201.

  Origin of the Spicies    

Multiple Choice

 10 Qns

The Spice Girls were one of the biggest pop bands of the '90s, despite having a relatively short career as a group. This quiz looks at the group when they started out in the early '90s, before they hit the big time with 'Wannabe'.

Average, 10 Qns, Kankurette, Aug 10 21

Category: Spice Girls

Average
Kankurette
Aug 10 21
1340 plays

202.

  Toys! Toys! Toys!    

Multiple Choice

 10 Qns

Like any other child growing up in the late '80s/early '90s, I had certain toys and games that I loved. This quiz is about some of them. Note: there is a slight UK bias.

Average, 10 Qns, Kankurette, Mar 19 21

Category: Games & Toys

Average
Kankurette
Mar 19 21
514 plays

203.

  Looney Tunes    

Multiple Choice

 10 Qns

Voice actors might not get the attention their live-action counterparts do, but without them, so many iconic cartoon characters wouldn't have been brought to life. Here's a quiz about the voices behind the toons.

Average, 10 Qns, Kankurette, Nov 11 22

Category: Voice Actors Mixed

Average
Kankurette
Nov 11 22
244 plays

204.

  Christmas Carols at the Chalet School    

Multiple Choice

 10 Qns

Elinor M Brent-Dyer's 'Chalet School' books have featured Christmas plays and concerts, featuring several carols, both classic and obscure. This quiz is about some of them. NB: you don't have to have read the books to play the quiz!

Average, 10 Qns, Kankurette, Dec 07 19

Category: Christmas Music

Average
Kankurette
Dec 07 19
243 plays

205.

  Lend Me Your Ears    

Multiple Choice

 10 Qns

Ears! What are they good for? Hearing for a start, and a whole lot more. Let's take a look at those legendary lugholes.

Average, 10 Qns, Kankurette, Feb 09 22

Category: Ears and Hearing

Average
Kankurette
Feb 09 22
389 plays

206.

  More Colour Me Purple: Nothing Rhymes with Purple    

Multiple Choice

 10 Qns

However, this doesn't mean it's not worth writing a quiz about. This quiz is a mini category safari, and each question has something in common: they're all about the colour purple, or purple things. Note: this quiz has a British bias.

Very Easy, 10 Qns, Kankurette, May 03 21

Recommended for grades: 5,6,7

Category: Something in Common

Very Easy
Kankurette
May 03 21
850 plays

207.

  Listen to the Birds Sing    

Match Quiz

 10 Qns

Birds love to sing, and plenty of musicians love to sing about them. I've picked ten songs that are about birds - can you match them with the musicians who sang them?

Easier, 10 Qns, Kankurette, May 31 22

Category: Birds in Songs

Easier
Kankurette
May 31 22
167 plays

208.

  10 Lady and the Tramp Questions    

Multiple Choice

 10 Qns

Love dogs? Love Disney? Then you'll love 'Lady and the Tramp', a tale of an American cocker spaniel and a mongrel who fall in love.

Average, 10 Qns, Kankurette, Jan 01 19

Category: Lady and the Tramp

Average
Kankurette
Jan 01 19
394 plays

209.

  My Mother Was a Shinobi, My Father Was Too    

Multiple Choice

 10 Qns

You might know everything about Uzumaki Naruto and his fellow teen ninja, but what about their parents? Read the statements and guess who's who. PLEASE NOTE: surnames go before first names.

Average, 10 Qns, Kankurette, Sep 03 09

Category: Naruto

Average
Kankurette
1254 plays

210.

  I Am Unlike a Lifeform You've Ever Met    

Match Quiz

 10 Qns

'I am unlike a lifeform you've ever met, getting very hungry, but I won't eat you yet...'. From the dawn of time, humankind has told stories about all kinds of weird and wonderful mythical creatures. Here are ten of them.

Average, 10 Qns, Kankurette, May 13 18

Category: Beasts of Myth

Average
Kankurette
295 plays

211.

