351.

  Sesquipedalius' C Words    

Multiple Choice

 10 Qns

Uncle Sesquipedalius, who loves to impress others with his vocabulary, has posed numerous single questions in the New Question Game. He has a superfluity of highfalutin words beginning with the letter C. How many of them can you sort?

Average, 10 Qns, FatherSteve, Apr 21 22

Category: Unusual and Obscure Words

Average
FatherSteve
Apr 21 22
200 plays

352.

  "Post Mortem" - Scandinavian Hematophagy    

Multiple Choice

 10 Qns

In late 2021, NetFlix streamed "Post Mortem: No One Dies in Skarnes." It might be horror. It might be humour. It has moments of each. How well can you sort this dark comedy?

Average, 10 Qns, FatherSteve, May 26 22

Category: P

Average
FatherSteve
May 26 22
75 plays

353.

  All's Well That Ends (or Begins with) Well    

Multiple Choice

 15 Qns

How much do you know about people, places and things the name of which begin or end with the word "well"?

Average, 15 Qns, FatherSteve, Jul 13 17

Category: Single Word Theme

Average
FatherSteve
1174 plays

354.

  Stephen    

Multiple Choice

 15 Qns

Neither Steven, nor Stefan, nor Stephan, nor Stevan. How many of these Stephens (real and imagined) can you identify?

Average, 15 Qns, FatherSteve, Apr 01 14

Category: Thematic Men's Names

Average
FatherSteve
831 plays

355.

  Houses that Never Really Were, Door #2    

Multiple Choice

 10 Qns

Do imaginary friends live only in imaginary houses? Do dream houses exist only in dreams? How many of these fictional, made-up, pretend houses can you sort?

Average, 10 Qns, FatherSteve, Aug 02 17

Category: Thematic Places

Average
FatherSteve
431 plays

356.

  All About Avalon    

Multiple Choice

 15 Qns

The word "Avalon" can describe a great many persons, places and things. How many of them can you sort?

Average, 15 Qns, FatherSteve, Feb 20 18

Category: Thematic Places

Average
FatherSteve
Feb 20 18
376 plays

357.

  "Station Eleven" - Pandemic Symphony    

Multiple Choice

 10 Qns

"Station Eleven" first streamed on HBO during the winter of 2021-2022 when concern over Covid-19 was high. How well can you sort this difficult-to-follow miniseries?

Average, 10 Qns, FatherSteve, Apr 15 22

Category: S ... Sn-Sz

Average
FatherSteve
Apr 15 22
181 plays

358.

  Ships that Never Really Were    

Multiple Choice

 15 Qns

"They that go down to the sea in ships" have figured in literature since before the Psalms of David were written. Test your knowledge of fictional ships with this quiz.

Tough, 15 Qns, FatherSteve, Aug 17 17

Category: Thematic Transportation

Tough
FatherSteve
Aug 17 17
1828 plays

359.

  Big Bands in Big Musicals    

Multiple Choice

 10 Qns

Big band music was extremely popular in the 30s and 40s as were musical motion pictures. How much do you know about these films which brought the two together?

Average, 10 Qns, FatherSteve, May 31 15

Category: Musicals Mixture

Average
FatherSteve
865 plays

360.

  Aircraft that Never Really Were -- Part 2    

Multiple Choice

 10 Qns

The air is filled with many aircraft and the imagination is filled with many more. How many of these fictional flying machines can you sort?

Average, 10 Qns, FatherSteve, Aug 17 17

Category: Thematic Transportation

Average
FatherSteve
Aug 17 17
496 plays

361.

  All About Shining    

Multiple Choice

 10 Qns

The sun shines. The moon shines. Even Moses' face shone when he came down from Mount Sinai. How many of these things which are "shining" can you sort?

Average, 10 Qns, FatherSteve, Feb 07 19

Category: Thematic Verbs

Average
FatherSteve
Feb 07 19
371 plays

362.

  Sidekickery Part E    

Multiple Choice

 10 Qns

Every main character, protagonist, hero and villain needs an assistant, an aide, a colleague, a companion. How much do you know about these sidekicks, real and imagined?

Average, 10 Qns, FatherSteve, Nov 08 17

Category: Thematic Sidekicks

Average
FatherSteve
Nov 08 17
375 plays

363.

  Sidekickery Part L    

Multiple Choice

 10 Qns

Every main character, protagonist, hero and villain needs an assistant, an aide, a colleague, a companion. How much do you know about these sidekicks, real and imagined?

