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Not Tonight, I'm Washing My Hair
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Thank you to Romeomikegolf for this author challenge - "Not Tonight, I'm Washing My Hair". This is just one of many great put-downs used in film, television, books, plays and by well known people all over the world. See how many you recognize.
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Entertainment Mixture
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Average
10 Q
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dopple44
Nov 03 09
3663 plays
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I Was Just Waving to the Man I Hit Last Week!
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This quiz is based on those (in)famous Motor Insurance Claim Forms, where people who have been part of a motor accident have to write a description about how it occurred. A random general knowledge question will be asked based on each quote.
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Mixed 10 Q. Average [A]
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Average
10 Q
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dopple44
Aug 20 10
2277 plays
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It's in the Fine Print!
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I bought a packet of peanuts once, and was relieved to have seen the warning "May contain nuts" on the packet before I ate them. Phew, glad I saw that before the anaphylactic shock set in. Here are some potentially life-saving 'fine print' tips!
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Thematic 10Q Easy
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Easy
10 Q
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dopple44
Dec 06 09
4929 plays
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I Could Murder A British Fry-Up!
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I am dieting. And so hungry I could eat my foot. So I need to live vicariously through a quiz about food. My favourite meal is a traditional British fry-up. How much do you know about what this meal contains? Play the quiz, then go and eat one for me!
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British Foods
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Very Easy
10 Q
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dopple44
Nov 26 08
4893 plays
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What Could POSSIBLY Go Wrong?
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I used to play a game by where someone had to give a few details about a random infamous event, and at the end, they would declare "What could POSSIBLY go wrong?" You have to tell me what did actually go wrong!
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Thematic 10Q Average
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Average
10 Q
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dopple44
Nov 13 09
1608 plays
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Trivia! It's as Simple as That Really!
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Eggs, toothpaste, elbows, breast feeding, steering wheels... little known facts about well known things in our lives. All answers are either true or false.
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True or False
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Average
10 Q
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dopple44
Nov 21 08
22113 plays
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The Beginning of the End
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When Lady Diana Spencer married her Prince in 1981, it appeared to be the start of a fairy-tale. But sixteen years later, Diana died; and it seemed that her wedding may have just been the beginning of the end.
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Princess Diana
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Average
10 Q
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dopple44
Feb 25 10
1026 plays
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Leaving on a Jet Plane
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Want to break up with your partner? Don't have the courage to do it face-to-face? Then you've come to the right quiz! Find the song that best suits your situation, get some nice paper, and let your gift do all that pesky talking! Just a bit of fun ;)
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Something in Common
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Average
10 Q
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dopple44
Nov 14 09
1341 plays
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London Underground Costume Party
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I have been invited to a Costume Party with the theme "London Underground Tube Station Names". Here is my short-list of the final ten ideas that I had. Decide which station I am describing with my costume ideas :)
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London Underground
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Easy
10 Q
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dopple44
Aug 30 10
567 plays
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The Story of Johnny Lee Clary
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A traumatic and battered childhood left Johnny Lee Clary seeking refuge from the only people who seemed to offer him friendship - the Klu Klux Klan. Head of the KKK seventeen years later, his life then took a shocking turn. This is his story.
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U.S.A. People
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Average
10 Q
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dopple44
Sep 01 10
195 plays
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Generation Kill
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A few questions on the cast, characters and plot in the amazing HBO mini-series 'Generation Kill'. Not all can be answered from just watching the show.
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G
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Tough
10 Q
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dopple44
Sep 10 08
186 plays
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Emma Thompson's Diaries: Sense and Sensibility
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Emma Thompson wrote wonderful diaries when she was filming 'Sense and Sensibility'. This quiz is on some of the stories that happened to her and other actors whilst on set. THIS QUIZ WON'T BE EASY IF YOU HAVEN'T READ THE BOOK. Hope you enjoy.
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T
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Tough
15 Q
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dopple44
Aug 31 08
213 plays
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The Most Wonderful Time of the Year! (In a Way)
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Oh dear. It's that time of year again. So to stop myself getting overexcited at the mere glimpse of a sprig of holly, I wrote a Christmas quiz to get it all out of my system early, thus preventing the sort of behavior befitting a small child.
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Seasonal
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Average
10 Q
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dopple44
Dec 03 09
1797 plays
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Honey, I Shrunk the Quiz
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This quiz only has ten questions. NOT because I couldn't think of more. Oh no. No, sir. Kyleisalive came up with this title, therefore my hands are tied. So watch these questions shrink in size, whilst finding out what else shrinks!
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10Q CB Average
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Average
10 Q
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dopple44
Nov 28 09
1149 plays
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Lincoln/Kennedy; Kennedy/Lincoln.
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A long list of 'coincidences' that connect Abraham Lincoln and John F Kennedy have been circulating for years. Some are certainly true, whilst others are quite misleading. Can you decipher which is which? All answers are either true or false :)
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Presidential Assassinations
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Average
10 Q
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dopple44
Sep 10 10
678 plays
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The Fur Trade
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What is the true cost of a fur coat? Most people are unaware of the hidden world of the fur trade.
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Mixed Animal Trivia
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Average
10 Q
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dopple44
Nov 24 09
738 plays
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"Friends" and Me (It's a Tenuous Link)
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It just occurred to me how similar I am to those six glamorous, stylish, witty "Friends". Except that I'm older. And have rubbish hair. And I should eat less. And it couldn't hurt to work out. But aside from that, it's pretty much a tie...
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'Friends' Themed Quizzes
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Average
10 Q
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dopple44
Mar 01 10
642 plays
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Tangled up in Blue
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Out of the blue, a quiz commission appeared. I beat myself black-and-blue trying to think of questions; and darn it to blue blazes if I'm not so blue in the face with the word 'blue', that I'm screaming blue murder :-Z
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Thematic 10Q Average
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Average
10 Q
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dopple44
Dec 24 09
750 plays
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Warning Sign
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WARNING: there are many words found in the phrase WARNING SIGN that are also linked to our favorite Disney movies, fairy tales, books, and nursery rhymes! How many SIGNs can you spot?
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Words in Words for Kids
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Easy
10 Q
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dopple44
Sep 10 10
690 plays
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Beelzebub has a Devil for a Sideboard
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I used to sing along confidently to these songs before it was pointed out to me that I was singing the wrong words. The following lines are the wrong words that I sang, you have to tell me which song they came from, or what the right lyrics are. Enjoy.
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Misheard Lyrics
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Average
10 Q
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dopple44
Sep 12 08
2538 plays
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Pride and Pretentiousness
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Here are some words that can be found in "PRIDE" and "PRETENTIOUSNESS". Whilst they are all words to do with Jane Austen's novels, they are also well-known words we use today.
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Scrambles
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Tough
15 Q
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dopple44
Mar 11 10
222 plays
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