  Crustaceans, Cetaceans and Other Sea Creatures    

Match Quiz

 10 Qns

The sea has provided the movie world with plenty of inspiration, especially when it comes to the fish, whales and other creatures who live there. Match the sea creatures with the films in which they appear.

Easier, 10 Qns, Kankurette, Jul 10 18

Category: Animals in Movies

Easier
Kankurette
Jul 10 18
436 plays

212.

  Cold Turkey    

Multiple Choice

 10 Qns

Heroin has been both a creative and destructive influence on musicians throughout the years. This quiz looks at songs specifically about the drug.

Average, 10 Qns, Kankurette, Oct 09 12

Category: Drugs in Songs

Average
Kankurette
3288 plays

213.

  Puella Magi Madoka Magica    

Multiple Choice

 10 Qns

'Puella Magi Madoka Magica' is a magical girl show with a dark twist, where the life of a magical girl is not a happy one. This quiz is about the original series. Warning: contains spoilers.

Average, 10 Qns, Kankurette, Mar 09 20

Category: P

Average
Kankurette
Mar 09 20
404 plays

214.

  Match the Synopsis: The Tales of O Henry (1)    

Match Quiz

 10 Qns

O Henry was a prolific writer of short stories, most of which had a twist ending of some kind. I give you ten synopses, and you match the synopsis with the story title.

Average, 10 Qns, Kankurette, Aug 22 20

Recommended for grades: 9,10

Category: Henry, O.

Average
Kankurette
Aug 22 20
166 plays

215.

  They Banned My Band!    

Multiple Choice

 10 Qns

Popular music is not without its controversies. Over the years, various musicians have found themselves banned from TV shows, venues and even countries for a variety of reasons. This quiz is about some of them.

Average, 10 Qns, Kankurette, Apr 23 21

Category: Banned or Censored Music

Average
Kankurette
Apr 23 21
386 plays

216.

  If I Wasn't a Footballer...    

Multiple Choice

 10 Qns

This quiz is about occupational surnames - surnames named after types of job - and I've decided to give it a footballing twist (albeit with a UK bias).

Average, 10 Qns, Kankurette, Nov 14 21

Category: Names

Average
Kankurette
Nov 14 21
269 plays

217.

  Outlaw or Hero? You Decide...    

Multiple Choice

 10 Qns

Jesse James was one of the Old West's most notorious outlaws, and the subject of a folk song covered by the Pogues on their album 'Rum, Sodomy and the Lash', which portrays him as a tragically murdered hero. The song inspired this quiz.

Average, 10 Qns, Kankurette, Jul 22 21

Category: Old West

Average
Kankurette
Jul 22 21
369 plays

218.

  Third Year at Malory Towers    

Multiple Choice

 10 Qns

Darrell Rivers and friends are now Third Formers, and some new girls arrive: wannabe opera singer Mavis, ditzy American Zerelda and horse-mad Bill.

Average, 10 Qns, Kankurette, Mar 20 22

Category: Malory Towers

Average
Kankurette
Mar 20 22
214 plays

219.

  Meet the Real Angry Birds    

Multiple Choice

 10 Qns

If the green pigs ever consider stealing the eggs of any of these birds, they'd better think again. You wouldn't like them when they're angry...

Average, 10 Qns, Kankurette, Jun 02 16

Category: Wild Birds

Average
Kankurette
458 plays

220.

  The Moon is a Harsh Mistress    

Match Quiz

 10 Qns

Cold, silver and beautiful, the Moon, like the Sun, is ruled by a god or goddess in many different myths and cultures. Can you match these ten moon gods and goddesses with the cultures they come from?

Average, 10 Qns, Kankurette, Apr 20 20

Category: Something in Common

Average
Kankurette
Apr 20 20
309 plays

221.

  Dangerous Day    

Match Quiz

 10 Qns

'This is a dangerous day...' The 20th and 21st centuries have seen some terrible disasters, some caused by humans, some as the result of Mother Nature. Match the disasters with the decades in which they occurred.

