History Titbits
- 10 questions
- 4 mins
Enjoy some pick and mix morsels from my history book shelf. Tough, 10 Qns, Fiachra,
Mar 21 07
Category:
Random History Mix
Oooooops!
- 10 questions
- 3 mins
This is a quiz dedicated to those of us, moi included, who type too quickly, usually at the expense of accuracy. The results can be funny, misleading or just mind-boggling. Enjoy. Average, 10 Qns, Fiachra,
Oct 15 21
Category:
Vocabulary
Idiomatically Speaking: Part Deux
- 10 questions
- 3 mins
Ten questions on commonly used idioms and where they come from. Nice 'n' easy, relax and as always enjoy. Very Easy, 10 Qns, Fiachra,
Feb 19 13
Category:
Origins of Idioms
This is an easy quiz on every day words with more than one meaning but the same spelling. How many can you find? Have fun.
Very Easy, 10 Qns, fiachra,
Mar 31 05
Category:
Word Meanings
So you think you know the Scottish play? Well take this quiz and find out. It's not an easy quiz, but have fun and enjoy.
Tough, 20 Qns, Fiachra,
May 12 21
Recommended for grades: 11,12
Category:
Macbeth
How High Would You Score?
- 25 questions
- 4 mins
Ever heard of the Junior Certificate? It's an exam for 14/15 year olds half way through second level education. These questions come from one section. I have adapted them to multiple choice, students get no hints. Have fun and enjoy something different. Average, 25 Qns, Fiachra,
May 08 12
Category:
World History
The famine years of 1845-1849, altered forever not only my country, Ireland, but impacted on all English speaking countries. How much do you know about these tragic years?
Average, 20 Qns, Fiachra,
Sep 22 21
Category:
Irish
Anachronisms are details which are in the wrong time-frame, e.g. fighter jets in 1775. Can you spot which of these statements are anachronisms? Have fun.
Average, 10 Qns, Fiachra,
Jul 14 12
Category:
Famous Dates
Teasing, tormenting, tantalizing,taunting, testing, terrifying. If it starts with a T, then this quiz will suit you to a T. (Sorry painful pun). Enjoy.
Average, 25 Qns, Fiachra,
Jul 01 21
Category:
T
A quiz on some famous or infamous battles in history. Best of luck.
Average, 15 Qns, Fiachra,
Feb 25 10
Category:
War History
A, B, C, etc. An Alphabetical Jumble
- 25 questions
- 4 mins
Work is over, draw the blinds, brew some hot sweet tea, draw up your chair, kick off your shoes, wriggle those toes, R E L A X. Turn on your PC to your favourite website and earn 250 points with this little alphabetical gem. Average, 25 Qns, Fiachra,
Jan 30 22
Category:
A to Z Word Quizzes
"Goodnight, Sweet Prince "- A Hamlet Quiz
- 25 questions
- 6 mins
How well do you know "Hamlet"? Take this quiz and find out. Average, 25 Qns, Fiachra,
Aug 31 21
Category:
Hamlet
My Name is Iago
- 15 questions
- 3 mins
My name is Iago, how much do you know about my dealings with Othello, the Moor of Venice? Play this quiz and find out. Average, 15 Qns, Fiachra,
Nov 19 16
Category:
Othello
What if ... you weren transported back in time to Medieval Europe? Good luck.
Tough, 20 Qns, Fiachra,
Oct 12 18
Category:
Medieval History
If you've noticed how brilliantly thematic images are interwoven in "Macbeth", then this quiz is for you. You really need to know your "Macbeth" to answer this selection.
