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Quizzes / Other Works Authored by PearlQ19
51.
  The Art of Libretto Translation    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
After two MA dissertations on the subject, I know a thing or two about libretto translation, i.e. translation of a text that is meant to be sung. Let's explore some of the basics of this underrated discipline of translation studies.
Average, 10 Qns, PearlQ19, Nov 13 11
Category: Linguistics
Average
PearlQ19
458 plays
52.
  Early 'X-Files'    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
This is about my favorite TV series. I like the older episodes much better, so this quiz is mostly on seasons 1 - 3. Enjoy!
Tough, 10 Qns, PearlQ19, Oct 11 05
Category: X-Files
Tough
PearlQ19
2832 plays
53.
  Lego Harry Potter Years 1-4    
Multiple Choice
 15 Qns
This is about the Xbox 360 version of "Lego Harry Potter Years 1-4" and my very first video games quiz. There will be questions about a little bit of everything in the game. Some knowledge of the earlier Lego games comes in handy. Good luck and enjoy!
Tough, 15 Qns, PearlQ19, Mar 20 12
Category: Harry Potter Video Games
Tough
PearlQ19
354 plays
54.
  Elvish Vocabulary from FOTR    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
Some Elvish vocabulary, taken from the first part of "The Lord of the Rings" - book and movie. See how much you remember. Elen síla lumenn' omentielvo!
Average, 10 Qns, PearlQ19, Nov 24 10
Category: Middle Earth Languages
Average
PearlQ19
2432 plays
55.
  The Christie Couples, Vol. III   popular trivia quiz  
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
Here comes the third installment of my Christie Couples series. Theme: The Spurned Ones. Pick the man/woman who is losing out to someone else in terms of romance. Good luck!
Average, 10 Qns, PearlQ19, Jan 03 17
Category: Assorted Christie Characters
Average
PearlQ19
408 plays
56.
  Back-Translated Spanish Agatha Christie Titles   popular trivia quiz  
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
Just like my quiz about German titles, this quiz gives you a Spanish title plus back-translation of an Agatha Christie novel and a clue. Your job is to tell me the English title. Good luck!
Average, 10 Qns, PearlQ19, Jan 03 17
Category: Something in the Title
Average
PearlQ19
441 plays
57.
  Which Game Is It?    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
As a relative newbie in the world of gaming, I tend to watch out for things that impress or interest me most - not necessarily the most important aspect of the game in question. Can you identify the games in this quiz from the descriptions given?
Average, 10 Qns, PearlQ19, Oct 08 12
Category: Xbox 360 Mixture
Average
PearlQ19
397 plays
58.
  More "Mentalist" Seasons 1-4    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
This is a follow-up to my first "Mentalist" quiz. Like its predecessor, it focuses on general developments in the first four seasons of the show (with the info section giving away bits from season 5, too) rather than specific episodes.
Average, 10 Qns, PearlQ19, Dec 30 14
Category: Mentalist, The
Average
PearlQ19
362 plays
59.
  Back-Translated French Agatha Christie Titles    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
Yet another quiz on international titles that does not require you to speak the actual language, this time focusing on French. Tell me the Christie book from the back-translated French title and the clue. Good luck!
Tough, 10 Qns, PearlQ19, Jan 03 17
Category: Something in the Title
Tough
PearlQ19
494 plays
60.
  "Lost" and "Heroes" Similarities   popular trivia quiz  
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
ABC's classic "Lost" and NBC's smash hit "Heroes" are strikingly similar in many ways. Take this quiz to explore what they have in common... Possible spoilers ahead.
Tough, 10 Qns, PearlQ19, Apr 04 07
Category: TV Trivia for Experts
Tough
PearlQ19
671 plays
61.
  War Poetry by Wilfred Owen   popular trivia quiz  
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
This is all about Wilfred Owen's (1893 - 1918) poetry. Owen was an English poet who fought (and fell) in World War I. A good many of his poems were written directly in the trenches.
Tough, 10 Qns, PearlQ19, Nov 26 06
Category: O
Tough
PearlQ19
276 plays
62.
  Verdi's "La Traviata"    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
I know, I know... Alternative Rock, musicals, and opera is a real strange mixture! But I can't help it... I love all of them. So this is my first opera quiz about "La Traviata" by Giuseppe Verdi.
