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Quizzes / Other Works Authored by JanIQ
301.
  Quite Small, Those Subatomic Particles   top quiz  
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
Because of their incredible small size, subatomic particles can't be measured. Each attempt to measure them would disturb their surroundings. Here are some questions about various subatomic particles.
Average, 10 Qns, JanIQ, Jun 05 14
Category: Atomic and Subatomic Physics
Average
JanIQ
387 plays
302.
  These J Animals Are Not Mocking You    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
Here are ten species of animals with a name starting with J. What do you know about these (perhaps obscure) animals?
Average, 10 Qns, JanIQ, Nov 27 18
Category: Mixed Animal Trivia
Average
JanIQ
Nov 27 18
512 plays
303.
  A French Garden Party at Versailles    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
Imagine a party in the garden of Versailles in 1682. Can you identify the various French people at this garden party? All of the correct answers could have attended a party in this specific year. I've mentioned all names in the French orthography.
Average, 10 Qns, JanIQ, Nov 06 20
Category: French
Average
JanIQ
Nov 06 20
328 plays
304.
  Verirrt in der Uebersetzung   popular trivia quiz  
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
The title is German for "Lost in Translation". Some German lyrics of classical music were translated into English, but the melody was "lost in translation". Can you answer a question if I give you the translated lyrics? Sing along if you dare.
Average, 10 Qns, JanIQ, Aug 29 21
Category: Classical Music
Average
JanIQ
Aug 29 21
150 plays
305.
  Quadruple Dutch    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
No, this quiz is not more silly than "double Dutch". I'll give you four people appearing in the list of the "Greatest Dutchman". Can you pick the odd one out?
Average, 10 Qns, JanIQ, Nov 04 21
Category: Netherlands People
Average
JanIQ
Nov 04 21
191 plays
306.
  Pictures at an Exhibition - Male Nude   top quiz  
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
Let's imagine an exhibition of various artworks, grouped by subject (and not by artist). I'll pose you questions about the artworks, the artists or the subjects. The first room in the exhibition is filled with male nudes.
Average, 10 Qns, JanIQ, Jun 08 09
Category: Art By Subject
Average
JanIQ
646 plays
307.
  What Did the Belgians Do for Us?   great trivia quiz  
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
Belgium is a small country, but with many people who gained international fame. What do you know about the following people, who all have lived at some time in the territory that now is called Belgium?
Average, 10 Qns, JanIQ, Nov 22 17
Category: Belgium People
Average
JanIQ
Nov 22 17
275 plays
308.
  And Away We Go!    
Match Quiz
 10 Qns
"And Away We Go" - only in the mind, for in real life we stay glued to our console screen. Have fun matching these imaginary places to the video games they appear in.
Average, 10 Qns, JanIQ, Nov 10 19
Category: Places in Video Games
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JanIQ
Nov 10 19
204 plays
309.
  Sailing    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
As Rod Stewart might have sung: "They were sailing, 'cross the ocean". What do you know about the following sailors, explorers and ship travellers?
Average, 10 Qns, JanIQ, Nov 19 19
Category: Explorers
Average
JanIQ
Nov 19 19
304 plays
310.
  World Famous in Belgium    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
All these people had the Belgian nationality. What do you know about these people who achieved fame in Belgium as well as in some niches abroad? Mind you: most are not part of mainstream culture.
Average, 10 Qns, JanIQ, Nov 17 21
Category: Place of Origin
Average
JanIQ
Nov 17 21
205 plays
311.
  Operatic History - the Sixteenth Century   popular trivia quiz  
Multiple Choice
 20 Qns
Here's another instalment in my series about operas and musical theatre plays named after historical events and people. As always, the operatic background was provided by "The Great Opera Book" and www.operone.de.
Average, 20 Qns, JanIQ, May 20 15
Category: Renaissance
Average
JanIQ
875 plays
312.
