Many video games over the years have involved shooting a projectile of some sort at a target, be it animate or inanimate. Let's explore some of them.
Average, 10 Qns, looney_tunes,
Jul 17 22
Category:
Shooter Video Games
'Your Own Thing' was one of the first rock musicals, a light-hearted comedy with some upbeat music. If you haven't seen it, this will be tricky.
Average, 10 Qns, looney_tunes,
Oct 01 13
Category:
XYZ
The Commonwealth Games often feature winners from countries whose sporting achievements are dwarfed in the presence of larger nations at the Olympic Games. Do you know what country each of these successful athletes represented in the 2018 Games?
Average, 15 Qns, looney_tunes,
May 13 18
Category:
Commonwealth Games
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"Once Were Warriors" is a powerful film about a Maori family (the Hekes) battling social and cultural alienation in urban New Zealand. Although the film has become renowned for its violence, it also presents a challenging and compelling narrative.
Average, 10 Qns, looney_tunes,
Oct 08 15
Category:
Once Were Warriors
You've probably heard his name because of the translation of some of his poems, but there is much more to find out about this talented man!
Average, 10 Qns, looney_tunes,
Apr 15 15
Category:
People K-L
Ralph has noticed that kyleisalive has gone missing, and is hot on the trail to bring him back to the Joli Llamas' paddock. Can you help him?
Average, 10 Qns, looney_tunes,
Nov 11 24
Category:
Where am I?
Once every four years (most of the time) we add a leap day (February 29) to the calendar. Are you familiar with these leap day events?
Average, 10 Qns, looney_tunes,
Nov 30 17
Category:
January February March
It seems that any television series set in or near the Florida Everglades feels a need to feature airboats at some point. How much do you know about this intriguing mode of transport?
Average, 10 Qns, looney_tunes,
Nov 07 18
Category:
Maritime
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...especially if you start by flying west! Here are some of the sights you might see as you travel from Los Angeles to Denver, staying within the latitudes of those two cities (34N and 39N).
Average, 10 Qns, looney_tunes,
Nov 12 24
Category:
Lines of Latitude and Longitude
The Dead Sea Scrolls have shed light on a turbulent period in the history of Judaism and in the development of Christianity. Come see how!
Tough, 10 Qns, looney_tunes,
May 27 18
Category:
Religion Mixture
If you think modern Australia is the land of strange animals, wait until you meet some of the extinct megafauna of this unique land.
Average, 10 Qns, looney_tunes,
Jun 26 22
Category:
Australia
In fact, it's full of appendices and other 'materia medica'. Here is a look at some famous doctors who have featured in television shows over the last 50 years.
Average, 10 Qns, looney_tunes,
Dec 31 14
Category:
Medicine
Francis Bacon's work 'Instauratio Magna' described his plan to develop a new approach to the systematic development of learning, set out in six stages. It is considered the first statement of what is now known as the Scientific Method.
Average, 10 Qns, looney_tunes,
Jul 11 15
Category:
B
Emmie and her pony have been having fun together at home for a while now, and they're ready to make a trip to Pony Club. Emmie and her pony live in Australia.
Easier, 10 Qns, looney_tunes,
Feb 26 18
Category:
Horses for Kids
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This quiz is part of kyleisalive's challenge to "spice up the site". The Spice Girls recorded "Goodbye" as a musical farewell to Geri Halliwell, the first member of the group to leave. How many of these other famous 'goodbyes' can you identify?
Average, 10 Qns, looney_tunes,
Aug 17 17
Category:
Thematic Phrases
Professor Platypus' time travel museum transports visitors to whichever century they choose, but they must leave everything as they find it. Oh no! One of today's guests has stolen a great treasure. Detective Dingo is on the case.
Average, 10 Qns, looney_tunes,
Jan 01 10
Category:
Whodunits
Subtitled 'Here Be Dragons', this quiz provides a sample of the many dragons you can find in books, movies, television, and more.
