A quiz on poisonous and venomous plants and creatures.

The scientific-technical revolution has destroyed a lot of occupations (while creating new ones). See how many you can recognize.

If you were searching for your ancestors in Germany, these words would be helpful to know.

Most people are familiar with synonyms and homonyms, but how about eponyms, autonyms or toponyms? In the following quiz I will give you a brief definition and then ask you to classify a word or phrase.

Some neat trivia facts on the amazing human body. Some of my references are from the National Geographic Society book "Incredible Voyage".

This is my fiftieth quiz, quite appropriately about golden things. Have fun!

See how much you know about famous people and their pets.

This quiz is about the men who've worn the "C" for the Vancouver Canucks.

My husband George often hears the words: "Let George do it!" This quiz about some famous Georges and the famous things they did is for my husband and all the other unsung Georges.

Many martial arts use weapons. The bo is often the first weapon a beginner learns to practice with.

My quiz "Saintly Sleuths" has been criticized for not having a question on Simon Templar. With my abject apologies, a quiz entirely on "The Saint".

The Flying Dutchman is an unusual opera as it is basically a ghost story. See what you know about the opera and the legend.

Ricardian societies are interested in clearing the name of King Richard III of the numerous crimes he has been accused of, most famously the murder of the princes in the tower. Elizabeth Peters has her own zany take on the subject. Warning: Spoilers!

Crossword puzzles have been around for a long time in many different forms. How much do you know about them?

Many people think cats are mysterious. They're also featured in many mysteries!

"Struwwelpeter" was first written over 150 years ago. See how much you know about this funny yet sometimes controversial little book.

Dams are some of the largest structures around. They are used to prevent flooding, create electricity, or irrigate farmland. Test your knowledge about dams.

Before Peter Jackson's trilogy, there was the animated "LOTR". See how much you remember about the movie.

Based on the popular "Chem Spell" quizzes, this quiz uses international car registration codes. Example: "Romania, Sweden, Spain: pretty flower" = "RO S E"

My grandfather died at the age of 102. He came from Ukraine to Canada in 1913. This quiz has a question for each decade of his life.

Behind many a great man there's a butler. See how much you know about butlers of book, movie and TV.

Laura Joh Rowland writes mysteries set in feudal Japan. There is a question here for every book published as of July 2006 and some general questions.

This quiz is about words that used to be part of the everyday English language. Today they may have a totally different meaning, or they may not be used anymore, but their traces can still be found.

Many fictional detectives have a clerical background. No wonder, it's good against evil! I'll tell you about the detective and you'll give me the name of his/her creator.

Mosley is one of my favourite authors. I hope you'll enjoy this quiz on his life and work.

This is my thirtieth quiz, so it's all about the number thirty. (More or less)

Jackie Chan is a very funny and very skilled actor. See how many of his movies you can identify from these anagrams. The anagrammed words are in CAPITALS.