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Oddball has been a FunTrivia author since Feb 15 00 and has written 128 quizzes. Oddball writes for many different categories, but is most active in Entertainment, Movies, and History, and has won 1 Editor's Choice award on submitted quizzes.

  • has earned 17,599 excellent quiz ratings from quiz takers.

Bio: I chose to name myself after Donald Sutherland's character in the movie 'Kelly's Heroes'. If you ever saw the movie, that's pretty much me...drink a little wine, eat some cheese, catch some rays...'Woof woof, baby!'
Hobbies: Collecting vinyl albums, comics, old movies, mail, kids homework, leftovers...my house is a mess.
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Quizzes / Other Works Authored by Oddball
1.
  Amazing Inventors of Ordinary Things editor best quiz   best quiz  
Multiple Choice
 15 Qns
A quiz for those who made life so much easier and made us think, 'Why didn't I think of that?'
Average, 15 Qns, Oddball, Mar 12 13
Category: Inventors
Average
Oddball
7814 plays
2.
  'The Destroyer' Novel Series    
Multiple Choice
 15 Qns
This is an introductory quiz to one of the most unusual and innovative action novel series in print...the tales of Remo Williams, the Destroyer.
Tough, 15 Qns, Oddball, Jan 05 17
Category: D
Tough
Oddball
261 plays
3.
  Are you smarter than THIS 5th Grader?   best quiz  
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
My daughter, an ACTUAL 5th Grader, wants to see if she can stump you. These are all her questions. I'm just sitting back for moral support.
Average, 10 Qns, Oddball, Aug 26 20
Recommended for grades: 5,6
Average
Oddball
Aug 26 20
25066 plays
4.
  Celebrity Relations   best quiz  
Multiple Choice
 15 Qns
Fame is something sometimes not easily avoided, not even by lineage. A simple quiz about generations of celebrities.
Easier, 15 Qns, oddball, Jul 25 17
Easier
oddball
21664 plays
5.
  Famous Musical Families   best quiz  
Multiple Choice
 15 Qns
It appears one of the best ways to keep a musical group as a long-lasting cohesive unit is to keep it all under one roof. Here is a quiz on some great musical families.
Easier, 15 Qns, Oddball, Jan 30 23
Easier
Oddball
Jan 30 23
8009 plays
6.
  Heroes and Villains of War   best quiz  
Multiple Choice
 15 Qns
It is said that confrontation introduces a man to himself. The history of warfare has made heroes and villains of men and women throughout time. Here is a quiz dealing with only a partial group of those who should be remembered for bad as well as good.
Average, 15 Qns, Oddball, Feb 07 17
Category: War History
Average
Oddball
19332 plays
7.
  Famous Duos...One Person Short   best quiz  
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
There have been a number of people who got their first taste of fame paired with someone else. Eventually, they passed by that partner on the way to fame and fortune. What do you know about the one left behind?
Average, 10 Qns, Oddball, Jan 08 13
Average
Oddball
9844 plays
8.
  Quiz Like it's 1999   best quiz  
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
People were saying goodbye to the 20th Century (a year early) and preparing for the 21st. What do you know about 1999, besides the Prince song?
Average, 10 Qns, Oddball, Aug 11 24
Category: 1990s History
Average
Oddball
Aug 11 24
10656 plays
9.
  Classic Television Trivia   best quiz  
Multiple Choice
 20 Qns
Whether you watch the latest from the networks or the lineup of Nick At Nite or TV Land, some classic moments just stand out. Here are a few.
Average, 20 Qns, Oddball, Nov 08 17
Category: Mixture: Classics
Average
Oddball
15309 plays
10.
  Famous Duos   top quiz  
Multiple Choice
 25 Qns
Whether it be motion pictures, television, sports or what have you, there are many cases of famous duos from Gilbert and Sullivan to today. A rather easy test, really...
Average, 25 Qns, Oddball, Nov 02 16
Average
Oddball
13813 plays
11.
  The Oscars - Best Actress   best quiz  
Multiple Choice
 20 Qns
It's time again for the next Oscars quiz. I give the name (if applicable) and desciption of a character. You give me who won the Best Actress Academy Award with it.
Average, 20 Qns, Oddball, Oct 06 23
Average
Oddball
Oct 06 23
12582 plays
12.
