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"Tim and Tobias". Name the character
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This quiz is about the Tim and Tobias series of books written by Sheila K. McCullagh. These books were at the height of their acclaim in the early eighties so the people that grew up reading them should now be in their twenties.
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M Authors
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Tough
10 Q
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cal79
Jun 24 03
102 plays
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Gene: Name The Song
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I was amazed to see that there were not any quizzes on this briliant band on Funtrivia so I decided to create one. I give you a lyric and you have to name the song.
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G
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Difficult
10 Q
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cal79
Oct 09 03
138 plays
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Volcanoes
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Here is a little quiz to find out how much you know about volcanoes.
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Our World for Kids
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Very Easy
10 Q
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cal79
Mar 08 04
3393 plays
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Total Discworld
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Question 1 is about the first Discworld novel, question 2 is about the second, and so on up to the twenty-fifth book.
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Pratchett, Terry
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Average
25 Q
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cal79
Dec 16 02
2892 plays
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Children's Quizmaster
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This is a general knowledge quiz using the letters of quizmaster. Have fun!
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Mixed Trivia for Kids
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Very Easy
10 Q
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cal79
May 21 03
10839 plays
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9 for 10. Handlers of the ring
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In "The Lord Of The Rings" nine people handle the one ring. This quiz contains a question about each of them. The first letter of each correct answer will reveal a tenth person who could have handled the ring but did not.
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Mixed Tolkien Characters
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Easy
10 Q
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cal79
Jan 14 03
5355 plays
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The A-Z of Tolkien
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Each answer begins with a different letter of the alphabet, starting with "A". "X" is missed out but is incorporated into the "S" question.
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J. R. R. Tolkien
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Average
25 Q
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cal79
Mar 17 03
3216 plays
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Cats for kids
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This is a little quiz all about cats.
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Cats and Dogs for Kids
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Easy
10 Q
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cal79
Jun 11 03
13539 plays
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Discquiz
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This is a fairly easy Discworld quiz. It is about the Discworld series by Terry Pratchett.
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Pratchett, Terry
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Easy
10 Q
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cal79
Nov 29 02
2166 plays
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Children's Quizmaster 2
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This is my second quizmaster quiz. The answers begin with the letters of quizmaster
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Mixed Trivia for Kids
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Easy
10 Q
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cal79
Dec 05 03
8796 plays
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The Monstrous Regiment
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A quiz on Terry Pratchett's "The Monstrous Regiment"
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Monstrous Regiment
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Easy
10 Q
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cal79
Jan 26 04
1083 plays
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Dudditsese
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Duddits is a character from Steven King's "Dreamcatcher". He cannot speak properly. I give you a statement the way Duddits would say it and you have to translate.
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Dreamcatcher
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Average
10 Q
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cal79
Jul 01 03
1959 plays
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More Quotes From "The Far Side"
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As before I will give you a quote and all you have to do is fill in the missing word/words.
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Far Side, The
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Tough
10 Q
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cal79
Nov 07 05
522 plays
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London Tube Stations In Other Words
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All you have to do is guess the London station from the clue given.
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London Underground
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Average
15 Q
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cal79
Oct 26 05
744 plays
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9 for 10. The Fellowship of the Ring
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The Fellowship had nine members when it started out. There is a queston about each of them here. For the tenth question, you need to take the first letter of each of the first nine answers to find a place in Middle Earth associated with the Fellowship.
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Mixed Tolkien Characters
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Easy
10 Q
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cal79
May 18 03
2907 plays
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"Band on the Run" Who is on the cover?
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The cover of "Band on the Run" featured nine celebrities. All you have to do is name them from the clues then answer one final question.
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McCartney, Paul
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Tough
10 Q
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cal79
Mar 23 04
1047 plays
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History for Kids: World War Two
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This quiz is all about World War Two. Some questions are easy but there are some you might find tricky.
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War History
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Average
10 Q
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cal79
Jul 29 03
5502 plays
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Tolkein: Similarities and Differences
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For example if I give you the name Merry and the choice of answers is Pippin, Aragorn, Legolas and Gimli then the correct answer is Pippin because they are both Hobbits. Some questions may be quite tricky. Questions 4 and 8 ask you for a difference.
