Author Biography: dellastreet

1.

  I Don't Like Spiders and Snakes    

Classification Quiz

 15 Qns

No, I don't like spiders or snakes, and I don't care for sharks much either. Which of these nightmares belongs in which category?

Very Easy, 15 Qns, dellastreet, Jul 19 23

Category: Identify the Animal

Very Easy
dellastreet
Jul 19 23
1110 plays

2.

  Hey Mr. We're Sisters    

Multiple Choice

 10 Qns

In fact, we're all kinds of sisters - how many of us can you identify?

Average, 10 Qns, dellastreet, Jul 09 17

Category: Thematic Family Members

Average
dellastreet
Jul 09 17
1497 plays

3.

  No New Tale To Tell    

Multiple Choice

 10 Qns

Writing a musical is hard enough without having to come up with an original plot. These shows all recycled ideas that had been used before.

Average, 10 Qns, dellastreet, Oct 21 23

Category: Origins of Musicals

Average
dellastreet
Oct 21 23
899 plays

4.

  One Singular Sensation    

Match Quiz

 10 Qns

Sports stars' alliterative aliases

Awesome athletes elicit exciting epithets. Match maestro to moniker.

Easier, 10 Qns, dellastreet, Mar 23 24

Category: Sports Mixed

Easier
dellastreet
Mar 23 24
224 plays

5.

  Famous Playwrights    

Match Quiz

 10 Qns

Simply match the play with the correct playwright.

Easier, 10 Qns, dellastreet, Jun 11 23

Category: Plays

Easier
dellastreet
Jun 11 23
628 plays

6.

  Encyclopedic Knowledge    

Multiple Choice

 10 Qns

This adopted quiz, previously entitled "I Stumbled Upon All This Knowledge", was inspired by author sampras' childhood browsing of the World Book Encyclopedia.

Average, 10 Qns, dellastreet, Feb 23 23

Category: Mixed 10 Questions

Average
dellastreet
Feb 23 23
3062 plays

7.

  Twentieth Century Classical Favourites    

Match Quiz

 10 Qns

All composed in the first half of the twentieth century and all still popular - match the piece to the composer.

Very Easy, 10 Qns, dellastreet, Mar 25 23

Category: Twentieth-Century Classical Music

Very Easy
dellastreet
Mar 25 23
236 plays

8.

  Straits and Narrows    

Match Quiz

 10 Qns

Match each strait to the landmasses it separates.

Easier, 10 Qns, dellastreet, May 05 23

Recommended for grades: 11,12

Category: Straits

Easier
dellastreet
May 05 23
293 plays

9.

  Paddling the River Cam    

Multiple Choice

 10 Qns

The River Cam flows through Cambridge, England. These people are associated with the city, whether they paddled there or not.

Easier, 10 Qns, dellastreet, Apr 16 23

Category: U.K. People

Easier
dellastreet
Apr 16 23
200 plays

10.

  Suite Dreams Are Made of This    

Match Quiz

 10 Qns

Match the suite to its composer.

Easier, 10 Qns, dellastreet, May 07 23

Recommended for grades: 9,10,11,12

Category: Classical Music

Easier
dellastreet
May 07 23
149 plays

11.

  Islam 101    

Match Quiz

 10 Qns

This is a quiz on the basics of Islam. Match the terms and the definitions.

Easier, 10 Qns, dellastreet, Jul 14 22

Category: Islam

Easier
dellastreet
Jul 14 22
687 plays

12.

  They Came to Grief    

Ordering Quiz

 10 Qns

Dates of Famous Shipwrecks

These vessels and/or their passengers all came to grief. Can you put the disasters in the right order?

Average, 10 Qns, dellastreet, May 28 23

Category: Maritime Disasters

Average
dellastreet
May 28 23
157 plays

13.

  Girls on Film    

Match Quiz

 10 Qns

Ten films with "girl" in the title need to be matched with the actresses who appeared in them.

Easier, 10 Qns, dellastreet, Nov 09 20

Category: Common Titles

Easier
dellastreet
Nov 09 20
658 plays

14.

  Queens of the Centre Court    

Match Quiz

 10 Qns

These players were the first representing their countries to win the Wimbledon Ladies' Singles Championship. Match the winner with her nationality.

Very Easy, 10 Qns, dellastreet, Jun 17 22

Category: Wimbledon

Very Easy
dellastreet
Jun 17 22
248 plays

15.

  What X Did Next    

Multiple Choice

 10 Qns

Mysterious strangers feature in many a fairy tale or fable. Here are a few of them to identify.

Very Easy, 10 Qns, dellastreet, Dec 14 15

Category: Fables and Fairy Tales

Very Easy
dellastreet
1897 plays

16.

  Prisons and Convicts    

Match Quiz

 10 Qns

Match the prisons to the prisoners, some of them infamous, others merely famous.

Easier, 10 Qns, dellastreet, Jul 10 17

Category: Prisons

Easier
dellastreet
Jul 10 17
464 plays

17.

  Zippy Descriptions of Things Beginning with 'Z'    

Match Quiz

 10 Qns

Match these 'Z'-words to the two-word descriptions.