  The Oscars - Best Actor   top quiz  
Multiple Choice
 20 Qns
I describe the actor's character that garnered the Academy Award for Best Actor, you give me the actor who earned it. Some information courtesy of 'Oscar.com'.
Average, 20 Qns, Oddball, Oct 27 19
Average
Oddball
Oct 27 19
12746 plays
13.
  'The Summer of Love' - 1967   best quiz  
Multiple Choice
 15 Qns
You'd think with a nickname like that, it was a good time ... What do you remember of 1967?
Average, 15 Qns, Oddball, Apr 05 12
Category: 1960s History
Average
Oddball
6639 plays
14.
  Famous Nicknames of NFL Players   top quiz  
Multiple Choice
 25 Qns
A quiz on some of the better known nicknames associated with America's favorite game.
Average, 25 Qns, Oddball, Apr 21 07
Average
Oddball
9164 plays
15.
  Addresses of Historic Events   best quiz  
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
You ever get that weird feeling walking through a very old place, wondering about all that happened there through the years? Here's a quiz about some of those spots where something indeed happened.
Average, 10 Qns, Oddball, Sep 13 16
Category: Mixed Bag
Average
Oddball
7479 plays
16.
  Classic U.S. Game Show Hosts   best quiz  
Multiple Choice
 15 Qns
We know all of these white-teeth flashing guys with the pseudo-coiffed hair and the ever-present microphone. Did you know they did lots of other things as well? Let's find out.
Average, 15 Qns, Oddball, Sep 12 24
Category: Hosts
Average
Oddball
Sep 12 24
2267 plays
17.
  Comic's Bad Guys   top quiz  
Multiple Choice
 20 Qns
I'll try to name (when applicable) and describe some of comic's infamous would-be world beaters and you give me the 'Nom de Guerre' they are better known by.
Average, 20 Qns, Oddball, Jul 11 24
Category: Comics
Average
Oddball
Jul 11 24
8862 plays
18.
  Books (and Bookworms) on Film   best quiz  
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
This is a quiz on well-known films that have libraries or librarians in a prominent role. Sort of the ultimate oxymoron...
Easier, 10 Qns, Oddball, Aug 26 12
Category: Movie Occupations
Easier
Oddball
4115 plays
19.
  20 Question Famous Album Covers Quiz   best quiz  
Multiple Choice
 20 Qns
In many cases, the art on the outside of a album cover can sell the product as much as the art inside. I'll try to describe some famous album covers and see if you can guess the artist.
Average, 20 Qns, Oddball, May 12 16
Category: Album Covers
Average
Oddball
9169 plays
20.
  ...And Which One Are You?   best quiz  
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
Throughout world history (and BILLIONS of people, living and dead), it may not sound strange that sometimes two or more of the famous carried the same name. See if you can match this small batch.
Average, 10 Qns, Oddball, Jan 26 19
Category: Celebrity Grab Bag
Average
Oddball
Jan 26 19
5095 plays
21.
  History of Professional Wrestling   top quiz  
Multiple Choice
 20 Qns
A brief look into the past and present of the phemonenom we call professional wrestling.
Tough, 20 Qns, Oddball, Oct 24 24
Category: Pro Wrestling
Tough
Oddball
Oct 24 24
7630 plays
22.
  Kids' Things of Long Ago   top quiz  
Multiple Choice
 20 Qns
I hope, with this quiz, to take some of you back to a time when you saw the world as your children do now. Enjoy!
Average, 20 Qns, Oddball, Apr 06 12
Category: Nostalgia
Average
Oddball
10665 plays
23.
  Tarantulas   best quiz  
Multiple Choice
 15 Qns
They are the source of nightmares and horror stories...a presumptuous reputation for the largest spiders on earth.
Average, 15 Qns, Oddball, Aug 01 18
Category: Arachnids
Average
Oddball
Aug 01 18
6430 plays
24.
  The Angevin Dynasty of England   best quiz  
Multiple Choice
 15 Qns
Actually, it's not nearly as hard as you might think. This line of medieval English kings covered a legendary section of English history.
Average, 15 Qns, Oddball, Apr 23 23
Average
Oddball
Apr 23 23
7040 plays
25.
  KISStory   best quiz  
Multiple Choice
 20 Qns
Love them or hate them, they have been one of the hottest bands in the land for over thirty years.
