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The Holocaust II
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This is another set of questions on the Holocaust. I've tried to avoid unduly specialized questions, but probably haven't quite succeeded.
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Holocaust
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Tough
10 Q
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bloomsby
Sep 21 10
3150 plays
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Background to Nazism I: Antisemitism
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This is the first in a series of quizzes on some aspects of the background to Nazism and the Third Reich. It may dispel some myths.
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Nazi Germany
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Tough
15 Q
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bloomsby
Jun 05 05
6207 plays
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Quiz-Making: Some Hints
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So, you've read the guidelines, taken several quizzes and want your own quizzes to be good. Here are some hints. (Most of the examples are based closely on quizzes actually submitted in Quizzyland). Have fun!
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Quizmaker Tune-Ups
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Average
10 Q
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bloomsby
Jan 18 02
14040 plays
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Creating a History Quiz: Some Hints
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On the art of creating History quizzes.
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Quizmaker Tune-Ups
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Average
10 Q
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bloomsby
May 31 03
7926 plays
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The Holocaust I
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The Holocaust of the Jews has come to be seen as one of the key events of World War II and of the twentieth century more generally. Try these questions.
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Holocaust
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Difficult
15 Q
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bloomsby
Jun 15 09
2544 plays
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Prelude to the Holocaust: Basics
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These questions relate to events leading up to the Holocaust and also deal with some background issues, too.
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Holocaust
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Tough
10 Q
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bloomsby
Dec 21 10
1059 plays
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Pogroms and Ghettos, 1096 Onwards
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The persecution of Jews in Europe intensified sharply with the Crusades, and continued for a very long time. Test your knowledge, and discover more.
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European
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Tough
10 Q
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bloomsby
Jun 25 08
696 plays
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The Holocaust: Basics
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These questions are about basic aspects of the Holocaust and about some of the terminology used in literature on the subject.
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Holocaust
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Average
10 Q
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bloomsby
Dec 11 10
1818 plays
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Creating Your First Quiz
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Creating your first quiz can be an exciting challenge. These questions concern matters that should help to reduce frustration on submission. This quiz is intended to be useful, not hard.
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Quizmaker Tune-Ups
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Easy
10 Q
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bloomsby
Dec 30 03
71772 plays
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The Armenian Holocaust
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Using the screen provided by the First World War, the government of the Ottoman Empire embarked on genocide against its Armenian population in 1915.
About 1.5 million Armenians were murdered.
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World War I
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Average
10 Q
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bloomsby
Jul 01 04
2301 plays
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The Goths
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The Goths played a key role in bringing an already weakened West Roman Empire to its knees, and in turn they also established kingdoms of their own in parts the Western Empire. Find out more about this mysterious people.
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Ancient History
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Difficult
10 Q
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bloomsby
May 12 04
4143 plays
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Holocaust Denial
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Holocaust deniers do not speak with one voice and differ on various points. However, there is enough common ground among most of them for a quiz.
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Holocaust
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Difficult
10 Q
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bloomsby
Feb 21 11
657 plays
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Haiti - Essentials
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Check out your knowledge of this Caribbean republic.
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Haiti
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Average
10 Q
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bloomsby
Jul 13 02
3732 plays
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Romania - A Miscellany
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A quiz on an enigmatic country, located at the cross-roads of the Balkans, Central Europe and Ukraine, too. Good luck and have fun!
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Romania
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Average
15 Q
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bloomsby
May 28 02
6630 plays
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German Literature up to c.1600
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A quiz on earlier German Literature. Much of this will be unfamiliar to most outside the German-speaking lands, so please treat this as a learning experience.
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German Literature
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Tough
10 Q
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bloomsby
Mar 07 04
357 plays
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The Art of Translation (mainly German examples)
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Formerly, translation was widely used in teaching foreign languages, and the more advanced pupils gained some idea of what translation is about. This is often no longer the case.
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Languages
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Average
10 Q
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bloomsby
Aug 22 13
174 plays
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Myanmar - Basics
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How much do you know about this large South-East Asian country? Test your knowledge and have fun. (If you know very little about the country please do some preparation, otherwise you'll find the quiz boring).
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Myanmar
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Average
10 Q
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bloomsby
Mar 23 02
2925 plays
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Europe 1815-1900
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This quiz is primarily concerned with broad historical trends in this period and ought not to be particularly hard. Have fun!
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European
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Tough
15 Q
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bloomsby
Aug 23 01
4197 plays
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German Literature, c. 1600-1740
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This period of German literature is not well known, and the quiz includes some general background questions. Please treat it as a learning experience.
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German Literature
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Difficult
10 Q
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bloomsby
Mar 22 04
447 plays
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Battersea
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A potpourri on the part of London where I spent the first twenty years of my life. In those days Battersea was not the trendy place that it has become - quite the contrary. :) Enjoy!
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British Local History
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Difficult
10 Q
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bloomsby
Jan 17 09
396 plays
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Berlin
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At last! A quiz on the capital of Germany!
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Germany
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Average
10 Q
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bloomsby
Dec 01 01
3258 plays
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German History 1933-45
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A miscellany of questions on the Third Reich. (This quiz is NOT concerned with the operational history of WWII).
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Nazi Germany
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Average
15 Q
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bloomsby
Jul 10 01
6300 plays
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Germany, c. 1945-1960
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Ten questions on Germany after World War II.
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German
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Average
10 Q
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bloomsby
Feb 25 07
2391 plays
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Historic British Quotations
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Ten quotations from British history. Most are of the 'who-said-it' kind but some are a little different. The quotations are not in chronological order.
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England People
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Difficult
10 Q
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bloomsby
Feb 01 02
6528 plays
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Austrian History I
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At its height, the Austrian Empire was the second largest country in Europe (after Russia). Some of its history is well known, but much of it is rather less well known. Test your knowledge, and have fun.
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Austrian
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Average
15 Q
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bloomsby
Apr 02 01
3543 plays
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Mozambique - Essentials
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Mozambique, one of the poorest countries in the world, seldom hits the headlines - except when struck by disaster. Test your knowledge! If your knowledge is hazy, it's worth spending some time with an atlas before taking this quiz.
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Mozambique
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Average
10 Q
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bloomsby
Feb 06 02
3150 plays
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Winston Churchill
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Probably no other past British Prime Minister is more widely admired than Churchill, so it is more than a little surprising that this is the first Funtrivia quiz on him.
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U.K. Government
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Tough
10 Q
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bloomsby
Apr 27 04
1335 plays
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Latvia
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How much do you know about this Baltic republic? If you know very little, you are advised to do some preparation before playing this quiz.
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Latvia
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Average
10 Q
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bloomsby
Feb 26 02
3462 plays
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Afghanistan
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How much do you know about this remote country?
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Afghanistan
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Average
10 Q
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bloomsby
Sep 20 01
4614 plays
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A German Miscellany, 1810-1910
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A mixture of questions on less well known aspects of the period. Relax and enjoy!
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German
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Tough
10 Q
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bloomsby
Mar 06 08
864 plays
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