Only a real bookworm can answer these 10 questions.
Question 1 of 10
In Samuel Taylor Coleridge's "The Rime of the Ancient Mariner," what lucky bird does the mariner kill (and, subsequently, have to wear around his neck)?
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Question 2 of 10
What is the word that has been changed in this line from the 43rd poem in Elizabeth Barrett Browning's "Sonnets from the Portuguese"? How do I love thee? Let me count the penguins.
Question 3 of 10
Harper Lee, a former airline reservation clerk, won a Pulitzer for her only novel. What was it?
Question 4 of 10
Who is guided through Hell by the Roman poet Virgil and through Heaven by his beloved Beatrice?
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Question 5 of 10
Before it was a search engine, "Yahoo" was a race of brutish thugs created by whom in "Gulliver's Travels"?
Question 6 of 10
Who once said "I have the heart of a young boy--in a jar on my desk"?
Question 7 of 10
I worked as a tax collector in Spain, but was sent to a Seville jail for skimming some off the top. While there, I started "Don Quixote." Who am I?
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Question 8 of 10
The vorpal blade went snicker-snack when it killed what imaginary creature?
Question 9 of 10
In 1890, a Polish sailor named Jozef Korzeniowski became shipmaster of the Roi des Belges, as it made its way down the Congo River. By what name do we better know him?
Question 10 of 10
Alice Rosenbaum apparently picked what pen name by blending the name of a Finnish writer with the brand of typewriter she was using?
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Who Sang Quizzes
Who sang these famous hits?
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"Which rock & roll powerhouse set the world ablaze with "Hound Dog" (1956)?
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Only a few know all these songs
Do you know who sang these classics?
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Which Timeless Voices Are We Looking For?
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24% knows the answer to this question:
"Which jazz crooner made “Misty” (1959) famous?
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Who Sang These Songs?
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90% knows the answer to this question:
"Who sang the song, "Can't Help Falling in Love" (1961)?
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Who Sang These Songs?
How many vinyl records do you still have?
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28% knows the answer to this question:
"Who sang the famous song "Legs" (1985)
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Who Sang These 50s to 80s Hits?
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Average Score: 9
68% knows the answer to this question:
"Who sang the famous song, "Blueberry Hill" (1956)?
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General Knowledge Quizzes
Mixed Trivia Quiz that cannot be defeated
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Mixed Trivia Quiz
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Mixed Quiz
Did you find the missing number?
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Hard Trivia Quiz
Most questions are way too hard for you!
Average Score: 6
42% knows the answer to this question:
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Can you survive this Sudden End?
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General Knowledge Quiz
Will you be able to score a 7+?
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Math Quizzes
Mathematics Quiz
Nobody is able to score a perfect 10
Average Score: 9
47% knows the answer to this question:
"How many in a pair?
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Test Your Math Knowledge
Absolutely nobody scores a solid 10
Average Score: 9
75% knows the answer to this question:
"What number when added to 1661, gives 2723?
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Math Quiz
Are you real mathelete? Let us know below!
Average Score: 8
36% knows the answer to this question:
"Which is the correct spelling?
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Mathematics Quiz
Are you a real mastermind in mathematics?
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65% knows the answer to this question:
"It was 13 degrees this morning and the temperature dropped 12 degrees, what is the temperature now?
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Math Quiz
We hope you can do better than a simple 5
Average Score: 9
48% knows the answer to this question:
"180+124+68 equals what number?
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Math IQ Test
Do you know the answer?
Average Score: 8
41% knows the answer to this question:
"If it snows 1 inch per hour for 2 days, how many inches of snow is that?
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