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"A Country Practice" Matches
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This sequel to my quiz "Hatch and Dispatch on A Country Practice" focuses on the romances major characters enjoyed over the series' decade-long run.
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Country Practice, A
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Tough
10 Q
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lorance79
Nov 13 12
93 plays
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Sophie's Choice
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"Sophie's Choice" is a 1982 drama nominated for five Academy Awards. How much do you remember about this movie? Warning: this quiz contains spoilers, as well as subject matter not suitable for children.
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Sl - Sq Movies
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Average
10 Q
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lorance79
Jan 28 13
93 plays
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Three of These Places Belong Together
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Three of these places belong together. Three of these places are kind of the same. Can you guess which one just doesn't belong here? With the sounds of the "Sesame Street" song ringing in your ears, your task is to identify the odd one out.
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Geography - Miscellany
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Average
10 Q
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lorance79
Nov 05 10
4350 plays
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Hatch and Dispatch on "A Country Practice"
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"A Country Practice" ran on Australian television for 12 years in the 1980s and early 1990s. Like any good long-running series, there were plenty of births and deaths to keep up the drama. Let's see which ones you remember.
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Country Practice, A
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Average
10 Q
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lorance79
Aug 26 12
96 plays
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Residents of Wandin Valley
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"A Country Practice" was one of Australia's highest rating drama series throughout the 1980s. It ran from 1981 to 1993 on the Seven Network, and was briefly reprised for a 10 month run on Network Ten.
This quiz focuses on some of the main characters.
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Country Practice, A
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Average
10 Q
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lorance79
Aug 01 12
132 plays
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Three of These People Belong Together
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Three of these people belong together. Three of these people are kind of the same. Can you guess which one just doesn't belong here? With the sounds of the Sesame Street song ringing in your ears, your task is to identify the odd one out in each question
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Mixed People
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Tough
10 Q
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lorance79
Oct 13 10
1329 plays
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David Lean's "The Bridge on the River Kwai"
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I love a good prison camp movie, so here's one about the 1957 classic. Spoilers ahoy!
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Bridge on the River Kwai, The
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Average
15 Q
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lorance79
Nov 09 12
147 plays
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Well-Read, Long-Dead
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This is a best-sellers quiz with a twist: the authors of each book in question have been dead for more than half a century. Works of non-fiction are not included.
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Mixed Literature
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Average
10 Q
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lorance79
Mar 11 12
1002 plays
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Three of These Data Belong Together
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Three of these data belong together. Three of these data are kind of the same. Can you guess which datum just doesn't belong here? With the sounds of the Sesame Street song ringing in your ears, your task is to identify the odd one out in each question.
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Miscellaneous Science
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Average
10 Q
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lorance79
Nov 30 10
1536 plays
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Pretend to have an expensive education with Latin!
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You want people to think you went to an expensive school. Sadly you actually attended the local comprehensive where the uniform was "something blue". Never fear! Throw a little Latin around and the old boys/girls will welcome you with open arms.
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Latin
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Average
10 Q
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lorance79
Oct 06 10
591 plays
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Australian Federal Elections: history
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Continuing my Australian politics series, this quiz takes a look at notable moments in the history of our federal elections.
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Australian Government
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Average
10 Q
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lorance79
Aug 03 12
144 plays
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Three of These Games Belong Together
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Three of these games belong together. Three of these games are kind of the same. Can you guess which game just doesn't belong here? With the sounds of the Sesame Street song ringing in your ears, your task is to select the odd one out in each question.
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Games & Toys
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Average
10 Q
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lorance79
Dec 15 12
459 plays
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Australian Referendums
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In Australia, proposed changes to the constitution must be approved by referendum, in which all people of voting age must participate. This quiz covers some of the history of federal and state referendums held during the 20th century.
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Australian Government
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Tough
10 Q
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lorance79
Aug 15 12
141 plays
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Poly wanna learn a new word?
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There are more than 120 words in my dictionary starting with the letters "poly-". Most (but not all!) of them are based on the Greek-originating prefix meaning "much" or "many". This quiz takes a look at some of these "poly" words.
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Vocabulary
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Average
15 Q
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lorance79
Sep 21 11
666 plays
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Three of These Beliefs Belong Together
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Three of these beliefs belong together. Three of these beliefs are kind of the same. Can you guess which one just doesn't belong here? With the sounds of the "Sesame Street" song ringing in your ears, your task is to identify the odd one out.
