201.

  When I Was One-and-Twenty    

Match Quiz

 10 Qns

When I was one-and-twenty, so were all the people in this quiz. I took a holiday in England and went back to university in the fall. Match these soon to be famous people with what they did that year. There are some hints to help you.

Average, 10 Qns, spanishliz, Jan 19 17

Category: People by Birthday

Average
spanishliz
503 plays

202.

  Color Me Purple Part 2: Purple Screenings    

Multiple Choice

 10 Qns

Please join Team Green in this part of our ten part Purple quiz, and answer these questions about some television shows and movies with connections to that hue, or some of its variants (including lilac and lavender).

Average, 10 Qns, spanishliz, May 12 19

Category: Colour in Entertainment

Average
spanishliz
May 12 19
467 plays

203.

  You are Tearing This Family Apart!    

Multiple Choice

 10 Qns

Conflict of one sort or another is essential to forwarding the plot of a story. Here we will examine the people and events that have torn ten families apart in a variety of different literary settings.

Average, 10 Qns, spanishliz, Dec 23 16

Category: Literature: Something in Common

Average
spanishliz
2411 plays

204.

  You in Back with the Camel    

Multiple Choice

 10 Qns

Not all of the camels in these movies were in the background, nor were all of the people with said camels, but some of them were. See what you know about these camel-friendly movies in this quiz spanning the years 1941-1989.

Average, 10 Qns, spanishliz, Sep 29 17

Category: Something in Common

Average
spanishliz
Sep 29 17
382 plays

205.

  Christmas Cookie Anagrams    

Multiple Choice

 10 Qns

It is traditional in many homes to leave a plate of cookies and a beverage of some sort under the tree for Santa Claus to enjoy. Rearrange the words in capital letters to discover some of the treats he might enjoy.

Easier, 10 Qns, spanishliz, Jan 12 19

Category: Christmas Word Play

Easier
spanishliz
Jan 12 19
636 plays

206.

  Sea, Sigh, So, Sum    

Match Quiz

 10 Qns

The descriptions on the left should bring to mind an alliterative phrase or saying. Choose the letter from the right hand column that is associated with the alliteration. (In the case of the title, the letter is S.)

Average, 10 Qns, spanishliz, Jul 30 18

Category: Alliteration and Rhymes

Average
spanishliz
Jul 30 18
332 plays

207.

  When Will We Three Meet Again?    

Match Quiz

 15 Qns

More accurately, "where" will these trios meet again? Given only first names, match each group of three to the place or circumstances in which you might encounter them. There might even be some witches!

Average, 15 Qns, spanishliz, May 15 19

Category: 3

Average
spanishliz
May 15 19
782 plays

208.

  Capitals of Africa Anagrams    

Multiple Choice

 10 Qns

Anagram the words in ALL CAPS to find the capitals of some of the countries of Africa. Initial letters of sentences or proper nouns are NOT included unless the entire word is in CAPS.

Easier, 10 Qns, spanishliz, Feb 17 22

Category: Geography Anagrams

Easier
spanishliz
Feb 17 22
236 plays

209.

  Game of Zoos: Cryptically Hidden Animals    

Multiple Choice

 10 Qns

The animals at the FunTrivia Zoo have been giving the zookeepers a hard time, and have found many interesting ways and places to hide. Help the 'keepers in their quest by solving these cryptic clues. Be careful, or they'll hide again somewhere else!

Average, 10 Qns, spanishliz, Apr 05 19

Category: Cryptics

Average
spanishliz
Apr 05 19
493 plays

210.

  From Here to Eternity    

Classification Quiz

 10 Qns

"From Here to Eternity" (1953) won eight Oscars and had a number of Oscar winners and nominees amongst its cast. You will need to know about these nominations and victories to sort these cast members (listed by character) into the correct "buckets".

Average, 10 Qns, spanishliz, Feb 08 22

Category: From Here to Eternity

Average
spanishliz
Feb 08 22
121 plays

211.

  Went the Day Well?    

Multiple Choice

 10 Qns

This British movie released in 1942 explored some of the things that might have happened during WWII, but did not. There could be some spoilers.

Average, 10 Qns, spanishliz, Aug 23 19

Category: Went the Day Well?

Average
spanishliz
Aug 23 19
219 plays

212.

  Big Bad Bob    

Multiple Choice

 10 Qns

Please enjoy answering some questions about movies in which the bad guy is portrayed by an actor named Bob, Rob, Robert or Robin.

