Player Pollucci19 gave me this title that at first sight seemed incorrect to me. But adding an extra element may be enough to prove the validity of the title. 
Average, 10 Qns, JanIQ,
Aug 18 20
Category:
Famous Dates
Player Pollucci19 gave me this title that at first sight seemed incorrect to me. But adding an extra element may be enough to prove the validity of the title.
Here's a fairly basic quiz on North Korea. Good luck. All Korean place names are written in accordance to the orthography found on Wikipedia sites.
Average, 10 Qns, JanIQ,
Oct 07 14
Category:
Korea
It's not Edgar Allan Poe's raven, but ten animals whose name in English starts with K. Have fun matching them to their brief description.
Easier, 10 Qns, JanIQ,
Nov 21 19
Recommended for grades: 2,3,4,5
Category:
Identify the Animal
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In "La La Land" (2016), there is a great song and dance scene on the highway. Here are ten other musical movies. Have fun!
Easier, 10 Qns, JanIQ,
Apr 22 19
Category:
Musicals Mixture
Do you think European history starts with Greece? Not quite: while a Greek was the first to write down their history, other people (mostly outside of Europe) came first. What do you know about these people and their history?
Very Easy, 10 Qns, JanIQ,
Nov 05 22
Recommended for grades: 7,8,9
Category:
Ancient History for Kids
The Italian kitchen is so much more than just pasta and pizza. Match these dishes to their description.
Easier, 10 Qns, JanIQ,
Nov 24 22
Category:
Italian Foods
Many movies feature a main character deciding on unorthodox techniques as a desperate measure to cope with the situation. Here are a few examples. What do you know about these?
Average, 10 Qns, JanIQ,
Apr 16 23
Category:
Something in Common
Many movies and TV shows have some bird in their title. What do you know about the featherless stars of these productions?
Easier, 10 Qns, JanIQ,
Nov 09 23
Category:
Movie Stars Mixed
The illustrations to this quiz are purely the colour stripes on the flag. But I have left out the key element (something too complicated to draw myself). Can you recognise these flags or indicate what's the matter? Average, 10 Qns, JanIQ,
Aug 16 16
Category:
World Flags
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Here are ten aerial views of different sport surfaces. Can you answer some questions about the sport played? Average, 10 Qns, JanIQ,
Sep 22 22
Category:
Wide World of Sports
Empedocles thought everything consists of water, fire, earth and air (or wind). Match these "airy" movies to their description.
Easier, 10 Qns, JanIQ,
Nov 22 22
Category:
Common Titles
Here are a random ten of the Unesco World Heritage Sites. Have fun matching them to the country in which you can visit these buildings and landmarks.
Easier, 10 Qns, JanIQ,
Sep 24 18
Category:
Archaeological Sites & Ruins
Empedocles thought everything consists of water, fire, earth and air (or wind). What do you know about these book titles referring to something in the air (at least above ground, including birds, flying objects and items of astronomy)?
Easier, 10 Qns, JanIQ,
Nov 23 22
Category:
In the Title
Here are ten descriptions (with original tasks) of various dog breeds. Choose the dog breed that best fits the description and don't start growling at me.
Very Easy, 10 Qns, JanIQ,
Jul 07 23
Recommended for grades: 2,3,4,5
Category:
Dog Breeds
As Australia is rather isolated from the rest of the world, it has some very remarkable animals. What do you know about the following animals indigenous to Australia? I've included two of each class of vertebrates.
Average, 10 Qns, JanIQ,
Nov 10 22
Category:
Australia
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I've tried to draw some car brand badges. What do you know about these makes of car? The drawings are a bit shaky, but it has been over forty years since I took a pencil in my hand! Average, 10 Qns, JanIQ,
Jan 16 26
Category:
Auto World
When I noticed there were not yet any quizzes in the category "Literature / Historic Fiction", I decided to write one. What do you know about the following novels set in a historic background? Have fun.