Average, 10 Qns, PearlQ19, Nov 15 21
Category: Verdi, Giuseppe
Average
PearlQ19
Nov 15 21
899 plays
63.
  25 Degrees of Maggie Smith - Part 2    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
After having taken Part 1 of this quiz, continue here with the 16th link in the chain to arrive back with Maggie Smith to complete the circle. Good luck!
Average, 10 Qns, PearlQ19, Jan 16 12
Category: Degrees of Separation
Average
PearlQ19
348 plays
64.
  A Tourist In Dublin    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
Since I am spending the academic year 2006/07 in Dublin, I might as well share my impressions with you. This quiz is about those little things about Dublin that frequently confuse tourists. Hope it helps :)
Average, 10 Qns, PearlQ19, Jun 14 18
Category: Ireland
Average
PearlQ19
Jun 14 18
1445 plays
65.
  Jeffery Deaver's The Twelfth Card   popular trivia quiz  
Multiple Choice
 25 Qns
This time, I was really fast in getting the new Lincoln Rhyme novel, and I am just as fast in putting up a quiz about it (I read it in two days, pen and paper beside me for my quizmaker's notes). Enjoy this quiz, but beware - there're spoilers ahead.
Average, 25 Qns, PearlQ19, Jun 11 05
Category: Deaver, Jeffery
Average
PearlQ19
375 plays
66.
  What Do I Quote?    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
I've picked ten books from my shelf, and I'm going to give you a quote from each. It's your turn to tell me where the quote ist from. I tried to pick famous books or classics, but my stock of English books is limited to about 25....
Average, 10 Qns, PearlQ19, Sep 01 15
Category: Literary Terms & Quotes
Average
PearlQ19
1435 plays
67.
  More Back-Translated German Christie Titles   popular trivia quiz  
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
Here comes another list of German Agatha Christie titles back-translated into English. Again, I'll provide the unfamiliar title and a clue, and you'll guess the work, but this time, the questions focus on short stories, not full-length novels. Good luck!
Tough, 10 Qns, PearlQ19, Jan 03 17
Category: Something in the Title
Tough
PearlQ19
362 plays
68.
  Agatha Christie: The Author Speaks   popular trivia quiz  
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
My edition of "Passenger to Frankfurt" contains a foreword by Agatha Christie about getting ideas. I've tried to squeeze ten questions from this, all based on quotes from that preface. Hope you'll enjoy this. Good luck!
Tough, 10 Qns, PearlQ19, Feb 15 14
Category: Christie, Agatha
Tough
PearlQ19
412 plays
69.
  German Bands and Singers    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
This is about a few quite successful German bands and singers you might have heard of as well. Give it a try. Good luck!
Average, 10 Qns, PearlQ19, Nov 17 15
Category: German Music
Average
PearlQ19
564 plays
70.
  The Legends of Andor    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
"The Legends of Andor" is an action-packed game that follows two to four heroes (six with the expansion) as they fight to defend their land against enemies and complete quests. Have you played it yet? You might just want to after this!
Average, 10 Qns, PearlQ19, Dec 28 17
Category: Board Games
Average
PearlQ19
Dec 28 17
90 plays
71.
  Fun with English-German Machine Translation    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
This quiz contains ten German sentences as translated from English by an online MT tool. Can you guess the source text? Pay close attention to the multiple choice possibilities, then you should be fine. Good luck!
Tough, 10 Qns, PearlQ19, Mar 14 16
Category: German
Tough
PearlQ19
619 plays
72.
  Immortal Ballads    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
Welcome to my quiz. This is about ten songs which have reached immortality in people's minds... It won't be too hard, and I'll try to give you real fair hints. The songs are from the 1970s, 80s and 90s, and some of them were not number one hits.
Tough, 10 Qns, PearlQ19, Oct 27 13
Category: No. 1 Hits
Tough
PearlQ19
3262 plays
73.
  "The Woman in White"    
Multiple Choice
 25 Qns
This is about Andrew Lloyd Webber's latest musical, an adaptation of Wilkie Collins's wonderful novel "The Woman in White." Warning - the secret will be revealed in this quiz.
Average, 25 Qns, PearlQ19, Jan 03 06
Category: W
Average
PearlQ19
257 plays
74.
