401.

  Schools That Never Really Were, District 3    

Multiple Choice

 10 Qns

These questions are about schools in fiction: novels, poetry, movies, opera, television, comics, radio, cartoons, plays and other sites of imagination. How much do you know about these academies?

Average, 10 Qns, FatherSteve, Feb 25 18

Category: Thematic Buildings

Average
FatherSteve
414 plays

402.

  Sesquipedalius' C Words    

Multiple Choice

 10 Qns

Uncle Sesquipedalius, who loves to impress others with his vocabulary, has posed numerous single questions in the New Question Game. He has a superfluity of highfalutin words beginning with the letter C. How many of them can you sort?

Average, 10 Qns, FatherSteve, Apr 21 22

Category: Letter-themed

Average
FatherSteve
Apr 21 22
204 plays

403.

  "Post Mortem" - Scandinavian Hematophagy    

Multiple Choice

 10 Qns

In late 2021, NetFlix streamed "Post Mortem: No One Dies in Skarnes." It might be horror. It might be humour. It has moments of each. How well can you sort this dark comedy?

Average, 10 Qns, FatherSteve, May 26 22

Category: P

Average
FatherSteve
May 26 22
78 plays

404.

  All's Well That Ends (or Begins with) Well    

Multiple Choice

 15 Qns

How much do you know about people, places and things the name of which begin or end with the word "well"?

Average, 15 Qns, FatherSteve, Jul 13 17

Category: Good and Bad

Average
FatherSteve
1181 plays

405.

  Stephen    

Multiple Choice

 15 Qns

Neither Steven, nor Stefan, nor Stephan, nor Stevan. How many of these Stephens (real and imagined) can you identify?

Average, 15 Qns, FatherSteve, Sep 14 24

Category: Thematic Men's Names

Average
FatherSteve
Sep 14 24
839 plays

406.

  Houses that Never Really Were, Door #2    

Multiple Choice

 10 Qns

Do imaginary friends live only in imaginary houses? Do dream houses exist only in dreams? How many of these fictional, made-up, pretend houses can you sort?

Average, 10 Qns, FatherSteve, Aug 02 17

Category: Thematic Buildings

Average
FatherSteve
436 plays

407.

  All About Avalon    

Multiple Choice

 15 Qns

The word "Avalon" can describe a great many persons, places and things. How many of them can you sort?

Average, 15 Qns, FatherSteve, Feb 20 18

Category: Thematic Places

Average
FatherSteve
380 plays

408.

  "Station Eleven" - Pandemic Symphony    

Multiple Choice

 10 Qns

"Station Eleven" first streamed on HBO during the winter of 2021-2022 when concern over Covid-19 was high. How well can you sort this difficult-to-follow miniseries?

Average, 10 Qns, FatherSteve, Apr 15 22

Category: S ... Sn-Sz

Average
FatherSteve
Apr 15 22
238 plays

409.

  Ships that Never Really Were    

Multiple Choice

 15 Qns

"They that go down to the sea in ships" have figured in literature since before the Psalms of David were written. Test your knowledge of fictional ships with this quiz.

Tough, 15 Qns, FatherSteve, Aug 17 17

Category: Thematic Transportation

Tough
FatherSteve
1836 plays

410.

  Big Bands in Big Musicals    

Multiple Choice

 10 Qns

Big band music was extremely popular in the 30s and 40s as were musical motion pictures. How much do you know about these films which brought the two together?

Average, 10 Qns, FatherSteve, May 31 15

Category: Musicals Mixture

Average
FatherSteve
907 plays

411.

  Aircraft that Never Really Were -- Part 2    

Multiple Choice

 10 Qns

The air is filled with many aircraft and the imagination is filled with many more. How many of these fictional flying machines can you sort?

Average, 10 Qns, FatherSteve, Aug 17 17

Category: Thematic Transportation

Average
FatherSteve
506 plays

412.

  All About Shining    

Multiple Choice

 10 Qns

The sun shines. The moon shines. Even Moses' face shone when he came down from Mount Sinai. How many of these things which are "shining" can you sort?

Average, 10 Qns, FatherSteve, Feb 07 19

Category: Thematic Verbs

Average
FatherSteve
Feb 07 19
391 plays

413.

  Sidekickery Part E    

Multiple Choice

 10 Qns

Every main character, protagonist, hero and villain needs an assistant, an aide, a colleague, a companion. How much do you know about these sidekicks, real and imagined?

