Quiz Title Category Difficulty Qns Played Online Author 1 Stop! You probably count the exclamation mark (Emma) as a dear friend in your writing, but how well do you really know her? Do you know where she comes from or all the things she gets up to? Now might just be the time to stop and find out. Grammatical and Lexical Items Average 10 105 Nov 21 09 glendathecat 2 What Are YOU Looking At? It has sometimes been said that the eyes are a window into the soul. That may or may not be true, but the eyes are often a window into the heart of a work of art. Art By Subject Average 10 126 Nov 20 09 kevinatilusa 3 The Thirteenth Floor Or how to build a skyscraper in 10 easy steps. Architecture Difficult 10 60 Nov 18 09 bucknallbabe 4 Rossian and the Unicorn Tapestries The official name for the 'Unicorn Tapestries' is 'The Hunt of the Unicorn'. You are invited to join me on a unicorn hunt. Each answer includes either 'uni' or 'corn' somewhere. Can you hunt down the answer? Words Within Words Average 10 21 Nov 13 09 rossian 5 It's Regency Slang, By George(tte) I enjoy Georgette Heyer's Regency novels and her mastery of Regency slang. Do you know the meaning of these words or phrases which were in common use in Regency England and appear in Heyer's novels? British Slang and Dialects Tough 10 60 Nov 12 09 Cymruambyth 6 A linguistic trip through Europe As anyone who has travelled through Europe knows, the languages spoken there differ quite a lot. Here are ten questions about some modern European languages and their predecessors. Linguistics Tough 10 109 Nov 12 09 akg1486 7 Overfishing - A Real Can of Worms This title is an author challenge from the man himself, Terry no less. No pressure, then. The quiz is about fish, worms and insects which appear in proverbs and sayings. Good luck. Animals in Idiom Average 10 99 Nov 04 09 rossian 8 A Very Sick Quiz Although it's really nothing to laugh about, the act of vomiting has inspired some highly amusing euphemisms. Try to test your knowledge of them without "growling in the grass" yourself. Idioms and Proverbs Tough 10 334 Nov 03 09 Wizzid 9 So You Think You KNOW Dance? Let's see how well you know about dance, its events and contributors! Dance Tough 10 54 Nov 02 09 bamf21 10 In Other Words, Dumb This quiz features some of the more common and amusing expressions that are used to imply dim-wittedness. If you're "not all there", you should be here. Idioms and Proverbs Easy 10 491 Oct 30 09 Wizzid 11 True Love or Lustful Fling? Greek Mythology is full of romances, both long and short, but are any truly long-lasting love or are they just short lust-driven flings? Love and Lust Average 10 118 Oct 30 09 Theresa9 12 Words That Start with INTER All these words start with INTER. I'll give you a meaning to a smaller word to mean the longer word and you just guess what it is. Good luck. Words Within Words Average 10 134 Oct 28 09 diamondjim68 13 Literal Idioms Idioms are phrases meant to be taken figuratively, rather than literally. A common English idiom, used literally, completes each of the following clues. The idiom is suggested by the clue itself. Idioms and Proverbs Average 10 183 Oct 26 09 Tchochkekop 14 Name the Musical The following songs are from lesser-known musicals. I'll give you the song, you choose the correct musical. Name the Musical Difficult 10 122 Oct 21 09 nmerr 15 Frequently Misspelled Words I'll give you a word and you choose the best way to spell it. Good luck. Spelling Bee Easy 10 526 Oct 21 09 diamondjim68 16 Marie Antoinette's Watch The story of Marie Antoinette's watch is as full of romance and tragedy as the life of the queen herself. Applied Art, Design Tough 10 36 Oct 19 09 janetgool 17 Self-Descriptive Rhetoric Why write (or speak) in a dull, trite manner? Rhetorical devices can spice up your communications! Try to identify the rhetorical device used in each clue. Language Use Tough 10 94 Oct 19 09 Tchochkekop 18 The “Cat” Always Comes First From my ‘catchy’ little title, you can guess that the first words of this vocabulary quiz begin with my favorite feline: the 'cat'. Words Within Words Average 10 186 Oct 17 09 Lilady 19 Pseudoscience Basics "Science" isn't so much a thing as a way of thinking. "Pseudoscience" is when people, through ignorance or malice, use a thought process that looks like science, but doesn't have the same rigor. This quiz tells the story of how you make that mistake. Philosophy Average 10 324 Oct 11 09 Correspondguy 20 Iconic Mnemonics Here are mnemonics that make it easier to remember all sorts of trivial stuff. Mnemonics Easy 10 185 Oct 11 09 bwde 21 Characters From Which Musical? This quiz will test your knowledge of the characters in Broadway musicals. I will give you the names of some characters from a show, and you must pick the musical that they come from. Enjoy! Cast and Characters Easy 10 165 Oct 08 09 amyvsmith 22 Painting by Numbers One "Blue Boy," two "American Gothic" farmers, "Three Musicians" ... some might classify paintings by color or medium or style, but I like to look at them strictly by the numbers. Will you help me count my way through the history of western art? Art By Subject Average 10 202 Oct 06 09 CellarDoor 23 More Memorable Photographs and Photographers Though sometimes disturbing, these photographs preserve moments from the past that deserve to be remembered. I hope you get a chance to see them. They can all be found on the Internet. Photography Average 10 84 Oct 06 09 robbieh 24 "Wicked" Trivia! A quiz all about the Broadway smash hit "Wicked". Good luck! Wicked Tough 10 56 Oct 04 09 mbgirl05 25 There Are Fairies At The Bottom Of My Garden Are there fairies at the bottom of your garden? And, if so, what kind are they? Fables and Folklore Difficult 10 89 Oct 02 09 Flamis 26 All About Mind We never see our minds, but we sure have a lot of words with the word "mind" in them. Some here have to do with minds; some, rather surprisingly, don't at all. Fill in the word that completes these mind-related phrases. Idioms and Proverbs Easy 15 216 Oct 02 09 Windswept 27 The Colour of English How much do you know about the use of colours in English? Colors in Idiom Easy 10 192 Oct 02 09 misinita 28 Ancient Religion from Greece and Rome The Greeks and Roman had interesting concepts of gods; in fact, they had several! Miscellaneous Tough 10 115 Sep 30 09 triviagoddess7 29 That Proverbial Cat! Pussycat, pussycat, where have you been? Join our proverbial cat, Kitty Kyle, on a ten day World tour discovering proverbs about cats wherever he goes. This comes courtesy of an author challenge by Kyleisalive so I thought he ought to have star billing! Animals in Idiom Average 10 172 Sep 30 09 glendathecat 30 1337 - Leet and Loving It Used in online communities since the rise of the Internet, 1337’s alphabet is a hybrid of numbers, symbols, and letters. Here’s a quiz on the basics of 1337’s history and use in its many varieties, as well as some translations. 3//j0'/ (that is, enjoy)! Internet Slang Average 10 70 Sep 26 09 darthrevan89

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