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My first World Cities quiz involved the distances between famous places. Each question this time will give four major cities and ask for the one with the greatest January 2005 population in its greater, or agglomerated, area.

Each question in this quiz asks you to look at four pairs of famous cities from around the world and tell which pair is separated by the longest great circle distance. Only one answer will be a close call. I hope it is easier to play than it was to make

Ever since my parents took me to a union rally in the late 1940's where Woody Guthrie spoke and sang, I've been a fan. Here is a second quiz about him.

Hundreds of thousands of American men and women served in the US Army in the Vietnam War Era. This is a quiz about the first thing they experienced: Basic Training. Attenhut!

I got to thinking about the various words and phrases we use to warn or alert others about potentially hazardous circumstances. Here is a straightforward quiz exploring some common and not so common examples. Recommended for grades: 6,7,8,9

I think the State Commemorative Quarters offering was one of the best ideas the United States Mint has ever had. This hopefully low stress quiz is about some of the common themes used in their designs.

I have owned three Packards and fixed and helped restore several more. Mention "Packard" to anyone of a certain age and the stories will come rolling out. I hope this quiz is more informative than challenging.

Lawrence Block is the author of dozens of books about several different heroes (and some not so heroic), as well as anthologies, short stories and books on writing. I was surprised to find no existing quizzes on his work.

California is home to mountains of all shapes, sizes and histories. I have visited all of these mountains and have climbed to most of their tops. I'll give a little information on each one and you pick its name.

September was National Rutabaga Month in the USA. Here are some totally trivial questions about this Rodney Dangerfield of vegetables.

My first World Cities Quiz was about distance and the second about population. This one is about location by geographical coordinates. It is meant to be an exercise in spatial and geographical visualization and should be played without aids.

The United States is a far ranging place, sticking out into its surroundings at many extreme locations. Which are the prominences described?

This is the third quiz in the third "Amazing Postal CODE" series. All the four letter word answers are formed by inserting one two-letter US Postal Service State abbreviation inside another. It has nothing to do with the TV news program.

The Amazing Postal CODE Plus 2 featured all three-letter words and its rating was less difficult than its predecessor. Here we are back to five-letter answers, e.g., CARLA: CA, AR and LA, using US Postal Service state abbreviations.

This is the seventh quiz featuring the two-letter US Postal Service's official state abbreviations, about forty of which can be MADE (Massachusetts and Delaware) into words.

This is the fourth quiz in the third series of "The Amazing Postal CODE." All of the four-letter word answers are formed by inserting one two-letter US Postal Service state abbreviation inside another. It has nothing to do with the TV news show.

This is the first Postal CODE Quiz of winter or summer, depending on your latitude. I need a lot of latitude as I try to COME up with clues for words that can be MADE solely from US Postal Service abbreviations, e.g., CODE, COME and MADE.