Average, 10 Qns, FatherSteve, Nov 08 17

Category: Thematic Sidekicks

Average
FatherSteve
502 plays

414.

  Sidekickery Part L    

Multiple Choice

 10 Qns

Every main character, protagonist, hero and villain needs an assistant, an aide, a colleague, a companion. How much do you know about these sidekicks, real and imagined?

Average, 10 Qns, FatherSteve, Nov 15 17

Category: Thematic Sidekicks

Average
FatherSteve
529 plays

415.

  All About Po    

Multiple Choice

 10 Qns

How many of these things with Po in their name can you sort? This is the kind of quiz which puts generalism squarely in the General category.

Average, 10 Qns, FatherSteve, Aug 16 19

Category: Word Fun

Average
FatherSteve
Aug 16 19
435 plays

416.

  Things That Are Gay    

Multiple Choice

 10 Qns

Gay was an adjective meaning carefree, joyful, bright, and cheerful before it came to mean homosexual. The phenomenon of lexical change like this is called "language drift." How many of these pre-drift things that are gay can you sort?

Average, 10 Qns, FatherSteve, Aug 23 21

Category: Thematic Adjectives

Average
FatherSteve
Aug 23 21
309 plays

417.

  Houses that Never Really Were, Door #3    

Multiple Choice

 10 Qns

Do imaginary friends live only in imaginary houses? Do dream houses exist only in dreams? How many of these fictional, made-up, pretend houses can you sort?

Average, 10 Qns, FatherSteve, Aug 05 17

Category: Thematic Buildings

Average
FatherSteve
497 plays

418.

  Sidekickery Part O    

Multiple Choice

 10 Qns

Every main character, protagonist, hero and villain needs an assistant, an aide, a colleague, a companion. How much do you know about these sidekicks, real and imagined?

Easier, 10 Qns, FatherSteve, Dec 07 17

Category: Thematic Sidekicks

Easier
FatherSteve
451 plays

419.

  "Warrior Nun" - Holy Havoc    

Multiple Choice

 10 Qns

The television series "Warrior Nun" was released in the summer of 2020. It features ninja nuns -- seriously! How well can you sort this beatific battle?

Average, 10 Qns, FatherSteve, Mar 10 22

Category: W

Average
FatherSteve
Mar 10 22
213 plays

420.

  At Last a Quiz About Atlas    

Multiple Choice

 10 Qns

Nearly everybody knows that an atlas is a book or electronic repository in which maps are collected. But what else does the word "atlas" mean?

Average, 10 Qns, FatherSteve, May 31 11

Category: Thematic Names

Average
FatherSteve
634 plays

421.

  Beer Without the Alcohol    

Multiple Choice

 10 Qns

A lot of snide comments are made about "near beer" but for those who enjoy the taste of beer but can't drink alcohol (e.g. pregnant women), there are some tasty beer-like beverages available. How much do you know about them?

Average, 10 Qns, FatherSteve, Feb 09 14

Category: Beers

Average
FatherSteve
664 plays

422.

  Schools That Never Really Were, District 4    

Multiple Choice

 10 Qns

These questions are about schools in fiction: novels, poetry, movies, opera, television, comics, radio, cartoons, plays and other sites of imagination. How much do you know about these academies?

Average, 10 Qns, FatherSteve, Mar 16 18

Category: Thematic Buildings

Average
FatherSteve
482 plays

423.

  Miss You Like Crazy    

Multiple Choice

 10 Qns

This is a quiz about people or things that missed someone or something. Don't miss your chance to take this quiz!

Average, 10 Qns, FatherSteve, Jul 10 17

Category: Thematic Verbs

Average
FatherSteve
841 plays

424.

  Things You May Have Red, 3rd Blush    

Multiple Choice

 10 Qns

Red is the colour of passion and ripe tomatoes and Communism and some fire trucks. How many of these things which are red can you sort?

Average, 10 Qns, FatherSteve, Feb 27 25

Category: Red

Average
FatherSteve
Feb 27 25
425 plays

425.

  Cats that Never Really Were    

Multiple Choice

 15 Qns

Cats figure in all manner of fictional works: novels, plays, short stories, movies, television, paintings, and song lyrics. Test your knowledge of fictional cats by taking this quiz.

Average, 15 Qns, FatherSteve, Apr 10 20

Category: Thematic Cats

Average
FatherSteve
Apr 10 20
2197 plays

426.