Average, 10 Qns, looney_tunes,
Feb 23 15
Category:
Myths and Legends in Entertainment
The term Mesoamerican refers to cultures that developed in a region that extended from central Mexico to Costa Rica before the time of Spanish colonization. Match each of these sites with the culture considered responsible for building it.
Tough, 10 Qns, looney_tunes,
Sep 24 18
Category:
Mixed Sites in North America
The movie "Gladiator" (2000) showed the emperor Commodus as a neurotic megalomaniac. What are the historical facts?
Tough, 10 Qns, looney_tunes,
Mar 14 08
Category:
Roman Emperor Mix
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Beatrix Potter's Peter Rabbit is a classic children's character. This quiz is based on the original text and illustrations.
Average, 10 Qns, looney_tunes,
Oct 05 08
Recommended for grades: 2,3,4
Category:
Potter, Beatrix
The bunyip is a recurring image in Australian stories, one which has evolved in surprising ways over the years since the arrival of European settlers.
Average, 10 Qns, looney_tunes,
Apr 18 18
Category:
Beasts of Myth
"We are picking up the mission Jesus left for us / We are doing what He told us". ('On Mission', Amena Brown) Such was the vision of the Jesuit missionaries in the 17th and 18th centuries, whose work inspired the 1986 movie 'The Mission'.
Average, 10 Qns, looney_tunes,
Sep 04 17
Category:
Latin America
Hud Bannon's ambitions bring him into conflict with his principled father in this 1963 film based on Larry McMurtry's novel 'Horseman, Pass By'.
Average, 10 Qns, looney_tunes,
Mar 06 24
Category:
Hn - Hz Movies
Terry the Treble Clef has had many jobs in his life and he's learned a lot about music theory. Take this quiz to see if you know as much as he does.
Easier, 10 Qns, looney_tunes,
Aug 29 20
Recommended for grades: 5,6,7,8
Category:
Music for Kids
Please ensure you do not suffer from spectrophobia (fear of mirrors) before you take this quiz.
Tough, 10 Qns, looney_tunes,
Oct 15 10
Category:
Electromagnetic Spectrum and Optics
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Thelma Thylacine has been recruited to invite some endangered Australian animals to become members of a virtual zoo, so that they will not be forgotten should the worst happen to them. Can you identify the recipient of each invitation?
Average, 10 Qns, looney_tunes,
Jul 31 16
Category:
Endangered Species
In Terry Pratchett's "Lords and Ladies", Nanny Ogg tries very hard to avoid identifying 'Them' precisely, using such terms as 'The Fair Folk', 'The Gentry' and 'The Shining Ones', but the elves arrive in Lancre anyway.
Average, 10 Qns, looney_tunes,
Jun 07 11
Category:
Lords And Ladies
Can you match each of these incidents with the book from L. M. Montgomery's "Anne of Green Gables" series in which it occurs?
Tough, 10 Qns, looney_tunes,
Jul 10 17
Recommended for grades: 5,6,7,8
Category:
Montgomery, L. M.
This is the first (chronologically) of Sophocles' Theban trilogy, dealing with Oedipus and his doomed family. Average, 10 Qns, looney_tunes,
Nov 06 22
Recommended for grades: 11,12
Category:
Sophocles
Elvira, Mistress of the Dark, threw a party to celebrate the 2011 Eurovision Song Contest finals. Can you match some of her literary vampire guests with their favorite songs? No knowledge of songs or singers required.
Average, 10 Qns, looney_tunes,
Feb 08 14
Category:
Villains and Anti-Heroes
These questions are not about the Ten Commandments, but inspired by them.
Average, 10 Qns, looney_tunes,
Nov 16 23
Category:
Thematic Religion
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"In Siberia's wastes / The ice-wind's breath / Woundeth like the toothed steel" (James Clarence Mangan) - sort of makes you wonder why the Russian Tsars were so keen to acquire it during the 17th Century.
