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#480597 - Wed Jul 01 2009 10:10 AM Top 25 Rated Quizzes
Nightmare Multiloquent Registered: Wed Jun 06 2001 Posts: 4515 Loc: Texas USA	******** July 2009 ********** Top 25 Rated Quizzes 1. Larry Niven's "Ringworld" ////////////////////////////////// CellarDoor //////////////////////// Literature 2. Universal's "Dracula" Series /////////////////////////////// stuthehistoryguy //////////////// Movies 3. And the Band Played Waltzing Matilda /////////////////// stuthehistoryguy //////////////// Music 4. Scandalous Art //////////////////////////////////////////// Arlesienne //////////////////////// Humanities 5. Precious Ramotswe's Precious People /////////////////// CellarDoor ///////////////////////// Literature 6. Dead Parrots Across the Ages /////////////////////////// stuthehistoryguy ///////////////// Entertainment 7. Clubbing Around The World ////////////////////////////// Arlesienne ///////////////////////// World 8. Sisters //////////////////////////////////////////////////// Gamemaster1967 ///////////////// Literature 9. The Shop Around the Corner //////////////////////////// thejazzkickazz ///////////////////// Movies 10. Habitat for Humanity International ///////////////////// stuthehistoryguy ////////////////// World 11. The Circle Trilogy /////////////////////////////////////// Gamemaster1967 ////////////////// Literature 12. The War Prayer ///////////////////////////////////////// stuthehistoryguy /////////////////// Literature 13. Harry Turtledove - "Timeline 191" Characters ///////// Doug_from_NZ ////////////////////// Literature 14. "The Venture Brothers" - Who Said It? //////////////// stuthehistoryguy /////////////////// Television 15. "Star Trek" 2009, Part I //////////////////////////////// CellarDoor //////////////////////////// Movies 16. The Anasazi ///////////////////////////////////////////// tiffanyram //////////////////////////// History 17. All Together Dead /////////////////////////////////////// gamemaster1967 /////////////////// Literature 18. The World of Wodehouse /////////////////////////////// Quiz_Beagle ///////////////////////// Literature 19. Letter to Philemon ////////////////////////////////////// CellarDoor //////////////////////////// Religion 20. It's Season Six in Tree Hill- Pt. 2 ////////////////////// Gamemaster1967 /////////////////// Television 21. Akhenaten, the Heretic Pharaoh /////////////////////// CellarDoor //////////////////////////// People 22. The Film History of Akira Kurosawa //////////////////// thejazzkickazz /////////////////////// Celebrities 23. The World's Greatest Conductors ////////////////////// stedman ////////////////////////////// Music 24. I Know Why the Caged Bird Kills /////////////////////// stuthehistoryguy //////////////////// Television 25. The Bluest Eye ////////////////////////////////////////// Pagiedamon ////////////////////////// Literature Edited by gtho4 (Fri Jul 01 2016 08:05 AM) _________________________ Staff Editor ****** Your quiz score is not important. What you learned from the quiz is!
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#480598 - Wed Jul 01 2009 10:59 AM Re: Top 25 Rated Quizzes
delboy22 Prolific Registered: Tue Jun 19 2007 Posts: 1309 Loc: Dijon France via S Wales UK	And Stu has 7 of them ! Amazing achievement Stu! _________________________ Quiz author - Crossword author - Proud leader of 'Torrential Reign' - Terry Fords biggest fan - and part-time nice bloke
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#480599 - Wed Jul 01 2009 11:03 AM Re: Top 25 Rated Quizzes
dg_dave Champion Poster Registered: Sun Oct 05 2003 Posts: 24575 Loc: near Stafford, Virginia USA	Quote: And Stu has 7 of them ! Amazing achievement Stu! Great job Stu. Why doesn't Nightmare have one there? His quizzes are always great. _________________________ The way to get things done is NOT to mind who gets the credit for doing them. --Benjamin Jowett No one can make you feel inferior without your consent. --Eleanor Roosevelt The day we lose our will to fight is the day we lose our freedom.
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#480600 - Wed Jul 01 2009 11:14 AM Re: Top 25 Rated Quizzes
doublemm Enthusiast Registered: Thu Apr 16 2009 Posts: 203 Loc: Lancashire England UK	Wow very impressive Stu. Also great job to Cellardoor with 5. Would any of you super authors be willing to reveal your excellent and good percentages? _________________________ It's nice to be important, but it's more important to be nice.
