In an effort to ensure that all the Olympics, both summer and winter have a quiz on them, I present the Squaw Valley Olympics quiz! Enjoy.
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Aug 12 10
Category:
1960 Squaw Valley
Cardiff is a fantastic city! Well you would expect me to say that. Enjoy this virtual tour around one of Europe's newest capitals. Good luck!
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Jan 30 13
Category:
Wales
This quiz shines a light on Snitz Edwards, a performer who, like so many others from the silent era, is now largely forgotten. I hope you enjoy the quiz!
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Jul 27 15
Category:
Celebrities E-G
This is a collaborative effort from the Hoi Polloi. Ever wondered how the commoner views things? Enjoy!
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Apr 13 14
Category:
Mixed UK
Backgammon is a game that takes very little time to learn but beneath the apparent simplicity is a world of strategy and probability. This quiz is wide in scope and doesn't fixate on strategy. Enjoy!
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Jul 03 15
Category:
Board Games
Tod Browning was one of the great directors of the period when horror became a mainstream movie genre. Browning never shied away from controversy and this ultimately led to his downfall.
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Aug 06 11
Category:
Celebrities A-B
Richard P. Feynman was a man of eccentricities and of utter genius in the field of physics. Feynman was also well known for his witty quotes. Here are the life, times and quotes of a mastermind. Enjoy!
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Apr 19 11
Category:
Feynman, Richard
If you go to a British auction house that sells porcelain, chances are that at least one of the lots will be a Royal Crown Derby antique. Enjoy!
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Jul 28 11
Category:
Collectibles
Every major sporting event has to start at some point, and in this quiz we will go back to the early years of the global phenomenon that is the Olympics. Enjoy!
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Nov 15 09
Category:
1900 Paris
Video game characters are a particularly rude breed who constantly and deliberately impede your progress. If only there were a way to get them out of the way; "would you please excuse me?" just doesn't register with these awful creations.
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Jul 29 15
Category:
Video Games Mixture
This is the first in a series of quizzes that looks at the lives and beliefs of a plethora of philosophers. First up the letter 'A' and St Anselm, St Thomas Aquinas and Aristotle. Enjoy!
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Dec 30 08
Category:
Philosophers & Psychologists
Find the answers which are highlighted in block capitals. Oh, simple you say? Well, I forgot to mention they are in the form of anagrams. Some of these you may be able to get through sporting knowledge alone. Enjoy!
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Sep 19 09
Category:
Sports Word Play
The Beautiful South sang about Rotterdam in their niche number "Rotterdam (Or Anywhere)". The song fixates on the annoying similarities seen amongst the different cities and cultures of the world, but this quiz explores that which is purely Rotterdam.
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Jun 20 20
Category:
Netherlands
In 1924, Paris became the first city in the world to hold the Summer Olympic Games twice. What do you know about the VIII Olympiad? Enjoy!
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Mar 25 10
Category:
1924 Paris
There are ten sequences for you to complete with the help, should you need it, of ten seemingly rambling clues. Enjoy!
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Jul 04 13
Category:
Sequences
Novak Djokovic's tennis was enjoyed by an international audience and people flocked to see him play. How much do you know about him? Enjoy!
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Nov 13 09
Category:
Tennis Players
Liechtenstein is a beautiful Alpine country that never really seems to be in the limelight. This quiz takes a quick look at the culture, geography and history of Liechtenstein. Enjoy!
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Jun 29 20
Category:
Mixed Liechtenstein
This quiz is based on the characters that were seen in the first two episodes of 'Psychoville', a look at the weird lives of fictional people around Britain. Enjoy!
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Jul 24 09
Category:
P
Jonnowales and dcpddc478 were at the Winter Olympic Games in Innsbruck, 1964. Here is what they saw at the Olympiad. Good luck!
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Apr 18 10
Category:
1964 Innsbruck
Marat Safin was an entertaining tennis player who amazed crowds with his strength and accuracy and also amused them with his on-court antics. Enjoy!
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Sep 19 09
Category:
Tennis Players
A wonderful band that produce music that seem to fit a genre of their own. Do enjoy this quiz on the European band, Sigur Ros. Good luck!
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Mar 13 16
Category:
Sigur Ros
New Zealand's Eden Park has a proud history with many important sporting events taking place there. This quiz looks at these events and the stadium itself.
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Aug 08 11
Category:
New Zealand
The following quiz is based upon the politics of the fascinating Arctic nation of Greenland. I hope you enjoy!
