My second quiz on memorable trials in United States history.
Average, 10 Qns, chessart,
Apr 14 23
Category:
U.S. Law
Meryl Streep just received her 12th Oscar nomination for her work in 'Music of the Heart', making her tied her with Katharine Hepburn for the most acting nominations. So it seems a fitting time to reflect back on her wonderful career to date.
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Jun 20 06
Category:
Streep, Meryl
These questions cover roughly the first half of 2010.
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Jun 02 10
Category:
World Sports by Year
The 2010 Triple Crown races were again full of excitement and surprises. Here are questions about all three races.
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Jun 09 10
Category:
Triple Crown
This quiz focuses on the countries and the players in the chess Olympiads, first held in 1927 and continuing roughly every other year since then.
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Feb 09 16
Category:
Chess
This quiz covers events of late May to late June, an eventful period which included the NBA and NHL playoffs, the U.S. Open golf tournament, and the soccer World Cup.
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Jun 23 10
Category:
World Sports by Year
These questions cover treaties which have ended ten wars during the eventful two centuries of 1710-1910.
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Oct 19 17
Category:
Treaties
Here are questions about famous people who died in 2003.
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Nov 20 12
Category:
Died in the 2000s
I will give you the lyrics of a song from the '60's, and you tell me who sang them. Hint: the answers consist of five groups or singers, each of which appears as a correct answer exactly twice.
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Jan 31 09
Category:
1960s Lyrics
The Beijing Olympics featured competitors from 205 different countries. Here are 10 questions on this memorable Olympics.
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Aug 27 08
Category:
2008 Beijing
Noteworthy people who died in the first part of 2002.
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Mar 18 20
Category:
Died in the 2000s
I will avoid the oft-asked questions about the first Prime Minister (Walpole), the only one assassinated (Perceval), and the one who gave his name to the police (Peel). Everything else, though, is fair game!
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Jul 26 10
Category:
British Prime Ministers
20 more questions on seven game World Series.
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Jul 29 04
Category:
WS 7th Game
The right of free speech is an important right, but so is the right of a citizen to not have his reputation ruined by false allegations. See how these conflicting rights compete with each other in some famous libel cases.
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Mar 22 10
Category:
U.S. Law
I hope you enjoy taking this quiz as much as I have enjoyed putting it together. The world of the writer is indeed fascinating!
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Aug 12 04
Category:
Writers & Authors
Match the concept or phrase with the appropriate 17th or 18th century philosopher. The ten philosophers will be presented in the order of their dates of death.
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Oct 18 19
Category:
Philosophers & Psychologists
This is a slightly difficult quiz with questions from various mythologies.
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Apr 21 09
Category:
Mythology Mixture
The Winter Olympics came to Canada for the second time when Vancouver hosted the games in February of 2010. The games got started on a sad note with the death of one of the athletes, but ended on a high note with an exciting gold medal hockey game.
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Mar 06 10
Category:
2010 Vancouver
This quiz will cover ten high-profile Supreme Court decisions during the first half of 2015.
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Jul 21 15
Category:
Supreme Court
Vermont is the sixth-smallest state in the United States in area, and the second-smallest in population. And yet in many ways it is the most intriguing state. Take this quiz and find out why.
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May 25 15
Category:
Vermont
This quiz is about the four presidents from Ohio who served between the Civil War and the end of the 19th century, these being Ulysses S. Grant (1869-1877), Rutherford B. Hayes (1877-1881), James A. Garfield (1881-1881) and William McKinley (1897-1901).
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Jul 01 15
Category:
Presidential Trivia
The U.S. Supreme Court considered many interesting cases during 2013. Here are questions on ten of them, including three search and seizure cases, two voting rights cases, and two same-gender marriage cases.
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Aug 02 14
Category:
Supreme Court
How much do you know about the origins of the names of U.S. states? I learned a lot while writing this quiz, and I hope you will learn something interesting when you take it.
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Oct 12 11
Category:
USA - Names & Symbols
This quiz will ask about the interesting characteristics some animals have.
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Sep 30 14
Category:
Mixed Animals for Experts
Here are some questions on movies about the law.
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Feb 05 17
Category:
Something in Common
This quiz covers both the regular season and the postseason, with an emphasis on two significant rules changes put into place before the 2014 season.
