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agony has been a FunTrivia author since Jan 20 03 and has written 109 quizzes. agony strongly focuses on quizzes in the fields of Literature, Music, and General Knowledge, and has won 7 Editor's Choice awards on submitted quizzes.

  • is a member of the FunTrivia Editing staff, and is tasked with editing, reviewing, and maintaining FunTrivia quiz submissions.
  • has earned 9,599 excellent quiz ratings from quiz takers.
  • has adopted / renovated 1 quiz that required editing work to date.
  • last seen online Sep 09 24, and most recent quiz went online Dec 12 23.
Bio: agony spent many years both employed and volunteering in early childhood education, along with a lot of other jobs and volunteer work, doing a lot of other things. Following her own hearing loss, in retirement she became involved in teaching lip reading and communication strategies to the hard of hearing.
Hobbies: Swimming, reading, aimless driving around looking at things. Oh, and editing quizzes, lots and lots of quizzes!
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Quizzes / Other Works Authored by agony
1.
  Canada, by Category editor best quiz   best quiz  
Multiple Choice
 20 Qns
Inspired by Ozzz2002's "Australia, by Category", I have written a quiz on my own country, with one question from each FunTrivia category.
Tough, 20 Qns, agony, Aug 14 24
Recommended for grades: 11,12
Category: Mixed Canada
Tough
agony
Aug 14 24
9286 plays
2.
  Early CanCon Artists editor best quiz   best quiz  
Match Quiz
 15 Qns
A bunch of Canadian musicians from the early '70s. I've included a few big international stars, but mostly these are acts you would only know if your radio call letters started with a C! See if you can get the name from the descriptions.
Easier, 15 Qns, agony, Apr 24 22
Category: Canadian Music
Easier
agony
Apr 24 22
210 plays
3.
  Into That Guild Night: Sir George Martin editor best quiz   best quiz  
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
"Do not go gentle into that good night, Rage, rage against the dying of the light." ~ Dylan Thomas ~ Sir George Martin passed away March 8, 2016. This first quiz in our series will look at songs produced or influenced by "The Fifth Beatle".
Average, 10 Qns, agony, Apr 18 16
Category: Songs by The Beatles
Average
agony
882 plays
4.
  Ben and Stephen and Nick editor best quiz   best quiz  
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
A quiz on some of my favorite modern British authors. Nothing too high-brow here - what these men have in common is readability and wit.
Average, 10 Qns, agony, Apr 19 14
Category: British Literature
Average
agony
3486 plays
5.
  Word Smiths editor best quiz   best quiz  
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
All of these Smiths can be found in books - either as characters, or with their names stamped in gold leaf on the spine.
Average, 10 Qns, agony, Mar 28 15
Category: Literature: Something in Common
Average
agony
3328 plays
6.
  What I Did On My Holidays editor best quiz   top quiz  
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
Most years, I just stay home in Alberta for my holidays. Follow me around to see what I can do in my own backyard.
Average, 10 Qns, agony, Jan 24 10
Category: Alberta
Average
agony
4664 plays
7.
  Deck the Halls with Cardboard Santas! editor best quiz   best quiz  
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
My kindergartener has just brought home a hand-made salt-dough, um, "ornament" to hang on the Christmas tree. Let's talk about some of the materials young children use, to make those crafts they bring home for you to proudly display.
Average, 10 Qns, agony, Dec 12 23
Category: Thematic School Supplies
Average
agony
Dec 12 23
684 plays
8.
  Christmas Food... and Drink?   top quiz  
Collection Quiz
 12 Qns
Christmas time is feast time in many countries and many cultures. Find the food items among these holiday specialties, and leave the drinks on the table. Apologies, but the system will not accept diacritical marks.
Easier, 12 Qns, agony, Dec 12 23
Category: International Cuisine
Easier
agony
Dec 12 23
635 plays
9.
  Gimme a Head with Hair....   great trivia quiz  
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
Songs That Mention Hair
...long beautiful hair, shining, gleaming, streaming, flaxen, waxen...". All the songs in this quiz mention hair in one way or another. Mostly classic rock, but not all.
Average, 10 Qns, agony, Nov 04 23
Category: Body Parts in Songs
Average
agony
Nov 04 23
407 plays
10.
  What am I Cooking? Test   best quiz  
Multiple Choice
 15 Qns
Most good home cooks should be able to recognize these methods and recipes. However, if your idea of cooking is pressing the 'heat' button on your microwave, watch out! Note: As I am a Canadian, this quiz uses North American names for baked goods.