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#480601 - Wed Jul 01 2009 04:03 PM Re: Top 25 Rated Quizzes
stuthehistoryguy Prolific Registered: Fri Aug 20 2004 Posts: 1302 Loc: Omaha Nebraska USA	Quote: Wow very impressive Stu. Also great job to Cellardoor with 5. Would any of you super authors be willing to reveal your excellent and good percentages? I don't think we get those kinds of statistics. This isn't too far off, though. _________________________ Peace, Stu Editor, Sports
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#480602 - Wed Jul 01 2009 05:27 PM Re: Top 25 Rated Quizzes
Quiz_Beagle Mainstay Registered: Thu Jan 04 2007 Posts: 957 Loc: Gloucestershire UK	Coo - Happy Beagle Dance! Thanks, Nightmare! _________________________ Only Happy Beagles do the Happy Beagle Dance!
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#480603 - Wed Jul 01 2009 09:09 PM Re: Top 25 Rated Quizzes
cabinite Learning the ropes... Registered: Wed Jul 01 2009 Posts: 1	Congrats to all of the top 25, and especially Arlesienne who seems to have a permanent spot in the Top 10.
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#480604 - Wed Jul 01 2009 11:35 PM Re: Top 25 Rated Quizzes
doublemm Enthusiast Registered: Thu Apr 16 2009 Posts: 203 Loc: Lancashire England UK	"I don't think we get those kinds of statistics. This isn't too far off, though." In the "My Quizzes" section on "Me" it gives you your percentages for all quizzes you've made. Unless this changes when quizzes become archived? _________________________ It's nice to be important, but it's more important to be nice.
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#480605 - Thu Jul 02 2009 04:42 PM Re: Top 25 Rated Quizzes
stuthehistoryguy Prolific Registered: Fri Aug 20 2004 Posts: 1302 Loc: Omaha Nebraska USA	Quote: "I don't think we get those kinds of statistics. This isn't too far off, though." In the "My Quizzes" section on "Me" it gives you your percentages for all quizzes you've made. Unless this changes when quizzes become archived? Oh, you're talking about for individual quizzes! Gotcha. For Dracula: Ratings: 39 Good & Excellents: 38 (97%) Exc: 20 (51%), Good: 18 (46%) _________________________ Peace, Stu Editor, Sports
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#480606 - Fri Jul 03 2009 04:00 AM Re: Top 25 Rated Quizzes
doublemm Enthusiast Registered: Thu Apr 16 2009 Posts: 203 Loc: Lancashire England UK	Ha! Fantastic. I bet that 39th person feels a fool (Note to self - play a few of these top 25ers). _________________________ It's nice to be important, but it's more important to be nice.
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#480607 - Fri Jul 03 2009 04:16 AM Re: Top 25 Rated Quizzes
WesleyCrusher Administrator Registered: Thu Sep 04 2008 Posts: 7583 Loc: Germany	What strikes me is that all of these 25 quizzes have highly specialized topics. Naively, I would have thought that quizzes with a broader audience fare better than those that require intimate knowledge of a very narrow field, but these authors prove otherwise. (Of course that means I could play a whole 2 of these without making it a pure guessing game or a "google and paste" orgy...) _________________________ FunTrivia Editor (Hobbies and Sci/Tech) and Administrator Guardian of the Tower
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#480608 - Fri Jul 03 2009 04:18 AM Re: Top 25 Rated Quizzes
Leau Forum Champion Registered: Sun Jun 16 2002 Posts: 5337 Loc: Nijmegen/Brisbane	Quizzes that are about specialised topics generally take longer to get a ranking, as they don't get as many plays as the quizzes on more popular topics. But once they get that rating... _________________________ The cost of living has not affected its popularity - Loesje
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#480609 - Fri Jul 03 2009 05:10 AM Re: Top 25 Rated Quizzes
srini701 Star Poster Registered: Wed Jan 04 2006 Posts: 11527 Loc: Hyderabad, India	Wow! fantastic! You guys really are the best:) Noticed that there are 9 Literature quizzes in the top 25! Maybe you guys should go write some books too _________________________ "This too shall pass"
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#480610 - Fri Jul 03 2009 06:54 AM Re: Top 25 Rated Quizzes
Rowena8482 Prolific Registered: Mon Mar 12 2007 Posts: 1408 Loc: Hartlepool Durham England UK	Quote: What strikes me is that all of these 25 quizzes have highly specialized topics. Naively, I would have thought that quizzes with a broader audience fare better than those that require intimate knowledge of a very narrow field, but these authors prove otherwise. (Of course that means I could play a whole 2 of these without making it a pure guessing game or a "google and paste" orgy...) I often find that a really well written quiz (like the ones I've played from this list) are worded so that it becomes an "educated guess" and I get more than I thought I would have at first glance. Or the wrong options are so good I don't mind The wrong answer options are just as important as the right answer when it comes to getting it "just so" with a question. _________________________ It is better to open your eyes and say you do not understand, than to close your eyes and say you do not believe.
