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 All About "South Pacific"  
| A quiz based on Rodgers and Hammerstein's "South Pacific". |
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Tough
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20Q |
408 plays |
Oct 21 07 |
dmnemaine
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| 2 |
Myths & Legends for the Dogs!
| I love dogs, and have always been particularly interested in some of the myths and legends surround canines. So curl up with your pooch, and take this quiz on some mythological and legendary dogs! |
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Difficult
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10Q |
1182 plays |
Apr 27 07 |
thegogga
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| 3 |
Arts and Books Mixed Bag 2
| Not 'art', nor 'music', nor 'literature', but a mix of all three and more for the genuine all-rounder... |
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Average
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10Q |
525 plays |
Jul 26 08 |
EnglishJedi
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Who Painted Me?
| Artists breathe life into their paintings, now those paintings are challenging you to figure out who gave them that life! Answer with first, last, or first & last names. Spelling counts! Hint: words in quotations mean a play on words! |
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Difficult
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10Q |
9330 plays |
Jul 17 02 |
MissScarlet
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| 5 |
Eponyms: The People Behind the Words
| A quiz on certain words derived from notable individuals who gave their names to the English language. Good Luck! |
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Average
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10Q |
2691 plays |
Sep 07 03 |
jouen58
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| 6 |
The Art of Cemetery Symbolism
| We all know the angels guard the deceased, but what do all the other symbols you'll see on Victorian-era tombstones really mean? |
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Tough
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15Q |
753 plays |
Jan 10 08 |
VampireRed
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| 7 |
Comma Confusion
| If commas trip you up as often they do me, take this quiz. If you have them down pat, the rest of us will forgive your high score...maybe, if you don't rub it in. (Quiz is according to American usage.) |
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Average
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10Q |
2691 plays |
Mar 08 04 |
uglybird
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What Did They Really Mean?
| The word "malapropism" comes from Mrs. Malaprop, a character created by the playwright Richard Sheridan. She often used fancy words that were just plain wrong. I'll give you some famous malapropisms and you guess the correct term. |
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Very Easy
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10Q |
9825 plays |
Jun 21 04 |
Catamount
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| 9 |
Arts and Books Mixed Bag
| Not 'art', nor 'music', nor 'literature', but a true mix for all three and more for the genuine all-rounder... |
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Average
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10Q |
552 plays |
Jul 15 08 |
EnglishJedi
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Borrowed English Words from Japanese
| You may not have realized it, but the Japanese language has helped play its part in shaping the English language vocabulary. Here are 10 examples of this phenomenon...enjoy and learn! |
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Average
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10Q |
4569 plays |
Jul 30 02 |
thejazzkickazz
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| 11 |
Medically Speaking
| Many medical terms are easier to understand if you can figure out the root of their pre- or suffixes. Test your skill with this quiz! |
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Average
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10Q |
2793 plays |
Jul 09 05 |
Catamount
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| 12 |
The Troubled Minds of Fleet Street
| We all know that the characters of Sweeney Todd have a lot of troubles to deal with, and are probably all a little disturbed in the head. But do you know whose predicaments are whose? (Also some general questions.) |
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Easy
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10Q |
687 plays |
Aug 04 06 |
daae_proctor
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| 13 |
Andrew Lloyd Webber Basics
| Whether you love his work or hate it, no one can deny that Andrew Lloyd Webber is one of the most successful musical theatre composers around. Can you answer these questions about his life and work? |
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Average
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10Q |
438 plays |
Mar 19 08 |
Puzzgal
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| 14 |
Scotland the Brains - Scottish Words Quiz
| This is a quiz created by team Scotland the Brains. How well do you know the words used by Scots? |
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Average
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10Q |
273 plays |
Jul 10 08 |
hmacca
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Meet Tom Swifty
| Do you like puns? So you'll like this peculiar kind of word play called Tom Swifty. Explanation given in the first question. |
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Average
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10Q |
5166 plays |
Apr 13 07 |
zordy
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| 16 |
Architecture for Everybody
| Some people find the subject of architecture rather esoteric. This quiz solves that problem by presenting some of the very basic terms and definitions important to architects. Good luck! |
