I give you ten cities that were once the capital of their country. Match them with the country, some of which no longer exist.
Average, 10 Qns, EnglishJedi,
Apr 25 16
Category:
Used to be the Capital
Okay, so I couldn't find anyone with "Danger" as a middle name, but I did find some fairly unusual ones as well as plenty of well-known people who use their middle name. Enjoy!
Average, 10 Qns, EnglishJedi,
Oct 26 13
Category:
Middle Names
On this trip around the planet we visit Africa, Europe, Asia, Oceania and the Americas, and step back to ancient times in a rapid test of worldwide historical general knowledge.
Tough, 10 Qns, EnglishJedi,
Feb 17 22
Category:
History Around the World
A wide range of literary characters from the classic to the modern.
Average, 10 Qns, EnglishJedi,
Apr 07 15
Category:
Literary Characters
You probably know the most famous member(s) of most big groups from the last forty years, but how well do you recognize those guys who play at the back of the stage?
Average, 10 Qns, EnglishJedi,
Apr 14 15
Category:
Band Members
On this trip around the planet we visit Africa, Europe, Asia and the Americas, and step back into the distant past in a rapid test of worldwide historical general knowledge.
Tough, 10 Qns, EnglishJedi,
Feb 17 22
Category:
History Around the World
How much do you know about The Queen City?
Average, 10 Qns, EnglishJedi,
Apr 20 13
Category:
Mixed Ohio
We visit Africa, Europe, North and South America, and step back to ancient times in this whirlwind test of historical general knowledge.
Tough, 10 Qns, EnglishJedi,
Feb 17 22
Category:
History Around the World
You will be familiar with some major airports that are not named for the city they serve such as Heathrow, O'Hare, JFK and Charles de Gaulle. Can you identify some of the less well known ones, though?
Average, 10 Qns, EnglishJedi,
Jul 12 15
Category:
Aviation
They have all won the Nobel Prize for Literature, but where were they born?
Average, 10 Qns, EnglishJedi,
Mar 20 17
Category:
Writers and Places
Even young baseball fans have probably seen footage of the ball going under the Red Sox' first baseman's glove in Game 6 of the 1986 World Series, but how much do you know about the players who gave New York fans an amazing season to remember forever?
Average, 10 Qns, EnglishJedi,
May 14 13
Category:
New York Mets
What do you know about the former Portuguese colony that is now the world's 36th-largest independent country?
Average, 10 Qns, EnglishJedi,
Feb 19 15
Category:
Mozambique
'G' is also for 'General Knowledge', which is primarily what this quiz is about. The only twist is that all answers begin with 'G'
Average, 10 Qns, EnglishJedi,
Nov 21 12
Category:
G
It's not The Beatles, but what do you know about the other "Mersey Beat" group of the early 1960s?
Average, 10 Qns, EnglishJedi,
Feb 25 16
Category:
Gerry and the Pacemakers
A mix of literary trivia from long ago right up to the present as we meet some of the greatest writers and poets from around the world.
Average, 10 Qns, EnglishJedi,
Apr 09 15
Category:
Authors and their Works
Continuing a series I began with my 100th and 200th FT quizzes, for this, my 300th, we take a look at the world 300 years ago, in 1715.
Tough, 10 Qns, EnglishJedi,
Jul 25 15
Category:
Famous Dates
From Europe to Oceania via Asia, Africa, and North and South America, take a whirlwind trip around the wide world of Geography in ten questions.
Average, 10 Qns, EnglishJedi,
Jun 03 18
Category:
Around the World in 10Q
A selection of questions on 10 England international players of the last 50 years...
Tough, 10 Qns, EnglishJedi,
May 06 11
Category:
UK Football Players
Apologies to any of you who thought this would be a quiz about the British TV music show. In fact, it's about the people that some well-known people might call 'Pops', i.e. their father.
Average, 10 Qns, EnglishJedi,
Jul 02 13
Category:
Friends & Relatives
Many novels are set in real life places. For others, the author creates a whole fictional environment. Can you identify some of those fictional locations?
Average, 10 Qns, EnglishJedi,
Dec 08 15
Category:
Places in Literature
From Europe to Oceania via Asia, Africa and the Americas, take a whirlwind trip around the world in just ten questions.
Average, 10 Qns, EnglishJedi,
Sep 14 15
Category:
Around the World in 10Q
Since this is my 100th quiz on Fun Trivia, I thought I'd go back to some of the events and the people who were born exactly a century ago. Perhaps in a couple of years time, I'll have to go back to the mid 1810s :)
Tough, 10 Qns, EnglishJedi,
Feb 27 13
Category:
1910s History
With more than 250,000 copies sold since it was published in 1999, "25 Bridge Conventions You Should Know" is one of the best-selling bridge books ever written. It was also voted the American Bridge Teachers Association's "Book of the Year".
Tough, 10 Qns, EnglishJedi,
Oct 08 21
Category:
Bridge
Is the butler suggesting that his master is slightly crazy, or is he simply delivering a morning snack? It's hard to tell the difference in spoken English, of course...
Tough, 10 Qns, EnglishJedi,
May 22 13
Category:
Nuts
A mix of TV and film trivia with particular emphasis on which actor or actress...
Difficult, 10 Qns, EnglishJedi,
Oct 01 14
Category:
Who is this Celebrity?
