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alaspooryoric has been a FunTrivia author since Jun 16 08 and has written 176 quizzes. alaspooryoric writes for many different categories, but is most active in Music, Humanities, and Literature, and has won 6 Editor's Choice awards on submitted quizzes.

  • has earned 8,995 excellent quiz ratings from quiz takers.
  • last seen online Dec 01 24, and most recent quiz went online Feb 12 20.

Bio: "He was born with the gift of laughter and a sense that the world was mad."
Hobbies: Literature, Comic Books, Movies, Music, Baseball, Football, Ice Cream
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1.
Literature Before 1900: A Gallery of Literature
  A Gallery of Literature editor best quiz   best quiz  
Photo Quiz
 10 Qns
I'll give you the first line of a book written before 1900 and a picture to suggest a word or two from the book's title. You tell me the author's name.
Average, 10 Qns, alaspooryoric, Sep 22 16
Average
alaspooryoric
1858 plays
2.
  They Changed Their World and Ours 6 editor best quiz   best quiz  
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
Billions of people have trodden upon this earth, and each one has had an impact in some way. However, a few have had such an impact that their names lived onward. Which of these, from all over the world, past or present, do you recognize?
Easier, 10 Qns, alaspooryoric, Jan 04 18
Recommended for grades: 6,7,8,9,10
Category: Changed the World
Easier
alaspooryoric
2588 plays
3.
  Brit Lit: The Modern Age--1902-1960 editor best quiz   best quiz  
Multiple Choice
 15 Qns
This is the final quiz in my British Literature series. It contains questions about poetry, short fiction, novels, and drama from the early to middle twentieth century. Have fun!
Average, 15 Qns, alaspooryoric, Dec 27 16
Category: British Literature
Average
alaspooryoric
2431 plays
4.
  They Changed Their World and Ours 7 editor best quiz   best quiz  
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
Billions of people have trodden upon this earth, and each one has had an impact in some way. However, a few have had such an impact that their names lived onward. Which of these, from all over the world, past or present, do you recognize?
Average, 10 Qns, alaspooryoric, May 16 18
Recommended for grades: 6,7,8,9,10
Category: Changed the World
Average
alaspooryoric
May 16 18
1503 plays
5.
  It's Full of Stars editor best quiz   best quiz  
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
"What is?" you may ask. Literature is, of course. And, I don't mean Hollywood stars, but massive bodies of burning hydrogen and so on. How many of these works of literature that mention stars do you recognize?
Average, 10 Qns, alaspooryoric, Nov 30 24
Category: Nature Themed
Average
alaspooryoric
Nov 30 24
3074 plays
6.
  I See the Moon... editor best quiz   best quiz  
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
...and the moon sees me". The moon has inspired our creativity for centuries, from the nursery rhyme mentioned in this quiz's title to the poems represented in the following questions. How many of these poems mentioning the moon do you recognize?
Average, 10 Qns, alaspooryoric, Feb 25 21
Category: Poetry by Theme
Average
alaspooryoric
Feb 25 21
357 plays
7.
Comics: Comics from Yesteryear
  Comics from Yesteryear   best quiz  
Photo Quiz
 10 Qns
This quiz is about classic American newspaper comic strips. The photos and artwork are not from the strips themselves but serve as rebuses of sorts, representing a word or two from the strips' titles.
Average, 10 Qns, alaspooryoric, Jun 29 21
Category: Comics
Average
alaspooryoric
Jun 29 21
1627 plays
8.
Places in Literature: Places Everyone
  Places, Everyone!   great trivia quiz  
Photo Quiz
 10 Qns
Can you guess the real-world setting of some of these well-known pieces of literature with the help of some photographs and maps?
Easier, 10 Qns, alaspooryoric, Feb 12 17
Easier
alaspooryoric
1155 plays
9.
  Brand Name or Generic?   best quiz  
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
Many products in American society are referred to by a brand name for only one specific product. For example, we often use "Ziploc bag" to refer to ANY plastic bag used for storage. Which brand name do people use to refer to the following products?
Very Easy, 10 Qns, alaspooryoric, Jan 26 23
Category: Marketing
Very Easy
alaspooryoric
Jan 26 23
4501 plays
10.
   Lyrics by The Beatles: At the Zoo with The Beatles
  At the Zoo with The Beatles   best quiz  
Photo Quiz
 10 Qns
How many of you knew The Beatles were great admirers of animals? Well, they must have been. How many of these Beatles songs referring to animals do you recognize?
Average, 10 Qns, alaspooryoric, Oct 27 19
Average
alaspooryoric
Oct 27 19
1088 plays
11.
Alphabetical Places T  Z: Is Geography Your Cup of T
  Is Geography Your Cup of T?   top quiz  
Photo Quiz
 10 Qns
What do you know about geographical locations beginning with the letter "T"?
