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Bucknallbabe and the Journey of a Lifetime
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Many religions look upon life as a journey. Read the postcards I sent home from my trip and discover how people of different faiths celebrate the milestones along the way.
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Religion Mixture
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Average
10 Q
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bucknallbabe
Sep 05 09
501 plays
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CM/Ms Hobbies Challenge - Mens sana ...
Team quiz by classicalmusic/mensan
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If you've ever wondered what classicalmusic/mensans do when they're not on Funtrivia, this quiz will fill you in. A potpourri of questions about some of our favourite pastimes.
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Hobbies Other
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Average
10 Q
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bucknallbabe
Mar 11 10
567 plays
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A Life in a Quiz - My Sister
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Significant dates, people and places in my sister's life have inspired an assortment of questions with a UK bias - if you don't know the right answer, you may know the wrong ones!
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Mixed UK
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Tough
10 Q
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bucknallbabe
Feb 16 09
1992 plays
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So Little Time
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One minute really isn't very much time at all, but what your body can do in just sixty seconds is quite amazing. Take a minute to take this quiz and find out what else you were doing at the same time!
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Mixed Human Body Trivia
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Tough
10 Q
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bucknallbabe
Feb 13 11
999 plays
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A Life in a Quiz - My Grandmother
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Significant dates, people and places in my grandmother's life have inspired an assortment of questions with a UK bias - if you don't know the right answer, you may know the wrong ones!
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Mixed UK
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Average
10 Q
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bucknallbabe
Jan 15 09
1923 plays
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World Series Netball
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In December 2008, the International Federation of Netball Associations announced a new international competition, World Series Netball with modified rules. Take this quiz to find out more about the competition and the changes.
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Netball
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Tough
10 Q
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bucknallbabe
Jul 09 09
225 plays
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A Cat's Eye View of Celebrities
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Can you work out who the celebrities are from the information provided by their cats?
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Celebrity Grab Bag
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Average
10 Q
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bucknallbabe
Jan 14 10
7242 plays
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Fueling the Fire
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Fire and fuels are often taken for granted in the developed world but this state of affairs is relatively recent. This quiz explores how scientists discovered the true nature of fire and the substances burned to produce it.
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History of Science
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Difficult
10 Q
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bucknallbabe
Mar 11 10
516 plays
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Lost and Found in Scotland Street
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The characters of Alexander McCall Smith's "44 Scotland Street" have been careless with their possessions. Can you get them back to their rightful owners?
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Smith, Alexander McCall
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Tough
10 Q
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bucknallbabe
Jun 07 09
144 plays
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Minimus - Mouse on a Mission
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Minimus is a cheese-loving Roman mouse living with a family in Britain. He is working hard to help children of primary school age to learn Latin. Join him on his job interview to see if you would be up to the task.
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Latin
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Average
10 Q
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bucknallbabe
Mar 06 09
486 plays
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The Colour Mauve
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When William Henry Perkin accidentally discovered the first artificial dye in 1856, no-one could have foreseen the impact it would have. This quiz was inspired by "Mauve", the biography of Perkin by Simon Garfield.
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Colors
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Difficult
10 Q
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bucknallbabe
Jun 06 09
1326 plays
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Living in Liberia
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These questions on Liberia have been inspired by my experiences during the two years I lived there from 1987-9. Not your typical geography quiz!
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Liberia
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Average
10 Q
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bucknallbabe
Mar 20 10
2658 plays
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Islands in the Sun - St Kitts and Nevis
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I've taken the liberty of using the lyrics to Harry Belafonte's "Island in the Sun" to inspire some questions about the physical geography of the islands of St Kitts and Nevis. So sing along ...
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St Kitts & Nevis
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Average
10 Q
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bucknallbabe
Oct 21 09
2874 plays
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It was the Best of Time(piece)s...
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Or "A Brief History of Timepieces", the story of how people have kept track of time over the centuries.
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History of Science
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Tough
10 Q
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bucknallbabe
Apr 26 10
447 plays
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You'll Take the Low Road
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Join me on a journey along some of the world's lowest roads - pay attention, I'll be asking questions on the way. Don't forget the sunhat and plenty of water; some of these places are really hot.
