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The Sunday Quiz
« on: March 20, 2016, 03:59:49 AM »

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Re: The Sunday Quiz
« Reply #1 on: March 27, 2016, 02:23:35 AM »
The Sunday Quiz

How much do you know about TV characters who’ve come back from the dead? (Whatever gave us this idea?)

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Re: The Sunday Quiz
« Reply #2 on: April 03, 2016, 04:11:05 AM »
The Sunday Quiz


It’s National Pet Month so we want to know if you can name these famous TV pets.

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The Midweek Quiz


The first monthly instalment of Charles Dickens’ first novel, The Pickwick Papers, was published 180 years ago this week. How much do you know about his work?

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Re: The Sunday Quiz
« Reply #3 on: April 03, 2016, 07:06:36 PM »
I took the pet quiz.  I got 6 out of 10 right.

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Re: The Sunday Quiz
« Reply #4 on: April 10, 2016, 12:18:11 AM »
The Sunday Quiz


New drama 11.22.63, adapted from a novel by Stephen King, starts tonight on Fox. What do you know about the horror writer’s other work?

http://standardissuemagazine.com/misc/sunday-quiz-13-2/





The Midweek Quiz


Last month it was reported the international art market had stalled for the first time in five years. What do you know about some of the most expensive paintings ever sold?

http://standardissuemagazine.com/misc/midweek-quiz-10/

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Re: The Sunday Quiz
« Reply #5 on: April 17, 2016, 08:59:06 AM »
The Sunday Quiz


Game of Thrones premiered on HBO five years ago today. With a new season round the corner, how much do you know about the televised goings-on in Westeros?


http://standardissuemagazine.com/misc/sunday-quiz-13-3/




The Midweek Quiz


It’s Scrabble Day, so what better time to quiz you on board games and the like?


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Re: The Sunday Quiz
« Reply #6 on: April 24, 2016, 12:49:55 PM »
The Sunday Quiz


It’s Al Pacino’s birthday tomorrow so let’s all celebrate by seeing if you can identify which of his films these pictures come from.

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The Midweek Quiz


On Saturday, it’ll be 400 years since Shakespeare’s death. And we’re still quoting him. But do you know which play these famous phrases are from?

http://standardissuemagazine.com/misc/midweek-quiz-10-3/

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Re: The Sunday Quiz
« Reply #7 on: April 24, 2016, 01:50:56 PM »
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On Saturday, it’ll be 400 years since Shakespeare’s death. And we’re still quoting him. But do you know which play these famous phrases are from?

So far, since you started with these, I clearly know more about Sean Bean than I should, and less about poetry and Shakespeare than I should.  Oh, well.
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Re: The Sunday Quiz
« Reply #8 on: May 01, 2016, 06:18:55 AM »
The Sunday Quiz


May is National Photo Month. Is that a thing? Who cares. Here’s a selection of much-photographed landmarks from around the world. Can you tell us what city you’ll find them in?


http://standardissuemagazine.com/misc/sunday-quiz-13-5/



The Midweek Quiz


Last month New Zealand voted not to change its flag to a new design. Can you tell us which countries the following flags are from?


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Re: The Sunday Quiz
« Reply #9 on: May 08, 2016, 12:23:53 AM »
The Sunday Quiz


It’s that time again and this week we’re asking if you can tell us which well-known album covers these snippets of pictures come from.

http://standardissuemagazine.com/misc/sunday-quiz-13-6/



The Midweek Quiz


It’s May the Fourth, so we’ve asked those excellent women at our Strong Female Leads podcast to do us a really hard Star Wars quiz. And they have.

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Re: The Sunday Quiz
« Reply #10 on: May 15, 2016, 03:48:19 AM »
The Sunday Quiz


Today in 1928, Mickey Mouse made his first appearance in an animated cartoon. What better time to test your knowledge of other Disney creations – which films did these characters appear in?



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Re: The Sunday Quiz
« Reply #11 on: May 29, 2016, 03:33:39 AM »
The Sunday Quiz


This week, we salute those women who were brilliant until the very end. Can you identify whose last words these were?


http://standardissuemagazine.com/misc/sunday-quiz-13-9/

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Re: The Sunday Quiz
« Reply #12 on: May 30, 2016, 07:47:53 AM »
I continue to do badly on these. 3/10. LOL

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Re: The Sunday Quiz
« Reply #13 on: May 30, 2016, 07:57:35 AM »
Me too (4/10)!

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Re: The Sunday Quiz
« Reply #14 on: May 30, 2016, 08:08:47 AM »
We need another quiz to do with Sean's filmography since that seems to be our forte.   hahaha

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Re: The Sunday Quiz
« Reply #15 on: June 05, 2016, 12:09:29 AM »
The Sunday Quiz

Sixty years ago today, Elvis unleashed his daring swinging hips on The Milton Berle Show, causing the New York Times to sneer, “The gyration never had anything to do with the world of popular music and still doesn’t.” Well, it kind of did. But how much do you know about The King of Rock and Roll?

http://standardissuemagazine.com/misc/sunday-quiz-13-10/




The Midweek Quiz

It’s that time again and this week we’re asking what you know about Arrested Development. No hop-ons!


http://standardissuemagazine.com/misc/midweek-quiz-10-9/

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Re: The Sunday Quiz
« Reply #16 on: June 12, 2016, 12:17:27 AM »
The Sunday Quiz


We know you love a geography quiz, so today we’re asking: can you identify a city if we point at it?


http://standardissuemagazine.com/quizzes/sunday-quiz-13-11/






The Midweek Quiz


With series four just around the corner, we’re asking how much you know about Orange is the New Black.


http://standardissuemagazine.com/misc/midweek-quiz-10-10/


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Re: The Sunday Quiz
« Reply #17 on: June 19, 2016, 01:19:36 AM »
The Sunday Quiz


It’s Father’s Day so we’re asking if you can tell us who are the famous dads these men followed into acting

http://standardissuemagazine.com/quizzes/sunday-quiz-13-12/





The Midweek Quiz


Blackadder first appeared on TV today in 1983. What do you know about the series?

http://standardissuemagazine.com/quizzes/midweek-quiz-10-11/


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Re: The Sunday Quiz
« Reply #18 on: June 26, 2016, 03:26:24 AM »
The Sunday Quiz


So, Wimbledon is about to kick off. No, that’s not right. Anyway, have a quiz about England’s premier tennis tournament.

http://standardissuemagazine.com/quizzes/sunday-quiz-13-13/




The Midweek Quiz


Glastonbury kicks off tomorrow. How much do you know about the UK’s most famous festival of music and mud?

http://standardissuemagazine.com/quizzes/midweek-quiz-10-12/



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Re: The Sunday Quiz
« Reply #19 on: July 03, 2016, 01:20:59 AM »
The Sunday Quiz


With the new BFG film in cinemas, what better time to ask what you know about Roald Dahl’s books for children?


http://standardissuemagazine.com/quizzes/sunday-quiz-13-15/




The Midweek Quiz


Can you tell us which female writers are in these paintings or photographs?


http://standardissuemagazine.com/quizzes/midweek-quiz-10-13/