151.

  Lime After Lime    

Multiple Choice

 10 Qns

Thanks to CellarDoor for this Quiz Challenge, which I have interpreted by posing a series of general knowledge questions linked only by the word "lime", or a derivative thereof.

Average, 10 Qns, stedman, Apr 08 23

Category: Thematic Fruits

Average
stedman
Apr 08 23
938 plays

152.

  Animals in Wagner's Ring Cycle    

Multiple Choice

 10 Qns

Wagner's four-opera cycle "Das Ring des Nibelungen" contains a number of animal characters and references. What do you know about them?

Average, 10 Qns, stedman, Nov 13 21

Category: Wagner, Richard

Average
stedman
Nov 13 21
463 plays

153.

  "Spaced" - The Homage-o-Meter is On    

Multiple Choice

 10 Qns

DVD releases of hilarious UK TV show "Spaced" include a "Homage-o-Meter", which subtitles the many references to popular culture throughout the show. Can you identify which well-known films are referenced in these scenes?

Average, 10 Qns, stedman, May 18 07

Category: Spaced

Average
stedman
728 plays

154.

  The Wrong Trousers    

Multiple Choice

 10 Qns

How much do you know about this wonderful, short animation film, starring the slightly dim-witted inventor Wallace and his intelligent (but silent) dog, Gromit?

Average, 10 Qns, stedman, Jan 22 13

Category: Wallace and Gromit

Average
stedman
514 plays

155.

  A "C" Of Troubles    

Match Quiz

 10 Qns

Can you match these Shakespeare characters whose names begin with the letter "C" with the play in which they appear?

Easier, 10 Qns, stedman, Feb 24 21

Category: Name the Play

Easier
stedman
Feb 24 21
240 plays

156.

  Orchestras of the World    

Multiple Choice

 10 Qns

There are many first-class orchestras active throughout the world today. Can you identify some of the most famous from these clues?

Average, 10 Qns, stedman, Apr 14 11

Category: Classical Music

Average
stedman
2095 plays

157.

  Kiwis! Kiwis! Kiwis!    

Multiple Choice

 10 Qns

There are a lot of famous and influential Kiwis out there, and not just in New Zealand itself. Some are already justly celebrated; others deserve to be better known. See how much you know about just ten of them.

Average, 10 Qns, stedman, Feb 13 15

Category: New Zealanders

Average
stedman
317 plays

158.

  The Added Letters are the Key    

Multiple Choice

 10 Qns

I will give you a word, and you need to work out what letter needs to be added to make a new word. The last question invites you to use the added letters to make a final nine-letter word. Have fun!

Very Easy, 10 Qns, stedman, Apr 18 24

Category: Add a Letter

Very Easy
stedman
Apr 18 24
829 plays

159.

  Opera Since the Second World War    

Multiple Choice

 15 Qns

Opera is sometimes said to be a dying art. This quiz hopes to show the reverse, by highlighting some of the composers worldwide who have added to the repertoire, from the 1940s into the first years of the twenty-first century.

Average, 15 Qns, stedman, Mar 21 07

Category: Opera

Average
stedman
1114 plays

160.

  The Seven Dwarfs: Sleepy    

Multiple Choice

 10 Qns

Join us as the Quiz Makers Guild takes a look at another of Snow White's Seven Dwarfs. This time, we present a series of questions inspired by the character of Sleepy.

Average, 10 Qns, stedman, Jun 16 19

Category: Thematic Emotions

Average
stedman
Jun 16 19
1849 plays

161.

  "Monster Rancher 1" for Beginners    

Match Quiz

 10 Qns

Can you match each monster with its species and sub-type? The brief descriptions should help those who aren't experts on the game. NB - all questions relate to the original "Monster Rancher 1" game, as released for the Sony PlayStation system.

Average, 10 Qns, stedman, Jan 26 22

Category: M

Average
stedman
Jan 26 22
116 plays

162.

  Musical Flowers    

Multiple Choice

 10 Qns

Fans of cryptic crosswords will know that the word "flower" in a clue usually refers to a river - i.e. something that flows. So, taking a sideways look at Jazmee27's Author Challenge, here's a quiz about rivers in classical music.

Easier, 10 Qns, stedman, Jul 25 13

Category: Easy Classical Music Quizzes

Easier
stedman
840 plays

163.