  Olympic Games 1960 at Rome   top quiz  
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
Here are some remarkable sporting results of the 1960 Summer Olympics. All questions are multiple choice. Have fun.
Average, 10 Qns, JanIQ, Jun 09 10
Category: 1960 Rome
Average
JanIQ
382 plays
313.
  Impossible Brain Breakers    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
Replace the letters from the alphabet by their ranking order: a=1, b=2, etc. Then multiply the numbers. Guess the body part by the product. Remember each word contains at least one vowel.
Average, 10 Qns, JanIQ, Nov 13 12
Category: Numbers and Patterns
Average
JanIQ
2396 plays
314.
  Early Opera   great trivia quiz  
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
Most opera buffs are familiar with the repertoire of Mozart (1756-1791) and later composers. But what do you know about Mozart's predecessors, who completed some of their operas before 1750?
Average, 10 Qns, JanIQ, Apr 14 19
Category: Opera
Average
JanIQ
Apr 14 19
256 plays
315.
  Belgium in the XVIIIth Century   popular trivia quiz  
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
As the title indicates, this quiz is on Belgian history (and related titbits). All events I mention took place in the XVIIIth century. During this century, Belgium was initially under Spanish rule, later Austrian rule and finally it was ruled by France.
Average, 10 Qns, JanIQ, Jul 13 05
Category: Belgian
Average
JanIQ
695 plays
317.
  If It's Tuesday, This Must Be Belgium    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
You'll notice this quiz is in the General Knowledge category, so it doesn't deal with the movie title (from 1969) given above. I'll ask you ten questions about Belgium, my home country. Have fun.
Average, 10 Qns, JanIQ, Sep 18 22
Category: Mixed Belgium
Average
JanIQ
Sep 18 22
628 plays
318.
  To Your Right, You'll See ...    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
What is on your left on the way back. No kidding: this quiz is about ten European cities and their tourist attractions. Have fun!
Average, 10 Qns, JanIQ, Sep 24 18
Category: Mixed Sites in Europe
Average
JanIQ
Sep 24 18
619 plays
319.
  Greek Olympians    
Match Quiz
 10 Qns
Greece has participated in all Olympic Summer Games. Match the Greek winner to the event and the year(s) they won at certain games. Have fun! I've always named only one athlete, but sometimes it was a group effort.
Average, 10 Qns, JanIQ, Nov 20 16
Category: Greece
Average
JanIQ
176 plays
320.
  Shoot to Kill    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
Many first-person shooter games require you kill the enemies, for wounded enemies can still harm you. I'll give you the playable character you play, you'll give me the title of the game.
Average, 10 Qns, JanIQ, Jul 17 22
Category: Shooter Video Games
Average
JanIQ
Jul 17 22
225 plays
321.
  It's Hard to Type with a Cat on Your Lap...    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
But even harder are the achievements of the following participants of the Paralympics. An extra clue for this quiz: look in each question for what's missing. Enjoy.
Average, 10 Qns, JanIQ, Nov 03 19
Category: Olympics History
Average
JanIQ
Nov 03 19
190 plays
322.
  Operatic Medieval History: I   popular trivia quiz  
Multiple Choice
 15 Qns
Based upon "Phaeton's Great Opera Book" and on www.operone.de, I've composed a quiz on events between 500 AD and 1200 AD that inspired classical composers. Enjoy your stay in those "dark ages".
Average, 15 Qns, JanIQ, Nov 11 06
Category: Medieval History
Average
JanIQ
1136 plays
323.
  Sand Kings   great trivia quiz  
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
Egypt is perceived by foreigners like a great heap of sand. And yet there have been 33 different dynasties of several kings (Pharaohs). What do you know about some of these sand kings? Mind you: all dates are only approximate.
Average, 10 Qns, JanIQ, Nov 29 13
Category: Egyptian Pharaohs
Average
JanIQ
259 plays
324.