Average, 10 Qns, alaspooryoric, Oct 23 24
Average
alaspooryoric
Oct 23 24
2948 plays
12.
  From Here to Eternity   best quiz  
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
Take a trip from Earth through the solar system and into the vast universe beyond! See how many sites you recognise!
Average, 10 Qns, alaspooryoric, Jun 15 23
Category: Astronomy
Average
alaspooryoric
Jun 15 23
4693 plays
13.
ColorsColours in the Title: How Green Was My Movie
  How Green Was My Movie   great trivia quiz  
Photo Quiz
 10 Qns
Try to guess the right movie--some old, some new--with the word "Green" in the title. Photographs of various images present clues to the titles.
Easier, 10 Qns, alaspooryoric, Mar 10 24
Easier
alaspooryoric
Mar 10 24
1438 plays
14.
  Funny Farm   best quiz  
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
Johnny Carson Helped Them
"The Tonight Show" with Johnny Carson became a farm for producing new comedic talent. Do you recognize these comedians, whose careers were boosted because of Carson's generosity?
Easier, 10 Qns, alaspooryoric, Apr 14 23
Easier
alaspooryoric
Apr 14 23
3697 plays
15.
What Animal Am I: This Is the End of Me
  This Is the End of Me!   popular trivia quiz  
Photo Quiz
 10 Qns
Can you guess these animals by looking at their ends or tails?
Very Easy, 10 Qns, alaspooryoric, Jun 12 15
Recommended for grades: 4,5,6
Category: What Animal Am I?
Very Easy
alaspooryoric
1168 plays
16.
I'll give you words from a Billy Joel song; you match that set to the title of the song in which that set is found. For example, given "boy", "mistakes", "crazy dreams", and "consolation", you would match these with "Tell Her about It".
Easier, 10 Qns, alaspooryoric, Dec 01 17
Category: Joel, Billy
Easier
alaspooryoric
1028 plays
17.
  Sounds of Simon and Garfunkel   best quiz  
Match Quiz
 10 Qns
I'll give you words from a Simon and Garfunkel song, and you match that set to the title of the song in which that set can be found. For example, given "weary", "mind", "sail", and "silver", you would match these with "Bridge over Troubled Water".
Easier, 10 Qns, alaspooryoric, Nov 11 17
Easier
alaspooryoric
1291 plays
18.
Poetry by Theme: Location Location Location
  Location, Location, Location!   top quiz  
Photo Quiz
 10 Qns
So often it is that place provides the greatest inspiration to the human heart. Do you recognize these poems inspired by a particular place or location?
Average, 10 Qns, alaspooryoric, Dec 25 16
Category: Poetry by Theme
Average
alaspooryoric
611 plays
19.
Ford Harrison: No Solo No Jones
  No Solo, No Jones   popular trivia quiz  
Photo Quiz
 10 Qns
Guess which Harrison Ford film is suggested by each set of clues. Keep in mind that each photo is not from the movie but rather is suggestive of the movie's title. There will be no films from the "Star Wars" or "Indiana Jones" franchises.
Average, 10 Qns, alaspooryoric, Feb 25 15
Category: Ford, Harrison
Average
alaspooryoric
770 plays
20.
Grammatical and Lexical Items: Mark Your Words
  Mark Your Words   great trivia quiz  
Photo Quiz
 10 Qns
Test your knowledge about various traditional and non-traditional punctuation marks. I will be using names and explaining functions according to Standard American English, unless otherwise noted.
Average, 10 Qns, alaspooryoric, Sep 20 15
Average
alaspooryoric
798 plays
21.
Space and Astronomy for Kids: Nebulae  Do You See What They See
  Nebulae: Do You See What They See?   popular trivia quiz  
Photo Quiz
 10 Qns
A nebula is an interstellar cloud. Astronomers who discover them often name them according to how the clouds' shapes appear to them. Can you see what the astronomers see?
Average, 10 Qns, alaspooryoric, May 16 15
Recommended for grades: 10,11,12
Average
alaspooryoric
468 plays
22.
  A Boy Named Johnny   top quiz  
Match Quiz
 10 Qns
I'll give you words from a Johnny Cash song; you match that set to the title of the song in which that set is found. For example, given "train", "guns", "Reno", "die", "lonesome whistle", you would match these with "Folsom Prison Blues".
Easier, 10 Qns, alaspooryoric, Feb 19 18
Category: Cash, Johnny
Easier
alaspooryoric
Feb 19 18
642 plays
23.
  They Changed Their World and Ours 4   top quiz  
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
Billions of people have trodden upon this earth, and each one has had an impact in some way. However, a few have had such an impact that their names lived onward. Which of these, from all over the world, past or present, do you recognize?
Easier, 10 Qns, alaspooryoric, Nov 03 17
Recommended for grades: 6,7,8,9,10
Category: Changed the World
Easier
alaspooryoric
1303 plays
24.
