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Explore the debate and science of Quizzes by NAS.

December 24, 2013

Quizzed!

Peter Wood

Peter Wood playfully considers the nature of quizzes and offers NAS's final quiz of the season: comics and college. 

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December 23, 2013

Test Your Knowledge: Yuletide Entomology

Glenn Ricketts

These critters are dormant for the Christmas season, but here’s a quiz to help sharpen your perspective when they come back with springtime.

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December 20, 2013

Test Your Knowledge: Time Will Tell

Rachelle Peterson

This timely quiz prompts you to spend a moment stretching your mind. 

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December 19, 2013

Test Your Knowledge: Words I Learned This Semester

Ashley Thorne

Expand your vocabulary with these linguistic terms. 

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December 18, 2013

Test Your Knowledge: Baby It’s Cold Outside

Peter Wood

What do you know about cold weather in science and in literature? 

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December 17, 2013

Test Your Knowledge: Words about Animals

Ashley Thorne

If animals could talk, would they call themselves by such strange names?

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December 16, 2013

Test Your Knowledge: The Art of Lying

Rachelle Peterson

Fact, fiction, and intentionally fake: figure out what's truthful and what's treacherous. 

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December 13, 2013

Test Your Knowledge: Christmas Pop Culture

Glenn Ricketts

From 34th Street to Charlie Brown to the Grinch, Christmas has had enormous influence on popular culture. 

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December 12, 2013

Test Your Knowledge: Confessions

Michael Toscano

Confess! A quiz about great thinkers and their confessions.

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December 11, 2013

Test Your Knowledge: The Stars Are Brightly Shining

Ashley Thorne

What's out there? Test your stellar knowledge with this astronomy-themed quiz.

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