101.

  Marx Brothers Motion Pictures    

Multiple Choice

 10 Qns

I noticed the Marx Brothers movies category at Quizzyland was empty, so I decided to remedy that. How well do you know these classics? Match titles to descriptions; think about scenes, stars, and musical numbers. Each title used only once. Enjoy!

Average, 10 Qns, gracious1, Jan 27 19

Category: People Themed L-R

Average
gracious1
Jan 27 19
194 plays

102.

  Elizabeth I    

Match Quiz

 10 Qns

Elizabeth I, one of England's most powerful rulers, has been depicted by many strong actresses, sometimes twice. Match the thespian who played the Virgin Queen to the proper movie. There are no clues; to have seen the films is a must!

Easier, 10 Qns, gracious1, Jun 03 19

Category: History in Movies

Easier
gracious1
Jun 03 19
416 plays

103.

  Start Your Day Off Right!    

Multiple Choice

 10 Qns

Let's start our day off right with a good breakfast! Come join my family as we sit down at the table and share a well-rounded breakfast.

Very Easy, 10 Qns, gracious1, Nov 27 15

Category: Food for Kids

Very Easy
gracious1
1874 plays

104.

  It's a Jolly Holiday in April!    

Multiple Choice

 15 Qns

Here's a grab bag of April holidays from around the world -- religious feast days, secular commemorations, and (I hope) a sprinkle of fun. Enjoy the third in my series of holidays by the month.

Easier, 15 Qns, gracious1, May 28 22

Category: March & April

Easier
gracious1
May 28 22
730 plays

105.

  Benedict, Farewell    

Multiple Choice

 10 Qns

On Monday, 11 February 2013, Pope Benedict XVI announced that he was retiring. The news shook the world's 1.2 billion Roman Catholics. Let's look into the facts about the historic abdication of the most powerful religious leader on Earth.

Easier, 10 Qns, gracious1, May 29 24

Category: Popes

Easier
gracious1
May 29 24
542 plays

106.

  Literary Dregs    

Multiple Choice

 10 Qns

Not dregs meaning the useless bits, as in "the dregs of society", but dregs meaning the last parts of something, as in "the last dregs of daylight". So here are the last dregs of classic Anglo-American novels of the 19th and 20th centuries. Enjoy!

Easier, 10 Qns, gracious1, Jun 10 13

Category: Famous Last Lines

Easier
gracious1
1557 plays

107.

  More Valentine Vocabulary    

Match Quiz

 10 Qns

If you are searching for something to say that is more than a trite "Be mine", then maybe sprinkle a few of these words into your next love letter or valentine!

Average, 10 Qns, gracious1, Feb 22 22

Category: Thematic Word Definitions

Average
gracious1
Feb 22 22
241 plays

108.

  10 Questions on A Trivia Challenge for Quick Minds & Fast Fingers    

Multiple Choice

 10 Qns

A mixture of questions on a range of topics, some easy, some more obscure (though you may be able to make an educated guess sometimes). There are a number of fill-in-the blank questions (including one right off the bat), so get your fingers ready!

Average, 10 Qns, gracious1, Mar 09 22

Category: Mixed 10 Questions

Average
gracious1
Mar 09 22
696 plays

109.

  Radio Programs that Make You Smarter    

Match Quiz

 10 Qns

Here is a collection of my favorite US public radio programs of 2018-19. You may know and love these too. If not, here's a chance to get to know some delightful, informative programming available on the airwaves, on podcasts, or on your smart speaker!

Average, 10 Qns, gracious1, Jan 24 20

Category: US Radio

Average
gracious1
Jan 24 20
166 plays

110.

  It's a Jolly Holiday in May!    

Multiple Choice

 15 Qns

Here's a grab bag of May holidays from around the world - religious feast days, secular commemorations, and (I hope) a sprinkle of fun. Enjoy the fourth in my series of holidays by the month.

Average, 15 Qns, gracious1, Dec 04 21

Category: May & June

Average
gracious1
Dec 04 21
572 plays

111.

