1. It helps to come up with a nutty sounding idea - say, writing a quiz on insect wings. Which of the following could present a challenge in writing such a quiz? Creating an alluring title and introduction Making an entertaining quiz on such a dull topic. All of these Finding sufficient information on such a narrow topic.

2. You’ve decided to write a quiz on insect wings and to entitle the quiz “Flying With Bugs.” Which of the following first introduction sentences seems LEAST likely to attract players? Birds and bats are not the only animals to defy gravity. This quiz will explore the inherent humor implicit in the entomologic study of flying insects. You don’t have to be an entomologist to enjoy this quiz. Do flying insects bug you?

3. Planning to write a wacky entertaining quiz on the dull topic of insect wings, a topic about which you know nothing, you wish to insure that you have not stumbled unknowingly into a well-covered subject. Which of the following methods would most rapidly and effectively provide you with information on the number of insect wing quizzes and questions? Using Google, search “insect wing site:www.funtrivia.com/playquiz.cfm”. Drop a quick note to a Funtrivia “Animals” editor asking for a listing of quizzes and questions on bird wings. Use Funtrivia’s Quizzes:Search, Search Titles feature to search “bird wings”. Read/play all the quizzes found in the category “Animals:Invertebrates”.

4. Having decided to attempt to write a humorous quiz on the topic of insect wings, which of the following Google searches is least likely to uncover the type of off-the-wall information about insect wings you are seeking? Shakespeare insect wing Insect wings Insect wing humor Sci Fi insect wing

5. You are attempting to write an engaging quiz on the intrinsically dull subject of insect wings. You decide to find (should one exist) a humorous insect wing quotation. At which website could you find the five most visited quotation sites? Worldbestwebsites.com Alexa.com 100bestwebsites.com Top10links.com

6. Sometimes when writing a ridiculous quiz, it’s worth taking a chance on the existence of a weird website. Which of the following websites actually exist? Neither Flyinginsect.com Both Insectwings.com

7. Surely no deliberately off-the-wall insect quiz should lack a Bard bug question. Which of the following sites has the ability to do a word search on Shakespeare’s works? Shakespeare.org RhymeZone.com Shakespeare.com Shakespeares-globe.org

8. Intending to write a quiz with a humorous bent on insect wings, you have stumbled across a fascinating paper on Shakespearean entomology, a book on insect poetics and an obscure paper on insect anti-gravity. Would any state or federal statute be broken if you changed the topic of your quiz? Yes No

9. After originally beginning a quiz on insect wings, you have become fascinated with the topic “Entomology Etymology”. Which of the following websites could provide you with the etymology of the word insect? YourDictionary.com Both The “Online Etymologic Dictionary” at www.etymonline.com Neither

10. Having completed your insect wing quiz you are now considering one on flying insect anagrams. On which of the following sites would one find an advanced anagram server? Any of these Easypeasy.com Wordsmith.org ssynth.co.uk/~gay/anagram.html