Ten quizzes by ten different authors will highlight various events of the Twentieth Century. Here is my instalment on the years 1900-1909.
Average, 10 Qns, JanIQ,
Apr 06 19
Category:
1900s History
Scientific research needs many quantities to be measured. And to get coherent results, the measurements must be standardized. The SI units fulfil this need of standardization. Match the specific SI unit to the quantity measured.
Easier, 10 Qns, JanIQ,
Nov 18 17
Category:
Measurements, Time and Distance
The title was part of a soliloquy from the character Roy Batty in the movie "Blade Runner" (1982). Here are other ten movies with a reference to precipitation - not in a quote, but in the title. Mind you: many of these movies are NOT American mainstream.
Easier, 10 Qns, JanIQ,
Jan 20 19
Category:
Weather in Movies
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This is no quiz on European market places, but about the 1991 European Union edition of the game Monopoly. Have fun with these few questions I've illustrated for you. Average, 10 Qns, JanIQ,
Dec 06 19
Category:
Monopoly
As an amateur of history, I found many analogies in the "LOTR" movies. How many scenes can you identify from the historic parallel? History knowledge might be useful, but is not strictly necessary. Warning: this quiz may contain spoilers.
Easier, 10 Qns, JanIQ,
Aug 11 13
Category:
Lord of the Rings .
Most scientists use the SI unit system. Other units are still currently used. Your job is to match the SI unit to its corresponding non-SI unit. All numbers used in this quiz are written with the decimal comma, not the decimal point.
Easier, 10 Qns, JanIQ,
Nov 10 18
Category:
Measurements, Time and Distance
In the "Harry Potter" books and movies, several characters appear that are just like nothing on earth. Can you match these characters to their species? Warning: this quiz contains spoilers.
Easier, 10 Qns, JanIQ,
Dec 06 21
Recommended for grades: 4,5,6,7,8
Category:
Harry Potter: Other Characters
Here's my penultimate instalment on operas and other works of classical music named after historical events and persons. As always, the operatic background was provided by "Phaetons Great Opera Book" and by www.operone.de
Average, 25 Qns, JanIQ,
Nov 07 10
Category:
World History Specific
The Beatles are not my favourite music group (that would probably be André Rieu's orchestra), but I chose to write a quiz on their songs nevertheless. All these songs reach number one in the UK charts.
Easier, 10 Qns, JanIQ,
May 21 17
Category:
Beatles, The
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Why is Mary a quiz title in geography? It seems a bit out of place, doesn't it? Well: here are place names containing the name Mary (in English, Marie in French or Maria in Spanish/Italian). Match the correct place to its description and have fun.
Average, 10 Qns, JanIQ,
Jan 29 19
Category:
Eponymous Places
Have fun answering these questions about some of my favourite movies.
Easier, 10 Qns, JanIQ,
Apr 14 20
Category:
My Favorite Movies
The "Author's Kitchen" on FunTrivia has hundreds of recipes with four ingredients (the most typical four, that is). Here are some of my own recipes. Match the name to the four main ingredients. If you'd like to make one, enjoy!
Very Easy, 10 Qns, JanIQ,
Dec 05 18
Category:
International Cuisine
Several operas are named after the male hero. In many cases the woman he loves, dies. Match the correct woman to the title character.
Average, 10 Qns, JanIQ,
Nov 06 22
Category:
Opera
Here are ten recipes of quite well known dishes from all over the world. Unfortunately, my mind tricked me and replaced the typical ingredients by CHEESE. Match the correct replacement for CHEESE with the recipe.
Easier, 10 Qns, JanIQ,
May 28 16
Category:
Cheeses and Dairy Products
This quiz does not deal with the fantasy novel by Joe Abercrombie, nor with the proverb about revenge. Instead, let us taste some salads.
Easier, 10 Qns, JanIQ,
May 12 20
Category:
International Cuisine
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You can of course buy any standard computer package, but to fulfil special tasks you might have to ask an assembler of non-standardized components. Let's see what you know of these.