Average, 15 Qns, agony, Mar 30 18
Recommended for grades: 8,9,10
Category: Cooking and Baking
Average
agony
Mar 30 18
28053 plays
11.
  Sorting Golden Age!   best quiz  
Classification Quiz
 15 Qns
Sort these titles by which Golden Age of Detective Fiction author wrote them - Agatha Christie, Dorothy L Sayers, or Ngaio Marsh.
Easier, 15 Qns, agony, Feb 02 22
Category: Mystery & Detective Fiction
Easier
agony
Feb 02 22
566 plays
12.
  Who Created Me? #3   best quiz  
Multiple Choice
 25 Qns
I'll name a few characters, you pick the author who created them.
Easier, 25 Qns, agony, Dec 20 22
Recommended for grades: 9,10,11,12
Category: Character Creators
Easier
agony
Dec 20 22
553 plays
13.
  Ode to Billie Joe   best quiz  
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
How well do you remember the lyrics to this Bobbie Gentry song from 1967?
Average, 10 Qns, agony, Apr 23 20
Category: Gentry, Bobbie
Average
agony
Apr 23 20
7097 plays
14.
  You Know More Poetry Than You Think!   best quiz  
Multiple Choice
 25 Qns
Just as we all know a little classical music from watching old Bugs Bunny cartoons, everyone has picked up bits and tag ends of poetry. Just complete the line.
Average, 25 Qns, agony, Jan 27 24
Recommended for grades: 10,11,12
Category: Poetic Quotes
Average
agony
Jan 27 24
8805 plays
15.
  Could You Pass For Canadian?   best quiz  
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
All of these questions will be very easy for Canadians to answer, but should be tougher for those from other countries. Could you 'pass' as a Canadian?
Average, 10 Qns, agony, Jan 07 21
Category: Mixed Canada
Average
agony
Jan 07 21
10223 plays
16.
  Your Kid Did What?   great trivia quiz  
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
With twelve years working in a day-care centre, and two kids of my own, I've got a lot of experience with common situations. All answers are based on standard child-care practices.
Average, 10 Qns, agony, Jun 10 20
Category: Family Life
Average
agony
Jun 10 20
11224 plays
17.
  Sorting Agatha Christie   best quiz  
Classification Quiz
 15 Qns
Can you tell your Poirot from your Miss Marple from your Tommy and Tuppence? Sort these books by which detective solves the case. Just to make it interesting, I've included some books where the mystery is solved by someone else - or by no one!
Average, 15 Qns, agony, Mar 29 22
Category: Christie, Agatha
Average
agony
Mar 29 22
886 plays
18.
  Saskatchewan!   popular trivia quiz  
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
Take a look at this Albertan's second favourite province, Saskatchewan.
Average, 10 Qns, agony, Dec 14 22
Category: Saskatchewan
Average
agony
Dec 14 22
389 plays
19.
  Correction Notices   best quiz  
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
What is the most appropriate way to send, and respond to, a correction notice?
Easier, 10 Qns, agony, Nov 22 21
Category: Correction Notes
Easier
agony
Nov 22 21
8565 plays
20.
  Sorting Barrymores   best quiz  
Classification Quiz
 10 Qns
Sort these accomplishments according to which member of the famous acting Barrymore family they fit - John, Lionel, Ethel or Drew.
Easier, 10 Qns, agony, Sep 21 22
Category: Celebrity Families
Easier
agony
Sep 21 22
342 plays
21.
  Cuddle up to the Yule Log   top quiz  
Match Quiz
 10 Qns
Gather 'round the fire for a cozy look at Christmas music about warmth and fireplaces. Just match the lyric sample to the song title.
Very Easy, 10 Qns, agony, Dec 22 21
Category: Christmas Lyrics
Very Easy
agony
Dec 22 21
818 plays
22.
  I'll Be Home for Christmas Dinner!   great trivia quiz  
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
The holidays are a time for feasting. Let's talk about the foods you will find at holiday parties, and at Christmas dinner.
Average, 10 Qns, agony, Dec 09 21
Category: Mixed Food and Drink
Average
agony
Dec 09 21
761 plays
23.
  Come out to the Meadow, Gene   best quiz  
Match Quiz
 10 Qns
Here's a quiz on some people you may have heard of, named Gene. Just match the clue with the correct name.
Very Easy, 10 Qns, agony, Apr 29 22
Category: First Names E-G
Very Easy
agony
Apr 29 22
432 plays
24.
  If You Could Read my Mind, Love   top quiz  
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
Turn the pages of this quiz about songs which mention books, reading, libraries - all things literary.
