121.

  The Plot to Steal Lincoln's Body    

Multiple Choice

 10 Qns

During his presidency, Abraham Lincoln was a target of numerous conspiracies -- but the plotting didn't stop after he died! He had been in his tomb eleven years when a plan was hatched to snatch his body. Test your knowledge of this bizarre event.

Tough, 10 Qns, CellarDoor, Mar 30 08

Category: Lincoln, Abraham

Tough
CellarDoor
841 plays

122.

  Back to Black Multiple Choice Quiz    

Multiple Choice

 10 Qns

A basic black is an excellent fallback not only in the world of fashion, but also in the world of music. When you're stuck for inspiration, you can always go back to black! Check out these ten songs that did just that.

Average, 10 Qns, CellarDoor, Jul 02 13

Category: Individual Colours

Average
CellarDoor
737 plays

123.

  Cycling Through Life    

Multiple Choice

 10 Qns

The "Circle of Life" has become famous, but it happens at a very low level, too. Test your knowledge of four processes at the cellular level: the cycles of life. Good luck!

Average, 10 Qns, CellarDoor, Dec 28 12

Category: Cell and Molecular Biology

Average
CellarDoor
719 plays

124.

  Marry You    

Multiple Choice

 10 Qns

Dearly beloved, we are gathered here today to witness weddings from different religious traditions. Can you answer ten trivia questions about these ceremonies? Speak now or forever hold your peace!

Average, 10 Qns, CellarDoor, Mar 15 12

Category: Religious Practices

Average
CellarDoor
2517 plays

125.

  The Empire of Genghis Khan    

Multiple Choice

 10 Qns

Genghis Khan and his descendants made Mongolia the largest land empire in human history, but their story is often left out of textbooks. Test your knowledge of the first Great Khan.

Tough, 10 Qns, CellarDoor, May 03 14

Category: Asian

Tough
CellarDoor
2392 plays

126.

  Inside a Coal-Fired Power Plant    

Multiple Choice

 15 Qns

The electricity you're using to play this quiz may come from one of the hundreds of coal-fired power plants that together generate more than 40% of the world's electricity. Let's explore what makes it possible to turn on the lights.

Tough, 15 Qns, CellarDoor, Aug 10 10

Category: General Technology

Tough
CellarDoor
1531 plays

127.

  "Dollhouse": "Ghost"    

Multiple Choice

 10 Qns

What if actions didn't have consequences? "Ghost," the first episode of the television series "Dollhouse," aired on FOX on February 13, 2009, in the U.S. Did you catch this first glimpse of the mysterious Echo?

Average, 10 Qns, CellarDoor, Jun 14 09

Category: Dollhouse

Average
CellarDoor
483 plays

128.

  Edge of Tomorrow    

Multiple Choice

 10 Qns

"Live. Die. Repeat." The tagline of the 2014 sci-fi thriller "Edge of Tomorrow" isn't a bad description of the plot, but there's much more to it than that. From Alpha to Omega, can you follow the journeys of Cage and Vrataski?

Average, 10 Qns, CellarDoor, May 30 15

Category: E

Average
CellarDoor
308 plays

129.

  "Put" in Its Place    

Multiple Choice

 10 Qns

PUT is not merely an extraordinarily useful word, but also an extraordinarily useful string of letters. Put on your thinking cap and see if you can answer these questions, all of which involve the letters PUT. I hope you won't feel too put upon!

Average, 10 Qns, CellarDoor, Oct 24 22

Category: Thematic Verbs

Average
CellarDoor
Oct 24 22
2451 plays

130.

  Born and Branded in Seattle    

Multiple Choice

 10 Qns

Seattle, Washington, USA -- known as the "Emerald City" for the effect its gentle rains and mild climate have on plants -- is also a jewel for business. Test your knowledge of ten companies made in the Seattle area.

Average, 10 Qns, CellarDoor, Nov 05 18

Category: U.S. Corporations

Average
CellarDoor
337 plays

131.

  A Scarf-ful Lot of Questions    

Multiple Choice

 10 Qns

I thought knitting a scarf would be simple, but it seems to be raising an awful lot of questions, and I'm in it up to my neck! Can you help me out by providing some perspective?

Average, 10 Qns, CellarDoor, Jul 09 17

Category: Thematic Clothing

Average
CellarDoor
1689 plays

132.

  A History of Hydrogen    

Multiple Choice

 10 Qns

The story of the universe is reflected in the history of hydrogen. Let's take a look at a highlight reel.

Average, 10 Qns, CellarDoor, Oct 03 14

Category: Astronomy

Average
CellarDoor
1156 plays

133.

  Chocolate Behind the Scenes    

Multiple Choice

 10 Qns

Chocolate makes the world go round (or, at least, it makes MY world go round), but it takes a lot of work to make this ubiquitous treat. How much do you know about what goes into a bar of chocolate?