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Geography - Miscellany
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Tough
10 Q
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bucknallbabe
Mar 19 10
486 plays
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Yesterday ...
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"......and some have greatness thrust upon them." Or infamy. Meet some people whose lives changed overnight - I'll tell you about a yesterday and you have to identify a life changing event or the person it happened to.
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Rich and Famous
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Average
10 Q
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bucknallbabe
Jan 29 10
789 plays
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A Beer Recipe is a Kind of Brew-Print
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If you "aleways" thought making your own brew would be "hopless", get the "in-cider" information here. "Lagerly" for the "stout"-hearted.
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Beers
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Tough
10 Q
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bucknallbabe
Jul 18 09
360 plays
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A Life in a Quiz - My Mother
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Significant dates, people and places in my mother's life have inspired an assortment of questions with a UK bias - if you don't know the right answer, you may know the wrong ones!
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Mixed UK
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Tough
10 Q
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bucknallbabe
Dec 17 08
1215 plays
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Bad Romance
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The letters in the word ROMANCE have been really bad. Some of them have run away and made new words. Can you work out what they are?
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Words in Words for Kids
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Easy
10 Q
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bucknallbabe
Mar 24 10
2199 plays
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Help! I'm Locked Out of the House!
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The doors of the House of Commons are locked to all kinds of people - some are barred from entering, some make it inside but leave (by choice or under a cloud). Find out more by taking this quiz.
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U.K. Government
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Tough
10 Q
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bucknallbabe
Aug 19 09
336 plays
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The Thirteenth Floor
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Or how to build a skyscraper in 10 easy steps.
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Architecture
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Difficult
10 Q
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bucknallbabe
Nov 18 09
3456 plays
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I Want to Break Free
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Test your knowledge of ten of the greatest prison break movies. If you try very hard, you may be able to sing the clues to the tune of "Queen" classic. Warning: Spoilers.
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Common Locations
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Tough
10 Q
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bucknallbabe
Feb 09 10
261 plays
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Elementary Cryptics
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All the solutions contain the chemical symbol for the element which is indicated in the first question. These two letters will appear in each of the following solutions in the same order.
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Cryptics
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Difficult
10 Q
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bucknallbabe
Apr 28 09
279 plays
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More Elementary Cryptics
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Some cryptics for you to puzzle over. Clues stand alone but as an extra hint, all solutions contain the chemical symbol for the element indicated in the first question. These two letters appear in each of the following solutions in the same order.
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Cryptics
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Average
10 Q
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bucknallbabe
Sep 02 09
252 plays
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Take and Make HOLIDAYS
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Take some letters from the word HOLIDAYS and use them to make a word to replace the word or phrase in CAPITALS in the clue.
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Words in Words for Kids
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Average
10 Q
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bucknallbabe
May 14 09
972 plays
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Coal - A Mine of Information?
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The least glamorous of the fossil fuels, coal, has impacted on human history in some surprising ways. Inspired by and indebted to the book "Coal: A Human History" by Barbara Freese.
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Mixed Bag
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Difficult
10 Q
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bucknallbabe
Aug 05 09
327 plays
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Bugdom
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"Bugdom" from Pangea Software came preloaded on early iMacs (OS9). Join me on a nostalgia trip or to find out why this is the only video game to keep me coming back.
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Video Games A-C
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Tough
10 Q
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bucknallbabe
Jan 20 10
108 plays
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Take and Make HARRY POTTER
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Take some letters from the words HARRY POTTER and use them to make a word to replace the word or phrase in CAPITALS in the clue.
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Words in Words for Kids
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Average
10 Q
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bucknallbabe
Jul 28 09
810 plays
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Take and Make HALLOWEEN
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Take some letters from the words HALLOWEEN and use them to make a word to replace the word or phrase in CAPITALS in the clue.
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Words in Words for Kids
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Easy
10 Q
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bucknallbabe
Sep 14 09
969 plays
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10 Q in a Q or Ten Questions in a Quiz
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There are lots of phrases which use numbers. Can you solve these puzzles where I have replaced some words with the initial letters. Answers should be all in words. Hints will be a Funtrivia category where the phrase might appear and a clue.
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Number Phrases
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Difficult
10 Q
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bucknallbabe
Jan 19 10
552 plays
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