What is it about redheads that make them so appealing? See if you can identify these ten fictional redheads of film, print and entertainment origins.
Average, 10 Qns, 1nn1,
Aug 05 19
Category:
Thematic People in Entertainment
One item that makes a successful TV series is throwing two opposite characters together, usually in a professional relationship where they are not supposed to get together. Or are they? Forbidden Fruit indeed.
Average, 10 Qns, 1nn1,
Sep 06 18
Category:
Things in Common
The premise of many a good movie is that Act 1 introduces protagonists (we as movie-goers care about) work themselves into a hopeless situation where there is no escape (end of Act 2) but of course there is (end of Act 3). Here are ten no-escapers.
Average, 10 Qns, 1nn1,
Aug 17 18
Category:
TV & Movies Mixture
"Our home is girt by sea" is part of our Australian National Anthem. We may be a continent but we are also an island. Come with us as we circumnavigate our homeland clockwise. We commence our journey from the Great Barrier Reef in northeast Australia.
Average, 10 Qns, 1nn1,
Oct 27 17
Category:
Bodies of Water
We take in the news on a daily basis without being affected too much. However when you look at a whole year's worth in ten questions...
This is a Peerless Peloton Rides Again quiz for the Amazing Race 3.
Average, 10 Qns, 1nn1,
Mar 15 17
Category:
2010s History
In this Phoenix Rising team quiz we take you through the world of languages looking for hot items. Seat belts on. Good luck!
Average, 10 Qns, 1nn1,
Jun 26 18
Category:
Languages
A great thing about living in multi-cultural Brisbane is all the available cuisines from their respective countries. Yet burgers are always popular. I have a Business Plan: Open a burger restaurant featuring ten international cuisines - Genius.
Easier, 10 Qns, 1nn1,
Jul 20 22
Category:
International Cuisine
When I started writing this quiz, there were 341 Beatles' quizzes online. My challenge was to write a quiz that was both original and would satisfy the ardent fans of The Beatles' music. Here are some Beatles' Fab Four firsts.
Average, 10 Qns, 1nn1,
Dec 10 20
Category:
Beatles Something in Common
This quiz is not about which girl's name is in the song but WHY the girl's name is in the song title. Be prepared for some fascinating back stories.
This is a Commission 54 quiz.
Average, 10 Qns, 1nn1,
Oct 09 21
Category:
Female Names in Songs
In the Team Task Challenge, Team Red is circling the globe making a massive 100 stops in ten stages. So grab your passport and hang on! This is stage number three where we visit south-western USA and Central America.
Average, 10 Qns, 1nn1,
Apr 07 19
Category:
North America
Playing cards themselves rather than just being tools for card games are full of mysticism and symbolism. Here are but a few instances.
This is an Adventures in Authoring Quiz.
Average, 10 Qns, 1nn1,
Mar 24 22
Category:
Card Games
The Chinese government has made several references to "Paper Tigers" where the use of the phrase is a political insult. This quiz contains many more memorable political insults.
Average, 10 Qns, 1nn1,
Mar 27 20
Category:
Did They Say That?!
English is a curious language. We have words that are spelled the same but pronounced differently. We have words that sound the same but are spelled differently. Let's explore:-
Easier, 10 Qns, 1nn1,
Jun 03 23
Recommended for grades: 5,6
Category:
Homonyms and Homophones for Kids
In test cricket, Australia had had a poor 2013. They had lost in India 4-0 and a five test Ashes series against England 3-0. The English Press thought England would win the series 5-0. This is what unfolded...
Average, 10 Qns, 1nn1,
Jan 11 22
Category:
Ashes Tests
"Survivor Cambodia - Second Chance" (2015) saw the return of previous contestants who played hard and were played hard in one of the most gruelling "Survivor" seasons of all time. Note This quiz has *SPOILERS*.
Average, 10 Qns, 1nn1,
Jun 23 20
Category:
Survivor: Cambodia
Season 29 of "Survivor" was a variation of Season 27 where couples came to play. Season 29 though added a few twists to the concept to find a new "Survivor".
Average, 10 Qns, 1nn1,
Jun 14 20
Category:
Survivor: San Juan del Sur
Today's Mixed USA quiz is brought to you by the letter "C".
(This is a Truly Random Challenge quiz).
