Place ten studio albums by Engelbert Humperdinck, issued from the 1960s through the 2020s, in the order they were released. Good luck.
Average, 10 Qns, Catreona,
Jun 15 23
Category:
Humperdinck, Engelbert
Each rhyming pair comprises a name and an ordinary word (a noun, an adjective, etc.) Can you work out both parts of the rhyme from the clues? Remember to put one space between the two words of your answer. No punctuation of any sort is allowed.
Easier, 10 Qns, Catreona,
Dec 02 24
Category:
Rhymes
On July 20, 1974, Marie Osmond released her second solo studio album. Nine of the ten tracks on this album are covers. Match the song title with the original artist.
Average, 10 Qns, Catreona,
Jul 26 23
Category:
Osmond, Marie
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Here's a grab bag of questions about my favorite musical decade, the 1970s, with a U.S. bias. Have fun.
Easier, 15 Qns, Catreona,
Jun 19 23
Category:
1970s Music
There is much royalty in popular culture. Let's take a trip through Quizzyland to see how many regal personages we meet.
Easier, 10 Qns, Catreona,
Jul 10 17
Category:
Thematic Aristocracy
Just like with a box of assorted candy, you never know what you're going to get next with this quiz. The only thing these books have in common is that you can find them all in the Children's section of the library.
Average, 10 Qns, Catreona,
Apr 12 23
Recommended for grades: 4,5,6
Category:
Kid Lit General
A Fun Fill It story
Here is a mini story about Cassie Clark and her cat Snowball. See if you can sort out which words go in which blanks to complete it. Average, 20 Qns, Catreona,
Aug 03 23
Category:
Thematic Story Time
Braille is the system that lets blind and visually impaired people read and write. Let's take a basic tour of this system.
Average, 15 Qns, Catreona,
May 08 14
Category:
Sign Languages
Changing one letter at a time, and never rearranging, can you magically transform a cat into a rat?
Very Easy, 10 Qns, Catreona,
May 23 19
Category:
Change a Letter for Kids
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A surprisingly large number of expressions in the English language include the word "hand", and they have a surprisingly wide range of meanings. How many of them do you know?
Very Easy, 10 Qns, Catreona,
Sep 15 13
Category:
Body Parts in Idiom
The last word of the first title is the first word of the second title. Type the one word that they have in common. There are Enge's own songs and covers, hits and lesser known. But all songs have been recorded by Engelbert.
Very Easy, 10 Qns, Catreona,
Sep 02 21
Category:
Humperdinck, Engelbert
"Dream-of-Jade: The Emperor's Cat", by Lloyd Alexander, is a book of stories about a beautiful and wise white kitty. In this quiz, you will find three questions on each of the five stories in the book.
Average, 15 Qns, Catreona,
Jun 15 23
Recommended for grades: 2,3,4
Category:
A Authors
For my twenty-fifth quiz, I consider silver across Quizzyland.
Easier, 10 Qns, Catreona,
Jan 31 21
Category:
Gray/Silver
Follow the directions to change "all" into "one." You don't need to scramble the letters.
Very Easy, 10 Qns, Catreona,
Jul 11 15
Category:
Change a Letter for Kids
In 2002, Disney studios released "Treasure Planet", a futuristic retelling of R.L. Stevenson's classic novel "Treasure Island". Let's take a look at the characters and the actors who voice them.
Average, 10 Qns, Catreona,
Aug 24 21
Category:
Treasure Planet
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Each answer in this quiz ends with either -uck or -unk. Can you get all ten of them?
Very Easy, 10 Qns, Catreona,
Dec 30 22
Recommended for grades: 3,4,5
Category:
Word Meanings
"Engelbert Calling": An Album Quiz
After 2010's "Released", fans had a long wait for the next album from the King of Romance. He returned in 2014 with "Engelbert Calling", his first all duets album. Let's look at the songs he sings and the stars he sings them with. Average, 25 Qns, Catreona,
May 16 24
Category:
Humperdinck, Engelbert
Walt Disney Pictures' 1967 film is loosely based on the 1894 collection of stories by Rudyard Kipling. This quiz deals with the film, at once the most lighthearted and perhaps the most beautiful of Disney's animated productions.
