31.

  Shh! What Was That Noise?    

Multiple Choice

 10 Qns

Adams627, expert zoologist, stalks (and is stalked by) his prey. His finely attuned ears catch the minute vibrations in the air to identify the creatures he encounters. Can you do the same?

Tough, 10 Qns, adams627, Dec 05 10

Category: Identify the Animal

Tough
adams627
3658 plays

32.

  You Are Hot    

Multiple Choice

 10 Qns

You are hot, and therefore, have adapted your behavior to survive in warm climates. Which animal are you? Come on in and see how much you know about keeping cool in the animal kingdom.

Average, 10 Qns, adams627, Oct 16 21

Category: Specific Topic Animal Trivia

Average
adams627
Oct 16 21
3348 plays

33.

  Mr. President, If You Please...    

Multiple Choice

 10 Qns

Some presidents would rather be called "Mr. President" instead of their birth names or nicknames. This quiz is a tribute to presidents whose names were changed before they entered office, or weren't changed and were ridiculed.

Average, 10 Qns, adams627, Nov 27 15

Category: Before They Were President

Average
adams627
2617 plays

34.

  A Trip to Tanzania    

Multiple Choice

 10 Qns

A medium-sized country in eastern Africa, Tanzania is rich in sites of geographic, zoological, and historic significance. How much do you know about this country?

Average, 10 Qns, adams627, Oct 06 24

Category: Tanzania

Average
adams627
Oct 06 24
5357 plays

35.

  Getting to the Promised Land    

Multiple Choice

 10 Qns

"Aliyah," or migration to Israel, has been an important part of Jewish religious history for centuries. Knowledge of world history, rather than exclusively Israeli history, should be good enough to score well on this quiz!

Easier, 10 Qns, adams627, Dec 21 11

Category: Israel

Easier
adams627
2791 plays

36.

  Dwayne the Tub, I'm Dwowning!    

Multiple Choice

 10 Qns

Just when you thought it was safe to go back in the water--the bathwater, that is--along come these ten folks, reminding you why the tub is so dangerous. Bathe at your own risk. Avoid toasters. Watch out for spoilers.

Average, 10 Qns, adams627, Jan 20 14

Category: Entertainment by Themes

Average
adams627
3073 plays

37.

  Eventually I Found Love    

Multiple Choice

 10 Qns

Eventually, these classics found love, but at one point, they were tossed aside or angrily dismissed by publishers. Can you recognize the book or author from its publication history? Good luck!

Easier, 10 Qns, adams627, Apr 03 12

Category: Hit or Miss

Easier
adams627
1796 plays

38.

  Nicolas Cage Free    

Multiple Choice

 10 Qns

For better or for worse--you make the call--Nicolas Cage was passed over for these famous movie roles. Can you identify these films where the audience got off "Cage free"?

Easier, 10 Qns, adams627, Aug 24 16

Category: Something in Common

Easier
adams627
978 plays

39.

  More Random Articles From Wikipedia    

Multiple Choice

 10 Qns

Determined to find even more esoteric articles on Wikipedia through the "random article" search option, I continued my search and found some very interesting information.

Average, 10 Qns, adams627, Feb 10 25

Category: In the Encyclopedia

Average
adams627
Feb 10 25
2177 plays

40.

  Cellular Respiration    

Multiple Choice

 10 Qns

Every day, all day, your cells are performing the complex process of respiration. See how much you know about this crucial process to make usable cellular energy!

Average, 10 Qns, adams627, Oct 15 19

Category: Cell and Molecular Biology

Average
adams627
Oct 15 19
4875 plays

41.

  Square, Circle, Triangle    

Multiple Choice

 10 Qns

To some people, modern art explores the human condition in novel ways. To others, like me, it's just a bunch of squares, circles, and triangles. Oh well. This quiz is about some of the more prominent "artists" of the 20th century.

Easier, 10 Qns, adams627, Oct 17 11

Category: 20th Century Art

Easier
adams627
1506 plays

42.

  Is It a Beer, Lager, or an Ale? Who Cares?    

Multiple Choice

 10 Qns

As part of kyleisalive's quiz commission, I was required to write a quiz with the first half of the title. Unfortunately, the beer category is restricted to new quizzes, so here is a quiz that is not about beer.

Average, 10 Qns, adams627, Apr 26 20

Category: Thematic Spirits

Average
adams627
Apr 26 20
1346 plays

43.

  Shakespeare By Body Count    

Multiple Choice

 10 Qns

Who says Shakespeare's plays are boring? This quiz will count down the ten bloodiest plays in the Bard's canon to determine which one has the most deaths. Spoilers abound in this quiz.

