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An oxymoron is a figure of speech in which seemingly contradictory terms are adjacent to each other. A tautology is where two synonyms are used together, but one is redundant. Your job is to sort the following phrases into oxymorons and tautologies.

Here are some historical events which happened more than once. I have given you their seconds. Can you put the second time they happened in chronological order, starting with the earliest? Good Luck.

All of these films received standing ovations of ten minutes or more when they were presented at the Cannes Film Festival. Place them in order from the longest ovation to the shortest ovation of those on the list.

This is a set of Irish blessings wishing you all a long life.

A malapropism is a word incorrectly used in place of a similar-sounding one. These slips of the tongue can be found in many contexts - high culture, pop culture and everyday life alike. The examples in this quiz are guaranteed to lift your spirits!

It's time to accessorize with piercings. This quiz contains a number of unique piercing types, but your goal is to select the ones that you place in or on your ears. Ignore the piercings that only go elsewhere on the body. Good luck!

American cars mean muscle, power, and speed. Many have featured in both film and television. How many of these iconic American cars can you identify given the clues in the quiz? Don't forget to fill 'er up before you embark on this journey.

Choose the synonyms for the word "happy" and skip over the synonyms for the word "unhappy".

This gentleman is attempting to write a love poem, but is having trouble with some of the words. See if you can help him out by rearranging the letters in the anagrams provided. The answers are words associated with love, beauty and/or joy.

Here are some television series in which ships are a main setting. Select those that use sailing ships and thus could be seen sailing into the sunset.

As a rule, we are (physically) delivered from the womb once in our lifetime. Whether we go on to enjoy our 15 minutes of fame is then in our own hands. These celebrities, who were born in the "Lands Down Under", certainly grabbed their opportunities.

The start of something can go on to create a disaster that is felt worldwide. It seems that during the twentieth century people suffered through more than their fair share of disasters.

'Second Hand News' is a song from 'Rumours', Fleetwood Mac's best-selling album. Can you fill in the missing lyrics?

The Hospitality Box offers superb catering offering dishes from all over the world. Can you sort the options into the correct courses?

Let's explore some films with "seven" in the title, whether lucky or not.

When it comes to starches the majority of the people are divided into rice-lovers and potato-lovers. Half of the dishes here cater to the first group and half to the second. They all come from different countries.

Stop the clocks! If you have the time to play this quiz today, it just might be thanks to all of the developments over the centuries that enabled us to more accurately track time. Now, all we have to worry about is how we spend it...