  The Music of Amaral    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
I discovered this band when I was spending time in Barcelona. They are very well-known in Spain, but not so well outside that country. Let's change that!
Average, 10 Qns, PearlQ19, Nov 13 11
Category: Spanish Language Music
Average
PearlQ19
95 plays
75.
  "Lost" and "Once Upon A Time" Similarities    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
The showrunners of "Once Upon A Time" used to work on "Lost". If you look closely, it shows... This quiz explores things these two shows have in common up to season 2 of "Once Upon A Time", both general ideas and intentional allusions. Good luck!
Tough, 10 Qns, PearlQ19, Feb 22 15
Category: TV Trivia for Experts
Tough
PearlQ19
161 plays
76.
  The Angels of the Planets    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
In angelology, each planet has one angel who reigns over it. This quiz is solely about those planetarian angels plus those of sun and moon. All multiple choice.
Difficult, 10 Qns, PearlQ19, Feb 10 19
Category: Astrology
Difficult
PearlQ19
Feb 10 19
1462 plays
77.
  Stephen King Corner   popular trivia quiz  
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
Hello everyone - I will ask you something about my favorite author - and I don't think it will be too hard. Not if you are a devoted King reader like me... Have fun!
Tough, 10 Qns, PearlQ19, Feb 11 06
Category: Stephen King
Tough
PearlQ19
3097 plays
78.
  All the Music of the Night    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
This quiz contains some rather random questions about "The Phantom of the Opera" and its sequel, "Love Never Dies". Familiarity with the Australia DVD of "Love Never Dies" as well as the 25th anniversary DVD of "Phantom" comes in handy. Good luck!
Difficult, 10 Qns, PearlQ19, Mar 13 16
Category: Lloyd Webber, Andrew
Difficult
PearlQ19
132 plays
79.
  Benjamin Britten's "War Requiem"    
Multiple Choice
 15 Qns
Britten's "War Requiem" is the most impressive piece of sacred music I know. I participated in a performance in 1998, and the memory is still very clear. Are you familiar with the requiem? Take this and find out - or learn something about it.
Tough, 15 Qns, PearlQ19, Oct 22 06
Category: Hymns and Sacred Music
Tough
PearlQ19
266 plays
80.
  Famous Opera Arias    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
I'll provide the title of an aria, you choose the opera it's from or the character who sings it. Each title in the original language (so mostly Italian and a little German). Shouldn't be too hard. Good luck!
Average, 10 Qns, PearlQ19, Nov 26 13
Category: Opera
Average
PearlQ19
659 plays
82.
  Jeffery Deaver's "Twisted"    
Multiple Choice
 15 Qns
Jeffery Deaver published a collection of 16 short stories last year, and I read it immediately. Now there comes the quiz about it: 1 question per story with the exception of one (as a 16-question quiz is not an option). Contains spoilers!
Tough, 15 Qns, PearlQ19, Mar 26 05
Category: Deaver, Jeffery
Tough
PearlQ19
237 plays
83.
  The Dream Song of Olav Asteson    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
'The Dream Song of Olav Asteson' might be the most famous piece of Norse traditional folksong that we know today. Olav Asteson falls asleep on Christmas Eve and sleeps twelve nights long, dreaming of his soul wandering through worlds...
Tough, 10 Qns, PearlQ19, Aug 27 11
Category: Norse Myth
Tough
PearlQ19
407 plays
85.
  A Night at the Opera    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
Welcome to the Opera Gala of the Year! This concert will consist of ten operatic pieces, both sung and orchestra-only, each from a different country. You didn't get your hand on the playbill, though, so you'll have to identify the pieces by yourself!
Average, 10 Qns, PearlQ19, Apr 08 14
Category: Opera by Region
Average
PearlQ19
194 plays
86.
  Do You Know English Law?    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
Some miscellaneous questions on different areas of English Law. I'm currently dragging myself through it in the course of my studies. See how much you know about it. Good luck!
Tough, 10 Qns, PearlQ19, Jun 23 17
Category: U.K. Law
Tough
PearlQ19
963 plays
87.
  It's All About Opera    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
Some questions about arias, composers, plots and characters. This shouldn't be too hard for you if you know a little bit about operas. Good luck!
Average, 10 Qns, PearlQ19, Apr 29 19
Category: Opera
Average
PearlQ19
Apr 29 19
422 plays
88.