Average, 10 Qns, adams627, Jun 17 16

Recommended for grades: 11,12

Category: Name the Play

Average
adams627
1196 plays

44.

  Race and Means    

Multiple Choice

 10 Qns

This quiz attempts to take an unbiased look at the history of affirmative action in American society and politics, from the latter half of the twentieth century to 2000s. It shouldn't require any expert knowledge, though.

Average, 10 Qns, adams627, Jan 10 15

Category: USA in the 20th Century

Average
adams627
2663 plays

45.

  Bad Pickup Lines: Physics Edition    

Multiple Choice

 10 Qns

Or, "Failed Attempts At Grand Unification." Can you pick out the physicists who may have given each of these corny pickup lines? Good luck.

Average, 10 Qns, adams627, Oct 06 19

Category: Physics

Average
adams627
Oct 06 19
1014 plays

46.

  The Most Random Articles Found on Wikipedia    

Multiple Choice

 10 Qns

Ever gone to Wikipedia and clicked the "random article" link? The pages that come up epitomize obscurity but are often fascinating. Here are ten questions, hopefully not too obscure, that I learned while searching.

Average, 10 Qns, adams627, Feb 10 25

Category: In the Encyclopedia

Average
adams627
Feb 10 25
3018 plays

47.

  Adept, Not Inept    

Multiple Choice

 10 Qns

"Was that a mistake?" you wonder, sitting in the concert hall. "Could this great composer have written such a bad composition?" Of course not; it was adept, not inept, and intentionally bad music is a classical tradition! Here are ten questions about it.

Easier, 10 Qns, adams627, Jul 19 12

Category: Composers Mixture

Easier
adams627
617 plays

48.

  More Than You Have Bargained For    

Multiple Choice

 10 Qns

Bargains, deals, and trickery: all have their place in myths and legends. Sometimes they work out, but sometimes they don't. Can you identify these examples, from ten different traditions? Good luck!

Average, 10 Qns, adams627, Jun 19 12

Category: Mythology Mixture

Average
adams627
1302 plays

49.

  So Big!    

Multiple Choice

 10 Qns

Everybody knows that the blue whale is the biggest animal on the planet, but there are some other organisms that are its rivals for size. Learn about these non-animal organisms that are some of the largest of their kind.

Tough, 10 Qns, adams627, Sep 17 19

Category: Biology

Tough
adams627
Sep 17 19
3194 plays

50.

  Where Did They Get That Title?    

Multiple Choice

 15 Qns

Many famous works of literature take their titles from a specific line in the text. I'll give you a quote from the book with a blank: by filling in the blank, you'll have named the work. Some multiple choice, some fill in the blank.

Average, 15 Qns, adams627, Feb 22 19

Category: Literary Titles

Average
adams627
1991 plays

51.

  Literary Famous Last Words Part II    

Multiple Choice

 10 Qns

This quiz is a follow-up to "Famous Last Words- Literary Edition". Literary characters unfortunately die, and their last words before death are often interesting and profound: how much do you know about them? Some spoilers in the interesting info.

Average, 10 Qns, adams627, Nov 29 09

Category: Literary Characters

Average
adams627
1810 plays

52.

  Get Off My Property!    

Multiple Choice

 10 Qns

Answer the general knowledge questions and see if you can identify the common bond, which is a popular pastime. It's also one of the few times where you'd like people to stay on your property as long as possible! Good luck!

Average, 10 Qns, adams627, Jan 08 13

Category: Common Bond

Average
adams627
2016 plays

53.

  Send in the (Evil) Clowns    

Multiple Choice

 10 Qns

Clowns are supposed to make you laugh, right? Unless they're evil clowns, that is! How much do you know about this villainous archetype in entertainment?

Average, 10 Qns, adams627, Aug 05 19

Category: Thematic People in Entertainment

Average
adams627
Aug 05 19
1193 plays

54.

  I Learned This in Kindergarten    

Multiple Choice

 10 Qns

We learned an enormous quantity of facts during our kindergarten and early school years. How much of it was true? Take this quiz to find out! Since I went to an American kindergarten, the questions will be mostly Americanized.

Tough, 10 Qns, adams627, Feb 10 26

Category: Learned in School

Tough
adams627
Feb 10 26
2182 plays

55.

  Heads You Lose    

Multiple Choice

 10 Qns

Ten tips and ten trivia questions to help you avoid losing your head. And by "losing your head", I do literally mean, "losing your head". Good luck! Thanks to kyleisalive for the Author's Challenge!

Average, 10 Qns, adams627, Apr 19 20

Category: Thematic Death

Average
adams627
Apr 19 20
805 plays

56.

