301.

  Going, Going, Gone    

Multiple Choice

 10 Qns

This quiz relates some of the most significant achievements at the swimming events at the Olympics. All these swimmers have done something for the first time. I'll start each question with the words I imagine a radio commentator could have used.

Average, 10 Qns, JanIQ, Nov 04 13

Category: Olympics History

Average
JanIQ
538 plays

302.

  B Is For Bellerophon    

Match Quiz

 10 Qns

After "A Is For Abas" another quiz exploring Greek mythical figures - this time beginning with B. Have fun matching the names and (mostly obscure) characters. Don't look for Bacchus though, for that is the Roman name for Dionysus.

Average, 10 Qns, JanIQ, Apr 16 17

Category: Something in Common

Average
JanIQ
214 plays

303.

  La Douce France    

Multiple Choice

 10 Qns

What do you know about French history, gastronomy, movies, music, art...? Let's explore all of these fields.

Average, 10 Qns, JanIQ, Nov 29 17

Category: Mixed France

Average
JanIQ
572 plays

304.

  Panis Angelicus    

Multiple Choice

 10 Qns

The song "Panis Angelicus" has inspired me for a quiz on food and drink in classical music. Enjoy your party.

Easier, 10 Qns, JanIQ, Oct 11 15

Category: Composers Mixture

Easier
JanIQ
328 plays

305.

  The Fifties Through the Ages    

Multiple Choice

 20 Qns

For my fiftieth quiz, my team mates advised me to do something with years ending in fifty. Here are challenging questions on the years 50 AD, 150 AD and so on, up till 1950 AD. Have fun and try to remember all you learn in this quiz.

Tough, 20 Qns, JanIQ, Jun 10 10

Category: Random History Mix

Tough
JanIQ
898 plays

306.

  Calendar Saints - The Month of September    

Multiple Choice

 10 Qns

Every day is the name day of several saints. What do you know on the following saints venerated in September?

Average, 10 Qns, JanIQ, Sep 03 11

Category: Saints by the Calendar

Average
JanIQ
297 plays

307.

  Pictures at an Exhibition - War and Peace    

Multiple Choice

 15 Qns

Let's imagine an exhibition of various artworks, grouped by subject. The sixth room in the exhibition is filled with artworks that refer to war and peace - not the novel by Leo Tolstoy. Buildigns and bas-reliefs are represented by models.

Average, 15 Qns, JanIQ, May 15 22

Category: Art By Subject

Average
JanIQ
May 15 22
655 plays

308.

  Italian Olympic Winners    

Multiple Choice

 10 Qns

Italy has competed in many Summer and Winter Olympics, but not in 1904. What do you know about Italian Olympic medal winners?

Average, 10 Qns, JanIQ, Nov 13 22

Category: Italy

Average
JanIQ
Nov 13 22
73 plays

309.

  Heavy Metal    

Multiple Choice

 10 Qns

Did you think you'd get a quiz on heavy metal music acts? Alas, this quiz is something else. It's about metallic elements at least 10 times as heavy as water. Have fun.

Average, 10 Qns, JanIQ, Aug 03 13

Category: Metals

Average
JanIQ
550 plays

310.

  Dazzling Razzies    

Multiple Choice

 10 Qns

The Golden Raspberries (shortened to Razzies) are movie awards - but not for the best actor, director or production. On the contrary, they are given to the worst movies, directors or actors. What do you know about these undesirable awards?

Average, 10 Qns, JanIQ, Jan 12 15

Category: Golden Raspberry Awards

Average
JanIQ
631 plays

311.

  Quite Random Historical Facts    

Multiple Choice

 10 Qns

Do you know more than one historical fact starting with the letter Q? Well, surprisingly there are quite a bit more - enough to build a quiz with these. Have fun exploring some random history of the quaternary age.

Average, 10 Qns, JanIQ, Nov 05 18

Category: World History

Average
JanIQ
Nov 05 18
453 plays

312.

  Belgium Before 1500 A.D.    

Multiple Choice

 10 Qns

Belgium has been an independent nation since 1830 A.D. However, Belgian history begins around 58 B.C. Here's a quiz on Belgian history before independence.

Average, 10 Qns, JanIQ, Oct 06 21

Category: Belgian

Average
JanIQ
Oct 06 21
889 plays

313.

  JanIQ's Second Common Bond Quiz    

Multiple Choice

 10 Qns

Here's another common bond quiz. This challenging quiz is loosely based upon items of the Food and Drink subcategory. Bon appétit!