Average, 10 Qns, CellarDoor, Jul 21 14

Category: Chocolate

Average
CellarDoor
876 plays

134.

  80's Kids: 'He-Man' and 'She-Ra'    

Multiple Choice

 10 Qns

Who remembers 'He-Man' and 'She-Ra', those fine cartoon programs broadcast in the late 80's? Somebody? C'mon, I was raised on these!

Average, 10 Qns, CellarDoor, Jan 14 04

Category: Children / Cartoons

Average
CellarDoor
2844 plays

135.

  May Saints    

Multiple Choice

 10 Qns

Each saint in the Catholic church has a feast day, on which his or her acts and miracles are celebrated in particular. Test your knowledge of those who are honored in the month of May; some are very famous, and some are more obscure. Good luck!

Average, 10 Qns, CellarDoor, May 25 09

Category: Saints by the Calendar

Average
CellarDoor
605 plays

136.

  A Whirlwind Tour of Kyoto    

Multiple Choice

 10 Qns

Thank you for choosing Whirlwind Tours! Over the next few minutes we'll show you some of the highlights (and highways) of Kyoto, the beautiful city that was formerly Japan's imperial capital. Fasten your seatbelt - we'll be moving very quickly!

Average, 10 Qns, CellarDoor, Aug 18 10

Category: Japan

Average
CellarDoor
958 plays

137.

  3.13 "Waiting in the Wings"    

Multiple Choice

 10 Qns

"Waiting in the Wings" is the thirteenth episode of "Angel"'s third season. In it, the gang has a night of high culture, spiced up with a century-old mystery and a side of love.

Easier, 10 Qns, CellarDoor, Jun 30 12

Category: 'Angel' Season 3

Easier
CellarDoor
298 plays

138.

  The Battle of the Bryans (and Brians)    

Multiple Choice

 10 Qns

In brief, and without braggadocio, Bryans -- and Brians -- have brought about some brilliant things. Here's a quiz for them.

Average, 10 Qns, CellarDoor, Apr 27 22

Category: First Names A-B

Average
CellarDoor
Apr 27 22
427 plays

139.

  The Whys of Neptune High    

Multiple Choice

 10 Qns

In Seasons One and Two of "Veronica Mars," our hero is a student at Neptune High -- a school with more than its share of problems and secrets. Let's explore the things that make Neptune High such a fertile ground for mystery.

Average, 10 Qns, CellarDoor, Nov 07 14

Category: Veronica Mars

Average
CellarDoor
350 plays

140.

  Florida Is the Key    

Multiple Choice

 10 Qns

Sometimes, when you add the Florida postal abbreviation FL to a word, you get a whole new word. For example, "Florida preposition meaning in, on, or near" gives FL+AT, for an answer of FLAT. FL will always come at the start. Let's begin!

Easier, 10 Qns, CellarDoor, Dec 22 18

Category: Something in Common

Easier
CellarDoor
479 plays

141.

  The Private Life of Brother Cadfael    

Multiple Choice

 10 Qns

Brother Cadfael, star detective of Ellis Peters's marvelous medieval mysteries, finds plenty of time between his monastic devotions to catch murderers and ply his own private pursuits.

Average, 10 Qns, CellarDoor, Oct 30 08

Category: Peters, Ellis

Average
CellarDoor
1244 plays

142.

  Waiter, There's a Fly in My Soup    

Multiple Choice

 10 Qns

Waiter, there's a fly in my soup! And here at Hidden Words Cafe, that's the least of my worries. With thanks to demurechicky, see if you can find the insect hidden in each complaint about the food.

Tough, 10 Qns, CellarDoor, Feb 03 15

Category: Hidden Words by Theme

Tough
CellarDoor
2025 plays

143.

  The Problem of the Plague    

Multiple Choice

 10 Qns

In 1348-9, the Black Death killed twenty million people, a third of the population of Europe. The effort to explain exactly what caused this pestilence has gone on for hundreds of years - here we sample theories from medieval and modern times.

Difficult, 10 Qns, CellarDoor, Jul 05 07

Category: Plague

Difficult
CellarDoor
3751 plays

144.

  Seventeen-Year Cicadas    

Multiple Choice

 10 Qns

Hear that chirping? On a seventeen-year-cycle in different regions of North America, three species of the Magicicada genus stage their mass invasions. Their chatter dominates the summers, but what do you know of what they're chattering about?

Difficult, 10 Qns, CellarDoor, Jun 13 18

Category: Insects

Difficult
CellarDoor
1929 plays

145.

  Maxwell's Equations    

Multiple Choice

 10 Qns

The crowning achievement of nineteenth-century physics, Maxwell's equations are the crucial toolkit for classical electrodynamics. Do you know what each one means?