  Houses that Never Really Were, Door #4    

Multiple Choice

 10 Qns

Do imaginary friends live only in imaginary houses? Do dream houses exist only in dreams? How many of these fictional, made-up, pretend houses can you sort?

Average, 10 Qns, FatherSteve, Aug 06 17

Category: Thematic Buildings

Average
FatherSteve
445 plays

427.

  Sidekickery Part N    

Multiple Choice

 10 Qns

Every main character, protagonist, hero and villain needs an assistant, an aide, a colleague, a companion. How much do you know about these sidekicks, real and imagined?

Average, 10 Qns, FatherSteve, Nov 17 17

Category: Thematic Sidekicks

Average
FatherSteve
483 plays

428.

  Computers that Never Really Were    

Multiple Choice

 10 Qns

For most of human history, there have not been computers (except the human brain). How much do you know about these fictional computers imagined in someone's mind?

Average, 10 Qns, FatherSteve, Apr 22 21

Category: Thematic School Supplies

Average
FatherSteve
Apr 22 21
339 plays

429.

  "SurrealEstate" - Haunted Realty    

Multiple Choice

 10 Qns

This 2021 Canadian horror series borrowed cast and a director from "Wynonna Earp" (2016-2021). How well can you sort the ghostly goings-on amidst the multiple listings?

Average, 10 Qns, FatherSteve, Jun 28 22

Category: S ... Sn-Sz

Average
FatherSteve
Jun 28 22
96 plays

430.

  People with Fishy Names    

Multiple Choice

 10 Qns

There's something fishy about this quiz! It is about people who share their names with aquatic denizens.

Tough, 10 Qns, FatherSteve, May 04 10

Category: Name Game

Tough
FatherSteve
1370 plays

431.

  Sidekickery Part B    

Multiple Choice

 10 Qns

Every main character, protagonist, hero and villain needs an assistant, an aide, a colleague, a companion. How much do you know about these sidekicks, real and imagined?

Average, 10 Qns, FatherSteve, Nov 05 17

Category: Thematic Sidekicks

Average
FatherSteve
491 plays

432.

  Teachers Who Never Really Were, 2nd period    

Multiple Choice

 10 Qns

Everyone remembers a favourite teacher but how many of these fictional educators, instructors, preceptors, professors, dons, mentors and pedagogues can you sort?

Average, 10 Qns, FatherSteve, Dec 19 17

Category: Thematic Occupations

Average
FatherSteve
490 plays

433.

  All About Madam/Madame, Part 2    

Multiple Choice

 10 Qns

"Madam" and "Madame" can be titles of honour or appellations of disrepute. How much do you know about these people called "madam" or "madame," real and fictional?

Average, 10 Qns, FatherSteve, Mar 23 21

Category: Thematic Aristocracy

Average
FatherSteve
Mar 23 21
303 plays

434.

  Lamps That Never Really Were    

Multiple Choice

 10 Qns

Lamps dispel the darkness and symbolize enlightenment. How many of these lamps from fiction can you recognize?

Average, 10 Qns, FatherSteve, Apr 22 21

Category: Thematic Furniture

Average
FatherSteve
Apr 22 21
411 plays

435.

  Sidekickery Part C    

Multiple Choice

 10 Qns

Every main character, protagonist, hero and villain needs an assistant, an aide, a colleague, a companion. How much do you know about these sidekicks, real and imagined?

Average, 10 Qns, FatherSteve, Nov 06 17

Category: Thematic Sidekicks

Average
FatherSteve
437 plays

436.

  Sidekickery Part I    

Multiple Choice

 10 Qns

Every main character, protagonist, hero and villain needs an assistant, an aide, a colleague, a companion. How much do you know about these sidekicks, real and imagined?

Average, 10 Qns, FatherSteve, Nov 12 17

Category: Thematic Sidekicks

Average
FatherSteve
375 plays

437.

  Schools That Never Really Were, District 6    

Multiple Choice

 10 Qns

These questions are about schools in fiction: novels, poetry, movies, opera, television, comics, radio, cartoons, plays and other sites of imagination. How much do you know about these academies?

Average, 10 Qns, FatherSteve, Jun 09 20

Category: Thematic Buildings

Average
FatherSteve
Jun 09 20
288 plays

438.

  Sidekickery Part G    

Multiple Choice

 10 Qns

Every main character, protagonist, hero and villain needs an assistant, an aide, a colleague, a companion. How much do you know about these sidekicks, real and imagined?