Average, 15 Qns, Catreona,
Jun 12 19
Category:
Jungle Book, The
Here are ten questions, all of which have something to do with the letter O.
Average, 10 Qns, Catreona,
Apr 07 21
Category:
O
Marie Osmond's debut album, released in 1973, "Paper Roses" peaked at number 59 on the Billboard 200 and at number one on the Billboard Top Country Albums chart.
Average, 10 Qns, Catreona,
Apr 02 21
Category:
Osmond, Marie
Released in 1986 and inspired by Eve Titus' "Basil of Baker Street" books, this delightful movie chronicles the first case on which Basil collaborated with Dr. David Q. Dawson. Let's take a brief overview of the film.
Average, 10 Qns, Catreona,
Dec 24 18
Category:
Great Mouse Detective, The
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Places with New in their names aren't always what they seem. Can you sort out these New locations?
Average, 10 Qns, Catreona,
Jul 28 22
Category:
Place Names
Many Christmas/Winter songs are written in the standard AABA form. How many of these seasonal favorites do you recognize by the B section or bridge?
Average, 10 Qns, Catreona,
Dec 20 22
Category:
Christmas Lyrics
In 1977, Walt Disney Productions released "The Rescuers", based on Margery Sharp's books chronicling the adventures of the Rescue Aid Society. What do you remember about the little girl whom Miss Bianca and Bernard set out to rescue in this film?
Average, 10 Qns, Catreona,
Dec 27 18
Category:
Rescuers, The
An Anatomy of a Song Quiz
Both Nat "King" Cole and Engelbert Humperdinck have recorded this lovely ballad. How well do you know it? Average, 10 Qns, Catreona,
Jan 26 23
Category:
Cole, Nat King
Read these strange clues aloud. Each one sounds like the title of a song recorded by Engelbert, some hits and some lesser known. See how many you can work out.
Easier, 10 Qns, Catreona,
Nov 08 14
Category:
Humperdinck, Engelbert
Here are ten questions that have to do, more or less, with my favorite Pop star, Engelbert Humperdinck, encompassing categories from across Fun Trivia. Have fun and good luck!
Average, 10 Qns, Catreona,
Aug 25 17
Category:
Thematic People
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The last word of the first title is the first word of the second title. Type the one word that they have in common. Some are Enge's own songs and some are covers, both hits and lesser known. But all songs have been recorded by Engelbert.
Average, 10 Qns, Catreona,
Feb 04 16
Category:
Humperdinck, Engelbert
"Song of the South" was Walt Disney's first feature length live action film, though not without any animation. Like all the best stories and movies, it is about friendship and love.
Average, 10 Qns, Catreona,
Apr 20 19
Category:
Sl - Sq Movies
Who are these girls of song?
Average, 10 Qns, Catreona,
Sep 30 13
Category:
Female Names in Songs
Roald Dahl's hero Mr. Fox is intelligent, wily and brave. How much do you remember about his story?
Average, 10 Qns, Catreona,
Dec 15 14
Recommended for grades: 4,5,6,7
Category:
Dahl, Roald
An Anatomy of a Song quiz
Neil Sedaka may have written and recorded it in 2008, but this song has all the hallmarks of an evergreen standard. How well do you know this lovely and melancholy modern classic? Average, 15 Qns, Catreona,
Dec 18 22
Category:
Sedaka, Neil
How many music-related terms can you find in this Pop star's name?
Average, 15 Qns, Catreona,
Aug 15 15
Category:
Music Word Play
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Let's explore the songs on this Christmas album that Engelbert released in 1980.
Average, 10 Qns, Catreona,
Dec 16 15
Category:
Humperdinck, Engelbert
Here are fifteen questions on "Zoo Day", a novella from the world of Harry Dresden, published in the 2018 volume "Brief Cases."