  Americans Who Left Us in 2013    

Multiple Choice

 10 Qns

Famous Americans in entertainment, politics, journalism, and other fields of endeavor who bade farewell to us in 2013.

Average, 10 Qns, gracious1, Aug 04 16

Category: Died in the 2010s

Average
gracious1
837 plays

112.

  Women Write on Women's Rights    

Multiple Choice

 10 Qns

In honor of Women's History Month, have a go at some of the letters, speeches, and thoughts of women on women's rights (and a book or two besides). Read slowly and carefully; even if you are unfamiliar with the works, you might guess one or two.

Average, 10 Qns, gracious1, Oct 30 21

Category: Non-Fiction

Average
gracious1
Oct 30 21
236 plays

113.

  A Trip to Las Vegas, 2004    

Multiple Choice

 10 Qns

One of my best summer vacations was a trip to Las Vegas in 2004. Let's get into our time machines for a look at some of the attractions that Sin City had to offer back then.

Easier, 10 Qns, gracious1, Jul 06 21

Category: Las Vegas Hotels & Casinos

Easier
gracious1
Jul 06 21
1365 plays

114.

  Man in Space, 9 for 10    

Multiple Choice

 10 Qns

Man has set his metaphoric foot in space since the launch of Sputnik in 1957. Here's an easy jumble of trivia on people and technology related to cosmic exploration, with a twist. The initials of the first 9 answers spell out the last answer!

Easier, 10 Qns, gracious1, Sep 27 21

Category: Man in Space

Easier
gracious1
Sep 27 21
555 plays

115.

  Women Leaders    

Multiple Choice

 10 Qns

Have a look at women leaders--presidents, prime ministers, queens--both real and fictional--as portrayed on TV (including web television) in the USA and the UK, from the 1960s through the 2010s. Name the show or name the actress.

Average, 10 Qns, gracious1, Apr 21 24

Category: Professions on TV

Average
gracious1
Apr 21 24
483 plays

116.

  Common Bond Classic #1 - Monsters' Studio    

Multiple Choice

 15 Qns

Here is my first Common Bond quiz. If successful, I plan to do a whole series featuring classic(al) film, radio, TV, literature, and music. This one should lead you to a movie studio famous for its monsters. Enjoy!

Average, 15 Qns, gracious1, Oct 25 18

Category: Common Bond 15 Questions

Average
gracious1
Oct 25 18
926 plays

117.

  It's a Jolly Holiday in October!    

Multiple Choice

 15 Qns

Halloween isn't the only holiday in October! A few questions deal with Columbus Day & alternatives, and there are some US holidays, world days, and religious days mixed into this bag o' trivia candy. And maybe a German holiday or two. Schönen Oktober!

Average, 15 Qns, gracious1, May 17 24

Category: September & October

Average
gracious1
May 17 24
303 plays

118.

  Walt Disney's 'Fantasia' (1940)    

Multiple Choice

 10 Qns

Walt Disney released the experimental movie 'Fantasia' to a select number of outlets in 1940, with disappointing results, but it has since become a classic. What can you recall from watching this landmark in animated film?

Average, 10 Qns, gracious1, Aug 02 19

Category: Fantasia

Average
gracious1
Aug 02 19
269 plays

119.

  "Is That Your Final Answer?"    

Multiple Choice

 10 Qns

So went Regis Philbin's catchphrase on "Who Wants to Be a Millionaire" on ABC. Can you recognize these EARLIER emcees and announcers and their catchphrases from American TV (1960s-80s)? Do you even know what 'emcee' means? Are you a TRUE game show geek?

Average, 10 Qns, gracious1, Jun 15 23

Category: Hosts

Average
gracious1
Jun 15 23
681 plays

120.

  Celebrity Rhyme Time - Classic Edition    

Multiple Choice

 10 Qns

This is similar to Rhyme Time on 'Jeopardy!', but a little different. If the clue is "a cot given to Mr. Astaire: a ___ for ____", the response is "bed Fred" (just the two rhyming words). All the celebrities in this game are classic Hollywood legends.