Average, 10 Qns, JanIQ, Jun 09 10

Category: CB By Series

Average
JanIQ
870 plays

314.

  European Movies    

Multiple Choice

 10 Qns

In this quiz the members of our team will pose questions about movies from different European countries. Have fun!

Tough, 10 Qns, JanIQ, May 15 11

Category: Foreign Mixture

Tough
JanIQ
583 plays

315.

  Let the Money Roll    

Multiple Choice

 10 Qns

Take out paper and pencil and draw a chart, for you'll need it. Good luck deciphering the clues. Four students from different English counties travel abroad for a year. Give their home county, as well as their family name and destination.

Average, 10 Qns, JanIQ, Aug 12 21

Category: Logic Puzzles

Average
JanIQ
Aug 12 21
904 plays

316.

  Italian Inventors    

Match Quiz

 10 Qns

What have the Italians done for us? Have fun finding out in this quiz.

Average, 10 Qns, JanIQ, Nov 09 16

Category: Italians

Average
JanIQ
326 plays

317.

  Voici the Maid' S Milk    

Multiple Choice

 10 Qns

Start with the word MAID. At each step, alter one of the four letters of the previous word. You'll have to bring home the maid's milk. An extra clue is hidden in the title (the faulty spelling). No anagramming needed.

Difficult, 10 Qns, JanIQ, Dec 18 17

Category: Letter Word Play for Experts

Difficult
JanIQ
1601 plays

318.

  German Grundlichkeit    

Multiple Choice

 10 Qns

Germans are praised worldwide for their thorough way of dealing with things. No wonder many Germans have made important inventions or discoveries. What do you know about this group of German inventors, industrialists and scientists?

Average, 10 Qns, JanIQ, Dec 01 18

Category: Scientists & Inventors

Average
JanIQ
Dec 01 18
254 plays

319.

  Help! Whence Came Those Drooling Dogs?    

Multiple Choice

 10 Qns

Meow! I'm Jack Nicholson, JanIq's master, and I don't like those drooling dogs. They drive me barking mad. Or should I say meowing mad? Where did they all come from?

Average, 10 Qns, JanIQ, Mar 31 20

Category: Geography - Miscellany

Average
JanIQ
Mar 31 20
223 plays

320.

  Empedocles Enjoys Fiery Entertainment    

Multiple Choice

 10 Qns

Empedocles taught everything consisted of four elements: earth, water, wind and fire. What would he think about these various forms of entertainment (in)directly linked to fire?

Average, 10 Qns, JanIQ, Dec 06 20

Category: Fire, Air, Earth, Water in Entertainment

Average
JanIQ
Dec 06 20
298 plays

321.

  Need for Speed: Underground    

Multiple Choice

 10 Qns

By the end of 2003, Electronic Arts commercialised the aforesaid instalment of their successful game collection for PC, Play Station 2, Game Boy Advance, GameCube and Xbox. Here are some basic questions about this game. Enjoy!

Average, 10 Qns, JanIQ, Jan 09 14

Category: Need for Speed

Average
JanIQ
206 plays

322.

  Red Squirrels    

Multiple Choice

 10 Qns

My cats have caught some red squirrels. So in honour of my cats, I've written this quiz on their most spectacular prey.

Average, 10 Qns, JanIQ, Dec 02 20

Category: Rodents

Average
JanIQ
Dec 02 20
346 plays

323.

  Operatic Roman History    

Multiple Choice

 10 Qns

Let's try and combine history and classical music, two of my pastimes. In this first instalment I deal with Roman history in operas.

Average, 10 Qns, JanIQ, Apr 16 13

Category: Roman Life and Culture

Average
JanIQ
1220 plays

324.

  Pictures at an Exhibition - Can You Cook It?    

Multiple Choice

 10 Qns

Let's imagine an exhibition of various artworks, grouped by subject. The eighth room in the exhibition is filled with paintings showing some kind of food and drink.

Average, 10 Qns, JanIQ, Mar 19 24

Category: Art By Subject

Average
JanIQ
Mar 19 24
672 plays

325.

  Pictures at an Exhibition - Myth and Legend    

Multiple Choice

 15 Qns

Let's imagine an exhibition of various artworks, grouped by subject. The tenth room in the exhibition is filled with artworks dedicated to legends and mythology (especially classical mythology).

Average, 15 Qns, JanIQ, Nov 27 24

Category: Art By Subject

Average
JanIQ
Nov 27 24
752 plays

326.

