States are often vocally proud of local produce. How many of these official state foods can you identify?
Average, 10 Qns, FatherSteve,
Aug 17 17
Category:
Food & Drink
Some English words are entirely too much like others, while having completely different meanings. How many of these too-similar words can you properly sort?
Easier, 10 Qns, FatherSteve,
Nov 19 17
Recommended for grades: 10,11,12
Category:
Easily Confused
The people who named a place "hope" were often expressing either an expectation of or a prayer for a good outcome for the place they named. How many of these places named "hope" can you sort?
Average, 10 Qns, FatherSteve,
Sep 02 21
Category:
Place Names
Science Fiction and Horror Films of the 1950s
Before television and video games conquered the world, horror and science fiction motion pictures were in their heyday. How much do you know about these films from the 1950s? Average, 10 Qns, FatherSteve,
Mar 15 23
Category:
1950s Movies
Find the single word which completes two two-word phrases (the word which follows the first clue and precedes the second clue) to produce two common names or phrases involving fruit.
Easier, 10 Qns, FatherSteve,
Aug 23 20
Category:
Before and After
There is nothing sacrosanct about twelve months in a year although most calendars have that number. The Ancient Romans got along quite well with only ten; the Tongans with 13. How well can you sort these questions about September?
Easier, 10 Qns, FatherSteve,
Apr 09 22
Category:
Thematic Time
Science Fiction and Horror Films of the 1950s
Before television and video games conquered the world, horror and science fiction motion pictures were in their heyday. How much do you know about these films from the 1950s? Average, 10 Qns, FatherSteve,
Jun 12 23
Category:
1950s Movies
There is nothing sacrosanct about twelve months in a year although most calendars have that number. The Ancient Romans got along quite well with only ten; the Tongans with 13. How well can you sort these questions about months?
Average, 10 Qns, FatherSteve,
Sep 09 21
Category:
Thematic Time
There's no sign on the kitchen door saying "ADULTS ONLY." Young cooks can have fun in the kitchen, be safe, learn a lot about cooking and share their creations with the whole family.
Very Easy, 10 Qns, FatherSteve,
Nov 19 13
Recommended for grades: 3,4,5
Category:
Cooking for Kids
One person's junk is another person's treasure. How many of these uses of the term "junk" can you sort?
Average, 10 Qns, FatherSteve,
Mar 16 22
Category:
Mixed 10 Questions
Everyone remembers a favourite teacher but how many of these fictional educators, instructors, preceptors, professors, dons, mentors and pedagogues can you sort?
Easier, 10 Qns, FatherSteve,
Nov 28 17
Category:
Thematic Occupations
There is nothing sacrosanct about twelve months in a year although most calendars have that number. The Ancient Romans got along quite well with only ten; the Tongans with 13. How well can you sort these questions about the month of June?
Average, 10 Qns, FatherSteve,
Dec 02 21
Category:
Thematic Time
Science Fiction and Horror Films of the 1950s
Before television and video games conquered the world, horror and science fiction motion pictures were in their heyday. How much do you know about these films from the 1950s? Average, 10 Qns, FatherSteve,
Mar 15 23
Category:
1950s Movies
Only a highly-cultured and privileged few saw "The Creation of the Humanoids" in a theatre in 1962, probably at a drive-in or in a schlock-sploitation movie house, or, later, on late-night TV. How well do you know this epitome of the cinematic art?
Average, 10 Qns, FatherSteve,
Sep 13 23
Category:
Cr - Cz Movies
The 2022 adaptation of Agatha Christie's "Death on the Nile" assembled a stellar cast of experienced actors. How well can you sort the actors into their roles?
Easier, 10 Qns, FatherSteve,
Jul 10 22
Category:
Da - De Movies
Science Fiction and Horror Films of the 1950s
Before television and video games conquered the world, horror and science fiction motion pictures were in their heyday. How much do you know about these films from the 1950s?
Average, 10 Qns, FatherSteve,
Mar 15 23
Category:
1950s Movies
Some English words are entirely too much like others, while having completely different meanings. How many of these too-similar words can you properly sort?