Places in Literature: Settings in American Short Fiction
  Settings in American Short Fiction   best quiz  
Photo Quiz
 10 Qns
How well can you recognize these American short stories from descriptions of their settings and photographs of locales that represent those settings?
Average, 10 Qns, alaspooryoric, Feb 08 16
Average
alaspooryoric
466 plays
25.
Card Games Mixture: Its in the Cards
  It's in the Cards!    
Photo Quiz
 10 Qns
Your success at this quiz is in the cards, for this quiz is all about different games one may play with cards.
Average, 10 Qns, alaspooryoric, Aug 30 15
Category: Card Games Mixture
Average
alaspooryoric
628 plays
26.
Games and Toys in Songs: Deal Me a Song
  Deal Me a Song   popular trivia quiz  
Photo Quiz
 10 Qns
All of the questions and/or answers are about songs that mention something related to cards or card playing.
Average, 10 Qns, alaspooryoric, Mar 01 15
Average
alaspooryoric
654 plays
27.
  Systems: An Organ Recital   great trivia quiz  
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
A "system" is defined as "a group of structures or organs that function together as a unit to perform a specific task for an organism's body." I'll list some organs, and you tell me which organ system includes those organs. American terms are used.
Average, 10 Qns, alaspooryoric, Apr 14 20
Category: Human Body
Average
alaspooryoric
Apr 14 20
2176 plays
28.
  They Changed Their World and Ours 11   top quiz  
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
Billions of people have trodden upon this earth, and each one has had an impact in some way. However, a few have had such an impact that their names lived onward. Which of these, from all over the world, past or present, do you recognize?
Easier, 10 Qns, alaspooryoric, Feb 13 20
Recommended for grades: 6,7,8,9,10
Category: Changed the World
Easier
alaspooryoric
Feb 13 20
791 plays
29.
  No X-rated Cliches Here   best quiz  
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
Perhaps I am crazy like a fox to attempt to wax poetic about expressions containing the letter "X", but that is exactly what I am trying to do. Each question is about a cliche, idiom, etc. that contains a key word with a letter "X". Excelsior!
Easier, 10 Qns, alaspooryoric, Dec 30 22
Easier
alaspooryoric
Dec 30 22
1152 plays
30.
  If I Only Had a Brain   best quiz  
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
What were they thinking? Several military leaders have made some huge blunders with serious consequences and costs, proving that victory requires brains as well as might. How many of these leaders and their mistakes do you recognize?
Average, 10 Qns, alaspooryoric, Nov 04 14
Category: Military Leaders
Average
alaspooryoric
1720 plays
31.
  Speak of the Devil! It's More Cliches!   top quiz  
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
Signed, sealed, and delivered, this quiz is a shot in the arm and a sight for sore eyes! Every question is concerned with a cliched expression with a key word beginning with the letter "S". So snap to it and strike while the iron is hot!
Easier, 10 Qns, alaspooryoric, Feb 24 17
Easier
alaspooryoric
1316 plays
32.
  Pass the Bottle   best quiz  
Match Quiz
 10 Qns
You can maybe not pass the bottle, but perhaps you can pass this quiz. Match each description with its correct item. Each item will make use of the word "bottle".
Easier, 10 Qns, alaspooryoric, Apr 22 21
Easier
alaspooryoric
Apr 22 21
821 plays
33.
  Sting's Geography Course   best quiz  
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
Answer questions about geography you can learn while listening to the music of Sting!
Average, 10 Qns, alaspooryoric, Dec 29 17
Category: Where on Earth?
Average
alaspooryoric
4244 plays
34.
Magic in Songs: Every Little Song You Hear Is Magic
  Every Little Song You Hear Is Magic    
Photo Quiz
 10 Qns
Each one of the songs in this quiz mentions "magic" or something associated with it. How well do you know these songs and their artists? Each picture is or contains a CLUE to the correct answer.
Average, 10 Qns, alaspooryoric, Apr 08 15
Category: Magic in Songs
Average
alaspooryoric
542 plays
35.
  Brit Lit: The Victorian Age--1831-1901   best quiz  
Multiple Choice
 15 Qns
Here is yet another quiz in my ongoing British Literature series. This one covers the poetry, fiction, non-fiction, drama, etc. written during what is typically referred to as the Victorian Age.
Average, 15 Qns, alaspooryoric, Dec 26 16
Category: British Literature
Average
alaspooryoric
1671 plays
36.
  American Lit: Early Twentieth Century   top quiz  
Multiple Choice
 15 Qns
This quiz continues the survey of American Literature and begins where the previous quiz in this series ended. It covers writers who were primarily active during the span of time from World War I to World War II.
Average, 15 Qns, alaspooryoric, Feb 21 16
Average
alaspooryoric
977 plays
37.