  Tori Amos Lyrics Test    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
I will give you a Tori Amos quote, you tell me the song. There's also one or two questions about soundtracks, cover versions etc. Enjoy!
Easier, 10 Qns, PearlQ19, Feb 11 06
Category: Amos, Tori
Easier
PearlQ19
1391 plays
89.
  German Movies and Actors    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
This is about some movies, actors and actresses from my native country. Even we have some to remember. Take my quiz and find out if you've heard of them, too.
Tough, 10 Qns, PearlQ19, Aug 02 04
Category: German Films
Tough
PearlQ19
532 plays
90.
  Kristina från Duvemåla    
Multiple Choice
 15 Qns
As far as I can see, this is the first quiz on Björn Ulvaeus and Benny Andersson's epic musical "Kristina från Duvemåla" (known outside Sweden simply as "Kristina"). Questions are about background, story, songs and singers. Hope you like this. Good luck!
Tough, 15 Qns, PearlQ19, Feb 26 11
Category: K
Tough
PearlQ19
115 plays
91.
  Musical Trivia    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
Welcome to my first quiz ever! Since musicals are nearly an obsession of mine I'd like to share my knowledge and test yours. You'll have to find out songs, singers and composers and it won't be too hard I hope...
Tough, 10 Qns, PearlQ19, Aug 23 04
Category: Musicals Mixture
Tough
PearlQ19
1264 plays
92.
  Names Lost in Translation    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
Especially in books for children that are translated into German, it is very common for names, places, etc. to be translated as well, or replaced by a German name. Can you guess the original name from the translation I'm giving you?
Difficult, 10 Qns, PearlQ19, Dec 23 16
Category: Literature: Something in Common
Difficult
PearlQ19
537 plays
93.
  German Idiomatic Expressions    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
How familiar are you with German expressions? Take this quiz to find out. I'll give the first part of the saying, you'll have to finish it. Good luck!
Average, 10 Qns, PearlQ19, May 08 23
Category: German
Average
PearlQ19
May 08 23
1619 plays
94.
  Jeffery Deaver's "The Vanished Man"    
Multiple Choice
 20 Qns
I've been planning this quiz for ages; after all, I read the book more than a year ago. And now I finally found the time to ask you some questions about the fifth Lincoln Rhyme novel. An incredibly good one, it is!
Average, 20 Qns, PearlQ19, Feb 14 05
Category: Deaver, Jeffery
Average
PearlQ19
447 plays
95.
  The Random Wisdom of Wikipedia    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
I've clicked the "Random Article" function on Wikipedia exactly ten times and promised not to skip any of the articles that popped up. You can guess the rest... Good luck, you're going to need it!
Tough, 10 Qns, PearlQ19, Aug 26 17
Category: Thematic Unique Ideas
Tough
PearlQ19
Aug 26 17
415 plays
96.
  French Proverbs    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
Hello everyone! This is about French proverbs. I'll give you the first part of the saying, you'll have to finish it. Good luck!
Tough, 10 Qns, PearlQ19, Oct 27 17
Category: French for Experts
Tough
PearlQ19
Oct 27 17
1480 plays
97.
  Jeffery Deaver's "The Stone Monkey"    
Multiple Choice
 15 Qns
The fourth Lincoln Rhyme book has been out in Germany since Christmas, but only recently did I (finally!) have the time to do the quiz about it. DON'T take it if you haven't read the novel! Good luck :)
Tough, 15 Qns, PearlQ19, Apr 25 06
Category: Deaver, Jeffery
Tough
PearlQ19
405 plays
98.
  The Ultimate Names in Songs Quiz    
Multiple Choice
 20 Qns
There are countless songs out there which contain a name in their title. I just picked a few. Here we go...
Tough, 20 Qns, PearlQ19, Mar 12 03
Category: Names in Songs
Tough
PearlQ19
1391 plays
100.
  What Do I Quote Vol. 3    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
Having enlarged my English library by quite a number of books, I'm back with another "What Do I Quote" quiz. Identify the book the given quote is from. Good luck! I've tried to avoid spoilers, but you never know, so watch out.
Difficult, 10 Qns, PearlQ19, Nov 25 07
Category: Literary Terms & Quotes
Difficult
PearlQ19
318 plays
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