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List created by player nannywoo.

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1.
  The 17th Century: I Remember It Well!   best quiz  
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
"Remember!" the ghost urges Hamlet in the play, but you don't have to remember any lines. If you like Shakespeare, enjoy! If not, just cut to the last sentence of each question, which asks you to remember facts about 17th Century European history.
Average, 10 Qns, nannywoo, Aug 07 17
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645 plays
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The 17th Century Meanwhile in Africa
  The 17th Century: Meanwhile in Africa editor best quiz   best quiz  
Photo Quiz
 10 Qns
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.)
Easier, 10 Qns, nannywoo, Aug 26 17
Easier
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1743 plays
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  The 1770s in Science   best quiz  
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
The 1770s saw the outbreak of the American Revolution, but the decade was also a time of scientific revolution. I hope you discover something you didn't know about this important scientific era.
Easier, 10 Qns, nannywoo, Jul 17 17
Easier
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979 plays
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  A Short History of Forensic Science   best quiz  
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
Officials charged with keeping law and order often call upon science to help them determine the causes of death, solve crimes, absolve the innocent, and bring perpetrators to justice. Identify these historical instances of forensic science at work.
Easier, 10 Qns, nannywoo, Sep 18 13
Easier
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2993 plays
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  Pass the Buckwheat for Breakfast   popular trivia quiz  
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
Hey, Buckeroo! Buck up, buckle your seat belt, and buck the system by solving this quiz buck naked or in buckskins at breakfast or however you like, as you come up with a bucket full of people, places, and things that have plenty of bang for the buck.
Easier, 10 Qns, nannywoo, Aug 26 17
Easier
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701 plays
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  Bikini Bottom Fauna Files editor best quiz   best quiz  
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
We've filed the characters of "SpongeBob SquarePants" under their scientific names, but some of the labels have fallen off. Given some hints, can you identify the phylum, order, or other missing classification of these animals?
Average, 10 Qns, nannywoo, Feb 03 19
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nannywoo
Feb 03 19
1368 plays
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  Nice Bones in a Joint Like This   best quiz  
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
In the human skeletal system, joints are where to go if you're looking for action where bones and their friends get together and dance, lift a glass, etc. So what's a nice bone like you doing in a joint like this?
Average, 10 Qns, nannywoo, Dec 15 12
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1562 plays
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  I Need Some Help!   great trivia quiz  
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
It's no fun to have an illness, but they say that laughter is the best medicine. I hope these questions bring a chuckle. American spelling is used.
Easier, 10 Qns, nannywoo, Jan 27 15
Easier
nannywoo
2020 plays
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  Creatures Great and Small   great trivia quiz  
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
Explore a few of the big, the little, and the in-between animals of our world, encountered on the "Amazing Fun Trivia Race" with the NaMaPoJo GoGo Quiz Pros!
Average, 10 Qns, nannywoo, Feb 18 23
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Feb 18 23
2635 plays
10.
Joy to the Whirled
  Joy to the Whirled   top quiz  
Photo Quiz
 10 Qns
Joy to the Whirled! Where on Earth are these whirlpools and other whirling things?
Easier, 10 Qns, nannywoo, Dec 20 13
Easier
nannywoo
1201 plays
11.
  I Left My Heart Where?   great trivia quiz  
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
The songwriter left his heart in San Francisco, but hearts can be found elsewhere, too. Find these hearts that have been left on the landscape of our Earth by humans or nature.
Average, 10 Qns, nannywoo, Mar 08 13
Average
nannywoo
894 plays
12.
  N.C. Mountains to Sea   great trivia quiz  
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
Travel with the NaMaPoJo GoGo Quiz Pros in an Amazing Race through the physical geography of North Carolina, from the mountains to the sea. Go, Tar Heels, Go!
Average, 10 Qns, nannywoo, Sep 09 13
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1759 plays
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  I Didn't Not Do It...   popular trivia quiz  
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
These European explorers often did not do what they set out to do. But sometimes they didn't not do--they did. Identify these explorers based on what they did and didn't do.
Average, 10 Qns, nannywoo, Mar 31 23
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Mar 31 23
638 plays
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  The 1913 Armory Show   great trivia quiz  
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
In 1913, an exhibition of paintings, sculptures, and decorative objects by American and European artists startled its viewers with new definitions of art. See if you know some of the "Armory Show" artists and their works.
Average, 10 Qns, nannywoo, Oct 05 13
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2192 plays
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  Ur   top quiz  
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
Greetings! My name is Enheduanna, and my home is in Ur, around 2285-2250 BC, by your reckoning. Here is Lady Pu-abi from ca. 2600-2500 B.C. Let us transport you far away and long ago to Ur of Mesopotamia.
Average, 10 Qns, nannywoo, May 23 13
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nannywoo
473 plays
16.
Ur Illustrated
  Ur Illustrated   best quiz  
Photo Quiz
 10 Qns
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.
Average, 10 Qns, nannywoo, Sep 24 18
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Sep 24 18
793 plays
17.
  "H" Marks the Spot    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
Can you find these geographical places connected with the Bible? "H" marks the spot!
Average, 10 Qns, nannywoo, Feb 24 13
Average
nannywoo
996 plays
18.
  History of the World STOP By Telegram STOP   top quiz  
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
Imagine the telegraph messages that could have been sent after some of the most influential battles in history! Then, answer the questions, which are not in chronological order.
Average, 10 Qns, nannywoo, Nov 18 13
Average
nannywoo
1113 plays
19.
Whats My Trade Lemonade
  What's My Trade? Lemonade!   great trivia quiz  
Photo Quiz
 10 Qns
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.
Average, 10 Qns, nannywoo, Apr 01 24
Average
nannywoo
Apr 01 24
1320 plays

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