In answering these questions you will take a trip down the Thames from its source to the sea.
Average, 10 Qns, minch,
Sep 29 03
Category:
Southeast England
Take the letters ST, and add a word to make a two word phrase. For example - Challenge referee = stump ump. Check the hint for number of letters
Average, 10 Qns, minch,
Mar 12 24
Category:
Add Multiple Letters
Oh K. What do you know about these K places?
Average, 10 Qns, minch,
Aug 15 21
Category:
Alphabetical Places H - M
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What do you know about events that happened in past Aprils?
Average, 10 Qns, minch,
Apr 17 23
Category:
April May June
Ten questions about explorers. If you get the right answers to the first nine questions, the initial letter of each answer will spell the answer to the last question.
Tough, 10 Qns, minch,
Mar 29 16
Category:
Explorers
Have fun with these seasonal anagrams. One or more of adjacent words in the sentence will anagram into a Christmas word or words.
Difficult, 10 Qns, minch,
Jul 06 06
Category:
Christmas Word Play
1975 was the year that 8,000 terra cotta soldiers were found buried in Xi'an China. Franco died and Jimmy Hoffa disappeared. What else happened?
Tough, 10 Qns, minch,
Feb 09 25
Category:
1970s Nostalgia
All these questions have to do with places and things that start with Ca. The 'Ca' may be in the question or in the answer. Have fun!
Tough, 10 Qns, minch,
Jun 27 18
Category:
Alphabetical Places A - G
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All the answers in this wordwise quiz are titles of movies.
Tough, 10 Qns, minch,
Dec 15 07
Category:
Movie Wordwise
So you did well on the first B.C. Canada quiz. How do you fare on this one?
Average, 10 Qns, minch,
Nov 10 18
Category:
British Columbia
How's your memory of 1979? The Shah was ousted from Iran. Carter was President of the US. Britain gained a new Prime Minister. Sky Lab fell to earth. What do you know about 1979?
Tough, 10 Qns, minch,
Aug 15 24
Category:
1970s Nostalgia
P is for places, which includes rivers, mountains, etc, as well as cities and countries. See how well you know your world!
Average, 10 Qns, minch,
Jul 31 16
Category:
Alphabetical Places N - S
Brazil is one of the world's largest countries. I'm sure you know that it is a tropical country and the Amazon flows through it, but what else do you know?
Average, 10 Qns, minch,
Sep 03 23
Category:
Brazil
Cast your minds back to 1978, and see what you can remember. Even if you weren't born then, you may be surprised at what you know!
Tough, 10 Qns, minch,
Feb 17 16
Category:
1970s Nostalgia
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The initial letters of the first nine answers will spell out the answer to the final question.
Good luck!
Average, 10 Qns, minch,
Oct 22 11
Category:
Tanzania
Another 'do you remember?' quiz. Hope you like it as much as the others. Happy memories - if you go back that far! Let me know if there's a special year you'd like a quiz about.
Tough, 10 Qns, minch,
Nov 15 24
Category:
1950s Nostalgia
New to wordwise? Each of these represents a phrase. Puzzled? Find 'How To Do Wordwise' in Brain Teasers - Word Play - Wordwise, and do that first.
Average, 5 Qns, minch,
May 20 10
Category:
Minch's Wordwise
Ten of the world's most famous rivers. Into which body of water do they flow?
Average, 10 Qns, minch,
Sep 19 24
Category:
Rivers
Well, what do you know about these W places?
Average, 10 Qns, minch,
Jul 02 20
Category:
Alphabetical Places T - Z
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Each of the below suggests a Christmas phrase. I give you the number of letters in each word.
Average, 5 Qns, minch,
Jan 06 12
Category:
Christmas Word Play
Not many of Shaw's plays are performed these days. See how you do on these questions.
Average, 10 Qns, minch,
Nov 18 08
Category:
Shaw, George Bernard
There are lots of countries, cities, rivers, and other geographical locales starting with L. Here are questions about a few of them.
Average, 10 Qns, minch,
Mar 28 23
Category:
Alphabetical Places H - M
Stories about dragons have been around since ancient times. Mythology is full of tales of dragons, and more recently they have appeared in Tolkein's and Rowling's books. What do you know of these beasts?
Average, 10 Qns, minch,
Aug 19 24
Category:
Thematic Dragons
Around the world to look for D? Have fun.
Average, 10 Qns, minch,
Mar 10 19
Category:
Alphabetical Places A - G
What do you know about the changeover to the euro which took place on January 1, 2002. See also the quiz 'The Euro' by Lady Macbeth in the Currencies category of World.
Average, 10 Qns, minch,
Feb 04 23
Category:
The Euro
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A chance to test your knowledge of V places all over the world.
