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Heroic Failures
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Success, says author Stephen Pile, is overrated. Below are examples of things which failed, misfired, or just didn't get the point of the exercise. The questions are taken from Pile's "The Book of Heroic Failures" and "The Return of Heroic Failures".
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10 Q
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jeffa
Sep 02 02
3891 plays
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Looney Tunes Title Puns and Gags
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Many Looney Tunes titles are puns or gags based on cultural references less familiar today than when the cartoons were made over 50 years ago. See if you get the reference; if not, I'll educate you. You don't need to have seen the cartoons to play.
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Difficult
10 Q
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PauFlP
Jul 22 09
1191 plays
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Hit with an Irony Bar
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Dictionary.com defines "ironic" as the use of words to convey a meaning that is the opposite of its literal meaning. Rain on your wedding day is unfortunate, not ironic. Name these things from history that are, in fact, ironic.
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Difficult
10 Q
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Correspondguy
Aug 24 09
1107 plays
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Nasty Predicaments and Life's Little Pickles
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Lipstick on the collar? Blood on the cuff? This quiz will help get you out of a few little pickles. Hey, you might even learn a thing or two!
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Difficult
10 Q
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Deelite
Nov 13 03
9954 plays
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This'll Test Your Questing Prowess
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It is sad times for the king and queen of Greater Vache. Someone has "petnapped" their Primrosian Rhomboid named Skeeter. Do you have what it takes to rescue their pet? Try to pick the most correct answer!
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Difficult
10 Q
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myrdinsasnak
May 03 05
2544 plays
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Smells Like Team Spirit - A Guild Tribute
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In the Quiz Makers Guild we value team spirit highly, a quality epitomised by the much-missed socalmiguel. In his honour we present ten fragrant examples of what can be achieved when you all pull together (and what can happen when you don't!)
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Difficult
10 Q
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Snowman
May 13 09
576 plays
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What a Hoot of a Quiz!
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This quiz is brought to you by the two juvenile boobook owls I found on the way home from work.
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Difficult
10 Q
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exit10
Mar 10 09
795 plays
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A Horse Quiz
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This is a joint quiz created by mutchisman and mnbates with completely useless information generally related vaguely to horses.
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Difficult
10 Q
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mnbates
Jan 22 07
660 plays
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Lawyers 'R' Us: Fiction's Finest Legal Eagles
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What's black, made of leather and looks good on a lawyer? A Doberman, of course. We've all heard the jokes, but how many of these fictional legal eagles can you identify?
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Difficult
10 Q
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darksplash
Mar 28 08
363 plays
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Pilots 'R' Us: Fiction's Finest Aviators
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Since time began, humankind has had a fascination with flight. Soaring like the birds has been a dream, no wonder it caught the attention of fiction authors.
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Difficult
10 Q
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darksplash
Apr 02 08
378 plays
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Isn't It (Not Really) Romantic?
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A just-for-fun and very slightly cynical look at the trappings of romance.
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Difficult
10 Q
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LilahDeDah
Aug 01 04
2106 plays
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Speed It Up
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We have always been fascinated by speed, both real and imaginary. How many of the following questions that relate to speed can you answer? Good luck!
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Difficult
10 Q
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RAgamer51
Feb 26 07
849 plays
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For the Love of Cats
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Some of us despise them, some are neutral, and the rest of us love them. Explore the reasons I love them and maybe you値l learn a little folklore too.
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Difficult
10 Q
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TAKROM
Jul 06 07
1272 plays
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Blackout
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*Plink* The lights go out and you're left in the dark. See if you can feel your way around ten blackout-themed questions in this, my 900th quiz.
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Difficult
10 Q
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kyleisalive
Oct 26 09
297 plays
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Golden Animals - Aureate Animalia
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The Quiz Makers' Guild invites you to test your knowledge of the animal kingdom's gilded members and presents for your enjoyment - a collection of golden animals from nature, art, literature, sport, geography and history.
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Difficult
10 Q
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Nannanut
Dec 02 04
903 plays
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The Revenge of the Llamas Quiz
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The Revenge of the Llamas group is both interesting and fun and we have devised a quiz to test your knowledge of people, places and llamas. Enjoy!
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Difficult
10 Q
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angryllama
Jan 19 08
351 plays
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Librarians Rock!
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So you think all librarians have their hair in buns, wear horn-rimmed glasses and live alone with their cats? Think again!
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Difficult
10 Q
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Apteryx65
Jul 17 09
285 plays
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A Very Loose Connection
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The Lost Connection proudly presents a rather eclectic collection of questions dealing with - connections.
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Difficult
10 Q
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Nannanut
Apr 05 09
711 plays
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The Skin Game
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Did you know that your skin is the largest organ of your body? Not surprising, then, that the English language is rife with sayings and expressions that incorporate the word 'skin'. Try your hand at these.
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Difficult
10 Q
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Cymruambyth
Jul 10 07
1203 plays
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All Things Grey
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There are many grey things in the world - see how much you know about subjects with a grey connection.
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Difficult
10 Q
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Mink
Apr 04 07
606 plays
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The Phoenix Takes Flight Across Fun Trivia Part 5
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Team Phoenix Rising invite you to join the mythical bird on another tour through the categories.
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Difficult
10 Q
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pollucci19
Jan 17 09
450 plays
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Here Comes the Sun
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I had a clever idea to make a quiz called "Everything Under the Sun" but alas, at least two people as clever as I had the same idea sooner! The questions are of many types, but they all involve either the word "sun" or the sun itself.
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Difficult
10 Q
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Dukasaur
Feb 26 07
612 plays
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The Frog Connection
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The questions in this quiz all relate to frogs. Hope you enjoy it!
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Difficult
10 Q
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demurechicky
Oct 31 08
492 plays
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Fun Facts of England
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Fun Facts of England. All these Fun Facts can be found on the FunTrivia Local Message Boards. Go find!
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Difficult
10 Q
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lilyalli
Feb 06 08
525 plays
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The Tongue
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Your tongue: You speak with it, taste with it, lick stamps and stick it out! Useless information on tongues.
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Difficult
10 Q
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rockydog
Apr 17 07
1893 plays
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Purr-sonalities
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This quiz is about famous cats, real and fictional, as well as general feline trivia.
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Difficult
10 Q
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MotherGoose
Oct 31 03
1347 plays
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Bathroom Reading Material
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I love to soak in a hot tub and read one of the many "Uncle John's Bathroom Reader" books. When I'm not on-line, this is how I fill my head with utterly useless trivia.
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Difficult
10 Q
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scansade
Aug 09 07
627 plays
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All That Glitters Is Not Guild
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Hi, I知 Guilda the Sparkle Fairy! My Quiz Maker friends are letting me be part of this quiz on Shiny Things if I promise to be quiet during the serious bits. But you値l know when I知 talking, there値l be a trail of Sparkle Dust - like this ***** - first!
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Difficult
10 Q
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ing
Oct 21 05
456 plays
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"Sleeping with the Fishes"
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After I met Virgil Sollozzo, I went to "school" and learned a lot about fishes. I hope that my quiz does not put you to sleep.
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Difficult
10 Q
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LUCA_BRASI
Jun 06 09
405 plays
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It's Just a Matter of Time
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This interesting topic was suggested by DakotaNorth. It is just a matter of time before you discover how time affects all of us.
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Difficult
10 Q
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funnytrivianna
Aug 02 09
417 plays
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