101.

  Many a Slip    

Multiple Choice

 10 Qns

The English language is full of homonyms - words with the same spelling and sound, but different meanings. Try not to make a slip as you look for the odd one out 'twixt cup and lip.

Average, 10 Qns, Lottie1001, Feb 09 15

Category: Homonyms and Homophones

Average
Lottie1001
580 plays

102.

  Elementary, My Dear    

Multiple Choice

 10 Qns

Use the symbols of the periodic table of chemical elements to identify words for a loved one. Example: Lutetium and Vanadium = LuV. All the answers can be found in a dictionary. Don't put any spaces in the answer, except between words. Good luck!

Very Easy, 10 Qns, Lottie1001, Feb 12 13

Category: Alphabetic Symbols

Very Easy
Lottie1001
1153 plays

103.

  Water Under the Bridge    

Match Quiz

 10 Qns

Do you know which body of water is spanned by these ten bridges in the United Kingdom?

Average, 10 Qns, Lottie1001, Mar 15 23

Category: United Kingdom

Average
Lottie1001
Mar 15 23
271 plays

104.

  Leaders of the Chalet School    

Multiple Choice

 10 Qns

Head Girls, Head Mistresses and prefects - all can be described as leaders. How many can you identify from Elinor M. Brent-Dyer's Chalet School books?

Average, 10 Qns, Lottie1001, Dec 13 14

Category: Brent-Dyer, Elinor

Average
Lottie1001
178 plays

105.

  Elementary Elements    

Multiple Choice

 10 Qns

Use the symbols of the periodic table of chemical elements to identify the elements. Example: Titanium (Ti) and Nitrogen (N) = Tin. Don't put any spaces in the answer. Good luck!

Easier, 10 Qns, Lottie1001, Jul 21 11

Recommended for grades: 8,9,10

Category: Alphabetic Symbols

Easier
Lottie1001
1210 plays

106.

  The Snows of Yesterday    

Multiple Choice

 10 Qns

What happened to the snows of yesterday? This is a hidden word letter ladder. By the end you should be able to answer that question. Watch out for red herrings.

Average, 10 Qns, Lottie1001, Apr 05 18

Category: Unique Quizzes

Average
Lottie1001
Apr 05 18
1061 plays

107.

  Decrypting Cryptics - the Basics    

Multiple Choice

 10 Qns

Cryptic clues can sound very strange when first read, but they usually have a number of hints to help you decipher them. This quiz should help you to understand some of the basic clues.

Average, 10 Qns, Lottie1001, Apr 18 16

Category: Cryptics

Average
Lottie1001
683 plays

108.

  Elementary Birds    

Multiple Choice

 10 Qns

Use the symbols of the periodic table of chemical elements to identify the birds. Example: Boron (B), Iridium (Ir) and Darmstadtium (Ds) = Birds. Don't put any spaces in the answer. Good luck!

Easier, 10 Qns, Lottie1001, Jan 29 12

Recommended for grades: 8,9,10

Category: Alphabetic Symbols

Easier
Lottie1001
1101 plays

109.

  Did Tina See What Arkin Saw?    

Multiple Choice

 10 Qns

I'll ask her. Or Alaska. Just say the clues aloud and you should find ten more American states.

Very Easy, 10 Qns, Lottie1001, Oct 19 19

Recommended for grades: 5,6,7,8

Category: Geography Fractures

Very Easy
Lottie1001
Oct 19 19
1129 plays

110.

  Can You Spot the Elephant?    

Multiple Choice

 20 Qns

Apparently there is a herd of elephants on the loose in Quizzyland. Terry needs some help rounding them up. Can you spot the elephant?

Average, 20 Qns, Lottie1001, Apr 27 20

Category: Thematic Elephants

Average
Lottie1001
Apr 27 20
1423 plays

111.

  13 September    

Multiple Choice

 10 Qns

For a friend's sixtieth birthday I found sixty events which had happened on his birthday through the ages. This quiz is about a few of them.

Average, 10 Qns, Lottie1001, Aug 14 08

Category: July August September

Average
Lottie1001
581 plays

112.

  Chalet School Head Girls in the Early Years    

Match Quiz

 10 Qns

Can you work out who was Head Girl of the Chalet School in each of the following books by Elinor M. Brent-Dyer?