Average, 10 Qns, Kankurette, Aug 08 18

Category: Disasters

Average
Kankurette
Aug 08 18
437 plays

222.

  First Term at Malory Towers    

Multiple Choice

 10 Qns

Darrell Rivers, a hot-headed young girl, is starting at her new boarding school, Malory Towers. It's an entirely new experience for her and she meets a wide variety of girls, from sharp-tongued Alicia to shrinking violet Mary-Lou.

Average, 10 Qns, Kankurette, Oct 18 21

Category: Malory Towers

Average
Kankurette
Oct 18 21
269 plays

223.

  Punk Rock Funeral    

Multiple Choice

 10 Qns

'I'm headed for a punk rock funeral...' Death is the great equaliser. However, what kind of funeral you have when you die is another thing altogether. This quiz is about funeral rites, and death-related rituals from across the globe.

Average, 10 Qns, Kankurette, May 27 18

Category: Death Becomes Them

Average
Kankurette
322 plays

224.

  The Manic Street Preachers Sang About Them    

Multiple Choice

 10 Qns

Many songs by the Manic Street Preachers namecheck or are named after famous people. This quiz is about a few of them, from many walks of life. You don't have to be a fan of the band to play this quiz, don't worry!)

Easier, 10 Qns, Kankurette, Nov 18 18

Recommended for grades: 8,9,10,11,12

Category: Mixed People

Easier
Kankurette
Nov 18 18
397 plays

225.

  More Colour Me Purple: Purple Magical Girls    

Match Quiz

 10 Qns

Purple, according to TV Tropes, is powerful, and some of these purple-clad magical girls are among the most powerful in their home series. Can you match the magical girl to her home series?

Average, 10 Qns, Kankurette, May 23 19

Category: Anime

Average
Kankurette
May 23 19
131 plays

226.

  The Ballad of Tom Jones    

Multiple Choice

 20 Qns

'I've never thrown my knickers at you!' 'And I don't come from Wales!' First there was Elvis, now there's Tom Jones. Each of these questions has a connection to the Welsh crooner.

Average, 20 Qns, Kankurette, Dec 29 19

Category: Thematic People

Average
Kankurette
Dec 29 19
319 plays

227.

  The International Language of Screaming    

Match Quiz

 10 Qns

England and the USA are both home to many big name rock and metal acts, from Iron Maiden and Venom to Slipknot and Marilyn Manson, but what about bands from other countries? Match each metal/rock band with their homeland.

Average, 10 Qns, Kankurette, May 31 21

Category: Heavy Metal

Average
Kankurette
May 31 21
141 plays

228.

  The Beautiful and Deadly O-Ren Ishii    

Multiple Choice

 10 Qns

O-Ren Ishii, the Bride's former team mate in the Deadly Viper Assassination Squad, is one of my favourite characters in Quentin Tarantino's 'Kill Bill' series. This quiz is about her, and is exclusively focused on 'Kill Bill Vol. 1'.

Average, 10 Qns, Kankurette, Feb 21 23

Category: Kill Bill Vol. 1 .

Average
Kankurette
Feb 21 23
115 plays

229.

  Tiptoe Through the Tuna    

Multiple Choice

 10 Qns

Here's some fishy questions about dishes from around the world. Some have fish, some are made from seafood.

Average, 10 Qns, Kankurette, Jan 22 19

Category: Seafood

Average
Kankurette
Jan 22 19
489 plays

230.

  A Build-Up of Pressure : 2015-16    

Match Quiz

 10 Qns

Arsène Wenger once said that "being a football manager is like living on a volcano", and the life of a football manager is a precarious one. In the 2015-16 season, 13 Premier League clubs changed managers. Can you guess which manager left which club?

Average, 10 Qns, Kankurette, Apr 23 18

Category: Premiership 2010s

Average
Kankurette
1267 plays

231.