  Pope's Poetry Test Your Knowledge   great trivia quiz  
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
"Finding Your Niche" challenged authors to write a quiz in a subcategory with too few submissions. Here is my contribution, on the works by Alexander Pope (1688-1744), a very frequently quoted author.
Average, 10 Qns, JanIQ, May 16 19
Category: Pope, Alexander
Average
JanIQ
May 16 19
177 plays
325.
  Classical Music in History   popular trivia quiz  
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
I've already composed several quizzes on pieces of classical music named after historical persons or events. But there are also other possible links between history and classical music. See, for example, Daniel Auber's "La Muette de Portici".
Tough, 10 Qns, JanIQ, Oct 10 17
Category: European
Tough
JanIQ
Oct 10 17
1068 plays
326.
  Calendar Saints - The Month of April   popular trivia quiz  
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
Every day several Catholic Saints are venerated. These people led an exemplary life. Here are Saints celebrated in April. What do you know about them?
Average, 10 Qns, JanIQ, Jun 07 23
Category: Saints by the Calendar
Average
JanIQ
Jun 07 23
245 plays
328.
  The Winds of Faith    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
The Four Winds have decided to take a look at the wind as viewed by different religious traditions all over the world and in different eras. Come with us and feel the spirit of the wind!
Average, 10 Qns, JanIQ, Apr 04 23
Category: Thematic Religious Mixture
Average
JanIQ
Apr 04 23
269 plays
329.
  Foreign Poetry   popular trivia quiz  
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
Most players here will have heard of Shakespeare, Tennyson, Lord Byron or others, and many of you can quote these poets. What about Dutch, French, German, Italian, Roman and Greek poets?
Average, 10 Qns, JanIQ, Dec 25 16
Category: Poetic Genres
Average
JanIQ
178 plays
330.
  A Chameleon on Crete    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
You'll get 9 word pairs in which the last letter of the first word is also the first letter of the last word. Replace this common letter by another letter having the same effect. The correct solution will give you (9 for 10) a word top to bottom.
Average, 10 Qns, JanIQ, Nov 06 22
Category: First Letters Word Puzzles
Average
JanIQ
Nov 06 22
48 plays
331.
  Belgium in the XVIIth Century    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
Here is my third quiz on Belgian history. The subject is the XVIIth century, which was dominated by the Eighty Years' War.
Average, 10 Qns, JanIQ, Jul 02 05
Category: Belgian
Average
JanIQ
613 plays
332.
  Better Off in French   popular trivia quiz  
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
I took various arias sung in French, and translated the lyrics into English. What do you know about these arias or the operas they stem from? Warning: the last questions are "children not allowed".
Average, 10 Qns, JanIQ, May 03 20
Category: Opera by Region
Average
JanIQ
May 03 20
487 plays
333.
  World Wide War Games    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
Several PC games deal with fighting enemy armies. What do you know about these military inspired games?
Average, 10 Qns, JanIQ, Nov 11 14
Category: PC Games Mixture
Average
JanIQ
334 plays
334.
  Multifarious German Facts    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
Willkommen! (Welcome) Here are some random facts about Germany. Viel Spass!
Average, 10 Qns, JanIQ, Nov 15 19
Category: Mixed Germany
Average
JanIQ
Nov 15 19
290 plays
335.
  All in the Family    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
Musical talent runs in certain families. What do you know about these classical composers and their musical family members?
Average, 10 Qns, JanIQ, Jun 22 16
Category: Classical Music
Average
JanIQ
163 plays
336.
  Belgium in the XIXth Century    
Multiple Choice
 20 Qns
During the XIXth century, Belgium gained independence from the Netherlands. This century has inspired me to a number of questions, some of which are a bit obscure. Enjoy your stay!
Average, 20 Qns, JanIQ, Jul 19 09
Category: Belgian
Average
JanIQ
630 plays
339.
  Belgium in Twenty Categories   great trivia quiz  
Multiple Choice
 20 Qns
Here are twenty random questions about my home country, one for each major category on Fun Trivia. Have fun!
