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1 trivia quiz  Words by Decade 1951- 1960 coolicon
This decade marked the beginning of the consumer boom in both the U.S.A. and Great Britain.In the background lurked the dangers of the Cold War. However, the new words kept on arriving in the dictionary.
Average 10Q
3417 plays
Nov 18 03
Philian
2 trivia quiz  Words by Decade 1961-1970 coolicon
Words that came into the language during "The Swinging Sixties" should be well known to us. Check them out in this multi-choice quiz.
Average 10Q
4494 plays
Nov 25 03
Philian
3 trivia quiz  Sayings in 1970 icon
A chemistry professor at my university claimed we were the generation "that says, 'Ya know' and doesn't." Of course, we were just misunderstood. Do you know the meanings and/or derivations of these idioms current in 1970?
Average 10Q
4053 plays
Dec 09 03
uglybird editor
4 trivia quiz  Words by Decade 1941-1950 icon
Some people regard the 1940s as the pivotal decade of the century. World War II and the prospect of nuclear explosions continued to keep the new vocabulary flowing.
Tough 10Q
1596 plays
Nov 16 03
Philian
5 trivia quiz  Words by Decade 1931-1940 icon
This is a decade that begins with the Depression and ends with the Second World War. Check out the only thing not in short supply and that is new words entering English and American English dictionaries.
Tough 10Q
1851 plays
Nov 07 03
Philian
6 trivia quiz  Words by Decade 1911-1920 icon
In this decade dominated by World War I new words or new meanings for old words continued to pour into the dictionary. Test your knowledge of the newcomers with this multi-choice quiz.
Difficult 10Q
705 plays
Jul 16 03
Philian
7 trivia quiz  Fun 80's Slang. icon
Do you remember these gnarly 80's slang words/phrases? Tubular!
Very Easy 20Q
4290 plays
Jun 17 02
joopie
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