Easier, 10 Qns, agony, Apr 14 22
Category: Literature in Songs
Easier
agony
Apr 14 22
464 plays
25.
  Me and Bobby McGee   best quiz  
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
How well do you remember the lyrics to this Kris Kristofferson song from the early '70's?
Easier, 10 Qns, agony, Jun 26 16
Category: Kristofferson, Kris
Easier
agony
3788 plays
26.
  Children's books of magic and fantasy   great trivia quiz  
Multiple Choice
 15 Qns
Let's take a trip - through a wardrobe, or down a rabbit hole, or over the rainbow.....
Average, 15 Qns, agony, Aug 06 22
Recommended for grades: 4,5,6,7
Category: Books for Kids
Average
agony
Aug 06 22
8059 plays
27.
  Ring, Ring, Golden Ring...   great trivia quiz  
Match Quiz
 10 Qns
Songs about rings - match the lyric to the title of the song it comes from. These rings are doubly golden, as most of them are golden oldies.
Easier, 10 Qns, agony, Jul 26 22
Category: Jewelery in Songs
Easier
agony
Jul 26 22
2023 plays
28.
  50 Essential Canadian Songs   great trivia quiz  
Multiple Choice
 15 Qns
In early 2005, CBC Radio, with the help of panels of experts, and the votes of Canadians coast to coast, tried to determine the 50 essential Canadian songs. See how many of these classics ring a bell.
Average, 15 Qns, agony, Dec 28 21
Category: Canadian Music
Average
agony
Dec 28 21
6357 plays
29.
  There's Nothing Like Songs for the Holidays   great trivia quiz  
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
Join me in a tour through these holiday favourites.
Average, 10 Qns, agony, Feb 04 24
Category: Time in Songs
Average
agony
Feb 04 24
1067 plays
30.
  Just Walkin' in a Song...   popular trivia quiz  
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
All of the songs in this quiz have someone walking either in the title or the lyrics. Mostly older well-known songs.
Easier, 10 Qns, agony, Feb 20 22
Category: Walking and Running in Songs
Easier
agony
Feb 20 22
537 plays
31.
  Famous (well, kinda famous) First Lines   top quiz  
Multiple Choice
 25 Qns
The first lines of "A Tale of Two Cities" and "Moby Dick" were used in other quizzes, so I had to dig a little deeper. Nothing too obscure, though, I promise.
Average, 25 Qns, agony, Dec 14 20
Recommended for grades: 9,10,11
Category: Famous First Lines
Average
agony
Dec 14 20
3224 plays
32.
  The Seven Dwarfs: Grumpy   great trivia quiz  
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
Just recently even the jolliest members of the QMG have been feeling inexplicably a bit...well, tetchy. So we wrote this quiz to download all our grumpiness into one place and cheer ourselves up. We hope it has the same effect on you!
Average, 10 Qns, agony, Jul 09 17
Category: Thematic Emotions
Average
agony
1003 plays
33.
  How Strong Are Your Arms?   best quiz  
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
There are many famous people with the surname Armstrong. See what you know about them, and their name.
Average, 10 Qns, agony, Feb 26 16
Category: Thematic Names
Average
agony
1767 plays
34.
  Who Wrote These Standards?   top quiz  
Match Quiz
 10 Qns
Can you tell your Cole Porter from your Duke Ellington? See if you can tell who wrote these well known songs.
Easier, 10 Qns, agony, Aug 08 23
Category: Standards - Great American Songbook
Easier
agony
Aug 08 23
409 plays
35.
  Stocking Stuffers   top quiz  
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
"The stockings were hung by the chimney with care, in hopes that Saint Nicholas soon would be there..." Let's take a look at some stocking stuffers.
Easier, 10 Qns, agony, Dec 09 17
Category: Thematic Objects
Easier
agony
Dec 09 17
1016 plays
36.
  Read My Lips!   best quiz  
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
Welcome to Lipreading (Speechreading) class! Come see what you would learn in a typical class, aimed at people with hearing loss who live in the hearing world. You might want to have a mirror handy.
Average, 10 Qns, agony, Nov 18 22
Category: Sign Languages
Average
agony
Nov 18 22
224 plays
37.
  The S's are Coming, Hurrah, Hurrah!   great trivia quiz  
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
Join me for a quick trip through some Funtrivia categories, all united by the letter S.
Average, 10 Qns, agony, Dec 07 20
Category: S
Average
agony
Dec 07 20
613 plays
38.
