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Oxford Dictionary of National Biography
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The Oxford Dictionary of National Biography celebrated its first birthday in September 2005 with a weekend of free online access to its amazing archives. I decided to celebrate the weekend with this quiz, based entirely on information from the ODNB
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Difficult
10 Q
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rosc
Sep 26 05
315 plays
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Tenuous Links
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This quiz is about common factors amongst certain people . See if you can figure out what the link is between these people (it could be a concrete or tenuous bond.)
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Tough
5 Q
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nerthus
Apr 11 01
612 plays
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What (Who) are the Odds?
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Your challenge is this: identify the individual in each group who possesses a distinction not shared by the others. Warning: I deliberately tried to make this one hard.
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Very Difficult
5 Q
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ragiel
Sep 23 03
1695 plays
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Still More Dramatic Lives of Creative People
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This is another one of several quizzes that I've made which deal with the dramatic lives of some famous people. It should be rather difficult, but informative and interesting, too.
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Difficult
10 Q
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robert362
Apr 27 04
363 plays
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People of Principle
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People who have stood up for their rights in modern times.
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Tough
10 Q
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robert362
Jul 28 02
798 plays
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Great Minds
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A look at some talented and brilliant people.
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Tough
10 Q
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robert362
Aug 14 02
951 plays
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Don't forget us!
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There have been so many important people all over the world. People who must not be forgotten. Do you remember these persons?
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Tough
10 Q
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IK-MDK
Nov 04 04
552 plays
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Real and Fictional People
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Just a little quiz on real and fictional People. Pretty tough!
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Difficult
10 Q
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clanbrooha
Aug 22 00
1275 plays
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A Date with the Dewey Decimal System
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Melvil Dewey invented the Dewey Decimal System for library classification. Here are some examples of his system. See if you can figure out which author matches the classification mentioned in each question.
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Difficult
10 Q
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Deunan
Jun 02 10
225 plays
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People Who Push The Envelope
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This quiz is about people who have 'pushed the envelope'. In some cases it took courage to do so. In other instances it was simply affectation or non-conformity.
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Tough
10 Q
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robert362
Nov 15 00
714 plays
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Assortment of People and Places
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These questions deal mostly with history (and geography).
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Difficult
10 Q
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robert362
Jan 08 01
663 plays
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Fast and Fun 5Q
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Welcome to Den's Fast and Fun Quiz, a short, fun, and very educating quiz all in one. Here,you'll find questions in music, literature, history, math, science, random trivia, and anything else I can think of. Have Fun!
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Very Difficult
5 Q
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dendog
Apr 05 00
1347 plays
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