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91.
  Nicknames Of Cities And Countries    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
There was a time Cuba was nicknamed the 'Queen of the Antilles'. The Irish still call their island the 'Emerald Isle'. Parisians keep believing they live in La Ville Lumiere, the 'City of Light'. Check your knowledge of some more such epithets.
Tough, 10 Qns, flem-ish, Dec 16 07
Category: World Trivia for Experts
Tough
flem-ish
6406 plays
92.
  Mysteries And Crime - History    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
Was there ever a country more suited for Mysterious Events and Strange Crimes than the UK? Could Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde have been written by any other author than a British one? Up to you to see how well matched you are to the oddities of Britain's past.
Tough, 10 Qns, flem-ish, Dec 08 08
Category: UK History
Tough
flem-ish
3289 plays
93.
  Rhyming Compounds and Phrases - Part Two    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
You are given the first part of a current standing phrase. It's up to you to find the second half which always creates a rhyme-effect with the first. Example: Q.: Might is _______ A: right.
Very Easy, 10 Qns, flem-ish, Oct 20 21
Category: Alliteration and Rhymes
Very Easy
flem-ish
Oct 20 21
6496 plays
94.
  Spanish Food and Drink    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
Spain is not just paella. It's a rich cuisine based on simple but reliable foodstuffs. And with the climate they have, the wines that are available can rival with the best. See how well you find your way in the Spanish 'menu'.
Tough, 10 Qns, flem-ish, Aug 03 25
Category: Spanish Foods
Tough
flem-ish
Aug 03 25
3800 plays
95.
  Spanish Cuisine    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
All Mediterranean cuisines are wonderful ... and they all are best in the home country itself. See if you are ready for the Spanish Cookery Experience.
Tough, 10 Qns, flem-ish, Jul 17 25
Category: Spanish Foods
Tough
flem-ish
Jul 17 25
3881 plays
96.
  Brussels For Visitors    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
Brussels, 'Capital of Europe' or just a small Flemish town that over the centuries has first become Francophone, and later 'international', hides plenty of surprises for the visitor who knows where to look for what. See how good your knowledge is.
Average, 10 Qns, flem-ish, Aug 11 21
Category: Belgium
Average
flem-ish
Aug 11 21
1906 plays
97.
  Zeus A Lover Of Many    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
If the Greeks created themselves a Super God after their own image and likeness, libido must have been very endemic in the country. This quiz is a who is who and a how and in what shape report on Zeus's love-affairs.
Tough, 10 Qns, flem-ish, Jun 11 15
Category: Zeus
Tough
flem-ish
5840 plays
98.
  Gods And Goddesses From Egypt   popular trivia quiz  
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
Hieroglyphs ...Humans with birdheads...Mummies...The Rosetta Stone..If you think your knowledge about Egypt ends there, you might try to stretch it just a bit by doing this quiz, which deals with the Basic Facts of Life in Egyptian Mythology.
Tough, 10 Qns, flem-ish, Jan 26 19
Category: Egyptian Myth
Tough
flem-ish
4878 plays
99.
  Oceania    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
Places in the 'SouthPacific' or 'Oceania', whichever you want to call the fifth continent. It's just a little more than Australia and New-Zealand only!
Average, 10 Qns, flem-ish, Sep 02 23
Category: Pacific Islands
Average
flem-ish
Sep 02 23
3005 plays
100.
  Italian Food and Drinks    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
How to find your way in the horn of plenty that Italy offers when it comes to food and drink ? This is a quiz on some of the knowledge that might help you to enjoy the Italian food and drink scene.
Tough, 10 Qns, flem-ish, Dec 08 08
Category: Italian Foods
Tough
flem-ish
3706 plays
101.
  Eating The Italian Way    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
Italian restaurants are among the most widely found in the world, though nowhere they are nearly as good as in the home country. Menus tend to use the Italian terms. So before dining out at Da Giovanni, check your terminology by doing this quiz.
Tough, 10 Qns, flem-ish, Mar 04 23
Category: Italian Foods
Tough
flem-ish
Mar 04 23
4392 plays
102.
