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Marcel Marceau had a famous character known worldwide. What was this character's name?




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  A Snail's Pace   great trivia quiz  
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
A mollusk of the class Gastropoda's rate of speed, or 'a snail's pace.' Can you identify the idiom written in other words?
Very Easy, 10 Qns, Sprink1234, Feb 02 24
Recommended for grades: 8,9,10
Category: Idiom Wordplay
Very Easy
Sprink1234
Feb 02 24
2225 plays
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  It's in Your Mind or Your Face   top quiz  
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
Each of these familiar words or phrases can be completed using either the word MIND or the word FACE. Select the correct one.
Very Easy, 10 Qns, looney_tunes, Jun 18 20
Recommended for grades: 7,8,9
Very Easy
looney_tunes editor
Jun 18 20
2812 plays
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  Settle Down   top quiz  
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
Settle down and play this quiz on idioms relating to the word "DOWN".
Very Easy, 10 Qns, Plodd, May 22 17
Recommended for grades: 7,8,9
Very Easy
Plodd
2693 plays
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  Speaking German: in English   best quiz  
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
As with other languages, many German words have found their way into English. How many of them do you know?
Easier, 10 Qns, rossian, Feb 10 25
Easier
rossian editor
Feb 10 25
6278 plays
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  Hiya Cat! 1940s Slang   best quiz  
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
1940 in the USA was dotty at times, and could blow your wig, so let's take a gander at some of that decade's slang.
Easier, 10 Qns, beergirllaura, Aug 03 22
Category: American Slang
Easier
beergirllaura
Aug 03 22
3281 plays
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  All Generalizations Are Wrong   best quiz  
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
Sometimes, the best way to learn a rule is to see what happens when it's broken. Here are ten self-contradicting writing rules, (mostly) originally published by George Trigg and William Safire. Let's work through them and see what they can teach us.
Average, 10 Qns, CellarDoor, May 01 22
Recommended for grades: 8,9,10,11
Category: Language Use
Average
CellarDoor gold member
May 01 22
3516 plays
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  From An Apple A Day to Zip It, It's Idioms A-Z   top quiz  
Multiple Choice
 25 Qns
I don't know why, but I always like hearing different idioms and learning about them. Here's how it works: you fill in the blank of the sentence by choosing what choice it is.
Very Easy, 25 Qns, HotShot_SS, Jun 09 22
Very Easy
HotShot_SS
Jun 09 22
7377 plays
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  The Evil Essay   best quiz  
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
As an English instructor, I spend a good deal of my life helping people write essays. See if you already know the basics of essay writing--or, as I call it, "The Evil Essay".
Easier, 10 Qns, pagiedamon, Dec 10 23
Category: English
Easier
pagiedamon gold member
Dec 10 23
10925 plays
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  People Who Became Words - 1   best quiz  
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
Many words in the English language originated from the names of various persons. This quiz features a few persons who became words.
Average, 10 Qns, deepakmr, Oct 15 22
Average
deepakmr
Oct 15 22
3852 plays
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  The Dog Ate My Dictionary!   best quiz  
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
My dog, Lexi, has always loved words -- but instead of eating my homework, she ate my dictionary! Now, as I search through the shredded pages to see what remains, I see a canine theme developing...
Easier, 10 Qns, darthrevan89, Feb 06 19
Category: Vocabulary
Easier
darthrevan89
4939 plays
trivia question Quick Question
In which century did the poet Alfred Lord Tennyson live and work?

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