Author Biography: Spontini

1.

  Another One Bites the Dust: 25    

Multiple Choice

 10 Qns

Back to the 1960's this time. Who are these people who died in 1967?

Easier, 10 Qns, Spontini, Jun 22 14

Category: Died in the 1960s

Easier
Spontini
1387 plays

2.

  Alliterative Titles 5    

Match Quiz

 10 Qns

I provide a year and clue to a film with an alliterative title (two or more words with the same initial letter or sound). For example, if the clue was "a coloured equine (1994)", the answer would be "Black Beauty". Just match the film and clue.

Very Easy, 10 Qns, Spontini, Nov 26 19

Category: Something in the Title

Very Easy
Spontini
Nov 26 19
947 plays

3.

  Alliterative Titles 3    

Match Quiz

 10 Qns

I provide a year and clue to a film with an alliterative title (two or more syllables with the same initial letter or sound). For example, if the clue was "a coloured equine (1994)", the answer would be "Black Beauty". Just match the film and clue.

Very Easy, 10 Qns, Spontini, Oct 20 19

Category: Something in the Title

Very Easy
Spontini
Oct 20 19
724 plays

4.

  Alliterative Titles 1    

Match Quiz

 10 Qns

I provide a year and clue to a film with an alliterative title (two or more syllables with the same initial letter or sound). For example, if the clue was "a coloured equine (1994)", the answer would be "Black Beauty". Just match the film and clue.

Very Easy, 10 Qns, Spontini, Sep 09 19

Category: Something in the Title

Very Easy
Spontini
Sep 09 19
821 plays

5.

  Famous Shipwrecks    

Multiple Choice

 10 Qns

Over the years there have been thousands of shipwrecks, some of which have become famous. I will tell you of some well-known shipwrecks and you have to name the ship. Clues will be provided in most cases.

Easier, 10 Qns, Spontini, Mar 11 22

Category: Maritime Disasters

Easier
Spontini
Mar 11 22
730 plays

6.

  Another One Bites the Dust: 8    

Multiple Choice

 10 Qns

Number 8 in my series but this time I have gone back to 1980. The clues should suggest the name of a person who died in 1980.

Easier, 10 Qns, Spontini, Feb 24 25

Category: Died in the 1980s

Easier
Spontini
Feb 24 25
1866 plays

7.

  Ten Interesting Snippets    

Multiple Choice

 10 Qns

Just ten little questions to test your general knowledge.

Average, 10 Qns, Spontini, Feb 12 15

Category: Mixed 10 Qn Average B

Average
Spontini
2819 plays

8.

  Characters And Their Creators 4    

Match Quiz

 10 Qns

I will give you a clue to a literary character. All you have to do is identify the author who created the character in question.

Very Easy, 10 Qns, Spontini, Jan 21 20

Recommended for grades: 10,11,12

Category: Character Creators

Very Easy
Spontini
Jan 21 20
863 plays

9.

  Alliterative Titles 4    

Match Quiz

 10 Qns

I provide a year and clue to a film with an alliterative title (two or more syllables with the same initial letter or sound). For example, if the clue was "a coloured equine (1994)", the answer would be "Black Beauty". Just match the film and clue.

Very Easy, 10 Qns, Spontini, Oct 15 19

Category: Something in the Title

Very Easy
Spontini
Oct 15 19
882 plays

10.

  Alliterative Titles 2    

Match Quiz

 10 Qns

I provide a year and clue to a film with an alliterative title (two or more syllables with the same initial letter or sound). For example, if the clue was "a coloured equine (1994)", the answer would be "Black Beauty". Just match the film and clue.

Very Easy, 10 Qns, Spontini, Sep 14 19

Category: Something in the Title

Very Easy
Spontini
Sep 14 19
726 plays

11.

  Characters and Their Creators    

Match Quiz

 10 Qns

I will usually give you a clue to a literary character but sometimes I may mention the character directly. All you have to do is select the author who created the character in question.