Average, 10 Qns, JanIQ,
Jun 30 13
Category:
Historical Fiction
Picture yourself at a geography exam centred upon long place names. What do you know about these names?
Average, 10 Qns, JanIQ,
Aug 28 12
Category:
Place Names
Empedocles thought everything consists of water, fire, earth and air (or wind). What do you know about these TV titles referring to the air, the sky, or wind (or anything above the ground, including birds and flying objects )?
Easier, 10 Qns, JanIQ,
Jun 30 23
Category:
Titles
The History Channel usually broadcasts historic documentaries. But here are ten fiction series which may interest history buffs. Have fun matching the brief description to the title.
Very Easy, 10 Qns, JanIQ,
Nov 21 17
Category:
Mixture: Drama
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Sue Grafton inspired me to write a series of history quizzes, in which each answer starts with the same letter. Here's an installment for the letter F.
Easier, 10 Qns, JanIQ,
Dec 01 22
Category:
European
Never thought I'd ever write a question on Heavy Metal bands. Most of this quiz was written by my race fellow Lones78.
Easier, 10 Qns, JanIQ,
Mar 13 17
Category:
Heavy Metal
All these diseases and many more have been named after doctors of medicine. Can you match the symptoms to the disease? WARNING: if you experience any odd symptom, please consult your doctor at once.
Easier, 10 Qns, JanIQ,
Oct 11 18
Category:
Diseases
Many classical operas are based upon tales deriving from Greek mythology. In this quiz, I'll discuss some of these operas. Most of the operatic facts are related in the "Grand Opera Book".
Average, 25 Qns, JanIQ,
May 22 15
Category:
Greek Myth
Many celebrities did not live long enough to reach their retirement. Here are some people who made it to the stars very quickly, but then left this earthly vale of tears.
Average, 10 Qns, JanIQ,
Nov 13 14
Category:
Died Too Soon
...Unless you know how to read sheet music. I've copied a few bars of sheet music of ten different highlights of baroque and classical music. What do you know about these musical highlights? Take your instrument and play, or hum - it might inspire. Average, 10 Qns, JanIQ,
Apr 29 25
Category:
Composers Mixture
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Cats appear in several entertainment productions. I'll pose the questions, and my pet cats comment on the interesting information. Have fun.
Average, 10 Qns, JanIQ,
Oct 31 21
Category:
Cats in Entertainment
This is one of the subcategories in which images are quite welcome. Can you identify the saint by the symbol? All references are to Roman Catholicism. Average, 10 Qns, JanIQ,
Dec 02 18
Category:
Saints by Symbol
Empedocles identified earth as one of the only four elements. He defined "earth" as anything dry and cold. Can you match the literary titles referring to what I would call "dry geography features", with their respective authors?
Very Easy, 10 Qns, JanIQ,
Dec 01 21
Category:
In the Title
Here are ten British comedy shows. Can you match one of the main characters to the show? The title refers of course to "Some Mothers Do 'Ave 'Em".
Very Easy, 10 Qns, JanIQ,
Dec 06 18
Category:
UK Comedy
This quiz is an author's challenge by Terry. Let's examine some circumstances in which understanding a few Latin words might come in handy.
Average, 10 Qns, JanIQ,
Apr 14 23
Category:
Latin
Here are ten cheese varieties from all over Europe. Match the cheese with its country of origin.
Easier, 10 Qns, JanIQ,
Nov 10 16
Category:
Cheeses and Dairy Products
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Roman history would stretch from 753 BC until 476 AD. See how much you know about these twelve hundred-odd years.
Very Easy, 10 Qns, JanIQ,
Mar 25 14
Recommended for grades: 8,9,10
Category:
Ancient History for Kids
Here's yet another instalment on operas (and perhaps some other classical music) named after historical events and persons. This time, we deal with the eighteenth century - from the War of the Spanish Succession up to the French Revolution.