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J. R. R. Tolkien
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Average
10 Q
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cal79
Jan 13 04
2691 plays
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Cal 79 Wordwise: Music
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I give you the clues and you have to name the song. Some are easy, Some are hard.
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Wordwise
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Average
10 Q
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cal79
Jul 07 03
1758 plays
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Anagrams. Less To More Common.
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All of these clues are uncommon bonus words which can be used in Scrabble but they all contain a more common word. All you have to do is rearrange the letter to find the word. The words used in this quiz come from Collins OSW.
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Scrabble
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Tough
10 Q
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cal79
Nov 01 05
492 plays
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Tolkien mixture
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This is a quiz about one of my favourite authors.
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J. R. R. Tolkien
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Average
10 Q
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Cal79
Nov 29 02
2034 plays
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Brain Buster 2
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Once again I give an acronym,you have to give the next letter e.g LILABO...?The next letter is "C"for "Life is like a box of chocolates" Answers may be various different phrases including song and film titles.
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Letter Quizzes
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Difficult
10 Q
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cal79
Mar 28 03
798 plays
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Think Hard," Father Ted"
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This is a quiz about the extremely funny "Father Ted". It is intended to be quite challenging.
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Father Ted
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Tough
10 Q
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cal79
Sep 12 03
1779 plays
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Name The Queen Song
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Okay, so here's the format. I give you a line from a song and you have to name the song.
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Lyrics by Queen
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Average
10 Q
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cal79
Dec 18 02
1488 plays
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Manic Mania
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A quiz on one of the best bands in the world, The Manic Street Preachers.
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Manic Street Preachers
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Average
10 Q
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cal79
Dec 04 02
945 plays
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Vinnie Jones: Soccer & Film Hard Man
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Vinnie Jones: Soccer Hard Man, Film Hard Man. This is a quiz about the two careers and the life of Vinnie Jones.Some questions are about his soccer career, some are about his acting career and some ask for other details about him
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Vinnie Jones
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Average
10 Q
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cal79
Dec 02 03
243 plays
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Brain Buster
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This is a new idea to FunTrivia. I give you an acronym, you have to give me the next letter in the acronym. E.G LILABO...? The next letter is "c" The phrase reads "Life is like a box of chocalates." The quotes are from different sources
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Letter Quizzes
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Very Difficult
10 Q
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cal79
Mar 24 03
702 plays
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Kings and Battles
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History is my specialty so I thought I would write a quiz about it.
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UK History
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Tough
10 Q
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Cal79
Nov 28 02
1887 plays
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Manic Street Preacher Lyrics
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The Manic Street Preachers are probably the best British band of the last decade. I give you a lyric and you tell me the song.
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Manic Street Preachers
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Average
10 Q
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cal79
Feb 11 03
894 plays
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Quizmaster
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The first letter of the first answer is "Q" the second is "U" and so on so that the answers spell out "quizmaster". Most of these questions are easy but one or two are tricky.
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Mixed 10 Q. Average [C]
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Average
10 Q
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cal79
May 05 03
3495 plays
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Cold War Quotes
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Here are some quotes from the Cold War and I want you to tell me who said them.
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Cold War
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Very Difficult
10 Q
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cal79
Feb 27 03
1965 plays
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Name The Actor
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I give you the name of a film character and you tell me who played that part.
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Players - Average 10
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Average
10 Q
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cal79
Jun 06 03
1818 plays
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Of Turin Turambar
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A quiz about one of Tolkien's tragic characters. It should not be too difficult for avid Tolkien fans.
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Tolkien's Men
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Average
10 Q
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cal79
Dec 04 02
705 plays
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Quotes From "The Far Side"
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These are all quotes from Gary Larson's "Far Side" cartoons. You have to fill in the missing word/words. Good luck!
