Think you know your literature? Test your prowess with these Literature GRE-inspired questions.
Average, 10 Qns, trident,
Jun 25 12
Category:
Mixed Literature
"Water" - Boomer discovers that she may have been part of a terrorist attack that targets the fleet's valuable water sources.
Average, 10 Qns, trident,
Jan 17 08
Category:
Battlestar Galactica- Season 1
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.)
Average, 15 Qns, trident,
Sep 27 11
Category:
Tolstoy, Leo
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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.
Average, 10 Qns, trident,
Feb 29 12
Category:
History of Christianity
Archaeology is generally a noble cause, but sometimes cultural treasures are ripped from their home nations, doomed to sit in foreign museum displays.
Average, 10 Qns, trident,
Feb 03 22
Category:
Archaeology
The philosophy of video games!? It's not as crazy as it might first seem. There's a philosophy for everything after all!
Average, 10 Qns, trident,
Jan 12 13
Category:
Video Games Mixture
Most children know about Bugs Bunny and Mickey Mouse, but there are also other cartoons from around the world that aren't from America!
Easier, 10 Qns, trident,
Apr 30 14
Category:
Assorted Cartoons for Kids
Welcome space travelers to our exoplanetary expedition. We'll visit ten unusual planets up close. Let's blast off!
Average, 10 Qns, trident,
Sep 01 16
Category:
Other Astronomical Bodies
"Kobol's Last Gleaming, Pt. 1" - Galactica discovers the long lost planet of Kobol and Roslin talks Starbuck into a secret mission.
Average, 10 Qns, trident,
Jan 17 08
Category:
Battlestar Galactica- Season 1
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"Six Degrees of Separation" - Gaius Baltar is accused of treason by his lusty counterpart, but is eventually freed of the charges.
Average, 10 Qns, trident,
Jan 17 08
Category:
Battlestar Galactica- Season 1
"You Can't Go Home Again" - Galactica's crew comb the red moon on which Starbuck had fallen while Helo faces his own troubles on Caprica.
Average, 10 Qns, trident,
Jan 18 08
Category:
Battlestar Galactica- Season 1
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!
Average, 10 Qns, trident,
Apr 19 15
Category:
Change a Letter
"Tigh Me Up, Tigh Me Down" - The wife of Colonel Tigh is miraculously discovered aboard another ship and brought to Battlestar Galactica.
Average, 10 Qns, trident,
Jan 17 08
Category:
Battlestar Galactica- Season 1
"Colonial Day" - Laura Roslin attempts to stave off Zarek's run for the vice presidency while the rest of the fleet celebrates Colonial Day.
Average, 10 Qns, trident,
Jan 17 08
Category:
Battlestar Galactica- Season 1
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!
Average, 10 Qns, trident,
May 21 20
Category:
Anagrams
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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.
Average, 10 Qns, trident,
Jan 10 18
Category:
Last Words & Epitaphs
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.
Average, 10 Qns, trident,
Nov 04 11
Category:
Video Game Developers
"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.
Average, 10 Qns, trident,
Jul 10 22
Category:
A
"Valley of Darkness" - Cylon centurions run rampant in Galactica's hallways and attempt to destroy the ship from within.
Average, 10 Qns, trident,
Jan 17 08
Category:
Battlestar Galactica- Season 2
Ever started a quiz or had an idea for a question, but weren't quite able to implement it? Looks like we're having leftovers for dinner...
Average, 10 Qns, trident,
Nov 06 07
Category:
Mixed 10 Qn Average A
"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.
Average, 10 Qns, trident,
Jan 21 08
Category:
Battlestar Galactica- Season 2
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The Swiss Reformation
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. Average, 10 Qns, trident,
Dec 09 22
Category:
Swiss
2012 U.S. Presidential Election
"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. Average, 10 Qns, trident,
Dec 09 22
Category:
Campaigns & Elections
Ever been skipped or lost a turn while playing a game? How absolutely frustrating! I promise it's all skipping in this quiz!
Average, 10 Qns, trident,
Sep 21 15
Category:
Games & Toys
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?
Average, 10 Qns, trident,
Aug 04 22
Category:
Specific Topic Mixes
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!
Average, 10 Qns, trident,
May 01 14
Category:
The Best Mixed Entertainment
"Pegasus" -- The fleet encounters a much needed miracle when the Battlestars Galactica and Pegasus find one another.