  The Curse of the Ninth Symphony    

Multiple Choice

 10 Qns

Beethoven completed nine symphonies before his death. Since then, some composers have been superstitious about reaching this total, and a surprising number have in fact failed to make it to number ten. This quiz tests your knowledge of some of them.

Average, 10 Qns, stedman, Dec 19 08

Category: Classical Music

Average
stedman
2245 plays

164.

  E-asy Shakespeare Characters    

Match Quiz

 10 Qns

Can you match these Shakespeare characters whose names begin with the letter "E" with the play in which they appear?

Average, 10 Qns, stedman, Apr 08 21

Category: Name the Play

Average
stedman
Apr 08 21
243 plays

165.

  Mammals of the British Isles    

Multiple Choice

 10 Qns

The British Isles may have a limited range of native mammals compared to some countries, but they are an important part of its natural history. This quiz tests your knowledge of some of them.

Tough, 10 Qns, stedman, Jul 07 22

Category: UK

Tough
stedman
Jul 07 22
1808 plays

166.

  A Blue Plaque Guide to London [1]    

Multiple Choice

 10 Qns

A circular blue plaque on a building, marking the place of birth or residence of a distinguished resident or visitor, is a familiar sight around London. How many of them can you identify?

Average, 10 Qns, stedman, Jul 10 22

Category: England

Average
stedman
Jul 10 22
2377 plays

167.

  Ayurveda - Traditional Indian Medicine    

Multiple Choice

 10 Qns

Massage your mind and balance your body with a few questions about the history and practice of Ayurveda.

Average, 10 Qns, stedman, Mar 13 23

Category: Alternative Medicine

Average
stedman
Mar 13 23
912 plays

168.

  Welcome to The Proms    

Multiple Choice

 15 Qns

The Henry Wood Promenade Concerts have for many years played a central role in London's musical life. This quiz is a short introduction to the history, music and strange rituals attached to this great music festival.

Average, 15 Qns, stedman, Dec 20 04

Category: Classical Music

Average
stedman
677 plays

169.

  "Brave Fencer Musashi" For Beginners    

Multiple Choice

 10 Qns

Do you remember this 1998 video game devised by Squaresoft for the Sony PlayStation? Even if you don't, why not have a go at this "adopted" quiz, which has plenty of clues to help you.

Average, 10 Qns, stedman, Jan 10 22

Category: B

Average
stedman
Jan 10 22
252 plays

170.

  The History and Collecting of Beermats    

Multiple Choice

 15 Qns

It's all there in the title - which was a Player Challenge by Polaris101. I hope you learn as much playing this quiz as I did in researching it.

Average, 15 Qns, stedman, Dec 07 12

Category: Collectibles

Average
stedman
1346 plays

171.

  This Quiz is Barely Legal!    

Multiple Choice

 10 Qns

I have taken a generally light-hearted look at the practice of taking ones clothes off.

Tough, 10 Qns, stedman, Jun 26 10

Category: Outdoor Activities

Tough
stedman
1619 plays

172.

  Which Opera Are They From? 2    

Multiple Choice

 15 Qns

Following on from my last quiz on this subject, a similar mix of the well-known to the downright obscure. Just match the characters with the opera in which they appear.

Average, 15 Qns, stedman, Jun 02 12

Category: Opera

Average
stedman
1983 plays

173.

  Numbers 2 - Spot More Odd Ones Out    

Multiple Choice

 10 Qns

How many stripes are there on the US flag? What about pawns in a chess set? See if you know which of the options is incorrectly matched to the numbers 11 to 20!

Average, 10 Qns, stedman, Nov 13 13

Category: 11-50

Average
stedman
666 plays

174.

  Around the UK in 80 Beers    

Multiple Choice

 10 Qns

Well, not quite 80, but I hope you enjoy this zigzag tour around the UK, visiting a number of its finest breweries along the way. But please don't drink and drive!

Very Difficult, 10 Qns, stedman, Aug 09 16

Category: Pubs & Restaurants

Very Difficult
stedman
4513 plays

175.

  Characters From Benjamin Britten's Operas    

Match Quiz

 10 Qns

Benjamin Britten composed some of the finest operas of the twentieth century. Can you match these ten characters with the works in which they appear?

Average, 10 Qns, stedman, Aug 23 22

Category: Britten, Benjamin

Average
stedman
Aug 23 22
101 plays

176.

  What's In "A" Name?    

