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Tasty Men  
| After my quiz on "Tasty Women", now its male counterpart. As a history loving FT quiz architect I've read a lot of cookery books in order to gather these questions. Have fun! |
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Average
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10Q |
1401 plays |
Sep 07 04 |
JanIQ
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No, Not THAT One, The Other One?  
| Though all the people in this quiz have achievements of their own, they are often overshadowed by their more famous namesakes. As I have chosen the less well-known holders of each name some of the questions might be a little obscure. |
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Difficult
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10Q |
351 plays |
May 18 08 |
ErnestS
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People with Fishy Names  
| There's something fishy about this quiz! It is about people who share their names with aquatic denizens. |
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Tough
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10Q |
693 plays |
Apr 03 07 |
FatherSteve
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Wayne's Wonderful World  
| This quiz is dedicated to my loveable larrikin nephew Wayne. The questions are related to people who have their first or last name as Wayne! Good luck! |
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Average
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10Q |
555 plays |
Aug 12 07 |
soozy_woozy
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What's in a Name? Keeping up with the Joneses 
| A well known phrase, but do we really want to keep up with 'em? |
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Difficult
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10Q |
1110 plays |
Apr 28 07 |
operator42
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Tasty People 
| All these people have given their names to a recipe or a brand in the food and drink sector. Most of them did artistic work, some are best known through ancient literature. Have fun! |
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Tough
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10Q |
726 plays |
Nov 02 04 |
JanIQ
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Famous Gordons 
| My dad, Gordon, would have been 95 this year. I've written two other quizzes about people named Gordon and wondered how many other famous 'Gordies' might be out there, either in first, middle or last names, in fact or fiction. |
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Tough
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10Q |
333 plays |
Apr 04 08 |
woboogie
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What's In a Name? Part 1. Stephen Who? 
| We must all know at least one Stephen, but what do you know about these? |
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Difficult
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10Q |
477 plays |
Apr 20 07 |
operator42
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Not So Plain Janes 
| Can you identify these famous people with the first name "Jane"? |
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Difficult
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10Q |
450 plays |
Aug 12 07 |
neelie_447
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City Folk 
| A quiz about people whose names are also cities. Good luck. |
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Easy
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10Q |
3648 plays |
Jan 07 02 |
Ikabud
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"Win" some People 
| I've given you questions about 'con'men, 'law'men and 'pen' names, now here are some 'win'some people. They all have first or last names starting with 'Win'. Oprah Winfrey and Debra Winger would fit the bill, but they are not featured in this quiz. |
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Tough
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10Q |
954 plays |
Aug 18 02 |
minch
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What's in a Name? Part 2. Michael Who? 
| So, what do you know about these Michaels? |
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Tough
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10Q |
867 plays |
Apr 26 07 |
operator42
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Pen Names
| Do you know these 'pen' names? Each of these people has a first or last name that starts with 'Pen'. |
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Tough
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10Q |
783 plays |
Aug 24 01 |
minch
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'Colorful' People 
| Colorful people, with colorful names, with colorful lives. |
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Average
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10Q |
1080 plays |
Nov 06 01 |
Ikabud
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People - By The Letters 
| The unusual thing about this quiz is that the key word in each question is only one letter different from the key word in the following question. |
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Tough
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10Q |
717 plays |
Jun 14 01 |
robert362
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People With Animal Names
| All of the answers in this quiz involve people who are better known by animal names or have a famous animal nickname. |
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Average
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10Q |
1170 plays |
Apr 23 02 |
JellyTrollMorton
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The Name's "Humphrey" 
| This quiz is for my bulldog, Humphrey. It's about famous people with either the first or last name of Humphrey. (Humphrey is not a common name, so there weren't many to pick from). |
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Tough
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10Q |
288 plays |
Dec 29 04 |
bullymom
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Ravishing Rachels 
| Rachel, a Hebrew name meaning 'lamb', happends to be the name of quite a few famous women. See if you can identify these. |
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Difficult
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10Q |
228 plays |
Mar 28 08 |
neelie_447
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"Great" Ones In History 
| This quiz is dedicated to a few of the "Greats" in history from around the world...can you identify them from the clues given? |
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Average
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10Q |
570 plays |
Mar 13 06 |
shechamellion
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Artful People
| All these questions are about people whose first or last name starts with 'Art'. Good luck! |
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Average
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10Q |
936 plays |
Nov 02 01 |
minch
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Famous People with 'Bird' Names 
| The quiz is about famous people who had bird names. The questions range from easy to difficult. |
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Average
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10Q |
987 plays |
Feb 11 03 |
Kuu
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Literature and History People 
| A variety of people with alliterative names. |
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Tough
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10Q |
474 plays |
Nov 17 01 |
robert362
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Con Men 
| How many of these 'con' men do you know? They each have a name (not necessarily their last name), that starts with 'Con'. Good luck. |
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Tough
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10Q |
735 plays |
Aug 21 01 |
minch
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Unusual Names 
| Here are some unusual names which (with one exception) are the names of real people. |
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Difficult
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10Q |
588 plays |
Jun 06 01 |
robert362
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Pet Names
| All these questions are about people, real or fictional, whose first or last name starts with 'pet'. good luck. |
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Tough
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10Q |
858 plays |
Aug 31 01 |
minch
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People With Similar Names 
| The person in one question has the same letters in his or her name as the person in the next question - with no more than one letter changed. |
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Difficult
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10Q |
489 plays |
Jul 28 01 |
robert362
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Rhyming Names 
| No comment necessary: just identify the people. |
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Average
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10Q |
927 plays |
Aug 16 01 |
robert362
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North, South, East, West 
| Interesting 'directional' names. |
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Tough
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10Q |
495 plays |
Feb 04 02 |
robert362
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Names That Suggest Royalty 
| These people are not really royalty - but they sound as if they are. |
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Tough
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10Q |
567 plays |
Jul 01 01 |
robert362
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Colorful People 
| The colors are in the names. |
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Tough
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10Q |
672 plays |
Jun 04 01 |
robert362
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