Very Easy, 10 Qns, JanIQ,
Sep 05 22
Category:
General Computing
One of my team members in pub quizzes spoke of a challenge of an alphabet quiz with 26 words starting with Q and each ending with another letter of the alphabet. Here is such a venture. Have fun.
Easier, 26 Qns, JanIQ,
Apr 19 22
Category:
P - Q
In my dreams I found a food retailer having exhibited every product alphabetically, not by the type. Queueing for quesadilla, these are some other foods I found in the Q rayon. Have fun!
Average, 10 Qns, JanIQ,
Aug 13 24
Category:
Food & Drink
Another common bond for you. The common bond is in Entertainment.
Average, 10 Qns, JanIQ,
Apr 16 25
Category:
Common Bond
Sue Grafton inspired me only for the title of this historical match quiz, not for the contents. Have fun.
Very Easy, 10 Qns, JanIQ,
Nov 19 16
Category:
World History
Whenever I cook, I use several handy appliances to make things less cumbersome. Who invented all these kitchen appliances?
Average, 10 Qns, JanIQ,
Jan 25 23
Category:
Thematic Kitchen Items
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In 2006 I published a few quizzes combining history and classical music. Here is a late surplus installment. Match the description to an opera or cantata set in the European Middle Ages and have fun.
Easier, 10 Qns, JanIQ,
Jun 18 22
Category:
Medieval History
Doctors in the Twentieth Century and onwards may be not wild about this. But as well as following their doctor's advice, Roman Catholics can also pray to the following saints, saying "Even it doesn't help, it doesn't hurt".
Average, 10 Qns, JanIQ,
Nov 28 21
Category:
Patron Saints
The Four Winds crash an imaginary garden party in Medellin, Colombia, in January 2012 and meet some interesting Colombians. Whom do you know?
Average, 10 Qns, JanIQ,
Aug 11 24
Category:
People by Country
The Four Winds explore some famous and less famous shipwreck movies in this quiz. Have fun!
Easier, 10 Qns, JanIQ,
Sep 28 13
Category:
Disasters in Movies
Even for someone who speaks Dutch, French, Italian and a few words of Greek, these food names don't indicate what to expect. Match the translated name to the ingredients and have fun.
Average, 10 Qns, JanIQ,
Nov 29 21
Category:
International Cuisine
We use the words kids and children as synonyms. In the English Bible, I found kids only meant young goats. So here are ten questions about children in the Bible. All quotes are from the King James Version (KJV).
Easier, 10 Qns, JanIQ,
Nov 26 17
Recommended for grades: 4,5,6,7,8
Category:
Bible for Kids
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Many cities in Japan sound familiar throughout the world. However, what do you know about Japanese rivers, lakes and bays?
Average, 10 Qns, JanIQ,
Sep 16 13
Category:
Japan
Here are ten universities founded before 1500. Match them to the European country where they're (mainly) operating. Have fun!
Easier, 10 Qns, JanIQ,
Nov 22 16
Category:
Colleges & Universities
Pot red, pot black, repeat 14 times, and then pot yellow, green, brown, blue, pink and black once more. This is the "simple" recipe for a 147 break in snooker. Match these players who did this with their nicknames. Have fun!
Average, 10 Qns, JanIQ,
Apr 03 17
Category:
Snooker and Pool
Mostly Ancient Greece
With the original author, Epikouros, being a Greek, I thought it wise to focus on Greek history throughout the ages. So the title was changed from "Particular European Events" to "Particular Greek Events". Average, 10 Qns, JanIQ,
May 20 23
Category:
Greek
"This is not what I expected", is the gist of what many scientists may have said or thought when they made the following discoveries. What do you know about these discoveries by serendipity?
Average, 10 Qns, JanIQ,
Jan 11 25
Category:
History of Science
The Greek philosopher Empedocles identified four elements: water, earth, air (or wind) and fire. Would he be entertained by the following miscellaneous creative efforts? Have fun with movies, music, literature, art, television...
