An eclectic mixture of questions that involves everything and the kitchen sink. All answers begin with the letter "T". Be sure to read the Interesting Info for some fascinating facts!
The starting word will change by one letter at a time until it ends in a completely new word. This quiz's starting word is 'TOOL' and we'll end with 'SHED'. Solve all the words in between!
Often hailed as Leo Tolstoy's greatest masterpiece, "Anna Karenina" has become one of the most recognized novels in Russian literature. (Quiz based on the translation by Pevear and Volokhonsky.)
Often hailed as Leo Tolstoy's greatest masterpiece, "Anna Karenina" has become one of the most recognized novels in Russian literature. (Quiz based on the translation by Pevear and Volokhonsky.)
Often hailed as Leo Tolstoy's greatest masterpiece, "Anna Karenina" has become one of the most recognized novels in Russian literature. (Quiz based on the translation by Pevear and Volokhonsky.)
Christian history is filled with examples of churches, counter-churches, sects and schisms. Sometimes the reformed denominations stick around and sometimes they just don't make it.
The starting word will change by one letter at a time until it ends in a completely new word. This quiz's starting word is 'COIN' and we'll end with 'BANK'. Solve all the words in between!
Are you any good at solving crossword puzzle clues? How about finding things in a scavenger hunt? NOW how about we combine the two into this unique anagram-style brain teaser!
I'll give you invented quotes that give you clues to help figure out which historical figure it was who said the words shortly before dying. Choose the correct answer based on the information in the invented quote.
Often scorned or outright ignored, video game writing and design have gained leaps and bounds throughout the years. Here's an introduction to the entertainment field.
"Welcome to the Playground" - Vi and Powder loot a rich Piltover apartment, but when the heist doesn't go to plan, they flee back to the Zaunite undercity.
"Resistance" -- Starbuck and Helo find a group of resistance fighters on Caprica while President Roslin escapes the clutches of Colonel Tigh. Commander Adama finally wakes.
The Swiss Reformation swept through the nation in the sixteenth century. It had its own unique process in which multiple reformers independent of Luther were able to spread their own teachings.
"I'm tired of Bronco Bamma and Mitt Romney," poor four-year-old Abigael Evans of Colorado cried due to the political advertisements in the 2012 U.S. presidential election. Recall (painfully) the other moments of the election that made us all want to cry.
Abraham Lincoln slaying evil vampires with his silver-laced axe? Nineteenth-century England awash with festering zombies? What other secrets do our forebears hold and has some sinister revisionism been taking place?
Polly the Pseudo-Polyglot has received paper dispatches from all her secret agents in the worlds of literature, film, television, and video games. The only problem: she's not terribly good at translating these fictional languages!
Sid Meier's "Alpha Centauri" for PC is one of the best turn-based strategy games ever made due to its innovativeness. Some really great complex scientific and philosophical ideas, two pillars of science fiction, are represented throughout the game.
Sometimes video games are made into movies, and the results are...well, you can be the judge of that. Try to identify these ten video games that should probably never make it onto the big screen.
"Scattered" - Tigh takes command of Galactica, Tyrol is forced to help retrieve medicine on Kobol, and Starbuck is forced to confront that Sharon is a Cylon.
First ascribed to the Greek poet Horace, the concept of "deus ex machina", or "god from the machine", can be seen in film and literature. A problem or dilemma is suddenly resolved without much explanation. Talk about taking the easy way out!