The Quiz Makers Guild monthly birthstones series reaches October; according to the American Gem Society, the opal.
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Oct 29 09
Category:
Guilding the Stone
Even though he made his first film at the age of just 25, Orson Welles had already made quite a name for himself before the movies.
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Apr 14 10
Category:
Celebrities T-Z
2010 has seen the passing of many fascinating and significant contributors to the world's history, culture and knowledge. In Part II we look at those we lost in March, April and May.
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Dec 18 11
Category:
Died in the 2010s
To mark my 100th quiz, I present to you a celebration of great British athletes whose triumphs have, in some way, been connected to the number 100 (and upwards).
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Jun 10 12
Category:
UK
What time is it? Attempts to find out have taken us from the ancient use of sundials to the modern atomic clock. Let's go on a journey through time.
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May 10 10
Category:
General Technology
2010 saw the passing of many fascinating and significant contributors to the world's history, culture and knowledge. In the final part we look at those we lost from October to December.
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Dec 18 11
Category:
Died in the 2010s
UK MPs can claim for expenses incurred whilst performing their duties. In 2009 some of these claims were published, ranging from the laughably cheap through the absurdly expensive to the utterly bizarre - but none of them broke rules, or so they claim!
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Jul 09 09
Category:
U.K. Government
The 23 Enigma claims that the number 23 permeates every facet of our lives. So let's take a trip around Quizzyland to see where we can trace its influence.
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Nov 17 22
Category:
11-50
Each of the following ten movie titles contains the name of a station on the London Underground. From the clues given can you work out which ones?
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Feb 04 11
Category:
Common Titles
Long-cherished as a man "so giftedly bad that he backed unwittingly into genius", William McGonagall was so much more than just the world's worst poet.
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Sep 04 08
Category:
Poets
"Wit lies in recognizing the resemblance among things which differ and the difference between things which are alike." So said Madame de Stael. Several notable people through history have attempted to prove her right. Here are ten of them.
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May 12 10
Category:
Famous Quotes for Experts
Hotels of the worlds of music, games, literature and reality
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Jul 10 17
Category:
Thematic Places
2010 has seen the passing of many fascinating and significant contributors to the world's history, culture and knowledge. In Part III we look at those we lost from June to September.
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Dec 18 11
Category:
Died in the 2010s
Possibly the coolest actor in Hollywood history, Robert Mitchum had an unconventional career but left behind a impressive body of work. How much do you know about the man and his films?
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May 30 09
Category:
Mitchum, Robert
A brief mixture of questions about words that sound like letters (at least in my accent they do).
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Aug 25 17
Category:
Thematic Alphabet Fun
"Language most shows a man. Speak that I may see thee"; so said Ben Jonson. Anthropologist Kate Fox, in her excellent book "Watching the English", believes that an Englishman's choice of words clearly defines the class of the speaker. So can you do posh?
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Jul 02 21
Category:
Language Use
In the Quiz Makers Guild we value team spirit highly, a quality epitomised by the much-missed socalmiguel. In his honour we present ten fragrant examples of what can be achieved when you all pull together (and what can happen when you don't!)
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Aug 26 17
Category:
Thematic Abstract Ideas
The Mr. Men are a series of books created by Roger Hargreaves. From the clues given, can you work out which ten Mr Men I am talking about?
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Sep 11 20
Recommended for grades: 1,2,3
Category:
Hargreaves, Roger (Mr Men)
A fair number of famous faces made appearances in the 2011 film, "My Week with Marilyn", both as actors and characters. But who played who?
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May 01 12
Category:
Mp - Mz Movies
...and other nobles. This quiz could prove invaluable should you ever get stuck in a cupboard with an archbishop. The quiz is mainly concerned with UK styles of office.
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Mar 08 24
Category:
Language Use
Let's take a look back to the politics, performances, and personalities from the first time the Games came to the old smoke in 1908.
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Mar 19 09
Category:
1908 London
Probably the greatest collaboration in the history of British cinema, Michael Powell and Emeric Pressburger were responsible for some of the finest cinema to come from these shores. See what you know about their films.
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Nov 23 09
Category:
P - People Themed
Ten questions about cities in literature, real and imagined.
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Apr 26 14
Category:
Places in Literature
If you want to win an Oscar get drinking! Alcohol has played a big role in films from both sides of the Atlantic. See how much you can remember.
