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MariaVerde has been a FunTrivia author since Apr 09 06 and has written 29 quizzes. MariaVerde is a generalist author, preferring to author quizzes across all categories, with the most common being History, Music, and Sports.

  • has earned 752 excellent quiz ratings from quiz takers.
  • last seen online Sep 17 25, and most recent quiz went online Aug 05 25.
Hobbies: Knitting,baseball, reading, movies, writing, baking...too many for my own good, really
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Quizzes / Other Works Authored by MariaVerde
1.
  Is There a Doctor in the Cast?    
Match Quiz
 13 Qns
The Doctor is a career-defining role, but not the only role these actors had. Can you match the doctor to his or her other performance?
Tough, 13 Qns, MariaVerde, Feb 13 24
Category: Cast in Other Shows
Tough
MariaVerde
Feb 13 24
117 plays
2.
  I Have a Friend Across the Bridge    
Classification Quiz
 10 Qns
Municipalities in the Philadelphia Area
The Philadelphia area is a tristate area with communities in Pennsylvania, New Jersey and Delaware. Several bridges connect New Jersey to the other two states.
Average, 10 Qns, MariaVerde, Feb 18 24
Category: USA - Cities
Average
MariaVerde
Feb 18 24
369 plays
3.
  Did You Know They're a Doctor??   great trivia quiz  
Match Quiz
 10 Qns
Earning a doctorate makes your family proud. The following ten people did that - and found fame in another field as well.
Average, 10 Qns, MariaVerde, Mar 25 24
Category: Mixed People
Average
MariaVerde
Mar 25 24
327 plays
4.
  "Karma Chameleon" Movies - Red, Gold and Green   popular trivia quiz  
Classification Quiz
 10 Qns
A movie fan listens to "Karma Chameleon". Next thing you know, there's a quiz on movies containing the words Red, Gold or Green.
Very Easy, 10 Qns, MariaVerde, Mar 28 24
Category: Colors/Colours in the Title
Very Easy
MariaVerde
Mar 28 24
932 plays
5.
  Welcome to My Drivers' Ed Playlist   popular trivia quiz  
Match Quiz
 10 Qns
Billboard's Top 10 for the week of March 16, 1985
1985 - hair was big, cell phones were rare and massive, and I was 16. Here's what was on the radio when I was learning to drive. Do you know who performed these songs? Match the song to the artist.
Very Easy, 10 Qns, MariaVerde, May 18 24
Category: Music from 1985
Very Easy
MariaVerde
May 18 24
594 plays
6.
  Just a Day In January   popular trivia quiz  
Ordering Quiz
 10 Qns
Events which happened on January 28
Here's a list of ten events, births, and deaths which occurred on January 28. Can you place them in order by year?
Average, 10 Qns, MariaVerde, Jun 27 24
Category: January February March
Average
MariaVerde
Jun 27 24
242 plays
7.
  Just a Day in February   popular trivia quiz  
Ordering Quiz
 10 Qns
Events That Happened on February 17
Here are ten events which happened on February 17. Can you place them in order?
Average, 10 Qns, MariaVerde, Aug 31 24
Category: January February March
Average
MariaVerde
Aug 31 24
194 plays
8.
  Welcome to My Study Playlist   top quiz  
Match Quiz
 10 Qns
Billboard's Top 10 for May 10, 1984
I was in 10th grade in the spring of 1984. Here's what I was listening to when I wasn't doing geometry homework, mangling French pronunciation, or writing my first term paper. Match the song to the artist.
Very Easy, 10 Qns, MariaVerde, Oct 02 24
Category: Music from 1984
Very Easy
MariaVerde
Oct 02 24
582 plays
9.
  Just a Day in March   popular trivia quiz  
Ordering Quiz
 10 Qns
Events that happened on March 23rd
Here are ten events that happened on March 23rd. Can you put them in chronological order?
Easier, 10 Qns, MariaVerde, Oct 22 24
Category: January February March
Easier
MariaVerde
Oct 22 24
298 plays
10.
  Triple Digit Elements    
Collection Quiz
 19 Qns
When I was a chemistry student in the 1980s, there were only 101 confirmed and named elements. In 2016, the 118th was named. Can you identify those numbered 100 or above?
Average, 19 Qns, MariaVerde, Nov 17 24
Category: Periodic Table
Average
MariaVerde
Nov 17 24
194 plays
11.
  Which Christie Detective?   popular trivia quiz  
Classification Quiz
 20 Qns
Agatha Christie wrote novels featuring Hercule Poirot, Miss Marple, Tommy and Tuppence Beresford. Which detective featured in the following books - or was it a non series character? This quiz does not cover TV/movie adaptations.
Average, 20 Qns, MariaVerde, Feb 18 25
Category: Christie, Agatha
Average
MariaVerde
Feb 18 25
280 plays
12.
  Welcome to my Senioritis Playlist   top quiz  
Match Quiz
 10 Qns
Top Ten Billboard Hits from the Week of February 2
Early February, 1986. I'd recently turned 17 and my "present" was my first college acceptance. Here's what I was listening to as I prepared to slack off...but kept studying like the Type A geek I was.
Easier, 10 Qns, MariaVerde, Mar 15 25
Category: Music from 1986
Easier
MariaVerde
Mar 15 25
289 plays
13.
  Just a Day in April   popular trivia quiz  
Ordering Quiz
 10 Qns
Events that happened on April 27
Here are ten events that happened on April 27. Can you put them in order?
Easier, 10 Qns, MariaVerde, May 29 25
Category: April May June
Easier
MariaVerde
May 29 25
374 plays
14.
  Just a Day in May   popular trivia quiz  
Ordering Quiz
 10 Qns
Events that happened on May 18
Here are ten events that happened on May 18. Can you place them in order by the year they occurred?