Average, 10 Qns, spanishliz, Jan 19 19

Category: Movie Villains

Average
spanishliz
Jan 19 19
361 plays

213.

  British War Films    

Multiple Choice

 10 Qns

War films made by British studios tend to be less glamorous and often more realistic than those made in Hollywood. Here are a few questions about five of these movies, all made in the 1950s. See how much you can remember.

Average, 10 Qns, spanishliz, Jun 02 06

Category: War in Movies

Average
spanishliz
2034 plays

214.

  Drummers on the Screen    

Match Quiz

 10 Qns

Match the actors with the movies (and one Disney two-parter) in which they appeared as some sort of drummer. Remember, the most obvious answer might NOT be correct.

Average, 10 Qns, spanishliz, Dec 21 17

Category: Movie Occupations

Average
spanishliz
Dec 21 17
197 plays

215.

  Hurry, Will You?    

Multiple Choice

 15 Qns

All of the movies in this quiz have a word that evokes the idea of doing something quickly in the title, which I may or may not tell you in the rhyming couplet that asks each question. Movies from a span of more than 80 years are included.

Average, 15 Qns, spanishliz, Feb 10 19

Category: Common Titles

Average
spanishliz
Feb 10 19
432 plays

216.

  Rivers of Ontario    

Multiple Choice

 10 Qns

The many rivers flowing through the province of Ontario have long provided the means of travelling from one place to another. Here you will be given clues about features to be found along a river's banks and asked to name the river.

Average, 10 Qns, spanishliz, Sep 07 13

Category: Ontario

Average
spanishliz
1352 plays

217.

  Hark the Herald Angels Sing    

Multiple Choice

 10 Qns

Not all of the angels in this quiz are heavenly, but most have some angelic qualities. Let's see what we know about some movie angels. A little outside knowledge could be helpful for some questions.

Average, 10 Qns, spanishliz, Dec 23 15

Category: Something in Common

Average
spanishliz
1555 plays

218.

  Across Canada from West to East    

Match Quiz

 10 Qns

Place the Canadian towns and cities in order from west to east, aided by the clues given.

Average, 10 Qns, spanishliz, Mar 14 16

Category: Canada - Cities

Average
spanishliz
768 plays

219.

  Fusion or Fission    

Photo Quiz

 10 Qns

For the purposes of this quiz, fusion will mean addition, while fission will indicate subtraction. Look at the photos, then answer the questions posed.

Average, 10 Qns, spanishliz, Jun 04 18

Category: Rebuses

Average
spanishliz
Jun 04 18
385 plays

220.

  Travelling the Silk Road    

Match Quiz

 10 Qns

Travelling the Silk Road brings the wanderer close to many UNESCO World Heritage Sites. Match the site to the country where it can be found.

Average, 10 Qns, spanishliz, Nov 25 19

Category: World Sites

Average
spanishliz
Nov 25 19
293 plays

221.

  Don't Feed the Animals    

Multiple Choice

 10 Qns

How often have you watched a movie or TV show and thought that the animals were the best part, even if they were not the stars? Here are a few cases when the (human) actors might have thought "Don't feed the animals," because they might steal the show!

Average, 10 Qns, spanishliz, Aug 17 13

Category: Something in Common

Average
spanishliz
965 plays

222.

  Remember, Remember...    

Multiple Choice

 10 Qns

...the fifth of November, and various other things related to that month. In fact you need not remember, just find them hidden here.

Easier, 10 Qns, spanishliz, Nov 16 13

Category: Hidden Words by Theme

Easier
spanishliz
775 plays

223.

  Books 'B' Happening!    

Match Quiz

 10 Qns

Match the characters on the left with the 'B' books on the right. Brief descriptions of the characters are given to help you.

Average, 10 Qns, spanishliz, Jan 02 21

Category: Name My Book

Average
spanishliz
Jan 02 21
468 plays

224.

  Cabbies or Limo Drivers?    

Multiple Choice

 10 Qns

Here are some questions about characters who drove something for a living or for fun.

Average, 10 Qns, spanishliz, Jun 10 21

Category: Movie Drivers

Average
spanishliz
Jun 10 21
319 plays

225.

  Too Early for Those Movies!    

Multiple Choice

 10 Qns

It seems that every year Christmas movies are shown earlier and earlier, and I feel rebellious! The movies in this quiz are all about other holidays! Well, there might be one about Christmas, but don't expect anything jolly, or a soppy romance!

Average, 10 Qns, spanishliz, Dec 08 19

Category: Holiday Movies

Average
spanishliz
Dec 08 19
737 plays

226.