Average, 20 Qns, JanIQ, Nov 24 16
Category: Mixed Belgium
Average
JanIQ
402 plays
340.
  Lesser Letters   popular trivia quiz  
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
Zeta is for Zeus, but there are not enough names starting with zeta, eta, rho, upsilon, psi or omega to fill a quiz with. So here are some mythological figures whose names start with these "lesser letters".
Average, 10 Qns, JanIQ, Oct 08 17
Category: Something in Common
Average
JanIQ
Oct 08 17
239 plays
341.
  C Is For Caesar    
Match Quiz
 10 Qns
Caesar was at first a nickname for Gaius Julius Caesar, the famed dictator who never became Emperor. But soon it evolved to a title equivalent to Emperor. What do you know about the Roman Emperors whose common name starts with C ?
Average, 10 Qns, JanIQ, Nov 06 19
Category: Roman Emperor Mix
Average
JanIQ
Nov 06 19
314 plays
342.
  They All Are Greek to Me   popular trivia quiz  
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
Here are ten questions about celebrities sharing the Greek nationality. Have fun.
Average, 10 Qns, JanIQ, Mar 24 19
Category: Place of Origin
Average
JanIQ
Mar 24 19
704 plays
343.
  Find a Florin    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
Take a dive into this drop a letter quiz and see if you can swim from one currency to another.
Average, 10 Qns, JanIQ, Sep 05 14
Category: Drop a Letter 10 Questions
Average
JanIQ
1964 plays
344.
  A is for Abas    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
This is not Sue Grafton undertaking a review of Greek myth! I'll volunteer for this elaborate task. Have fun answering questions about Greek mythical persons whose name starts with "A".
Average, 10 Qns, JanIQ, Nov 15 16
Category: Something in Common
Average
JanIQ
292 plays
345.
  Elementary Pokémon Part 3    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
What if a chemist would play Pokémon? Here are some Pokémon from the third generation (for Game Boy Advance) whose name consists of the symbols to chemical elements. Can you identify the Pokémon from the elements?
Average, 10 Qns, JanIQ, Dec 28 21
Category: Video Game Alphabetic Symbols
Average
JanIQ
Dec 28 21
141 plays
346.
  Crime Time   popular trivia quiz  
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
Here are ten questions on various TV series centred on police investigation. I've tried to collect series from different countries. What do you know about these series?
Tough, 10 Qns, JanIQ, Jun 19 13
Category: Mixture: Drama
Tough
JanIQ
454 plays
347.
  Not Tonight Josephine    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
This title was handed out to me in Commission XXIX. I decided not to write about the song by Slade, nor the band with the same name. What do you know about various people called Josephine?
Average, 10 Qns, JanIQ, Aug 18 13
Category: First Names H-J
Average
JanIQ
496 plays
348.
  Anonymous Title Characters   popular trivia quiz  
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
Several stories carry a title that doesn't contain the name of the title character. In the book and TV series "Shogun", the reason is obvious: the nomination as Shogun is the end of the story. What do you know about these other instances?
Average, 10 Qns, JanIQ, Jun 29 21
Category: Thematic People in Entertainment
Average
JanIQ
Jun 29 21
786 plays
349.
  Belgium in the XXth and XXIst Century   popular trivia quiz  
Multiple Choice
 25 Qns
Here is the last instalment in my series on Belgian history. As always, most is inspired on the "Belgian Chronicle" - a book with annual listings and would-be newspaper articles on the most important events.
Average, 25 Qns, JanIQ, Apr 22 13
Category: Belgian
Average
JanIQ
993 plays
350.
  OK, Great!    
Multiple Choice
 15 Qns
Here are fifteen movies that were so great they received an Oscar for Best Foreign Movie. Most of these stem from Europe. Have fun.
Average, 15 Qns, JanIQ, Jan 26 19
Category: Foreign Mixture
Average
JanIQ
Jan 26 19
307 plays
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