Average, 10 Qns, 1nn1,
Oct 28 19
Category:
Mixed USA
When people die some people can donate some or all of their organs tissues depending on the circumstances in which they die. These are the ultimate gifts. When someone is going to die yet they can make a magnificent gesture and help others.
Average, 10 Qns, 1nn1,
Dec 13 18
Category:
Health Issues
Prepared to think laterally rather than literally to solve a few crazy definitions? FIRST anagram the given word to form a new word, THEN match it to the crazy definition. Give yourself plenty of time for this quiz.
Average, 10 Qns, 1nn1,
Nov 26 18
Category:
Anagrams
Welcome to Part 10 of Team Red's 100 question quiz on all things red. In this section we explore the diversity of transportation that is red in color.
Average, 10 Qns, 1nn1,
May 13 19
Category:
Transport
In this Contract Quiz, the brief was to write a song incorporating our first pet's name. "Piper" was a beautiful much-loved Australian Cattle Dog. This song is about prominent pipes in rock music.
Average, 10 Qns, 1nn1,
May 24 19
Category:
Which Band?
This is a Commission 38 Quiz.
'The Green, Green Grass of Home' was a big hit for Tom Jones. This quiz is about the song with a little insight into the singer.
Average, 10 Qns, 1nn1,
Dec 28 15
Category:
Jones, Tom
There were over twenty one word song titles that went to number one (on the Billboard Hot 100) in the 80s and 90s. Here are a few of them...
Average, 10 Qns, 1nn1,
Jul 21 22
Category:
One Word Songs
A bear walks into a bar for a function where bears, both real and fictional, were invited. Plant your tongue firmly in your cheek, suspend your disbelief and step inside to see what shenanigans transpire...
Average, 10 Qns, 1nn1,
Apr 27 20
Category:
Thematic Bears
In this Sprint III quiz, key moments in historical events that defined Canada are depicted in a series of purely hypothetical letters to the protagonists. So pick up a whale's tail and a double-double and settle in eh!
Average, 10 Qns, 1nn1,
Jul 18 20
Category:
Canadian
With this Author Challenge title, we examine the concerns raised about video games being addictive.
Average, 10 Qns, 1nn1,
Apr 19 19
Category:
Psychological Disorders
The Spanish Flu Epidemic was one of the worst pandemics known to man. Here is the historical background to one of the major and tragic events of the 20th century.
Average, 10 Qns, 1nn1,
Jun 24 21
Category:
1910s History
The group phase of 48 matches of the 2022 World Cup passed quickly and the knockout phase started the day after the group phase finished. In this section, 16 teams played a single match, the eight winners advancing to the quarter-finals.
Average, 10 Qns, 1nn1,
Dec 07 22
Category:
2022 Qatar
An Author Challenge.
To cut costs, the US Government is decreasing the size of state names by removing all vowels. Your job is to assign the correct state capitals to the vowelless state names. Welcome to this Orwellian-type quiz.
Easier, 10 Qns, 1nn1,
Oct 19 19
Category:
Geography Missing Letters
Flying from Queensland, the Sunshine State in Australia, to Florida the US Sunshine State, I had a few days to see Florida before I started working in Tampa. How to see Florida in five days...
Average, 10 Qns, 1nn1,
Mar 01 17
Category:
Florida
Australia is a unique country, large in size but has a small population. It shares no land borders with any country. This quiz explores the uniqueness of Australia through a few of its cultural icons.
Average, 10 Qns, 1nn1,
Sep 11 20
Recommended for grades: 8,9,10
Category:
Mixed Australia
"I love a sunburnt country" is the first line of the second verse of the 1908 poem by Dorothea Mackellar, "My Country" that would not only be familiar to nearly every primary school student but also a personal mantra for many Australians. Here's why...
Average, 10 Qns, 1nn1,
Sep 11 20
Recommended for grades: 10,11,12
Category:
Mixed Australia
One of the largest continents is one of the most mysterious and least understood. Let's have a look at the geography of this big wide land.
Easier, 10 Qns, 1nn1,
Feb 12 19
Recommended for grades: 6,7,8
Category:
African Geography for Kids
This title is a play on the Talking Heads' album "More Songs About Buildings & Food". The word "home" invokes warmth and love. Here are ten songs with "Home" in the title. This is Part 1 of 2 by Team Red competing in the Author Team Challenge.