Average, 10 Qns, CellarDoor, Jul 12 24

Category: Electromagnetic Spectrum and Optics

Average
CellarDoor
Jul 12 24
1182 plays

146.

  Languages of Faith    

Multiple Choice

 10 Qns

The languages used in sacred rites and holy texts are often a little different from the languages of daily life. Test your knowledge of the tongues used around the world to deal with the divine.

Tough, 10 Qns, CellarDoor, Sep 10 16

Category: Religious Language

Tough
CellarDoor
2259 plays

147.

  August Saints    

Multiple Choice

 10 Qns

Each saint in the Catholic church has a feast day, on which his or her acts and miracles are celebrated in particular. Test your knowledge of those who are honored in the month of August; some are very famous, and some are more obscure. Good luck!

Average, 10 Qns, CellarDoor, Jun 29 23

Category: Saints by the Calendar

Average
CellarDoor
Jun 29 23
618 plays

148.

  A Diquiz to Die For    

Multiple Choice

 10 Qns

The prefix "di" means "two" -- except when it doesn't! Here we start with the prefix "di," combine it with a word, and end with the answer: a different word. For example, the clue "Double an instruction to be quiet" leads to the answer "dish." Good luck!

Average, 10 Qns, CellarDoor, May 14 12

Category: Something in Common

Average
CellarDoor
1776 plays

149.

  Doubt    

Multiple Choice

 10 Qns

In 1964, in the parish of St. Nicholas in the Bronx, a charismatic priest spends extra time with a lonely boy, and two nuns worry that he may not have the child's best interests at heart. This 2008 film explores what happens next.

Average, 10 Qns, CellarDoor, Jan 30 09

Category: Dn - Dq Movies

Average
CellarDoor
503 plays

150.

  Go Go Boots    

Multiple Choice

 10 Qns

When you watch a truly skilled dancer, it often seems as though there's nothing in the world except the music and their body -- but that's not quite true. Let's look at the footwear that helps make the fancy footwork possible.

Average, 10 Qns, CellarDoor, Mar 24 14

Category: Dance

Average
CellarDoor
667 plays

151.

  Needful Things    

Multiple Choice

 10 Qns

It's a beautiful day at the park, and everyone seems to have taken to the field, or the court, or the pool. Watch the players of ten sports and see what they need to make their games a success!

Easier, 10 Qns, CellarDoor, Aug 02 13

Category: Sports Rules

Easier
CellarDoor
728 plays

152.

  Dubious Deeds of the Saints    

Multiple Choice

 10 Qns

Saints are venerated for their holy and upright lives, but sometimes they did things that are hard to fathom! Test your knowledge of ten saints whose holy deeds -- or, sometimes, their holy selves -- have not necessarily stood the test of time.

Tough, 10 Qns, CellarDoor, Feb 09 10

Category: Saints Mixture

Tough
CellarDoor
1373 plays

153.

  Sainted Sinners    

Multiple Choice

 10 Qns

Not all saints were born holy -- some of them led shockingly dissolute lives before (and sometimes after) finding God. Test your knowledge of these men and women who tested the powers of forgiveness.

Tough, 10 Qns, CellarDoor, Dec 23 20

Category: Saints Mixture

Tough
CellarDoor
Dec 23 20
1353 plays

154.

  February Saints    

Multiple Choice

 10 Qns

Each saint in the Catholic church has a feast day, on which his or her acts and miracles are celebrated in particular. Test your knowledge of those who are honored in the month of February - some are very famous, and some are more obscure. Good luck!

Average, 10 Qns, CellarDoor, Nov 10 12

Category: Saints by the Calendar

Average
CellarDoor
1184 plays

155.

  "B"e "B"old with Physics Vocabulary    

Multiple Choice

 10 Qns

"B"ased on the laws of the world we live in, physics has long been praised for the "b"eauty of its equations and the "b"ravery of its theories -- and now these "B" words and phrases take their rightful place in lights.

Tough, 10 Qns, CellarDoor, May 22 19

Category: Physics

Tough
CellarDoor
May 22 19
1825 plays

156.

  "Dollhouse": "The Public Eye"    

Multiple Choice

 10 Qns

Senator Perrin finally makes his move in the fifth episode of the second season. What happens to a Dollhouse divided against itself?

Average, 10 Qns, CellarDoor, Dec 31 09

Category: Dollhouse

Average
CellarDoor
220 plays

157.

  "Dollhouse": "True Believer"    

Multiple Choice

 10 Qns

In the first season's fifth episode, Echo goes undercover as a blind convert to a cult. Is it really true that "there are none so blind as those who will not see"? Let's find out...

Average, 10 Qns, CellarDoor, Feb 20 10

Category: Dollhouse

Average
CellarDoor
237 plays

158.