Tough, 10 Qns, Lottie1001, Mar 13 16

Recommended for grades: 8,9,10,11,12

Category: Brent-Dyer, Elinor

Tough
Lottie1001
157 plays

113.

  Blue Is The Colour.    

Multiple Choice

 10 Qns

The following clues all lead to words which are a shade of blue.

Average, 10 Qns, Lottie1001, Jun 05 16

Category: Cryptics

Average
Lottie1001
438 plays

114.

  Hippos Go Berserk!    

Match Quiz

 10 Qns

"I didn't invite them. Did you invite them?" Sandra Boynton has created a delightful picture book about hippos assembling for a party and departing afterwards. Can you work out how it goes?

Average, 10 Qns, Lottie1001, May 29 16

Recommended for grades: 8,9,10,11,12

Category: B Authors

Average
Lottie1001
195 plays

115.

  Around the Achensee    

Multiple Choice

 10 Qns

The Achensee is one of the loveliest lakes in the Austrian Tirol. If you get the chance, it's well worth a visit. This quiz should give you some tips on what to see and how to get around when you go.

Tough, 10 Qns, Lottie1001, Sep 15 08

Category: Austria

Tough
Lottie1001
301 plays

116.

  We're Going on a Bear Hunt    

Multiple Choice

 10 Qns

"We're going on a bear hunt. / We're going to catch a big one. / What a beautiful day! / We're not scared." Michael Rosen has written the words and Helen Oxenbury has provided the illustrations for this award-winning book from 1989.

Average, 10 Qns, Lottie1001, Jun 02 16

Category: R Authors

Average
Lottie1001
338 plays

117.

  In Other Words - UK Radio    

Multiple Choice

 10 Qns

Radio programmes, like quizzes, usually have short snappy titles. Can you identify the BBC radio programmes, past and present, trying to escape from the more long-winded versions below?

Average, 10 Qns, Lottie1001, Apr 21 10

Category: British Radio

Average
Lottie1001
494 plays

118.

  An Old Captivity    

Multiple Choice

 10 Qns

"An Old Captivity" is one of Nevil Shute's earlier novels. How much do you know about the book? A warning - this quiz contains spoilers.

Tough, 10 Qns, Lottie1001, Feb 16 15

Category: Shute, Nevil

Tough
Lottie1001
120 plays

119.

  Decrypting Cryptics - Some More Hints    

Multiple Choice

 10 Qns

This is the third of my quizzes, which explain how to understand cryptic clues. If you haven't already done so, you might want to try the earlier ones before doing this quiz.

Average, 10 Qns, Lottie1001, May 21 16

Category: Cryptics

Average
Lottie1001
514 plays

120.

  The "La Rochelle" Books    

Multiple Choice

 10 Qns

Elinor M. Brent-Dyer is best known for her "Chalet School" series. This quiz is about another shorter set of stories by her.

Average, 10 Qns, Lottie1001, Sep 26 07

Category: Non-Chalet Books

Average
Lottie1001
292 plays

121.

  Going Dancing    

Multiple Choice

 10 Qns

Whether you prefer performing or watching - there are many types of dancing. Can you solve the following cryptic clues to find ten different ones?

Average, 10 Qns, Lottie1001, Jul 27 18

Category: Cryptics

Average
Lottie1001
Jul 27 18
197 plays

122.

  Chalet School Summer Holidays    

Multiple Choice

 15 Qns

The holidays don't often feature in school stories, but there are some accounts of events which do take place outside term. This quiz is all about things which happened in the summer holidays. Based on the books by Elinor Brent-Dyer.

Average, 15 Qns, Lottie1001, Oct 15 09

Category: Brent-Dyer, Elinor

Average
Lottie1001
263 plays

123.

  Lorna at Wynyards    

Multiple Choice

 15 Qns

This quiz is about the first of Elinor M. Brent-Dyer's books about Lorna.

Average, 15 Qns, Lottie1001, Oct 12 07

Category: Non-Chalet Books

Average
Lottie1001
213 plays

124.

  Golden ... Fifty    

Multiple Choice

 25 Qns

For my golden jubilee of quiz writing I need fifty answers. Going from 'golden' to 'fifty' you need to either add, remove or change a letter, or rearrange the letters to get the next word. All the words can be made from the letters in 'golden fifty'.