Average, 10 Qns, minch,
Jul 03 14
Category:
Alphabetical Places T - Z
Each seven letter answer word begins with B and ends with ED. Inside these letters is a four letter word. The definition of the whole word is given first, followed by the inside word.
Tough, 10 Qns, minch,
Feb 11 06
Category:
Minch Word Puzzles
Start with a three letter word, add H to the end to make another word. The answer is a two word phrase. Use the hint for order of words. Example -Touch walkway = pat path.
Tough, 10 Qns, minch,
Jan 27 07
Category:
First Letters Word Puzzles
The ayes have it. All these questions have to do with places that not only start with 'A' but also end with 'a'.
Average, 10 Qns, minch,
Oct 21 15
Category:
Alphabetical Places A - G
Here are some very familiar quotes. Do you know who made them?
Tough, 10 Qns, minch,
May 03 13
Category:
Famous Quotes for Experts
Here are some titles of literary classics. Each has a word missing. The missing word is a color. Most of these have been made into movies so even if you haven't read the book you should know them. Good luck!
Average, 10 Qns, minch,
Feb 26 04
Category:
Literary Titles
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A Christmas wordwise quiz. If you've never done a wordwise quiz, each question is a wordplay puzzle. Look for one word inside another, or on another. LOOK AT THE HINT FOR THE NUMBER OF WORDS.
Average, 5 Qns, minch,
Feb 11 15
Category:
Christmas Word Play
The initial letters of the correct answers to the first nine questions spell the answer to the last question.
Tough, 10 Qns, minch,
Jan 23 07
Category:
Acrostics and Common Bond
Ten questions to test your geographical knowledge of Venezuela
Average, 10 Qns, minch,
Feb 28 25
Category:
Venezuela
Here is another quiz on dragons, both friendly and otherwise! The letters of the answers to the first nine questions spell out the answer to Q10.
Average, 10 Qns, minch,
May 10 24
Category:
9 for 10
1959 was the year that Alaska and Hawaii became the 49th and 50th states. It was the year of the 'Twenty-One' quiz show scandal. What else happened?
Difficult, 10 Qns, minch,
Aug 29 13
Category:
1950s Nostalgia
The first letters of the answers to the first nine questions spell the answer to #10. If you didn't get to answer all the questions, go back and see if knowing the first letter of the answer helps.
Average, 10 Qns, minch,
Aug 27 14
Category:
Namibia
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Each six-letter answer word begins with B and ends with ED. Inside these letters is a three letter word. The definition of the whole word is given first, followed by the inside word.
Average, 10 Qns, minch,
Apr 25 06
Category:
Minch Word Puzzles
I give you the names of groups of siblings and friends in well known children's books. You must find out who is missing.
Average, 10 Qns, minch,
May 02 21
Recommended for grades: 5,6,7
Category:
Characters in Kids Books
You don't think you know much about Ecuador. You may be surprised when you do this quiz. First letters of the right answers will spell the answer to the last question.
Average, 10 Qns, minch,
Oct 09 22
Category:
Ecuador
Carroll, Chaucer, Christie, Cook and Crichton, all are authors starting with C. Three of them, plus seven others are featured in this quiz. Have fun.
Average, 10 Qns, minch,
Oct 27 11
Category:
Author Names
In Part II of Add an Element you must add the symbol letters of the element to the letters in the word given and rearrange them to form the name of a scientist. LIED + selenium = Diesel(letters l-i-e-d-s-e).
Tough, 10 Qns, minch,
Oct 09 22
Category:
Alphabetic Symbols
A quiz about authors whose last name starts with B. Have fun!
Average, 10 Qns, minch,
Nov 20 21
Category:
Author Names
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Take the letters of the word or words given, add the letter or letters for the element given and you have the name of a scientist. Sometimes you must rearrange the letters. e.g. RICE + uranium = CURIE (rice+u)
Average, 10 Qns, minch,
May 17 16
Category:
Alphabetic Symbols
A mixture of cryptic clues, to which all answers are a colour, so a definition of the answer is not always given. Look for hidden words, reversals, anagrams, charades, etc.
Tough, 10 Qns, minch,
Aug 07 04
Category:
Cryptics
Here are a few questions on special days celebrated in the USA. Most of them are holidays. Read the question carefully.
Very Difficult, 10 Qns, minch,
Jun 10 09
Category:
U.S. Holidays
J is for Japan, but Japan is not featured here. However, other J countries, cities, mountains, etc starting with J are. Good luck!
Tough, 10 Qns, minch,
Aug 18 19
Category:
Alphabetical Places H - M
In this quiz there are five types of wordplay questions. Hint: all answers start with D.
Tough, 10 Qns, minch,
Jul 05 23
Category:
Mixed Word Puzzles