This quiz is on five of the world's most important rivers. You have to name the continent they are in.
Very Easy, 5 Qns, minch,
Jun 27 23
Recommended for grades: 2,3,4
Category:
Our World for Kids
How's your knowledge of present day Greece?
Average, 10 Qns, minch,
Dec 28 13
Category:
Greece
Another trip down memory lane. Barbra Streisand in 'Funny Girl'. 'Fiddler on the Roof' and 'Hallo Dolly' on stage'. Nelson Mandela sentenced to life imprisonment. Even if you weren't around then you should know some.
Average, 10 Qns, minch,
May 20 12
Category:
1960s Nostalgia
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There are 14 steps between two west coast cities! Drop a letter, rearrange the remaining letters to get the next answer. Do this down to one letter, then make steps up again.
Average, 15 Qns, minch,
Sep 04 14
Category:
Drop a Letter
How well do you remember 1952? If you weren't around then just make some educated guesses! Off you go down memory lane!
Average, 10 Qns, minch,
Dec 10 12
Category:
1950s Nostalgia
Many of you won't personally remember this year, but you maybe surprised at what you do know. Have a go!
Tough, 10 Qns, minch,
Dec 04 15
Category:
1950s Nostalgia
Can you find the items of headwear hidden in these sentences?
Average, 10 Qns, minch,
May 31 05
Category:
Hidden Words for Kids
Maybe you weren't around in 1950, but even if you weren't you may well be able to answer some, if not all of these questions. If you were around then - what do you remember?
Tough, 10 Qns, minch,
Mar 29 12
Category:
1950s Nostalgia
1948! World events, books, movies, etc. What was new?
Tough, 10 Qns, minch,
Jul 07 04
Category:
1940s Nostalgia
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There are 14 steps between the names of two fishes. Drop a letter, rearrange the remaining letters to get the next answer. Do this down to one letter, then make steps up again.
Average, 15 Qns, minch,
Sep 04 14
Category:
Drop a Letter
This authors' initials quiz is harder than the first, so I've given you a little help here and there. If you get them all you're a literature genius.... or you've looked them up! Just the last name in the answers.
Average, 10 Qns, minch,
Feb 03 18
Category:
Names and Pseudonyms
This Wordwise quiz is a rebus type wordplay where the letters and numbers stand for a phrase, cliché, or occasionally just one word.
Don't forget to read the hint!
Average, 10 Qns, minch,
Feb 05 18
Category:
Minch's Wordwise
A few questions about events that have happened in the month of May.
Average, 10 Qns, minch,
May 09 13
Category:
April May June
1946 is the year that the first baby boomer was born and Dr. Spock published his child care book. Many other noteworthy things happened, however, and books, movies and plays that were new then are still around today.
Difficult, 10 Qns, minch,
May 02 25
Category:
1940s Nostalgia
There are 13 steps between two British Prime Ministers, who were in power before 1900. Drop a letter, rearrange the remaining letters to get the next answer. Do this down to one letter, then make steps up again.
Average, 15 Qns, minch,
Sep 04 14
Category:
Drop a Letter 15 Questions
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Here are some famous museums and art galleries. Where in the world are they?
Average, 10 Qns, minch,
Nov 29 24
Category:
Museums & Art Galleries
The fifth of the wordwise song collections.
Average, 10 Qns, minch,
Dec 17 22
Category:
Minch's Wordwise
Where you around in 1949? If so what do you remember? If not you should be able to answer at least some of the questions.
Tough, 10 Qns, minch,
Aug 20 17
Category:
1940s Nostalgia
Answer the first nine questions about Mexico correctly and their first letters will spell the answer to the last question.
Average, 10 Qns, minch,
Oct 24 20
Category:
Mexico
Start with a two three or four letter word, add M to the end to make another word. The answer is a phrase made by these two words. Use the hint for order of words. Friend of tree - palm pal (or pal palm)
Average, 10 Qns, minch,
Aug 02 10
Category:
Letter Quizzes
In answering these questions you will take a trip down the Thames from its source to the sea.
Average, 10 Qns, minch,
Sep 29 03
Category:
Southeast England
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Take the letters ST, and add a word to make a two word phrase. For example - Challenge referee = stump ump. Check the hint for number of letters
Average, 10 Qns, minch,
Mar 12 24
Category:
Add Multiple Letters
Oh K. What do you know about these K places?
Average, 10 Qns, minch,
Aug 15 21
Category:
Alphabetical Places H - M
What do you know about events that happened in past Aprils?
Average, 10 Qns, minch,
Apr 17 23
Category:
April May June
Ten questions about explorers. If you get the right answers to the first nine questions, the initial letter of each answer will spell the answer to the last question.