Average, 10 Qns, looney_tunes,
Aug 06 17
Category:
Russian
Can you identify the Latin name for each of these weapons used by various types of combatants as they fought for glory, and often for their lives?
Average, 10 Qns, looney_tunes,
Jan 21 18
Category:
Roman Life and Culture
Canada's Signal Hill was originally used for exactly that purpose - sending and receiving signals between shore and ship. While that function has been left behind, it remains a site of historical interest. Let's find out why!
Average, 10 Qns, looney_tunes,
Jan 27 20
Category:
Buildings & Landmarks
There are a lot of different types of glue available. Choosing the right glue for each job is important for a successful project.
Average, 10 Qns, looney_tunes,
Feb 26 13
Category:
Crafts
Eschatology is the area of religious study concerning the ultimate fate of the world and its inhabitants - life, death and beyond.
Average, 10 Qns, looney_tunes,
Nov 02 11
Category:
Eschatology
This 1978 spoof of low-budget horror/sci-fi movies has become a cult classic, despite receiving poor reviews from critics. Come along for the laughs, rather than the screams.
Easier, 10 Qns, looney_tunes,
Aug 15 12
Category:
Attack of the Killer Tomatoes!
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Yes, it's you in the photograph, so let's see how the experience of having your picture taken has changed over the years.
Average, 10 Qns, looney_tunes,
Jan 06 15
Category:
Photography
On 'Friends', Chandler pretended he had been transferred to Yemen, then was forced to actually fly there. Your visit is strictly voluntary and free!
Average, 10 Qns, looney_tunes,
May 31 15
Category:
Yemen
Lynne Truss's book "Eats, Shoots and Leaves" is an inspiration for those of us with an obsession about the correct use of punctuation. Release the inner stickler in yourself! Punctuation conventions are British, not American, where these differ.
Average, 10 Qns, looney_tunes,
Dec 08 19
Category:
Grammatical and Lexical Items
Ice cream, gelato, sorbet - these frozen treats are enough to make you shiver in anticipation! Let's look at some frozen delights from around the world.
Average, 10 Qns, looney_tunes,
Aug 12 24
Category:
Desserts
Over the years, we have grown used to waiting for increasingly short periods of time to receive communications.
Average, 10 Qns, looney_tunes,
Jul 08 11
Category:
Social History
The wealth of mammalian fossils found at the important site of Riversleigh in Queensland, Australia can truly be described as footprints on the sands of time, leaving evidence of a world that has long since disappeared.
Average, 10 Qns, looney_tunes,
Oct 29 20
Category:
Paleontology
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Sneezing - been there, done that. What do you know about the causes of sneezing, and how to keep your sternutation under control?
Average, 10 Qns, looney_tunes,
May 20 23
Category:
Nervous System and the Senses
The Spanish Inquisition, with its 'autos-da-fé', was one of the more infamous periods in the history of Christianity. As Monty Python informed us, "Nobody expects the Spanish Inquisition," but here it is.
Average, 10 Qns, looney_tunes,
Feb 18 15
Category:
History of Christianity
Let's follow the adventures of Suzie the Seal, as she explores a number of questions related to kinematics and dynamics.
Average, 10 Qns, looney_tunes,
May 29 21
Category:
Physics
When the TV weather report says there will be fresh breezes tomorrow, they are predicting a specific range of wind speed (29-38 kph, 9-24 mph or 17-21 knots). Match what you will see out your window with the term used to describe the wind speed.
Average, 10 Qns, looney_tunes,
May 21 16
Recommended for grades: 10,11,12
Category:
Meteorology for Kids
The titular boy in Nick Hornby's 1998 novel may be the boyish 36-year old Will, or it may be the prematurely adult 12-year old Marcus - or both. This is about the novel, not the 2002 film starring Hugh Grant, or the 2014 television series.
Average, 10 Qns, looney_tunes,
Aug 23 20
Category:
Hornby, Nick