  Four - An Interesting Number    

Multiple Choice

 10 Qns

It's amazing how many questions can be asked that lead to the number four. Here are ten questions from ten of the main categories of Fun Trivia, all starting with four. Have fun.

Average, 10 Qns, JanIQ, May 15 19

Category: 4

Average
JanIQ
May 15 19
1241 plays

327.

  Pictures at an Exhibition - Animals Abounding    

Multiple Choice

 10 Qns

Let's imagine an exhibition of various artworks, grouped by subject. I'll pose you questions about the artworks, the artists or the subjects. Originally the exhibition was twelve rooms, but now a thirteenth has been opened. Animals abound in art.

Average, 10 Qns, JanIQ, Nov 17 12

Category: Art By Subject

Average
JanIQ
444 plays

328.

  Quite Small, Those Subatomic Particles    

Multiple Choice

 10 Qns

Because of their incredible small size, subatomic particles can't be measured. Each attempt to measure them would disturb their surroundings. Here are some questions about various subatomic particles.

Average, 10 Qns, JanIQ, Jun 05 14

Category: Atomic and Subatomic Physics

Average
JanIQ
398 plays

329.

  These J Animals Are Not Mocking You    

Multiple Choice

 10 Qns

Here are ten species of animals with a name starting with J. What do you know about these (perhaps obscure) animals?

Average, 10 Qns, JanIQ, Nov 27 18

Category: Mixed Animal Trivia

Average
JanIQ
Nov 27 18
539 plays

330.

  A French Garden Party at Versailles    

Multiple Choice

 10 Qns

Imagine a party in the garden of Versailles in 1682. Can you identify the various French people at this garden party? All of the correct answers could have attended a party in this specific year. I've mentioned all names in the French orthography.

Average, 10 Qns, JanIQ, Nov 06 20

Category: French

Average
JanIQ
Nov 06 20
346 plays

331.

  Verirrt in der Uebersetzung    

Multiple Choice

 10 Qns

The title is German for "Lost in Translation". Some German lyrics of classical music were translated into English, but the melody was "lost in translation". Can you answer a question if I give you the translated lyrics? Sing along if you dare.

Average, 10 Qns, JanIQ, Aug 29 21

Category: Classical Music

Average
JanIQ
Aug 29 21
164 plays

332.

  Quadruple Dutch    

Multiple Choice

 10 Qns

No, this quiz is not more silly than "double Dutch". I'll give you four people appearing in the list of the "Greatest Dutchman". Can you pick the odd one out?

Average, 10 Qns, JanIQ, Nov 04 21

Category: Netherlands People

Average
JanIQ
Nov 04 21
202 plays

333.

  Pictures at an Exhibition - Male Nude    

Multiple Choice

 10 Qns

Let's imagine an exhibition of various artworks, grouped by subject (and not by artist). I'll pose you questions about the artworks, the artists or the subjects. The first room in the exhibition is filled with male nudes.

Average, 10 Qns, JanIQ, Jun 08 09

Category: Art By Subject

Average
JanIQ
654 plays

334.

  What Did the Belgians Do for Us?    

Multiple Choice

 10 Qns

Belgium is a small country, but with many people who gained international fame. What do you know about the following people, who all have lived at some time in the territory that now is called Belgium?

Average, 10 Qns, JanIQ, Nov 22 17

Category: Belgium People

Average
JanIQ
280 plays

335.

  And Away We Go!    

Match Quiz

 10 Qns

"And Away We Go" - only in the mind, for in real life we stay glued to our console screen. Have fun matching these imaginary places to the video games they appear in.

Average, 10 Qns, JanIQ, Nov 10 19

Category: Places in Video Games

Average
JanIQ
Nov 10 19
206 plays

336.

  Sailing    

Multiple Choice

 10 Qns

As Rod Stewart might have sung: "They were sailing, 'cross the ocean". What do you know about the following sailors, explorers and ship travellers?

Average, 10 Qns, JanIQ, Nov 19 19

Category: Explorers

Average
JanIQ
Nov 19 19
309 plays

337.

  World Famous in Belgium    

Multiple Choice

 10 Qns

All these people had the Belgian nationality. What do you know about these people who achieved fame in Belgium as well as in some niches abroad? Mind you: most are not part of mainstream culture.

Average, 10 Qns, JanIQ, Nov 17 21

Category: Place of Origin

Average
JanIQ
Nov 17 21
212 plays

338.

  Operatic History - the Sixteenth Century    

Multiple Choice

 20 Qns

Here's another instalment in my series about operas and musical theatre plays named after historical events and people. As always, the operatic background was provided by "The Great Opera Book" and www.operone.de.

