Another rousing zoom meeting by members of Phoenix Rising has produced yet another rousing quiz for you to enjoy. Best of luck.
Average, 20 Qns, pollucci19,
Sep 06 21
Category:
Cool Zooms
This is the first in a series of four quizzes that looks at the bands that influenced, defined and then reformulated punk rock. This one covers the years from 1970 to 1977. Match the influential album (or song) with the band that released it.
Easier, 10 Qns, pollucci19,
Mar 14 22
Category:
Punk Rock
It is hard to identify which decade should be seen as John Wayne's golden age. I've chosen the 1960s as a number of my Duke favourites are in there. Identify the correct movie on the right by matching it with two of his co-stars on the left.
Easier, 10 Qns, pollucci19,
Mar 12 22
Category:
Wayne, John
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Whilst female crime fighters had been around for decades, they didn't start to take the public by storm until the 1980s. They came with varied quirks, hang-ups and skills. Match these sleuths with their creators before finding about their stories.
Easier, 10 Qns, pollucci19,
Nov 15 22
Category:
Fictional Detectives
The 1948 Invincibles
The 1948 Australian cricket team played the entire tour of England without losing a single match, earning the nickname "The Invincibles". The touring party was made up of 17 members and only two, Colin McCool & Ron Hammence, failed to play a Test match. Average, 15 Qns, pollucci19,
Sep 25 23
Category:
Australia
Truth is, in the harsh Australian desert you either adapt or die. Here are some of Australia's mammals that managed to adjust. Average, 10 Qns, pollucci19,
Jan 26 18
Category:
Australia
Agent Prime enters the Amazing Race looking for his numbers. See if you can find them.
Average, 10 Qns, pollucci19,
Aug 09 23
Category:
Mixed Numbers
Portugal, renowned for the quality of its footballers today and its explorers of yesteryear. Once the owners of one of the world's great empires, here is a portal to some of the people that have made it the amazing country it is.
Easier, 15 Qns, pollucci19,
Feb 22 23
Category:
Portuguese
The electric chair, often referred to as the hot seat, has been a symbol of the death penalty in the US for many years. The main focus of this quiz is how it came into being.
Average, 10 Qns, pollucci19,
Jan 23 22
Category:
Crime and Punishment
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Match the famous literary travellers with a description of their accomplishment. Best of luck.
Easier, 10 Qns, pollucci19,
Mar 17 19
Category:
Literary Characters
Your mission is to put together a cricket team from the ages, selecting players who have played first class cricket but bear the same name as a figure in history. Best of luck.
Easier, 10 Qns, pollucci19,
Jul 19 11
Category:
Cricket
A Tour of Sado Island
Challenged to write a tourist's view of Japan I've taken the guise of Jimmy Blonde (master spy) who is on the run on Sado Island. Follow him while he hides and moves from place to place, and he will take you to some of Japan's somewhat different sites. Average, 10 Qns, pollucci19,
Dec 08 22
Category:
Japan
The following body conditions either represent a short supply of something or are created by the body not receiving what is required to function properly. Match the condition with the short supply.
Easier, 10 Qns, pollucci19,
Jul 25 19
Category:
Misc. Health Issues
... but death got in the way. These wonderful contributors to the music scene may well have left us but, in the words of the late, great Buddy Holly, they will not fade away. Match the person on the right with the clue on the left.
Average, 10 Qns, pollucci19,
Nov 15 22
Category:
Deceased Musicians
Great science fiction needs great villains. "Star Wars" would pale without Darth Vader as would the following films without their "crooked men". Average, 10 Qns, pollucci19,
Jun 14 22
Category:
Sci-Fi Mixture
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2022 Dictionary Additions
Each year Dictionaries tend to update and add new words to their lists. The following are additions to Dictionary.com and Merriam-Websters for 2022 and I've managed to link them to work. Best of luck. Average, 10 Qns, pollucci19,
Dec 11 22
Category:
Definitions
The male names all scatter and run away. These are the letters left that couldn't provide enough for a full quiz. Match the names to their correct song titles & listen to them pipe up again.