Average, 10 Qns, FatherSteve, Nov 15 17

Category: Thematic Sidekicks

Average
FatherSteve
Nov 15 17
427 plays

364.

  All About Po    

Multiple Choice

 10 Qns

How many of these things with Po in their name can you sort? This is the kind of quiz which puts generalism squarely in the General category.

Average, 10 Qns, FatherSteve, Aug 16 19

Category: Thematic Other

Average
FatherSteve
Aug 16 19
430 plays

365.

  Things That Are Gay    

Multiple Choice

 10 Qns

Gay was an adjective meaning carefree, joyful, bright, and cheerful before it came to mean homosexual. The phenomenon of lexical change like this is called "language drift." How many of these pre-drift things that are gay can you sort?

Average, 10 Qns, FatherSteve, Aug 23 21

Category: Thematic Adjectives

Average
FatherSteve
Aug 23 21
302 plays

366.

  Houses that Never Really Were, Door #3    

Multiple Choice

 10 Qns

Do imaginary friends live only in imaginary houses? Do dream houses exist only in dreams? How many of these fictional, made-up, pretend houses can you sort?

Average, 10 Qns, FatherSteve, Aug 05 17

Category: Thematic Places

Average
FatherSteve
493 plays

367.

  Sidekickery Part O    

Multiple Choice

 10 Qns

Every main character, protagonist, hero and villain needs an assistant, an aide, a colleague, a companion. How much do you know about these sidekicks, real and imagined?

Average, 10 Qns, FatherSteve, Dec 07 17

Category: Thematic Sidekicks

Average
FatherSteve
Dec 07 17
347 plays

368.

  "Warrior Nun" - Holy Havoc    

Multiple Choice

 10 Qns

The television series "Warrior Nun" was released in the summer of 2020. It features ninja nuns -- seriously! How well can you sort this beatific battle?

Average, 10 Qns, FatherSteve, Mar 10 22

Category: W

Average
FatherSteve
Mar 10 22
202 plays

369.

  At Last a Quiz About Atlas    

Multiple Choice

 10 Qns

Nearly everybody knows that an atlas is a book or electronic repository in which maps are collected. But what else does the word "atlas" mean?

Average, 10 Qns, FatherSteve, May 31 11

Category: Thematic Names

Average
FatherSteve
617 plays

370.

  Beer Without the Alcohol    

Multiple Choice

 10 Qns

A lot of snide comments are made about "near beer" but for those who enjoy the taste of beer but can't drink alcohol (e.g. pregnant women), there are some tasty beer-like beverages available. How much do you know about them?

Average, 10 Qns, FatherSteve, Feb 09 14

Category: Beers

Average
FatherSteve
629 plays

371.

  Schools That Never Really Were, District 4    

Multiple Choice

 10 Qns

These questions are about schools in fiction: novels, poetry, movies, opera, television, comics, radio, cartoons, plays and other sites of imagination. How much do you know about these academies?

Average, 10 Qns, FatherSteve, Mar 16 18

Category: Thematic Places

Average
FatherSteve
Mar 16 18
476 plays

372.

  Miss You Like Crazy    

Multiple Choice

 10 Qns

This is a quiz about people or things that missed someone or something. Don't miss your chance to take this quiz!

Average, 10 Qns, FatherSteve, Jul 10 17

Category: Thematic Verbs

Average
FatherSteve
834 plays

373.

  Things You May Have Red, 3rd Blush    

Multiple Choice

 10 Qns

Red is the colour of passion and ripe tomatoes and Communism and some fire trucks. How many of these things which are red can you sort?

Average, 10 Qns, FatherSteve, Jan 07 18

Category: Red

Average
FatherSteve
Jan 07 18
409 plays

374.

  Cats that Never Really Were    

Multiple Choice

 15 Qns

Cats figure in all manner of fictional works: novels, plays, short stories, movies, television, paintings, and song lyrics. Test your knowledge of fictional cats by taking this quiz.

Average, 15 Qns, FatherSteve, Apr 10 20

Category: Thematic Cats

Average
FatherSteve
Apr 10 20
2131 plays

375.

  Houses that Never Really Were, Door #4    

Multiple Choice

 10 Qns

Do imaginary friends live only in imaginary houses? Do dream houses exist only in dreams? How many of these fictional, made-up, pretend houses can you sort?

Average, 10 Qns, FatherSteve, Aug 06 17

Category: Thematic Places

Average
FatherSteve
442 plays

376.

