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Heroes and Villains
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People appear in the news for a variety of reasons, some good, some bad. This quiz will test your knowledge of 10 different people - five 'heroes' and five 'villains'. Note that most are UK based questions.
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Difficult
10 Q
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romeomikegolf
Apr 15 08
489 plays
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If You Could Meet Anyone In History ...
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If you could meet any dozen people in history, who would you choose? Here are some of my candidates.
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Tough
10 Q
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robert362
Dec 17 00
5847 plays
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I'm Just Making It Up
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Throughout history, there have been people who have either exaggerated or outright fictionalized various activities.
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Difficult
10 Q
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GoodVibe
May 05 08
513 plays
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Famous Bridge Players
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Duplicate bridge is a sport for the intellectually-inclined. Quite a few famous people have spent time at the bridge table. Can you identify them?
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Difficult
10 Q
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crisw
Mar 14 02
324 plays
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Multi-faceted People
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This quiz is about people who have achieved prominence or fame in more than one area.
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Average
10 Q
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robert362
Jan 25 01
1713 plays
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Very Special People
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Each of these "Very Special People" confronted situations and circumstances in their lives that are unimaginable to most of us. This quiz is about their extraordinary lives, including their triumphs and their failures.
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Very Difficult
10 Q
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mikej941
Aug 26 04
717 plays
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Who Was I in History? #4
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Welcome to 'Who Was I in History? #4'! If you've played the other three quizzes in this series, then you know how it goes. Good Luck!
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Tough
10 Q
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mrbell
Mar 23 08
588 plays
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Things With Which They're Associated
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Things With Which People Are Associated - See if you know which individuals are associated with the various items mentioned.
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Average
10 Q
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robert362
Oct 07 01
4734 plays
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People: Semi-Final Time
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It's semi-final time in Fiachra's pub quiz. Tonight's quiz is tricky, so you must be on your toes to make it through to the final. Quiet, please! The quiz is about to begin.
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Difficult
10 Q
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Fiachra
Dec 27 04
357 plays
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Personal Ads of the Famous
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This is a fun little 'who am I' quiz about famous fictional and real life characters. My inspiration is from the CD-ROM trivia game, 'You Don't Know Jack.'
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Average
10 Q
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JsusFreak
Jul 28 00
4764 plays
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Out of Wedlock
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"Did you know that Napoleon was the illegitimate child of Louis XVI?" Yes, this quiz is about such juicy matters - whether based on facts or not - which will interest an overwhelming majority of mankind till the end of time ...
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Difficult
15 Q
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Oblomov
Apr 20 03
1086 plays
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Famous People
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See how well you go identifying these people who have, for some reason or another, made their way into the history books.
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Difficult
10 Q
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macbeth51
Jul 01 00
1860 plays
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Mixed Historical People
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These are questions on some of the people I learned about during my junior high school years.
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Tough
10 Q
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xbillups
May 16 08
579 plays
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Ten Distinguished Dinner Guests
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You are invited to dine with ten charismatic individuals, whose lives demonstrate a capacity to inspire, motivate, or entertain millions of people around the world.
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Tough
10 Q
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shady shaker
Mar 28 05
831 plays
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Ten Famous People
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I'm having dinner, and I'm inviting ten different famous people of the 20th century. Have fun with my quiz.
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Average
10 Q
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Ben_Tucker
Sep 06 03
5505 plays
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20th Century Interesting People
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Interesting People From The Twentieth Century - Take a look at some interesting characters from the last century.
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Tough
10 Q
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robert362
Feb 03 01
1380 plays
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So Easy A Child DOES Do It
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This quiz is all about the child prodigies of the world. And I thought that I was pretty smart!
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Difficult
10 Q
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AlchemyGirl
Aug 28 09
555 plays
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Strange People
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Interesting conquerors, prisoners, and purveyors of strange things. Enjoy!
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Very Difficult
5 Q
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thejazzkickazz
Sep 16 00
888 plays
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Connect Four
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This is a version of Connect Four where you need neither disc nor frame. Instead I'll give you the name of three people, either real or fictional, and you select the person which is connected to them. Hope you enjoy playing!
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Average
10 Q
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kittyconner
Apr 13 03
1458 plays
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10 Famous Duelists
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The art of the duel, it seems to have gone by the wayside in our modern, civilized society. But up until recent times people dueled for honor, pride and perhaps most of all, machismo! I hope you enjoy this quiz which honors these macho men of the past!
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Difficult
10 Q
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thejazzkickazz
Jun 26 02
540 plays
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People Who Buck The Odds
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This is a quiz about those brave souls who have bucked the odds in one way or another.
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Average
10 Q
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robert362
Jun 02 02
993 plays
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Slightly Off-Center People
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Here are a few people that are a little bit "different".
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Average
10 Q
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robert362
Aug 14 02
1062 plays
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Humble Beginnings
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Early days of famous people
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Tough
10 Q
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robert362
Mar 16 01
1041 plays
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Famous People: Rules To Live By
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This quiz takes a look at some famous people who "violated" some "rules to live by." (This may be tough, but it should be interesting.)
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Difficult
10 Q
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robert362
Oct 09 02
546 plays
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Extraordinary People and Events
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Here's a look at some extraordinary people and events.
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Difficult
10 Q
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robert362
Dec 20 00
1233 plays
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Oxford Dictionary of National Biography
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The Oxford Dictionary of National Biography celebrated its first birthday in September 2005 with a weekend of free online access to its amazing archives. I decided to celebrate the weekend with this quiz, based entirely on information from the ODNB
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Difficult
10 Q
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rosc
Sep 26 05
291 plays
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People Potpourri
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This quiz is about a variety of people from history, literature, tv and movies. They all have one thing in common.
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Difficult
10 Q
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robert362
Oct 06 00
1518 plays
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People With Secrets
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Difficult
10 Q
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robert362
May 07 02
780 plays
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Tenuous Links
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This quiz is about common factors amongst certain people . See if you can figure out what the link is between these people (it could be a concrete or tenuous bond.)
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Tough
5 Q
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nerthus
Apr 11 01
573 plays
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Integrity and Truth
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The first five questions deal with men of principle; the next five deal with "truth" in a variety of settings.
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Tough
10 Q
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robert362
Jun 23 04
396 plays
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