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Jan 16 08
Category:
Specific Country Government
However deplorable the infamous acts of the Third Reich, the interest and fascination of the regime is ubiquitous. This also extends to the Nazi currency which is now highly collectible. Enjoy!
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Apr 06 11
Category:
Coins and Banknotes
I hope you enjoy this quiz which takes a look back at the events, triumphs and despair of the 34th Super Bowl. Good luck!
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Dec 13 09
Category:
Super Bowl 2000s
Find out whether a bird in the hand really is better than two in the bush with this quiz featuring questions on sports in Australia, Canada, America, Japan and the UK. Good luck!
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Aug 24 10
Category:
Animals in Sports
It was approaching midnight and instead of sleeping like most others, I was doing some studying when the thought of the saying 'making a mountain out of a molehill' came to me about a particular piece of work. So, why not make a quiz about it? Enjoy! :)
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Jul 10 17
Category:
Thematic Places
"Pandora's Box" is a classic puzzler for the PC. Well before the "Professor Layton" franchise, there was Microsoft's "Pandora's Box". A good score can be obtained with little knowledge of this excellent game. Enjoy!
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Oct 13 17
Category:
Pandora's Box
This quiz is about chair umpires from the world of tennis, and there will also be a few questions about some scandalous decisions along the way. Enjoy!
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Aug 01 11
Category:
Tennis
This quiz shines the spotlight on the very people that attempt to stay out of it - the officials or "men/women in the middle"! Good luck.
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Jun 25 15
Category:
Wide World of Sports
Who was in and who was out? It was certainly an interesting day in politics. In June 2007, Gordon Brown, British chancellor for 10 years, succeeded Tony Blair and revamped the majority of the Cabinet. A quiz on the fickle topic of British politics.
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Apr 14 14
Category:
British Prime Ministers
In an effort to make sure that all British football clubs have a quiz made about them, here is my contribution: Swansea City AFC. Enjoy!
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Dec 19 09
Category:
Teams S-Z
One quiz but two ways to approach it: drop-a-letter and fractured words. Good luck and I hope you enjoy the multiplicity!
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Jul 07 15
Category:
Unique Quizzes
My 30th sports quiz will look at the first twenty years of the most exciting darts competition in the world - the PDC World Darts Championship. Enjoy!
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Apr 04 20
Category:
Darts
This quiz takes a quick look at the goings on in Colorado throughout the fifteenth season of 'South Park'. Enjoy!
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Apr 12 20
Category:
'South Park' - Seasons and Episodes
Entomology - The study of insects,
Etymology - The study of the origin of words.
What a difference two letters can make. An eclectic quiz which incorporates insects and words.
Where else can you find that? Enjoy!
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Aug 25 17
Category:
Thematic Unique Ideas
This quiz is about the first three levels of 'Doom I', a fantastic game that was a staple of the PS1 console player. I hope you enjoy!
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Oct 12 14
Category:
Doom
On many occasions an individual or team have failed to succeed when it really mattered and the spotlight can make the situation that much more uncomfortable for those involved. Hope you enjoy this quiz on famous sporting chokes!
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Dec 07 11
Category:
Sports Upsets
This is my first of - hopefully - many quizzes. The quotes below are not from any particular era. So, I hope you'll enjoy!
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Mar 02 11
Category:
Who Said This Quote Challenge
Gaydar Radio was the voice of gay UK with its distinctive style and eclectic mix of personalities. What do you know about this station for the homosexual community and of course a large number of the heterosexual community as well. Enjoy!
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Apr 05 08
Category:
British Radio
This is a quiz about the basic theory of longshore drift.
(specific to Britain). Longshore drift is the process of waves being dragged in by the current and eroding and affecting the coastline of Britain.
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Sep 22 21
Category:
Hydrology
The Celtic League was a rugby union competition featuring sides from across the west of Europe. Good luck!
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Aug 30 11
Category:
British Isles Rugby Union
This, my 50th quiz, is about the elegant British radio station, Classic FM. It was launched in 1992 and was one of the nation's most loved national radio stations. Enjoy!
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Aug 05 08
Category:
British Radio
Ten questions on the life and times of Fyodor Dostoyevsky, the famous Russian author.
Enjoy!
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Dec 22 07
Category:
People C-D
My third cascade. Start with a ten letter word and subtract a letter as we descend the quiz. Enjoy!
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Sep 06 14
Category:
These Letter Drop Puzzles Never End!