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Isipingo has been a FunTrivia author since Aug 26 19 and has written 16 quizzes.

  • has earned 134 excellent quiz ratings from quiz takers.
  • last seen online Mar 25 25, and most recent quiz went online Aug 22 24.

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Quizzes / Other Works Authored by Isipingo
1.
  Thoughts from the Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam    
Fun Fill-It
 16 Qns
Omar Khayyam was a Persian poet who lived from 1048 to 1131. His work was discovered in 1859 and translated into English by Edward Fitzgerald. While the first few verses may not be familiar, the last verse is actually quite well known.
Average, 16 Qns, Isipingo, Jul 19 24
Category: K
Average
Isipingo
Jul 19 24
51 plays
2.
  Cargoes    
Fun Fill-It
 13 Qns
A fantasy about ships
This poem by John Masefield first appeared in 1902 in a book called 'Salt-Water Poems' and was republished in 1944 in 'Salt-Water Poems and Ballads' edited by John Masefield himself.
Very Easy, 13 Qns, Isipingo, Jun 26 24
Category: M
Very Easy
Isipingo
Jun 26 24
145 plays
3.
  Ozymandias of Egypt    
Fun Fill-It
 16 Qns
A fantasy poem
Ozymandias was written by Percy Bysshe Shelley and was published in 'The Examiner' in 1818 under the pen name Glirastes.
Very Easy, 16 Qns, Isipingo, Jul 19 24
Very Easy
Isipingo
Jul 19 24
95 plays
4.
  Rupert Brooke -'The Soldier'    
Fun Fill-It
 16 Qns
Thoughts of a soldier in World War One
The poem was written by Rupert Brooke who died in World War One.
Easier, 16 Qns, Isipingo, Jul 19 24
Category: Brooke, Rupert
Easier
Isipingo
Jul 19 24
109 plays
5.
  Emma Lazarus - 'The New Colossus'    
Fun Fill-It
 14 Qns
What the Statue of Liberty means.
'The New Colossus' was written to help fund construction of a plinth for the Statue of Liberty.
Easier, 14 Qns, Isipingo, Jul 08 24
Category: L
Easier
Isipingo
Jul 08 24
94 plays
6.
  William McGonagall's Appeal to Queen Victoria    
Fun Fill-It
 17 Qns
The poem is a heartfelt plea to Queen Victoria for her patronage.
Easier, 17 Qns, Isipingo, Aug 14 24
Category: M
Easier
Isipingo
Aug 14 24
94 plays
7.
  Who Wrote This?   popular trivia quiz  
Match Quiz
 10 Qns
These are the first lines of some well-known poems.
Easier, 10 Qns, Isipingo, Aug 17 24
Category: Poetry
Easier
Isipingo
Aug 17 24
226 plays
8.
  William Ernest Henley - "Invictus"    
Fun Fill-It
 15 Qns
The poem speaks of having the courage to fight back against any odds.
Easier, 15 Qns, Isipingo, Aug 22 24
Category: H
Easier
Isipingo
Aug 22 24
89 plays
9.
  The Pendle Witches    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
In a well known court case a group of people from Pendle Forest were tried for witchcraft. An account of the trial was published on the order of the judges and is still available today.
Tough, 10 Qns, Isipingo, Sep 13 19
Tough
Isipingo
Sep 13 19
196 plays
10.
  Jilly Cooper- 'Appassionata'    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
Nicknamed L'Appassionata after the Beethoven Sonata, Abigail Rosen is a damaged conductor attempting to cope with a demoralised and recalcitrant orchestra
Tough, 10 Qns, Isipingo, Sep 24 19
Category: Cooper, Jilly
Tough
Isipingo
Sep 24 19
145 plays
11.
  Jane Austen - 'Persuasion'    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
'Persuasion' was published in 1817 after Jane Austen had died. It was her last completed book.
Average, 10 Qns, Isipingo, Sep 04 19
Category: Persuasion
Average
Isipingo
Sep 04 19
204 plays
12.
  Jilly Cooper - 'Score'    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
This book follows on from 'Appassionata'. The diabolic, scheming conductor Robert Rannaldini is suffering from bad publicity after his attempt to influence the Appleton Piano Competition, and badly needs a major success.
Tough, 10 Qns, Isipingo, Sep 28 19
Category: Cooper, Jilly
Tough
Isipingo
Sep 28 19
243 plays
13.
  J D Robb 'In Death' Characters    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
There are at least 40 books in the 'In Death' series. These characters appear in most, if not all, of them. The books are set about 30 years into the future. There are more than 40 books in the IN DEATH series by J D Robb.
Average, 10 Qns, Isipingo, Jan 23 25
Average
Isipingo
Jan 23 25
155 plays
14.
  Jilly Cooper - 'Pandora'    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
This is a book about a beautiful, valuable painting and the exceptionally disfunctional families who own it.
Tough, 10 Qns, Isipingo, Oct 09 19
Category: Cooper, Jilly
Tough
Isipingo
Oct 09 19
141 plays
15.
  Rennie Airth -'River of Darkness'    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
This is a book which deals with the traumatic effects that World War I had on people who came back and their lives. It is a well written, tense account of the hunt for a psychopathic killer.
Average, 10 Qns, Isipingo, Sep 15 19
Category: A
Average
Isipingo
Sep 15 19
83 plays
16.
  Robert Neill - Mist Over Pendle    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
'Mist Over Pendle' is a part fact, part fiction account of the committal of the Pendle witches in 1612.
Tough, 10 Qns, Isipingo, Oct 08 20
Category: N
Tough
Isipingo
Oct 08 20
80 plays