Easier, 10 Qns, gracious1, Jan 03 14

Category: Fractured Celebrities

Easier
gracious1
1323 plays

121.

  Pick Your Period    

Match Quiz

 10 Qns

Historians of music love to categorize various periods and eras of Western music. Can you match each depiction to the name of the period described? Take your time and attend to characteristics, dates, and composers! (Use all info.) Good luck!

Average, 10 Qns, gracious1, Apr 21 24

Category: History of Music

Average
gracious1
Apr 21 24
188 plays

122.

  It's a Jolly Holiday in November!    

Multiple Choice

 15 Qns

November is about Thanksgiving (at least in the USA) and so much more! Here are a few questions about November 11 observances, peace days, some American holidays, and a couple of international and religious days. And Thanksgiving, too.

Easier, 15 Qns, gracious1, Dec 04 21

Category: November & December

Easier
gracious1
Dec 04 21
532 plays

123.

  A Manx Mix    

Multiple Choice

 10 Qns

Say that three times fast! Here's the mysterious and beautiful Isle of Man, or just Mann, overshadowed by its larger neighbors in the British Isles. Have a go with ten categories' worth of Manx minutiae.

Average, 10 Qns, gracious1, Jun 11 23

Category: Mixed Europe

Average
gracious1
Jun 11 23
279 plays

124.

  An Eco-Trip through Latvia    

Multiple Choice

 10 Qns

I'm so glad you've made it! I'll just check your name off the roster, and now we can begin our journey through the wonderful country of Latvia.

Easier, 10 Qns, gracious1, Dec 07 21

Category: Latvia

Easier
gracious1
Dec 07 21
1067 plays

125.

  Mauritius, Land of the Dodo    

Multiple Choice

 10 Qns

Let's explore the island of Mauritius off the coast of Africa, a place of fascinating beauty and history, with rare and endangered flora and fauna.

Average, 10 Qns, gracious1, Jun 27 13

Category: Mauritius

Average
gracious1
796 plays

126.

  Fearless & Fascinating Femmes of the First Wave    

Match Quiz

 10 Qns

Match the characterization or achievement to the fearless femme of the First Wave of feminism (19th to early 20th centuries). Includes famous figures and leading ladies from the USA, the UK, New Zealand, France, and Russia.

Average, 10 Qns, gracious1, Nov 14 21

Category: Womens History

Average
gracious1
Nov 14 21
405 plays

127.

  Extreme Snakes    

Match Quiz

 10 Qns

Here they are: the biggest, smallest, prettiest, longest, fastest, and deadliest snakes on Earth. Match the names to the descriptions, then come back and read about these extreme representatives of the suborder Serpentes.

Average, 10 Qns, gracious1, Nov 03 21

Category: Animal Records

Average
gracious1
Nov 03 21
293 plays

128.

  A Woman of Substance    

Multiple Choice

 10 Qns

Feast your eyes on fatness and obesity in women's history. Whet your trivia appetites on a smorgasbord of factual tidbits from prehistory to modernity, and note the changes in attitude over time.

Average, 10 Qns, gracious1, Nov 14 21

Category: Womens History

Average
gracious1
Nov 14 21
467 plays

129.

  Artemis Awaits!    

Multiple Choice

 10 Qns

Artemis issues a challenge! Mine was to write a quiz about her, relating questions to different trivia categories at FunTrivia. Yours is to test your knowledge of the ancient goddess. Give it a try; Artemis awaits!

Average, 10 Qns, gracious1, Feb 11 19

Category: Artemis

Average
gracious1
Feb 11 19
329 plays

130.

  Secular Humanism in the USA    

Multiple Choice

 10 Qns

An introduction to a somewhat controversial topic by someone looking from the outside in. Let's take a peek together, shall we?

Average, 10 Qns, gracious1, Jul 03 21

Category: Atheism and Agnosticism

Average
gracious1
Jul 03 21
1327 plays

131.