Average, 25 Qns, Lottie1001, Nov 26 14

Category: Unique Quizzes

Average
Lottie1001
248 plays

125.

  Apple Crumble    

Multiple Choice

 10 Qns

The apples in this quiz have all crumbled. Can you reconstruct them from the cryptic clues?

Average, 10 Qns, Lottie1001, Sep 10 17

Category: Cryptics

Average
Lottie1001
Sep 10 17
233 plays

126.

  How Flexible Are You?    

Multiple Choice

 10 Qns

Wes needs a flexible quiz. Can you solve the ten anagrams of words which could mean flexible?

Average, 10 Qns, Lottie1001, Feb 08 15

Category: Anagrams

Average
Lottie1001
227 plays

127.

  Oxford and Cambridge Colleges    

Multiple Choice

 25 Qns

The universities of Oxford & Cambridge are each composed of over thirty colleges. Sometimes there are colleges of the same name at both places. Spellings and apostrophes make a difference. Common names are used. Watch out for fictional red herrings!

Average, 25 Qns, Lottie1001, Nov 11 10

Category: UK Universities

Average
Lottie1001
523 plays

128.

  Decrypting Cryptics - Final Clues    

Multiple Choice

 10 Qns

This is the last of my quizzes, which explain how to understand cryptic clues. If you haven't already done so, you might want to try the earlier ones before doing this quiz.

Average, 10 Qns, Lottie1001, May 27 16

Category: Cryptics

Average
Lottie1001
459 plays

129.

  What day is it?    

Multiple Choice

 10 Qns

The cryptic clues should lead you to ten different days. Obviously they aren't all days of the week!

Average, 10 Qns, Lottie1001, Oct 19 09

Category: Cryptics

Average
Lottie1001
1328 plays

130.

  Can Shy Ann Call Embers?    

Multiple Choice

 10 Qns

D'you know, or Juneau? Say the questions aloud, and you should find ten more American state capital cities.

Easier, 10 Qns, Lottie1001, Oct 19 19

Recommended for grades: 9,10,11,12

Category: Geography Fractures

Easier
Lottie1001
Oct 19 19
636 plays

131.

  More Elementary Girls' Names    

Multiple Choice

 10 Qns

Use the symbols of the periodic table of chemical elements to identify the girls' names. Example: Ruthenium and Thorium = Ruth. Don't put any spaces in the answer. Good luck!

Easier, 10 Qns, Lottie1001, Jun 05 11

Category: Alphabetic Symbols

Easier
Lottie1001
1287 plays

132.

  Chalet School Head Girls in the Later Years    

Match Quiz

 10 Qns

Can you work out who was Head Girl of the Chalet School in each of the following books by Elinor M. Brent-Dyer?

Very Difficult, 10 Qns, Lottie1001, Mar 13 16

Recommended for grades: 8,9,10,11,12

Category: Brent-Dyer, Elinor

Very Difficult
Lottie1001
144 plays

133.

  When My Cup Runneth Over    

Multiple Choice

 10 Qns

I have ten sets of cups, or other containers, filled with different things. Which will fit and which will run over?

Average, 10 Qns, Lottie1001, Jul 04 17

Category: Measurements, Time and Distance

Average
Lottie1001
Jul 04 17
311 plays

134.

  More Elementary Boys' Names    

Multiple Choice

 10 Qns

Use the symbols of the periodic table of chemical elements to identify the boys' names. Example: Selenium (Se) and Thorium (Th) = Seth. Don't put any spaces in the answer. Good luck!

Easier, 10 Qns, Lottie1001, Jun 15 11

Category: Alphabetic Symbols

Easier
Lottie1001
1178 plays

135.

  Stepsisters for Lorna    

Multiple Choice

 15 Qns

This quiz is about the second book which Elinor M. Brent-Dyer wrote about Lorna.

Average, 15 Qns, Lottie1001, Jun 06 22

Category: Non-Chalet Books

Average
Lottie1001
Jun 06 22
221 plays

136.

  Deities to Decipher    

Multiple Choice

 15 Qns

Can you solve the cryptic clues to identify the gods and goddesses from around the world? Remember - spelling matters. Good luck!