  Sidekickery Part N    

Multiple Choice

 10 Qns

Every main character, protagonist, hero and villain needs an assistant, an aide, a colleague, a companion. How much do you know about these sidekicks, real and imagined?

Average, 10 Qns, FatherSteve, Nov 17 17

Category: Thematic Sidekicks

Average
FatherSteve
Nov 17 17
389 plays

377.

  Computers that Never Really Were    

Multiple Choice

 10 Qns

For most of human history, there have not been computers (except the human brain). How much do you know about these fictional computers imagined in someone's mind?

Average, 10 Qns, FatherSteve, Apr 22 21

Category: Thematic School Supplies

Average
FatherSteve
Apr 22 21
332 plays

378.

  "SurrealEstate" - Haunted Realty    

Multiple Choice

 10 Qns

This 2021 Canadian horror series borrowed cast and a director from "Wynonna Earp" (2016-2021). How well can you sort the ghostly goings-on amidst the multiple listings?

Average, 10 Qns, FatherSteve, Jun 28 22

Category: S ... Sn-Sz

Average
FatherSteve
Jun 28 22
90 plays

379.

  People with Fishy Names    

Multiple Choice

 10 Qns

There's something fishy about this quiz! It is about people who share their names with aquatic denizens.

Tough, 10 Qns, FatherSteve, May 04 10

Category: Name Game

Tough
FatherSteve
1351 plays

380.

  Sidekickery Part B    

Multiple Choice

 10 Qns

Every main character, protagonist, hero and villain needs an assistant, an aide, a colleague, a companion. How much do you know about these sidekicks, real and imagined?

Average, 10 Qns, FatherSteve, Nov 05 17

Category: Thematic Sidekicks

Average
FatherSteve
Nov 05 17
412 plays

381.

  Teachers Who Never Really Were, 2nd period    

Multiple Choice

 10 Qns

Everyone remembers a favourite teacher but how many of these fictional educators, instructors, preceptors, professors, dons, mentors and pedagogues can you sort?

Average, 10 Qns, FatherSteve, Dec 19 17

Category: Thematic Occupations

Average
FatherSteve
Dec 19 17
475 plays

382.

  All About Madam/Madame, Part 2    

Multiple Choice

 10 Qns

"Madam" and "Madame" can be titles of honour or appellations of disrepute. How much do you know about these people called "madam" or "madame," real and fictional?

Average, 10 Qns, FatherSteve, Mar 23 21

Category: Thematic Aristocracy

Average
FatherSteve
Mar 23 21
284 plays

383.

  Lamps That Never Really Were    

Multiple Choice

 10 Qns

Lamps dispel the darkness and symbolize enlightenment. How many of these lamps from fiction can you recognize?

Average, 10 Qns, FatherSteve, Apr 22 21

Category: Thematic Furniture

Average
FatherSteve
Apr 22 21
394 plays

384.

  Sidekickery Part C    

Multiple Choice

 10 Qns

Every main character, protagonist, hero and villain needs an assistant, an aide, a colleague, a companion. How much do you know about these sidekicks, real and imagined?

Average, 10 Qns, FatherSteve, Nov 06 17

Category: Thematic Sidekicks

Average
FatherSteve
Nov 06 17
380 plays

385.

  Sidekickery Part I    

Multiple Choice

 10 Qns

Every main character, protagonist, hero and villain needs an assistant, an aide, a colleague, a companion. How much do you know about these sidekicks, real and imagined?

Average, 10 Qns, FatherSteve, Nov 12 17

Category: Thematic Sidekicks

Average
FatherSteve
Nov 12 17
327 plays

386.

  Schools That Never Really Were, District 6    

Multiple Choice

 10 Qns

These questions are about schools in fiction: novels, poetry, movies, opera, television, comics, radio, cartoons, plays and other sites of imagination. How much do you know about these academies?

Average, 10 Qns, FatherSteve, Jun 09 20

Category: Thematic Places

Average
FatherSteve
Jun 09 20
279 plays

387.

  Sidekickery Part G    

Multiple Choice

 10 Qns

Every main character, protagonist, hero and villain needs an assistant, an aide, a colleague, a companion. How much do you know about these sidekicks, real and imagined?

Average, 10 Qns, FatherSteve, Nov 10 17

Category: Thematic Sidekicks

Average
FatherSteve
Nov 10 17
321 plays

388.

  TV Dinners    

Multiple Choice

 10 Qns

How many of these fictional chefs and cooks from television series do you know?

Tough, 10 Qns, FatherSteve, Dec 31 14

Category: Professions on TV

Tough
FatherSteve
1136 plays

389.

