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The Mayerling Tragedy  
| The murder-suicide of Archduke Rudolf of Austria and his teenage mistress Mary Vetsera in January 1889 scandalized 19th century Europe and altered the course of its history. |
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Tough
20 qns |
492 plays |
Jun 21 04 |
jouen58
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The TAO of Mark Twain  
| Those familiar with Samuel Clemens should have no problem linking the topics and the opinions (TAO) of Mark Twain. |
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Tough
10 qns |
678 plays |
Sep 24 04 |
uglybird
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| 3 |
Isizwe - The People of South Africa  
| The people of South Africa have made the country a vibrant, dynamic country today affectionately known by many as "The Rainbow Nation". This quiz is an introduction to some of the interesting people who have contributed to the country as it is today. |
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Tough
10 qns |
255 plays |
Nov 12 07 |
dubi
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| 4 |
Who we lost in 2007  
| We lost several greats in 2007. This quiz deals with some of these famous people. |
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Average
10 qns |
2232 plays |
Jan 17 08 |
shanteyman
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Missing  
| People say it's a small world. Sometimes it has been too small for people to hide, but sometimes people have vanished without trace. What do you know of these famous 20th Century disappearances? |
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Average
10 qns |
2772 plays |
Jan 16 05 |
baldricksmum
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The Atlanta Child Murders  
| This quiz is about the Atlanta Child Murders. Although Wayne Williams was convicted, some doubt that he was the real killer. Did Wayne Williams really kill those children? What really happened the night he was arrested? To find the answers, please enter. |
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Difficult
25 qns |
1599 plays |
Sep 02 01 |
DakotaNorth
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Celebrating Their Lives - The Names Project  
| Begun in 1987, the AIDS quilt consists of over 44,000 individual panels, each acting to remember a person, or persons, who have died from AIDS. See how many of these famous people you recognize. |
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Tough
10 qns |
2310 plays |
Jan 19 03 |
woofi
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| 8 |
Stamp It Out I  
| All questions are about women who were commemorated on a U.S. postal stamp. |
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Very Difficult
10 qns |
351 plays |
Dec 22 06 |
poeticliesense
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| 9 |
Oddities of the Literary World  
| Reading about the lives of the most famous authors of history could very well be more interesting than reading the works they produced! Here are some examples of my findings... |
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Tough
10 qns |
2790 plays |
Jun 16 03 |
thejazzkickazz
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| 10 |
Sir Joseph Lister  
| Sir Joseph Lister is called the father of modern antisepsis. (April 5, 1827 - Feb. 10, 1912) |
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Tough
10 qns |
225 plays |
Oct 13 07 |
myrab51
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| 11 |
Wrong Calls, Euphemisms, and Plain Lies #1  
| Some clangers of historic proportions have been made over the years. See if you can identify who made these statements, fill in the missing word, or the context of these little beauties! |
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Tough
10 qns |
1539 plays |
Jan 14 07 |
mstanaway
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Strange Death of Nell Cropsey  
| Step back in time to the night of Nov. 20, 1901, and let's examine the most controversial case in North Carolina history--the strange death of beautiful sixteen-year old Nell Cropsey. |
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Very Difficult
15 qns |
1362 plays |
Sep 04 02 |
Charlie007
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| 13 |
So You Want to Be a Snowplow Driver  
| Was your favorite character in "Airport" Joe Petroni? Does driving over the same stretch of concrete over and over in a bouncing truck sound like a good time? If so, you may have what it takes to be an airport snowplow driver. |
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Tough
10 qns |
474 plays |
May 10 08 |
deputygary
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| 14 |
Life and Works of Sam Clemens  
| Sam Clemens is better known as Mark Twain. Some of the lesser known facts about his life are found in this quiz. |
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Tough
10 qns |
600 plays |
Feb 06 09 |
Elder1954
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| 15 |
Interesting 'A' People of Art  
| This quiz will cover some of the well-known and lesser-known figures of the art world. Simple guess the artist from the clues presented. Oh yes, all names will begin with 'A'...good luck! |
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Difficult
10 qns |
1020 plays |
Feb 09 04 |
thejazzkickazz
