Author Biography: shuehorn

1.

  Gone Before Their Time #1    

Match Quiz

 10 Qns

Many people have been snatched from life too soon. Let's see if you can identify the following people who died too soon from their age at the time they died and their cause of death. Good luck!

Very Easy, 10 Qns, shuehorn, Aug 22 17

Category: Died Young

Very Easy
shuehorn
Aug 22 17
2596 plays

2.

  Gone Before Their Time #2    

Match Quiz

 10 Qns

Many of the people we've known as celebrities over the years have died seemingly before their time. See if you can match up these male celebrities with their age at time of death and their cause of death. Good luck!

Easier, 10 Qns, shuehorn, May 22 17

Category: Died Too Soon

Easier
shuehorn
2257 plays

3.

  Gone with the Four Winds    

Multiple Choice

 10 Qns

All of the places mentioned in this quiz are known for being windy, and they come from the four corners of the globe. Let's see how many you recognize!

Average, 10 Qns, shuehorn, Jul 16 14

Category: Where on Earth?

Average
shuehorn
7633 plays

4.

  How Names Have Changed: Popular '50s US Baby Names    

Multiple Choice

 10 Qns

I just had a birthday, and since I was born in the US in 1958, I wrote about how the popularity of baby names has changed since then. See how many popular names from 50 or 60 years ago you remember. Don't worry, there are clues to the meanings to help.

Easier, 10 Qns, shuehorn, Mar 31 20

Category: Names

Easier
shuehorn
Mar 31 20
4437 plays

5.

  Where's the Doctor?    

Match Quiz

 10 Qns

Sometimes it seems like there are no all-purpose doctors anymore. Everyone's a specialist. Can you help these ten patients with specific maladies match up with the doctor best suited to help them? All of these cases are purely hypothetical!

Very Easy, 10 Qns, shuehorn, May 27 17

Category: Medical Specialties

Very Easy
shuehorn
2469 plays

6.

  Colors of the Four Winds    

Multiple Choice

 10 Qns

We are taking you on a colorful journey to the movies! See how many of these hue-embued quotes and/or titles you recognize!

Average, 10 Qns, shuehorn, May 07 12

Category: Movie Quotes Mixture

Average
shuehorn
6568 plays

7.

  Gone Before Their Time #3    

Match Quiz

 10 Qns

This quiz is about female celebrities who died before their time. See how many you can match up with their age at death and the manner in which they died. Good luck!

Easier, 10 Qns, shuehorn, Aug 14 17

Category: Died Too Soon

Easier
shuehorn
Aug 14 17
1571 plays

8.

  Names and Pseudonyms    

Match Quiz

 10 Qns

Lots of movies have great casts. See how many of these movie titles you can match to their casts--but there's a hitch! The actors' birth names are given, and NOT their artistic names or pseudonyms. Good luck!

Easier, 10 Qns, shuehorn, Sep 04 23

Category: Movie Mixture

Easier
shuehorn
Sep 04 23
1084 plays

9.

  How Would the Vet Diagnose Your Poodle's Problems?    

Multiple Choice

 10 Qns

There are some illnesses common among poodles and other small dogs. The best thing to do if your pooch has any of the symptoms listed below is to take him or her to the vet and find out how to treat the malady. See how many of these you recognize.

Easier, 10 Qns, shuehorn, May 11 17

Recommended for grades: 6,7,8,9,10,11,12

Category: Dog Health

Easier
shuehorn
1878 plays

10.

  The Breezy Lyrics of Bing Crosby's #1 Hits    

Match Quiz

 10 Qns

Bing Crosby had 42 number one hit songs in his long career. Here is a quick look of some of them. See how many excerpts you can match to the songs they come from.

Very Easy, 10 Qns, shuehorn, Mar 13 17

Category: Crosby, Bing

Very Easy
shuehorn
1841 plays

11.

  Winds From Other Worlds    

Multiple Choice

 10 Qns

The Four Winds have gathered accounts from the four corners of the world to chronicle unexplained objects in the Earth's skies. How many are you familiar with? Let's see!

