Author Biography: akg1486

All tech gadgets go through the same cycle: from cutting edge to everyday to obsolete and perhaps even forgotten. If you're young, you may not have used some of these once-high-tech inventions.

Continue to follow me to some of the 36 countries I have visited for work. This time we will stay away from my own continent, Europe, altogether. Let's go!

Some authors write one or two books of note in their lifetime, others write dozens and dozens. This quiz is about the latter category and some of their work.

As anyone who has travelled through Europe knows, the languages spoken there differ quite a lot. Here are ten questions about some modern European languages and their predecessors.

What a trip I just had! I was challenged to be the first human to travel to the Cosmos, and I brought some questions back.

Don't worry, you don't need to know any Swedish to play this quiz. As a Germanic language, there are similarities to English in both the origin of many words, and how the language has developed. You may find you know more than you think!

Travelling around the world is wonderful: you get to see new things, meet new people and try new food. But too much travel may make you forget where you are, so here are a few tips on how to get your bearings.

As a hobby pilot, or General Aviation pilot as we prefer to say, I was happy to see an author challenge with this title. You do not need to be a pilot to do this quiz!

The FIFA soccer World Cup, held every four years, is the biggest sporting event in the world after the summer Olympics. There have been many memorable finals, but do you remember the bronze medalists?

Henry Ford allegedly used the quote in the title, but probably not: you could get your Model T in other colors. But in this quiz it's black all the way.

Left-handed people, such as myself, have historically been viewed with suspicion: the word "sinister" is Latin for "left". But we are people, too! Do you know who we are? Recommended for grades: 6,7,8,9,10

During my career, I have had the occasion to visit no fewer than 36 foreign countries in a professional capacity. Some quick visits, some for longer stays. Can you tell where I have been?

The cross is a symbol found in many cultures, but perhaps most prevalent in Christianity and the Western world. In this quiz we will examine some variants of crosses and their uses.

Numbers are everywhere, not only in math class. Numbers can be found in nature as well as in our culture. Here are some numbers to challenge your counting skills, trivia knowledge and imagination.

We are team Heaven's Angels, and this is our first team quiz. It's all about music that is related to either heaven (or celestial bodies) and/or angels.

This quiz is all about countries I have visited for work. In previous quizzes we have covered twenty countries around the globe, and now it's time for European destinations only. This may be harder than the previous ones.