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1 trivia quiz  Greek Arts and Literature icon
Sample some questions from ancient Greece that cover literature, art and the like. Good luck!
Difficult 10Q
987 plays
Jun 08 01
thejazzkickazz gold
2 trivia quiz  Women in Italian Renaissance icon
What do you know about women of Italian Art and Literature in the Renaissance?
Difficult 5Q
429 plays
Dec 07 03
maria36
3 trivia quiz  Myth and History
If you love myth and history, you should enjoy this quiz!
Impossible 10Q
3228 plays
Mar 27 01
thejazzkickazz gold
4 trivia quiz  The Italian Renaissance
The Italian Renaissance quickly spread to Northern Europe as well.
Average 10Q
2622 plays
Mar 23 00
charlemagne
5 trivia quiz  Art And Music 1
Lets try this one for a change of pace.
Average 10Q
3402 plays
Apr 08 01
steiny1 gold
6 trivia quiz  Ancient and Early Pagan Days
This consists of some easy ones and some tough ones, and I tried to mix quite a few traditions in so that it has some interest for most people.
Tough 10Q
1704 plays
Dec 24 00
socratessoul
7 trivia quiz  Basic Miscellanea
You don't need to be a dictionary to know this stuff.
Very Difficult 20Q
2415 plays
Apr 03 02
asquare
8 trivia quiz  Rhetoric: For Intellectuals icon
Every one of us has engaged in rhetorical discourse at some stage of our lives. How much about rhetoric do you really know? Take this brief but provocative quiz that will be sure to engage your mind.
Average 10Q
1320 plays
Jan 31 05
manofrhetoric
9 trivia quiz  Renaissance Odds and Ends
If you love the Renaissance, perhaps this is the quiz for you...
Impossible 10Q
1308 plays
Apr 08 01
thejazzkickazz gold
10 trivia quiz  Drinks and Art icon
From water to whiskey, potable liquids find their way into the titles of great works of art. Take a swig of this quiz!
Very Difficult 10Q
888 plays
Mar 11 04
WiseTao
11 trivia quiz  Fishing for Titles icon
Our scaled friends appear in the title of many works of art -- how many can you identify?
Difficult 10Q
582 plays
Mar 18 04
WiseTao
12 trivia quiz  Norse Runes
Have you an interest in fortune? Can you read Norse runes, or do you know what they mean? Take this little quiz, and see if you know as much as you actually thought you did!
Very Difficult 10Q
414 plays
Dec 23 00
aria

Some sample questions from this category:

* What is the accepted Western definition of renaissance?
* Which Renaissance artist painted the Arena Chapel in Padua, Italy?
* In what section of Dante's three part 'Divine Comedy' does the author meet St. Bernard?
* What Renaissance author wrote The Courier or Courtier?
* Who was the patriarch of the wealthy Florintine Medici family?
* What work of art did Brunelleschi create?
* What artist created the 'School of Athens,' depicting Plato?
* And finally, what Renaissance quiz would be complete without asking who historians generally consider to be the true Renaissance Man?
* In Norse runes, what does the Feoh rune mean?
* Jara is sometimes known as the rune of what?
* Ansur is the rune of what?
* Rad is the rune of what?
* Tir is the rune of what?
* The rune Mann governs what?
* After which Greek goddess is the month 'April' named?
* Into how many general sections is the Celtic tree calendar separated?
* Which early civilization celebrated the festival of Luna in her temple on the Aventine hill?
* From what Celtic sacred day does 'All Saints Day' derive?
* Which of the following groups generally held that the calendar 'day' actually began with night instead of morning?
* According to traditional lore, which day of the week is the best of all on which to marry?

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