See if you can guess these celebrities from the state of Mississippi!
Easier, 10 Qns, alaspooryoric,
Jun 16 11
Category:
USA Celebs
I'll give you words from a John Mellencamp song; you match that set to the title of the song in which that set is found. For example, given "joker", "preacher", "strong", "rich", "United Nation", you would match these with "Hand to Hold On To".
Average, 10 Qns, alaspooryoric,
Jun 12 18
Category:
Mellencamp, JohnCougar
It's time to do or die--dot your i's and cross your t's. How much do you know about cliches, idioms, etc. that have a key word that begins with the letter "D"?
Easier, 10 Qns, alaspooryoric,
Jul 25 16
Category:
Alphabetical Idioms
Billions of people have trodden upon this earth, and each one has had an impact in some way. However, a few have had such an impact that their names lived onward. Which of these, from all over the world, past or present, do you recognize?
Easier, 10 Qns, alaspooryoric,
Nov 22 17
Recommended for grades: 6,7,8,9,10
Category:
Changed the World
Welcome to another game in my ongoing British Literature series of quizzes! This one covers the poets, novelists, dramatists, and essayists of the 1700's until late in the century when Romanticism is the dominant influence.
Average, 10 Qns, alaspooryoric,
Dec 26 16
Category:
British Literature
It's time to knuckle down and see what you know about these clichés with a key word starting with "K". You'll do well if you keep your fingers crossed.
Average, 10 Qns, alaspooryoric,
Apr 14 16
Category:
Alphabetical Idioms
Get up and about and up in arms! Here's another cliche quiz up for grabs. Each of these cliche expressions contains an important word beginning with the letter "U". Use your head, and see if you can get the upper hand!
Easier, 10 Qns, alaspooryoric,
Mar 10 17
Category:
Alphabetical Idioms
I'll give you words from a James Taylor song; you match that set to the title of the song in which that set is found. For example, given "down", "brighten", "call", "name", "running", you would match these with "You Got a Friend".
Average, 10 Qns, alaspooryoric,
Mar 17 20
Category:
Taylor, James
Billions of people have trodden upon this earth, and each one has had an impact in some way. However, a few have had such an impact that their names lived onward. Which of these, from all over the world, past or present, do you recognize?
Easier, 10 Qns, alaspooryoric,
Oct 18 18
Recommended for grades: 6,7,8,9,10
Category:
Changed the World
If you've time on your hands, then take a load off your feet and try your luck with this quiz about cliched expressions with a key word beginning with the letter "T". Time and tide wait for no man, and the time is ripe to have the time of your life!
Average, 10 Qns, alaspooryoric,
Feb 08 17
Category:
Alphabetical Idioms
Billions of people have trodden upon this earth, and each one has had an impact in some way. However, a few have had such an impact that their names lived onward. Which of these, from all over the world, past or present, do you recognize?
Easier, 10 Qns, alaspooryoric,
Jul 12 18
Recommended for grades: 6,7,8,9,10
Category:
Changed the World
The children's educational program "Sesame Street" has introduced us to many songs over the years. Do you recognize these?
Easier, 10 Qns, alaspooryoric,
May 12 15
Category:
Sesame Street
Needless to say, the name of the game is cliches with a key word beginning with the letter "N". So, don't be a Nervous Nellie! Instead, let's get down to the nitty gritty!
Average, 10 Qns, alaspooryoric,
Jun 18 16
Category:
Alphabetical Idioms
Rise and shine and rally round the flag! It's time to rack your brains for another cliche quiz. Each of the questions concerns a cliche, idiom, or expression with a main word starting with the letter "R".
Easier, 10 Qns, alaspooryoric,
Oct 20 16
Category:
Alphabetical Idioms
At long last, here is a quiz you can lick your chops over! All of the questions are concerned with clichés and idioms with a key word beginning with "L". Lay on, Macduff, but don't lay an egg!
Average, 10 Qns, alaspooryoric,
Apr 14 16
Category:
Alphabetical Idioms
The topic of this quiz is English literature composed between 450 AD and 1066 AD. Much of it would have been written originally in Old English or Latin.
Average, 10 Qns, alaspooryoric,
Dec 26 16
Category:
British Literature
We are famous horses from all across the entertainment spectrum--movies, TV, literature, toys, etc. Can you answer our questions correctly? Aye, or neigh?