Average, 15 Qns, Catreona,
Jun 29 23
Category:
Butcher, Jim
Many Christmas/Winter songs are written in the standard AABA form. How many of these seasonal favorites do you recognize by the B section or bridge?
Average, 15 Qns, Catreona,
Dec 18 22
Category:
Christmas Music
In "The Witches" by Roald Dahl, the Grand High Witch tells the witches of England how to make a potion called Formula 86 Delayed Action Mouse Maker. Don't shrink from taking this quiz if you remember how to make this brew and what it's meant to do.
Average, 10 Qns, Catreona,
Jul 13 15
Category:
The Witches
In "The Rescuers", Miss Bianca and Bernard are equally brave and contribute equally to the success of their mission. In "The Rescuers Down Under", it is Bernard who saves the day. What do you remember about this unassuming and totally lovable hero?
Average, 15 Qns, Catreona,
Jan 24 19
Category:
Rescuers, The
Read these strange clues aloud. Each one sounds like the title of a song recorded by Engelbert, some hits and some lesser known. This time they're longer and a little harder than in earlier installments of this series. See how many you can work out.
Average, 10 Qns, Catreona,
Feb 28 15
Category:
Humperdinck, Engelbert
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In 1997, Engelbert Humperdinck released "A Little in Love." This quiz includes one question on each of the album's thirteen songs and two more questions relating to aspects of the album in general.
Average, 15 Qns, Catreona,
Apr 11 16
Category:
Humperdinck, Engelbert
An Anatomy of a Song Quiz
How well do you know this Barry Manilow classic? Average, 10 Qns, Catreona,
Jan 26 23
Category:
Manilow, Barry
Read these strange clues aloud. Each one sounds like the title of a song recorded by Engelbert, some hits and some lesser known. See how many you can work out. This is the second quiz in the series.
Average, 10 Qns, Catreona,
Jun 03 23
Category:
Humperdinck, Engelbert
I'm an English major, useless at math more complicated than balancing my checkbook. Still, I love physics, astronomy, cosmology and quantum mechanics, reading all the popular books on them I can find. Here are some highlights from my bookshelf.
Average, 10 Qns, Catreona,
Jul 20 17
Category:
Quantum and Orbital Mechanics
An Anatomy of a Song Quiz
How well do you know this lovely Kingston Trio song? Average, 10 Qns, Catreona,
Jan 26 23
Category:
Kingston Trio
If you aren't into adversarial, shoot-'em-up video games but prefer something more peaceful, with the occasional explosion along the way, "Bejeweled 2 Deluxe", playable on most desktop, mobile and gaming platforms, may be for you.
Average, 15 Qns, Catreona,
Mar 19 23
Category:
Bejeweled
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If you read these strange clues aloud, can you piece together different varieties and styles of the world's greatest food?
Average, 10 Qns, Catreona,
Sep 17 24
Category:
Fractured Food
Richard Diamond was one of the many characters who inhabited the airwaves in the 1940s and 1950s before Television took over American entertainment. How much do you remember about this suave P.I.?
Average, 10 Qns, Catreona,
Dec 17 19
Category:
US Old Time Radio
From 1967 through 1977, Elvis Presley and Engelbert Humperdinck often performed and recorded the same songs. Here are ten questions about songs recorded by both the King of Rock 'N' Roll and the King of Romance. Can you answer all of them?
Average, 10 Qns, Catreona,
Sep 23 23
Category:
Who Sang This
On Sunday, December 19, 2004, Sue Lawley's guest on "Desert Island Discs" was British pop star Engelbert Humperdinck. Can you identify his selections of records, book and luxury item that he would take with him to a desert island?
Average, 10 Qns, Catreona,
Dec 27 16
Category:
Desert Island Discs Style
In Catholic versions of the Bible, The Book of Daniel includes fourteen chapters. Chapter 13 relates the tale of Susannah and how Daniel saved her from unjust execution. Biblical quotations are taken from the Jerusalem Bible.
Average, 10 Qns, Catreona,
Dec 29 20
Category:
Deuterocanonical Books