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Catreona has been a FunTrivia author since Mar 27 11 and has written 95 quizzes. Catreona writes for many different categories, but is most active in Music, For Children, and General Knowledge, and has won 2 Editor's Choice awards on submitted quizzes.

  • has earned 1,810 excellent quiz ratings from quiz takers.
  • has adopted / renovated 3 quizzes that required editing work to date.
  • last seen online Jun 08 23, and most recent quiz went online May 30 23.
Bio: Holding a B.A in English from a small Catholic women's college and an M.A. in Medieval Studies from a state university that is well known as a Basketball powerhouse, I am a writer of Science Fiction and Fantasy fiction, of poetry and songs. Being both partially sighted and physically disabled, I have a keen interest in Disability rights and other Civil and Human Rights issues. I enjoy Jazz, Big Band Swing and Pop music.
Hobbies: Reading, hanging out at my favorite blogs, playing with my cats... And quizzes, of course! 8)
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Quizzes / Other Works Authored by Catreona
1.
  Sing Me a River editor best quiz - 10 questions - 4 mins
Rivers run through popular music. In this quiz, some songs have the word 'river' in title and/or lyrics, while others name a specific river. Go with the flow and see how many of these river songs you know.
Average, 10 Qns, Catreona, May 02 23
Category: Water and Bodies of Water in Songs
Average
Catreona
May 02 23
356 plays
2.
  Go For Gold: The Phenomenal Torvill and Dean editor best quiz great trivia quiz - 15 questions - 5 mins
British ice-dancers Jayne Torvill and Christopher Dean were one of a kind and pure magic. In this, my fiftieth quiz, we take an overview of their amateur career, including their unprecedented Olympic triumph.
Average, 15 Qns, Catreona, Apr 11 20
Category: Ice Skating
Average
Catreona
Apr 11 20
174 plays
3.
  River Basics - 10 questions - 3 mins
A Beginner's Guide
Let's review some basic river knowledge.
Easier, 10 Qns, Catreona, May 30 23
Category: Bodies of Water
Easier
Catreona
May 30 23
317 plays
4.
  The Sun, Moon and Stars - 10 questions - 3 mins
Each of the questions in this quiz deals in some way with words that begin with the letters 'S U N', 'M O O N' or 'S T A R'.
Easier, 10 Qns, Catreona, Apr 18 23
Category: Thematic Space
Easier
Catreona
Apr 18 23
412 plays
5.
  Color Songs: Sing Me a Rainbow Sing Me a Rainbow - 10 questions - 3 mins
Follow this rainbow of songs to the end of the quiz.
Average, 10 Qns, Catreona, Apr 14 23
Category: Color Songs
Average
Catreona
Apr 14 23
384 plays
6.
  Herding Breeds: Herding Dogs from around the World Herding Dogs from around the World - 10 questions - 3 mins
Everyone knows Old English sheep dogs and Collies. But in this quiz, we'll meet ten herding dogs from around the world that get less publicity.
Average, 10 Qns, Catreona, Jun 06 23
Category: Herding Breeds
Average
Catreona
Jun 06 23
263 plays
7.
  Is It ICK or INK? - 10 questions - 3 mins
Each answer in this quiz ends with either -ick or -ink. Can you get all ten of them?
Very Easy, 10 Qns, Catreona, Dec 26 22
Recommended for grades: 3,4,5
Category: Word Meanings
Very Easy
Catreona
Dec 26 22
305 plays
8.
  The Dog's Breakfast great trivia quiz - 10 questions - 3 mins
Uncle Charlie has a fund of quaint expressions. Frankly, some of them are pretty weird! And a lot of them seem to involve animals. Take this quiz to see if you can figure out what the heck he's talking about.
Easier, 10 Qns, Catreona, Mar 17 23
Recommended for grades: 4,5,6
Category: Words for Kids
Easier
Catreona
Mar 17 23
2036 plays
9.
  Morning - 15 questions - 3 mins
An Anatomy of a Song quiz
Written by Brendan Graham, "Morning" was a hit for Val Doonican in 1971. How well do you remember this wistful song about the end of a one-night stand?
