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The Case Of The Green River Killer  
| This quiz is about the Green River Killer. After almost 20 years, Seattle police arrested a man who they are convinced is The Green River Killer. Conclusive DNA evidence links this man to the murders. If you dare to find out the facts, please enter. |
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Difficult
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25Q |
1938 plays |
Sep 09 01 |
JuniorTheJaws
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Henry III  
| One of England's longest reigning kings, he is also one that is largely forgotten. |
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Average
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25Q |
336 plays |
Oct 25 04 |
tripeuro
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The Dena Schlosser Case  
| A quiet November day in 2004 quickly became the subject of national media attention after a woman calmly told a 911 operator that she had severed her baby's arms. A dark reminder about the frailty of the human psyche follows. |
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Tough
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10Q |
174 plays |
Apr 21 08 |
watts249
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The King is Dead: Long Live the King.  
| How much do you know of the indignities suffered at the time of death, and thereafter, by English kings through the centuries? All multiple choice, so take a guess. |
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Tough
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10Q |
1764 plays |
Jan 09 04 |
fringe
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Akhenaten, the Heretic Pharaoh  
| Young Amunhotep was never meant to be pharaoh. But the death of his older brother catapulted the young man and his unorthodox religious views into unparalleled power, and as Akhenaten this young pharaoh changed the face of Egypt. |
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Average
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10Q |
558 plays |
May 22 07 |
CellarDoor
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| 6 |
The Yorkshire Ripper  
| The Yorkshire Ripper was a brutal murderer of women in England in the 1970s and 1980s. The hunt for him was protracted and error-strewn, but the police finally got their man. |
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Tough
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10Q |
708 plays |
May 03 08 |
Snowman
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The Not So Secret ...U.S. Secret Service  
| Who are all of those guys in suits and dark glasses hanging around the President of the United States? Why do they wear ear pieces and talk into their coat sleeves? They are part of one of the country's oldest federal law enforcement agencies. |
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Very Difficult
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10Q |
759 plays |
Aug 06 06 |
airbossjohnson
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Richard III  
| Richard III is probably the most controversial king of England. Bloodthirsty tyrant or competent ruler who got a raw deal from historians? Test your knowledge on this interesting personality. |
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Tough
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10Q |
735 plays |
Mar 28 04 |
Catamount
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| 9 |
Assassins and Their Victims  
| Some people, it seems, just can't wait for elections to overthrow their leaders! |
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Tough
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10Q |
3960 plays |
Jan 22 06 |
Cymruambyth
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| 10 |
South Africans Abroad  
| Several South African athletes, politicians, actors and others have gained worldwide acclaim. Can you guess who they might be. |
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Average
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10Q |
270 plays |
Nov 18 06 |
Sasher
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William Walker: Grey-Eyed Man of Destiny  
| William Walker's life was more exciting than Survivor, and more contradictory than a Bill Clinton affidavit. In his time, EVERYONE knew who he was. Test your knowledge of one of America's most infamous, and sadly, obscure, characters. |
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Very Difficult
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10Q |
387 plays |
Jul 15 03 |
trammgr
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| 12 |
Queen Hatshepsut  
| Hatshepsut was a truly remarkable woman of Ancient Egypt. |
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Tough
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10Q |
249 plays |
Jun 07 08 |
wdstk
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| 13 |
The Muckrakers  
| The muckrakers were American journalists who criticized the business and political practices of the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Come learn of them. |
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Difficult
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10Q |
207 plays |
Aug 12 04 |
trident87
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Henry VIII Part 2  
| A few more questions on Great Harry. |
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Tough
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15Q |
1839 plays |
Jun 15 04 |
tripeuro
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A Literary Gazetteer of Wales  
| Wales is much more than a Land of Song. I offer you a literary guided tour of my homeland with clues to famous authors and story settings and ask you to tell me where in Wales they lived or were based. |
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Difficult
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10Q |
186 plays |
Jun 26 07 |
bracklaman
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Fatal Females: Genene Jones  
| Genene Jones is an American nurse who may have killed up to 50 babies and children. See what you know about her and her heinous crimes. |
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Tough
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10Q |
603 plays |
Aug 25 03 |
bullymom
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Famous Love Stories  
| For the romantic in all of us, here is a quiz about famous couples through the ages. Some are real, some fictional, but all inspired lasting legends of love. Have fun seeing how many famous pairs you can match up. |
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Average
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15Q |
4230 plays |
Feb 13 02 |
magpie8
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Wrong Calls, Euphemisms, and Plain Lies #1  
| Some clangers of historic proportions have been made over the years. See if you can identify who made these statements, fill in the missing word, or the context of these little beauties! |
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Tough
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10Q |
1071 plays |
Jan 14 07 |
mstanaway
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| 19 |
Bonnie and Clyde, Not the Movie!  