  Belgium For Beginners    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
You don't know a country if you just know what its rivers and big cities are. Also a country's heroes and symbols are what matters in giving a country its due place in the 'concert of nations'. See how well you know what 'Belgium' stands for.
Average, 10 Qns, flem-ish, Feb 01 04
Category: Belgium
Average
flem-ish
1732 plays
103.
  Stretch Your Vocabulary    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
It would be a futile effort to try to 'know' all the words in the English language. Yet a regular bit of stretching our competence won't do us any harm. Have a try.
Tough, 10 Qns, flem-ish, Jan 24 15
Category: Vocabulary
Tough
flem-ish
5109 plays
104.
  The World Of Buddhism    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
Knowing the religions of the world may be helpful to get on well with our neighbours in the global village. Here follows a quiz on the birth and rise of Buddhism.
Tough, 10 Qns, flem-ish, Feb 23 10
Category: Buddhism
Tough
flem-ish
2922 plays
105.
  London For London-o-maniacs    
Multiple Choice
 20 Qns
It's great to visit a World City again and again and see how it changes and yet somehow keeps its identity.This quiz is about some twenty tourist sites,tourist tales and tourist traps the frequent visitor will be familiar with.
Difficult, 20 Qns, flem-ish, Nov 05 18
Category: London
Difficult
flem-ish
1921 plays
106.
  Truths and Untruths about Napoleon    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
All statements are 'either True or False'. So statistically speaking you cannot go far wrong. All questions to be answered with: T or F .
Average, 10 Qns, flem-ish, Aug 17 11
Category: Napoleonic Wars
Average
flem-ish
3572 plays
107.
  Take this Origin of Surnames Quiz    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
Surnames refer to where an ancestor lived, what he was like, what job he did or who his dad or mum were. Many of those everyday surnames haven surprising origins.See if you can decipher any.
Tough, 10 Qns, flem-ish, Aug 05 22
Category: Surnames
Tough
flem-ish
Aug 05 22
5083 plays
108.
  Royal Loves And Love-Affairs    
Multiple Choice
 15 Qns
No subject seems to be more attractive than 'gossip' about the love-lives of others. Especially celebrities and royals get our full attention. This quiz deals with some of the 'love scandals at the European courts' in the last five centuries.
Tough, 15 Qns, flem-ish, Sep 15 13
Category: Royal Love Affairs
Tough
flem-ish
2804 plays
109.
  Britain At War    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
What we remember of a war often thins out to some striking anecdotes, some mega-gossip and a few legendary names. Try these.
Tough, 10 Qns, flem-ish, Dec 26 14
Category: U.K. Military
Tough
flem-ish
2436 plays
111.
  Etymological Tidbits    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
By looking at faces you often recognize family features. Something similar is true about words. Try your luck.
Average, 10 Qns, flem-ish, Jun 10 22
Category: Etymology
Average
flem-ish
Jun 10 22
2976 plays
112.
  Questions on More Proverbs    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
Proverbs are fun ....They pop up in ads, headlines etc. -Do you know what the missing parts are in these?
Tough, 10 Qns, flem-ish, Apr 21 02
Category: Idioms and Proverbs
Tough
flem-ish
3495 plays
113.
  Nationality Words in French Idioms    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
Do you dare to test the street-credibility of your French? This is idiomatic and slangy French you probably don't pick up at school.
Tough, 10 Qns, flem-ish, Feb 26 12
Category: French for Experts
Tough
flem-ish
2938 plays
114.
  The Ultimate Word Origins Quiz   popular trivia quiz  
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
Etymology is like linguistic archeology. You dig into words and you discover earlier forms, meanings, etc. Have a try with these - occasionally surprising - word origins.
Tough, 10 Qns, flem-ish, Feb 05 05
Category: Etymology
Tough
flem-ish
3273 plays
115.
  Odd One Out    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
In this quiz three of four options concern words that are etymologically related via Latin or Greek. Find the one that is not.- Questions may include AE orthography.
Tough, 10 Qns, flem-ish, Jul 14 23
Category: From the Same Language
Tough
flem-ish
Jul 14 23
1753 plays
116.
  Places Of Residence    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
This quiz deals with vocabulary about where people (and animals) live. Multiple choice in all cases.