Very Easy, 10 Qns, Spontini, Dec 06 19

Recommended for grades: 10,11,12

Category: Character Creators

Very Easy
Spontini
Dec 06 19
806 plays

12.

  Characters And Their Creators 3    

Match Quiz

 10 Qns

I will give you a clue to a literary character. All you have to do is identify the author who created the character in question.

Very Easy, 10 Qns, Spontini, Jan 16 20

Category: Character Creators

Very Easy
Spontini
Jan 16 20
688 plays

13.

  Another One Bites the Dust: 15    

Multiple Choice

 10 Qns

The clues will point to people who died in 1984. Who were they?

Easier, 10 Qns, Spontini, Apr 18 14

Category: Died in the 1980s

Easier
Spontini
1024 plays

14.

  Characters And Their Creators 2    

Match Quiz

 10 Qns

I will usually give you a clue to a literary character but sometimes I may mention the character directly. All you have to do is select the author who created the character in question.

Very Easy, 10 Qns, Spontini, Dec 15 19

Recommended for grades: 10,11,12

Category: Character Creators

Very Easy
Spontini
Dec 15 19
794 plays

15.

  Literary Characters and Their Creators 6    

Match Quiz

 10 Qns

I will give you a clue to a literary character. All you have to do is identify the author who created the character in question.

Easier, 10 Qns, Spontini, Feb 27 20

Category: Character Creators

Easier
Spontini
Feb 27 20
719 plays

16.

  The Last Two    

Multiple Choice

 15 Qns

All correct answers to this quiz are countries ending with two consonants. There are only 18 such countries in the world (as recognised by the United Nations).

Easier, 15 Qns, Spontini, Jan 17 24

Category: Where on Earth?

Easier
Spontini
Jan 17 24
807 plays

17.

  Another One Bites the Dust : 28    

Multiple Choice

 10 Qns

I will give you a series of clues to famous people who died in 1977. All you have to do is identify them.

Average, 10 Qns, Spontini, Jul 20 14

Category: Died in the 1970s

Average
Spontini
958 plays

18.

  Tour of England A-K    

Multiple Choice

 10 Qns

I thought I'd take a ride on my bike around some towns and cities of England. Trouble was, there is a hill just 200 yards down the road and that's as far as I got. But these are the places I might have visited.

Easier, 10 Qns, Spontini, Jun 03 15

Category: England

Easier
Spontini
1222 plays

19.

  Characters And Their Creators 5    

Match Quiz

 10 Qns

I will give you a clue to a literary character. All you have to do is identify the author who created the character in question.

Easier, 10 Qns, Spontini, Jan 29 20

Category: Character Creators

Easier
Spontini
Jan 29 20
631 plays

20.

  Another One Bites the Dust: 5    

Multiple Choice

 10 Qns

The following questions all relate to people who died in 1994. Who are they?

Average, 10 Qns, Spontini, Mar 27 14

Category: Died in the 1990s

Average
Spontini
1230 plays

21.

  Another One Bites the Dust: 19    

Multiple Choice

 10 Qns

All these people died in the year 1989. Who were they?

Easier, 10 Qns, Spontini, May 04 14

Category: Died in the 1980s

Easier
Spontini
914 plays

22.

  British Banknote Characters    

Multiple Choice

 15 Qns

The Bank of England have been producing British banknotes for over 300 years but it is only since 1970 that famous (non-royal) British characters have appeared on their banknotes. How many will you recognise?

Easier, 15 Qns, Spontini, Oct 09 18

Category: Currencies

Easier
Spontini
Oct 09 18
714 plays

23.

  Another One Bites the Dust: 3    

Multiple Choice

 10 Qns

This is the 3rd quiz in my series. This time, all the answers are people who died in 1996 or 1997.

Average, 10 Qns, Spontini, Mar 24 14

Category: Died in the 1990s

Average
Spontini
886 plays

24.

  Another One Bites the Dust: 14    

Multiple Choice

 10 Qns

The following clues will point to people who died in 1974. But who were they?

Easier, 10 Qns, Spontini, Dec 14 24

Category: Died in the 1970s

Easier
Spontini
Dec 14 24
925 plays

25.