  What Is the Matter with Poor Puggy-Wug?    

Multiple Choice

 10 Qns

Here are some questions about dogs, based on writings by Winston Churchill. We'll begin with his poem about his daughter's pug, and then move to some quotes. Hope you have fun!

Easier, 10 Qns, gracious1, Oct 16 15

Category: Cats and Dogs for Kids

Easier
gracious1
1154 plays

132.

  Extreme Birds    

Match Quiz

 15 Qns

The biggest, the smallest, the fastest, the highest-flying -- they are all here! Some of these extremes may be familiar, others strange.

Average, 15 Qns, gracious1, Nov 07 21

Category: Animal Records

Average
gracious1
Nov 07 21
573 plays

133.

  More Color Me Purple: Entertainment    

Multiple Choice

 10 Qns

Purple me this, and purple me that. Prove your prowess with this potpourri of trivia about purple in popular entertainment -- from the 1970s to the 2010s -- from puppets to the pulpy pages of comics to pop stars.

Average, 10 Qns, gracious1, Jan 10 24

Category: Colour in Entertainment

Average
gracious1
Jan 10 24
454 plays

134.

  Finding Zeros    

Match Quiz

 10 Qns

Go from zero to hero and try this quiz relating to zero, from Team Cataphonics in the Sprint challenge in the Author's Lounge.

Easier, 10 Qns, gracious1, Jun 10 19

Category: 0

Easier
gracious1
Jun 10 19
482 plays

135.

  How Green Was My Quiz    

Multiple Choice

 10 Qns

Very green, apparently. Pick up a fresh bag of mixed trivial greens, full of vitamins and verdant curiosities, presented by Team Green in the Team Task Challenge.

Average, 10 Qns, gracious1, May 14 19

Category: Green

Average
gracious1
May 14 19
389 plays

136.

  Walt Disney's Spectacular "Sleeping Beauty"    

Multiple Choice

 10 Qns

Six years in the making, the lavish "Sleeping Beauty" is the last spectacular animated feature of Disney's classic era. Some questions deal with the credits and the animation; others deal with the plot and music. Contains SPOILERS!

Average, 10 Qns, gracious1, Dec 10 21

Category: Sleeping Beauty

Average
gracious1
Dec 10 21
261 plays

137.

  Forgotten Words That We Should Revive    

Match Quiz

 10 Qns

An encomium of words who usage has evaporated from the everyday lexicon of anglophones. Alas and alack!

Average, 10 Qns, gracious1, Jan 10 22

Category: Words Formerly Used

Average
gracious1
Jan 10 22
230 plays

138.

  Powerful Feelings in Small Spaces    

Multiple Choice

 10 Qns

A teacher once said, "Poems often contain powerful feelings in small spaces". Let's look at some classic poems that do exactly that, and some that are just fun. Enjoy!

Very Easy, 10 Qns, gracious1, May 02 21

Recommended for grades: 4,5,6,7

Category: Poetry for Children

Very Easy
gracious1
May 02 21
1078 plays

139.

  Mine That Bird    

Multiple Choice

 15 Qns

Here is the story of Mine That Bird, the diminutive horse of noble pedigree but humble origins that nobody expected to win the Kentucky Derby in 2009!

Average, 15 Qns, gracious1, Jul 13 13

Category: Kentucky Derby

Average
gracious1
298 plays

140.

  Confounded Asinine Names!    

Match Quiz

 10 Qns

Here are ten terms re donkeys & mules (asinines) that confuse and even exasperate people like a stubborn ass! Even if you don't know all the terms, you may be able to deduce unfamiliar words if you can place just some of them. Let's go; yah mule!

Average, 10 Qns, gracious1, Jun 19 20

Category: Donkeys and Mules

Average
gracious1
Jun 19 20
307 plays

141.

  Christmas Trivia Here and There    

Multiple Choice

 10 Qns

Some random Christmas traditions, history, and celebrations in a variety of places around the world! You maybe could guess what you don't know. Timed or Untimed Quiz mode is recommended for more interactive holiday fun.