Average, 10 Qns, flem-ish, Feb 02 26
Category: Thematic Word Definitions
Average
flem-ish
Feb 02 26
2154 plays
117.
  Dictators, Tyrants And Other Oppressors    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
Ruling with an iron fist somehow seems to be a good recipe for an (ambiguous) type of popularity. See how well you remember some of the more fearsome rulers in human history.
Tough, 10 Qns, flem-ish, Sep 21 11
Category: Dictators & Tyrants
Tough
flem-ish
4547 plays
118.
  Famous Earls and Marquesses    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
It may not be a very democratic idea to have Marquesses and Earls. Yet some of them really have caught the eye of the crowds, and became popular heroes. See which of these you can identify. Apart from number 10 they all are genuinely true blue British.
Average, 10 Qns, flem-ish, Jan 09 14
Category: U.K. People
Average
flem-ish
2671 plays
119.
  Basic Polish For The Tourist    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
Poland having become a popular tourist destination, a little check-up on your understanding of 'Basic Polish' might do you no harm. So have a try and see how well you would survive in the country of the 'crowned white eagle'.
Average, 10 Qns, flem-ish, Jun 04 23
Category: Polish
Average
flem-ish
Jun 04 23
1970 plays
120.
  A Mix Of British Celebrities    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
Most of the 'names' this quiz deals with still survive in the collective memory of the British people.Some of them are even looked up to with great respect.The mix is from all periods of English history.
Difficult, 10 Qns, flem-ish, Aug 27 25
Category: U.K. People
Difficult
flem-ish
Aug 27 25
3812 plays
121.
  Who Says What In Shakespeare?    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
We all know it was Hamlet who wondered whether it was better to be or not to be. Some other quotes may be less well known, but still meaningful in the context of the play. Have a try.
Tough, 10 Qns, flem-ish, Aug 31 05
Category: Shakespeare Lines and Quotes
Tough
flem-ish
3682 plays
122.
  Ideal Countries In Literature    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
Literature being a matter for dreamers,at least in the popular view, it's not surprising that you can find in poetry and novels quite a few descriptions of Ideal Countries and Promised Lands. See which of these you have heard of already.
Average, 10 Qns, flem-ish, Aug 21 13
Category: Places in Literature
Average
flem-ish
1308 plays
123.
  Historical Gossip    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
All that news from the past...does it really teach us anything ..or is it just the equivalent of kaffeeklatsch middle-aged ladies tend to exchange at the coffeetable.I wouldn't know.But this is mostly about historic 'details'.
Difficult, 10 Qns, flem-ish, Feb 17 22
Category: Difficult History
Difficult
flem-ish
Feb 17 22
5144 plays
124.
  Verdi's Operas    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
No name is so closely linked to Opera as Verdi's. This quiz deals with the plots of some of his classics: See how well you remember the 'stories' of those classic operas.
Average, 10 Qns, flem-ish, Nov 15 21
Category: Verdi, Giuseppe
Average
flem-ish
Nov 15 21
1019 plays
125.
  From van Eyck to Hieronymus Bosch    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
The exhibition of the so-called "Flemish Primitives" at Bruges in 1902 led to a thorough re-appraisal of these supposedly "primitive" artists. See how up to date your knowledge is, one century later.
Tough, 10 Qns, flem-ish, Jul 23 02
Category: Renaissance Art
Tough
flem-ish
787 plays
126.
  Quotations About War and Politics    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
War and politics influence our daily lives, so we better keep in mind what famous people had to say on these subjects. All questions are of the multiple-choice type. "Who said what" can sometimes be deduced from hints in the questions.
Tough, 10 Qns, flem-ish, Sep 20 16
Category: Political Science & History
Tough
flem-ish
1973 plays
127.
  Facts, Names And Events From British History    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
Some facts, names and events from British History have become key-terms in the collective memory of the U.K. and are also remembered outside the U.K.. See how well acquainted you are with them.
Difficult, 10 Qns, flem-ish, Jul 28 09
Category: UK History
Difficult
flem-ish
3164 plays
128.
  London For London - Lovers    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
London-lovers who want to check on their beloved, can do so here. Up to you to distinguish between fact and fiction. A couple of times you will be asked to choose between False and True.In most cases you get the usual four options.
