This quiz is based in large part on information in David Halberstam's fine book, called simply "The Fifties".
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Mar 13 10
Category:
USA in the 20th Century
This quiz covers the 2010 season up to the All-Star break.
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Jul 14 10
Category:
MLB 2010s
This quiz is a memorial to an eclectic collection of folks who died in 2015.
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Feb 16 16
Category:
Died in the 2010s
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This quiz covers areas of the world in the news during the two-year period prior to August of 2001.
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Jun 08 19
Category:
2000s History
Here, in chronological order, are questions on the nicknames of ten English monarchs.
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Mar 28 17
Category:
King and Queen Mix
This quiz covers the 2015 regular MLB season. A separate quiz will cover the postseason.
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Nov 22 15
Category:
MLB 2010s
There was no lack of world hot spots in 2017. Let's take a look at ten of them.
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Mar 26 18
Category:
2010s History
Webster defines idyllic as "pleasing or picturesque in natural simplicity". This describes Idaho, a state which has the largest single piece of protected wilderness in the continental United States.
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Mar 10 11
Category:
Idaho
Here are questions on various episodes in season fourteen of "Law and Order", one of the best (and longest-lasting) TV dramas ever.
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Jun 30 24
Category:
Original 'Law and Order'
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You will be given ten words which express whole concepts, and as such cannot be easily translated into a single English word. You will be asked to match each word up with its language of origin.
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Apr 26 16
Category:
Languages
Match up the ten advertising slogans to the insurance companies using those slogans.
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Aug 14 20
Category:
U.S. Commercials
As always, the questions start easy and get harder as you go along.
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Jul 18 09
Category:
Mixed 15 Q. Tough
You will be asked to match up ten Minnesota towns with something each is known for.
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May 28 16
Category:
Minnesota
The 2015 baseball postseason was both eventful and suspenseful. This quiz seeks to explore the highlights.
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Apr 27 16
Category:
MLB 2010s
As always, the questions start easy and get harder as you go along. By request, my quizzes from here on will have a greater European orientation than past ones have had.
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Jun 17 09
Category:
Mixed 15 Q. Tough
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Ohio is a fascinating state, and I hope these questions will give you some idea why.
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Dec 19 11
Category:
Ohio
Some highlights from the wonderful world of baseball literature, with special emphasis on Roger Kahn's 'The Boys of Summer'.
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Mar 09 18
Category:
Baseball Literature
I am passionate about both sports and the law, so it made sense to combine these two fields in this quiz. I hope you enjoy it!
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Apr 14 23
Category:
U.S. Law
Match up the occupational field with a prize awarded for excellence in that field.
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May 11 16
Category:
Occupational Trivia
Match the rhetorical device with the appropriate example.
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Oct 25 19
Category:
Literary Terminology
Great photographs live forever. Here are ten of the greatest photographs of all time. Match them up with the photographers who took them.
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Nov 07 19
Category:
Photography
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Here are questions on the origins of some English words.
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Apr 30 24
Category:
Etymology
A variety of questions covering history, geography, literature, Latin, sports, and other subjects.
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Nov 13 09
Category:
Mixed 15 Q. Tough
Taverns have played a surprisingly central role in the history of the United States. Here are questions on 10 such taverns.
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Aug 23 08
Category:
Difficult U.S. History
All but one of the ten ex-players discussed in this quiz played in the 1950s and/or the 1960s. Three played primarily for the Boston Red Sox.
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Jan 09 16
Category:
MLB Players Deaths
15 questions in millionaire-style format.
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Oct 15 16
Category:
Mixed 15 Q. Difficult
I will give you the opera, and you will be asked to match the opera to the country in which it is set.
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Feb 25 17
Category:
Opera
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Here are a variety of questions about Kansas, beginning with the first Spanish explorer to set foot in the area, and ending with a reference to the state's most famous rock group.
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Aug 15 21
Category:
Kansas
Ten questions on problem areas in 2003.
