Here's my latest attempt at a Drop a Letter quiz. Start with a two letter word, add letters until you have a six letter word, and end with a single letter. Letters will be rearranged sometimes.
In Sumerian mythology, there were several layers of heaven. The outermost layer was the abode of the gods, who were associated by the Sumerians with specific astronomical bodies. See how many you can correctly match.
It may not have been the view of everyone, but the from the view of the British Crown, the American Revolution may have seemed like the ultimate betrayal. Match the brief description with the fifteen Revolutionary War battles.
Another (revised) Wordwise quiz for you. New to Wordwise? These letters and numbers stand for a phrase, cliche, or occasionally just one word. Find out more in the quiz 'How to Do Wordwise Quizzes' in Brain Teasers.
Completed as a quiz challenge, this general quiz includes "everything" in the questions. Can you determine the answers? (The first letter of the first nine answers will spell out the answer to question 10.)
Not every person whose name heads the name of a band is the lead vocalist. Match these instrumentalists with the musical instrument they played with the band.
Jim Carter may be best known for starring as Mr. Carson on "Downton Abbey", but he has appeared in many feature films during his career. Match the name of the film with the role that he played.
Find these ten words related to the Inca Empire hidden in the sentences. (Note that some of the answers are more generic but will lead to more specific concepts).
Did you think musical theater started with "Showboat", or "Oklahoma", or "Rent"? Think again. See if you can identify these ten examples of musical theater from the first quarter of the 20th century by some major characters.
In the Gospels, Jesus would use parables to explain truths to the people whom He encountered. See how well you understand the allegories in these parables. Quotations are from the King James Bible.
You might associate sequels with a movie or a book, but we can find successors or sequels in many other areas. How many do you think you can determine?
A little sidebar that still has a connection to my superhero matching quizzes with one focusing on one of the great comic book villains--Lex Luthor. Match the actor with the movie, television show, or video game where he appeared as Lex Luthor.
Guy Smiley was the occasional game show who appeared on "Sesame Street". Match the hosts who emceed the 1970s incarnations of these game shows. (Guy Smiley never hosted these shows, but he may have wished he did.)
Every human born in the land of Xanth possesses a magical talent, some minor, some major. Match these ten Xanthian characters with their magical talents.
See if you can match the defunct National Football League/American Professional Association team with the championship won. (Note: It was not always an APFA/NFL Championship.)
See how familiar you are with the "Inferno", first part of Dante's epic poem "The Divine Comedy". Match the sinner with his or her location. (Please note that this is based on where Dante placed them, not you or I.)
Once again, identify the plots and plans of the villains in episodes of "Scooby-Doo, Where Are You". Episodes come from the later part of season one and early part of season two.
These are not necessarily the ten largest cats in the world, but they are all significantly larger than your typical house cat. Match the cat with its 21st century range in the wild.
Some musicals are huge hits. Others, for what ever reason, are not. While many of these musicals were not flops, they all ran for less than 1,000 performances. Based on the clues, name the show.