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Darwin: Fun With Darwin

150th Anniversary of publication of Charles Darwin's On the Origin of Species

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Charles Darwin Quiz
Science Channel's quick, eight-question quiz ranges from easy to, well...take the quiz.

Charles Darwin Quiz
SparkNotes, a study guide site, has a 45-question quiz on Darwin with questions such as "What lowly species did Darwin spend eight years studying?" and "Who supervised Darwin's research on marine biology at Edinburgh?"

Early Theories of Evolution Crossword Puzzle
Dr. Dennis O'Neil, in the
Behavioral Sciences Department at Palomar College, created a website on early theories of evolution, including this brief crossword puzzle.

Darwin Legacy Quiz
National Geographic's interactive quiz asks questions such as "What U.S. president shares Darwin's birthday?" and "How many skins, bones, and carcasses did Darwin ship back to England from the Beagle voyage?"

Evolution Crossword Puzzle
Also from Palomar College: a larger crossword on evolution, by W.P. Armstrong. (Caveat: clues contain some misspellings.)