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What was the nickname for Christopher Houston Carson, legendary 19th century frontiersman of the American West?




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  Gone Before Their Time #1   best quiz  
Match Quiz
 10 Qns
Many people have been snatched from life too soon. Let's see if you can identify the following people who died too soon from their age at the time they died and their cause of death. Good luck!
Very Easy, 10 Qns, shuehorn, Aug 22 17
Category: Died Young
Very Easy
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  The Ghastly Profession of the Executioner   top quiz  
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
Most countries have had someone who practises the occupation of executioner. He is the one who carries out the legal death sentence that is/was handed down by the king, government or other legal body. What do you know about this long-standing profession?
Average, 10 Qns, dcpddc478, May 02 21
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May 02 21
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  Fragrant People   best quiz  
Multiple Choice
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There is a long tradition of naming flowers, especially roses, for famous people. Can you guess who has had a rose named for them from the clues?
Easier, 10 Qns, StarStruck60, Dec 07 22
Category: Other People
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StarStruck60
Dec 07 22
3763 plays
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  Carry On Up The Amazon   great trivia quiz  
Multiple Choice
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A brief look at explorers of the Amazon basin and other areas of South America.
Average, 10 Qns, Christinap, Aug 13 24
Category: Explorers
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Christinap
Aug 13 24
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  100 Greatest Britons - Part 4   top quiz  
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
Here is the fourth in my series of quizzes inspired by the BBC public vote to find the 100 greatest Britons of all time. This quiz covers 70-61, in reverse order.
Average, 10 Qns, Supersal1, Aug 09 17
Category: U.K. People
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Supersal1
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  Love, Truly   best quiz  
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Can you identify these famous couples by the pictures and clues?
Average, 10 Qns, ponycargirl, Jun 30 24
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Jun 30 24
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  100 Greatest Britons - Part 9   top quiz  
Multiple Choice
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This is the ninth of a series of quizzes based on the results of a public vote undertaken by the BBC in 2002. Working in reverse order, this quiz will cover numbers 20-11.
Average, 10 Qns, Supersal1, Jan 09 09
Category: U.K. People
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Supersal1
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  You Could Win a Pulitzer Prize for That! editor best quiz   best quiz  
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
The Pulitzer Prize is awarded to Americans for achievement in journalism, literature and musical composition. Many winners have international reputations so let's see how many of these people who had the magic touch in arts and letters you recognize.
Easier, 10 Qns, CmdrK, Sep 21 16
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Category: Achievements
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  Died in the 1980s: Gone But Not Forgotten
  Gone But Not Forgotten   great trivia quiz  
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 10 Qns
Here is a mix of famous people who left this world in the year of 1980. There is a wide mixture of people from many different fields.
Easier, 10 Qns, dcpddc478, Apr 17 17
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  Those We Lost in 2011   great trivia quiz  
Multiple Choice
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The year 2011 saw the passing of some famous and beloved people. This quiz is about ten of them.
Easier, 10 Qns, nmerr, Jan 07 12
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What was the nickname for Christopher Houston Carson, legendary 19th century frontiersman of the American West?

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