Tough, 10 Qns, fiachra,
Mar 17 13
Recommended for grades: 11,12
Category:
Macbeth
A 20th Century Who's Who
- 10 questions
- 4 mins
How well do you know your school history? Well enough to recognise these famous people? Take this quiz and find out. Good luck. Tough, 10 Qns, Fiachra,
Aug 18 05
Category:
19th, 20th & 21st Centuries
'Call Me Al'
- 15 questions
- 8 mins
No! not Paul Simon, just an alphabetical quiz where the answers start with 'al'. Most of the the answers are fill in the blanks. Have fun, this is easy peasy. Tough, 15 Qns, Fiachra,
Jan 02 23
Category:
A
S - T- R - E - T - C - H Your Vocab
- 10 questions
- 5 mins
Make new words by adding a single letter to the clue. Remember each letter you added; they give the answer to Q.10. Good Luck and as ever have fun with a simple word quiz. Average, 10 Qns, Fiachra,
Dec 28 11
Category:
Vocabulary
Destination USA. I Challenge You
- 10 questions
- 3 mins
If you accept my challenge then you must recognise all ten US landmarks from my internet trawl. Good luck. Tough, 10 Qns, Fiachra,
Apr 10 19
Category:
USA
Headlines and Deadlines
- 15 questions
- 4 mins
Failte. With a little help from these 'headlines' (Fiachra's zany humour at work), can you earn 150 points? Good luck! Average, 15 Qns, Fiachra,
Jan 21 13
Category:
19th, 20th & 21st Centuries
All Things Christmas
- 10 questions
- 3 mins
A quiz on both the religious and secular festivities of the world's biggest birthday party. Average, 10 Qns, Fiachra,
May 09 12
Category:
Christmas Around the World
Don't Eat Me
- 10 questions
- 3 mins
One choice in each answer is definitely inedible. Can you find it? Good luck and enjoy. Average, 10 Qns, fiachra,
Apr 22 07
Category:
Incredible Edibles
Antarctica Frozen Continent
- 10 questions
- 3 mins
Some fascinating facts about a fascinating place.
Average, 10 Qns, fiachra,
Apr 03 21
Category:
Polar Regions
Hopkins is my favourite poet. I love the fire of his language and his keen observation of nature. His agonizing depression still reaches out. When I read his works I learn something new about myself. This quiz is a labour of love.
Average, 10 Qns, fiachra,
Aug 22 20
Category:
Hopkins, Gerard Manley
Only Smarties Have the Answers for 2003
- 15 questions
- 5 mins
So you read the newspapers, you watch the news, you are well informed, then take this quiz and find out. The questions get progressively more difficult, be warned but have fun. Tough, 15 Qns, Fiachra,
Dec 29 11
Category:
2000s History
Who's a clever clogs then?
- 15 questions
- 5 mins
Fancy some fun? 'Failte' to Fiachra's file of facts, foibles and follies found by trawling the net. UK specific and dedicated to Rialto and all UK and Irish players. Enjoy. Tough, 15 Qns, Fiachra,
Apr 30 23
Category:
Mixed UK
Valentines or Lovers
- 15 questions
- 3 mins
Can you complete the pairs in time for Valentines?
The quiz gets progressively more difficult.
Good Luck. Average, 15 Qns, Fiachra,
Jul 04 16
Category:
Friends & Relatives
Tireolas from Ireland
- 10 questions
- 3 mins
Tireolas is the Gaelic word for geography. This quiz asks questions on some very well known facts in Irish geography. All multiple choice questions. Do enjoy. Average, 10 Qns, Fiachra,
Jun 16 15
Category:
Ireland
The title comes from Sue Monk Kidd's charming coming of age novel of the same name. As ever enjoy and good luck.
Average, 10 Qns, fiachra,
Mar 27 07
Category:
Kidd, Sue Monk
How are your O's?
- 15 questions
- 3 mins
All the answers start with O, have fun and do enjoy. Average, 15 Qns, Fiachra,
Aug 02 23
Category:
O
This is a quiz on an infamous miscarriage of justice which spanned more than a decade and deeply divided French society. You may be surprised. Enjoy.
Average, 15 Qns, fiachra,
Dec 21 05
Category:
French
Curious and Curiouser
- 10 questions
- 5 mins
Sometimes there is simply no rational explanation. Come with me, if you dare, and savour some scary coincidences. Have fun. Tough, 10 Qns, Fiachra,
May 01 22
Category:
The Unexplained
RNLI
- 10 questions
- 3 mins
This quiz is about the wonderful volunteer men and women, who 'man' the lifeboat service in the UK and Ireland. Average, 10 Qns, Fiachra,
Oct 05 20
Category:
Organizations
This is a quiz on the personalities who shaped the whole island of Ireland during those turbulent years.