  Another One Bites the Dust: 29    

Multiple Choice

 10 Qns

Just four more of these quizzes to go... I hope you enjoy this one.

Easier, 10 Qns, Spontini, Jul 27 14

Category: Died in the 2000s

Easier
Spontini
832 plays

26.

  Another One Bites the Dust: 20    

Multiple Choice

 10 Qns

This is the earliest quiz in my series so far. The answers are people who died in the year 1965.

Average, 10 Qns, Spontini, Apr 06 25

Category: Died in the 1960s

Average
Spontini
Apr 06 25
1186 plays

27.

  Tour of England L-Z    

Multiple Choice

 10 Qns

Having failed to get up the hill on my last bike ride round England, it's time to try again. I've been watching lots of fitness programmes on TV so I'm hopeful.

Easier, 10 Qns, Spontini, Aug 21 16

Category: England

Easier
Spontini
982 plays

28.

  St. Paul's Cathedral, London    

Multiple Choice

 10 Qns

St. Paul's Cathedral in London is one of the most recognisable buildings in the world. What do you know about the building and some of the famous names associated with it?

Average, 10 Qns, Spontini, Feb 06 18

Category: Religious Buildings

Average
Spontini
615 plays

29.

  Another One Bites the Dust: 6    

Multiple Choice

 10 Qns

Number 6 in my series. All these people died in 1993. Who are they?

Easier, 10 Qns, Spontini, Dec 27 15

Category: Died in the 1990s

Easier
Spontini
1002 plays

30.

  Oscars - Best Director    

Multiple Choice

 15 Qns

All the answers to this quiz are directors who have won more than one Oscar for Best Director. They may also have won the Best Picture Award in the same year but that isn't counted for the purpose of this quiz.

Average, 15 Qns, Spontini, Feb 07 15

Category: Oscars - Multiple Wins

Average
Spontini
597 plays

31.

  Another One Bites the Dust : 26    

Multiple Choice

 10 Qns

All these people died in 1969. Who are they?

Average, 10 Qns, Spontini, Jun 04 18

Category: Died in the 1960s

Average
Spontini
922 plays

32.

  Another One Bites the Dust: 9    

Multiple Choice

 10 Qns

The following clues will point to a person who died in 1970 or 1971. Who were they?

Average, 10 Qns, Spontini, Apr 03 14

Category: Died in the 1970s

Average
Spontini
958 plays

33.

  Another One Bites the Dust: 27    

Multiple Choice

 10 Qns

Here we go again. It's back to more recent times this time. The clues should enable you to guess who the celebrity is. They all died in 2004.

Average, 10 Qns, Spontini, Jul 07 14

Category: Died in the 2000s

Average
Spontini
703 plays

34.

  The Films of Aardman Animations    

Multiple Choice

 10 Qns

Peter Lord and David Sproxton set up Aardman Animations while still at school and after graduating in 1976, they made short animated sequences starring a plasticine character called Morph for a BBC TV Children's show. Bigger things were to come...

Average, 10 Qns, Spontini, Mar 07 14

Category: Company Themed

Average
Spontini
243 plays

35.

  Another One Bites the Dust: 10    

Multiple Choice

 10 Qns

All these people died in the year 1991 or 1990. Who were they?

Average, 10 Qns, Spontini, Apr 04 14

Category: Died in the 1990s

Average
Spontini
740 plays

36.

  Another One Bites the Dust: 18    

Multiple Choice

 10 Qns

The following clues point to people who died in 1978. Who are they?

Average, 10 Qns, Spontini, Apr 30 14

Category: Died in the 1970s

Average
Spontini
809 plays

37.

  Another One Bites the Dust: 32    

Multiple Choice

 10 Qns

This is the penultimate Quiz in this series of Quizzes. All you have to do is identify the person who died in 2006 from the information provided.

Average, 10 Qns, Spontini, Aug 19 14

Category: Died in the 2000s

Average
Spontini
709 plays

38.