Average, 10 Qns, JanIQ,
Jun 27 14
Category:
European
Another installment in my series on Greek myth by the alphabet - the Greek alphabet, of course.
Easier, 10 Qns, JanIQ,
Oct 06 24
Category:
Something in Common
Ten quizzes by ten different authors will highlight various events of the Twentieth Century. Here is my instalment on the years 1900-1909.
Average, 10 Qns, JanIQ,
Apr 06 19
Category:
1900s History
Scientific research needs many quantities to be measured. And to get coherent results, the measurements must be standardized. The SI units fulfil this need of standardization. Match the specific SI unit to the quantity measured.
Easier, 10 Qns, JanIQ,
Nov 18 17
Category:
Measurements, Time and Distance
The title was part of a soliloquy from the character Roy Batty in the movie "Blade Runner" (1982). Here are other ten movies with a reference to precipitation - not in a quote, but in the title. Mind you: many of these movies are NOT American mainstream.
Easier, 10 Qns, JanIQ,
Jan 20 19
Category:
Weather in Movies
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This is no quiz on European market places, but about the 1991 European Union edition of the game Monopoly. Have fun with these few questions I've illustrated for you. Average, 10 Qns, JanIQ,
Dec 06 19
Category:
Monopoly
As an amateur of history, I found many analogies in the "LOTR" movies. How many scenes can you identify from the historic parallel? History knowledge might be useful, but is not strictly necessary. Warning: this quiz may contain spoilers.
Easier, 10 Qns, JanIQ,
Aug 11 13
Category:
Lord of the Rings .
Most scientists use the SI unit system. Other units are still currently used. Your job is to match the SI unit to its corresponding non-SI unit. All numbers used in this quiz are written with the decimal comma, not the decimal point.
Very Easy, 10 Qns, JanIQ,
Nov 10 18
Category:
Measurements, Time and Distance
In the "Harry Potter" books and movies, several characters appear that are just like nothing on earth. Can you match these characters to their species? Warning: this quiz contains spoilers.
Easier, 10 Qns, JanIQ,
Dec 06 21
Recommended for grades: 4,5,6,7,8
Category:
Harry Potter: Other Characters
Here's my penultimate instalment on operas and other works of classical music named after historical events and persons. As always, the operatic background was provided by "Phaetons Great Opera Book" and by www.operone.de
Average, 25 Qns, JanIQ,
Nov 07 10
Category:
World History Specific
The Beatles are not my favourite music group (that would probably be André Rieu's orchestra), but I chose to write a quiz on their songs nevertheless. All these songs reach number one in the UK charts.
Easier, 10 Qns, JanIQ,
May 21 17
Category:
Beatles, The
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Why is Mary a quiz title in geography? It seems a bit out of place, doesn't it? Well: here are place names containing the name Mary (in English, Marie in French or Maria in Spanish/Italian). Match the correct place to its description and have fun.
Average, 10 Qns, JanIQ,
Jan 29 19
Category:
Eponymous Places
Have fun answering these questions about some of my favourite movies.
Easier, 10 Qns, JanIQ,
Apr 14 20
Category:
My Favorite Movies
The "Author's Kitchen" on FunTrivia has hundreds of recipes with four ingredients (the most typical four, that is). Here are some of my own recipes. Match the name to the four main ingredients. If you'd like to make one, enjoy!
Very Easy, 10 Qns, JanIQ,
Dec 05 18
Category:
International Cuisine
Several operas are named after the male hero. In many cases the woman he loves, dies. Match the correct woman to the title character.
Average, 10 Qns, JanIQ,
Nov 06 22
Category:
Opera
Here are ten recipes of quite well known dishes from all over the world. Unfortunately, my mind tricked me and replaced the typical ingredients by CHEESE. Match the correct replacement for CHEESE with the recipe.
Easier, 10 Qns, JanIQ,
May 28 16
Category:
Cheeses and Dairy Products