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Apr 20 10
Category:
2000s History
Norman Mailer (1923-2007) became a bestselling author at age 25, and spent the rest of his life in the public eye. This quiz looks at some of the highlights (and a few lowlights) of his eventful life.
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Apr 07 10
Category:
People M-P
Here are my choices for some of the worst Oscar picks for Best Picture over the years. Ratings referred to in the interesting information sections are based on user opinions from the Internet Movie Database (www.imdb.com), as of February 9, 2002.
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Nov 02 06
Category:
Oscars - Losers
During the first three months of 2010 we lost politicians, writers, film industry figures and others. Test out your knowledge of the ten individuals covered in this quiz.
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Dec 18 11
Category:
Died in the 2010s
*Noteworthy firsts and lasts for British royalty over the years.
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Jul 04 14
Category:
UK Royals for Experts
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This quiz covers the U.S. Supreme Court during the first half of 2010. During this session the court issued major decisions on campaign finance, gun control, the civil commitment of sex offenders, cruel and unusual punishment, and Miranda warnings.
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Jan 12 25
Category:
Supreme Court
This quiz will ask about rivers along which state capitals of the Eastern half of the United States are located.
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Apr 03 09
Category:
State capitals
Here are 10 questions about 9 different presidents, from Thomas Jefferson to Calvin Coolidge.
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Jun 05 18
Category:
US Presidents for Experts
John Quincy Adams is one of the most versatile public servants in U.S. history, having served in either the executive or legislative branches under ten different Presidents! His diary provides us with considerable insight into early U.S. history.
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Jan 25 21
Category:
Adams, John Quincy
Nothing in sports is more exciting than game 7 of a best of 7 series. This quiz will ask about the "goats" in 15 of the World Series game 7's over the years.
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Sep 27 19
Category:
WS 7th Game
This quiz explores differing beliefs regarding communion, from the last supper Jesus had with his disciples, down through the ages until today.
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Sep 27 18
Category:
Theology
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Match the athlete with the track and field event in which he once held the world record.
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Jul 12 18
Category:
Athletic Championships
The first ticker-tape parade was an impromptu event which developed spontaneously during the dedication of the Statue of Liberty in 1886. They became quite prevalent during the 20th century, but have grown less popular since then.
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Jul 16 15
Category:
People by Birthday
Third parties have played an important, though often overlooked, role in U.S. politics. Here are some of the highlights down through the years, starting with the formation of the first third party in 1831 and continuing through the 2000 election.
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Jun 05 18
Category:
Campaigns & Elections
Here are descriptions of ten senators who have served with distinction in the United States Senate.
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Jun 12 11
Category:
U.S. Congress
Spanning the centuries from the 17th to the 20th, this quiz examines ten noteworthy trials.
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Apr 18 11
Category:
U.S. Criminal Law
The office of secretary of state has always been an important one in the U.S., and in the early days of the republic it was often a steppingstone to the presidency. Here are questions about ten of the people who have served as secretary of state.
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Sep 15 10
Category:
Other U.S. Politicians
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There are too many giants of 20th-century journalism to be covered in one quiz. So here is a second installment.
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Jun 23 15
Category:
Journalists and Broadcasters
Here are quotes from 20 of my favorite movies. I will give you the quote, and you choose the movie from the four choices given.
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Dec 23 15
Category:
Which Movie - Very Difficult
In this pivotal decade the American people showed that the Constitution could work as intended. There was a peaceful transition of Presidential power, a Constitutional glitch was corrected, and the judiciary successfully asserted its independence.
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May 01 24
Category:
USA in the 19th.Century
Match up the bandleader to his signature song.
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Mar 15 19
Category:
Standards - Great American Songbook
The last half of the 20th century saw changes in the governments in many countries of the world, achieved through mass demonstrations of the people as opposed to using military force. Here are questions about ten such nonviolent revolutions.
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Nov 18 06
Category:
19th, 20th & 21st Centuries