Average, 10 Qns, FatherSteve, Nov 10 17

Category: Thematic Sidekicks

Average
FatherSteve
366 plays

439.

  TV Dinners    

Multiple Choice

 10 Qns

How many of these fictional chefs and cooks from television series do you know?

Tough, 10 Qns, FatherSteve, Dec 31 14

Category: Professions on TV

Tough
FatherSteve
1190 plays

440.

  The Blind Men and the Elephant    

Multiple Choice

 10 Qns

"It was six men of Hindustan, to learning much inclined, who went to see the Elephant (though all of them were blind), that each by observation might satisfy his mind." How much do you know about John Godfrey Saxe's poem?

Average, 10 Qns, FatherSteve, Apr 06 11

Recommended for grades: 3,4,5

Category: S

Average
FatherSteve
295 plays

441.

  Castles that Never Really Were, First Parapet    

Multiple Choice

 10 Qns

Sir Edward Coke said in 1628 that "a man's house is his castle." How much do you know about these famous fictional castles?

Average, 10 Qns, FatherSteve, Oct 05 17

Category: Thematic Buildings

Average
FatherSteve
447 plays

442.

  Castles that Never Really Were, Second Parapet    

Multiple Choice

 10 Qns

Sir Edward Coke said in 1628 that "a man's house is his castle." How much do you know about these famous fictional castles?

Easier, 10 Qns, FatherSteve, Oct 14 17

Category: Thematic Buildings

Easier
FatherSteve
310 plays

443.

  "Peacemaker" - Atypical Superhero    

Multiple Choice

 10 Qns

"Peacemaker" first streamed on HBO Max early in 2022. It is the story of a felon, Christopher Smith, who is coerced into becoming "the Peacemaker." How well can you sort this adventure/sci fi/black comedy programme?

Average, 10 Qns, FatherSteve, Apr 30 22

Category: P

Average
FatherSteve
Apr 30 22
110 plays

444.

  Ascension Day    

Multiple Choice

 10 Qns

The Feast of the Ascension is one of the great feasts of the Christian Year. It celebrates the bodily ascension of Jesus into Heaven. It has been kept on a Thursday, the fortieth day after Easter, since at least the 5th Century and perhaps earlier.

Tough, 10 Qns, FatherSteve, Oct 25 09

Category: Christian Holidays and Feasts

Tough
FatherSteve
963 plays

445.

  Clocks that Never Really Were, 3rd Hour    

Multiple Choice

 10 Qns

Chronometers, timepieces, watches and clocks abound. How many of these fictional ones can you sort?

Average, 10 Qns, FatherSteve, Apr 22 21

Category: Thematic Furniture

Average
FatherSteve
Apr 22 21
480 plays

446.

  Sidekickery Part V    

Multiple Choice

 10 Qns

Every main character, protagonist, hero and villain needs an assistant, an aide, a colleague, a companion. How much do you know about these sidekicks, real and imagined?

Average, 10 Qns, FatherSteve, Nov 25 17

Category: Thematic Sidekicks

Average
FatherSteve
410 plays

447.

  Schools That Never Really Were, District 1    

Multiple Choice

 10 Qns

These questions are about schools in fiction: novels, poetry, movies, opera, television, comics, radio, cartoons, plays and other sites of imagination. How much do you know about these academies?

Average, 10 Qns, FatherSteve, Dec 23 17

Category: Thematic Buildings

Average
FatherSteve
420 plays

448.

  All About Madam/Madame, Part 1    

Multiple Choice

 10 Qns

"Madam" and "Madame" can be titles of honour or appellations of disrepute. How much do you know about these people called "madam" or "madame," real and fictional?

Average, 10 Qns, FatherSteve, Feb 08 21

Category: Thematic Aristocracy

Average
FatherSteve
Feb 08 21
314 plays

449.

  Donald J. Sobol's "Encyclopedia Brown"    

Multiple Choice

 10 Qns

Nobody got away with a crime in his home town because Encyclopedia Brown was the master detective behind the city's police force. How much do you know about Encyclopedia Brown?

Average, 10 Qns, FatherSteve, Jul 25 10

Recommended for grades: 3,4,5

Category: S Authors

Average
FatherSteve
307 plays

450.

  Which Astoria: New York or Oregon?    

Multiple Choice

 10 Qns

It is 3005 miles from Astoria, Oregon to Astoria, New York. How well can you sort these two cities?

Average, 10 Qns, FatherSteve, Apr 10 17

Category: USA - Cities

Average
FatherSteve
407 plays