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
The ayes have it. All these questions have to do with places that not only start with 'A' but also end with 'a'.
Average, 10 Qns, minch,
Oct 21 15
Category:
Alphabetical Places A - G
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Here are some very familiar quotes. Do you know who made them?
Tough, 10 Qns, minch,
May 03 13
Category:
Famous Quotes for Experts
Here are some titles of literary classics. Each has a word missing. The missing word is a color. Most of these have been made into movies so even if you haven't read the book you should know them. Good luck!
Average, 10 Qns, minch,
Feb 26 04
Category:
Literary Titles
A Christmas wordwise quiz. If you've never done a wordwise quiz, each question is a wordplay puzzle. Look for one word inside another, or on another. LOOK AT THE HINT FOR THE NUMBER OF WORDS.
Average, 5 Qns, minch,
Feb 11 15
Category:
Christmas Word Play
The initial letters of the correct answers to the first nine questions spell the answer to the last question.
Tough, 10 Qns, minch,
Jan 23 07
Category:
Acrostics and Common Bond
Ten questions to test your geographical knowledge of Venezuela
Average, 10 Qns, minch,
Feb 28 25
Category:
Venezuela
Here is another quiz on dragons, both friendly and otherwise! The letters of the answers to the first nine questions spell out the answer to Q10.
Average, 10 Qns, minch,
May 10 24
Category:
9 for 10
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1959 was the year that Alaska and Hawaii became the 49th and 50th states. It was the year of the 'Twenty-One' quiz show scandal. What else happened?
Difficult, 10 Qns, minch,
Aug 29 13
Category:
1950s Nostalgia
The first letters of the answers to the first nine questions spell the answer to #10. If you didn't get to answer all the questions, go back and see if knowing the first letter of the answer helps.
Average, 10 Qns, minch,
Aug 27 14
Category:
Namibia
Each six-letter answer word begins with B and ends with ED. Inside these letters is a three letter word. The definition of the whole word is given first, followed by the inside word.
Average, 10 Qns, minch,
Apr 25 06
Category:
Minch Word Puzzles
I give you the names of groups of siblings and friends in well known children's books. You must find out who is missing.
Average, 10 Qns, minch,
May 02 21
Recommended for grades: 5,6,7
Category:
Characters in Kids Books
You don't think you know much about Ecuador. You may be surprised when you do this quiz. First letters of the right answers will spell the answer to the last question.
Average, 10 Qns, minch,
Oct 09 22
Category:
Ecuador
Carroll, Chaucer, Christie, Cook and Crichton, all are authors starting with C. Three of them, plus seven others are featured in this quiz. Have fun.
Average, 10 Qns, minch,
Oct 27 11
Category:
Author Names
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In Part II of Add an Element you must add the symbol letters of the element to the letters in the word given and rearrange them to form the name of a scientist. LIED + selenium = Diesel(letters l-i-e-d-s-e).
Tough, 10 Qns, minch,
Oct 09 22
Category:
Alphabetic Symbols
A quiz about authors whose last name starts with B. Have fun!
Average, 10 Qns, minch,
Nov 20 21
Category:
Author Names
Take the letters of the word or words given, add the letter or letters for the element given and you have the name of a scientist. Sometimes you must rearrange the letters. e.g. RICE + uranium = CURIE (rice+u)
Average, 10 Qns, minch,
May 17 16
Category:
Alphabetic Symbols
A mixture of cryptic clues, to which all answers are a colour, so a definition of the answer is not always given. Look for hidden words, reversals, anagrams, charades, etc.
Tough, 10 Qns, minch,
Aug 07 04
Category:
Cryptics
Here are a few questions on special days celebrated in the USA. Most of them are holidays. Read the question carefully.
Very Difficult, 10 Qns, minch,
Jun 10 09
Category:
U.S. Holidays
J is for Japan, but Japan is not featured here. However, other J countries, cities, mountains, etc starting with J are. Good luck!
Tough, 10 Qns, minch,
Aug 18 19
Category:
Alphabetical Places H - M
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In this quiz there are five types of wordplay questions. Hint: all answers start with D.
Tough, 10 Qns, minch,
Jul 05 23
Category:
Mixed Word Puzzles
You may not remember 1951, but you may well know about events that happened that year. Let's see if you do!
Tough, 10 Qns, minch,
Apr 26 06
Category:
1950s Nostalgia
As usual there was lots of trouble in the world in 1970, but let's forget that and concentrate on other things that happened that year.
Difficult, 10 Qns, minch,
Mar 15 10
Category:
1970s Nostalgia
The is the sixth quiz in the series. Each answer is two words that are anagrams of each other. One word is a well-known person's first name. Example: Capture Winslet - Take Kate
Average, 10 Qns, minch,
Oct 24 23
Category:
Anagrams
A third adventure with Amelia and Archibald. All answers are words ending in TATE. In most cases the word you are looking for is one that can replace a word or words in the paragraph.
Average, 10 Qns, minch,
Jul 16 21
Category:
Ending With ...
The answer to the first question gives you the first letter to each of the answers. e.g. The answer to Q2 will start with the second letter of the answer to Q1, and so on. Look for anagrams, hidden words,
reversed words, homophones, etc.
Tough, 10 Qns, minch,
Jul 09 04
Category:
Cryptics
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Get the answer to the last question right and you will have the first letters of the answers to the first nine questions.
Average, 10 Qns, minch,
Sep 14 25
Category:
Uruguay
A lot has happened in October over the years, battles, fires, people dying and people being born. What do you know about these events?
Average, 10 Qns, minch,
Sep 05 15
Category:
October November December
You need not have seen the movie to answer these questions. Most of the actors appearing in 'Harry Potter' have been seen on the screen before. What do you know about their other performances?
Average, 10 Qns, minch,
Aug 16 19
Category:
Cast of...
Sometimes the answer to a cryptic clue is made up from the first, last or alternate letters of several words. Look for indicators such as 'initially' 'at the end of' 'alternately' etc.
Average, 10 Qns, minch,
Apr 09 04
Category:
Cryptics
Some animal groups have a special name when they congregate together. Some of these words are well known, but others, such as the ones in this quiz, are not. You do well to get more than half right.
Tough, 10 Qns, minch,
May 05 09
Category:
Animal Groups