Average, 10 Qns, shuehorn, Mar 14 23

Category: UFOs and Aliens

Average
shuehorn
Mar 14 23
1627 plays

12.

  The Career of Earth, Wind & Fire    

Multiple Choice

 10 Qns

Some bands have stormy careers, some breeze by without a care in the world, and others are directly connected with the wind and air. The Four Winds (shuehorn, zorba_scank, JanIQ and Lones78) have written this overview of the amazing career of EWF.

Average, 10 Qns, shuehorn, May 15 12

Category: Earth, Wind and Fire

Average
shuehorn
4947 plays

13.

  Going into the Wind    

Multiple Choice

 10 Qns

The Four Winds (JanIQ, zorba_scank, lones78, and shuehorn) are very appreciative for versatile and protective fashion and cosmetics that can protect us from the elements, most specifically, from the wind. How much do you know about these items?

Average, 10 Qns, shuehorn, Jun 29 21

Category: Fashion & Beauty Mixture

Average
shuehorn
Jun 29 21
4970 plays

14.

  Words with the Word "Wind" in Them    

Multiple Choice

 10 Qns

The Four Winds (shuehorn, Lones78, zorba_scank and JanIQ) are happily in the Fifth Leg of the first Amazing Fun Trivia Race! Please join us as we try to find words containing the word "wind".

Average, 10 Qns, shuehorn, Feb 27 12

Category: Words Within Words

Average
shuehorn
4825 plays

15.

  Where the Winds Blow    

Multiple Choice

 10 Qns

The Four Winds have decided to dog the footsteps of some intrepid explorers who have braved wind, sand and storms to learn about the deserts of the world first hand. Cover yourselves up, hydrate and come along with us!

Average, 10 Qns, shuehorn, Jan 08 13

Category: Explorers

Average
shuehorn
5205 plays

16.

  Aesop's Fowl with Golden Eggs and Other Fables    

Multiple Choice

 10 Qns

Aesop's short stories, called fables, always had a moral to them. See how many of these famous fables you recognize!

Easier, 10 Qns, shuehorn, Oct 17 17

Recommended for grades: 4,5,6,7,8

Category: Aesop

Easier
shuehorn
Oct 17 17
1549 plays

17.

  The Right to Write    

Match Quiz

 10 Qns

Many great literary works have been banned in the U.S. (as well as other countries) over the years. Can you match the following controversial yet worthy books with the authors who wrote them, all of whom were exercising their "right to write"?

Easier, 10 Qns, shuehorn, Mar 11 17

Category: Banned Books

Easier
shuehorn
466 plays

18.

  Throwing in the Towel    

Multiple Choice

 10 Qns

Most of us have been guilty of giving up or "throwing in the towel" in difficult or impossible situations. Let's see how many of these instances involving sports figures and/or teams deciding NOT to throw in the towel you remember.

Average, 10 Qns, shuehorn, Apr 25 17

Category: Sports Upsets

Average
shuehorn
1498 plays

19.

  Bewitched, Bothered and Be Wilder    

Match Quiz

 10 Qns

Billy Wilder was a great director of a variety of classic movies and worked with many different movie stars! Can you match these Wilder-directed films with the stars who appeared in them?

Very Easy, 10 Qns, shuehorn, Jan 28 19

Category: Wilder, Billy

Very Easy
shuehorn
Jan 28 19
494 plays

20.

  A Breezy Bump into Burma (or Maybe Myanmar)    

Match Quiz

 10 Qns

The Four Winds have assembled a list of interesting places in Myanmar (formerly known as Burma) of interest to any tourist. See if you can match each of these ten spots to another name for it or its description.

Very Easy, 10 Qns, shuehorn, Mar 10 17

Recommended for grades: 5,6,7,8

Category: Myanmar

Very Easy
shuehorn
1323 plays

21.

  The Colors of Your World in Spanish!    