South America Photo Quizzes: South American Countries and Their Animal Icons While each question asked will be a geographical one about a South American nation, the accompanying photo will depict that country's national animal.
Average, 10 Qns, alaspooryoric, Jun 18 15
Average
alaspooryoric
482 plays
38.
  It's The End of the World as We Know It   top quiz  
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
Many religions and cultures have focused to some extent on how the world will end. This quiz is about some of those predictions, beliefs, and scares.
Average, 10 Qns, alaspooryoric, Jan 07 14
Category: Eschatology
Average
alaspooryoric
1716 plays
39.
  Funny Bone   top quiz  
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
This quiz is about various idioms and expressions in the English language involving the elbow.
Easier, 10 Qns, alaspooryoric, Apr 11 18
Easier
alaspooryoric
Apr 11 18
2107 plays
40.
  Governments, Economic Systems, and Cows   best quiz  
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
Since the 1930's, various parodies have circulated about instructors' attempts to use analogies to explain the world's economic systems and governments. Typically these jokes relied on cows. How many answers can you deduce?
Average, 10 Qns, alaspooryoric, Jun 10 22
Category: Social Sciences
Average
alaspooryoric
Jun 10 22
2226 plays
41.
  American Lit: Middle to Late 20th Century   best quiz  
Multiple Choice
 15 Qns
This quiz finishes the survey of American Literature and begins where the previous quiz in this series ended. It covers writers who were primarily active from the time following WWII to the end of the 1900s.
Average, 15 Qns, alaspooryoric, Oct 28 20
Average
alaspooryoric
Oct 28 20
737 plays
42.
  An N-spirational Quiz   top quiz  
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
N! N! What begins with N? All the answers to the questions of this quiz. That's what.
Easier, 10 Qns, alaspooryoric, Aug 19 18
Category: N
Easier
alaspooryoric
Aug 19 18
728 plays
43.
  More Cliches Yada Yada   great trivia quiz  
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
You can bet your bottom dollar that you'll enjoy this quiz about clichés, idioms, expressions--you name it--all of which rely on a key word beginning with the letter "Y". Remember--you pays your money, you takes your chances.
Easier, 10 Qns, alaspooryoric, Jul 27 17
Easier
alaspooryoric
1267 plays
44.
  British Literature: The Renaissance--16th Century   top quiz  
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
This quiz is concerned with poetry, drama, etc. written by English writers between 1485 and 1603. This quiz is also one of several in a series about British literature that begins with the Old English literary period.
Average, 10 Qns, alaspooryoric, Feb 26 22
Category: British Literature
Average
alaspooryoric
Feb 26 22
1163 plays
45.
  Triplet Word Connections   great trivia quiz  
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
Hello! Each question here is answered by thinking of one word that, when paired with three other words I give you, creates three new words or phrases. For example, if I give you "butter____, house_____, and dragon_____", you would answer "fly".
Average, 10 Qns, alaspooryoric, Sep 06 17
Category: Words in Common
Average
alaspooryoric
867 plays
46.
  Prick up Your Ears! It's More Cliches!   great trivia quiz  
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
If you put your shoulder to the wheel and play your cards right, you'll pull it off and find your place in the sun with this quiz! All the questions are concerned with cliches and idioms with a key word beginning with the letter "P".
Easier, 10 Qns, alaspooryoric, Sep 10 16
Easier
alaspooryoric
1275 plays
47.
  Zoinks! One Last Cliche Quiz to Zip Through!   great trivia quiz  
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
Whether you're in your comfort zone, a war zone, or the twilight zone, get in the zone and play a quiz about clichés, idioms, and expressions with a key word beginning with the letter "Z".
Easier, 10 Qns, alaspooryoric, Aug 16 17
Easier
alaspooryoric
843 plays
48.
  Quote, Unquote Cliches   popular trivia quiz  
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
Are you a quick study? Are you quick on the uptake? Then quit horsing around and be queen for a day! Take a quiz about cliches, idioms, etc. that have a key word beginning with the letter Q.
Easier, 10 Qns, alaspooryoric, Oct 07 16
Easier
alaspooryoric
1318 plays
49.
  You're in Mississippi Now!   popular trivia quiz  
Multiple Choice
 15 Qns
Test your knowledge (or learn a little) about places within the state of Mississippi!
Average, 15 Qns, alaspooryoric, Dec 26 16
Category: Mississippi
Average
alaspooryoric
1220 plays
50.
  Brit Lit: Late Renaissance--Early 17th Century   best quiz  
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
This quiz is one in a series of British Literature games. This particular one is about literature written during the late Renaissance or the early seventeenth century. See what you know or what you can learn!
Average, 10 Qns, alaspooryoric, Dec 26 16
Category: British Literature
Average
alaspooryoric
935 plays
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