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It was a dark and stormy night. My latest client claimed that ten items had vanished, each linked to a different number. As I studied the sequence, I couldn't shake the feeling that I already knew the rhyme behind the crime, the verse behind the curse.

"Aye, there's the rub." The English language may be shared, but its regional flavours are anything but uniform. See if you can identify the origins of these distinctive colloquialisms.

From survival and danger to discovery and triumph, the path for these prehistoric warriors was long and perilous. Can you put these 10 memorable scenes from the 1981 film "Quest for Fire" in the order they happened?

Relive Sierra's classic MS-DOS adventure! Although this quiz uses the later subtitle "Quest for the Crown", the questions focus on the original 1984 (unsubtitled) release. Fill in the blanks and see how much of the hero's quest you still remember.

One love, one heart, countless rhythms. Trace the evolution of Jamaican music by putting these ten influential styles in their proper place on the timeline.

When the Sorting Hat welcomed Harry Potter's class to Hogwarts in 1991, it placed students into all four Houses who would share Harry's school years from beginning to end. Can you help sort these twelve witches and wizards into their correct Houses?

From Norway to Italy and from France to Russia, these Romantic composers left their mark on music history. Can you match them to their birthplaces on the map? Recommended for grades: 9,10,11,12

From Portugal to Ukraine and from Belgium to Italy, these composers helped define the Classical style that dominated European music in the late eighteenth century. Can you match them to their birthplaces on the map?

From Portugal to Poland and from Sweden to Italy, these Baroque composers helped shape a musical style characterized by elaborate ornamentation, dramatic contrasts, and expressive melody. Can you match them to their birthplaces on the map?

One brand called itself "The Real Thing." The others had something to say about that. Consider this a blind taste test for advertising: match each slogan to the cola company behind it and see whether you can tell Coke, Pepsi, RC, and Jolt apart.