Very Easy, 10 Qns, FatherSteve,
Nov 19 17
Category:
Easily Confused
Sometimes the popularity of a literary character is bolstered by that character's appearance in media other than books. How many authors can you identify from their creations and the people who portrayed them?
Easier, 10 Qns, FatherSteve,
Mar 16 19
Category:
Character Creators
There is nothing sacrosanct about twelve months in a year although most calendars have that number. The Ancient Romans got along quite well with only ten; the Tongans with 13. How well can you sort these questions about the month of May?
Average, 10 Qns, FatherSteve,
Oct 24 21
Category:
Thematic Time
Science Fiction and Horror Films of the 1950s
Before television and video games conquered the world, horror and science fiction motion pictures were in their heyday. How much do you know about these films from the 1950s?
Average, 10 Qns, FatherSteve,
Mar 15 23
Category:
1950s Movies
Science Fiction and Horror Films of the 1950s
Before television and video games conquered the world, horror and science fiction motion pictures were in their heyday. How much do you know about these films from the 1950s? Average, 10 Qns, FatherSteve,
Jun 07 23
Category:
1950s Movies
Science Fiction and Horror Films of the 1950s
Before television and video games conquered the world, horror and science fiction motion pictures were in their heyday. How much do you know about these films from the 1950s? Average, 10 Qns, FatherSteve,
Mar 15 23
Category:
1950s Movies
Some words sound as if they are religious but, in the event, have nothing to do with religion. Can you determine which of the following are of this sort?
Easier, 10 Qns, FatherSteve,
May 08 19
Category:
Thematic Religion
Science Fiction and Horror Films of the 1950s
Before television and video games conquered the world, horror and science fiction motion pictures were in their heyday. How much do you know about these films from the 1950s? Average, 10 Qns, FatherSteve,
Mar 15 23
Category:
1950s Movies
How much do you know about these movies which have "night" in the title? Note: The films in this quiz span the 1930s through the 1970s; newer titles have been well covered in other quizzes.
Easier, 10 Qns, FatherSteve,
Oct 01 13
Category:
Same Word Titles
The British version of the television programme "Ghosts," inspired the CBS broadcast of its own American version. How many of these characters, living and dead, from the British series, can you sort?
Easier, 10 Qns, FatherSteve,
Mar 06 22
Category:
Ghosts
Science Fiction and Horror Films of the 1950s
Before television and video games conquered the world, horror and science fiction motion pictures were in their heyday. How much do you know about these films from the 1950s?
Average, 10 Qns, FatherSteve,
Mar 15 23
Category:
1950s Movies
While Christianity was not the first religion practiced in South America, it is today the most ubiquitous. How many of these famous monuments and buildings can you sort?
Average, 10 Qns, FatherSteve,
Nov 23 17
Category:
South America Photo Quizzes
Science Fiction and Horror Films of the 1950s
Before television and video games conquered the world, horror and science fiction motion pictures were in their heyday. How much do you know about these films from the 1950s? Average, 10 Qns, FatherSteve,
Mar 15 23
Category:
1950s Movies
The Thursday in Holy Week is widely known as Maundy Thursday. There are numerous ceremonies and traditions which have grown up around this important feast day in the church year. How familiar are they to you?
Tough, 10 Qns, FatherSteve,
Oct 09 19
Category:
Christian Holidays and Feasts
We may talk of shoes, ships, sealing wax, cabbages and kings ... but this quiz is only about the shoes.
Average, 15 Qns, FatherSteve,
Feb 13 24
Category:
Thematic Footwear
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?
Easier, 10 Qns, FatherSteve,
Jan 05 18
Category:
Red
This is a culinary quiz, originally written by author chefitsme, reworked a bit and served up anew for you to chew on.
Average, 10 Qns, FatherSteve,
May 10 22
Category:
Mixed Food and Drink
For the true generalist, these questions about breakfast are drawn from literature, cinema, culture, advertising, music, language, television, and several other places.