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Easy
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10Q |
3099 plays |
Aug 15 04 |
thejazzkickazz
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| 17 |
Italian Baroque
| The Italian Baroque is my field of specialization, but I've tried to ensure that these questions can be answered by anyone who has taken a good undergraduate course in the subject. Buona fortuna! |
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Difficult
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15Q |
432 plays |
Mar 15 05 |
lanfranco
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| 18 |
Jersey Boys Sing-a-Long
| The Jersey Boys is one of my favorite Broadway musical soundtracks. It won the 2006 Tony award for Best Musical. Stay ... just a little bit longer ... and take this quiz about the music in Jersey Boys. |
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Average
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10Q |
153 plays |
Jun 14 07 |
blondie981
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| 19 |
Tap - I've Got Happy Feet
| Is it possible to watch Fred and Ginger without tapping your feet? No, I didn't think so. See if you can answer these tap related questions. |
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Difficult
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10Q |
189 plays |
Sep 08 07 |
ruddigoria
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| 20 |
Mythological Dining Disasters
| It's dinner time in the world of the mythic, and what's on the menu? Could it be ... your son? Some god's pet cattle? Your enemy's brains? Dig in, and enjoy. Yes, this quiz is "in bad taste." Wafer-thin mint? |
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Average
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10Q |
1173 plays |
Nov 19 05 |
pu2-ke-qi-ri
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| 21 |
Women in Greek Mythology II: the Metamorphosed
| Greek mythology is full of strong women -- but also of women who are pawns in other players' games. The subjects of this quiz were not permitted to control even their own bodily forms: all were TRANSFORMED to new shapes by others. |
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Tough
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10Q |
3306 plays |
Jan 07 02 |
xaosdog
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| 22 |
Words by Decade 1961-1970
| Words that came into the language during "The Swinging Sixties" should be well known to us. Check them out in this multi-choice quiz. |
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Average
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10Q |
4494 plays |
Nov 25 03 |
Philian
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| 23 |
Impressionist Riddles
| Here are some important figures from the painters who exhibited as Independents and later became known as 'Impressionists', only this time, they are in loose rhyme and hopefully will flow like the painting they describe. |
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Average
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10Q |
1554 plays |
Nov 18 01 |
Bruyere
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| 24 |
Into the origins of Western language alphabets
| Alphabets are of the most useful inventions, contributing immensely to the development of our world. Still, more people know in which school Madonna studied than where and how their writing system developed. To change that, play THIS Quiz! |
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Tough
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10Q |
1014 plays |
Apr 25 07 |
zanazana
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| 25 |
Picky, Picky
| Are you in the mood for some quibbling over trivial, irrational and arbitrary rules of grammar? Take this quiz. (Error reports cheerfully accepted.) |
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Difficult
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10Q |
1701 plays |
Jul 29 04 |
uglybird
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| 26 |
Willy Russell's "Blood Brothers"
| Here's a quiz about the amazing musical 'Blood Brothers' - my favourite musical of all time! |
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Tough
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15Q |
309 plays |
Apr 17 07 |
choirgeek91
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| 27 |
What's the Connection?
| There exist many common bonds between Broadway musicals that may or may not go unnoticed. Are you someone who notices them? |
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Average
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20Q |
1095 plays |
Feb 22 07 |
danceswithcows
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| 28 |
Word and name origins
| Many words and names have pretty banal origins, hopefully here are some that will make you say 'Oh really?'. There is a slightly anatomical bias to many of the questions. British based. |
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Very Difficult
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10Q |
711 plays |
Jul 10 07 |
satguru
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| 29 |
Arts and Books Mixed Bag 3
| Music, art, literature, mythology and plenty of fun... what more do you want? |
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Average
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10Q |
537 plays |
Aug 08 08 |
EnglishJedi
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| 30 |
Daffy Derivations
| The English language contains an abundant supply of words that communicate impaired sanity or intellect. Can you connect some of these "dotty" words to their origins? I'll supply information regarding origin and usage, and you can guess the word. |
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Tough
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10Q |
975 plays |
May 24 04 |
uglybird
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