One of the most famous libraries in the world, how much do you know about the Bodleian Library in England?
Average, 10 Qns, Rowena8482,
Jul 26 19
Category:
Libraries
In honour of my joining The Anchovies, I thought I'd find out a bit more about the wee beastie - how much do you know about the humble anchovy?
Difficult, 10 Qns, Rowena8482,
Apr 26 20
Category:
Thematic Fish
How much do you know about the lives and careers of Joan and Jackie Collins?
Difficult, 10 Qns, Rowena8482,
Jan 08 09
Category:
Celebrities C-D
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One Sunday afternoon in 1936, in an east London street, hundreds of people stood up to be counted and turn back Oswald Mosley's Fascist Blackshirt marchers. How much do you know about the extraordinary events of that day and its aftermath?
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Apr 01 11
Category:
1900s UK History
How much do you remember from Robert Heinlein's story of the fate of the lost Proxima Centauri Expedition?
Tough, 10 Qns, Rowena8482,
Oct 14 07
Category:
Heinlein, Robert A.
All of these songs feature a gun or guns. How many of them do you know?
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Nov 30 10
Category:
Something in Common
The ten science fiction books featured in this quiz all involve the planet Jupiter or its moons in some way. How many of them do you remember?
Tough, 10 Qns, Rowena8482,
Dec 05 13
Category:
Science Fiction for Experts
The Home Team in question being us, the Human Race. How many of these tales of alien invasion and brave human resistance do you know?
Tough, 10 Qns, Rowena8482,
Aug 04 11
Category:
Science Fiction for Experts
How well do you remember the fourth in Enid Blyton's series of "Barney" books?
Average, 10 Qns, Rowena8482,
Dec 24 11
Category:
Barney Series
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Not only the walls, but spaceships, buildings, and other things usually considered inanimate can come to life in science-fiction novels. How many of these examples can you remember?
Tough, 10 Qns, Rowena8482,
Aug 13 10
Category:
Science Fiction for Experts
Welcome to the wonderful world of the Pilchards. Swim with us for a look at some interesting watery tidbits from places around the world where some of our members live.
Tough, 10 Qns, Rowena8482,
Jul 10 17
Category:
Thematic Landforms
How much do you know about the life and career of this outstanding ice hockey player?
Average, 10 Qns, Rowena8482,
Jan 03 11
Category:
NHL Players S-Z
If you followed these ten rivers from source to mouth, where would you end up? See how many of their final destinations you know.
Difficult, 10 Qns, Rowena8482,
Jul 28 22
Category:
Rivers
Many science fiction authors have featured alien races, and their interactions with humans, in their work over the years. How many of these ten examples do you remember?
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Oct 03 11
Category:
Science Fiction for Experts
Or maybe not... How many of these famous tigers, from books, comics, films, sport, and television do you know?
Average, 10 Qns, Rowena8482,
Apr 27 20
Category:
Thematic Big Cats
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When the end of the world comes, the "lucky few" will have a place of safety to retreat into. What happens when they, or their descendants, eventually emerge into a very different world?
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Dec 14 11
Category:
Science Fiction for Experts
Personal trainer to the unknown, Sporty Sebastian, accepted the monumental challenge of convincing Dedicated Couch Potato Rowena that sport can be interesting. Here's how he tackled the task.
Average, 10 Qns, Rowena8482,
Jul 26 11
Category:
Wide World of Sports
... and other tales of the "End of the World" - How many of these apocalyptic tales do you remember?
Tough, 10 Qns, Rowena8482,
Dec 27 12
Category:
Science Fiction for Experts
An "Acrogram" question is where the initial letters of the answers to the given clues spell out the answer. The answers in this quiz are all literary. An example is given before Q1.
Average, 10 Qns, Rowena8482,
Aug 26 17
Category:
Thematic Alphabet Fun
What with the tail being the end of the animal, I thought it might be interesting to visit a pet cemetery in both Paris and London, and find out about their most notable inmates ...
Average, 10 Qns, Rowena8482,
Jul 05 13
Category:
Social History
How much do you know about this classic cult tale of Australian urban gang violence?
Average, 10 Qns, Rowena8482,
Jul 06 07
Category:
Ri - Rz Movies
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"The Ragamuffin Mystery" is the sixth and final book in Enid Blyton's series all about Roger, Diana, Snubby and their friend Barney.
Average, 10 Qns, Rowena8482,
Dec 24 11
Category:
Barney Series
Benson the carp was one of the most famous fish in Britain during her lifetime. How much do you know about this celebrity of the fish world?
Average, 10 Qns, Rowena8482,
Jun 22 23
Category:
Fishing
So goes the song, but throughout history many men have done exactly that. How many of these famous practitioners of "the oldest profession" can you remember?
Average, 10 Qns, Rowena8482,
Nov 21 20
Category:
Occupational Trivia
How well do you know the story of the Nightingale family in Joan Jonker's story set in Liverpool?
Average, 10 Qns, Rowena8482,
Dec 03 07
Category:
Jonker, Joan
Sharon Penman's novel tells the story of Joanna, illegitimate daughter of King John, married at fourteen to the rebel Prince Llewellyn of Wales.