Average, 20 Qns, Oddball, Jan 22 10
Category: KISS
Average
Oddball
7468 plays
26.
  The World of the Wind Waker   best quiz  
Multiple Choice
 15 Qns
This quiz is about the various islands and people that make up the Great Sea archipelago in Nintendo Gamecube's 'The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker' (this should work better than any old map a Fishman can give you).
Easier, 15 Qns, Oddball, Jun 15 19
Category: Wind Waker
Easier
Oddball
Jun 15 19
2843 plays
27.
  Literary Allusions of the 20th Century   best quiz  
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
See what you know about the phrases and other wordplay that these 20th Century authors gave us.
Average, 10 Qns, Oddball, Jun 04 22
Average
Oddball
Jun 04 22
3425 plays
28.
  Scottish Movies   best quiz  
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
Here is a quiz about movies filmed in and about the land of kilts and bagpipes.
Easier, 10 Qns, Oddball, Jul 20 07
Category: Common Locations
Easier
Oddball
3001 plays
29.
  Average Kelly's Heroes Quiz - 15 Questions   best quiz  
Multiple Choice
 15 Qns
This has been a long time in coming. A quiz about this witty, light-hearted, sorta-anachronistic Clint Eastwood WWII movie that gave me my Fun Trivia name. There are definitely some spoilers here, but otherwise, enjoy.
Average, 15 Qns, Oddball, Mar 31 14
Category: Kelly's Heroes
Average
Oddball
2052 plays
30.
  'Blackadder': The Whole Dynasty 1485-1917   best quiz  
Multiple Choice
 25 Qns
A quiz based on the series, the book and a special or two. Every word, every lie, every cunning plan...
Average, 25 Qns, Oddball, Jun 24 04
Category: Blackadder
Average
Oddball
6117 plays
31.
  Multiple Choice Quiz about The Catcher In The Rye   great trivia quiz  
Multiple Choice
 15 Qns
This quiz deals with one of the more controversial books of the 20th Century. I ask not to use this quiz as a crutch. Read this classic book and fill in the banks this quiz will leave you.
Average, 15 Qns, Oddball, Jun 12 22
Recommended for grades: 9,10,11
Category: Salinger, J. D.
Average
Oddball
Jun 12 22
8703 plays
32.
  Siblings of the Famous   best quiz  
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
Ever had someone tell you 'Why can't you be like your brother/sister?' If you ever wondered (or if your name is Baldwin), this quiz is for you.
Average, 10 Qns, Oddball, May 23 23
Average
Oddball
May 23 23
2617 plays
33.
  Rock and Roll Call   top quiz  
Multiple Choice
 15 Qns
'Rock and Roll Call' - Past and Present Band Members - I list the members (past and present) by their last names, you give me the band they are collectively known as (example: Yarrow, Stookey and Travers are Peter, Paul and Mary).
Average, 15 Qns, Oddball, Jan 22 21
Category: Band Members
Average
Oddball
Jan 22 21
4863 plays
34.
  1978 - The Disco Year   best quiz  
Multiple Choice
 15 Qns
This is for the 30th Reunion class of my high school. We were kinda busy that year, so let's see what we can remember ... if we're still able.
Difficult, 15 Qns, Oddball, Jun 24 16
Category: 1970s History
Difficult
Oddball
3755 plays
35.
  Kids' Things From Long Ago (All American): II   best quiz  
Multiple Choice
 15 Qns
Chances are you won't see a lot of these things outside of 'TV Land', 'Boomerang' or a Cracker Barrell restaurant, but here's another quiz on some favorite Baby Boomer possessions and memories.
Tough, 15 Qns, Oddball, Jun 11 08
Category: Nostalgia
Tough
Oddball
5406 plays
36.
  The Oscars: Best Supporting Actress   top quiz  
Multiple Choice
 20 Qns
'Once more unto the breach'...Match the name (where applicable) and character description to the actress who won the Oscar for Best Supporting Actress with it.
Average, 20 Qns, Oddball, Sep 08 20
Average
Oddball
Sep 08 20
6676 plays
37.
  Addresses of Famous Television Characters   top quiz  
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
Here are some addresses to some well known homes we have all visited in our own homes every week.
Average, 10 Qns, Oddball, Jan 21 15
Average
Oddball
4191 plays
38.
