mixture
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Easy
10 Q
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jonnowales
Dec 01 09
11901 plays
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The Doomsday Clock is Ticking
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The Doomsday Clock was created more than 60 years ago to represent how close we are to destroying our civilization.
This quiz will cover some of the history behind the clock as well as some events that have led to the clock's hands being moved.
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20th & 21st Centuries
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Easy
10 Q
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kevinatilusa
Nov 17 09
8343 plays
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Twit Lit
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On Twitter, tweets are limited to 140 characters. What would have happened to great literature if Twitter had always been around? Wonder no more as you try to figure out what's being tweeted below. ("Great" is at the discretion of the quiz writer.)
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Mixed Literature
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Average
10 Q
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Tchochkekop
Nov 10 09
966 plays
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The Poetic Stylings of Poems Themselves
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Poetry is a wonderful art, and poems can be free, or very structured. I'll give you part of a poem I've written; you choose the closing line, based on the poem's style.
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Poetry Terminology
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Tough
10 Q
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Tchochkekop
Nov 08 09
795 plays
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A History of Hymnody : Vol. 1
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Hymns have been a significant part of worship since time immemorial. In this quiz, we shall trace the development of hymn-writing through to the mid-seventeenth century.
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Hymns and Sacred Music
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Average
10 Q
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glendathecat
Nov 07 09
960 plays
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Not Tonight, I'm Washing My Hair
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Thank you to Romeomikegolf for this author challenge - "Not Tonight, I'm Washing My Hair". This is just one of many great put-downs used in film, television, books, plays and by well known people all over the world. See how many you recognize.
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Entertainment Mixture
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Tough
10 Q
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dopple44
Nov 03 09
3336 plays
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We're Number Two! - VOL I
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Ever think about those songs that stalled at Number Two on the Billboard charts? This series of quizzes will tell their story. Vol. I will focus on the 1960s.
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No. 2 Hits
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Tough
10 Q
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maddogrick16
Oct 30 09
2049 plays
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In Other Words, Dumb
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This quiz features some of the more common and amusing expressions that are used to imply dim-wittedness. If you're "not all there", you should be here.
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Idioms and Proverbs
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Easy
10 Q
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Wizzid
Oct 30 09
5874 plays
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Mewsical Mewtations
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No, this isn't a quiz about a Webber musical. It's about ten finicky felines who think that while some melodies are purrfectly fine, changes ought to be made to the lyrics. If cats were able to re-write songs, what would the titles be?
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Animals in Songs
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Average
10 Q
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Jakeroo
Oct 28 09
6492 plays
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Sports Schmorts! [1]
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This is a quiz about the more unusual sporting activities of the world. I hope all sports fans enjoy!
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Name the Sport
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Tough
10 Q
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Plodd
Oct 26 09
1560 plays
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Pseudoscience Basics
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"Science" isn't so much a thing as a way of thinking. "Pseudoscience" is when people, through ignorance or malice, use a thought process that looks like science, but doesn't have the same rigor. This quiz tells the story of how you make that mistake.
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Philosophy
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Average
10 Q
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Correspondguy
Oct 11 09
4209 plays
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Painting by Numbers
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One "Blue Boy," two "American Gothic" farmers, "Three Musicians" ... some might classify paintings by color or medium or style, but I like to look at them strictly by the numbers. Will you help me count my way through the history of western art?
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Art By Subject
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Average
10 Q
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CellarDoor
Oct 06 09
5670 plays
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FT Detectives: The Case of the Pink Car Nation
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Detectives, we've got a dastardly crime spree on our hands! Some clever vandal has taken his spray can to famous vehicles from classic TV shows, and now they're all pink! Help us figure out what colors we should use to restore the original paint jobs.
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TV Common Bond
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Tough
10 Q
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kscleaves
Oct 05 09
597 plays
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Raised in the 1660s
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Meet Faith, a young girl growing up in London in the 1660s. Peek into her journal, and try to deduce what she's writing about.
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UK History
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Average
10 Q
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leith90
Oct 05 09
7131 plays
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Word Smiths
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All of these Smiths can be found in books - either as characters, or with their names stamped in gold leaf on the spine.
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Specific Subjects & Themes
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Tough
10 Q
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agony
Oct 01 09
1209 plays
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Pick a Card, Any Card...