Average, 15 Qns, Catreona, Apr 30 23
Category: D
Average
Catreona
Apr 30 23
222 plays
10.
  Deborah: The Woman Who Judged Israel great trivia quiz - 10 questions - 3 mins
Scant information is given about Deborah in The Book of Judges, or so it seems. What can we actually say about this remarkable Israelite woman? Biblical quotations are from the Jerusalem Bible.
Average, 10 Qns, Catreona, Apr 01 23
Category: Old Testament Women
Average
Catreona
Apr 01 23
96 plays
11.
  Quick Quiz - 10 questions - 3 mins
Everything in this quiz is related in some way to speed, rapidity and swiftness.
Easier, 10 Qns, Catreona, May 31 21
Category: Thematic Adjectives
Easier
Catreona
May 31 21
1133 plays
12.
  The Sign of the Four popular trivia quiz - 15 questions - 4 mins
"The Sign of the Four" (also given as "The Sign of Four"), 1890 by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle is the second short novel featuring Sherlock Holmes.
Average, 15 Qns, Catreona, Mar 10 23
Category: Sherlock Holmes - Individual Stories
Average
Catreona
Mar 10 23
93 plays
13.
  U.S. Breakfast Choices - 10 questions - 3 mins
Deciding what to have for breakfast can be a daunting task; there are so many dishes and beverages to choose from here in the good ole US of A. Below are just a few.
Easier, 10 Qns, Catreona, Mar 17 23
Category: Breakfast Foods
Easier
Catreona
Mar 17 23
839 plays
14.
  Chemistry for the Non Chemist popular trivia quiz - 10 questions - 3 mins
Welcome to this quiz for those who, like me, find chemistry rather more incomprehensible than Klingon military tactics. We'll start with the basics, and you'll probably find that you know more than you thought you did.
Easier, 10 Qns, Catreona, Feb 02 22
Category: Chemistry
Easier
Catreona
Feb 02 22
678 plays
15.
  Assorted Children's Literature - 10 questions - 3 mins
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
Average
Catreona
Apr 12 23
76 plays
16.
  Find the Rhyme popular trivia quiz - 10 questions - 5 mins
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, Feb 24 22
Category: Rhymes
Easier
Catreona
Feb 24 22
2492 plays
17.
  Catreona's Musical Miscellany: The 1970s popular trivia quiz - 15 questions - 4 mins
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, Mar 31 16
Category: 1970s Music
Easier
Catreona
716 plays
18.
  What a Czar You Are popular trivia quiz - 10 questions - 4 mins
There is much royalty in popular culture. Let's take a trip through Quizzyland to see how many regal personages we meet.
Average, 10 Qns, Catreona, Jul 10 17
Category: Thematic Aristocracy
Average
Catreona
Jul 10 17
2185 plays
19.
  Dream-of-Jade - 15 questions - 3 mins
"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, Jan 25 23
Category: A Authors
Average
Catreona
Jan 25 23
42 plays
20.
  Turn a Cat Into a Rat - 10 questions - 5 mins
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
Very Easy
Catreona
May 23 19
783 plays
21.
  Braille Basics great trivia quiz - 15 questions - 6 mins
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
Average
Catreona
309 plays
22.
  More Christmas Songs by Bridge - 10 questions - 4 mins
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?
Easier, 10 Qns, Catreona, Dec 20 22
Category: Christmas Lyrics
Easier
Catreona
Dec 20 22
191 plays
23.
  Give Me a Hand great trivia quiz - 10 questions - 3 mins
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
Very Easy
Catreona
1819 plays
24.
  Before and After Engelbert Songs II - 10 questions - 5 mins
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
Very Easy
Catreona
Sep 02 21
100 plays
25.
  10 Questions: Silver Multiple Choice Quiz great trivia quiz - 10 questions - 4 mins
For my twenty-fifth quiz, I consider silver across Quizzyland.
Average, 10 Qns, Catreona, Jan 31 21
Category: Gray/Silver
Average
Catreona
Jan 31 21
577 plays
26.
  All in One - 10 questions - 5 mins
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
Very Easy
Catreona
787 plays
27.