Very Easy, 10 Qns, dellastreet, Jul 05 20

Category: Y - Z

Very Easy
dellastreet
Jul 05 20
817 plays

18.

  'A' is for Eponym    

Match Quiz

 10 Qns

An eponymous character is one whose name appears in the title of a work. Match these eponyms with their creators.

Easier, 10 Qns, dellastreet, Jun 20 21

Category: Eponymous Characters

Easier
dellastreet
Jun 20 21
438 plays

19.

  It's A Long Story    

Multiple Choice

 10 Qns

Many well-known books first appeared in serial form. These novels all took their earliest readers a long time to finish.

Easier, 10 Qns, dellastreet, Mar 28 15

Category: Literature: Something in Common

Easier
dellastreet
618 plays

20.

  I Dream Of Green    

Multiple Choice

 10 Qns

Golfers dream of wearing the green jacket presented to the winner of the US Masters Tournament. This quiz salutes some of those whose brilliance on the putting green made the dream come true.

Average, 10 Qns, dellastreet, Jul 10 15

Category: US Masters

Average
dellastreet
1958 plays

21.

  Common or Garden Varieties    

Match Quiz

 10 Qns

In a temperate climate all these fruits and vegetables can be grown in the garden. Match the varieties to the relevant crop.

Easier, 10 Qns, dellastreet, Oct 21 21

Category: Fruit and Vegetables

Easier
dellastreet
Oct 21 21
470 plays

22.

  Green Eggs and Spam    

Multiple Choice

 10 Qns

UK Wartime Food Rationing

Green eggs were off the menu, but the outbreak of war in 1939 did lead to many changes to the British diet. Spam may have been involved.

Average, 10 Qns, dellastreet, Dec 07 22

Category: 1900s UK History

Average
dellastreet
Dec 07 22
541 plays

23.

  Transatlantic TV Stars    

Match Quiz

 10 Qns

These TV stars appeared on shows filmed on both sides of the Atlantic. Match the star to the shows.

Easier, 10 Qns, dellastreet, Jul 01 17

Category: Characters and Actors

Easier
dellastreet
536 plays

24.

  Prequel: the Sequel    

Match Quiz

 15 Qns

Originals, prequels, sequels, standalone spin-offs and even prequels to sequels, all these UK shows need pairing up.

Average, 15 Qns, dellastreet, Aug 09 20

Category: Spin-Offs

Average
dellastreet
Aug 09 20
161 plays

25.

  Courses for Horses    

Match Quiz

 10 Qns

Ten highlights of the British horse racing calendar and ten British racecourses - which one goes with which?

Easier, 10 Qns, dellastreet, Jul 29 19

Category: UK

Easier
dellastreet
Jul 29 19
243 plays

26.

  10 UK Female Firsts    

Multiple Choice

 10 Qns

These women were pioneers in very different fields.

Average, 10 Qns, dellastreet, Jul 17 14

Category: U.K. People

Average
dellastreet
665 plays

27.

  Looking East    

Multiple Choice

 10 Qns

Take a journey along the east coast of England, travelling from north to south.

Easier, 10 Qns, dellastreet, Jun 22 15

Category: England

Easier
dellastreet
765 plays

28.

  Everything Happens in Yorkshire    

Match Quiz

 10 Qns

Whether it be military, sporting, or cultural history, it all happens in Yorkshire!

Easier, 10 Qns, dellastreet, Dec 30 20

Category: British Local History

Easier
dellastreet
Dec 30 20
271 plays

29.

  A Lulu of a Singer    

Multiple Choice

 10 Qns

A recording star in her teens, Lulu has had a career lasting over half a century.

Average, 10 Qns, dellastreet, May 02 22

Category: Celebrities K-L

Average
dellastreet
May 02 22
205 plays

30.

  Help! I've Gotta Horse!    

Match Quiz

 10 Qns

Match the artists with the films in which they appeared. There is a small amount of overlap, but only one correct solution.

Average, 10 Qns, dellastreet, Jul 12 21

Category: Musician Movies

Average
dellastreet
Jul 12 21
273 plays

31.

  What Manner of Creature Am I?    

Match Quiz

 10 Qns

We all appeared first in books. Can you match us up?

Easier, 10 Qns, dellastreet, May 02 21

Recommended for grades: 4,5,6

Category: Animals in Kids Books

Easier
dellastreet
May 02 21
738 plays

32.

  When Money Grows On Trees    

Multiple Choice

 10 Qns

Isn't it annoying when you have more money than you could ever hope to spend? This quiz suggests ways of dealing with an all-too-uncommon problem.

Average, 10 Qns, dellastreet, Aug 25 17

Category: Thematic Story Time

Average
dellastreet
Aug 25 17
582 plays

33.

  Hey Duggee - Squirrels and Friends    

Match Quiz

 10 Qns

The members of Duggee's Squirrel Club aren't really squirrels. Match them and their friends to the animals they really are.

Average, 10 Qns, dellastreet, Oct 09 21

Recommended for grades: 6,7,8,9,10

Category: TV for Kids D-H

Average
dellastreet
Oct 09 21
243 plays

34.