| This quiz is about the infamous crime duo of the 1930s. However this quiz is not about the movie! |
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Difficult
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10Q |
2253 plays |
Mar 28 02 |
LilSpikey
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Wayne's Wonderful World  
| This quiz is dedicated to my loveable larrikin nephew Wayne. The questions are related to people who have their first or last name as Wayne! Good luck! |
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Average
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10Q |
588 plays |
Aug 12 07 |
soozy_woozy
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Scandalous Royals (Newspaper Headlines)  
| Although it is often the monarch that is best remembered, that doesn't mean that other family members have lived any less colourful lives. In this quiz try and match the member of royalty to their newspaper headline. |
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Tough
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15Q |
534 plays |
Mar 10 08 |
hj1
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Take Two And Call Me Tomorrow  
| This is a quiz about some of the most famous doctors and some of the breakthroughs in medicine they were responsible for. Good luck. |
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Average
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10Q |
1446 plays |
Jul 11 07 |
RAgamer51
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Famous Cornish People  
| Cornwall is famous for a number of inventions and people, can you correctly identify some of them? |
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Difficult
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10Q |
333 plays |
Jan 07 07 |
enwrigpd
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Allen Ginsberg: Beat Poet and Much More  
| Allen Ginsberg was an American poet of the Beat Generation whose life and work influenced the counterculture of the 1960s and beyond. He was also a man of diverse talents and interests. |
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Average
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10Q |
150 plays |
Apr 11 08 |
Amanda77586
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| 25 |
Ned Kelly - Australian Bushranger  
| Ned Kelly was one of Australia's most famous bushrangers and has, over time, become the stuff that legends are made of. People either see him as a merciless killer or as a national hero with the embodiment of the Australian spirit. Check your knowledge! |
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Tough
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10Q |
1908 plays |
Nov 10 01 |
exit10
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| 26 |
Tudor Tales  
| The Tudor Dynasty. The very famous family that helped to develop England from a somewhat backward medieval land into a powerful Renaissance state. |
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Tough
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15Q |
1179 plays |
Jan 23 07 |
aronnax
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| 27 |
Kevin Mitnick, "The Hacker"  
| Before there were computer hackers, there were phone phreaks. Kevin Mitnick was one of these. Lots of his fellow "phone hackers" went on to great lives in the computer industry today, and barely remember their humble beginnings. |
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Difficult
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10Q |
195 plays |
Nov 30 06 |
Rome_Leader
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Obscure Tudors  
| Everyone knows Tudor Royalty: Henry VIII, Elizabeth I, Anne Boleyn, etc. But what about those little-known people behind the scenes? Test how much you really know about the Tudor Era. |
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Tough
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10Q |
567 plays |
Apr 03 08 |
princess_1990
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| 29 |
A Blue Plaque Guide to London: Part 2  
| Welcome to the second part of my alphabetical stroll around the homes of those Londoners and visitors that carry a commemorative blue plaque. |
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Average
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10Q |
1029 plays |
Sep 21 03 |
stedman
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Scandalous (and other ) Poets and Their Poems  
| This quiz provides you with some biographical data and a few lines of verse, and all you have to do is identify the poet. All poets are from the 18th, 19th and 20th centuries and are mainly of the Romantic movement. |
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Average
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10Q |
504 plays |
Dec 22 04 |
bracklaman
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