  Fate/Grand Order    

Multiple Choice

 10 Qns

'Fate/Grand Order' is a mobile phone/gacha game based on Kinoko Nasu's 'Fate' anime and visual novel series, where legendary heroes and historical figures are summoned from across history to become your Servants. NB: the JP version is ahead of the US one

Average, 10 Qns, Kankurette, Feb 14 19

Category: F

Average
Kankurette
Feb 14 19
519 plays

232.

  Symbols and the Seder    

Multiple Choice

 10 Qns

Of all the Jewish festivals, Passover is my favourite, especially when it comes to the Seder, the celebratory meal held on the first night. This quiz is about the various foods on the Seder plate, and what they represent.

Average, 10 Qns, Kankurette, Mar 16 20

Category: Passover

Average
Kankurette
Mar 16 20
384 plays

233.

  Game of Zoos: Where Are The Animals Hiding?    

Multiple Choice

 10 Qns

Several animals have escaped from the zoo and are hiding in these sentences. Can you find them?

Easier, 10 Qns, Kankurette, Apr 05 19

Category: Hidden Words

Easier
Kankurette
Apr 05 19
539 plays

234.

  Tin Planet    

Multiple Choice

 10 Qns

Tin! Its name is synonymous with cans, it's soft, it's silver in colour, and it's the fiftieth element of the Periodic Table. What do you know about tin?

Average, 10 Qns, Kankurette, Nov 07 19

Category: Specific Elements

Average
Kankurette
Nov 07 19
336 plays

235.

  Shot Shot    

Multiple Choice

 10 Qns

I spent a fair amount of time in various bars and pubs when I was at Manchester University, so I thought I'd write a quiz about the student's favourite mini cocktail: the shooter.

Average, 10 Qns, Kankurette, Nov 26 18

Category: Cocktails and Mixed Drinks

Average
Kankurette
Nov 26 18
354 plays

236.

  Super Furry Animals    

Multiple Choice

 10 Qns

The Super Furry Animals are one of Wales' more unusual bands, and sing in both English and Welsh. I'm learning Welsh myself, so I thought it would be nice to write a quiz about them.

Average, 10 Qns, Kankurette, Jun 27 19

Category: Super Furry Animals

Average
Kankurette
Jun 27 19
368 plays

237.

  20 Shades of Italy    

Multiple Choice

 20 Qns

In honour of Italy winning Euro 2020, I've decided to do a category safari quiz with an Italian theme. Each question is related to Italy or Italians in some way.

Average, 20 Qns, Kankurette, Sep 23 21

Category: Mixed Italy

Average
Kankurette
Sep 23 21
201 plays

238.

  Dark Clouds    

Multiple Choice

 10 Qns

'Dark clouds drift away to reveal the sunshine...' All the words hidden in this quiz are associated with weather, bad or otherwise.

Very Easy, 10 Qns, Kankurette, May 03 18

Category: Hidden Words by Theme

Very Easy
Kankurette
532 plays

239.

  A Chalet School A-Z    

Multiple Choice

 25 Qns

Inspired by Alison McCallum's 'Chalet School Encyclopaedias', a must for any hardcore 'Chalet School' fan, I've decided to create my own 'Chalet School' alphabet-themed quiz.

Average, 25 Qns, Kankurette, Jun 08 19

Category: Brent-Dyer, Elinor

Average
Kankurette
Jun 08 19
317 plays

240.

  Sharks    

Multiple Choice

 10 Qns

'If the sea was warm, would sharks be more friendly?' Maybe, maybe not, but sharks - comedic, heroic or just plain terrifying - have been the source of entertainment for many years. Here's a quiz about sharks in entertainment.

Average, 10 Qns, Kankurette, Jun 27 19

Category: Famous Animals

Average
Kankurette
Jun 27 19
349 plays

241.

  Get Miles    

Multiple Choice

 10 Qns

'I love this island but this island's killing me...' So I decided to head to some of the world's remotest places where few or no people live at all and, as the band Gomez once sang, get miles away.