Average, 10 Qns, Fiachra,
Dec 08 03
Category:
Irish
Animal Magic
- 10 questions
- 3 mins
Animals(birds,mammals,reptiles,fish) often survive by camouflage. See if you can earn 100 points by correctly identifying the ten creatures in the following questions.
Good luck have fun. Average, 10 Qns, Fiachra,
May 27 18
Category:
Identify the Animal
Lucky Dip
- 20 questions
- 6 mins
Roll up! Roll up! Try your luck at a quiz with something for everyone. Two hundred points for the lucky winner. Come on everybody, this could be your lucky day, have fun and enjoy. Tough, 20 Qns, Fiachra,
Feb 18 23
Category:
Mixed 20 Q. Tough
Three Little Letters... well almost
- 25 questions
- 8 mins
Almost all the answers in this quiz have three letters. The quiz is alphabetical except for J,Q and X. The quiz is aimed at a five minute coffee break, have fun and enjoy. Average, 25 Qns, Fiachra,
Mar 18 10
Category:
A to Z Word Quizzes
Meet the Royals
- 10 questions
- 3 mins
Ladies and Gentlemen,
Your attention please for a selection of royals through the ages. Average, 10 Qns, Fiachra,
Aug 26 17
Category:
Royalty & Monarchs
Get Lost! You're Not My Type
- 10 questions
- 3 mins
Four words are given one is misplaced. Can you find which one? Have fun. Average, 10 Qns, Fiachra,
Mar 16 22
Category:
Something in Common
Words.......Words........Words
- 25 questions
- 5 mins
This a vocabulary quiz for connoisseurs. Be forewarned it's a difficult quiz. Have fun playing whatever. Tough, 25 Qns, Fiachra,
Jan 31 23
Category:
Vocabulary
The Big Story Today Is...
- 10 questions
- 4 mins
If our dedicated news team, Nessa, Edgar, Wes and Sharon presented these stories at the top of the hour, how many would you recognise? Average, 10 Qns, fiachra,
Jun 03 11
Category:
Famous Dates
All Points Bulletin
- 15 questions
- 4 mins
All the compass points, north, south, east, west, in use here folks, in a quiz on names and places with a directional flavour. It may be challenging. But have fun and as ever enjoy. Average, 15 Qns, Fiachra,
Jan 21 23
Category:
Mixed 15 Questions
"What If" Situations
- 15 questions
- 4 mins
This little quiz involves testing your vocabulary in a variety of situations. Average, 15 Qns, Fiachra,
Apr 09 21
Category:
Languages
Gandhi
- 15 questions
- 5 mins
"I am not a saint who has strayed into politics - I am a politician who is trying to become a saint." -Gandhi Tough, 15 Qns, Fiachra,
Jan 20 22
Category:
Indian Government
WWI: A 20th Century Tragedy
- 15 questions
- 6 mins
"To man's blind indifference to his fellow man
And a whole generation that was butchered and damned." Eric Bogle, from his famous anti-war song 'The Green Fields of France'. Difficult, 15 Qns, Fiachra,
Jun 03 03
Category:
World War I
Dating - With a Twist!
- 10 questions
- 4 mins
An anachronism is something in the wrong time-frame: one sometimes finds them in fantasy fiction and fantasy films, for example firearms in a story set in Ancient Rome. Can you identify which of the following statements are anachronisms?
Tough, 10 Qns, Fiachra,
Feb 11 05
Category:
Famous Dates
Idiomatically Speaking.
- 20 questions
- 4 mins
A quiz to test your knowledge of idioms and where they came from. There may be a slight UK bias in some questions. Best of luck and as ever have fun. Average, 20 Qns, Fiachra,
Sep 19 23
Category:
Origins of Idioms
You are invited to visit some of the great cathedrals: great storehouses of art, and masterpieces of architecture. Take time to enjoy, and remember they were built to honour God.
Average, 10 Qns, fiachra,
Jun 28 23
Category:
Religious Buildings
'Give it a lash'
- 15 questions
- 3 mins
Inspired by Bruyere's 'the foggiest' quizzes, this is a playful offering of expressions in spoken English in Ireland. Enjoy and as ever have fun. Average, 15 Qns, fiachra,
Feb 06 18
Category:
Irish Slang and Dialect