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May 12 10
Category:
Food and Drink in Movies
Ten random questions about August events and August facts.
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Aug 05 09
Category:
July August September
In 1321, Dante climbed the terraces of Purgatory and saw a new deadly sin on each level. Now the Quiz Makers' Guild is making the same trip and seeing things Dante never dreamed of. The sixth level is Gluttony.
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Aug 26 17
Category:
Thematic Abstract Ideas
On my return from time away from FunTrivia, I found myself on Level 42. So what better way to celebrate than to write a quick quiz on the band that I was into as a child. Not quick enough it seems - I was on Level 43 by the time I finished!
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Aug 30 08
Category:
L
Ten random questions about events that took place in September.
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Mar 13 10
Category:
July August September
After the ravages of a world war, many doubted that an international sporting event was possible, or even desirable. Step forward London to put on a spectacular show, on a shoestring.
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Nov 14 09
Category:
1948 London
Waking one night with a great hunger, I toddled into the kitchen to make myself a quick snack. Imagine my dismay when I found my bread had turned mouldy. It got me thinking about all things mouldy and, naturally, I went off on a bit of a tangent.
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Jul 09 17
Category:
Thematic Food
Big Ben is a world famous name and a world famous London landmark. That is particularly strange because most people don't know what it looks like. Find out more about London's invisible landmark.
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Mar 03 11
Category:
Buildings & Landmarks
How could a good day be made better? By listening to the best songs with those words in the title of course.
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Dec 23 11
Category:
Good, Bad, and Better in Songs
The DJ John Peel was a huge figure in the life of many people from my generation. Here are a few questions about the great man's life.
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Jan 13 08
Category:
British Radio
In honour of my little boy who was born on this day, I thought I'd make a quiz about people with whom he shares his birthday.
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Nov 16 09
Category:
People by Birthday
The festive fifty was an annual chart compiled from votes by listeners to John Peel on Radio One. From the clues given can you name the artist or song that topped the charts each year?
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Feb 12 11
Category:
Best and Worst Lists
Known to carol singers around the world as "Good King Wenceslas", known to Catholics as St. Wenceslaus, the story of his life is more than just a journey one winter's night.
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Feb 18 22
Category:
Individual Saints
Alcohol plays a large role in many TV shows. Have you been paying attention or have you had one too many?
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Nov 17 09
Category:
Locations
West Ham United have had a patchy but interesting history in Cup competitions. See how much you know about it.
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Jul 03 09
Category:
West Ham United
It's true, they do. This startling fact was revealed in a wonderful book by Claire Freedman and Ben Cort. But what can be done to prevent them taking yours? Come inside and find out!
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Sep 03 11
Category:
F Authors
The BBC series "100 Great Britons", a survey of the greatest British citizens in history, proved a big hit and was reproduced in several countries. Here are ten questions about a few of the versions broadcast around the world.
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Jul 06 08
Category:
O
No, not the Lionel Richie version but the 1990 hit by The Beloved, which listed the band's personal heroes and villains. Inspiration and admiration is due to FussBudget's excellent Anatomy series. So I'm happy, glad you came...
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Oct 09 09
Category:
B
"Leviathan" tells the story of writer, activist and philosopher Benjamin Sachs, through the recollections of his friend and fellow writer, Peter Aaron.
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Dec 27 16
Category:
Auster, Paul
Discovery of a remarkable journal has unearthed a new voice in the history of England. If the chapter entitled "The Foretelling" is true then much of what we know of the late middle ages must be re-assessed. But is the Black Adder a reliable narrator?
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Jul 22 18
Category:
'Blackadder' - Series and Episodes
How much do you know about where UK towns and cities get their names from? Well let's find out...
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Apr 21 07
Category:
United Kingdom
It took a long time for black players to be accepted by those at the top of the English game. Here are 10 questions about those players who broke down the color barriers to play for their country.
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Jun 23 10
Category:
UK Football Players
The classic 1980s platformer by BugByte Software was initially released on the ZX Spectrum, C64 and BBC and wasted many hours of my youth. Now, I'll waste a few minutes of your time with ten questions about it.
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Jan 12 08
Category:
M
He has become famous for his appearance on BBC's "Strictly Come Dancing", but once upon a time his dancing feet were known for the devastating effect they had on opposing defences.
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May 01 09
Category:
UK Football Players A-Z