Chicken Meet Egg
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In English, we often borrow the name of one thing to describe something else. Centuries later, it's not always obvious which meaning came first! This quiz puts ten such pairs head-to-head to see if you can figure out which one spawned the other.
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Etymology
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Average
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10 |
66
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Sep 23 26
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trident
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Death Becomes Them: American Civil War Generals
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The American Civil War (1861-1865) cost the lives of some 650,000 soldiers. Since many commanders still led their men from the front, casualties among even generals were high. Match the general to the battle in which they were killed.
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Civil War Figures
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Average
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15 |
39
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Sep 10 26
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Reamar42
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Hidden Horses - and other Equidae
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Select all the members of the horse family (Equidae) in the list and avoid the non-horses.
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Perissodactyls- Rhinos and Equines
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Easy
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15 |
129
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Sep 08 26
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misdiaslocos
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Detectives' Domiciles
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Can you match each of these fictional detectives with their primary place of residence? Some of them travel a bit, but the map shows where they are based.
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Fictional Detectives
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Easy
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10 |
124
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Aug 29 26
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looney_tunes
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Classical Match For Kids
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On the left are the titles of ten works of classical music that children will enjoy, but with one word missing. Can you fill in these missing words from the list on the right?
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Music for Kids
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Very Easy
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10 |
161
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Aug 26 26
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stedman
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Large Language Models
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This quiz covers a few basic topics about the history, terminology, and functions of large language models, the emerging technology that has wiggled its way into our lives whether we like it or not. Have fun!
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Software and Programming
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Average
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10 |
43
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Aug 10 26
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NeuralSpicy
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No Funny Money!
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This quiz may be filled with twenty types of currency, but only half of them are in circulation in the real world. Exchange what you can and select the legal tender; avoid selecting the fictional money. Good luck!
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Currencies
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Easy
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10 |
160
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Aug 08 26
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kyleisalive
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From Sea to Scafell
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Can you locate these noteworthy features of England's geography?
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England - General
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Easy
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12 |
90
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Aug 06 26
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patrickk
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Branch Out and Learn About The History of Forestry
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I adopted this quiz and learned quite a bit about fascinating history in the field of forestry. Label the event to the time in the tree's ring.
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Forestry and Plant Conservation
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Average
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10 |
40
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Jul 30 26
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stephgm67
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Fantastic FIFA (World Cup) Factoids 1930-2026
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In almost 100 years, the FIFA World Cup has thrown up some interesting factoids to make you go "huh". Can you answer these questions about some that make us go "huh"?
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FIFA World Cup
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Average
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10 |
41
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Jul 29 26
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Red_John
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The Gods of Machu Picchu
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The ancient Inca city of Machu Picchu is a marvel to behold. Its amazing architecture and engineering feats are deeply rooted in the gods that the Inca people worshipped. Come take a look.
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World Myth
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Easy
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10 |
35
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Jul 16 26
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stephgm67
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Agatha Christie: Pick the Odd One Out 2
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This quiz is about common motifs throughout Agatha Christie's works. Select the odd one out of each group of four, according to the criterion specified in the question.
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Thematic Christie
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Average
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10 |
46
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Jul 13 26
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MotherGoose
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Matching Morals and Fables
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Match each moral to the appropriate fable that is attributed to - or later added to the collection of works by - Aesop. The taxonomic hints give the genus associated with at least one character named in the title of the relevant fable. Good luck!
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Aesop
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Average
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10 |
74
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Jul 07 26
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jonnowales
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Agatha Christie: Pick the Odd One Out
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This quiz is about common motifs throughout Agatha Christie's works. Select the odd one out of each group of four, according to the criterion specified in the question.
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Thematic Christie
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Average
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10 |
37
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Jun 26 26
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MotherGoose
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The Solar Cipher
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My Very Elegant Mother Catherine Just Sat Upon Nine Porcupines, but that knowledge will only take you so far in this quiz. Place the planets in their correct order from the sun based on their descriptions by proxy.
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Thematic Space
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Easy
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10 |
138
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Jun 15 26
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patrickk
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Knights of the Round Table
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There are many stories about the Knights of the Round Table. While some sources say there were a dozen of them, others say there were as many as 1600!