  Is it UCK or UNK? - 10 questions - 2 mins
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
Very Easy
Catreona
Dec 30 22
683 plays
28.
  The Voices of "Treasure Planet" - 10 questions - 4 mins
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
Average
Catreona
Aug 24 21
113 plays
29.
  An Owl in the Dark - 10 questions - 4 mins
Here are ten questions, all of which have something to do with the letter O.
Average, 10 Qns, Catreona, Apr 07 21
Category: O
Average
Catreona
Apr 07 21
519 plays
30.
  Paper Roses - 10 questions - 4 mins
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
Average
Catreona
Apr 02 21
546 plays
31.
  Return of the King - 25 questions - 7 mins
"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, Apr 06 23
Category: Humperdinck, Engelbert
Average
Catreona
Apr 06 23
91 plays
32.
  The Two Kings: Engelbert and Elvis - 10 questions - 3 mins
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, Dec 30 22
Category: Who Sang This
Average
Catreona
Dec 30 22
135 plays
33.
  "The Jungle Book": Walt Disney's Animated Classic popular trivia quiz - 15 questions - 6 mins
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
Average
Catreona
Jun 12 19
196 plays
34.
  Average The Great Mouse Detective Quiz - 10 Questions - 10 questions - 4 mins
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
Average
Catreona
Dec 24 18
295 plays
35.
  This Doohickey ain't New popular trivia quiz - 10 questions - 4 mins
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
Average
Catreona
Jul 28 22
454 plays
36.
  Christmas Songs by Bridge - 15 questions - 6 mins
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
Average
Catreona
Dec 18 22
349 plays
37.
  The Joker Is Wild - 10 questions - 3 mins
The 1957 Paramount Pictures film "The Joker Is Wild", starring Frank Sinatra, Jeanne Crain, Mitzi Gaynor, Eddie Albert and Beverly Garland, tells the tragic story of nightclub singer and comedian Joe E. Lewis. This quiz contains spoilers.
Average, 10 Qns, Catreona, Feb 21 23
Category: J
Average
Catreona
Feb 21 23
36 plays
38.
  Fractured Engelbert Songs popular trivia quiz - 10 questions - 4 mins
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
Easier
Catreona
158 plays
39.
  Before and After Engelbert Songs popular trivia quiz - 10 questions - 6 mins
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
Average
Catreona
189 plays
40.
  "To The Ends Of The Earth" - 10 questions - 3 mins
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
Average
Catreona
Jan 26 23
106 plays
41.
  This and That...and Engelbert popular trivia quiz - 10 questions - 4 mins
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
Average
Catreona
Aug 25 17
214 plays
42.
  Engelbert's Words: Music Edition - 15 questions - 9 mins
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
Average
Catreona
207 plays
43.
  Fractured Engelbert Songs: Volume III great trivia quiz - 10 questions - 6 mins
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
Average
Catreona
122 plays
44.
  A Lonely Christmas in New York - 15 questions - 4 mins
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
Average
Catreona
Dec 18 22
239 plays
45.
  All You Need Is The Girl popular trivia quiz - 10 questions - 4 mins
Who are these girls of song?
Average, 10 Qns, Catreona, Sep 30 13
Category: Female Names in Songs
Average
Catreona
669 plays
46.
  Fantastic Mr. Fox - 10 questions - 4 mins
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
Average
Catreona
421 plays
47.
  A Merry Christmas with Engelbert Humperdinck - 10 questions - 5 mins
Let's explore the songs on this Christmas album that Engelbert released in 1980.
Average, 10 Qns, Catreona, Dec 16 15
Category: Humperdinck, Engelbert
Average
Catreona
341 plays
48.
  The White Snows of Winter - 10 questions - 4 mins
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
Average
Catreona
Jan 26 23
255 plays
49.
  Rescue Me popular trivia quiz - 10 questions - 4 mins
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
Average
Catreona
Dec 27 18
105 plays
50.
  "Why Don't We Try A Slow Dance" popular trivia quiz - 10 questions - 4 mins
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
Average
Catreona
Jan 26 23
134 plays
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