Multiple Choice

 10 Qns

Think you know the words for different colors in Spanish? I hope you do! Take this quiz that gives you a word for a color in Spanish, and pick the only English option that makes sense from the choices after each one. Good luck!

Easier, 10 Qns, shuehorn, May 24 17

Category: Spanish

Easier
shuehorn
1901 plays

22.

  Famous Mammas, Pappas and Kiddies    

Multiple Choice

 10 Qns

Some families seem to have more than their share of celebrities. This quiz examines the family ties of some of these famous relatives. See how many you know!

Average, 10 Qns, shuehorn, Apr 20 12

Category: Celebrity Families

Average
shuehorn
3065 plays

23.

  Stop, Take Some Time to Think    

Multiple Choice

 10 Qns

Sports are full of rules and regulations, many having to do with time. Are you a die-hard sports fan or just one who knows a smattering of info? Take a gander at this quiz concentrating on time rules from different sports... Good Luck!

Average, 10 Qns, shuehorn, Jun 11 23

Category: Sports Rules

Average
shuehorn
Jun 11 23
4793 plays

24.

  Independent Thinkers!    

Multiple Choice

 10 Qns

Independent thinkers aren't afraid to try out new ideas and discover new things. See how many of these creative and inventive figures you can figure out from the clues in the questions. Good luck!

Easier, 10 Qns, shuehorn, Dec 26 23

Recommended for grades: 8,9,10

Category: Historical People for Kids

Easier
shuehorn
Dec 26 23
1252 plays

25.

  In Bruges    

Match Quiz

 10 Qns

"In Bruges" was a clever, well-written and impeccably-acted dark comedy from 2008. It told of a couple of hitmen wondering what would happen to them after a job that went very wrong. See how many of these "In Bruges" facts you can match up!

Easier, 10 Qns, shuehorn, Oct 19 18

Category: I

Easier
shuehorn
Oct 19 18
796 plays

26.

  Sweet and Sassy Simon & Garfunkel Songs    

Multiple Choice

 10 Qns

Simon & Garfunkel, the folk duo from the '60s and '70s, have many great songs, though some are more famous than others. See how many of these lesser-known titles you can guess from the clues given. This is a fill-in-the-blank quiz!

Average, 10 Qns, shuehorn, Aug 01 17

Category: Simon and Garfunkel

Average
shuehorn
Aug 01 17
1432 plays

27.

  A Windy Look at Entertainment    

Match Quiz

 10 Qns

We decided to look at wind-themed examples from books, movies, video games and theater. But look what the wind did! It blew through and mixed up the collections. Can you help put these items back where they belong? Match the descriptions and titles.

Easier, 10 Qns, shuehorn, May 20 19

Category: Fire, Air, Earth, Water in Entertainment

Easier
shuehorn
May 20 19
679 plays

28.

  Hold Up    

Match Quiz

 10 Qns

There are many expressions in English using the words "hold up" along with other words. See if you can sort these out! Match the expression with a word or words that can take the place of "hold up".

Easier, 10 Qns, shuehorn, Apr 08 17

Category: Idioms with a Common Word

Easier
shuehorn
789 plays

29.

  Tornado-Strewn Anagrammed Pirate Madness!    

Multiple Choice

 10 Qns

Oh no! In tornado season, our Scrabble game board just blew around while playing a pirate-themed game. Can you help put them back together? The CAPITALIZED words should all be anagrammed, and the sentences give you a clue. Thanks!

Easier, 10 Qns, shuehorn, May 08 17

Category: Anagrams

Easier
shuehorn
1469 plays

30.

  The Life of Emile Zola    

Multiple Choice

 10 Qns

As part of the third Amazing Race, the Four Winds have written this quiz about the 1937 Best Oscar Winner, "The Life of Emile Zola". Let's see how much you know about this little-remembered but fascinating film.

Easier, 10 Qns, shuehorn, Mar 03 17

Category: Li - Lz Movies

Easier
shuehorn
1142 plays

31.

  Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer Wordplay!    