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#480611 - Fri Jul 03 2009 07:39 AM Re: Top 25 Rated Quizzes
stuthehistoryguy Prolific Registered: Fri Aug 20 2004 Posts: 1302 Loc: Omaha Nebraska USA	Quote: Quizzes that are about specialised topics generally take longer to get a ranking, as they don't get as many plays as the quizzes on more popular topics. But once they get that rating... Very true--and more specialized quizzes are, by and large, only taken by people with a real love for the subject. What has historically been my highest-rated quiz has been taken almost exclusively by, I imagine, the patriotic Australians for whom I wrote it--it got most of its plays on ANZAC Day two years ago. Their ties to the subject matter is probably as responsible for its rating as anything else. _________________________ Peace, Stu Editor, Sports
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#480612 - Sun Jul 05 2009 10:18 PM Re: Top 25 Rated Quizzes
delboy22 Prolific Registered: Tue Jun 19 2007 Posts: 1309 Loc: Dijon France via S Wales UK	I would certainly agree that the more specialised quizzes are generally played by members with a good knowledge of the subject and/or a love of the subject, and a desire to learn more. Given that scenario, it's to be expected that they will be highly rated. My own top rated quiz, is indeed a very specialised topic, and I personally do not feel that it's my 'best' quiz - which only goes to prove that ratings are highly subjective. _________________________ Quiz author - Crossword author - Proud leader of 'Torrential Reign' - Terry Fords biggest fan - and part-time nice bloke
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#480613 - Mon Jul 06 2009 08:48 AM Re: Top 25 Rated Quizzes
romeomikegolf Multiloquent Registered: Wed Apr 07 2004 Posts: 4875 Loc: Rothwell Northants England UK	The list has changed slightly. My Inspector Morse quiz has re-entered the top 25 at position 23 after today's rankings. For the last few weeks it's been sitting at 26. It's rated as average difficulty and hasn't been played since June 21st. I wouldn't call it a specialised quiz as the show has been seen in many countries. Edited by romeomikegolf (Mon Jul 06 2009 09:03 AM) _________________________ Reality is an illusion brought about by lack of alcohol Would the last person to leave the planet please turn off the lights.
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#480614 - Mon Jul 06 2009 10:43 AM Re: Top 25 Rated Quizzes
Nightmare Multiloquent Registered: Wed Jun 06 2001 Posts: 4515 Loc: Texas USA	Quote: which only goes to prove that ratings are highly subjective. Unless you know all the in's and out's of the site, it doesn't prove anything. The only thing subjective are opinions. _________________________ Staff Editor ****** Your quiz score is not important. What you learned from the quiz is!
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#480615 - Mon Jul 06 2009 09:23 PM Re: Top 25 Rated Quizzes
dg_dave Champion Poster Registered: Sun Oct 05 2003 Posts: 24575 Loc: near Stafford, Virginia USA	Quote: The only thing that is subjective are opinions. Well said Nightmare. We as quiz takers (or makers) should realize that we don't get to choose how people rate a quiz. _________________________ The way to get things done is NOT to mind who gets the credit for doing them. --Benjamin Jowett No one can make you feel inferior without your consent. --Eleanor Roosevelt The day we lose our will to fight is the day we lose our freedom.
