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The Victorian Underworld
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The Victorian era was a confident, dynamic time - but there was a shadowy side away from the bright lights and technical innovations.
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UK History
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Average
10 Q
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Flapjack44
Dec 04 06
4830 plays
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Inconceivable "Princess Bride" Questions
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A mixture of questions about this fabby film - I always think that the measure of a good film is whether it contains Shrieking Eels...
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Princess Bride, The .
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Average
20 Q
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Flapjack44
Aug 14 02
14073 plays
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Name that Nineteenth-Century Painting!
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I will describe a painting and give a number of options as to its name and who painted it: How many can you correctly identify? The paintings are fairly well known ones...
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Impressionists
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Average
15 Q
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Flapjack44
Aug 16 02
3138 plays
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Shadows and Stories
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Haunted by the image of a ghostly monk in front of an altar? Test your knowledge of the UK's better known ghosts and spooky folklore. Avoiding royal ghosts, this concentrates on apparitions in dark country lanes, quiet back roads and old buildings.
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Ghosts
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Tough
10 Q
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Flapjack44
Nov 12 03
2457 plays
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Old Possum's Practical Cats: Which Cat??
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I love these poems, as they never fail to make me smile! Here I will quote a line from each of the poems, and you get to pick from four possible answers, which cat I am talking about...
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Eliot, T. S.
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Average
15 Q
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Flapjack44
Aug 10 02
783 plays
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Oscar Wilde Biographical Quiz
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This quiz concentrates on the life of Oscar Wilde. Good luck!
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Wilde, Oscar
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Tough
15 Q
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Flapjack44
Dec 16 01
981 plays
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Cheers! Facts about Cocktail Ingredients
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So how much do you know about what goes into those rather yummy drinks that slip down so easily?!
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Cocktails and Mixed Drinks
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Tough
15 Q
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Flapjack44
May 27 02
5046 plays
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'Shrek'- tastic!
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My other 'Shrek' quiz gets a lot of stick for being too hard, so here we are with a hopefully easier one!
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Shrek (2001) .
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Easy
25 Q
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Flapjack44
Jul 30 02
30780 plays
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London Prisons: Time for Roll Call!
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Houses of Correction, penitentiaries, gaol... London has had many of these over time. Here are some historical questions about the various London correctional institutions. Enjoy!
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Prisons
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Tough
20 Q
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Flapjack44
Aug 16 02
816 plays
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Oscar Wilde Quotes
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Name which of Oscar Wilde's writings contained the following quotes. Someone with a grasp of the plots or characters in Wilde's works should be able to have a pretty good go at this...even if it means guessing sometimes!
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Wilde, Oscar
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Tough
20 Q
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Flapjack44
Dec 27 01
828 plays
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British Birds: Behaviours, and Identification
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The questions are a mixture of definitions of behaviours, names and also facts about the birds we are lucky enough to see in Britain. I hope you enjoy it!
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Wild Birds UK
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Average
20 Q
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Flapjack44
May 14 02
2073 plays
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Trees in the British Isles
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Facts about the trees we are surrounded by.... can you spot which species match which fact?!
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UK
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Average
25 Q
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Flapjack44
Jun 18 02
663 plays
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Name That Instrument!
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You go to a classical music concert and you look up at the orchestra (don't they look smart!)... how many of the instruments can you identify from my descriptions?
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Musical Instruments
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Average
10 Q
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Flapjack44
Aug 19 02
4095 plays
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British Flowers: Historical Medicinal Uses
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Second quiz of my three quiz set on the wild flowers of the British Isles. How much do you know about the historical (and often misplaced) uses of our native flora relating to wellbeing and medicine?
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UK
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Tough
15 Q
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Flapjack44
Jun 18 02
483 plays
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British Flowers: Historical Culinary Uses
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Third quiz of my three quiz set on the wild flowers of the British Isles. How much do you know about the historical culinary uses of our native flora?
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Angiosperms and Gymnosperms
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Tough
15 Q
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Flapjack44
Jun 18 02
444 plays
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British Flowers: General Facts
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First quiz of my three quiz set on the wild flowers of the British Isles. How much do you know about the uses and nicknames, past and present, of our native flora?
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UK
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Tough
15 Q
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Flapjack44
Jun 18 02
492 plays
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London Statues
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How many of those statues that you walk past do you actually notice?! Take this quiz and see....
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Statues
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Difficult
15 Q
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Flapjack44
Dec 17 01
819 plays
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Abandoned London Underground Stations
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London has many deserted tube stations. Some of them are can be seen to this day, visible as dark chasms to the side of a train as it speeds through them on its way to the next station.
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London Underground
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Average
10 Q
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Flapjack44
Dec 16 02
867 plays
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Capital Facts
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Facts about the capital cities of the world.
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World Capitals
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Tough
20 Q
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Flapjack44
Dec 27 01
6270 plays
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'Shrek' - Take the Challenge!
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Questions about details in the film... are you enough of a mean green fighting machine to take this quiz on?!
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Shrek (2001) .
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Difficult
15 Q
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Flapjack44
May 11 02
15129 plays
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The Flower Fairies of Cicely Mary Barker
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Questions about what the various little fairies are wearing or doing in Cicely Mary Barker's beautiful illustrations...
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B Authors
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Average
15 Q
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Flapjack44
Jul 31 02
255 plays
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