  Measure for Measure    

Multiple Choice

 10 Qns

All of the songs discussed in this quiz have at least one measure in the title. Measures of length, height, volume, time, weight will all be found here, though one song uses the measurement word in a different sense.

Average, 10 Qns, spanishliz, Jul 18 22

Category: Science and Nature in Songs

Average
spanishliz
Jul 18 22
521 plays

227.

  Silver Transport    

Match Quiz

 10 Qns

The colour silver has often featured in the name or description of all types of transportation, possibly because it gives the impression of opulence, wealth and speed. Match the descriptions on the left with the "silver" appellations on the right.

Average, 10 Qns, spanishliz, May 10 19

Category: Transport

Average
spanishliz
May 10 19
237 plays

228.

  Tied at Half Time    

Multiple Choice

 10 Qns

Sorry, not a Sports quiz! Each answer is an eight letter word, with exactly HALF the letters being those in the word TIED. A definition is given for the other half, and you will likely need to anagram the resulting words.

Average, 10 Qns, spanishliz, Apr 17 20

Category: Words in Common

Average
spanishliz
Apr 17 20
284 plays

229.

  A Sporting Common Bond    

Multiple Choice

 10 Qns

Answer the first nine questions, then use those answers to determine the sport that is the common bond.

Average, 10 Qns, spanishliz, Sep 24 08

Category: 10Q CB Tough

Average
spanishliz
3132 plays

230.

  "Stalag 17" Identities    

Match Quiz

 10 Qns

"Stalag 17" (1953) is about 600 sergeants (and one misplaced lieutenant) held prisoner in a German camp during WWII. Match each character with the item or attribute that is most fitting.

Tough, 10 Qns, spanishliz, Nov 01 17

Category: Stalag 17

Tough
spanishliz
Nov 01 17
143 plays

231.

  More Colour Me Purple: Purple Puzzlers    

Multiple Choice

 10 Qns

Purple comes in many shades. See how many of them you can find in these word puzzles.

Easier, 10 Qns, spanishliz, May 28 19

Category: Mixed Word Puzzles

Easier
spanishliz
May 28 19
510 plays

232.

  Canada in Beijing 2008    

Match Quiz

 10 Qns

Match the members of Canada's Olympic team with the sport in which they competed during the Summer Olympics held in Beijing, China in 2008. Each won at least one medal.

Average, 10 Qns, spanishliz, Feb 06 18

Category: 2008 Beijing

Average
spanishliz
Feb 06 18
230 plays

233.

  How Green Was My Valley    

Multiple Choice

 10 Qns

"How Green Was My Valley" (1941) was nominated for ten Academy Awards and won five, including Best Picture. Test your knowledge of this acclaimed film.

Average, 10 Qns, spanishliz, Feb 06 18

Category: Hn - Hz Movies

Average
spanishliz
Feb 06 18
332 plays

234.

  It Starts With an Earthquake...    

Multiple Choice

 10 Qns

Although an earthquake is not the starting point of all of these films, a seismic event sets some sort of action in motion in each one. See what you remember about the events in these movies, spanning the years 1936-2014.

Average, 10 Qns, spanishliz, Sep 02 18

Category: Disasters in Movies

Average
spanishliz
Sep 02 18
290 plays

235.

  A Lord Might Leap    

Multiple Choice

 10 Qns

Start with the word "lord" and change one letter at a time until you make him "leap". No anagramming is required.

Very Easy, 10 Qns, spanishliz, Dec 20 17

Category: Letter Quizzes

Very Easy
spanishliz
Dec 20 17
466 plays

236.

  Troubled Water    

Ordering Quiz

 10 Qns

Floods, Hurricanes and Tsunamis

Whether caused by excessive rainfall, stirred up by a hurricane, or caused by an earthquake, troubled water can cause death and destruction to the areas affected. Your task is to place these events in chronological order.

Tough, 10 Qns, spanishliz, Jan 09 23

Recommended for grades: 9,10,11,12

Category: Disasters

Tough
spanishliz
Jan 09 23
229 plays

237.

  Baseball Arithmetic    

Multiple Choice

 10 Qns

For the sake of brevity, baseball scorekeepers number the fielding positions from one to nine, starting with the pitcher and proceeding to the right fielder. Use the hints to work out the answers, and the numbers used for each position.

Average, 10 Qns, spanishliz, Dec 05 23

Category: Thematic Unique Ideas

Average
spanishliz
Dec 05 23
1637 plays

238.