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Hi! This quiz will explore some of the card magician's repertoire that dazzles us, or perhaps just makes us say, "how did he do that?" Thanks to highfells for the inspiration.
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Magic & Magicians
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Average
10 Q
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avrandldr
Sep 20 09
1542 plays
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It's Never Lupus
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"House, MD" is a great medical drama, and fans of the show might be aware that lupus is an ongoing joke by the show's producers: although often diagnosed, it never seems to be correct. See if you can remember these episodes where lupus was suspected.
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House, M.D.
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Tough
10 Q
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adams627
Sep 12 09
1962 plays
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These Mad Hungarians were Really Martians!
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While some Hungarians--like the Gabor sisters--were unquestionably from Venus, others were really from Mars! A metallic voice clicks, "Take. Me. To. Your. Leader." Let's go meet the Martians...
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People by Country
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Average
10 Q
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queproblema
Sep 10 09
624 plays
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It's J.C. and the Pussycats!
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Do you remember Josie and the Pussycats? Do you associate Jesus Christ with the initials J.C? This quiz isn't about any of them. This quiz is about 10 other J.C's, and their cats! Thanks to LeoDaVinci for the challenge, although I added the cats!
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Thematic 10Q Average
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Average
10 Q
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leith90
Sep 04 09
834 plays
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PDAZ and the Mysterious Mandrake
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PDAZ's attempts to snag George Clooney have failed miserably, and thanks to the restraining order, her options have been severely limited. She's ready to call it a day and settle for Vince Vaughn when she learns about a plant with mythical powers.
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Fables and Folklore
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Average
10 Q
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PDAZ
Sep 04 09
618 plays
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Those We Lost in 2009 Pt I
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2009 saw the passing of many great people who made significant contributions to all facets of our lives. In part one, we look at those who left us from January to April.
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Died in the 2000s
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Difficult
10 Q
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Snowman
Sep 03 09
3003 plays
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Hocus Pocus, Alakazam!
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An exploration of magic words used in fictional and stage magic.
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Magic & Magicians
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Average
15 Q
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kscleaves
Sep 03 09
1065 plays
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They Shoot Craps Don't They?
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Having recently returned from a vacation in Las Vegas and coming out ahead, I was inspired by the challenge put up by raidersruleall. Enjoy the result! Here you won't get worse than 3:1 odds.
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Casinos & Gambling
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Tough
10 Q
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LeoDaVinci
Aug 31 09
1203 plays
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Etymology of the Funtrivia Categories
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A journey through the word roots of all 20 FunTrivia Category names.
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Etymology
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Tough
20 Q
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kscleaves
Aug 30 09
870 plays
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Soldiers in Plays Like to Shakespeares
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Modern newspaper editors like short, snappy headlines laced with puns. Just suppose they'd been around during the Tudor period. Here are 'headlines' from ten different decades of the sixteenth century. Which is which?
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UK History
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Tough
10 Q
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glendathecat
Aug 29 09
1002 plays
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Jonnowales and the Damaged Dry Cleaning
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Jonnowales is on a trip around the world but he has the misfortune of having his clothes damaged by dry cleaning companies in ten different countries! Can you help him find something new to wear? Enjoy.
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Fashion & Beauty Mixture
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Average
10 Q
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jonnowales
Aug 29 09
750 plays
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Jack Names the Planets
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For millennia humans have gazed up at the planets. We look to the Romans for many of our present names but other cultures had their alternatives. Here's a quiz about the naming of our planets (+Pluto). With apologies to Ash for stealing their song title.
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Thematic 10Q Average
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Average
10 Q
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glendathecat
Aug 28 09
2310 plays
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Something Fishy Going On?
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11 sportsmen playing 10 different sports, and each of them has got something fishy going on with their name or nickname. How many of them do you know?
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The Sports Challenge
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Difficult
10 Q
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Rowena8482
Aug 27 09
891 plays
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A Quiz With Me, Professor Severus Snape
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There will be little foolish wand waving in my quiz. You will hardly believe this is magic...Potter's at his Sixth Year here.
That J.K. Rowling person invented me, and I guess I have to give her some credit.
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Hogwarts Staff
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Difficult
10 Q
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SnowAngel16
Aug 26 09
2727 plays
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