Match Quiz

 10 Qns

Can you match these Shakespeare characters whose names begin with "A" with the play in which they appear?

Average, 10 Qns, stedman, Feb 05 21

Category: Name the Play

Average
stedman
Feb 05 21
240 plays

177.

  The Magical World of British Children's TV    

Multiple Choice

 10 Qns

My children are watching TV again, when they should be doing something else. If I give you the names of some of the characters in the shows, can you work out what they are watching?

Easier, 10 Qns, stedman, Nov 06 13

Category: Name the TV Show

Easier
stedman
427 plays

178.

  Take Some Sin, Add Good and Evil, and Stir    

Multiple Choice

 10 Qns

Using the letters in the words "sin", "good" and "evil", how many of these missing Bible words can you identify? All quotations are from the King James Version.

Easier, 10 Qns, stedman, Jan 17 14

Category: Letters in Common

Easier
stedman
594 plays

179.

  The Charismatic Kray Twins    

Multiple Choice

 10 Qns

Charismatic? Maybe, but not in a nice way. This deeply unpleasant pair of gangsters controlled a ruthless East End criminal empire during the 1960s, based on intimidation, violence and murder. What do you know about them?

Average, 10 Qns, stedman, Nov 06 19

Category: Partners in Crime

Average
stedman
Nov 06 19
332 plays

180.

  The Seven Dwarfs: Sneezy    

Multiple Choice

 10 Qns

Take a big, big box of tissues and join your friendly guides the Quiz Makers' Guild for a little journey through some questions all inspired in radically differing ways by what happens when you really, really have to....ATCHOO!

Tough, 10 Qns, stedman, Jul 10 17

Category: Thematic Adjectives

Tough
stedman
986 plays

181.

  A Prayer at the Opera    

Multiple Choice

 10 Qns

When everything is going badly, sometimes a prayer is all you have left. Or certainly that's often the case in opera. What do you know about a few operatic prayers, some of which were more successful than others?

Average, 10 Qns, stedman, Oct 31 18

Category: Opera

Average
stedman
Oct 31 18
424 plays

182.

  The Code of the Woosters    

Multiple Choice

 10 Qns

One of P.G. Wodehouse's classic comic novels, containing many classic characters and farcical scenarios. Anyone with a passing knowledge of Plum's work should enjoy this quiz.

Average, 10 Qns, stedman, Jun 19 15

Category: Wodehouse PG

Average
stedman
533 plays

183.

  Famous People in Eltham, London    

Multiple Choice

 10 Qns

When putting together my "Blue Plaque" quizzes, I came across just about enough people from Eltham to justify a quiz of their own. So here are some more-or-less famous people from this obscure area of Southeast London.

Average, 10 Qns, stedman, Dec 21 11

Category: England

Average
stedman
2034 plays

184.

  "Prometheus" (2011)    

Multiple Choice

 10 Qns

In this 2011 film, director Ridley Scott returned to some of the worlds and themes he first explored in "Alien" (1979). How much can you remember about the new film?

Average, 10 Qns, stedman, Jan 09 14

Category: Pn - Pz Movies

Average
stedman
1565 plays

185.

  Fluffy and Friends: Dogs in Books    

Multiple Choice

 10 Qns

Dogs are a popular pet, and naturally they appear as characters in a lot of books as well. See what you know about just ten of them.

Average, 10 Qns, stedman, Feb 11 15

Category: Animal Themes

Average
stedman
791 plays

186.

  Ten Yorkshire Composers    

Multiple Choice

 10 Qns

The English county of Yorkshire has nurtured many distinguished people, including a number of musical composers in the classical tradition. How many of them can you identify?

Average, 10 Qns, stedman, Jun 29 11

Category: Composers Mixture

Average
stedman
783 plays

187.

  Welcome to Lundy Island    

Multiple Choice

 10 Qns

Stuck out in the middle of the Bristol Channel, twelve miles off the north coast of Devon, Lundy Island is a great place to get away from the hustle and bustle of life.

Average, 10 Qns, stedman, Feb 15 11

Category: Southwest England

Average
stedman
273 plays

188.

  The Rude Kids Return - More "Viz" Characters    

Multiple Choice

 10 Qns

To celebrate 30 years of "Viz" Comic (1979-2009), here are 10 more questions about its colourful cast of characters.

Average, 10 Qns, stedman, Dec 14 09

Category: Comics S-Z

Average
stedman
209 plays

189.