  The Golden Year - 1987   top quiz  
Multiple Choice
 15 Qns
For my wife on our 20th anniversary (boy, do I feel old now)...
Tough, 15 Qns, Oddball, Mar 25 19
Category: 1980s History
Tough
Oddball
Mar 25 19
4578 plays
39.
  Immortality Thrust Upon Them   best quiz  
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
It's one thing to be named for a famous object or event ... but what if that thing is named for you? Here's a quiz about famous people who became famous despite themselves.
Average, 10 Qns, Oddball, May 07 07
Category: Other People
Average
Oddball
4337 plays
40.
  'Monty Python' Trivia   best quiz  
Multiple Choice
 20 Qns
Here is a quiz about England's famous comedy troupe.
Average, 20 Qns, Oddball, Nov 25 07
Category: Monty Python
Average
Oddball
6992 plays
41.
  Tornadoes Quiz for Experts   best quiz  
Multiple Choice
 20 Qns
They have been called cyclones, twisters, whirlwinds, 'The Finger of God' and 'The Tail of the Devil'. These are amoung the most elusive and most deadly of all natural phenomenom...the tornado.
Difficult, 20 Qns, Oddball, Jan 07 23
Category: Winds
Difficult
Oddball
Jan 07 23
5461 plays
42.
  Name-Based Wrestling Jargon   best quiz  
Multiple Choice
 15 Qns
So you're hip with 'kayfabe' and know the difference between a 'work' and a 'shoot', eh? Well here's your chance to test your mettle on more of the jargon that's part of the pro wrestling scene, put there by the superstars themselves.
Average, 15 Qns, Oddball, Apr 02 10
Category: Pro Wrestling
Average
Oddball
1686 plays
43.
  'Sweeney Todd, The Demon Barber Of Fleet Street'   great trivia quiz  
Multiple Choice
 20 Qns
Who could write a Broadway musical about cannibalism and get away with it? Stephen Sondheim, that's who.
Average, 20 Qns, Oddball, May 29 13
Category: Sweeney Todd
Average
Oddball
4384 plays
44.
  The Ultimate Guys and Dolls Quiz   great trivia quiz  
Multiple Choice
 20 Qns
I dearly love the irony regarding this quiz about musical gamblers...this was the result of a dare. A sincere 'thank you' to you-know-who for making me relive it again.
Average, 20 Qns, Oddball, Jul 19 14
Category: Guys and Dolls
Average
Oddball
5083 plays
45.
  The Oscars - Best Actor II   great trivia quiz  
Multiple Choice
 15 Qns
By special request, more Academy Award winning roles. Just name the actor.
Average, 15 Qns, Oddball, Jun 23 03
Average
Oddball
5694 plays
46.
  The History of Television   great trivia quiz  
Multiple Choice
 25 Qns
From a dollar sign on a board to the Martian landscape, television has seen it all. A quiz about the simple box with wires, tubes and circuitry that supplanted the radio as the primary source of news and entertainment.
Tough, 25 Qns, Oddball, Aug 26 13
Tough
Oddball
3164 plays
47.
  Celebrities in Historic Disasters   best quiz  
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
Natural and man-made disasters are not just confined to the average joe...many famous people have had their brushes...before, during or after the height of their fame.
Tough, 10 Qns, Oddball, Sep 16 07
Category: Celebrity Grab Bag
Tough
Oddball
4373 plays
48.
  Pro Wrestlers Intro Music   popular trivia quiz  
Multiple Choice
 15 Qns
Remember the good old days when professional wrestlers entered the ring to any popular songs that suited their taste and character? Match the song with the wrestler who made his or her entrance with it (this is for the over-30's in the audience).
Tough, 15 Qns, Oddball, Nov 11 21
Tough
Oddball
Nov 11 21
9555 plays
49.
  'The Show Must Go On' - Dealing With Death on TV   great trivia quiz  
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
TV shows and TV characters may live on, but, sadly, actors do not. This is a quiz about some U.S. shows that had to deal with the loss of a character through the death of the actor.
Average, 10 Qns, Oddball, Nov 20 24
Average
Oddball
Nov 20 24
1778 plays
50.
  Just a Song Before...er...After I Go   best quiz  
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
A quiz about hit songs that came about after the artist had died.
Tough, 10 Qns, Oddball, Feb 22 22
Tough
Oddball
Feb 22 22
3290 plays
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