Wandering around a fantasy second-hand/junk shop populated with a myriad of cast-offs, collectibles and a few gems, you are looking for bargains. Let's see what you can find amongst the clues.
Here is a broad selection of art-related questions covering the past couple of centuries, with a couple much older. There are a range of questions, including who should "Take a Bow" for some of these.
A selection of quotes for you, mostly from Brainyquote. Your task is to work out who the celebrity is from the quote and any clues (including the photo).
For this quiz, you need to complete the expression by choosing the correct word. The picture clue will be linked in some way to the animal or the phrase. Good luck!
This quiz covers a selection of African mammals. The photo clues give a close-up view of the face and your task is identify each animal from the clues given.
This guy on the market is trying to sell me some fruit but I don't recognise his description or what he's calling them. Maybe it is a language problem. What is he trying to sell me?
I am looking through a pile of archaeological papers on which there are apparently connected words and sketches. Can you help identify the modern-day settings for these sites?
Celebrities suffer the same sorts of fears that ordinary folk do, however you may be surprised by who has what phobia. Can you work out who they are from the clues given?
Food pills, in this case. You may surprised by what medicinal foods there are. As with many conventional medicines, there can also be unintended side effects. Can you match the foods to the descriptions?
This is a bit of a puzzler. You have some excerpts and photos from a well-travelled diary. Each excerpt contains an anagram in capital letters. You need to work out what our traveller has seen. Are you up for it?
The theme for this quiz is songs with the name 'Mary' in the title. Your task is to work out which artists sang which songs, starting with "Mary, Did You Know?". Photo clues and some of their other songs may point you in the right direction.
With photographs hinting at well-known albums from the 1960s onwards (or the band itself), your task is to work out the name of the bands or their albums. Clues given are track titles (in inverted commas) woven into (sometimes) meaningful sentences.
Over the years, there have been one or two interesting guest stars appearing on "The Big Bang Theory" TV sitcom series. The answers to the questions are all connected to these guests.
My friends have been taking photos of some interesting birds. Can you help me identify them from the notes and the photo? (Click on the photo if you want a larger version of the picture.)
Let's see if you can recognise the common name of each plant from the translation of the genus and other assorted hints. Each genus has an animal connection.
I had this idea of selling unusual names to celebrity parents expecting babies. Unfortunately it looks like some swindler beat me to it! Can you work out who my lost clients are? Each photo is linked to a child's name.
Here are a selection of celebrity actors and actresses for you to work out, using some of their films as clues. The tenuous link to the title is that all have appeared in a film with a firefighting connection.
A brief tour of some British authors and their works. Your task is, using the photographic clue and any hints, to work out who they are or what they wrote.
Flowers normlly seen in a vase are not obvious candidates for your dinner plate. This quiz is about some that can be eaten. See if you can work out which they are from the photos and the clues. (Click on the image for a larger photo.)
I have some friends with tattoos but tend to mix them up. This can be a bit of a problem. I do remember certain things about them though. Can you help me sort them out?
Patti Page was not singing about a mythical part-man part-lion creature (the Sphinx) or even a cat (a Sphynx). However since I've mentioned it, let's have a look at the Sphynx cat breed.
This quiz takes a look at a few 'brilliants' or jewels with a bit of a story behind them. A second common link is that they all have links to European royalty. Your task is to connect the jewel to the royal from the clue(s) given.
Stars are significant in many religions, but what do stars and other religious symbols mean, what are their names and who uses what? The quiz is a brief look at religious symbols. Let's see what you know.
No two birds are alike. Some have that extra spark of intelligence or behaviour that sets them apart. The question is which of these birds will pick up the stone.
I came across a diary belonging to a well-travelled archaeologist. A few of the entries puzzled me. Each excerpt contains an anagram in CAPITAL letters. Can you work out to which place of antiquity the diarist has been?
In this quiz we are having a look at saltpetre (or saltpeter) and some of the history around its use. Saltpetre is the name given to a group nitrates, namely those involving sodium, potassium, calcium and magnesium.
What we have here is a collection of South American UNESCO World Heritage Sites. These sites are all of outstanding natural or cultural significance. Let's see what you know.
People have turned to plants for medicinal purposes since ancient times and this can be reflected in the plant's genus. Can you workout which plant is involved from the clues given?
It is great fun going out mushroom hunting with someone who knows what they are doing; and you get to eat what you've found! Here are some recipes. All you need to do is choose the correct mushroom to finish the dish.
A cryptic title deserves some cryptic clues. If you like big words or cryptic clues, this quiz may be for you. The photo clues may also help point to the bands and singers who sang the songs.