In November, 1922, the most famous archaeological find ever made was discovered - The tomb of Tutankhamun. This quiz is about that discovery and the famous boy pharoah.
Tough, 10 Qns, sancho_pft,
Dec 09 09
Category:
Pyramids
The hilarious tale of a time-travelling philanderer appeared on British TV, over 6 series in the 1990s. How much do you remember?
Average, 10 Qns, sancho_pft,
Aug 04 07
Category:
G
The classic British TV police drama, featuring the grumpy Morse solving murders in Oxford.
Average, 10 Qns, sancho_pft,
Aug 22 18
Category:
Inspector Morse
Following on from my initial "Inspector Morse" quiz, one on the various actors who populated the series.
Average, 10 Qns, sancho_pft,
Aug 22 18
Category:
Inspector Morse
Over the years, many books have featured prisoners, often as one of the main protagonists. This quiz looks at some of them
Average, 10 Qns, sancho_pft,
Feb 18 19
Category:
Not Happily Ever After
"River God" is the first of Wilbur Smith's "Egyptian" sequence of novels, and transports the reader back to the time of the Pharoahs.
Average, 15 Qns, sancho_pft,
Aug 14 08
Category:
Smith, Wilbur
The city of Liverpool has produced many comedians over the years. Sir Ken Dodd was arguably the best of them, and this is a short quiz on this much loved and much missed entertainer.
Average, 10 Qns, sancho_pft,
Apr 11 18
Category:
Celebrities C-D
Liverpool's Hope Street is remarkable for having a Cathedral at each end! However a short exploration will also reveal many other interesting sites in and around Hope Street.
Average, 10 Qns, sancho_pft,
Mar 17 14
Category:
Northwest England
Ramses II - The Great - ruled Egypt from 1279BC to 1213BC. In modern times, his mark on Egypt is everywhere.
Average, 10 Qns, sancho_pft,
Oct 03 17
Category:
Egyptian Pharaohs
This enigmatic Pharaoh is frequently overlooked in history.
Average, 10 Qns, sancho_pft,
Mar 23 18
Category:
Pharaohs
Although not born here, Manchester is my adopted home. This quiz is based on a walk through the City Centre in 2006.
Average, 15 Qns, sancho_pft,
Feb 23 14
Category:
Northwest England
Noel Coward's 1944 film is a fascinating portrait of a London family between the World Wars, depicting triumph, tragedy and simple home values.
Average, 10 Qns, sancho_pft,
Jan 12 07
Category:
Tg - Tm Movies
Following on my my first "Walk through Manchester" quiz, we take another stroll through this Northern Metropolis, again based on the city in 2006.
Average, 10 Qns, sancho_pft,
Jul 26 07
Category:
Northwest England
The ancient city of Petra is justifiably a World Heritage Site. This quiz is about this wonderful place.
Tough, 10 Qns, sancho_pft,
Sep 24 18
Category:
Mixed Sites in Asia
In June 2007, Gordon Brown MP became Leader of the Labour Party, and British Prime Minister in succession to Tony Blair. This quiz is on this interesting man.
Average, 10 Qns, sancho_pft,
Mar 21 08
Category:
British Prime Ministers
The first quiz on the six-book series of novels about the moles of Duncton.
Average, 10 Qns, sancho_pft,
Feb 05 13
Category:
H
Monsarrat's novel depicts life aboard a World War II warship and the impact of combat and months at sea on its crew. This quiz is based on the editions published after the 1953 film, and incorporate the minor changes made for the film.
Average, 10 Qns, sancho_pft,
Sep 30 16
Category:
M
John Carpenter's 1974 tongue-in-cheek sci-fi movie proved a seminal film in many ways.
Tough, 10 Qns, sancho_pft,
Jan 17 07
Category:
Da - De Movies
Manchester's Royal Exchange Theatre could arguably be called "Britain's other national theatre". This quiz is on this remarkable and exciting venue.
Tough, 10 Qns, sancho_pft,
Jul 29 15
Category:
Opera Houses & Theaters
The nineteenth century artist David Roberts is best remembered for his fine coloured drawings of the Middle East - but how much do you know about the man and his works?
Tough, 10 Qns, sancho_pft,
Mar 09 22
Category:
People Q-S