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In the 17th century, Europeans set out to explore and exploit resources around the globe, writing history along the way. Meanwhile, life went on in Africa. What was happening there? (For speed, you can cut to the last sentence of each question.) 
Let ten well-known poets and paintings that go with their poems take you through the seasons. Have a happy year! 
Dig into this play, the "pre-quel" to two more Shakespearean histories taking place during the reign of Henry VI, and sort through fact and fiction. I hope the pictures help! 
These strange stories really, truly happened to a friend of a friend of someone's brother-in-law's cousin. Honest. Would I lie to you? Hope you enjoy these classic urban legends. 
"The Acts of the Apostles" lives up to its action-packed name! I hope you enjoy the pictures, questions, and information in this quiz on the first five chapters. Unless otherwise stated, quotations are from the New International Version of the Bible. 
Joy to the Whirled! Where on Earth are these whirlpools and other whirling things? 
My second quiz in The Picture Book of Acts series takes note of the life and death events depicted in Chapters 6-9. Take your time and enjoy the stories in the New International Version of the Bible. 
In her book "On Writing" Eudora Welty declared, "Every story would be another story, and unrecognizable as art, if it took up its characters and plot and happened somewhere else." Here are writers with Mississippi stories. 
Remember the chant in the childhood game? "What's my trade? Lemonade!" And the answer: "Well, get to work and show us some!" Well, get to work and show us what you know about fruits and their products in human culture. 
If Edgar Allan Poe's raven were here today, it might be repeating "nevermore" to protest abuses in a world-wide pet industry that threatens many wild birds. However, the emotional ties between humans and talking birds are strong. Enjoy, but think! 
A traditional quiz where you drop or add a letter each question, anagram when needed, and end up with one possible reason snow is a four-letter word. All answers are one word. Enjoy the pictures! 
This quiz focuses on the 1700s in the Black Sea regions on the western edge of Asia, where empires have clashed and borders shifted for centuries. 
Don't get dizzy as you whirl through the world of Fun Trivia and answer these questions about whirling things. (En)JOY to the WHIRL! 
Wilmington, North Carolina, and its surrounding beaches, small towns, and rural areas have provided movie and television locations on the U.S. east coast since the 1980s. Enjoy these photos and questions about our "Wilmywood", but look out for spoilers! 
These images connected with the archaeological site of the ancient Sumerian city of Ur in present-day Iraq only scratch the surface, and I invite you to visit the British Museum and other web pages to explore the amazing treasures from Ur. 
