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Before They Were Writers: A Quiz on Authors' Odd Jobs
Before They Were Writers: A Quiz on Authors' Odd Jobs
By Robert Balkovich
January 17, 2014

Many famous authors have worked gigs that make your college job rolling burritos look like a vacation — but can you guess which ones?

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Whose Line is It Anyway? A Quiz on Quotes from Famous Books
Whose Line is It Anyway? A Quiz on Quotes from Famous Books
By Freddie Moore
January 03, 2014

Brush up on the classics by matching each quote with its book!

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Famous Last Words: A Quiz
Famous Last Words: A Quiz
By Robert Balkovich
December 20, 2013

Can you tell which of these quotes are the last lines of a story and which were the dying words of a celebrity?

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Can You Identify the Alternate Covers for These Well Known Books?
Can You Identify the Alternate Covers for These Well Known Books?
By Michelle King
December 13, 2013

You’re not supposed to judge a book by its cover, but there can’t be anything wrong with remembering a book by its cover, right?

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Dick Whitman, Meet Yeezy: A Kanye/Don Draper Quote Quiz
Dick Whitman, Meet Yeezy: A Kanye/Don Draper Quote Quiz
By Kate Gavino
June 11, 2013

See if you can tell the men apart based solely on their pearls of wisdom. And if you fail? It never happened. It will shock you how much it never happened.

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Quiz: Serial Killer or Bachelorette Contestant?
Quiz: Serial Killer or Bachelorette Contestant?
By Sarah Bennett
June 10, 2013

 Can you tell your creeps apart? 

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Quiz: A New Arrested Development Catchphrase, or an Old One from Steve Urkel?
Quiz: A New Arrested Development Catchphrase, or an Old One from Steve Urkel?
By Sarah Bennett
May 28, 2013

 Did Tobias do that, or was Urkel an anustart? Take the quiz!

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Quiz: Arrested Development Song or Arrested Development Episode?
Quiz: Arrested Development Song or Arrested Development Episode?
By Sarah Bennett
May 23, 2013

 Too bad the group and the show only made sweet music together via their lawyers.

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Korean Couple Holidays, a Quiz: 365 Days of Annoying
Korean Couple Holidays, a Quiz: 365 Days of Annoying
By Kate Gavino
May 21, 2013

In Korea, where matching girlfriend-boyfriend shirts is considered de rigueur, being a couple is serious business.

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Cosmo Quiz: Who's Your Inner Female Pharaoh?
Cosmo Quiz: Who's Your Inner Female Pharaoh?
By Kate Gavino
May 17, 2013

These women did everything from marry their own brothers to put on fake beads, just for the chance to rule their kingdoms. And yet, like a certain comedian, they get no respect

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