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ignotus has been a FunTrivia author since Aug 02 05 and has written 12 quizzes. ignotus strongly focuses on quizzes in the fields of World, History, and Hobbies, and has won 1 Editor's Choice award on submitted quizzes.

  • has earned 771 excellent quiz ratings from quiz takers.
Bio: I'm a font of useless information about history: American history, naval and maritime history, military history. Some of it is even accurate.
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Quizzes / Other Works Authored by ignotus
1.
  The Tudors Re-Write History - Season II editor best quiz   top quiz  
Multiple Choice
 20 Qns
Season Two of the lavish series Dr. David Starkey called "the randomized arrogance of ignorance." No need to watch. I give you a t.v. plot snippet - you say fact, fiction or something in between.
Difficult, 20 Qns, ignotus, Feb 27 09
Category: Tudor Period
Difficult
ignotus
4140 plays
2.
  The Tudors Re-Write History - Season One   best quiz  
Multiple Choice
 25 Qns
Season One of this lavish and entertaining series featured a plethora of bogus events, scenery and whatnot -- and a few nuggets of historical fact. How many mistakes did you spot?
Tough, 25 Qns, ignotus, Nov 03 09
Category: Tudor Period
Tough
ignotus
3207 plays
3.
  Lutheran Stuff   best quiz  
Multiple Choice
 20 Qns
More than just great coffee. Theology, history, humor, and pot luck . . . supper.
Difficult, 20 Qns, ignotus, Oct 14 23
Category: Protestant Denominations
Difficult
ignotus
Oct 14 23
2870 plays
4.
  You from Jersey?   best quiz  
Multiple Choice
 20 Qns
What exit? Twenty questions about the real history of The Garden State -- and nothing about the Turnpike. Or the Parkway. Or Interstate 80.
Difficult, 20 Qns, ignotus, Mar 14 08
Category: New Jersey
Difficult
ignotus
1658 plays
5.
  Always Assume the Bratwurst   best quiz  
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
But never assume it's pre-cooked. Ten questions about the best of the wurst.
Tough, 10 Qns, ignotus, Feb 01 10
Category: Meats
Tough
ignotus
815 plays
6.
  Johns Hopkins    
Multiple Choice
 15 Qns
More than just lacrosse and more than just the Medical School. Fifteen questions about "America's first research university."
Tough, 15 Qns, ignotus, Apr 23 08
Category: US Colleges
Tough
ignotus
547 plays
7.
  Ten Tough Legal Terms #2   popular trivia quiz  
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
The terms (but nothing else!) are taken from legal briefs filed by the author. Enjoy them here pro bono.
Difficult, 10 Qns, ignotus, Nov 25 08
Category: U.S. Law
Difficult
ignotus
2608 plays
8.
  Ten Tough Legal Terms #1   popular trivia quiz  
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
Ten legal terms: choose the most appropriate evocative comment . . . in ascending order of difficulty.
Difficult, 10 Qns, ignotus, Jul 17 15
Category: U.S. Law
Difficult
ignotus
2387 plays
9.
  German Passenger Shipping   popular trivia quiz  
Multiple Choice
 20 Qns
Twenty multiple-choice questions covering the period from 1871 to the present, including a bonus question on Austro-Hungarian shipping. Umlauts omitted, and it's "auf Englisch".
Tough, 20 Qns, ignotus, Aug 25 05
Category: Maritime
Tough
ignotus
226 plays
10.
  Passenger Shipping Since 1945   popular trivia quiz  
Multiple Choice
 25 Qns
Since 1945, passenger ships have evolved from "mere" transportation to vacation destinations in themselves. Twenty-five questions, including some tough ones.
Tough, 25 Qns, ignotus, May 08 07
Category: Maritime
Tough
ignotus
355 plays
11.
  Generations - U.S. Politics    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
Fathers and sons and daughters and more. Fill in the last names of these distinguished political families.
Very Difficult, 10 Qns, ignotus, Jun 11 09
Category: U.S. Government
Very Difficult
ignotus
392 plays
12.
  American Passenger Shipping : Civil War to 1941    
Multiple Choice
 15 Qns
Millions of immigrants arrived at Ellis Island on European ships ... or did they? Is that your final answer? Fifteen multiple-choice questions.
Tough, 15 Qns, ignotus, Aug 16 05
Category: Maritime
Tough
ignotus
245 plays