Hop on over to Australia with me and learn a little of Australia's early European history.
Average, 10 Qns, VegemiteKid,
Sep 15 18
Category:
Australia 1600s to 1800s
I'll give you the name of the house designed by the extraordinary Frank Lloyd Wright and you choose its location correctly.
Average, 10 Qns, VegemiteKid,
Nov 15 20
Category:
Architects
Cockeyed can mean foolish or absurd, crooked or intoxicated. What follows is a series of foolish, absurd and cockeyed events for your amazement and enjoyment!
Average, 10 Qns, VegemiteKid,
Jul 09 17
Category:
Thematic Adjectives
Many people of faith couple their devotion with an inquiring mind, making scientific discoveries and developing solutions to problems in their world. The Phoenix Rising team look at just ten of these in this quiz.
Tough, 10 Qns, VegemiteKid,
Mar 03 14
Category:
Religious Figures
Venture into the weird and wonderful world of Lewis Carroll with a selection of quotes and even curiouser trivia about his life.
Average, 10 Qns, VegemiteKid,
Jan 21 19
Category:
Carroll, Lewis
Brrrrr! I looked in my freezer this week and discovered ten movies I had on ice. See if you know the titles of all ten of these COLD flicks.
Average, 10 Qns, VegemiteKid,
Aug 07 21
Category:
Common Titles
You should have a fair chance of getting the right answers in this quiz, as all the answer contain the word 'fair'.
Average, 10 Qns, VegemiteKid,
Aug 08 18
Category:
Single Word Theme
Sit up straight, class! Today's topic is the strange phenomenon of the occurrence of rocks in music. That's right! Rock music. Now, make sure you answer in chorus!
Average, 10 Qns, VegemiteKid,
Oct 18 12
Category:
Science and Nature in Songs
Many places in the world have reduplicated or tautological names. This means groups of letters are repeated or that the noun is repeated, as in 'River Tyne' - tyne is an old Celtic word meaning river. I hope you enjoy this selection of echoing words!
Average, 10 Qns, VegemiteKid,
Jan 31 22
Category:
Place Names
Please to participate in my perfectly pleasing puzzle to ponder the probability of particular principles providing people's peculiarities!
Easier, 10 Qns, VegemiteKid,
Nov 07 15
Category:
Reproduction and Genetics
A 'portmanteau' is a new word formed by combining two words - a very well known portmanteau is 'smog', a blend of 'smoke' and 'fog'. I hope you have fun finding out the origins of these ones.
Easier, 10 Qns, VegemiteKid,
Jun 04 21
Category:
Portmanteau Words
My family makes a habit of telling my brother we're starting an event 15 minutes before we really are, because he's *always* late! I hope you have fun with this quiz, whose theme is the word 'late'.
Average, 10 Qns, VegemiteKid,
Aug 25 17
Category:
Thematic Adjectives
I really need some help solving one of the mysteries of life...love. Some friends have chipped in their favourite first lines, but seem to have left off some important information - I need help getting all the details so I can buy the songs.
Average, 10 Qns, VegemiteKid,
Apr 07 14
Category:
First Lines of Songs
Boxing Day is on December 26th, and in our house that means not (as you might think) a sleep in, but rather an early start to get to the cricket in time. It's an annual pilgrimage delayed only by inclement weather.
Average, 10 Qns, VegemiteKid,
Dec 02 17
Category:
Mixed Australia
Join the Phoenix Rising Team as we explore icy songs over the decades. Get your winter woollies on!
Average, 10 Qns, VegemiteKid,
Oct 27 20
Category:
Science and Nature in Songs
Formed by the merger of the Fitzroy Lions and the Brisbane Bears in 1996, the Brisbane Lions have had their fair share of medals and records awarded to their players. You just need to get close enough to the lion to find out which!
Average, 10 Qns, VegemiteKid,
Mar 01 20
Category:
Brisbane Lions
For good or bad, witches and their male counterparts have been casting spells on us since before the Dark Ages. Match the entertainment with spell-caster.