  How to Write Good Bad Hemingway    

Multiple Choice

 10 Qns

Trying to imitate Hemingway, huh? By the way, it would be embarrassing to mess up and make it sound like Twain, Tolstoy or gasp! Jane Austen. With this quiz, say "A Farewell to Harms" you might have inflicted on your satire. Some spoilers included!

Average, 10 Qns, adams627, Jul 24 11

Category: Hemingway, Ernest

Average
adams627
672 plays

57.

  CMM on Tour    

Multiple Choice

 10 Qns

The Classicalmusic/Mensan team has gone everywhere around the world and wants to share its experiences- can you identify where each member has visited?

Average, 10 Qns, adams627, Apr 14 10

Category: Where am I?

Average
adams627
1582 plays

58.

  New York's Finest    

Multiple Choice

 10 Qns

New York's police department has been represented on the silver screen for decades--sometimes positively, sometimes negatively, sometimes for pure comedy. Can you match the cops' actions--good and bad--to the film? Some plot spoilers.

Average, 10 Qns, adams627, Dec 28 23

Category: Movie Detectives

Average
adams627
Dec 28 23
506 plays

59.

  On the Commode Again    

Multiple Choice

 10 Qns

Every year, you waste hours sitting on the commode. No more! Take this quiz and learn how you can use that "unproductive time" to make yourself into a billionaire celebrity athlete scientist genius musician. No money-back guarantees.

Average, 10 Qns, adams627, Aug 26 17

Category: Thematic Fun

Average
adams627
981 plays

60.

  Literary Change-A-Letter    

Multiple Choice

 25 Qns

This quiz is a follow-up to my original "Literary Drop-a-Letter". I'll give you the author of a work, a letter of the alphabet, and a clue. Change one letter of the work into the given letter to form an answer that corresponds with the given clue.

Average, 25 Qns, adams627, Dec 20 14

Category: Literature Word Play

Average
adams627
677 plays

61.

  Who Voted For Democracy?    

Multiple Choice

 10 Qns

Politopia, the newest nation in the world, is forming a democratic government. Using your knowledge of political science and comparative politics, answer these questions about the underpinnings of democracy.

Average, 10 Qns, adams627, Jan 03 25

Category: Political Science & History

Average
adams627
Jan 03 25
515 plays

62.

  Trivia About Trivia    

Multiple Choice

 10 Qns

There is not a quiz on this site simply about trivia itself, so let's see how much everyone knows about the basis of this website! All information is from Ken Jennings' book "Brainiac".

Tough, 10 Qns, adams627, Aug 26 17

Category: Trivia and Questions

Tough
adams627
1306 plays

63.

  Blizzard of Gizzards    

Multiple Choice

 10 Qns

Thanksgiving: a time to get together with family, rejoice, and give thanks for not finding any of the following items stuffed inside your turkey.

Average, 10 Qns, adams627, Aug 17 17

Category: Thematic Holidays

Average
adams627
598 plays

64.

  Quixotic Literature    

Multiple Choice

 10 Qns

Miguel de Cervantes' acclaimed 1605-1615 novel "Don Quixote" is more than a great read; it has inspired countless other great authors in their own works of literature. This quiz details some of those "quixotic" works, with a few plot spoilers.

Average, 10 Qns, adams627, Aug 17 10

Category: Specific Subjects & Themes

Average
adams627
432 plays

65.

  Isner/Mahut: Greatest Match Ever!    

Multiple Choice

 10 Qns

On June 22, 2010, John Isner and Nicolas Mahut took the court to begin their first round singles tennis match at the Wimbledon Championships. Little did they know that their match would become the longest in tennis history.

Average, 10 Qns, adams627, Jul 28 10

Category: Wimbledon

Average
adams627
415 plays

66.

  Test yourself! Crime and Punishment Quiz    

Multiple Choice

 10 Qns

I hope you read this classic by Dostoyevsky well because this quiz will not be easy!

Average, 10 Qns, adams627, Jul 15 09

Category: Dostoyevsky, Fyodor

Average
adams627
856 plays

67.

  Yours Truly, An Inanimate Carbon Rod    

Multiple Choice

 10 Qns

In 1985, a new form of carbon was discovered. Its structure was unlike any other molecule, and scientists soon realized the applications of the discovery. How much do you know about these newly-discovered carbon nanotubes, dubbed "fullerenes?"

Tough, 10 Qns, adams627, Mar 20 10

Category: Organic Chemistry

Tough
adams627
1540 plays

68.

  Fifteen Minutes of Germ Warfare    

Multiple Choice

 10 Qns

Some say the world will end in fire. Some say in ice. Researching, I've learned of other possibilities, all of which could suffice.

