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Pick-a-Pun: The Musicals! ( Humor, Puns and Word Play )

Yes, it's Pick-a-Pun, the game show where all the answers MIGHT be funny, but only one registers "Ouch" on the Groan-Ometer. Today's theme i ... by ing
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"Wicked" the Musical ( Wicked )

See how much you remember about the wonderful musical, "Wicked". by JCB1984
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Rhyming Compounds And Phrases ( Alliteration and Rhymes )

Even those of us who are not poets occasionally express themselves in rhyme. You are given the first half of a rhyming combination. You fill ... by flem-ish
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"The Phantom of the Opera": Phantom vs. Raoul ( Phantom of the Opera, The )

The Phantom vs. Raoul. I give you a phrase and you tell me who said it. It can be sung or said either way it's from the musical. Remember ... by phantomphan1979

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Preposition or Not
Jan 06 - Preposition or Not? ( Grammatical and Lexical Items )

Prepositions can be tricky things--sometimes the same word can be either a preposition, an adverb, or a conjunction. It all comes down to fu ... by Treenage
Words Worth
Dec 30 - Words' Worth ( Vocabulary )

This quiz deals with finding the best word to fit the meaning in each sentence. by nyirene330
Weird Words
Dec 24 - Weird Words ( Definitions )

Match these weird words with their correct definitions. by nyirene330
Ware Zwarte Pieten
Dec 05 - 'Ware Zwarte Pieten! ( Mythology & Legends )

Hello! I am back! My name is John, and I live in England in 1860. Have you ever heard of Zwarte Pieten? My cousin told me about him! St ... by ponycargirl
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trivia quiz  Yours Truly, Cassandra Editor choice cool 10 questions
Average, 10 Qns, adams627, Aug 01 11

Good old Cassandra has started a prophecy-soliciting business, where she tells people in Greek myth how to avoid their unfortunate fates. Only problem? They don't believe her. Can you identify the addressees of these notes?
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adams627
Aug 01 11
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trivia quiz  Painting by Numbers Editor choice cool 10 questions
Average, 10 Qns, CellarDoor, Oct 06 09

One "Blue Boy," two "American Gothic" farmers, "Three Musicians" ... some might classify paintings by color or medium or style, but I like to look at them strictly by the numbers. Will you help me count my way through the history of western art?
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CellarDoor gold member
Oct 06 09
8472 plays
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trivia quiz  Interesting 'B' Words cool 10 questions
Average, 10 Qns, thejazzkickazz, Jan 12 05

Some of my favorite words start with 'B', and this quiz is dedicated to them. I would 'B' honored if you would join me and tromp through the world of 'B' words...good luck!
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thejazzkickazz gold member
Jan 12 05
6348 plays
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trivia quiz  Pick-a-Pun: The Musicals! cool 10 questions
Easy, 10 Qns, ing, Oct 12 05

Yes, it's Pick-a-Pun, the game show where all the answers MIGHT be funny, but only one registers "Ouch" on the Groan-Ometer. Today's theme is Musicals, so get singing, and let the Pun begin!
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Oct 12 05
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trivia quiz  In Other Words, Dumb Editor choice cool 10 questions
Easy, 10 Qns, Wizzid, Oct 30 09

This quiz features some of the more common and amusing expressions that are used to imply dim-wittedness. If you're "not all there", you should be here.
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Wizzid gold member
Oct 30 09
8853 plays
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trivia quiz  The Cold Shoulder cool 10 questions
Very Easy, 10 Qns, Plodd, Sep 23 12

I hope you don't give me the cold shoulder after you play this quiz on idioms relating to parts of the body. Otherwise, you will leave me out on a limb. Enjoy!
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Plodd
Sep 23 12
3804 plays
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trivia quiz  Growing the Word Cat's Tail cool 10 questions
Average, 10 Qns, WesleyCrusher, Feb 21 12

Help our question CAT grow a nice long tail of letters - all of the answers in this quiz begin with CAT and you should supply the one that best fits the definition.
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WesleyCrusher editor
Feb 21 12
4701 plays
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photo quiz  Book of Proverbs cool 10 questions
Very Easy, 10 Qns, kyleisalive, May 15 12

Searching through my local library I came across a picture book about proverbs. Let me tell you-- I've never had more trouble understanding a picture book. A picture is worth a thousand words, so can you help me out by making sense of these?
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kyleisalive editor
May 15 12
5622 plays
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trivia quiz  First and Last Letter's the Same cool 20 questions
Easy, 20 Qns, salami_swami, Jul 10 08

This quiz is an alphabetics quiz, where all the words start and end with the same letter!
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salami_swami gold member
Jul 10 08
2988 plays
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trivia quiz  YOUR Night At the Museum cool 10 questions
Average, 10 Qns, doublemm, Sep 24 09

As you begin your first night shift guarding some of the world's most valuable works of art, you are shocked to see that they have come to life! Using your knowledge of famous art, get everything back the way it was by morning and keep your job!
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doublemm gold member
Sep 24 09
2616 plays
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