Average, 10 Qns, Kankurette, Nov 14 19

Category: Where am I? Average

Average
Kankurette
Nov 14 19
325 plays

242.

  The Sting    

Multiple Choice

 10 Qns

As a child, I was a huge fan of the Police, and the early solo work of their frontman Gordon Sumner - or, as he is more popularly known, Sting. This quiz is about his first four solo albums, from 'The Dream of the Blue Turtles' to '10 Summoner's Tales'.

Average, 10 Qns, Kankurette, Mar 05 22

Category: Sting

Average
Kankurette
Mar 05 22
166 plays

243.

  Slippery When Wet    

Multiple Choice

 10 Qns

No, it's not a Bon Jovi quiz, though it does use Bon Jovi lyrics! This quiz is, in fact, about one of the wettest and most slippery parts of the human body - the mouth. (Note: British English spelling is used in this quiz.)

Average, 10 Qns, Kankurette, Nov 22 16

Category: Digestive System and Metabolism

Average
Kankurette
523 plays

244.

  Bad Girls of the Chalet School    

Multiple Choice

 10 Qns

The Chalet School's had its fair share of troublesome pupils, from Tyrol to Switzerland. Some are mischievous, some are unhappy, and some are, frankly, horrible. Here's a quiz on ten of them, based on the books by Elinor Brent-Dyer.

Average, 10 Qns, Kankurette, Oct 13 14

Category: Brent-Dyer, Elinor

Average
Kankurette
399 plays

245.

  The English Language Let Me Down    

Multiple Choice

 10 Qns

'This is the day that the English language let me down...' ...so I decided to focus on the Celtic languages of Britain: Irish, Scottish Gaelic, Welsh, Cornish and Manx.

Average, 10 Qns, Kankurette, Dec 29 19

Category: Languages

Average
Kankurette
Dec 29 19
262 plays

246.

  It's a Piece of Cake to Bake a Pretty Cake    

Multiple Choice

 10 Qns

Do you have a sweet tooth? Do you enjoy baking and/or eating cake? Then you'll like this quiz, which is based on the song 'Cooking by the Book' from 'Lazytown'. There is a slight UK bias.

Average, 10 Qns, Kankurette, Sep 06 14

Category: Cakes

Average
Kankurette
698 plays

247.

  On the Ning Nang Nong, The Cows Go Bong    

Multiple Choice

 20 Qns

My star sign is Taurus, the sign of the Bull, and that - along with Kyle's demand for more Thematic Fun quizzes - gave me the idea to do a quiz with a bovine theme.

Average, 20 Qns, Kankurette, Nov 17 21

Category: Thematic Cows

Average
Kankurette
Nov 17 21
239 plays

248.

  Mister Psycho    

Multiple Choice

 10 Qns

'Don't freak him out, or you'll blow his top...' Football has had its fair share of hard men, eccentrics and bad boys over the years. Here are some particularly memorable players.

Average, 10 Qns, Kankurette, Aug 25 18

Category: UK Football Players

Average
Kankurette
Aug 25 18
308 plays

249.

  Ten Celebrities Who Shook the Wirral    

Multiple Choice

 10 Qns

The Wirral Peninsula might not be as glamorous or famous as its neighbour, Liverpool, but it's still given the world its fair share of famous names. Some of the celebrities in this quiz were born in the Wirral, while others grew up there.

Average, 10 Qns, Kankurette, Jul 14 14

Category: UK Celebs

Average
Kankurette
1147 plays

250.

  The Girl in the Glass Coffin    

Multiple Choice

 10 Qns

The Snow White story, made famous by the Grimm brothers, has existed in many variations for hundreds of years. This quiz is not just about the story we know, but other regional variations too.

Average, 10 Qns, Kankurette, Apr 26 24

Category: Fables and Fairy Tales

Average
Kankurette
Apr 26 24
306 plays