Average, 20 Qns, JanIQ, May 20 15

Category: Renaissance

Average
JanIQ
883 plays

339.

  Olympic Games 1960 at Rome    

Multiple Choice

 10 Qns

Here are some remarkable sporting results of the 1960 Summer Olympics. All questions are multiple choice. Have fun.

Average, 10 Qns, JanIQ, Jun 09 10

Category: 1960 Rome

Average
JanIQ
404 plays

340.

  Impossible Brain Breakers    

Multiple Choice

 10 Qns

Replace the letters from the alphabet by their ranking order: a=1, b=2, etc. Then multiply the numbers. Guess the body part by the product. Remember each word contains at least one vowel.

Average, 10 Qns, JanIQ, Nov 13 12

Category: Numbers and Patterns

Average
JanIQ
2403 plays

341.

  Early Opera    

Multiple Choice

 10 Qns

Most opera buffs are familiar with the repertoire of Mozart (1756-1791) and later composers. But what do you know about Mozart's predecessors, who completed some of their operas before 1750?

Average, 10 Qns, JanIQ, Apr 14 19

Category: Opera

Average
JanIQ
Apr 14 19
267 plays

342.

  Belgium in the XVIIIth Century    

Multiple Choice

 10 Qns

As the title indicates, this quiz is on Belgian history (and related titbits). All events I mention took place in the XVIIIth century. During this century, Belgium was initially under Spanish rule, later Austrian rule and finally it was ruled by France.

Average, 10 Qns, JanIQ, Jul 13 05

Category: Belgian

Average
JanIQ
699 plays

343.

  Calendar Saints - The Month of October    

Multiple Choice

 10 Qns

Every day several saints are venerated. What do you know about the following saints celebrated in October?

Average, 10 Qns, JanIQ, Oct 01 11

Category: Saints by the Calendar

Average
JanIQ
241 plays

344.

  If It's Tuesday, This Must Be Belgium    

Multiple Choice

 10 Qns

You'll notice this quiz is in the General Knowledge category, so it doesn't deal with the movie title (from 1969) given above. I'll ask you ten questions about Belgium, my home country. Have fun.

Average, 10 Qns, JanIQ, Sep 18 22

Category: Mixed Belgium

Average
JanIQ
Sep 18 22
639 plays

345.

  To Your Right, You'll See ...    

Multiple Choice

 10 Qns

What is on your left on the way back. No kidding: this quiz is about ten European cities and their tourist attractions. Have fun!

Average, 10 Qns, JanIQ, Sep 24 18

Category: Mixed Sites in Europe

Average
JanIQ
Sep 24 18
624 plays

346.

  Greek Olympians    

Match Quiz

 10 Qns

Greece has participated in all Olympic Summer Games. Match the Greek winner to the event and the year(s) they won at certain games. Have fun! I've always named only one athlete, but sometimes it was a group effort.

Average, 10 Qns, JanIQ, Nov 20 16

Category: Greece

Average
JanIQ
183 plays

347.

  Shoot to Kill    

Multiple Choice

 10 Qns

Many first-person shooter games require you kill the enemies, for wounded enemies can still harm you. I'll give you the playable character you play, you'll give me the title of the game.

Average, 10 Qns, JanIQ, Jul 17 22

Category: Shooter Video Games

Average
JanIQ
Jul 17 22
233 plays

348.

  It's Hard to Type with a Cat on Your Lap...    

Multiple Choice

 10 Qns

But even harder are the achievements of the following participants of the Paralympics. An extra clue for this quiz: look in each question for what's missing. Enjoy.

Average, 10 Qns, JanIQ, Nov 03 19

Category: Olympics History

Average
JanIQ
Nov 03 19
204 plays

349.

  Operatic Medieval History: I    

Multiple Choice

 15 Qns

Based upon "Phaeton's Great Opera Book" and on www.operone.de, I've composed a quiz on events between 500 AD and 1200 AD that inspired classical composers. Enjoy your stay in those "dark ages".

Average, 15 Qns, JanIQ, Nov 11 06

Category: Medieval History

Average
JanIQ
1141 plays

350.

  Sand Kings    

Multiple Choice

 10 Qns

Egypt is perceived by foreigners like a great heap of sand. And yet there have been 33 different dynasties of several kings (Pharaohs). What do you know about some of these sand kings? Mind you: all dates are only approximate.

Average, 10 Qns, JanIQ, Nov 29 13

Category: Egyptian Pharaohs

Average
JanIQ
263 plays