Tough, 10 Qns, minch,
Mar 29 16
Category:
Explorers
Have fun with these seasonal anagrams. One or more of adjacent words in the sentence will anagram into a Christmas word or words.
Difficult, 10 Qns, minch,
Jul 06 06
Category:
Christmas Word Play
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1975 was the year that 8,000 terra cotta soldiers were found buried in Xi'an China. Franco died and Jimmy Hoffa disappeared. What else happened?
Tough, 10 Qns, minch,
Feb 09 25
Category:
1970s Nostalgia
All these questions have to do with places and things that start with Ca. The 'Ca' may be in the question or in the answer. Have fun!
Tough, 10 Qns, minch,
Jun 27 18
Category:
Alphabetical Places A - G
All the answers in this wordwise quiz are titles of movies.
Tough, 10 Qns, minch,
Dec 15 07
Category:
Movie Wordwise
So you did well on the first B.C. Canada quiz. How do you fare on this one?
Average, 10 Qns, minch,
Nov 10 18
Category:
British Columbia
How's your memory of 1979? The Shah was ousted from Iran. Carter was President of the US. Britain gained a new Prime Minister. Sky Lab fell to earth. What do you know about 1979?
Tough, 10 Qns, minch,
Aug 15 24
Category:
1970s Nostalgia
P is for places, which includes rivers, mountains, etc, as well as cities and countries. See how well you know your world!
Average, 10 Qns, minch,
Jul 31 16
Category:
Alphabetical Places N - S
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Brazil is one of the world's largest countries. I'm sure you know that it is a tropical country and the Amazon flows through it, but what else do you know?
Average, 10 Qns, minch,
Oct 13 25
Category:
Brazil
Cast your minds back to 1978, and see what you can remember. Even if you weren't born then, you may be surprised at what you know!
Tough, 10 Qns, minch,
Feb 17 16
Category:
1970s Nostalgia
The initial letters of the first nine answers will spell out the answer to the final question.
Good luck!
Average, 10 Qns, minch,
Aug 02 25
Category:
Tanzania
Another 'do you remember?' quiz. Hope you like it as much as the others. Happy memories - if you go back that far! Let me know if there's a special year you'd like a quiz about.
Tough, 10 Qns, minch,
Nov 15 24
Category:
1950s Nostalgia
New to wordwise? Each of these represents a phrase. Puzzled? Find 'How To Do Wordwise' in Brain Teasers - Word Play - Wordwise, and do that first.
Average, 5 Qns, minch,
May 20 10
Category:
Minch's Wordwise
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Ten of the world's most famous rivers. Into which body of water do they flow?
Average, 10 Qns, minch,
Sep 19 24
Category:
Rivers
Well, what do you know about these W places?
Average, 10 Qns, minch,
Jul 02 20
Category:
Alphabetical Places T - Z
Each of the below suggests a Christmas phrase. I give you the number of letters in each word.
Average, 5 Qns, minch,
Jan 06 12
Category:
Christmas Word Play
Not many of Shaw's plays are performed these days. See how you do on these questions.
Average, 10 Qns, minch,
Nov 18 08
Category:
Shaw, George Bernard
There are lots of countries, cities, rivers, and other geographical locales starting with L. Here are questions about a few of them.
Average, 10 Qns, minch,
Mar 28 23
Category:
Alphabetical Places H - M
Stories about dragons have been around since ancient times. Mythology is full of tales of dragons, and more recently they have appeared in Tolkein's and Rowling's books. What do you know of these beasts?
Average, 10 Qns, minch,
Aug 19 24
Category:
Thematic Dragons
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Around the world to look for D? Have fun.
Average, 10 Qns, minch,
Mar 10 19
Category:
Alphabetical Places A - G
What do you know about the changeover to the euro which took place on January 1, 2002. See also the quiz 'The Euro' by Lady Macbeth in the Currencies category of World.
Average, 10 Qns, minch,
Feb 04 23
Category:
The Euro
A chance to test your knowledge of V places all over the world.
Average, 10 Qns, minch,
Jul 03 14
Category:
Alphabetical Places T - Z
Each seven letter answer word begins with B and ends with ED. Inside these letters is a four letter word. The definition of the whole word is given first, followed by the inside word.
Tough, 10 Qns, minch,
Feb 11 06
Category:
Minch Word Puzzles
Start with a three letter word, add H to the end to make another word. The answer is a two word phrase. Use the hint for order of words. Example -Touch walkway = pat path.
Tough, 10 Qns, minch,
Jan 27 07
Category:
First Letters Word Puzzles