  The Good Life: Ways To Avoid Sin And Evil    

Multiple Choice

 10 Qns

Whatever your religion, the keys to living a good life can be quite similar.

Average, 10 Qns, dellastreet, Jan 11 15

Category: Good and Evil

Average
dellastreet
622 plays

35.

  As Heard On British TV    

Multiple Choice

 10 Qns

The songs in this quiz were associated with classic British TV shows.

Average, 10 Qns, dellastreet, Aug 29 17

Category: TV Theme Songs

Average
dellastreet
Aug 29 17
386 plays

36.

  Grain of Britain    

Multiple Choice

 10 Qns

A quiz dealing with British regional specialities, most of them made with flour

Average, 10 Qns, dellastreet, Jan 20 16

Category: British Foods

Average
dellastreet
483 plays

37.

  The Boys From Syracuse    

Multiple Choice

 10 Qns

In the eighth and seventh centuries BC a number of Greek colonies were established along the coast of Sicily and Southern Italy. The greatest of these was Syracuse.

Average, 10 Qns, dellastreet, Jul 02 14

Category: Ancient Greece

Average
dellastreet
220 plays

38.

  Fashionably Late    

Multiple Choice

 10 Qns

These arbiters of fashion may have passed on, but their legacy remains.

Average, 10 Qns, dellastreet, Jun 05 16

Category: Other People

Average
dellastreet
276 plays

39.

  Panto Is Magical! Oh Yes It Is!    

Multiple Choice

 10 Qns

Pantomime, or "panto", is an enduring and continually evolving part of British popular culture.

Average, 10 Qns, dellastreet, Nov 19 14

Category: Entertainment Other

Average
dellastreet
268 plays

40.

  A Quiz About Wizard Lizards    

Multiple Choice

 10 Qns

With thousands of species to choose from, it takes something special to make a lizard stand out. Here's how some lizards achieved superstardom.

Average, 10 Qns, dellastreet, Jun 06 19

Category: Lizards

Average
dellastreet
Jun 06 19
274 plays

41.

  Take Me To Your Lieder!    

Multiple Choice

 10 Qns

This quiz explores different ways of spending the evening, each of them involving borrowed vocabulary.

Average, 10 Qns, dellastreet, Apr 20 16

Category: Borrowed Words and Phrases

Average
dellastreet
548 plays

42.

  Bruce Forsyth - Didn't He Do Well?    

Multiple Choice

 10 Qns

King of the catchphrase and all-round entertainer, Sir Bruce Forsyth long reigned over the weekend TV schedules.

Average, 10 Qns, dellastreet, Mar 22 18

Category: Forsyth, Bruce

Average
dellastreet
Mar 22 18
201 plays

43.

  And The Winner Isn't    

Multiple Choice

 10 Qns

Not every star got the chance to shine on "Strictly Come Dancing". This quiz remembers those who left early in series 1 to 10.

Average, 10 Qns, dellastreet, Mar 05 14

Category: Strictly Come Dancing

Average
dellastreet
243 plays

44.

  After the Party    

Multiple Choice

 10 Qns

Founded in 1920, the Communist Party of Great Britain (CPGB) disbanded in 1991. The people in this quiz either joined and then left the Party, or grew up in Communist families.

Average, 10 Qns, dellastreet, Sep 28 21

Category: U.K. Government

Average
dellastreet
Sep 28 21
129 plays

45.

  I've never been to Fazakerley    

Multiple Choice

 10 Qns

Fazakerley is more than a place to me: it's 10 places I've never been to. I'll spell it out for you.

Average, 10 Qns, dellastreet, Jul 31 14

Category: Global Trivia

Average
dellastreet
347 plays

46.

  When I Found He'd Left Me In The Lurch    

Multiple Choice

 10 Qns

Most music hall songs were quickly forgotten, but here are some that stood the test of time. See if you can play along without singing along.

Tough, 10 Qns, dellastreet, Aug 13 15

Category: 1930s Music and before

Tough
dellastreet
180 plays

47.

  Films of Robert Donat    

Multiple Choice

 10 Qns

In a film career restricted by ill-health, Robert Donat turned in a number of memorable performances. How many of his films do you recognise?

Average, 10 Qns, dellastreet, Oct 27 14

Category: D - People Themed

Average
dellastreet
242 plays

48.

  B Warned!    

Multiple Choice

 10 Qns

Be warned, all the right answers to this quiz begin with the letter B. But so do all the wrong ones.

Average, 10 Qns, dellastreet, Aug 06 15

Category: B

Average
dellastreet
876 plays

49.

  A Golden Thread    

Multiple Choice

 10 Qns

A golden thread runs through these questions on a variety of topics.

Average, 10 Qns, dellastreet, Aug 01 17

Category: Yellow/Gold

Average
dellastreet
Aug 01 17
430 plays

50.

  Dead of Night    

Multiple Choice

 10 Qns

This British portmanteau horror film was released in 1945. The quiz contains spoilers.

Average, 10 Qns, dellastreet, May 26 14

Category: Da - De Movies

Average
dellastreet
187 plays