Here are some of the most famous rulers in history. Match each of them with the years of their reign
Average, 10 Qns, EnglishJedi,
Apr 12 16
Category:
When Did They Reign?
Europeans only began arriving in Oregon Territory in the mid-1800s, and Statehood came in 1859. Even without the long history of the Eastern states, Oregon has produced plenty of famous people. Can you identify them?
Average, 10 Qns, EnglishJedi,
Mar 14 17
Category:
Other U.S. States
We all remember many of those evil-sounding organizations, but can you recall who they fought against, or in which TV series?
Tough, 10 Qns, EnglishJedi,
Dec 31 14
Category:
Organizations
I have no control over how this quiz is categorized, but I'll try not to make it too hard. One clue is that all answers start with the letter 'H'
Average, 10 Qns, EnglishJedi,
Jan 18 13
Category:
H
How much do you know about British Prime Ministers? Here is an eclectic mixture for you to ponder.
Tough, 10 Qns, EnglishJedi,
Feb 19 13
Category:
British Prime Ministers
I'll give you a sequence and you just have to identify the next item. The 'Fly in the Ointment', though, is that you will first have to work out what the list refers to. The subject may be historical, political or from the entertainment world.
Tough, 10 Qns, EnglishJedi,
Mar 18 13
Category:
Mixed 10 Qn Difficult B
The first in a series of twelve quizzes highlights events occurring during the Chinese Year of the Rat. Traits of those born under the Rat include ambitious, intelligent, god like, vindictive, selfish, ruthless and narcissistic.
Average, 10 Qns, EnglishJedi,
Apr 11 19
Category:
Famous Dates
History questions often ask about dates. You'll need to work harder here, though, as you have not only to identify the 'when', but then work the logic backwards too...
Difficult, 10 Qns, EnglishJedi,
Nov 21 15
Category:
World History for Experts
A mix of film and TV trivia from across the decades and both sides of the Atlantic.
Average, 10 Qns, EnglishJedi,
Jan 22 19
Category:
TV & Movies Mixture
I give you four very famous people, one of whom died at least a decade before the other three. Identify the one who died earliest. With each question, we move further back in time...
Very Difficult, 10 Qns, EnglishJedi,
Oct 08 12
Category:
Who died first?
A selection of TV trivia down the ages from both sides of Atlantic Ocean.
Average, 10 Qns, EnglishJedi,
Oct 22 14
Category:
TV By Country
I may not be one of the most famous people born in Hampshire or the Isle of Wight, but some natives have made it big.
Tough, 10 Qns, EnglishJedi,
Dec 30 13
Category:
England
Ten questions about well-known people born in the East Anglian county of Norfolk. Hope you enjoyed the quiz. If so, then check out some of my others online.
Average, 10 Qns, EnglishJedi,
Jun 24 15
Category:
England
From pre-biblical times to the 20th Century, with stops around the world in Asia, in America and throughout Europe. Essentially, though, there is just plenty of good old general knowledge...
Tough, 10 Qns, EnglishJedi,
Feb 17 22
Category:
History Around the World
It has been more than 18 months since I last added to this series, so here we go again. Here you will find some art, literature, mythology, poetry, drama: a little of everything, but basically good old general knowledge...
Average, 10 Qns, EnglishJedi,
Aug 31 14
Category:
Mixed 10 Qn Average B
Growing up as a Military Brat can be difficult. Identify these ten people who survived the experience and became successful in their chosen fields. Hope you enjoy this quiz. If so, check out my other quizzes online.
Tough, 10 Qns, EnglishJedi,
Dec 09 08
Category:
Other People
With Pluto's demotion from planet status, Neptune was left as our Solar System's outermost planet. How much do you know about the eighth planet from the Sun?
Average, 10 Qns, EnglishJedi,
Jun 04 13
Category:
Neptune
Welcome to one of the two independent nations that arose from the region that was once German East Africa before becoming the Belgian colony of Ruanda-Urundi.
Average, 10 Qns, EnglishJedi,
May 25 19
Category:
Burundi
It has been more than a year since I added to this ongoing series, so hop aboard for a trip around the historical world from Europe to Asia via Africa and the Americas.
Tough, 10 Qns, EnglishJedi,
Feb 17 22
Category:
History Around the World
What do you know about international borders?
Average, 10 Qns, EnglishJedi,
Mar 26 17
Category:
Borders
Ten question relating to people with the surname Andrews.
Average, 10 Qns, EnglishJedi,
Aug 17 15
Category:
Same Surname
My ex-wife came to visit me for Thanksgiving and her Birthday, so here is a quiz of ten notable occurrences on her birthday: November 23...
Average, 10 Qns, EnglishJedi,
Dec 07 08
Category:
October November December
A tribute to some of the most famous people who died during 2011. Can you identify them from the clues?
Tough, 10 Qns, EnglishJedi,
Oct 04 12
Category:
Died in the 2010s
Formerly part of French Equatorial Africa, the Gabonese Republic became a sovereign state in 1960.
Average, 10 Qns, EnglishJedi,
Jun 23 13
Category:
Gabon
Cumbria comprises the historic counties of Cumberland and Westmoreland, along with parts of what was once northern Lancashire and West Yorkshire. Identify some of the area's famous sons and daughters.
Average, 10 Qns, EnglishJedi,
Apr 03 17
Category:
England