Multiple Choice

 10 Qns

While Rudolph was helping Santa load the sleigh, some of the gifts got tangled up. Can you help them sort out the letters from the words to Rudolph's song back into the presents they are meant to be? Santa and Rudolph are grateful for your help!

Very Easy, 10 Qns, shuehorn, Jul 30 14

Category: Scrambled Holidays

Very Easy
shuehorn
2034 plays

32.

  Windswept Movie Taglines Through the Years    

Multiple Choice

 10 Qns

Taglines, gotta love them! The Four Winds examined some movies related to windy weather for the third leg of the Amazing Race. See how many you can put with their taglines!

Average, 10 Qns, shuehorn, Jan 23 23

Category: Movie Taglines

Average
shuehorn
Jan 23 23
1369 plays

33.

  I Need A Good Woman Bad!    

Multiple Choice

 10 Qns

The Old Testament couple of Boaz and Ruth didn't find love quickly, but had lived other lives before marrying. The quiz title is from an Earl Thomas Conley song that could well have been sung by Boaz before he met Ruth. See how much you know about them!

Easier, 10 Qns, shuehorn, May 22 12

Category: Ruth

Easier
shuehorn
747 plays

34.

  It's Not Easy Being Green    

Multiple Choice

 10 Qns

All of the questions in this quiz are about movies with "Green" in the Title. Let's see how many of them you can guess!

Easier, 10 Qns, shuehorn, Apr 20 17

Category: Colors/Colours in the Title

Easier
shuehorn
705 plays

35.

  The Words of the Winds    

Multiple Choice

 10 Qns

The Four Winds (Lones78, zorba_scank, JanIQ and shuehorn) come from different areas of the world, and we would like to invite you to identify the languages and meanings of some weather-related terms in different languages. See how many of these you know!

Average, 10 Qns, shuehorn, Jun 20 13

Category: Languages

Average
shuehorn
4892 plays

36.

  CATaclysms and Other CATastrophes    

Match Quiz

 10 Qns

Leaping Lizards! Distressed Dogs! Frantic Fish! Confounded Cats! Natural disasters affect man & beast alike. Can you match the locations of significant CATaclysms & CATastrophes to the type of disaster and when each happened? Part of Commission 47 - Cats

Average, 10 Qns, shuehorn, Feb 08 20

Category: Disasters

Average
shuehorn
Feb 08 20
406 plays

37.

  Why Not Make It a Double?    

Multiple Choice

 10 Qns

You can never have too much of a good thing, right? This quiz is about TV shows where actors played multiple roles. This double (and sometimes triple or more) duty was important to the plot and showcased these actors' talents. How many do you know?

Average, 10 Qns, shuehorn, Jan 03 19

Category: Characters and Actors

Average
shuehorn
Jan 03 19
612 plays

38.

  The Winds Wave at the Will-o'-the-Wisp    

Match Quiz

 10 Qns

Will-o'-the-wisps are phantom lights that cannot be explained easily. The Four Winds are taking a wave at some of the more famous examples of these unexplained phenomena, and we enlist your help matching each one to a brief description. Good luck.

Easier, 10 Qns, shuehorn, Sep 07 18

Category: The Unexplained

Easier
shuehorn
Sep 07 18
364 plays

39.

  The Best of Alfred Hitchcock    

Multiple Choice

 10 Qns

Hitchcock was master of suspense and a respected director, though apparently not so much by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences, if his Oscar wins are any indication. Let's look at some of Hitch's best and the directors that beat him out!

Average, 10 Qns, shuehorn, Sep 23 15

Category: Hitchcock, Alfred

Average
shuehorn
1094 plays

40.

  Wet and Wild WWE Moves    

Multiple Choice

 10 Qns

Many WWE matches involve water or other liquids in one way or another. Take this quiz about some of the strange ways in which wrestling can get wet and wild!

Average, 10 Qns, shuehorn, Jun 13 23

Category: WWE .

Average
shuehorn
Jun 13 23
2209 plays

41.

  Hang Ups!    