Average, 10 Qns, FatherSteve,
Nov 24 19
Category:
Thematic Food
The idea of seven-day weeks is not sacrosanct nor even particularly scientific. It made sense to the ancient Babylonians, to Alexander the Great, to the Emperor Constantine and to several other highly-influential people. So that's what we've got.
Easier, 10 Qns, FatherSteve,
Oct 14 21
Category:
Thematic Time
There is nothing sacrosanct about twelve months in a year although most calendars have that number. The Ancient Romans got along quite well with only ten; the Tongans with 13. How well can you sort these questions about months?
Average, 10 Qns, FatherSteve,
Oct 09 21
Category:
Thematic Time
Science Fiction and Horror Films of the 1950s
Before television and video games conquered the world, horror and science fiction motion pictures were in their heyday. How much do you know about these films from the 1950s? Average, 10 Qns, FatherSteve,
May 29 23
Category:
1950s Movies
Science Fiction and Horror Films of the 1950s
Before television and video games conquered the world, horror and science fiction motion pictures were in their heyday. How much do you know about these films from the 1950s? Average, 10 Qns, FatherSteve,
Mar 15 23
Category:
1950s Movies
Creating a quiz about food is not significantly different from crafting a quiz about anything else but there are a few special pitfalls awaiting the unwary author. This quiz highlights a few of them.
Average, 10 Qns, FatherSteve,
Jun 04 22
Category:
Quiz Creation Notes for Hobbies
Things in the middle are not necessarily mediocre (although these two words derive from the same Latin root). How many of these "middle" things can you sort?
Average, 15 Qns, FatherSteve,
Feb 07 22
Category:
Thematic Adjectives
Some English words are entirely too much like others, while having completely different meanings. How many of these too-similar words can you properly sort?
Easier, 10 Qns, FatherSteve,
Nov 19 17
Category:
Easily Confused
Science Fiction and Horror Films of the 1950s
Before television and video games conquered the world, horror and science fiction motion pictures were in their heyday. How much do you know about these films from the 1950s? Average, 10 Qns, FatherSteve,
Mar 15 23
Category:
1950s Movies
Some English words are entirely too much like others, while having completely different meanings. How many of these too-similar words can you properly sort?
Easier, 10 Qns, FatherSteve,
Nov 19 17
Category:
Easily Confused
The idea of seven-day weeks is not sacrosanct nor even particularly scientific. It made sense to the ancient Babylonians, to Alexander the Great, to the Emperor Constantine and to several other highly-influential people. So that's what we've got.
Easier, 10 Qns, FatherSteve,
Jul 28 21
Category:
Thematic Time
Culinary language skills are important to reading and writing recipes, reading and writing cookbooks and bragging to your colleagues about your gastronomic creations. Here's a quiz to test your knowledge of the specialized language of the kitchen.
Average, 10 Qns, FatherSteve,
Feb 15 17
Category:
Cooking and Baking Terms
These questions are about birds in fiction: novels, poetry, movies, opera, television, comics, radio, cartoons, plays and other works of imagination. How much do you know about these avians?
Easier, 10 Qns, FatherSteve,
Jan 13 21
Category:
Thematic Birds
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 E. How many of them can you sort?
Average, 10 Qns, FatherSteve,
Aug 31 22
Category:
Unusual and Obscure Words
Ready for yet another adventure into the verbiage of gastronomy and cuisine? See how many of these culinary terms you can identify.
Average, 10 Qns, FatherSteve,
Oct 20 10
Category:
Cooking and Baking Terms
These questions are about birds in fiction: novels, poetry, movies, opera, television, comics, radio, cartoons, plays and other works of imagination. How much do you know about these avians?
Easier, 10 Qns, FatherSteve,
Oct 22 20
Category:
Thematic Birds
These questions are about submarines in fiction: novels, poetry, movies, television, comics, radio, music, cartoons and other works of imagination. How much do you know about these submarines?
Average, 10 Qns, FatherSteve,
Oct 30 19
Category:
Thematic Transportation