Average, 10 Qns, alaspooryoric,
Sep 26 11
Category:
Horses in Entertainment
Billions of people have trodden upon this earth, and each one has had an impact in some way. However, a few have had such an impact that their names lived onward. Which of these, from all over the world, past or present, do you recognize?
Average, 10 Qns, alaspooryoric,
Nov 23 17
Recommended for grades: 8,9,10,11,12
Category:
Changed the World
This quiz is concerned with various works of non-fiction, fiction, and poetry written from the early 1800's to the American Civil War and the Reconstruction Era. It is the third quiz in a series on American Literature.
Average, 15 Qns, alaspooryoric,
Oct 11 17
Category:
American Literature
Billions of people have trodden upon this earth, and each one has had an impact in some way. However, a few have had such an impact that their names lived onward. Which of these, from all over the world, past or present, do you recognize?
Average, 10 Qns, alaspooryoric,
Jun 26 17
Recommended for grades: 6,7,8,9,10
Category:
Changed the World
One way to improve with each shining hour is to take this quiz about cliches, idioms, expressions, etc. that begin with the letter "I". I believe you'll find you're in your element and not in over your head.
Average, 10 Qns, alaspooryoric,
Apr 14 16
Category:
Alphabetical Idioms
If cliches are your cup of tea, then hopefully you'll find you can cut the mustard by answering these questions about popular idioms and expressions in the English language that use a key word beginning with the letter "C".
Average, 10 Qns, alaspooryoric,
Apr 14 16
Category:
Alphabetical Idioms
If you have half a mind to take a quiz about cliches with a significant word beginning with "H", then heave a sigh of relief. You'll enjoy this one to your heart's content and fall head over heels.
Average, 10 Qns, alaspooryoric,
Apr 14 16
Category:
Alphabetical Idioms
See what you know about the life of one of America's greatest writers, Ernest Hemingway.
Average, 10 Qns, alaspooryoric,
Aug 04 16
Category:
Hemingway, Earnest
Of course, there is never an end of Dr. Seuss. We'll still be reading him when we're 99. However, do you know his books well enough to recognize their ending lines? See if you can match some titles with their last words.
Average, 10 Qns, alaspooryoric,
Dec 03 17
Recommended for grades: 2,3,4,5
Category:
Seuss, Dr.
A quiz about English lit from 1066 (the Norman conquest) to 1485 (the ascension of the House of Tudor), the second half of the Medieval Period. "Middle English" refers to the language spoken between Old English and Modern English.
Average, 10 Qns, alaspooryoric,
Dec 26 16
Category:
British Literature
Welcome to yet another quiz in the ongoing survey of British literature! This quiz is about the playwrights, poets, and prose writers of the late 1700s or the era of the Restoration of the English monarchy.
Average, 10 Qns, alaspooryoric,
Dec 26 16
Category:
British Literature
Will wonders never cease! Here's another wild and woolly quiz in this series. Each question is about an idiom or cliche in the English language that has a key word beginning with the letter "W". If you find yourself at wit's end, just wing it!
Average, 10 Qns, alaspooryoric,
May 18 17
Category:
Alphabetical Idioms
Whether you achieve a feather in your cap, do fair to middling, or fall from grace, I hope you enjoy learning a few facts about some cliches that have a key word beginning with the letter "F".
Average, 10 Qns, alaspooryoric,
Apr 14 16
Category:
Alphabetical Idioms
O, O, what begins with O? All of the answers to the questions in this quiz do.
Average, 10 Qns, alaspooryoric,
Mar 14 16
Category:
O
Yes, yes, we've all heard Alexander Pope's declaration: "Hope springs eternal in the human breast". However, joy doesn't have to come from breasts: it can spring from spring itself! Here follows a quiz of famous classical poems about spring!
Average, 10 Qns, alaspooryoric,
Dec 25 16
Category:
Poetry by Theme
Sergio Leone's "A Fistful of Dollars", starring Clint Eastwood, has perhaps one of the most memorable expositions in any film. See what you remember from the first 10 to 15 minutes of the movie!
Average, 10 Qns, alaspooryoric,
Feb 10 20
Category:
Fistful of Dollars, A
Puns in ten did what? Hopefully, not frightened you away! Each of the ten questions revolves around a pun of some sort.
Average, 10 Qns, alaspooryoric,
Jul 24 14
Category:
Humor, Puns and Word Play
What do you know or remember of these Old Testament verses about various animals? (All passages are from the King James Version of the Bible.)