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Arthurian Legends
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Easy
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10 |
126
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Jun 15 26
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ponycargirl
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Truth Hurts
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Sometimes I scroll through pages of Yelp Reviews just for fun... Even the best of the best can be given few stars from an angry reviewer. But what if Yelp always existed? Let's scroll through a few of these "Trivielp" reviews together.
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Inventors
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Average
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10 |
150
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May 29 26
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salami_swami
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When Ponyboy Met Robert Frost
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While Ponyboy and Johnny were hiding from the law, they spent time reading "Gone With the Wind" and watching the sunrise. When Johnny spoke of the beauty of a sunrise, "Too bad it couldn't stay like that all the time", Ponyboy remembered the poem.
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Frost, Robert
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Very Easy
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10 |
57
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May 26 26
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ponycargirl
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Give Me More Salt!
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Most animals simply cannot survive in high salt environments. This quiz is about species that thrive in one of the most inhospitably salty habitats that our planet has to offer, and other species that feed off them in turn.
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Africa
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Easy
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13 |
54
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May 22 26
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jonnowales
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Everyone Loves a Good Horse Race!
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Horse racing is a popular sport with origins that date back thousands of years to ancient Egypt and Mesopotamia. While it was nicknamed the Sport of Kings in the early 1600s due royal patronage and the expense involved, it is still popular worldwide.
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Horse Racing
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Easy
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10 |
113
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May 15 26
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ponycargirl
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Who Stole the Cookies?
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Twist your brain into knots with this "knights and knaves" style logic puzzle, only you'll be trying to decide which of these three cute creatures stole the cookies! Please read the special instructions carefully before playing.
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Logic Puzzles
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Average
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10 |
88
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May 07 26
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trident
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The World of Milton Bradley Games
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I recently returned from visiting some museums in Springfield, Massachusetts. There I learned quite a bit about Milton Bradley and the company's inventions. Come learn a bit more about some fun, fascinating, and historical games.
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American Board Games
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Average
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10 |
124
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Apr 28 26
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stephgm67
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The Good Stood Where the Bad Had
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When an atom bomb demolished the centre of Hiroshima, a large empty space was created, which is now the site of the Hiroshima Peace Park.
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Monuments & Memorials
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Average
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10 |
211
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Apr 25 26
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looney_tunes
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Translating 'Y Ddraig Goch'
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Perhaps I am biased but the Welsh flag is surely one of the world's best? Can you pick out the Welsh words relevant to ten selected features of the magnificent flag known as 'Y Ddraig Goch' or in English, 'The Red Dragon'. Pob lwc (good luck)!
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Welsh
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Easy
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10 |
76
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Apr 04 26
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jonnowales
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Why Nought?
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Nothing to see here ... (a lot of nothing, to be precise).
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0
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Easy
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12 |
149
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Apr 03 26
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patrickk
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Madness, Death, and Art
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Sometimes the idea of death drives us to madness, and sometimes madness brings upon us (or others) an early death. Identify the artists of these 12 famous masterpieces that knew just that. Warning: Contains gruesome scenes.
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Art By Subject
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Average
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12 |
78
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Mar 26 26
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trident
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Did Sir Cumference Make the Round Table?
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Sir Cumference is a fractured knight who fractures all that he touches... making it impossible for him to build that table. Worse he has also splintered his knightly duties and has been ordered back to night school to re-learn how to be a knight.
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Fractured Words
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Average
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10 |
90
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Mar 18 26
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pollucci19
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The Names of Apollo Part 2 - Lunar Modules
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Between 1969 and 1972, a total of nine Apollo Lunar Modules received names. Can you answer these general knowledge questions about their names, rather than the spacecraft?
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Apollo Missions
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Average
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10 |
49
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Mar 16 26
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Red_John
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The CAT family
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In an alternate timeline, cats rule the Earth. Here are twelve of them, pictured, including translations of their names. (Yeah, they have pretty strange name choices).
Match each name to the correct picture - and remember the title.
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Anagrams
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Average
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12 |
92
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Mar 12 26
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WesleyCrusher
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Rhyming "Animeals"
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These different creatures are having a bite to eat that rhymes with the type of animal they happen to be. Type the two words that complete the phrase that goes along with the picture.
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Rhymes
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Easy
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10 |
282
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Mar 05 26
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stephgm67
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