Tough, 10 Qns, flem-ish, Sep 16 10
Category: London
Tough
flem-ish
1821 plays
129.
  The Romans In Britain    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
This is the first in a series of quizzes on the Roman period in British History. It deals mainly with Caesar's two 'visits' to the island.
Difficult, 10 Qns, flem-ish, Feb 03 13
Category: Romans in Britain
Difficult
flem-ish
2052 plays
130.
  Popular Characters From Popular Stories    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
Some literary works have become so popular that their heroes and heroines have lived on as if they were real people. See how well you remember the heroes or heroines of your first contacts with English literature.
Average, 10 Qns, flem-ish, Jul 14 24
Category: Literary Characters
Average
flem-ish
Jul 14 24
3357 plays
131.
  Words Beginning In P    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
The more words and names you pick up, the more chances that confusion sets in. For instance, Panini (4OO B.C.)(an Indian grammarian) is often confused with Paganini (an Italian violinist). Maybe this quiz can refresh your definitions.
Tough, 10 Qns, flem-ish, Sep 06 10
Category: Words N - Z
Tough
flem-ish
3744 plays
132.
  Matters Of Religion    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
To know your neighbours in the global village, it may matter that you know what their innermost beliefs are, and in what concepts, practices, ceremonies they express them. This quiz is only a tiny bit of a surface scratch on the subject.
Tough, 10 Qns, flem-ish, Dec 29 16
Category: Religion Mixture
Tough
flem-ish
4022 plays
133.
  Same Sound Words    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
Nothing 'shocking' about homonyms. Some words simply have a completely different orthography, and different meaning and yet are spoken with exactly the same sounds. See if you can fill out the blanks with the correct 'false cousins'.
Easier, 10 Qns, flem-ish, Apr 21 02
Category: Homonyms and Homophones
Easier
flem-ish
5638 plays
134.
  From Pilgrims to Saracens and Crusaders    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
As history shows religion can lead to the best, but also to the worst. What began as an expression of devotion ended in holy wars. Crusaders took the relief of the pilgrims as travellers to Jerusalem . Check your knowledge of the facts.
Tough, 10 Qns, flem-ish, Mar 30 11
Category: The Crusades
Tough
flem-ish
1582 plays
135.
  Irish Gaelic Placenames    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
For many of us Gaelic placenames are about all the Celtic we need. But do we understand them?
Average, 10 Qns, flem-ish, Jan 15 04
Category: Gaelic
Average
flem-ish
1301 plays
136.
  A Short History of Belgium    
Multiple Choice
 20 Qns
In spite of its many medieval buildings, Belgium as a state was created only as 'recently' as 1830. What do you know about the history of this small state that played a not unimportant role in the genesis of post-war European Institutions?
Tough, 20 Qns, flem-ish, Nov 18 09
Category: Belgian
Tough
flem-ish
1450 plays
137.
  Dutch Sayings Compared With English    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
Proverbs are more internationally similar than we might think. The cultural context in which a number of such phrasings developed was indeed fairly similar. But as always ... long live those little differences! - Multiple choice all through.
Average, 10 Qns, flem-ish, Aug 05 24
Category: Dutch
Average
flem-ish
Aug 05 24
2253 plays
138.
  Hidden Meanings    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
Words often hide meanings they no longer have. Just see how good a linguistic sleuth you are.
Tough, 10 Qns, flem-ish, Aug 27 03
Category: Etymology
Tough
flem-ish
1146 plays
139.
  Origin of USA State Names    
Multiple Choice
 15 Qns
The names of the US states are as diversified as the country: some are from Native American languages, some are Spanish or French. Many refer to historic persons, others to rivers, some even to the colour of the soil. Check your knowledge.
Average, 15 Qns, flem-ish, Dec 10 22
Category: Place Names
Average
flem-ish
Dec 10 22
2058 plays
140.
  Quotes About Countries And Their People    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
This quiz is about what famous and less famous people said about certain countries. Some questions refer to the author of the quote; other questions require you to guess which country was meant.
Difficult, 10 Qns, flem-ish, Feb 10 23
Category: People by Country
Difficult
flem-ish
Feb 10 23
1401 plays
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