  On the Feast of Stephen   top quiz  
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
A "feast" for you of Steves, Stephens, Stevens, Stephans....
Easier, 10 Qns, agony, Apr 27 22
Category: First Names Q-S
Easier
agony
Apr 27 22
2009 plays
39.
  Lyrics to Even More Jazz Standards   top quiz  
Multiple Choice
 25 Qns
"I like a Gershwin tune, how about you?" Some Gershwin tunes here, plus Cole Porter, Irving Berlin, Harold Arlen, Johnny Mercer...
Average, 25 Qns, agony, Jan 08 14
Category: Standards - Great American Songbook
Average
agony
1897 plays
40.
  Early CanCon Hits   great trivia quiz  
Multiple Choice
 20 Qns
Starting in 1970, radio stations in Canada had to broadcast at least 30% Canadian content. Some of these songs went on to become international hits, others were mostly confined to our borders. How well do you remember the early days of CanCon?
Average, 20 Qns, agony, Nov 04 12
Category: Canadian Music
Average
agony
1386 plays
41.
  Sidekicks and Henchmen   great trivia quiz  
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
Fictional detectives often have a sidekick - a chronicler, a henchman, a cat's paw. See how many you can identify.
Average, 10 Qns, agony, Nov 03 10
Category: Mystery & Detective Fiction
Average
agony
1526 plays
42.
  Lord Peter Who's Who   top quiz  
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
What do you know about secondary characters in Dorothy L Sayers' "Lord Peter Wimsey" stories? Bunter, Harriet, Parker, and more...
Average, 10 Qns, agony, Apr 03 13
Category: Sayers, Dorothy L.
Average
agony
663 plays
43.
  Santa, Angels, Presents....   top quiz  
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
One of the joys of Christmas is sitting in a warm house with the snow coming down outside, a hot drink at your side, and a freshly bathed child in clean flannel pyjamas on your lap, wanting a story. Here are some Christmas stories.
Average, 10 Qns, agony, Sep 12 20
Recommended for grades: 5,6,7,8
Category: Children's Christmas Books
Average
agony
Sep 12 20
2000 plays
44.
  Who Created Me? #2   great trivia quiz  
Multiple Choice
 25 Qns
I'll name a few literary characters, and you pick the author who created them.
Tough, 25 Qns, agony, Apr 19 23
Recommended for grades: 9,10,11,12
Category: Character Creators
Tough
agony
Apr 19 23
2904 plays
45.
  More Than "Lonesome Dove"   best quiz  
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
Author Larry McMurtry is best known for his Pulitzer Prize winning "Lonesome Dove", but he has written much more. If you've gone to the movies in the last forty years, you will recognize many of these, even if you've never read one of his books.
Easier, 10 Qns, agony, Mar 30 21
Category: McMurtry, Larry
Easier
agony
Mar 30 21
980 plays
46.
  More (Kinda) Famous First Lines   great trivia quiz  
Multiple Choice
 25 Qns
"Call me Ishmael" and "It is a truth universally acknowledged..." were already taken, but you should be able to recognize the opening passages of most of these well-known stories and books.
Tough, 25 Qns, agony, Sep 30 17
Recommended for grades: 9,10,11
Category: Famous First Lines
Tough
agony
2153 plays
47.
  Detectives in Love   best quiz  
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
Fictional sleuths are mostly shown as detached loners, or as going through women like a hot knife through butter. However, some detectives do find love...
Average, 10 Qns, agony, Dec 25 16
Category: Fictional Detectives
Average
agony
2109 plays
48.
  Classic SF - Novellas   great trivia quiz  
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
Science Fiction, as a genre, is particularly well suited to those long short stories known as novellas and novelettes. Here are a selection of classics, most of them Hugo winners. There will be some spoilers.
Average, 10 Qns, agony, Apr 18 23
Category: Science Fiction
Average
agony
Apr 18 23
810 plays
49.
  The World of Miss Marple   top quiz  
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
Let's travel to the little village of St Mary Mead, to visit Agatha Christie's Miss Marple.
Average, 10 Qns, agony, Dec 23 23
Category: Miss Marple
Average
agony
Dec 23 23
2063 plays
50.
  Aaand Yet More Songs on my iPod   great trivia quiz  
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
Time for another look at what songs I have on my iPod, this time focusing on those that begin with the letter A. A pretty wide range of styles and artists here, but mostly older stuff.
Easier, 10 Qns, agony, Mar 02 21
Category: Alphabetic Songs and Artists
Easier
agony
Mar 02 21
451 plays
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