  The Blind Men and the Elephant    

Multiple Choice

 10 Qns

"It was six men of Hindustan, to learning much inclined, who went to see the Elephant (though all of them were blind), that each by observation might satisfy his mind." How much do you know about John Godfrey Saxe's poem?

Average, 10 Qns, FatherSteve, Apr 06 11

Recommended for grades: 3,4,5

Category: S

Average
FatherSteve
257 plays

390.

  Castles that Never Really Were, First Parapet    

Multiple Choice

 10 Qns

Sir Edward Coke said in 1628 that "a man's house is his castle." How much do you know about these famous fictional castles?

Average, 10 Qns, FatherSteve, Oct 05 17

Category: Thematic Places

Average
FatherSteve
Oct 05 17
442 plays

391.

  Castles that Never Really Were, Second Parapet    

Multiple Choice

 10 Qns

Sir Edward Coke said in 1628 that "a man's house is his castle." How much do you know about these famous fictional castles?

Easier, 10 Qns, FatherSteve, Oct 14 17

Category: Thematic Places

Easier
FatherSteve
Oct 14 17
306 plays

392.

  "Peacemaker" - Atypical Superhero    

Multiple Choice

 10 Qns

"Peacemaker" first streamed on HBO Max early in 2022. It is the story of a felon, Christopher Smith, who is coerced into becoming "the Peacemaker." How well can you sort this adventure/sci fi/black comedy programme?

Average, 10 Qns, FatherSteve, Apr 30 22

Category: P

Average
FatherSteve
Apr 30 22
101 plays

393.

  Ascension Day    

Multiple Choice

 10 Qns

The Feast of the Ascension is one of the great feasts of the Christian Year. It celebrates the bodily ascension of Jesus into Heaven. It has been kept on a Thursday, the fortieth day after Easter, since at least the 5th Century and perhaps earlier.

Tough, 10 Qns, FatherSteve, Oct 25 09

Category: Christian Holidays and Feasts

Tough
FatherSteve
960 plays

394.

  Clocks that Never Really Were, 3rd Hour    

Multiple Choice

 10 Qns

Chronometers, timepieces, watches and clocks abound. How many of these fictional ones can you sort?

Average, 10 Qns, FatherSteve, Apr 22 21

Category: Thematic Furniture

Average
FatherSteve
Apr 22 21
471 plays

395.

  Sidekickery Part V    

Multiple Choice

 10 Qns

Every main character, protagonist, hero and villain needs an assistant, an aide, a colleague, a companion. How much do you know about these sidekicks, real and imagined?

Average, 10 Qns, FatherSteve, Nov 25 17

Category: Thematic Sidekicks

Average
FatherSteve
Nov 25 17
377 plays

396.

  Schools That Never Really Were, District 1    

Multiple Choice

 10 Qns

These questions are about schools in fiction: novels, poetry, movies, opera, television, comics, radio, cartoons, plays and other sites of imagination. How much do you know about these academies?

Average, 10 Qns, FatherSteve, Dec 23 17

Category: Thematic Places

Average
FatherSteve
Dec 23 17
408 plays

397.

  All About Madam/Madame, Part 1    

Multiple Choice

 10 Qns

"Madam" and "Madame" can be titles of honour or appellations of disrepute. How much do you know about these people called "madam" or "madame," real and fictional?

Average, 10 Qns, FatherSteve, Feb 08 21

Category: Thematic Aristocracy

Average
FatherSteve
Feb 08 21
291 plays

398.

  Donald J. Sobol's "Encyclopedia Brown"    

Multiple Choice

 10 Qns

Nobody got away with a crime in his home town because Encyclopedia Brown was the master detective behind the city's police force. How much do you know about Encyclopedia Brown?

Average, 10 Qns, FatherSteve, Jul 25 10

Recommended for grades: 3,4,5

Category: S Authors

Average
FatherSteve
270 plays

399.

  Which Astoria: New York or Oregon?    

Multiple Choice

 10 Qns

It is 3005 miles from Astoria, Oregon to Astoria, New York. How well can you sort these two cities?

Average, 10 Qns, FatherSteve, Apr 10 17

Category: USA - Cities

Average
FatherSteve
385 plays

400.

  Trees That Never Really Were    

Multiple Choice

 10 Qns

You may "never see a poem lovely as a tree" but you may take this quiz about them, resplendent in its arboreality.

Average, 10 Qns, FatherSteve, Oct 07 21

Category: Thematic Trees

Average
FatherSteve
Oct 07 21
442 plays