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Major Economic Crises
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Business & Economics
Hard

Major Economic Crises

From Black Thursday 1929 to the collapse of Lehman Brothers in 2008, via Bretton Woods and Zimbabwe's 79.6 billion % hyperinflation: 20 questions on the crashes that reshaped the global economy.

4 min
Valentine's Day: Between Legends and Romantic Traditions
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News & Society
Medium

Valentine's Day: Between Legends and Romantic Traditions

Saint Valentine, a Roman priest martyred around 269, the ancient Lupercalia, Chaucer's poem in 1382 and the oldest known valentine (Charles of Orleans, 1415): 15 questions on the real origins of the feast.

2 min
True or False: Business & Economics
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Business & Economics
EasyTrue or False

True or False: Business & Economics

Did the euro really appear in 1995? Does the Tokyo Stock Exchange beat the NYSE? Was Amazon really born in 1994? 20 statements on GDP, inflation and finance giants to sort between true and false.

2 min
Hidden World Destinations
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Travel & Tourism
Expert

Hidden World Destinations

Shibam in Yemen and its 16th-century adobe towers, Lake Baikal holding 20% of the planet's freshwater, the 2,200 temples of Bagan, the blue and green lakes of Sete Cidades in the Azores: 15 questions off the tourist radar.

4 min
Sacred Texts of the World
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Religions & Spirituality
Medium

Sacred Texts of the World

The Quran revealed in Arabic to Muhammad, Genesis opening the Torah, the three baskets of the Buddhist Tripitaka, the Guru Granth Sahib treated as a living guru on its throne: 15 questions on the texts that guide believers.

2 min
World Currencies: Money and Economies
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Business & Economics
Hard

World Currencies: Money and Economies

The euro put into circulation on January 1, 2002, the pound sterling born under King Offa in 757, bitcoin launched in 2009 by the mysterious Satoshi Nakamoto, the Swiss franc as safe haven: 20 questions on world currencies.

4 min
June 22nd Through History
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History
MediumOn This Day

June 22nd Through History

Batailles décisives, armistices controversés, naissances de personnalités marquantes : une date de juin concentre des siècles d'événements aux conséquences durables à travers le monde.

2 min
Irregular Plurals in French
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French Language
Easy

Irregular Plurals in French

Seven French words ending in -ou take an x in the plural (bijou, caillou, chou, genou, hibou, joujou, pou), oeil becomes yeux, cheval turns into chevaux. Test the plurals that defy French rules.

1 min
True or False: Health
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Health & Wellness
EasyTrue or False

True or False: Health

Eight glasses of water a day? No scientific basis. Spinach rich in iron? A misplaced decimal point in 1870. Test the myths about your body and sort fact from fiction.

2 min
French Homophones: Words That Sound Alike
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French Language
Easy

French Homophones: Words That Sound Alike

Est or et, où or ou, a or à, ont or on: these French words sound the same but only one spelling fits the context. Test your ear against the classic dictation traps.

1 min
Magical Creatures of the Wizarding World
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Movies
MediumHarry Potter

Magical Creatures of the Wizarding World

Thestrals are invisible until you've seen death, the Basilisk lives 900 years and its venom destroys Horcruxes, Fawkes the phoenix is reborn from his ashes. Test your knowledge of the Hogwarts menagerie.

2 min
Flowers of the World
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Nature
Easy

Flowers of the World

The 1636-1637 tulip mania was the first speculative bubble in history (one bulb cost a house), Japan's Hanami celebrates the sakura, sunflowers follow the sun. Test your botanical knowledge.

1 min