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Far Side, The
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Difficult
10 Q
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cal79
Feb 07 03
714 plays
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Guess The Writer From The Lyric
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I give you a lyric from a song and you have to name the person/persons who wrote it. However there is a twist in the tail for question ten.
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Writers, Producers & Record Labels
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Difficult
10 Q
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cal79
Mar 20 04
228 plays
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Quizmaster Soccer
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The answers begin with the letters of QUIZMASTER. E.g The answer to Q.1 will begin with "Q" The answer to Q.2 will begin with "U". If you like this idea why not try my other quizmaster in the general section.
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Worldwide Football
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Average
10 Q
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cal79
May 14 03
1503 plays
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Wars and Battles
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Ten questions to test your knowledge of wars and battles throughout history.
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War History
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Difficult
10 Q
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cal79
Oct 22 03
1179 plays
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"Scrabble": What do I score? What does it mean?
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I will give you a word and the coordinates of where it starts on the board. You have to tell me the meaning of the word and the score I would get for it. After each question you have to imagine that the previous words are still in play.
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Scrabble
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Tough
10 Q
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cal79
Nov 07 03
345 plays
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Brain Buster 3
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Just add the next letter in the acronym. E.G "LILABO...?" The next letter is "C" to give "Life is like a box of chocolates."
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Letter Quizzes
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Difficult
10 Q
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cal79
Apr 07 03
984 plays
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It happened on Christmas Day
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This is a quiz about events in history which all occurred on Christmas day.
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October November December
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Difficult
10 Q
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cal79
Dec 11 02
867 plays
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Quizmaster- music
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Each answer begins with a letter from the word "quizmaster". This is my fourth quizmaster quiz. The others are in the general, children's and soccer categories.
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Music Grab Bag
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Tough
10 Q
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cal79
Sep 23 03
3045 plays
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Footy Facts
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This quiz contains some general soccer trivia. Some of the questions go a long way back so you will have to think hard.
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Worldwide Football
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Tough
10 Q
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cal79
Nov 19 03
672 plays
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Anagrams. More to Less Common.
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This is a lot more difficult than my last Scrabble quiz because this time you have to change a common word into an uncommon word, rather than the other way around. Once again the Sowpods dictionary is used.
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Scrabble
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Tough
10 Q
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cal79
Nov 26 05
324 plays
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Have a Guess About Me
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Okay it might seem a little crazy to answer questions about a total stranger but the clues I give you should mean that the questions are not too difficult. This is really just a general knowledge quiz with a difference.
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Thematic 10Q Tough
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Tough
10 Q
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cal79
Jul 24 03
888 plays
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Great Albums of the Eighties and Nineties
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The following questions are about albums that I think are great. I apologise if these opinions are not shared by others.
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1990s Music
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Tough
10 Q
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cal79
Nov 25 02
1281 plays
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West Ham
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Here is the best of West Ham United trivia.
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West Ham United
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Average
10 Q
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cal79
Nov 21 02
540 plays
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Characters From My Ten Favourite Comedies
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I will name a character or characters from each of my ten favourite comedy programmes and you have to guess the name of the programme.
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Comedy Mixture - Average
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Average
10 Q
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cal79
Mar 03 06
1656 plays
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Who Came Second?
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I give you the name of the first person to do or be something and you have to give me the name of the second without me telling you what the achievement was.
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Thematic 10Q Difficult
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Difficult
10 Q
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cal79
Oct 22 03
363 plays
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The Titanically Tough Ten
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This is a quiz composed of questions which quiz takers will find particularly difficult.
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Mixed 10 Q. Impossible
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Impossible
10 Q
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cal79
Jul 17 03
723 plays
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Indie/Rock/Post-punk pop Name the song
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I give you a lyric and the band's name. You have to guess the song. Featured here are the giants of British indie/rock/Post-punk pop music.
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Alternative Rock Lyrics
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Very Difficult
10 Q
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cal79
Mar 18 03
627 plays
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Middlesbrough FC
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Some happenings in the Middlesbrough soccer world. Have fun.
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Middlesbrough
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Average
10 Q
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cal79
Apr 10 05
261 plays
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