These characters need protection from the authors who want to kill them! Time to become a document forger and relocate the characters to the Republic of Fictonia. Can you help save them from their writers' wrath? Spoilers! Click on the photos to enlarge!
Come explore some of the most influential paintings of this master Dutch post-impressionist who went from a relative failure in his time to one of the most famous painters in the world.
The Florentine master and innovative genius, Leonardo da Vinci, remains one of the most recognized painters in the world. Let's take a look at ten of his incredible works.
Dare you dissect the smelliest fruit in the world? If you do, then let's investigate the chemical processes of several more stinky things that make mere mortal scientists hold their nose.
A little rusty on your history? Come learn a little about the world's historic realms in this photo quiz series. Here we will talk about the Tokugawa Shogunate. (If you would like to have a better view of the images/maps, please click on them to enlarge!
A little rusty on your history? Come learn a little about the world's historic realms in this photo quiz series. Here we have the Mughal Empire. (If you would like to have a better view of the images/maps, please click on them to enlarge!)
A little rusty on your history? Come learn a little about the world's historic realms in this photo quiz series. Here we will talk about the Crown of Castile. (If you would like to have a better view of the images/maps, please click on them to enlarge!)
A little rusty on your history? Come learn a little about the world's historic realms in this photo quiz series. Here we will talk about the Picts. (If you would like to have a better view of the images/maps, please click on them to enlarge!)
Dear friend of Edgar Degas, American Impressionist Mary Cassatt spent much of her adult life in France. Here are ten paintings from this American master.
The Nazca Lines of Peru are one of the world's greatest ancient mysteries. Several theories have risen as to why they were built. You may be surprised what archaeologists have come up with.
A master of the Spanish Golden Age, Diego Velazquez was a member of the court of Philip IV who supported the arts in great measure. Here are ten of his paintings.
An eclectic mixture of questions that involves everything and the kitchen sink. All answers begin with the letter "N". Be sure to read the Interesting Info for some fascinating facts!
A little rusty on your history? Come learn a little about the world's historic realms in this photo quiz series. Here we will talk about the Mamluk Sultanate. (If you would like to have a better view of the images/maps, please click on them to enlarge!)
Coffee has become the lifeblood of many a poor worker around the world, yet different countries use different ingredients. One thing is for sure; the world runs on coffee!
The ubiquitous road: we humans have been building them for millennia. Yet, many of these roads built by civilizations around the world have instead led to ruin.
An eclectic mixture of questions that involves everything and the kitchen sink. All answers begin with the letter "S". Be sure to read the Interesting Info for some fascinating facts!
Song is a popular medium in George R.R. Martin's series "A Song of Ice and Fire". Identify the character in each question by the short verse. This quiz is based on characters from the first four books.
Are you hoity-toity enough to know just exactly who is who in each of these popular Charles Dickens novels? Match the book with each list of Dickensian characters.
Though Mark Twain never lived in the age of the tweet, that didn't stop him from pecking away at his typewriter in 140 characters or less! (Tweets based on real Twain quotes! Please click on the image if you need it larger.)
Let's take a trip to the landlocked city of Xi'an, where an entire ancient army awaits us. What do you know about the over 8,000 terracotta figures that call China their home?
The starting word will change by one letter at a time until it ends in a completely new word. This quiz's starting word is 'FACE' and we'll end with 'LIFT'. Solve all the words in between!
Active during the Early Renaissance, Sandro Botticelli lived his whole life in the Italian city of Florence. His works often contained religious themes and ideas. Here are ten of his most famous paintings.
A little rusty on your history? Come learn a little about the world's historic realms in this photo quiz series. Here we will talk about the Duchy of Milan. (If you would like to have a better view of the images/maps, please click on them to enlarge!)
Korean cuisine is typically light and delicious with Korean barbecue featuring as the star. Learn how to eat properly at any Korean BBQ restaurant. It's as easy as one, two...Korean barbecue!
Welcome to the Hotel California, where you're likely to spot some of the most famous Californians in history. You might as well stay a while--it's such a lovely place.
Little Susie sure likes to ask a lot of questions, and her scientist father sure likes to answer them. See if you can guess which question Susie has asked based on her father's long-winded, technical answer.
Practice some beginner Korean using the verbs "to be" (i-da) and "to exist/have" (it-da). I will be using the informal polite style and you must be able to read Hangul.
A little rusty on your history? Come learn a little about the world's historic realms in this photo quiz series. Here we will talk about the Duchy of Brabant. (If you would like to have a better view of the images/maps, please click on them to enlarge!)
A little rusty on your history? Come learn a little about the world's historic realms in this photo quiz series. Here we have the Electorate of Saxony. (If you would like to have a better view of the images/maps, please click on them to enlarge!)
Welcome to the Categorization Station where you must put all the terms in their correct categories. But BEWARE! Some terms can fit a category more than once. In the end, each category must have one valid answer to solve the puzzle.
"Nobody ever suspects the butterfly," Bart Simpson ponders as he becomes this mischievous invertebrate in his next life, burning down his school in the process. Would you suspect these ten specimens?
An eclectic mixture of questions that involves everything and the kitchen sink. All answers begin with the letter "R". Be sure to read the Interesting Info for some fascinating facts!
Do not confuse this quiz with the book series "A Series of Unfortunate Events". Each of these "events" may seem unfortunate, but they will later seem fortunate indeed. (Read the interesting info for the full story.)
Often hailed as Leo Tolstoy's greatest masterpiece, "Anna Karenina" has become one of the most recognized novels in Russian literature. (Quiz based on the translation by Pevear and Volokhonsky.)
Song is a popular medium in George R.R. Martin's series "A Song of Ice and Fire". Identify the character in each question by the short verse. This quiz is based on characters from the first five books.
It's great fun to watch the various houses vie for power in a fantasy series, but the kingdoms of Europe were playing this game a long time ago. See what tactics they used to stay in power or end up losing the game.
Alternative music, including punk rock, was interested in separating itself from the commercial pop of the 1970s-1980s. It exploded in popularity in the 1990s and 2000s. Here are ten questions spanning all of those decades.