  Anatomy of a Song: "Vindaloo"    

Multiple Choice

 10 Qns

Just for fun, here's a rather trivial quiz on a rather trivial song. Performed by the band Fat Les, this unofficial theme song for the 1998 FIFA World Cup reached number two in the UK singles chart.

Easier, 10 Qns, stedman, Jul 11 09

Category: F

Easier
stedman
424 plays

190.

  Angela Burdett-Coutts: A Most Remarkable Woman    

Multiple Choice

 10 Qns

Born in 1814, Angela Burdett-Coutts became one of Victorian Britain's greatest philanthropists - a kind of Bill Gates of her day. Hopefully, you can learn something of her life from this quiz.

Average, 10 Qns, stedman, Feb 03 15

Category: People A-B

Average
stedman
158 plays

191.

  Operas Based on Shakespeare's Plays    

Multiple Choice

 15 Qns

Many of the world's greatest composers have been attracted to Shakespeare's plays as the basis for their operas. This quiz covers some of the most famous, as well as other rather more obscure examples of the genre.

Tough, 15 Qns, stedman, Aug 02 02

Category: Opera

Tough
stedman
1559 plays

192.

  "Viz" Characters    

Multiple Choice

 10 Qns

"Viz" is the UK-based adult comic, whose hugely funny parodies of childrens' comic strips made it at one time the third best-selling magazine in the country. How well do you know the regular characters?

Average, 10 Qns, stedman, Apr 20 13

Category: Comics S-Z

Average
stedman
892 plays

193.

  Dylan Moran: Man, Legend, Irish.    

Multiple Choice

 10 Qns

He's certainly a man, he's certainly Irish, but a legend? Possibly. Why not find out more by playing this quiz about popular comedian and actor Dylan Moran?

Average, 10 Qns, stedman, Jan 19 14

Category: Celebrities M-P

Average
stedman
211 plays

194.

  Paintings from London's Smaller Art Collections    

Multiple Choice

 10 Qns

Some of the finest works of art to be seen in London can be found outside the big national collections. This quiz celebrates some of these gems. As before, I name a painting; you name the artist.

Average, 10 Qns, stedman, Sep 17 20

Category: Art: By Museum

Average
stedman
Sep 17 20
756 plays

195.

  "Clangers" - A Natural History    

Multiple Choice

 10 Qns

Let us pay a visit to a small blue planet, just visible from earth on a clear night. It is too small to have a proper name, but is nevertheless home to a variety of unusual flora and fauna.

Average, 10 Qns, stedman, Feb 18 09

Category: c ... Ca-Cm

Average
stedman
325 plays

196.

  Concert Halls of London    

Multiple Choice

 10 Qns

There can be very few days in the year when Londoners (and visitors) are unable to attend a top-class classical music performance. This quiz covers some of the major concert venues in the UK's capital city.

Average, 10 Qns, stedman, Jan 29 15

Category: Opera Houses & Theaters

Average
stedman
388 plays

197.

  Bells and Bellringing    

Multiple Choice

 15 Qns

One of my interests is church bellringing, and as there isn't yet a specific quiz about it on this site, I thought I'd do one. Even if you are not a ringer, please have a go and maybe learn a thing or two about this fascinating activity.

Tough, 15 Qns, stedman, Dec 02 07

Category: Bells

Tough
stedman
709 plays

198.

  When Religion Meets Video Games    

Multiple Choice

 10 Qns

A not too didactic look at some of the results when religion and video games collide. Thanks to Zorba_scank, whose Author Challenge this was.

Average, 10 Qns, stedman, Jun 26 10

Category: Something in Common

Average
stedman
356 plays

199.

  A Taste of Toast - A "Toast of London" Quiz    

Multiple Choice

 10 Qns

The gloriously offbeat British comedy series "Toast of London" first appeared on Channel 4 in 2012. In 2014, it won the Eurovision's Rose d'Or (Golden Rose) Award for best situation comedy. How much can you deduce about it from this quiz?

Average, 10 Qns, stedman, Nov 25 15

Category: T

Average
stedman
128 plays

200.

  Curtain Up on 10 London Theatres    

Multiple Choice

 10 Qns

Few would argue that London is the theatre capital of the world. What do you know about just a few of the famous theatres to be found there?

Average, 10 Qns, stedman, Nov 24 17

Category: Opera Houses & Theaters

Average
stedman
739 plays