All Over the Place
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Our itinerary for a world tour looked like a mad person's knitting pattern... all over the place. However, it took us to sites that were the inspiration to, and/or provided the stories behind, some incredible artworks. Please enjoy this journey.
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Art
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Easy
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10 |
241
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Sep 27 23
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pollucci19
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Illegal Sorting, Five Points, Replay Third Column
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There are so many penalties in the NFL that it can be tough to keep track of them all. See if you can group some of the most common 15 penalties into their standard yardages imposed for an infraction.
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NFL Rules of Football
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Average
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15 |
136
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Sep 26 23
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bmrsnr
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Star-Struck!
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Each of these twelve flags used to have stars, that is until they were struck (by me) from their patterns. Match each now-starless flag to its correct country.
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World Flags
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Easy
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12 |
251
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Sep 24 23
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trident
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Why We Love Music: The Tools of the Trade
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Behold seven of the most famous measures in classical music history: the opening to Beethoven's Symphony No. 5, Movement I. Indicated on the image are ten components of western musical notation. See how many you can name. American nomenclature is used.
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Music Theory
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Average
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10 |
171
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Sep 23 23
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bmrsnr
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Sail On, Silver Girl
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When Paul Simon wrote "Bridge Over Troubled Water" in 1969, he was asked to write a third verse. The line he wrote, the title of this quiz, was about his soon-to-be wife finding a grey hair in her 20s. This quiz is about the management of getting older.
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Health Issues
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Easy
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10 |
430
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Sep 23 23
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1nn1
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Password Accepted
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Using your knowledge of celebrities, can you crack the code and guess my (pretend) passwords to each of these websites?
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Celebrities Mixture
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Very Easy
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10 |
433
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Sep 18 23
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AdamM7
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FIFA World Cup History - Part 1
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FIFA World Cup is one of the major worldwide sporting events, drawing more and more attention with each successive edition. Looking back in time, we can find some interesting facts on each edition, so let's revisit the first half of them.
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FIFA World Cup
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Average
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11 |
77
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Sep 15 23
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Gispepfu
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"Star Trek" - Literary Quotes
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Although it may not be the most obvious place, "Star Trek" has often used quotes from classic literature to make or emphasise points. Can you place these quotations in the right places in the text that follows?
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ST Quotes
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Average
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5 |
81
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Sep 09 23
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Red_John
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The Art of War: War Paintings
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Match the battle to one of the twelve paintings in this photo match quiz. It is HIGHLY recommended that you click on the images to get a closer look and find clues that can help you!
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Art By Subject
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Average
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12 |
118
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Sep 02 23
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trident
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Beasts
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All these characters are animals (or birds) from the world of entertainment. Do you know which sort they are?
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Famous Animals
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Very Easy
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10 |
521
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Aug 30 23
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Lottie1001
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Deal Me the Right Card!
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Johnny the Dealer is new to the job and keeps dealing me only four cards. That's when I wink to him. Which card can he give me for each set to give me the best possible hand?
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Poker
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Very Easy
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10 |
308
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Aug 23 23
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trident
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A Handful of Hats
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Hats have covered our noggins for millennia. Can you match each of these hats to their correct names?
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Hats
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Very Easy
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12 |
413
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Aug 20 23
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trident
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The Best
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George Best was a Manchester United and Northern Ireland footballing legend, known for his exploits both on and off the pitch. He lived up to his name in many ways, and this quiz looks back over his playing career.
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Footballers S-Z
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Average
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10 |
69
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Aug 19 23
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Kankurette
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Flags of the Administrative Regions of France
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This quiz will test your knowledge of some of the 18 administrative regions of France. Good luck on the quiz!
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Flags of Europe
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Average
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10 |
130
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Aug 15 23
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Triviaballer
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Cultivated Words for the Lexically Clever
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All the words in this quiz begin with the letter C, and are a bit on the unusual side - though not overly obscure. How many of them are you familiar with?
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Unusual and Obscure Words
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Average
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10 |
348
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Aug 13 23
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LadyNym
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Sacred Lakes
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The still bodies of water featured in this quiz hold more significance than just being sources of freshwater. Take a world tour and discover why these destinations are important in different systems of belief. Good luck!