  Map to Victory    

Multiple Choice

 10 Qns

These days, there's a board game for every taste -- and, it seems, for every page in the atlas! These ten board games all rely on navigating through maps. Do you know the path to victory?

Average, 10 Qns, CellarDoor, Jul 06 12

Category: Board Games

Average
CellarDoor
692 plays

159.

  The Incomparable Nefertiti    

Multiple Choice

 10 Qns

The Great Royal Wife of the heretic pharaoh Akhenaten -- and, perhaps, a ruler of Egypt in her own right -- she was, for a time, the most powerful woman in the world. Test your knowledge of the beautiful, the powerful, the mysterious Nefertiti.

Average, 10 Qns, CellarDoor, Nov 26 07

Category: Egyptian Pharaohs

Average
CellarDoor
1327 plays

160.

  Wrong Place, Wrong Time    

Multiple Choice

 10 Qns

The pages of science fiction are filled with people who have been unceremoniously yanked elsewhere and elsewhen. Test your knowledge of these ten inadvertent time travelers.

Average, 10 Qns, CellarDoor, Dec 01 12

Category: Science Fiction

Average
CellarDoor
595 plays

161.

  Seedy Section of the Forest    

Multiple Choice

 10 Qns

Seed plants are everywhere you look! All flowering plants are seed plants, as well as corn, wheat, and just about all trees. So see how much you know about them! This quiz is a bit intense on the biology, but you can do it!

Average, 10 Qns, CellarDoor, May 15 14

Category: Angiosperms and Gymnosperms

Average
CellarDoor
3476 plays

162.

  Vectors    

Multiple Choice

 10 Qns

Vectors are critical to both modern-day physics and math. Here's a quick refresher.

Average, 10 Qns, CellarDoor, Nov 13 20

Category: Specific Math Topics

Average
CellarDoor
Nov 13 20
3621 plays

163.

  10 Questions about Monster's Ball    

Multiple Choice

 10 Qns

This raw, gritty movie, released in late 2001, tells the story of two families beset by tragedy. Take this quiz - I've tried not to give away any plot secrets - and see how closely you watched it.

Average, 10 Qns, CellarDoor, Jul 04 02

Category: Monster's Ball

Average
CellarDoor
2844 plays

164.

  How to Play the Game    

Multiple Choice

 10 Qns

Games are lots of fun, but you've got to know how to play! Can you answer these questions about popular games?

Easier, 10 Qns, CellarDoor, Nov 24 14

Category: Games and Toys for Kids

Easier
CellarDoor
913 plays

165.

  St. Peter's Fair    

Multiple Choice

 10 Qns

"Saint Peter's Fair" is the fourth of Ellis Peters's series of mysteries, set in medieval Shrewsbury and starring Brother Cadfael as monastic detective. Do you know who killed Thomas of Bristol?

Average, 10 Qns, CellarDoor, Mar 17 06

Category: Peters, Ellis

Average
CellarDoor
523 plays

166.

  The Jemez Mountains    

Multiple Choice

 10 Qns

The Jemez Mountains of north-central New Mexico are a place of long history and great beauty. Let me take you on a journey there, through space and time . . .

Average, 10 Qns, CellarDoor, Feb 01 08

Category: New Mexico

Average
CellarDoor
586 plays

167.

  Making "Cent"s of It All    

Multiple Choice

 20 Qns

For this, my hundredth quiz, I thought I'd write a "cent"iquiz -- where every question hinges on the letters CENT. This is one busy syllable: there's a question for every category in Quizzyland!

Average, 20 Qns, CellarDoor, Aug 23 24

Category: Thematic Objects

Average
CellarDoor
Aug 23 24
2589 plays

168.

  The Ottoman Empire Under Suleiman I    

Multiple Choice

 10 Qns

Suleiman I -- also known as Suleiman the Magnificent -- ruled the Ottoman Empire from 1520 to 1566. Those 46 years marked the peak of the Empire. What do you know about them?

Average, 10 Qns, CellarDoor, Apr 07 13

Category: Ottoman Empire

Average
CellarDoor
438 plays

169.

  Baha'i    

Multiple Choice

 10 Qns

More than five million people belong to the Baha'i faith. How much do you know about it?

Average, 10 Qns, CellarDoor, Oct 10 06

Category: Baha'i

Average
CellarDoor
2372 plays

170.

  "Re"play It Again, Sam    

Multiple Choice

 10 Qns

The prefix "re" means "again" - except when it doesn't. Each answer is a word that begins with "re" and ends with another word. For example, the clue "Aluminum, again" gives the answer "real." Good luck!

Tough, 10 Qns, CellarDoor, Jan 28 19

Category: Something in Common

Tough
CellarDoor
2506 plays