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Tune Twist Quiz #20
Can You Identify the Real Historical Euphemism for Sex?
Tune Twist Quiz #19
Tune Twist Quiz #18
It’s time to play Tune Twist, where we translate the lyrics of popular songs into multiple languages and then back into English. Can you figure out what the song is, or who performed it?
Can You Tell the Real McDonald’s Items From the Fakes?
See if you can guess which of these unusual items were on the McDonald’s menu at one time, and which we made up.
12 Protests That Changed the World
The act of protesting has a long and productive history.
Tune Twist Quiz #17
We ran the lyrics of a hit song through multiple languages, then translated them back into English. Can you figure out what the song is, or who performed it?
Can You Match the Word to the Author Who Created It?
See if you can spot the laudable lexicography of these famous writers.
Tune Twist Quiz #16
We ran the lyrics of a hit song through multiple languages, then translated them back into English. Can you figure out what the song is, or who performed it?
Can You Put the Most Popular Baby Names of 2023 in the Correct Order?
Let’s sort these babies out.
10 Bizarre Animal Smuggling Stories
It seems pants are a common place for smugglers to conceal animals.
Tune Twist Quiz #15
We ran the lyrics of a hit song through multiple languages, then translated them back into English. Can you figure out what the song is, or who performed it?
Can You Match the U.S. President to Their Middle Name?
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Tune Twist Quiz #14
We ran the lyrics of a hit song through multiple languages, then translated them back into English. Can you figure out what the song is, or who performed it?
Who Said It: Napoleon or Michael Scott?
One was a born leader lauded and reviled by underlings and historians alike. The other was Napoleon.