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Women and Poison  
| There is absolutely no proof that poison is a weapon exclusive to women, but poison and women are closely linked in popular lore. Here's a quiz on the guilty and the not-so guilty. |
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Difficult
10 qns |
1809 plays |
Jan 15 02 |
dobrov
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| 17 |
Quotes and Wisdom 
| Who said it? Some should be fairly easy, others not. |
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Difficult
25 qns |
3930 plays |
Apr 27 01 |
sprink1234
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| 18 |
Filicide: The Ultimate Crime  
| The crime of filicide refers to killing one's children. By not forgetting these horrible events, perhaps as a society we can come to a mass concensus on a way to prevent them. I hope this can be considered my contribution. |
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Tough
10 qns |
753 plays |
Aug 09 07 |
Leah457
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| 19 |
Courtesans and Prostitutes  
| If they entertain a king, they are called courtesans, but if they walk the street or advertise online they are prostitutes. What do you know about the oldest profession? |
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Tough
10 qns |
1434 plays |
Feb 22 09 |
Rehaberpro
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| 20 |
Kevin Mitnick, "The Hacker"  
| Before there were computer hackers, there were phone phreaks. Kevin Mitnick was one of these. Lots of his fellow "phone hackers" went on to great lives in the computer industry today, and barely remember their humble beginnings. |
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Difficult
10 qns |
246 plays |
Nov 30 06 |
Rome_Leader
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| 21 |
Paleontology's Public Intellectual  
| On May 20, 2002, Stephen Jay Gould passed away. Called 'paleontology's public intellectual' by Andrew Knoll of Harvard University, Gould was a prominent evolutionist, a prolific author, and a champion of science and reason. |
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Tough
15 qns |
414 plays |
May 27 02 |
crisw
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| 22 |
Notable and Famous Italian Immigrants  
| Italian immigrants have made many invaluable and varied contributions to American life and culture. This quiz is in honor of my maternal grandparents Nicholas and Mary Scarpa. Enjoy! |
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Difficult
25 qns |
534 plays |
Oct 11 03 |
jouen58
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| 23 |
Famous Nurses  
| Test your knowledge on these wonderful nurses. You may be surprised just who were nurses and what they contributed to the field. |
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Average
10 qns |
735 plays |
May 06 08 |
heavensarrow
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| 24 |
Kentish Heroes  
| Can you name these famous people who all have a connection with Kent, the Garden of England. |
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Average
10 qns |
309 plays |
Jun 29 08 |
ironhammer
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| 25 |
Immortality Thrust Upon Them  
| It's one thing to be named for a famous object or event ... but what if that thing is named for you? Here's a quiz about famous people who became famous despite themselves. |
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Average
10 qns |
1983 plays |
May 03 07 |
Oddball
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| 26 |
The Life of Samuel Clemens  
| This quiz is on the life of Samuel Clemens, the wonderful American writer whose pen name was Mark Twain. |
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Difficult
15 qns |
702 plays |
Apr 05 04 |
LindaC007
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| 27 |
All About Welding  
| What do you know about welding? Take my quiz if you think you may be interested in welding, or if already a welder, how much do you know? I hope you enjoy it! |
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Average
10 qns |
741 plays |
Feb 10 08 |
Rawhide13
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| 28 |
Famous Texans Speak  
| Howdy, I am a Famous Texan and I will introduce myself, then you tell me who I am. All of us are early Texans in this first quiz. Enjoy! It's all multiple choice! |
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Tough
15 qns |
525 plays |
Mar 15 08 |
rwminix
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| 29 |
Shackleton's "Endurance" Expedition  
| My quiz is about the incredible events surrounding the "Endurance" expedition, and how Sir Ernest Shackleton and his men triumphed over their ordeal by ice. |
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Tough
15 qns |
906 plays |
Feb 25 03 |
LindaC007
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| 30 |
Shelley & Mary & Byron & Claire  
| If poet Percy Bysshe Shelley and his wife Mary were alive today, their bios would sound like a "True Hollywood Story" episode on E! And so does this quiz about them and their inner circle. How much dirt can you dish? |
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Difficult
10 qns |
390 plays |
Dec 09 06 |
gretas
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