Difficult, 10 Qns, Rowena8482,
Sep 18 08
Category:
P
How well do you know Neil Gaiman's "modern fable" about London Below and its weird and wonderful inhabitants?
Average, 10 Qns, Rowena8482,
Nov 15 08
Category:
Gaiman, Neil
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Singer Fish, with the band Marillion, was world famous in the 1980s, but then he "went into hibernation" and vanished from the public view - or did he?
Average, 10 Qns, Rowena8482,
Feb 25 16
Category:
Marillion
"Something spooky" in the attic is quite a common theme in books or film, but the Fun Trivia Mansion has gone one better. It has Orators! The Canon of Ten Attic Orators to be precise. How much do you know about these famous speakers?
Average, 10 Qns, Rowena8482,
Feb 15 12
Category:
Ancient Greece
Some Pink Floyd songs have the weirdest things in their lyrics. This quiz is about the things, not the songs, so if you've never listened to Floyd in your life, fear not! You can still do well.
Difficult, 10 Qns, Rowena8482,
Aug 26 17
Category:
Thematic Media
"I could have died laughing" is a fairly common expression, but is there any truth behind the saying? Let's take a look and find out...
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Jul 09 17
Category:
Thematic Emotions
One of the most influential science fiction authors of the 20th century, Robert A. Heinlein came to be known as "The Dean". How much do you know about his life?
Average, 10 Qns, Rowena8482,
Jan 24 11
Category:
People H-J
Come with me on a whirlwind tour of the Pacific island territory of Tokelau.
Average, 10 Qns, Rowena8482,
Nov 08 12
Category:
Tokelau
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Each of the people in this quiz have made the news at some point, after being "caught red handed" where they had no business being. How many of them do you remember?
Tough, 10 Qns, Rowena8482,
Mar 10 13
Category:
15 Minutes of Fame
How well do you know the story of Poppy and her family and friends in this story by Joan Jonker?
Tough, 10 Qns, Rowena8482,
Sep 09 07
Category:
Jonker, Joan
The residents of the Bastet Home for Retired and Indigent Gentlecats are eagerly awaiting letters from their feline friends and relatives out in Bookland. Can you work out who is writing to them?
Tough, 10 Qns, Rowena8482,
Mar 16 12
Category:
Animal Themes
How much do you know about the fifth book in the "Thursday Next" series by Jasper Fforde?
Average, 10 Qns, Rowena8482,
Jul 14 07
Category:
Fforde, Jasper
How much do you remember about this story of a bleak future for the masses of "unemployeds" written by Monica Hughes...
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May 04 08
Category:
H
How much do you remember about Rod Walker's survival test in this novel by Robert A. Heinlein?
Tough, 10 Qns, Rowena8482,
Feb 19 09
Category:
Heinlein, Robert A.
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Back by "Popular Demand" - (well, three messages and one posting) this is the fifth quiz in my 'Gothson' series - this one is about Mam's music - still Rock and Goth though...
Tough, 10 Qns, Rowena8482,
Dec 02 08
Category:
Alternative Rock
"Hurrah for the Circus!" is the second book by Enid Blyton all about Jimmy Brown and his adventures with Mr. Galliano's circus.
Tough, 10 Qns, Rowena8482,
Dec 24 11
Category:
Circus Series
All the novels in this quiz feature some kind of time travel in the plot. How many of them can you remember?
Tough, 10 Qns, Rowena8482,
Feb 19 10
Category:
Science Fiction for Experts
"He's a real nowhere man, sitting in his nowhere land"... So goes the song, but how many of these men, and lands, from some weird and wonderful "nowhere worlds" of science fiction do you know?
Average, 10 Qns, Rowena8482,
Jul 02 17
Category:
Science Fiction
How much do you know about the Kodiak area, in the state of Alaska?
Average, 10 Qns, Rowena8482,
Feb 27 11
Category:
Alaska
How many of these sci-fi tyrants, dictators, and rulers of worlds can you remember?
Average, 10 Qns, Rowena8482,
Mar 11 11
Category:
Science Fiction
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Boldly going where no-one has gone before, to places where there are definitely no roads! How many of these sci-fi pioneers and alien first contacts do you remember?
Average, 10 Qns, Rowena8482,
May 10 11
Category:
Science Fiction
As long as there have been people, there has been mythology and storytelling. Throughout history, one theme has arisen over and over: the Hero and his Quest. Let's take a brief look at this fascinating literary theme...
Tough, 10 Qns, Rowena8482,
Jul 14 11
Category:
Specific Subjects & Themes
All the places in this quiz, as well as beginning with 'F', have either 'U' and 'N' or 'O' and 'R' in their name. How many of them do you know?
Average, 10 Qns, Rowena8482,
Jun 09 14
Category:
Alphabetical Places A - G
How well do you remember Joan Jonker's Liverpool story about Sadie Wilson?
Tough, 15 Qns, Rowena8482,
Jul 19 07
Category:
Jonker, Joan
The waiting is over, we finally know 'how it all turned out' with this, the final novel of Katharine Kerr's epic 17 book "Deverry Sequence". This quiz contains spoilers if you haven't read "The Silver Mage" yet.
Average, 10 Qns, Rowena8482,
Nov 06 09
Category:
Kerr, Katharine