Tough, 10 Qns, adams627, Sep 04 23

Category: Disasters

Tough
adams627
Sep 04 23
793 plays

69.

  Let Me Be Your Fantasy    

Multiple Choice

 10 Qns

Famous names through history have made scientific discoveries and inventions that have transformed the world, but sometimes there are disputes over who actually was responsible. See which scientists "stole" the fantasizing of their contemporaries.

Average, 10 Qns, adams627, Dec 19 09

Category: Scientists

Average
adams627
745 plays

70.

  A Caribbean Mystery: Cuba    

Multiple Choice

 10 Qns

Cuba is well-known in the world today for political and historical reasons, but this quiz will explore the island's physical and political geography instead, a mystery to most of the world outside the Caribbean.

Average, 10 Qns, adams627, Dec 17 19

Category: Cuba

Average
adams627
Dec 17 19
1395 plays

71.

  Tennis for Bookworms    

Multiple Choice

 10 Qns

It's time to serve up a quiz on two of my favorite things: tennis and literature. Try to ace this quiz about novels, plays, and short stories where the sport makes an appearance! Warning: some spoilers included!

Average, 10 Qns, adams627, Feb 08 14

Category: Sport in Literature

Average
adams627
293 plays

72.

  Around the World of Literature    

Multiple Choice

 20 Qns

Here are twenty trivia questions about twenty pieces of literature from twenty different countries. You might know authors from the United States, but do you know any from Trinidad?

Average, 20 Qns, adams627, Mar 03 09

Category: Specific Subjects & Themes

Average
adams627
1045 plays

73.

  42    

Multiple Choice

 10 Qns

It's the meaning of life, the universe, and everything in Douglas Adams' "The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy", but the number 42 has an interesting background. Come learn about some of its unique appearances in science, history, and popular culture!

Average, 10 Qns, adams627, Feb 13 10

Category: 11-50

Average
adams627
1054 plays

74.

  Some Really, Really, Really Big Numbers    

Multiple Choice

 10 Qns

Everyone knows those little numbers like pi and the square root of two. This quiz is to test your knowledge of numbers in math and science that are mind-bogglingly large!

Average, 10 Qns, adams627, Mar 16 13

Category: Measurements, Time and Distance

Average
adams627
2047 plays

75.

  When in Doubt, It's A Christ Figure    

Multiple Choice

 10 Qns

A repeated symbol in literature is a character that functions as a "Christ figure." His or her attributes and behaviors are imitative of Jesus. Can you identify these literary characters who fit the trend? Warning: may contain spoilers.

Average, 10 Qns, adams627, Apr 04 11

Category: Specific Subjects & Themes

Average
adams627
532 plays

76.

  Best Picture Change-a-Letter A-P    

Multiple Choice

 15 Qns

It's simple: I'll give you the year a film won Best Picture, a cryptic clue, and a letter. Change one letter in the title of the movie to that letter to get an answer corresponding to the clue. Example included. Spoilers in the interesting info!

Average, 15 Qns, adams627, Jul 20 10

Category: Movies Word Play

Average
adams627
541 plays

77.

  Fahrenheit 111    

Multiple Choice

 10 Qns

When the temperature is raised from room temperature, 77 degrees Fahrenheit (25 degrees Celsius), to 111 degrees Fahrenheit (44 degrees Celsius), plenty of chemical changes can happen. Here's a look at a few of them. Thanks kyleisalive for the challenge!

Tough, 10 Qns, adams627, Jun 27 12

Category: Chemistry Mix

Tough
adams627
574 plays

78.

  Movie Bookends    

Match Quiz

 10 Qns

Great directors know that the first and last scenes of a movie are crucial to set the tone and theme of the picture. Without being given the names of the movies themselves, can you match up these movie bookends?

Difficult, 10 Qns, adams627, Aug 12 16

Category: Movie Mixture

Difficult
adams627
516 plays

79.

  US Open 2009    

Multiple Choice

 10 Qns

The 2009 US Open was the last Grand Slam event of the season, and it featured upsets, upstarts, comebacks, and some all-around terrific tennis. How much do you remember?

Average, 10 Qns, adams627, Jan 14 14

Category: US Open

Average
adams627
488 plays

80.

  Best Picture Change-a-Letter Q-Z    

Multiple Choice

 10 Qns

It's simple: I'll give you the year a film won Best Picture, a cryptic clue, and a letter. Change one letter in the title of the movie to that letter to get an answer corresponding to the clue. Example included. Spoilers in the interesting info!

Average, 10 Qns, adams627, Jul 29 10

Category: Movies Word Play

Average
adams627
643 plays