Very Easy, 10 Qns, pollucci19,
Dec 26 17
Category:
Male Names in Songs
Jack Nicholson is one who can walk the talk. He has been nominated for an acting Oscar in the following ten films. I will provide you with two of his co-stars as clues and you need to match the movie in which they shared the spotlight with Jack.
Easier, 10 Qns, pollucci19,
Apr 29 21
Category:
Nicholson, Jack
Here we look at some TV characters that were sidekicks, played second fiddle to the lead, or were simply partners in crime. Please match these allies with the Western in which they featured.
Easier, 10 Qns, pollucci19,
Jun 10 17
Category:
By Characters
Jumpin' Jehoshaphat, my "J" names have jumped and jived away from their song titles. Please match the names to songs that miss them the best.
Very Easy, 10 Qns, pollucci19,
Jun 30 17
Category:
Male Names in Songs
'The Dirty Dozen' assembled one of the most decorated casts of its time. Your mission in this quiz is to identify the actors from a description of their role in the film using their portfolio of films.
Easier, 10 Qns, pollucci19,
Feb 08 11
Category:
Dirty Dozen, The
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Sound the alarm! There's been a breakout and all the "S" male names have escaped from these song titles. We need your help to round them up and match them to their cells again.
Easier, 10 Qns, pollucci19,
Nov 16 17
Category:
Male Names in Songs
Christmas is a tough time to buy those "special" gifts... but the ultimate catalogue is here for you. Match the item with the entertainment source that inspired it to open the door to an unusual or rare present for that special someone.
Easier, 10 Qns, pollucci19,
Dec 18 16
Category:
TV & Movies Mixture
Among actors, he has been the best of his kind. A creative artist with a strong bond to family, he was affectionately known as Hank. Here's a look at Henry Fonda, away from his towering presence on the silver screen.
Average, 10 Qns, pollucci19,
Aug 21 22
Category:
Celebrities E-G
OK, so I hiccupped and I erroneously called my comma an apostrophe. Regardless, I'm the first of the numbers to earn that distinction and here's your chance to see how useful I've been. Best of luck. Average, 10 Qns, pollucci19,
May 02 16
Category:
101+
They've teed off and they've taken off. Unfortunately, they took all the male "T" names from these songs with them. Turn them around and take them back to the songs that they belong to. Best of luck.
Very Easy, 10 Qns, pollucci19,
Sep 30 23
Category:
Male Names in Songs
What's in a name; well may we ask? The following questions trace the stories behind some of our well known and, perhaps, not so well known bands. Average, 10 Qns, pollucci19,
Aug 26 20
Category:
Band Names
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I meant at "C", a party at "C". The following songs have lost the male names that start with "C". See if you can match them up again.
Easier, 10 Qns, pollucci19,
May 21 17
Category:
Male Names in Songs
To swing, the big bands of the 1930's, relied not only on the quality of their musicians but the instruments they employed and the important roles these instruments served. This quiz is dedicated to those instruments ... the real sultans of swing.
Very Easy, 10 Qns, pollucci19,
Jul 28 16
Recommended for grades: 1,2,3,4,5
Category:
Musical Instruments
Who is the most powerful Avenger? I won't enter into that argument but I can certainly give you some of the contenders. Here, you need to match our mighty hero with the brief description I give you.
Average, 15 Qns, pollucci19,
Sep 22 20
Category:
Marvel Comics
One of the wonderful quirks of the English language is that a word may have more than one meaning. In this puzzle a creature, whose name has an alternate meaning, is hidden in each sentence below. To help, the other meaning is also in the sentence.
Very Easy, 10 Qns, pollucci19,
Oct 26 22
Category:
Hidden Words by Theme
Purloined, pinched or pilfered, whatever, the P's are gone from these songs. See if you can patch them together again.
Easier, 15 Qns, pollucci19,
Nov 07 17
Category:
Male Names in Songs
According to Neil Sedaka in 1975, breaking up is hard to do. Well it certainly was in some of the following films. Start off by matching the break-up plot to the movies' title.
Easier, 10 Qns, pollucci19,
Oct 15 18
Category:
Love in Movies
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There's very little middle ground for John Travolta. His characters are rarely mundane; they're usually way over the top. So much so they suit him perfectly. Match his character with the film.
