Multiple Sclerosis afflicts 2-3 million people worldwide. Much is known about this disease but too much remains unknown. How much do you know about MS?
Average, 10 Qns, FatherSteve,
Dec 05 13
Category:
Neurological Disorders
Uncle Sesquipedalius, who loves to impress others with his vocabulary, has posed numerous single questions in the New Question Game. He has a superfluity of highfalutin words beginning with the letter B. How many of them can you sort?
Easier, 10 Qns, FatherSteve,
May 31 22
Category:
Very Long Words
References to people, places and things in classical mythology appear in the titles of books, plays and films which are not themselves about mythology. How many of these can you identify?
Average, 10 Qns, FatherSteve,
Aug 26 17
Category:
Thematic Religion
When one student becomes a zombie in this 2022 television series, many others quickly follow. How well can you sort this gory teen sci-fi horror show? [Contains spoilers!]
Average, 10 Qns, FatherSteve,
Jun 13 22
Category:
A
The simple English word "code" has loads of meanings, both as a noun and a verb. How many of them can you sort out of this quiz?
Easier, 10 Qns, FatherSteve,
Jun 06 23
Category:
Thematic Abstract Ideas
The idea of seven-day weeks is not sacrosanct nor even particularly scientific. It made sense to the ancient Babylonians, to Alexander the Great, to the Emperor Constantine and to several other highly-influential people. So that's what we've got.
Average, 10 Qns, FatherSteve,
Jul 14 21
Category:
Thematic Time
Can you translate into English these lists of synonyms in many different languages?
Average, 10 Qns, FatherSteve,
Nov 19 17
Category:
Languages
The canonical Gospels offer four different perspectives on just one story, each seen by different eyes, written at different times, for different audiences. A few bits of the story appear in only one of the Gospels. Can you sort these examples?
Average, 10 Qns, FatherSteve,
Jan 13 22
Category:
Gospel Mixture
There are seven principal islands in Hawai'i. Each contains things unique and interesting. How many of these destinations can you locate on the correct Hawaiian island? This is "ka lima" (Hawaiian for the fifth part) of seven quizzes.
Average, 10 Qns, FatherSteve,
May 21 22
Recommended for grades: 9,10,11,12
Category:
Hawaii
There are 2,566 miles between Salem, Massachusetts, and Salem, Oregon. How well can you sort these two cities?
Average, 10 Qns, FatherSteve,
Apr 19 17
Category:
USA - Cities
Discreet, graceful, observant, unobtrusive, faithful, dependable. How many of these fictional butlers do you know?
Average, 10 Qns, FatherSteve,
Jul 30 17
Category:
Thematic Occupations
There are seven principal islands in Hawai'i. Each contains things unique and interesting. How many of these destinations can you locate on the correct Hawaiian island? This is "ka ha" (Hawaiian for the fourth part) of seven quizzes.
Average, 10 Qns, FatherSteve,
May 15 22
Recommended for grades: 9,10,11,12
Category:
Hawaii
How much do you know about these feuds within and between families, both real and fictional?
Average, 10 Qns, FatherSteve,
Jul 09 17
Category:
Thematic Family Members
The jungle is a place of mystery, romance, danger and great beauty. How many of these people, places and things pertaining to the jungle can you sort?
Average, 15 Qns, FatherSteve,
Feb 28 18
Category:
Thematic Places
For the true generalist, these questions about bones are drawn from literature, cinema, culture, advertising, music, language, television, and several other places.
Average, 15 Qns, FatherSteve,
Oct 31 21
Category:
Thematic Bones
British polymath Alexa Chung said, "I think it's cool that London Fashion Week is about young designers trying wacky things." How much do you know about the wacky things in this quiz?
Average, 10 Qns, FatherSteve,
Dec 10 21
Category:
Thematic Adjectives
This is a quiz about people named Dick (first, middle or last name - or nickname).
Average, 10 Qns, FatherSteve,
Aug 01 16
Category:
Name Game
These questions are about roosters in fiction: novels, poetry, movies, opera, television, comics, radio, cartoons and other works of imagination. How much do you know about these roosters?
Average, 10 Qns, FatherSteve,
Apr 26 20
Category:
Thematic Birds
Can you translate into English these lists of synonyms in many different languages?
Easier, 10 Qns, FatherSteve,
Sep 06 19
Category:
Languages
How many of these things with the word "what" in them do you know something about?
Easier, 15 Qns, FatherSteve,
Aug 26 17
Category:
Thematic Phrases
Many people enjoy eating candy whilst watching a movie in the cinema or at home. How many of these candies depicted IN a motion picture can you sort?
Average, 10 Qns, FatherSteve,
Nov 07 20
Category:
Food and Drink in Movies
Uncle Sesquipedalius, who loves to impress others with his vocabulary, has posed numerous single questions in the New Question Game. He has a superfluity of highfalutin words beginning with the letter A. How many of them can you sort?
Average, 10 Qns, FatherSteve,
Jan 09 22
Category:
Very Long Words
There are seven principal islands in Hawai'i. Each contains things unique and interesting. How many of these destinations can you locate on the correct Hawaiian island? This is "ka mua" (Hawaiian for the first part) of seven quizzes.
Average, 10 Qns, FatherSteve,
May 09 22
Recommended for grades: 9,10,11,12
Category:
Hawaii
How many of these people who gained success, lost it and got it back can you identify?
Average, 10 Qns, FatherSteve,
Feb 17 14
Recommended for grades: 8,9,10,11,12
Category:
Achievements
How many of these tigers found in literature, cinema, advertising, television, poetry, and the like can you sort?
Average, 10 Qns, FatherSteve,
Oct 13 22
Category:
Thematic Big Cats
The requirement of Interesting Information is not a mere hoop through which quiz authors must jump but rather a way to make the quizzing experience more enjoyable and beneficial for everyone.