Average, 10 Qns, MariaVerde, Jul 15 25
Category: April May June
Average
MariaVerde
Jul 15 25
291 plays
15.
  Pick up the Glove   popular trivia quiz  
Collection Quiz
 17 Qns
Players with more than 10 Gold Gloves
When these men picked up a glove, spectacular plays followed, and at the end of the season, a Gold Glove Award.
Average, 17 Qns, MariaVerde, Jul 18 25
Category: MLB Awards
Average
MariaVerde
Jul 18 25
207 plays
16.
  "The Swing" by Robert Louis Stevenson    
Fun Fill-It
 10 Qns
One of my favorite books as a child was "A Child's Garden of Verses" and I still can recite some of the poems. Do you know "The Swing" as well as I do?
Very Easy, 10 Qns, MariaVerde, Aug 03 25
Category: Poetry for Children
Very Easy
MariaVerde
Aug 03 25
112 plays
17.
  Counties of Pennsylvania   popular trivia quiz  
Collection Quiz
 15 Qns
The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania has 67 counties. I've listed 15 - can you identify them?
Average, 15 Qns, MariaVerde, Aug 05 25
Category: Pennsylvania
Average
MariaVerde
Aug 05 25
212 plays
18.
  It's a Boy, Mr. and Mrs. 1970s!   great trivia quiz  
Ordering Quiz
 10 Qns
The 1970s brought us disco, Pet Rocks, and these ten boys' names. Can you put the top 10 boys' names of the 1970s in the proper order? Rankings are according to the Social Security Administration, ssa.gov.
Very Easy, 10 Qns, MariaVerde, Sep 24 24
Category: Male Names
Very Easy
MariaVerde
Sep 24 24
4570 plays
19.
  Which Phillies Championship Team    
Classification Quiz
 10 Qns
The Phillies were the last of the original 16 MLB franchises to win a World Series, in 1980. 28 years later they won their second title. Can you match the player to the year they were champion?
Easier, 10 Qns, MariaVerde, Aug 25 23
Category: Philadelphia Phillies
Easier
MariaVerde
Aug 25 23
275 plays
20.
  Not Just Their Deaths But Also Their Lives    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
I'd like to remember 10 people who died during the pandemic. Some were famous, others familiar but all were more than just their cause of death.
Average, 10 Qns, MariaVerde, Jul 06 23
Category: Died in the 2020s
Average
MariaVerde
Jul 06 23
540 plays
21.
  15 Amendments You May Not Know    
Match Quiz
 15 Qns
How well do you know the Amendments to the US Constitution? Not the first or fifteenth or twenty-first - the less well known Amendments where you probably know they're in the Constitution but not sure *where*.
Average, 15 Qns, MariaVerde, Sep 27 23
Category: Constitution of the USA
Average
MariaVerde
Sep 27 23
180 plays
22.
  Remember the Tartans!    
Match Quiz
 10 Qns
I am a proud Tartan, a graduate of Carnegie Mellon University. Can you match these fellow alumni of my alma mater (all more accomplished than I am) to their graduation year and degree?
Easier, 10 Qns, MariaVerde, Jan 23 25
Category: Northeastern US Colleges
Easier
MariaVerde
Jan 23 25
158 plays
23.
  Do You Know These Minor Jane Austen Characters?    
Classification Quiz
 18 Qns
How well do you know Jane Austen's minor characters? Match the following characters to the books in which they appear.
Average, 18 Qns, MariaVerde, Sep 15 25
Category: Austen, Jane
Average
MariaVerde
Sep 15 25
422 plays
24.
  It's a Girl, Mr. and Mrs. 1970s    
Ordering Quiz
 10 Qns
The 1970s: a time of disco, bell bottoms, and both day-glo and earth tones. Can you put the 10 most popular American girls' names of 1972 in order starting with the most popular? Rankings are according to the Social Security Administration, ssa.gov.
Average, 10 Qns, MariaVerde, Oct 13 22
Category: Female Names
Average
MariaVerde
Oct 13 22
1097 plays
25.
  I'd Like to Meet a Detective    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
Meet some of my favorite fictional detectives. All were created by women authors after 1975 and fall into several sub-genres.
Average, 10 Qns, MariaVerde, Jul 11 25
Category: Fictional Detectives
Average
MariaVerde
Jul 11 25
345 plays
26.
  Taming the Demon Under the Microscope    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
"The Demon Under the Microscope" by Thomas Hager chronicles the development of sulfa drugs in the years between the World Wars. These predecessors to antibiotics were the first widely effective antimicrobials.
Easier, 10 Qns, MariaVerde, Jun 13 24
Category: History of Medicine
Easier
MariaVerde
Jun 13 24
538 plays
27.
  Welcome to Abbot Elementary    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
"Abbot Elementary" is a workplace comedy set in a struggling school in West Philadelphia. How much do you know about the characters?
Average, 10 Qns, MariaVerde, Nov 30 22
Category: A
Average
MariaVerde
Nov 30 22
438 plays
28.
  Twice a Phillie    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
Players come and go, and sometimes they come back. This quiz will ask you about 10 players who were on the Phillies' Major League roster more than once since 1970.
Average, 10 Qns, mariaverde, Apr 09 06
Category: Philadelphia Phillies
Average
mariaverde
1040 plays
29.
  Cue the Marionette Music    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
Alfred Hitchcock directed some of my favorite movies, and part of the fun in watching a Hitchcock movie is looking for his cameo appearance. How well were you watching? Warning - there are spoilers in the answers section.
Average, 10 Qns, MariaVerde, Sep 21 21
Category: Hitchcock Cameos
Average
MariaVerde
Sep 21 21
212 plays