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#480616 - Mon Aug 31 2009 06:57 PM Re: Top 25 Rated Quizzes
Nightmare Multiloquent Registered: Wed Jun 06 2001 Posts: 4515 Loc: Texas USA	******* September 2009 ***** Top 25 Rated Quizzes 1. "Dollhouse": "The Target" .............................. CellarDoor .............................................. Television 2. Universal's "Dracula" Series ............................. stuthehistoryguy .................................... Movies 3. Scandalous Art ............................................ Arlesienne .............................................. Humanities 4. And the Band Played Waltzing Matilda .............. stuthehistoryguy .................................... Music 5. Dead Parrots Across the Ages ........................ stuthehistoryguy .................................... Entertainment 6. Sisters ....................................................... Gamemaster1967 .....................................Literature 7. Harry Turtledove - "Timeline 191" Characters .... Doug_from_NZ .......................................... Literature 8. Mundy ....................................................... EmmaF2008 ............................................ Music 9. "12 Angry Men" (1957) .................................. jmorrow .................................................. Movies 10. Starring Albert Collins .................................. deputygary ..............................................Music 11. I Know Why the Caged Bird Kills .................... stuthehistoryguy ..................................... Television 12. Quirky Quantum and Nuclear Physics .............. jonnowales ............................................. Sci/Tech 13. The Shop Around the Corner ......................... thejazzkickazz ........................................ Movies 14. "The Venture Brothers" - Who Said It? ............ stuthehistoryguy ..................................... Television 15. Literary Allusions in Literary Titles .................. FatherSteve ........................................... Literature 16. It Wasn't Me! ............................................. LadyCaitriona ........................................ General 17. The Circle Trilogy ........................................ Gamemaster1967 ................................... Literature 18. Letter to Philemon ....................................... CellarDoor .............................................. Religion 19. Precious Ramotswe's Precious People ............... CellarDoor ............................................. Literature 20. Take a Gander at The Gambia ........................ jonnowales ........................................... Geography 21. Akhenaten, the Heretic Pharaoh ..................... CellarDoor ............................................. People 22. Cosmic Microwave Background Radiation .......... CellarDoor ............................................. Sci/Tech 23. The Bluest Eye ............................................ Pagiedamon .......................................... Literature 24. Jazz Styles ................................................. stuthehistoryguy .................................... Music 25. Habitat for Humanity International ................... stuthehistoryguy ................................... World stuthehistoryguy - 7 CellarDoor - 5 Gamemaster1967 - 2 jonnowales - 2 Arlesienne - 1 deputygary - 1 Doug_from_NZ - 1 EmmaF2008 - 1 FatherSteve - 1 jmorrow - 1 LadyCaitriona - 1 Pagiedamon - 1 thejazzkickazz - 1** Edited by Nightmare (Mon Aug 31 2009 07:04 PM) _________________________ Staff Editor ****** Your quiz score is not important. What you learned from the quiz is!
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#480617 - Mon Aug 31 2009 07:46 PM Re: Top 25 Rated Quizzes
jonnowales Prolific Registered: Mon Oct 30 2006 Posts: 1529 Loc: Swansea Wales UK	Good to see some sci/tech quizzes in the top 25
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#480618 - Tue Sep 01 2009 09:21 PM Re: Top 25 Rated Quizzes
ing Prolific Registered: Wed Mar 30 2005 Posts: 1636 Loc: Canberra ACT Australia	Quote: Good to see some sci/tech quizzes in the top 25 He said modestly! Well done all - and thanks to NM for the list.