Average, 10 Qns, gracious1, Dec 30 21

Category: Christmas Around the World

Average
gracious1
Dec 30 21
321 plays

142.

  Be My Logical Valentine    

Multiple Choice

 10 Qns

Valentine's Day came and went, but don't despair! / I sense love and logic in the air! / If you solve the puzzle fine / You'll be my Logical Valentine. (Who needs meter? But you will need pencil and paper.)

Average, 10 Qns, gracious1, Apr 06 20

Category: Logic Puzzles

Average
gracious1
Apr 06 20
226 plays

143.

  The 1970s: So What Did NOT Happen?    

Multiple Choice

 10 Qns

In each question, I list four events. Pick the one that did NOT occur in the year specified. Included are events in U.S. politics, diplomacy, society, and culture. Please play slowly and carefully. Remember, pick what DID NOT happen. Good luck!

Average, 10 Qns, gracious1, Mar 12 19

Category: 1970s History

Average
gracious1
Mar 12 19
540 plays

144.

  A Kentucky Derby Burgoo I    

Multiple Choice

 10 Qns

Burgoo is a traditional rural Kentuckian stew of assorted meats and veggies. In that spirit, here's a potluck of questions about "the most exciting two minutes in sports" from 1875 to 2016. Some are for true race fans only. Can YOU become a BURGOO KING?

Average, 10 Qns, gracious1, Aug 03 16

Category: Kentucky Derby

Average
gracious1
189 plays

145.

  FETCH! with Ruff Ruffman    

Multiple Choice

 10 Qns

'FETCH! with Ruff Ruffman' is one of my favorite PBS shows for kids aged 6-14. Is it one of yours? It's a fun, reality-based game show that teaches you about solving problems. Grownups like it, too. Let's find out more about it!

Average, 10 Qns, gracious1, May 07 13

Category: TV for Kids D-H

Average
gracious1
730 plays

146.

  Bengal is Brilliant    

Multiple Choice

 10 Qns

Reach in and grab a mixed bag of trivia about Bengal, a geopolitical, cultural, and historical region in South Asia -- in ten FunTrivia categories.

Easier, 10 Qns, gracious1, Mar 29 20

Category: Mixed Asia

Easier
gracious1
Mar 29 20
218 plays

147.

  It's a Jolly Holiday in March    

Multiple Choice

 15 Qns

Here's a grab bag of March holidays from around the world - religious feast days, secular commemorations, and (I hope) a sprinkle of fun. Enjoy the second in my series of holidays by the month.

Average, 15 Qns, gracious1, Aug 24 17

Category: March & April

Average
gracious1
Aug 24 17
684 plays

148.

  All You Need Is a Deck of Cards    

Multiple Choice

 10 Qns

That is all you need! Can you identify each of these classic games, played with a standard deck of 52 cards (plus Jokers, perhaps)? Some familiarity with card-playing terminology (trump, trick, foundation, etc.) is required. U.S. rules apply!

Average, 10 Qns, gracious1, Dec 31 13

Category: Card Games Mixture

Average
gracious1
697 plays

149.

  The 'Perry Mason' Television Movies    

Multiple Choice

 10 Qns

From 1985 to 1993, a series of telemovies (two-hour episodes, really) resurrecting the Perry Mason character sprang up, as a continuation of the earlier TV series. Can you remember them? Are you a true fan?

Average, 10 Qns, gracious1, Mar 28 17

Category: Perry Mason

Average
gracious1
385 plays

150.

  Swing from a Dangling Participle    

Multiple Choice

 10 Qns

Dangling participles and other misplaced modifiers will challenge you here! I've used examples from published grammarians, plus instances from newspapers and classic film. U.S. Standard Written English applies. Take a swing, but beware!

Average, 10 Qns, gracious1, May 18 16

Category: Grammatical and Lexical Items

Average
gracious1
832 plays