Average, 10 Qns, alaspooryoric,
Jan 04 16
Category:
Old Testament / Tanakh
Many of us find ourselves whistling tunes throughout our daily work lives, but some of us go to work and get recorded while we're doing it. How many of these songs with whistling in them do you remember? All songs are from the twentieth century.
Average, 10 Qns, alaspooryoric,
Oct 27 20
Category:
Talking, Whistling, Humming in Songs
Love is quite different from the idealized dream we have of it when we're young. John Mellencamp's "Jack and Diane" captures this lesson. How much do you remember about this "little ditty"?
Easier, 10 Qns, alaspooryoric,
May 20 12
Category:
Mellencamp, JohnCougar
Alexander Pope's work may just be the most frequently quoted in the English language following the Bible and Shakespeare. Several famous phrases and lines of his can be found in his "Essay on Criticism". Do you recognize any?
Average, 10 Qns, alaspooryoric,
May 14 13
Category:
Pope, Alexander
After finding the answer for the first question, drop a letter and rearrange the remaining ones to create the answer to the next question. At Question 6, begin adding a letter and rearranging. You may work from any answer to build backwards or forwards
Easier, 10 Qns, alaspooryoric,
Jul 03 16
Category:
Letter Drop Heaven
I've put together a little something about adjectives and adverbs to quiz your knowledge about words and phrases used as modifiers in the English language. All questions and answers use Standard American English rules of grammar.
Average, 15 Qns, alaspooryoric,
Jul 18 20
Category:
Grammatical and Lexical Items
Go like the wind, go bananas, go for broke, go whole hog, go hog wild, go out on a limb, go against the grain, or just go along for the ride, but go and enjoy a quiz about cliches with a key word beginning with the letter "G".
Average, 10 Qns, alaspooryoric,
Apr 14 16
Category:
Alphabetical Idioms
These writers were inspired by other famous pieces of literature when trying to create titles for some of their most famous works. When I give you a title, can you tell me the literary source of that title?
Tough, 10 Qns, alaspooryoric,
May 23 14
Category:
Literary Titles
Billions of people have trodden upon this earth, and each one has had an impact in some way. However, a few have had such an impact that their names lived onward. Which of these, past or present, from all over the world, do you recognize?
Average, 10 Qns, alaspooryoric,
Jun 13 19
Recommended for grades: 8,9,10,11,12
Category:
Changed the World
Cornbread is an American specialty, an alternative to breads made with wheat. How much do you know about it?
Average, 10 Qns, alaspooryoric,
Jan 08 14
Category:
Breads and Grains
What would you expect from a pound of hound dogs "crying all the time"! The Regal Beagles have put together a quiz about sad songs from a variety of genres. How many questions can you answer before grabbing a tissue?
Average, 10 Qns, alaspooryoric,
Feb 15 19
Category:
Crying and Sadness in Songs
Hola! I'm going to give you some lines from Nursery Rhymes, but replace one of the English words with a Spanish word. The Spanish word will be in ALL CAPS. See if you can figure out what English word has been replaced! Buena Suerte! (Good Luck!)
Very Easy, 10 Qns, alaspooryoric,
Aug 07 11
Recommended for grades: 3,4,5
Category:
Languages for Kids
The lowly ass or donkey plays a significant role in many Biblical passages and stories. Take a look at these different references to the animal and see what you know. (All references are from the New King James Version).
Average, 10 Qns, alaspooryoric,
Sep 10 15
Category:
Bible Plants and Animals
Answer questions about the songs of Sting's fourth studio album "Ten Summoner's Tales".
Average, 15 Qns, alaspooryoric,
Aug 10 15
Category:
Sting
A couple of lovers once "walked off to look for America". Have you ever wondered if they found everything all right? While you think about that, take a wander through Simon and Garfunkel's "America" and see how well you remember the lyrics to this song
Average, 10 Qns, alaspooryoric,
Mar 11 12
Category:
Simon and Garfunkel
If you're not in the mood to veg out and you're full of vim and vigor, or vice versa, then have a go at this quiz. Each question is concerned with a cliche or idiom that uses a key word beginning with the letter "V". May you romp to victory!
Average, 10 Qns, alaspooryoric,
May 13 17
Category:
Alphabetical Idioms
All of us were American or British writers who spent time in jail--writing before, during, or after our imprisonment. Can you guess who we are?
Average, 10 Qns, alaspooryoric,
Jul 14 11
Category:
Writers & Authors