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#480619 - Wed Sep 09 2009 09:10 AM Re: Top 25 Rated Quizzes
salami_swami Forum Champion Registered: Thu Nov 01 2007 Posts: 8760 Loc: Colorado USA	lol. I would like to see AnneBonney's The Red Green Show quiz make it that far up! She is usually in the top 50 with that one. ;-) Good quiz. RomeoMikeGolf, I would most definitely call that a specialized topic. It could be broadcast all over the world, but only people who watch the show will play it, right? I have never even heard of it, so even if it is shown here, I wouldn't know any answers. :-) _________________________ "The only water in the forest is the River." Editor: Video Games, Entertainment
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#480620 - Mon Nov 02 2009 05:28 AM Re: Top 25 Rated Quizzes
Nightmare Multiloquent Registered: Wed Jun 06 2001 Posts: 4515 Loc: Texas USA	*** November 2009 * Top 25 Rated Quizzes 1. August Saints ..........................................CellarDoor ........................... Religion 2. 'Stargate: SG-1' Season 6 ..............................baban .............................. Television 3. Scandalous Art .........................................Arlesienne ......................... Humanities 4. And the Band Played Waltzing Matilda ..........stuthehistoryguy ...................... Music 5. Sisters ................................................Gamemaster1967 ..................... Literature 6. Mundy ..................................................... EmmaF2008** ........................... Music 7. Dead Parrots Across the Ages ....................stuthehistoryguy ................. Entertainment 8. Harry Turtledove - "Timeline 191" Characters ...Doug_from_NZ ..................... Literature 9. 9. The Shop Around the Corner .........................thejazzkickazz ................... Movies 10. "I Love Lucy" - "The Passports" ........................Polaris101 .......................Television 11. 10. It Wasn't Me! ...........................................LadyCaitriona .................... General 12. Literary Allusions in Literary Titles ..................FatherSteve ....................... Literature 13. "Dragons in our Midst" by Bryan Davis ..............purelyqing ......................... Literature 14. "12 Angry Men" (1957) ...................................jmorrow .............................Movies 15. The Circle Trilogy ...................................Gamemaster1967 .................... Literature 16. Pt. 27- Redone - Retold - Revealed - Reborn ..Gamemaster1967 ................. Television 17. Universal's "Dracula" Series .........................stuthehistoryguy .................... Movies 18. Habitat for Humanity International ................stuthehistoryguy .................... World 19. A Tale of Two Congos .....................................PDAZ ............................... History 20. Akhenaten, the Heretic Pharaoh .......................CellarDoor ..........................People 21. Starring Albert Collins ...................................deputygary ...........................Music 22. Rock and Roll Hall of Fame: Muddy Waters ...........ralzzz ............................... Music 23. Vampires of the Enlightenment ....................stuthehistoryguy .....................History 24. I Know Why the Caged Bird Kills ...................stuthehistoryguy .................. Television 25. The Anasazi ................................................tiffanyram ...........................History Edited by Nightmare (Mon Nov 02 2009 09:52 AM) _________________________ Staff Editor ****** Your quiz score is not important. What you learned from the quiz is!
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#480621 - Thu Dec 31 2009 01:55 PM Re: Top 25 Rated Quizzes
Nightmare Multiloquent Registered: Wed Jun 06 2001 Posts: 4515 Loc: Texas USA	**** January 2010 ** Top 25 Rated Quizzes 1. August Saints ............................................... CellarDoor .................................... Religion 2. Mundy ......................................................... EmmaF2008 ................................. Geography 3. Released Rebuilt Relinquished Reunited - Pt. 28 .... gamemaster1967 ......................... Television 4. And the Band Played Waltzing Matilda ................ Stuthehistoryguy .......................... Music 5. Scandalous Art .............................................. Arlesienne .....................................Humanities 6. The Shop Around the Corner ............................ thejazzkickazz .............................. Movies 7. Sisters ..........................................................Gamemaster1967 .......................... Literature 8. 'Stargate: SG-1' Season 6 ................................ baban .......................................... Television 9. "I Love Lucy" - "The Passports" ......................... Polaris101 .................................... Television 10. Dead Parrots Across the Ages ......................... stuthehistoryguy ........................... Entertainment 11. A Tale of Two Congos .................................... PDAZ ............................................ History 12. I Know Why the Caged Bird Kills ....................... stuthehistoryguy ........................... Television 13. Harry Turtledove - "Timeline 191" Characters...... Doug_from_NZ ............................... Literature 14. It Wasn't Me! ............................................... LadyCaitriona ................................ General 15. The Circle Trilogy .......................................... Gamemaster1967 ........................... Literature 16. Habitat for Humanity International .................... stuthehistoryguy ............................ World 17. Akhenaten, the Heretic Pharaoh ....................... CellarDoor ...................................... People 18. Streets of Fire ............................................... Elder1954 ...................................... Movies 19. Starring Albert Collins ...................................... deputygary .................................... Music 20. The Challenges on 'Takeshi's Castle' ................... papasmurf13 ................................. Television 21. Ian McEwan's "Saturday" ................................. Snowman ....................................... Literature 22. Pt.26-'Buried' Secrets, Magicks, Bullies & Desires .. GameMaster1967 ........................... Television 23. The Bluest Eye .............................................. Pagiedamon .................................... Literature 24. Jazz Styles ................................................... stuthehistoryguy ............................. Music 25. Georgette Heyer - "The Grand Sophy" ................ Pagiedamon** .................................... Literature Edited by Nightmare (Thu Dec 31 2009 02:24 PM) _________________________ Staff Editor ****** Your quiz score is not important. What you learned from the quiz is!
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