Match Quiz

 10 Qns

While writing my last quiz on expressions that can replace "hold up", I kept coming up with things for "hang up", so I wrote a follow-up quiz using that too! Match the expression with a word or words that can take the place of "hang up" or "be hung up".

Very Easy, 10 Qns, shuehorn, Apr 08 17

Recommended for grades: 8,9,10

Category: Idioms with a Common Word

Very Easy
shuehorn
927 plays

42.

  Bob "Man-of-Many-Nicknames" Hope    

Multiple Choice

 10 Qns

Funny man, philanthropist, citizen, actor, singer, husband and father, world traveler and supporter of the troops. Bob Hope was all this and much more. See how much you know about this multi-faceted entertainer.

Tough, 10 Qns, shuehorn, Feb 07 18

Category: Hope, Bob

Tough
shuehorn
Feb 07 18
1966 plays

43.

  Gumbo and Mumbo Jumbo    

Multiple Choice

 10 Qns

This quiz is part of the second Chopped Challenge from the Authors' Lounge. Let's see how many of these references to food found in the Bible (NIV) you can identify.

Easier, 10 Qns, shuehorn, Jul 06 22

Category: Bible Food and Drink

Easier
shuehorn
Jul 06 22
371 plays

44.

  Something Stupid    

Multiple Choice

 10 Qns

You may recall "Something Stupid" as a duet by Frank Sinatra and his daughter Nancy. This quiz is NOT about the song! It IS about the silly and sometimes stupid things the great Francis Albert Sinatra did in his professional and personal life.

Average, 10 Qns, shuehorn, Jun 17 16

Category: Sinatra, Frank

Average
shuehorn
1833 plays

45.

  The Quest for the Holy Mail    

Multiple Choice

 10 Qns

All authors have had writer's block at one time or another. This quiz is presented in the form of different authors' fictional letters to God asking for inspiration to finish some of their better-known works. See how many you can figure out!

Easier, 10 Qns, shuehorn, Nov 14 11

Category: Authors and their Works

Easier
shuehorn
928 plays

46.

  What I Bought on eBay!    

Multiple Choice

 10 Qns

In this quiz, each question deals with a hypothetical purchase I made on eBay of a collector's item originally belonging to a famous animal. With a little ingenuity and luck, you should be able to guess what each of these items is. Good luck!

Average, 10 Qns, shuehorn, Apr 24 12

Category: Famous Animals

Average
shuehorn
877 plays

47.

  Colombian Cities and their Specialties!    

Match Quiz

 10 Qns

Which country in South America has coasts on both the Pacific and the Caribbean? Colombia! And it has many special cities as well. Lets see how much you know about this country that has captured my heart!

Average, 10 Qns, shuehorn, Jan 06 19

Category: Colombia

Average
shuehorn
Jan 06 19
176 plays

48.

  Why Is My Screen Blank?    

Multiple Choice

 10 Qns

How well do you remember these shows and their characters? In each question, the face of one the characters listed NEVER appears on the show. Do you know which would have made the screen go blank if they actually tried to show their faces?

Average, 10 Qns, shuehorn, Nov 15 18

Category: TV Classics: Characters and Actors

Average
shuehorn
Nov 15 18
396 plays

49.

  What Colour is an Orange?    

Multiple Choice

 10 Qns

An orange is orange, right? Not always. Let's see how many of these things you can guess that aren't always the colour you'd expect them to be. Good luck!

Average, 10 Qns, shuehorn, Apr 10 12

Category: Rainbow Mixture

Average
shuehorn
2078 plays

50.

  Gigi, You Are Absurd,...    

Multiple Choice

 10 Qns

The movie "Gigi" was an Oscar Winner in 1958. The songs are crucial in advancing the story line of this charming movie. As young girls, my three sisters and I loved the film, and often mis-sang and misquoted it. Can you help us get the details right?

Average, 10 Qns, shuehorn, Feb 21 17

Category: Ga - Gm Movies

Average
shuehorn
234 plays