  Dual Purpose Common Bond    

Multiple Choice

 10 Qns

The answers to the first nine questions will lead to an event in history that also spawned a popular movie.

Average, 10 Qns, spanishliz, Sep 12 06

Category: 10Q CB Average

Average
spanishliz
3961 plays

239.

  Fifty-One    

Multiple Choice

 10 Qns

Here is my fifty-first quiz and it is all about the number 51! How original is that, eh?

Average, 10 Qns, spanishliz, Nov 14 12

Category: 51-100

Average
spanishliz
795 plays

240.

  All Over Gettysburg    

Match Quiz

 10 Qns

The number of memorials and monuments in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania and the surrounding battlefield park can be quite overwhelming to a visitor. Match each memorial described with its location, found "all over Gettysburg".

Tough, 10 Qns, spanishliz, May 01 17

Category: Monuments & Memorials

Tough
spanishliz
588 plays

241.

  Seoul Stirring    

Multiple Choice

 10 Qns

I might be a LOUSE if I were to go about stirring Seoul, don't you think? Anagram the words in CAPS to find some more capital cities.

Easier, 10 Qns, spanishliz, Oct 19 19

Recommended for grades: 9,10,11,12

Category: Geography Anagrams

Easier
spanishliz
Oct 19 19
346 plays

242.

  Canadian Content    

Label Quiz

 10 Qns

Identify the settings of these Canadian television programmes by matching the titles to the numbered locations.

Average, 10 Qns, spanishliz, Jan 08 22

Category: Canadian TV

Average
spanishliz
Jan 08 22
146 plays

243.

  What do you know about Cryptic Movie Titles?    

Multiple Choice

 10 Qns

Here are ten cryptic clues to the titles of movies from a fairly wide time range. If you are unfamiliar with solving cryptic clues, I suggest you try some of the 'How to' quizzes in Brain Teasers first.

Difficult, 10 Qns, spanishliz, Sep 19 10

Category: Movie Cryptics

Difficult
spanishliz
4561 plays

244.

  Sports on the Silver Screen    

Multiple Choice

 10 Qns

Sports often provide the necessary conflict that advances a movie's plot. Here we find ten different sports as portrayed onscreen.

Average, 10 Qns, spanishliz, Jan 18 15

Category: Sports in Movies

Average
spanishliz
947 plays

245.

  Zoinks!    

Multiple Choice

 10 Qns

Zoinks! Let's have some fun with the letter zed! Oh, all right, you may say "zee" if you so wish.

Average, 10 Qns, spanishliz, Sep 06 14

Category: Y - Z

Average
spanishliz
958 plays

246.

  Four Letter Words    

Multiple Choice

 25 Qns

No, not swear words, just a selection of words of four letters for you to define. Just choose the definition that you think is correct. All words can be found in the Concise Oxford Dictionary.

Average, 25 Qns, spanishliz, May 18 21

Category: Thematic Word Definitions

Average
spanishliz
May 18 21
4405 plays

247.

  Cryptic TV Show Titles    

Multiple Choice

 10 Qns

The ten cryptic clues will lead you to the titles of ten television series. The year the programme was first aired is also given to help you. If you are not familiar with cryptics, I suggest you try some of the 'How To' quizzes in Brain Teasers first.

Difficult, 10 Qns, spanishliz, Feb 11 05

Category: TV Wordplay

Difficult
spanishliz
5091 plays

248.

  Gordon Jackson - More than a Butler    

Match Quiz

 10 Qns

Although he may be best remembered as Hudson, the butler in the 1970s television series "Upstairs, Downstairs", Gordon Jackson has played a number of different occupations in his movie career. Match the movie title with the occupation.

Average, 10 Qns, spanishliz, Apr 24 19

Category: J - People Themed

Average
spanishliz
Apr 24 19
82 plays

249.

  Entertaining Anagrams    

Multiple Choice

 10 Qns

Anagram the words in ALL CAPS to find items associated with different aspects of entertainment. Look for clues in the sentences. Initial letters of sentences are not included unless the whole word is in capital letters.

Average, 10 Qns, spanishliz, Jan 16 22

Category: Entertainment Word Play

Average
spanishliz
Jan 16 22
140 plays

250.

  Five Options, Four Answers    

Multiple Choice

 10 Qns

A lot of things in life come in fives. Here we will explore ten of these groups as we journey through several categories of trivia.

Average, 10 Qns, spanishliz, Oct 30 18

Category: Mixed 10 Qn Average C

Average
spanishliz
Oct 30 18
1843 plays