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Jan 24 16
Category:
MLB 2010s
During the 1973 Senate Watergate Hearings, it was revealed that President Nixon maintained an "Enemies List", consisting of 20 Americans who opposed his policies. This quiz deals with this 20-member list, and not the larger "Master List".
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Jun 05 18
Category:
Election 1972
Some interesting geography and history questions.
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Nov 19 02
Category:
World History for Experts
Answer the first 9 questions and then guess the historical event which is the common bond.
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Aug 09 05
Category:
10Q CB Average
The unofficial country of Kurdistan is still working towards gaining official status. Here is an overview of the history of this proud group of people known as the Kurds.
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Sep 02 08
Category:
Asian
The first nine questions will all relate to the common bond, which is a North American city.
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Jul 07 14
Category:
Acrostics and Common Bond
Philidor said the pawn is "the soul of chess", while Nimzowich talked about the passed pawn's "lust to expand". All of these questions involve one side's attempt to queen a pawn, and the other side's attempts to prevent that.
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Aug 02 09
Category:
Chess
The winner of the Olympic 100m sprint is often called "the world's fastest man" (or woman). Here are some questions about this high-profile Olympic event.
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Dec 26 09
Category:
100m Sprint
Here is a look at World Series history, emphasizing the history of individual teams and cities.
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Oct 23 04
Category:
World Series
Here are questions about some of the dramatic moments from the best-of-seven World Series that have gone to a decisive seventh game.
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Feb 02 05
Category:
WS 7th Game
Join me for a trip through the 20th century, as heard through the words of various American speakers. You will be given excerpts from 15 speeches, and asked to identify the speaker.
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Aug 10 09
Category:
Quote Challenge
A worthless piece of desert to some, but important geopolitically nonetheless, here are some history/geography questions about the Sinai.
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May 27 20
Category:
Asian
Since its beginning in 1979, ESPN has provided not only great sports pictures, but also witty commentary, including entertaining catch phrases and nicknames. I have collected a few of these for this quiz.
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Jun 13 09
Category:
MLB Tough
While not an earthshaking event, the case of the New England Patriots allegedly deflating footballs to below the allowable limit was interesting from both a sporting and a legal standpoint. Here are some questions about this odd event.
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Nov 29 15
Category:
NFL 2010s
Baseball Players of Note: Using the 'Who Am I' format, I will describe ten baseball players who are noteworthy for one reason or another. You pick the player from the choices given.
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Jun 14 08
Category:
MLB Players
In May of 2003, Rafael Palmeiro became the 19th member of the 500 home run club, when he connected against Dave Elder of the Cleveland Indians on Mother's Day. Here are some questions on the members of this elite club.
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Oct 04 08
Category:
500 HR Club
Do you know which rivers run through which state capitals? Take this quiz and find out.
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Mar 29 24
Category:
State capitals
Ten more movie quotes, all multiple choice.
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Oct 18 07
Category:
Which Movie - Difficult 10
Enjoy this quiz!
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Sep 22 02
Category:
Grab Bag - Difficult
The following movies are all entertaining films about gamblers and con artists. Many of them have surpise twists at the end, and I won't spoil the movies for you by revealing any of these twists!
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Jul 30 10
Category:
Something in Common
Ten questions on world hot spots in 2004.
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Mar 04 05
Category:
2000s History
Here are some baseball oddities which I find interesting.
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Jun 27 08
Category:
MLB Very Difficult
The map of the 2000 U.S. Presidential voting results shows a pronounced regional cohesiveness, with Gore's states located in the West and Northeast, while Bush's states are in the South and the Midwest. Here is a look back at historical voting trends.
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Apr 24 20
Category:
Campaigns & Elections
Adventuresome souls from many different countries participated in the exploration of Antarctica. This international spirit culminated in the Antarctic Treaty, preserving the continent for peaceful scientific research. Here are some high points.
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Mar 20 13
Category:
Antarctic
Here are 15 words which I find intriguing. I will give the definition and you pick out the word being defined. You can figure out many of these by paying attention to the roots.
Difficult, 15 Qns, chessart,
Apr 17 04
Category:
Unusual and Obscure Words