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Architecture for Everybody
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Some people find the subject of architecture rather esoteric. This quiz solves that problem by presenting some of the very basic terms and definitions important to architects. Good luck!
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Easy
10 Q
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thejazzkickazz
Aug 15 04
5307 plays
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A to Z Acronyms
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Our society loves to abbreviate words and phrases. Here is an alphabetical list of some common acronyms; let's see what you know about them! (This quiz is dedicated to Funtrivia.com team member CD ROCK of Heaven's Angels who passed away March, 2009).
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Average
25 Q
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BRY2K
Apr 04 09
2721 plays
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Pick-a-Pun: The Musicals!
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Yes, it's Pick-a-Pun, the game show where all the answers MIGHT be funny, but only one registers "Ouch" on the Groan-Ometer. Today's theme is Musicals, so get singing, and let the Pun begin!
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Easy
10 Q
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ing
Oct 12 05
4755 plays
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You say Tomato . . .
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Are you bilingual? Each answer in this quiz is two-fold - you must chose the pair of words which answer the definition (the correct pair mean exactly the same thing) - one from each side of the Atlantic!
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Average
25 Q
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ArleneRimmer
Oct 05 02
13179 plays
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What Did They Really Mean?
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The word "malapropism" comes from Mrs. Malaprop, a character created by the playwright Richard Sheridan. She often used fancy words that were just plain wrong. I'll give you some famous malapropisms and you guess the correct term.
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Very Easy
10 Q
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Catamount
Jun 21 04
15087 plays
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The Foggiest Notion
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This is a quiz about some reasonably common British terms that sometimes leave other English speakers in the fog. They are taken from newspapers, broadcasts and contemporary books. I'll give the North American equivalent. Good luck!
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Easy
15 Q
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Bruyere
Aug 03 03
7191 plays
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Excuse My French
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Please excuse me, but I must use French words in this English quiz. Here's ten questions about French words adopted into the English language.
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Easy
10 Q
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guitargoddess
May 31 11
3894 plays
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Crossword Words
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Have you ever noticed that crosswords and crossword compilers seem to have their own obscure language? Words that you'd never think of using in everyday conversation appear in crosswords with head-scratching frequency. Here are a few of them!
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Average
10 Q
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NatalieW
Dec 09 03
4512 plays
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Wicked Garden
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I wandered into the garden of good and evil with a handful of books and harvested a bumper crop of wicked words.
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Average
10 Q
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pollucci19
Nov 20 10
2898 plays
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Love, Etymologically
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I was researching the etymology of the tennis term "love" the other day and was struck by the histories of the names of some popular sports. What do you know about the origins of some of their names?
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Average
10 Q
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adams627
Feb 06 10
2967 plays
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Euphemistically Speaking
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Whether you wish to assess your ability to replace an indelicate term with one that is inoffensive, or to brush up on the telling of the occasional polite lie, you may wish to avail yourself of the opportunity this humble quiz presents.
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Average
10 Q
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uglybird
Oct 04 04
8973 plays
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English Slang Used in the United Kingdom
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An A-Z of slang from a British perspective. Some of the words have more than one meaning, but remember it's the slang definition you are looking for.
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Average
25 Q
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furby1
Apr 01 08
3618 plays
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Raw Prawns and Drinking Lizards
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Australians have always had a unique turn of phrase. In this quiz I promise not to come the raw prawn with you. If you are flat out like a lizard drinking you might want to change tack and play.
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Average
10 Q
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Nannanut
Jun 13 04
2916 plays
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In Other Words
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All of us are familiar with the old cliches---after all, they're "as plain as the nose on your face." But, let's see if we can figure out what they are when they are stated in unfamiliar terms. Let's go.
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Easy
10 Q
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bassman68
Oct 03 08
3129 plays
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Double Letter Words
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This quiz covers 20 different words with double letters in them. For instance, "letters" has two Ts. Enjoy.
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Easy
20 Q
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salami_swami
Jul 11 08
2541 plays
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In Other Words, Dumb
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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.
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Average
10 Q
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Wizzid
Oct 30 09
4638 plays
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Meet Tom Swifty
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Do you like puns? So you'll like this peculiar kind of word play called Tom Swifty. Explanation given in the first question.
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Average
10 Q
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zordy
Apr 13 07
36741 plays
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Pseudoscience Basics
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"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.
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Average
10 Q
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Correspondguy
Oct 11 09
3183 plays
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Words In Custody
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English usage imposes limits on the company some words usually keep. Aspersions are most often "cast", and there is seldom "kith" without "kin". See if you know which word seems to be the constant (or at least frequent) companion of the other.
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Average
10 Q
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uglybird
Jun 07 04
5232 plays
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More Fogeyisms
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Holy cow! My last fogey quiz was duck soup! Here's another opportunity to prove your "fogacity".
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Easy
10 Q
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uglybird
Jul 08 04
4419 plays
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Medically Speaking
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Many medical terms are easier to understand if you can figure out the root of their pre- or suffixes. Test your skill with this quiz!
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Average
10 Q
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Catamount
Jul 09 05
5127 plays
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Reg Grundies and Sloppy Joes
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More Aussie craziness. Clothing has its fair share of slang words. What on earth are Reg Grundies?
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Average
10 Q
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Nannanut
Aug 21 04
3195 plays
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The Evil Essay
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As an English instructor, I spend a good deal of my life helping people write essays. See if you already know the basics of essay writing--or, as I call it, "The Evil Essay".
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Easy
10 Q
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pagiedamon
Jul 04 08
5889 plays
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Some Devilish Idioms
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The devil is fairly popular in idiomatic phrases... Which of these devilish idioms do you know?
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Easy
10 Q
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thegogga
Apr 18 08
3447 plays
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Parts of (Hilarious) Speech
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Parts of speech...ho hum...Wait! I can make this fun. I'll give you giggle-inducing phrases to
enliven your practice with identifying parts of speech.
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Easy
10 Q
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Pagiedamon
Dec 11 08
4467 plays
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My Uncle Filbert's Art Collection
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I recently inherited what is probably the greatest collection of "Dogs Playing Poker" art in the world. I will give details of each painting, and you must figure out the artist that appraisers believe most likely painted each picture.
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Average
10 Q
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JellyTrollMorton
Apr 09 04
4524 plays
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In Bed with Idioms
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There are several idioms and proverbs that we use today that refer to beds. How many of them do you know?
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Very Easy
10 Q
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thegogga
May 21 08
4125 plays
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Painting by Numbers
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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?
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Average
10 Q
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CellarDoor
Oct 06 09
4275 plays
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Become a Better Writer
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Everyone needs to write sometimes. You might have to dispute a bill in writing or compose a self-evaluation. Or, you just might want to write a quiz at FunTrivia! Learn a few basics to becoming a better writer.
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Average
10 Q
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Pagiedamon
Dec 28 08
3627 plays
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Words from the Names of Cities and Towns
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Some of the most interesting words in the English language are derived from the names of world cities, towns or village. See if you can't recognize some of these fascinating terms!
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Average
10 Q
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thejazzkickazz
Jun 21 04
5247 plays
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