Average, 10 Qns, trident,
May 03 08
Category:
Battlestar Galactica- Season 2
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The strawberry is really much more complex and interesting than we give the little guy credit for. Find out why!
Average, 10 Qns, trident,
Feb 11 11
Category:
Fruit and Vegetables
One may be familiar with the term "Red China", but in Chinese culture the color has a much broader range of significance.
Average, 10 Qns, trident,
May 10 20
Category:
Asian Cultures
Think you know your literature? Test your prowess with these Literature GRE-inspired questions.
Average, 10 Qns, trident,
Feb 20 12
Category:
Mixed Literature
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.
Average, 10 Qns, trident,
May 19 20
Category:
Alpha Centauri
The sports world has been one of the most resistant arenas in terms of LGBT acceptance, but that is slowly changing.
Average, 10 Qns, trident,
Apr 14 14
Category:
Wide World of Sports
"Faith of the Fallen" by Terry Goodkind is a book worthy of reading. If you have, well then look no further for the quiz.
Average, 10 Qns, trident,
Nov 11 06
Category:
Goodkind, Terry
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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.
Average, 10 Qns, trident,
Jun 06 14
Category:
Video Games Mixture
"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.
Average, 10 Qns, trident,
Jan 17 08
Category:
Battlestar Galactica- Season 2
"Fragged" - Tigh's leadership is pressed by the civilian government. Those stranded on Kobol are rescued.
Average, 10 Qns, trident,
Jan 18 08
Category:
Battlestar Galactica- Season 2
The history of toilet paper "rolled" into one quiz.
Tough, 10 Qns, trident,
Jun 14 20
Category:
Toilets & Toilet Paper
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!
Average, 10 Qns, trident,
Nov 17 12
Category:
Grab Bag - Average 10
"Home, Pt. II" -- Adama's attempts to reunite the fleet start on Kobol where he meets Roslin, Starbuck, and his son, Lee.
Average, 10 Qns, trident,
Apr 21 08
Category:
Battlestar Galactica- Season 2
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"Home, Pt. 1" -- After the fleet is split, Adama struggles with his loss. Roslin looks for the Tomb of Athena on Kobol.
Average, 10 Qns, trident,
Feb 18 08
Category:
Battlestar Galactica- Season 2
Charlemagne and Hannibal led grand armies across the Alps in their times. The great Napoleon was determined to follow in their footsteps.
Average, 10 Qns, trident,
Mar 18 20
Category:
Napoleonic Wars
Here are some random questions in multiplayer for "Call of Duty: World at War" for Xbox 360. This is the fifth game in the series.
Tough, 15 Qns, trident,
Dec 14 08
Category:
Call of Duty: World at War
"Flight of the Phoenix" -- Tyrol takes on his own special project to boost morale amongst his deck crew and the rest of Galactica.
Average, 10 Qns, trident,
Apr 28 08
Category:
Battlestar Galactica- Season 2
You'd think that living day by day on a cozy woods resort would be a blessing. Well, not if you are running it! Try to run this hectic mess.
Average, 10 Qns, trident,
Feb 10 25
Category:
Thematic Story Time
Welcome to the Viddies, the annual awards ceremony for video games that do a wonderful job at being cinematic. Your hosts this evening are the famous critics, Q*bert and Roeper, who give these titles two gamer's (i.e. sprained) thumbs up!
Average, 10 Qns, trident,
Sep 16 13
Category:
Video Games Mixture
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The quiz is on the deaths of significant historical figures and the possibilities of what was going through their minds before their deaths. (These are not actual qoutes said by the person who died.)
Tough, 10 Qns, trident,
Dec 18 11
Category:
Last Words & Epitaphs
The muckrakers were American journalists who criticized the business and political practices of the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Come learn of them.
Tough, 10 Qns, trident,
Apr 23 07
Category:
Journalists
Tennis quizzes shouldn't be about the minute details of a tournament that nobody knows, but the outstanding efforts put forth by the players. This quiz hopes to draw attention to that. Men's and women's action included.
Average, 10 Qns, trident,
Jun 27 08
Category:
US Open
Remember those Chinese placemats with the animals? That is the Chinese Zodiac.
Average, 10 Qns, trident,
Feb 16 18
Category:
January & February
"Final Cut" -- Reporter D'Anna Biers gets the scoop of her lifetime: an unhindered piece about Galactica's men and women in uniform.
Average, 10 Qns, trident,
Apr 25 08
Category:
Battlestar Galactica- Season 2