Average, 10 Qns, FatherSteve,
Nov 22 21
Category:
Interesting Information
How many of these questions about things that are mixed can you correctly answer?
Average, 10 Qns, FatherSteve,
Apr 27 14
Category:
Mixed 10 Qn Average A
Find the single word which completes two two-word phrases (i.e. the word which follows the first clue and precedes the second clue) to produce two common phrases used in law and the courtroom.
Average, 10 Qns, FatherSteve,
Dec 31 15
Category:
Before and After
There are seven principal islands in Hawai'i. Each contains things unique and interesting. How many of these destinations can you locate on the correct Hawaiian island? This is "ke ono" (Hawaiian for the sixth part) of seven quizzes.
Average, 10 Qns, FatherSteve,
Jun 01 22
Recommended for grades: 9,10,11,12
Category:
Hawaii
Every main character, protagonist, hero and villain needs an assistant, an aide, a colleague, a companion. How much do you know about these sidekicks, real and imagined?
Easier, 10 Qns, FatherSteve,
Nov 14 17
Category:
Thematic Sidekicks
As cars get smarter, people and their automobiles have a nearly symbiotic relationship. How many of these imaginary cars can you sort?
Average, 10 Qns, FatherSteve,
Nov 21 17
Category:
Thematic Transportation
How many of these things about fever, fevers, febrile conditions, the hots, general overheatedness, and the like can you sort?
Average, 15 Qns, FatherSteve,
May 18 20
Category:
Thematic Sci/Tech
A hotel is not only a substitute for home and an adventure in residency, but also an ideal setting for stories about the people brought together in such a place. How many of these fictional hotels can you sort?
Average, 10 Qns, FatherSteve,
Jul 16 18
Category:
Thematic Places
These questions are about birds in fiction: novels, poetry, movies, opera, television, comics, radio, cartoons, plays and other works of imagination. How much do you know about these avians?
Average, 10 Qns, FatherSteve,
Sep 26 20
Category:
Thematic Birds
These questions subsume turtles, tortoises, and terrapins under the single term "turtle" because this is the American practice. How much do you know about turtles of all sorts?
Easier, 10 Qns, FatherSteve,
Nov 08 20
Category:
Thematic Animals
"Judge not lest ye be judged" ... unless, of course, you are playing the role of a fictional judge like the ones in this quiz.
Average, 15 Qns, FatherSteve,
Aug 29 17
Category:
Thematic Occupations
Every main character, protagonist, hero and villain needs an assistant, an aide, a colleague, a companion. How much do you know about these sidekicks, real and imagined?
Average, 10 Qns, FatherSteve,
Nov 04 17
Category:
Thematic Sidekicks
The correct answers to the first nine complex questions provide a clue to the complexion of the answer to the tenth.
Average, 10 Qns, FatherSteve,
Nov 21 21
Category:
10Q CB Average
Cooking is an art (as well as a craft and a science) therefore its terms are terms of art. How many of these do you know well?
Average, 10 Qns, FatherSteve,
Aug 10 10
Category:
Cooking and Baking Terms
The Mills Brothers had a hit when they recorded Hoagy Carmichael-Sidney Arodin's 1930 song "Up a Lazy River." Do you know which direction you'd be heading if you went "up" these major rivers of the world?
Average, 10 Qns, FatherSteve,
Dec 09 18
Category:
Rivers
Some words are composed of a repeated root in which the base is doubled. Lexicologists refer to this as reduplication. An example in English is bye-bye for goodbye. Reduplicate words for food appear in many languages. How many can you identify?
Average, 10 Qns, FatherSteve,
Jan 11 14
Category:
British Foods
These questions are about schools in fiction: novels, poetry, movies, opera, television, comics, radio, cartoons, plays and other sites of imagination. How much do you know about these academies?
Average, 10 Qns, FatherSteve,
Feb 25 18
Category:
Thematic Places
Uncle Sesquipedalius, who loves to impress others with his vocabulary, has posed numerous single questions in the New Question Game. He has a superfluity of highfalutin words beginning with the letter C. How many of them can you sort?
Average, 10 Qns, FatherSteve,
Apr 21 22
Category:
Unusual and Obscure Words
In late 2021, NetFlix streamed "Post Mortem: No One Dies in Skarnes." It might be horror. It might be humour. It has moments of each. How well can you sort this dark comedy?
Average, 10 Qns, FatherSteve,
May 26 22
Category:
P
How much do you know about people, places and things the name of which begin or end with the word "well"?
Average, 15 Qns, FatherSteve,
Jul 13 17
Category:
Single Word Theme
Neither Steven, nor Stefan, nor Stephan, nor Stevan. How many of these Stephens (real and imagined) can you identify?
Average, 15 Qns, FatherSteve,
Apr 01 14
Category:
Thematic Men's Names
Do imaginary friends live only in imaginary houses? Do dream houses exist only in dreams? How many of these fictional, made-up, pretend houses can you sort?
Average, 10 Qns, FatherSteve,
Aug 02 17
Category:
Thematic Places
The word "Avalon" can describe a great many persons, places and things. How many of them can you sort?
Average, 15 Qns, FatherSteve,
Feb 20 18
Category:
Thematic Places
"Station Eleven" first streamed on HBO during the winter of 2021-2022 when concern over Covid-19 was high. How well can you sort this difficult-to-follow miniseries?
Average, 10 Qns, FatherSteve,
Apr 15 22
Category:
S ... Sn-Sz
"They that go down to the sea in ships" have figured in literature since before the Psalms of David were written. Test your knowledge of fictional ships with this quiz.
Tough, 15 Qns, FatherSteve,
Aug 17 17
Category:
Thematic Transportation