  Dickens Villains and Bad-guys    

Multiple Choice

 15 Qns

Charles Dickens wrote stories with many memorable characters, not all of which you'd like to call a friend. Can you identify the villain or story they come from?

Average, 15 Qns, Spontini, Jan 16 16

Category: Dickens, Charles

Average
Spontini
681 plays

39.

  Alternate Presidents 4    

Multiple Choice

 10 Qns

This is the fourth and final quiz in this series. Each question takes the form of a president's name but with alternate letters missing. You just have to say who it is.

Easier, 10 Qns, Spontini, Sep 24 14

Category: Missing Letters

Easier
Spontini
636 plays

40.

  Fifteen Little Posers    

Multiple Choice

 15 Qns

Fifteen mixed questions which I hope you will find interesting.

Average, 15 Qns, Spontini, Mar 18 15

Category: Mixed 15 Questions

Average
Spontini
1157 plays

41.

  Countries and Life Expectancies    

Multiple Choice

 10 Qns

In 2013, the World Health Organisation (WHO), listed the life expectancies of people born in different countries. Answers are based on the combined life expectancy (men and women) as shown in the 2013 WHO survey.

Average, 10 Qns, Spontini, Jan 11 15

Category: Mixed Countries

Average
Spontini
361 plays

42.

  Who's in What Film 1    

Multiple Choice

 10 Qns

Each question contains the name of an actor or actress with some letters missing. Spaces and other non-letters are ignored).

Easier, 10 Qns, Spontini, Apr 11 25

Category: Movies Word Play

Easier
Spontini
Apr 11 25
479 plays

43.

  Another One Bites the Dust: 22    

Multiple Choice

 10 Qns

It's back to the 1960s this time. Who are these people who all died in 1966?

Average, 10 Qns, Spontini, May 24 14

Category: Died in the 1960s

Average
Spontini
824 plays

44.

  Another One Bites the Dust: 7    

Multiple Choice

 10 Qns

All the following questions relate to people who died in 1991 or 1992. Who were they?

Average, 10 Qns, Spontini, Sep 01 16

Category: Died in the 1990s

Average
Spontini
783 plays

45.

  Impossible Predictions That Came True    

Multiple Choice

 10 Qns

Predictions by their nature talk of a future event. Most never come true but some do. The following questions concern some of the latter.

Average, 10 Qns, Spontini, Aug 07 16

Category: Social History

Average
Spontini
715 plays

46.

  Another One Bites the Dust: 12    

Multiple Choice

 10 Qns

Another trip down memory lane into the 1970s. Who were these people who all died in 1972?

Average, 10 Qns, Spontini, Apr 11 14

Category: Died in the 1970s

Average
Spontini
891 plays

47.

  Who's in What Film 2    

Multiple Choice

 10 Qns

Each question contains the name of an actor or actress with some letters missing (Spaces and other non-letters are ignored). You have to identify the film starring that actor/actress.

Easier, 10 Qns, Spontini, Mar 26 20

Category: Movies Word Play

Easier
Spontini
Mar 26 20
404 plays

48.

  Another One Bites the Dust: 24    

Multiple Choice

 10 Qns

Well it's back to 1983 this time. All you have to do is identify the following people who died that year.

Average, 10 Qns, Spontini, Jun 08 14

Category: Died in the 1980s

Average
Spontini
932 plays

49.

  Another One Bites the Dust: 31    

Multiple Choice

 10 Qns

Just two more of this series to go after this one. I will give you clues to the identity of a famous deceased person. You just have to identify who they are.

Average, 10 Qns, Spontini, Aug 10 14

Category: Death Becomes Them

Average
Spontini
564 plays

50.

  Who Lit The Cauldron?    

Multiple Choice

 10 Qns

The following questions concern people who have lit the Olympic Games cauldron at either a summer or winter Olympic games. Not all are well known but you should still be able to determine the correct answer.

Easier, 10 Qns, Spontini, Aug 26 18

Category: Olympics History

Easier
Spontini
Aug 26 18
512 plays