Average, 10 Qns, VegemiteKid,
Mar 27 20
Category:
Thematic People in Entertainment
My FunTrivia friend, Kev, and I have decided to meet up, and as it transpires, Greece is halfway between where he lives and where I live. We're going to force ourselves to holiday there. I know, someone has to do it!
Average, 10 Qns, VegemiteKid,
May 20 14
Category:
Greece
Many of the most memorable moments in sports come when things go wrong. This quiz has some funny, some tragic events - I hope you enjoy quizzing about falling stars.
Average, 10 Qns, VegemiteKid,
May 22 13
Category:
Sports Upsets
Welcome to Team Red's 100 Question Quiz: Part 6. Team Red have asked questions about 10 different varieties of our favourite colour flowers blooming in our garden for you to identify. They are red flowers, of course!
Average, 10 Qns, VegemiteKid,
May 13 19
Category:
Colors of the Garden
I hate it when my 'U's get lost, and not just from words like colour or flavour, either! The 'U's take the rest of the word with them, too! Can you help me figure out what 'U' words I have on my list from the description?
Average, 10 Qns, VegemiteKid,
Jan 01 14
Category:
Words N - Z
Most teams have songs that rouse their devoted followers. Some such AFL songs are listed below, with the name of the original tune used (or noting that the tune was written especially for the team) - you need to match the song with the team.
Average, 10 Qns, VegemiteKid,
Apr 21 19
Category:
Australian Rules
This quiz is all about those memorable video game characters who have 'face fungus'. Otherwise known as facial hair, this feature has helped to make the various characters stand out in a pixelated, clean-shaven crowd.
Average, 10 Qns, VegemiteKid,
Apr 14 23
Category:
Video Game Characters
Names of Robots
Gadgets and robots are filling our world, it seems. I'll give you the make, purpose or program; you match that with the robot's name. Average, 10 Qns, VegemiteKid,
Dec 07 22
Category:
Thematic Sci/Tech
I'm fortunate to have Aunts all over Australia! I'm off on a trek to visit them, and you're coming with me! This is an AIA challenge - it stands not only for Aunts in Australia, but also Adventures in Authoring - try one for yourself!
Average, 10 Qns, VegemiteKid,
Jun 15 16
Category:
Roads & Highways
Can you ask for coffee in the sign language known as Auslan? What exactly *is* Auslan? See how much you know!
Average, 10 Qns, VegemiteKid,
Dec 13 13
Category:
Sign Languages
The Phoenix Rising team love the Olympic Games and follow their country's teams avidly. Unfortunately, sometimes their star athlete came second. You just need to identify the runner up!
Average, 10 Qns, VegemiteKid,
Feb 09 19
Category:
Olympic Summer Games
This quiz is about criminal actions around the world that have to do with food or drink.
Tough, 10 Qns, VegemiteKid,
May 02 13
Category:
World Trivia for Experts
The soft down of the eider duck has traditionally been used for making quilts or pillows; this quiz looks at other uses for feathers.
Average, 10 Qns, VegemiteKid,
Jul 09 17
Category:
Thematic Objects
Taking up a challenge from Terry who suggested the quiz title, see if can you decide if I am a dog, plant, bird, or French pastry. Some are tricky!
Average, 10 Qns, VegemiteKid,
May 30 23
Category:
Which One?
On their way to a convention, ten video game characters walked through the airport security gate and came out the other side with their names anagrammed! Get them back to normal by sorting out the letters in their names using the letter in capitals.
Average, 10 Qns, VegemiteKid,
May 01 19
Category:
Video Game Anagrams
From aiming a ball made of socks at someone's head to playing with the kids in the street, see if you can work out what games I used to love playing as a child growing up in Australia!
Average, 10 Qns, VegemiteKid,
May 16 15
Category:
Games & Toys
The Silly Sultan of Scramble needs help to find hidden words. Each sentence will give you a clue to the answer, and all the answers use the letters contained in the word 'SULTANS'.
Easier, 10 Qns, VegemiteKid,
Jun 18 12
Category:
Hidden Words by Theme
This quiz looks at all things associated with the Ross Clan of the Scottish Highlands.
Average, 10 Qns, VegemiteKid,
May 08 19
Category:
Thematic Names