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Religious Sites
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Average
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10 |
250
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Aug 12 23
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kyleisalive
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The English Abroad 3 - More than One at a Club [1]
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Many England internationals have played for European clubs; and some of those clubs had more than one England player play for them. Can you match the players here with the European clubs they represented (Part 1 of 2)
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UK Football Players
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Average
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10 |
66
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Aug 05 23
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Red_John
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Real Life Examples of Geometry
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As the title states, this quiz will examine examples of geometric shapes or concepts that we can find in our daily life, both natural and man-made.
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Geometry
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Easy
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10 |
211
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Jul 29 23
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Gispepfu
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I Don't Like Spiders and Snakes
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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?
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Identify the Animal
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Very Easy
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15 |
436
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Jul 19 23
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dellastreet
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Pigment of My Imagination
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The history of the pigments used by famous artists to create their masterpieces is often as fascinating as the works themselves. By playing this quiz you will be able to learn more about these intriguing materials.
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Art Techniques
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Average
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10 |
124
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Jul 10 23
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LadyNym
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Wordwise Wandering
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Sometimes there's a theme to these Wordwise quizzes, and other times things just seem to wander all over with no rhyme or reason. This here is an example of the latter. Simply write what word or phrase you see. The hints will help!
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Wordwise
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Average
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10 |
218
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Jul 08 23
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MrNobody97
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I'll Bet You Didn't Know
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These question may seem very obvious and all ten of them have an obvious answer. However, not all as it seems as each question also has a less than obvious correct answer as well. Can you answer all of these questions correctly?
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Average 10 Qns F
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Average
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10 |
232
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Jul 07 23
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Joepetz
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The Salad Bar
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This is the opposite of a usual hidden-word quiz. You need to place these fifteen items, which might be found on a salad bar, into the story so that it makes a little sense. Look at the example, then use a bit of trial and error to see what might work.
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Hidden Words by Theme
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Easy
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15 |
142
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Jun 22 23
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Lottie1001
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Terra Cotta Sculptures
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Artists across the centuries and around the world have found this clay-based ceramic a valuable asset in producing works of art. Can you match each of these works with the country/civilisation with which its creator was associated?
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Sculpture
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Tough
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10 |
90
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Jun 17 23
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looney_tunes
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Duck, Duck or Goose
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There are many fictional ducks and geese in films, television and books, with rather more ducks than geese. So can you identify the right category for the following ducks and geese. Some are Disney ducks, some are other ducks, the rest are geese.
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Birds in Entertainment
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Average
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15 |
189
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Jun 16 23
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Lottie1001
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A Responsible Artist?
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The artist responsible for a painting can often be identified just by studying the style, composition or subject of the work. Can you do the same and correctly match these photos of paintings with the well-known artist who painted them?
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Matching Artist and Art
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Easy
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10 |
302
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May 31 23
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Fifiona81
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So Sweet the Hour
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Edgar Allan Poe is not only famous for his short stories of horror and suspense. He also displayed his talent by writing some amazing poetry. Let's dip into it here.
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Poe, Edgar Allan
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Average
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10 |
98
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May 25 23
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Kenners158
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My Personal Gig History, Volume 1
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Over the years I've been to many gigs. Given the date, the venue and a few salient facts can you identify whom I went to see playing? This quiz covers the years 1966 to 1971.
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Concerts and Performances
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Average
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10 |
175
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May 18 23
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Southendboy
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Whose Hat Is That?
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Real people and characters from fiction are often associated with a certain type of hat, as a sort of trademark or as part of a uniform. Your task is to match each image with the the person (or character) most likely to have worn that particular hat.
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Thematic Hats
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Easy
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10 |
533
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May 07 23
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spanishliz
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A Pick of the Apocrypha
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The Apocrypha are ancient religious books that are not always included in the Jewish or Christian scriptures. It's time to discover something new and take a look at some of those books.
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Deuterocanonical Books
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Average
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10 |
68
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May 06 23
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Kenners158
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