Easier, 10 Qns, pollucci19,
Jul 03 19
Category:
Travolta, John
Some actors spend many years on the red carpet, idolised for breathing life into a myriad of memorable characters. Others, however, are there for fifteen minutes with a career defined by a single persona. WARNING: Terrible puns ahead.
Average, 10 Qns, pollucci19,
May 10 18
Category:
Movie Stars Mixed
While you were talking someone took a "S" and a "H" word out of our movie titles. See if you can track down the correct word.
Very Easy, 10 Qns, pollucci19,
Mar 14 20
Category:
Common Titles
Facts are definitely of no value to you here as they will be the wrong answers. In fact, the right answers are the facts that do not fit.
Very Easy, 10 Qns, pollucci19,
May 03 21
Recommended for grades: 4,5,6,7
Category:
Mixed Trivia for Kids
I always thought that groups of baby animals were called 'bunches' but now I find out that I'm wrong. Can you help me find their correct names?
Easier, 10 Qns, pollucci19,
Feb 22 09
Recommended for grades: 6,7,8
Category:
Animal Names: Adults, Babies & Groups
INXS Songs
"The Loved One" (1981) was the title of INXS' third single and an apt way to describe their stable of songs to their fans. This quiz looks at some of the tracks that made an impact on the band's rise to fame. Average, 10 Qns, pollucci19,
Aug 24 23
Category:
INXS
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I journeyed to South America at the invite of my mate Pablo (see Seven Psychopaths quiz) who wanted to show me some of the more unusual and unique aspects of his continent. Average, 10 Qns, pollucci19,
Jan 08 25
Category:
South America Photo Quizzes
Perhaps, one way to deliver a message in a song so that it stands out is to wrap up the title in a weather metaphor. Please match these titles with their messengers.
Average, 10 Qns, pollucci19,
Apr 27 18
Category:
Weather Songs
"Eep Op Ork Ah Ah"... those are the strange sounds made by Howard Morris as Jet Screamer. Now here's a look at some actors and how they have used their voices. Average, 10 Qns, pollucci19,
Mar 14 16
Category:
Voice Actors Mixed
We rolled the Rs once. We rolled them again and then they rolled away with "R" male names. Please match the correct name to its song so that they're rock solid again.
Easier, 10 Qns, pollucci19,
Nov 13 17
Category:
Male Names in Songs
Vanished. The Vee names have vacated the vault and vamoosed. Your task is to match them to their correct song title to make them valid again. Best of luck.
Easier, 10 Qns, pollucci19,
Dec 08 17
Category:
Male Names in Songs
Grandad is trying to make greens appealing to his grandson with amusing little haikus. See if you can identify and match up what is on the menu. The grandson's responses make up the interesting info.
Easier, 10 Qns, pollucci19,
Mar 06 19
Category:
Vegetable Mixture
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My sister, my best mate and I decided to walk the 1,000 kilometre Bibbulmun Track in stages. This quiz looks at the first stage of our hike. Average, 10 Qns, pollucci19,
Jan 29 18
Category:
Australia Photo Quizzes
Famous Czechs
There was a time when all I knew of the Czech Republic was Martina Navratilova, but there were so many more famous people born there. Match the appropriate person with the clue that has been provided. Very Easy, 10 Qns, pollucci19,
Dec 07 22
Category:
Czech People
The thriller genre comes in so many forms but they all have one thing in common - keeping us on the edge of our seats.
Average, 10 Qns, pollucci19,
Jun 05 17
Category:
Something in Common
Make sure your spirit is willing or you won't have the ghost of a chance as we explore some of the phantoms, spooks and apparitions that have entertained us for decades. Average, 10 Qns, pollucci19,
Apr 06 16
Category:
Ghosts and Spirits in Entertainment
Someone has stolen the punch lines from my really bad jokes. I need you to solve the punch line and then remove one letter to answer another clue BUT the letter you drop will be the real answer.
Easier, 10 Qns, pollucci19,
May 31 17
Category:
Dropped Letters