Average, 10 Qns, 1nn1,
Oct 27 20
Category:
Daily Life in Songs
Each week, Phoenix Rising have a team meeting via Zoom which includes a 20 question quiz which we share. Sometimes a particular topic is discussed in more detail which comes to you today as an extra quiz on peanut butter.
Average, 10 Qns, 1nn1,
Dec 01 20
Category:
Nuts
A Rock and Roll band usually consists of guitars, bass drums and maybe keyboards. Someone sings. This Phoenix Rising team quiz looks at unusual instruments used only occasionally in rock bands.
Average, 10 Qns, 1nn1,
Nov 24 20
Category:
Musical Instruments in Songs
Have you noticed that Tom Cruise often co-stars with actresses who are not well known before their movie with Tom, but who become bigger stars soon after. Hence, "Who's that Girl?"
Average, 10 Qns, 1nn1,
Jul 18 20
Category:
Leading Ladies
This quiz is a tribute to Team Red. Red is arguably the world's favourite colour. Is it a coincidence that this author's entertainment spectrum is based around red? Come inside and see for yourself.
Average, 10 Qns, 1nn1,
Apr 25 19
Category:
Colour in Entertainment
After the Wild Card Round of playoffs we were down to eight teams. This quiz covers the 2022-3 Divisional Rounds, Conference Championship and the Super Bowl match to determine and honour the NFL Championship team that won the Super Bowl.
Average, 15 Qns, 1nn1,
Feb 25 23
Category:
Super Bowl 2020s
"Six White Boomers" is an Australian Christmas song that shows how different Christmas is in Australia to countries in North America and Europe.
Average, 10 Qns, 1nn1,
Dec 05 15
Category:
Holidays and Celebrations for Kids
In this Commission 45 quiz, we examine the facts surrounding the Azaria Chamberlain case, perhaps Australia's most sensational trial that polarised a nation. When the truth came out, it had taken far too long.
Average, 10 Qns, 1nn1,
Oct 28 17
Category:
Australia 1900s
If you suffer from aibohphobia, then avoid this quiz. Take it and you might become a sufferer. All that is required is for you to complete a few palindromes. "Don't nod". It is not that easy.
Average, 10 Qns, 1nn1,
Apr 08 22
Category:
Back Words and Palindromes
Phoenix Arizona is one of the largest cities in the US. Despite being in a desert and extremely hot it continues to thrive. This quiz examines this fascinating city.
Average, 10 Qns, 1nn1,
Oct 17 19
Category:
Arizona
Academy Award Winning "Manchester By The Sea" (2016) was notable for a powerful and masterful performance by the protagonist and his supporting actors.
This quiz contains *SPOILERS* .
Average, 10 Qns, 1nn1,
Oct 03 17
Category:
Ma - Md Movies
Today we start our very own Amazing Race. We will travel the world as fast as we can. Your task is to identify the places and landmarks we visit.
Easier, 10 Qns, 1nn1,
May 03 20
Recommended for grades: 10,11,12
Category:
Mixed World Geography for Kids
I am excited about my holiday to the US but the Americans are on an economy drive at the moment so have omitted vowels from every word of their lexicon. Your job is to find the original word. Words in capitals are worked examples. Gd Lck!
Easier, 10 Qns, 1nn1,
Nov 13 18
Category:
Missing Letters
Qantas is the preeminent airline for Australia. Whilst the country has other airlines, none has the rich history that Qantas has. It is one of Australia's most well known and respected companies. Here's why.
Average, 10 Qns, 1nn1,
May 17 19
Category:
Airports & Airlines
This is a team quiz from the Australian Players about some of our most treasured Australian movies. We all hope you enjoy the quiz as we enjoyed watching the movies.
Average, 10 Qns, 1nn1,
May 10 15
Category:
Australian Films
Unbelievably, this is the first beach volleyball quiz on Fun Trivia. This is one of the most popular Olympic sports. Come take a trip with me how the introduction of sun, sand and sweat changes the very nature of volleyball for the better.
Average, 10 Qns, 1nn1,
Apr 25 20
Category:
Volleyball
On the Quiz Authoring Board, we were discussing tacos and somehow triffids & then Bhutan got mixed in. Someone said it wasn't possible to write a quiz about all three. Negative reinforcement is a powerful motivator...
Average, 10 Qns, 1nn1,
Aug 13 15
Category:
Mixed 10 Qn Average A