Easier, 10 Qns, JanIQ,
Nov 13 19
Category:
Fire, Air, Earth, Water in Entertainment
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What would a movie be without music? Here are ten movies in which the music of a classical composer is used prominently. Match the composer to the movie and have fun.
Easier, 10 Qns, JanIQ,
Nov 03 16
Category:
Easy Classical Music Quizzes
The Four Winds have gone fishing. They retrieve several fossils from the water. What do you know about these fossils?
Average, 10 Qns, JanIQ,
Oct 17 18
Category:
Paleontology
After "A is for Abas" and "B is for Bellerophon", among others, now it's time for Greek deities whose name starts with the letter epsilon. Have fun.
Easier, 10 Qns, JanIQ,
May 28 17
Category:
Something in Common
One of the most iconic landmarks in France is the Eiffel Tower in Paris. What do you know about this construction?
Average, 10 Qns, JanIQ,
Nov 30 18
Category:
Skyscrapers & Towers
Several operas are named after the female protagonist, enacted by a soprano. But can you match the title character to the leading male character (usually played by a tenor)?
Average, 10 Qns, JanIQ,
Nov 01 21
Category:
Opera
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You won't need a bike to complete this tour around Australia. As distances are significant, motorised transportation is advised. Have fun!
Easier, 10 Qns, JanIQ,
Jan 09 24
Category:
Australia
This quiz is about the Book of Revelation. What do you know about this most intriguing Bible book?
I've used the KJV for any quotes.
Easier, 10 Qns, JanIQ,
Jan 23 21
Category:
Revelation
Aldo is an Italian kid touring through Europe. Can you tell Aldo where he is, based upon what he sees? Have fun identifying the city or the country from the clues !
Very Easy, 10 Qns, JanIQ,
Nov 21 16
Recommended for grades: 8,9,10
Category:
European Geography for Kids
Many aspects of the entertainment industry refer to nobility - either per chance or by purpose. Here are some of these references. Have fun answering the following questions.
Easier, 10 Qns, JanIQ,
Nov 19 18
Category:
Professions in Entertainment
Another instalment in my series on Greek myth by the Greek alphabet - this time I'll deal with the letter pi (not the letters phi and psi, which were included in the Lesser Letters). Have fun.
Easier, 10 Qns, JanIQ,
Dec 02 18
Category:
Something in Common
Many operas end with the death of one or more of the principal characters. Match these opera characters to the way of their demise.
Average, 10 Qns, JanIQ,
Dec 02 18
Category:
Opera
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As quizzes of irregular numbers became available, I thought of writing a Greek alphabet quiz. Here are 24 places known to ancient Greeks. What do you know about these? I've included the Greek names between brackets in the info.
Easier, 24 Qns, JanIQ,
Jan 12 23
Category:
Greece
The Bible has inspired hundreds, maybe thousands of painters and sculptors. Here are a few of the better known artworks depicting biblical scenes. I'll describe what's happening, and you're welcome to identify the person(s) involved. Enjoy.
Easier, 10 Qns, JanIQ,
Aug 16 24
Category:
Old Testament / Tanakh People
The human eyes are very complex organs that have to provide normal vision. But sometimes things are not as they should be, and so things get "out of sight". Match the following conditions with the description.
Average, 10 Qns, JanIQ,
Dec 10 20
Category:
Diseases of Specific Systems
A Flemish advertisement for milk stated "Everyone prefers to dance to the music of their youth". So apparently I was young in the 1870s. Match the oeuvre to the composer and have fun.
Easier, 10 Qns, JanIQ,
Dec 05 20
Category:
Easy Classical Music Quizzes
Empedocles saw four elements composing everything: Fire, Air, Water and Earth. Here are some movies with "Earth" in the title. Can you match the title to the main actors and their roles?
Easier, 10 Qns, JanIQ,
Dec 01 21
Category:
Common Titles