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Religion Mixture
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Average
10 Q
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lorance79
Jan 02 13
330 plays
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Australian Federal Elections: rules and customs
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In an attempt to bring more variety to FunTrivia's stable of questions about elections and politics, I bring you a quiz on elections in Australia. It focuses on the rules and customs of how we choose our federal government.
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Australian Government
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Easy
10 Q
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lorance79
Sep 26 11
318 plays
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It's My Party
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The object of this quiz is simple: I'll give you the name of a famous Australian politician, and you tell me which political party they belonged to.
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Australian Government
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Average
10 Q
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lorance79
Sep 24 12
216 plays
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Germanic Languages for Kids!
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Many languages spoken around the world today are descended from "Proto-Germanic" which was spoken around 15 centuries ago. This quiz takes a look at some of them.
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Our World for Kids
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Very Easy
10 Q
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lorance79
Aug 25 12
678 plays
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Australian Federal Elections: the vanquished
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The object of this quiz is simple: I give you the election year and the name of the eventual Australian Prime Minister, and you tell me who missed out.
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Australian Government
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Average
10 Q
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lorance79
Aug 13 12
201 plays
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A Song For Each Day of the Week
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Browsing my music collection the other day I realised that I'd unintentionally completed a theme- the days of the week. How do I get ten questions when there are only seven days in a week? Play my quiz to find out!
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Days in Songs
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Average
10 Q
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lorance79
Jan 13 11
801 plays
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That's Nasty!
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I love my relatives but there's nothing you could do that would induce me to marry any of them. For royalty, however, family relationships have a habit of getting a little closer than for the rest of us are comfortable with!
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Royalty & Monarchs
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Average
10 Q
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lorance79
Aug 20 12
360 plays
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It's a Paul Keating insults quiz, scumbags!
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Love him or hate him, Australian Prime Minister Paul Keating certainly had the gift of the gab--no more so than when he was hurling insults at his opponents. Let's look at a few of his classics.
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Australian Government
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Tough
10 Q
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lorance79
Nov 04 12
183 plays
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The Pride of the Prado
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The Museo del Prado is Spain's national museum of pre-20th century art, housing one of the finest collections in the world. This quiz takes a look at some its most prized works.
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Art: By Museum
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Average
10 Q
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lorance79
Nov 22 12
129 plays
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Three of These Books Belong Together
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Three of these books belong together. Three of these books are kind of the same. Can you guess which one just doesn't belong here? With the sounds of the "Sesame Street" song ringing in your ears, your task is to identify the odd one out in each question
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Mixed Literature
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Tough
10 Q
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lorance79
Sep 19 12
522 plays
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Beatles By The Numbers
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This quiz came to be through an Author Challenge. The main sources of information used to create the quiz are the Beatles Anthology book and DVD set, the book "A Hard Day's Write" by Steve Turner and, you know, the internet.
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Beatles, The
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Tough
10 Q
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lorance79
May 08 10
561 plays
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Australian Republicanism
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This quiz looks at the history of the republican movement in Australia, with a particular focus on the events and personalities of recent decades.
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Australian History
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Average
10 Q
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lorance79
Oct 03 11
159 plays
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Spanish Royalty, 15th-17th centuries
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This quiz covers each generation of Spanish monarchs from the marriage of Ferdinand and Isabella in 1469 to Charles II, the last of the Habsburgs.
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Spanish Royals
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Tough
10 Q
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lorance79
Oct 05 12
159 plays
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In My Day It Was Called...
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This quiz is all about things, places and people that have changed their name.
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Thematic 10Q Difficult
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Difficult
10 Q
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lorance79
May 27 06
669 plays
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Australian Prime Ministers
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Tired of quizzes asking about who was John Adams and who was John Quincy Adams? Here's one on Australian Prime Ministers to add some variety to your day.
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Australian Government
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Difficult
10 Q
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lorance79
Oct 24 06
591 plays
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A Pox on Both Your Houses
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This quiz is all about the pox. Some science, some history, and even a bit of literature thrown in to keep you all happy :)
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Thematic 10Q Difficult
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Difficult
10 Q
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lorance79
Jul 19 06
366 plays
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