Average, 15 Qns, Lottie1001, May 12 08

Category: Cryptics

Average
Lottie1001
566 plays

137.

  Now What?    

Multiple Choice

 10 Qns

Now what comes next in the following ten sequences? They may not be straightforward at first sight, but there's a logical reason for all of them.

Difficult, 10 Qns, Lottie1001, Dec 01 14

Category: Sequences

Difficult
Lottie1001
382 plays

138.

  Decrypting Cryptics - the Next Stage    

Multiple Choice

 10 Qns

This is the second of my quizzes, which explain how to understand cryptic clues. If you haven't already done so, you might want to try 'Decrypting Cryptics - the Basics' first.

Average, 10 Qns, Lottie1001, May 07 16

Category: Cryptics

Average
Lottie1001
551 plays

139.

  Decrypting Cryptics - Further Hints    

Multiple Choice

 10 Qns

This is the fourth of my quizzes, which explain how to understand cryptic clues. If you haven't already done so, you might want to try some of the earlier ones before doing this quiz.

Average, 10 Qns, Lottie1001, May 23 16

Category: Cryptics

Average
Lottie1001
460 plays

140.

  Who Went to Which School?    

Multiple Choice

 10 Qns

I will give you the names of three or four pupils and one or two members of staff - you have to identify the school to which they belong.

Difficult, 10 Qns, Lottie1001, May 02 21

Recommended for grades: 5,6,7,8

Category: Characters in Kids Books

Difficult
Lottie1001
May 02 21
493 plays

141.

  "Ultimate" Arithmetic    

Multiple Choice

 10 Qns

This quiz involves some arithmetic, bases and Roman numerals. Be warned - although it starts easily, it gets harder as it goes on. All the answers should appear as numerals, unless otherwise specified. There is a twist to it - see if you can spot it.

Tough, 10 Qns, Lottie1001, Nov 14 08

Category: Mixed Math

Tough
Lottie1001
1114 plays

142.

  The Great Wall of China    

Multiple Choice

 10 Qns

The answers to these cryptic clues are all things which can be made from china. Solve enough and you could build a great wall from them.

Tough, 10 Qns, Lottie1001, Feb 10 18

Category: Cryptics

Tough
Lottie1001
Feb 10 18
225 plays

143.

  Olympic Hosts Revisited    

Multiple Choice

 10 Qns

This quiz is about places which have held the games more than once. Good luck!

Average, 10 Qns, Lottie1001, May 09 09

Category: Olympics History

Average
Lottie1001
1037 plays

144.

  Cryptic Conundrums    

Multiple Choice

 10 Qns

Here are some cryptic clues for you to try. How many can you solve?

Average, 10 Qns, Lottie1001, Jul 03 16

Category: Cryptics

Average
Lottie1001
384 plays

145.

  England v New Zealand: May-June 2008    

Multiple Choice

 10 Qns

England and New Zealand played two test series in 2008. This quiz is about the second one - the series England played at home.

Tough, 10 Qns, Lottie1001, May 28 09

Category: Tests 2008

Tough
Lottie1001
246 plays

146.

  What's the Time?    

Multiple Choice

 10 Qns

All the clues will lead to a different length of time. How long will it take you to work them out?

Tough, 10 Qns, Lottie1001, Oct 19 09

Category: Cryptics

Tough
Lottie1001
518 plays

147.

  Cryptic Capitals - 1    

Multiple Choice

 20 Qns

Solve the cryptic clues to identify the European capital cities. English spellings are used throughout the quiz. Good luck!

Difficult, 20 Qns, Lottie1001, Oct 30 08

Category: Cryptics for Experts

Difficult
Lottie1001
864 plays

148.

  Cryptic Capitals - 2    

Multiple Choice

 20 Qns

Solve the cryptic clues to identify some more European capital cities. English spellings are used throughout the quiz. Good luck!

Tough, 20 Qns, Lottie1001, Aug 27 08

Category: Cryptics for Experts

Tough
Lottie1001
555 plays

149.

  Identify the Country Dance    

Multiple Choice

 10 Qns

One of my favourite activities is country dancing - mainly English and American. Can you identify the dances from the instructions given?

Difficult, 10 Qns, Lottie1001, Oct 05 07

Category: Dance

Difficult
Lottie1001
337 plays