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?
Not to mince matters and to make no bones about it, there's more to this than meets the eye. This is a quiz about clichéd expressions that have a key word beginning with the letter "M". Make haste, for the more the merrier!
Some of these cliched expressions may be off the beaten track, and some, old hat. However, they all have a key word beginning with the letter "O". So, there's no reason to be on tenterhooks; be off and running. Onward and upward.
Often, eyes do have it--center stage in some of the most famous pieces of literature. Can you recognize these works that make a significant or interesting reference to the eyes?
It's bad enough that no one can tell which witch twin is which, but Frances and Francis are constantly confused themselves. Can you help them determine the words each should use in the situations below?
U2's "One" is often misunderstood. Listeners often focus on a few lines only and decide the song is uplifting. However, the song seems to be about something different. Can you answer these questions about the song's lyrics?
This quiz is concerned with various works of non-fiction, fiction, and poetry written from the early 1700s to those written toward the end of that century. It is the second quiz in a series on American Literature.
See if you can answer questions about Sting's seventh studio album "Sacred Love", which was released in 2003. Questions are mostly about songs from the album, but a few are concerned with the musicians appearing on the album.
We're mad as heck, and we're not gonna take it any more! We're tired of our humans stealing our spotlight on our TV shows! We're the pets on American television. Do you know who we are?
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 Romantic Period.
So many songs are about the love of a guitar--the comfort or joy that it brings. See if you can answer a few questions about songs that focus on the guitar.
Allow The Police to arrest your attention long enough to take this third quiz in a series of quizzes about Police albums. This one asks questions about their third album--"Zenyatta Mondatta".
Please do not Abandon Hope, All Ye Who Enter Here. This is a simple quiz about English language cliches, idioms, etc. that begin with the letter "A" or begin with a word that begins with the letter "A".
Determine the answer to the first question from its clue. Then use the last three letters of that answer to create the first three letters of the next answer. The last three letters of the second answer will form the first three of the third, and so on
People are strange. We know that. However, these ten people are exceptions. They're really strange. Maybe you've met them. Maybe you're just curious. There's no ticket required for this side show extravaganza!
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 the Reconstruction years to the beginning of World War I.
I hope you are eager for the fray, for this quiz may be easy pickings. It's a quiz about English language cliches, idioms, etc. that begin with the letter "E" or contain a significant word that begins with the letter "E".
The families that write together share the limelight together, or something like that. See what you know about famous writers who were kin to other famous writers.
"Ghost in the Machine" is The Police's fourth studio album, and this quiz is the fourth in a series of quizzes about the albums by The Police. Have fun!
Hello there, Johnny on the spot! You're just in time for a quiz about cliches and expressions with a significant word beginning with the letter "J". All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy, so jump in with both feet!
This quiz is concerned with the letters, journals, histories, poetry, etc. written in America from 1492 to 1720 or so, as well as early Native American stories and myths. It is the first in a series of American literature.
Answer questions about some of the more well-known and more frequently anthologized poems by Anne Bradstreet, a Puritan who lived from 1612 to 1672 and settled in the Massachusetts Bay Colony.
You have been shrunk to the size of a game token and are being forced to walk the boards of various games. Each time you guess the game you are in, you are transported to another board until you have guessed the tenth one.
Joyce Kilmer wrote, "I think that I shall never see / A poem lovely as a tree". Perhaps, however, a quiz could be, maybe? All of these questions are about trees or about something that refers to trees.
Sting's ninth studio album "If on a Winter's Night . . ." was released in 2009. Rather than produce a traditional Christmas album, Sting arranged a compilation dedicated to winter. The questions concern the album's composers, musicians, and songs.
"Symphonicities" is Sting's tenth studio album, released in 2010. It is also his first to be composed of re-arrangements of earlier Police and solo works, all re-interpreted for orchestral music. The questions involve songs as well as musicians.
Insert the missing vowels to complete the names of these classical and celebrated writers. For example, SHKSPR would be "Shakespeare". The letter "Y" has also been removed from names when it's used as a vowel.
I do not wish to bite off more than I can chew, but I'm presenting you a quiz about cliches, idioms, etc. that begin with the letter B or begin with a word that begins with the letter B. Hopefully, there's no need to batten down the hatches.
Harrison Ford's movie characters have faced quite a variety of villains, and occasionally he has been the villain himself. How many of these mischief-making blackguards can you remember? Some questions and answers may spoil movie endings.
I'll give you a sentence missing a verb. You'll choose the verb by deciding which verb correctly agrees with the subject. Keep in mind that if a subject is singular, then the verb will usually add an "s" to its end. Use Standard American English.
The answers to questions one through nine share the common bond of a famous person. Figure out the bond and that one word is the answer for question ten.
Each word below is the name of an aNiMaL. However, the vowels are missing so that only a skeleton of the word remains. Can you figure out the names? For instance, HRS would be HORSE.
But I didn't say I wouldn't use my feet! This quiz is a random assortment of questions about the foot. Allow me to hold your feet to the fire and see how many you can answer correctly.
I'll give you a conjunction and a clue to another word. Put that conjuntion at the beginning OR the ending of the other word to form a new word. For example: A bivalve + OR = a loud noise. The answer is "clamor".
Insert the missing vowels to complete these one-word titles of famous literary classics. The letter "y" has also been removed from titles when it is being used as a vowel. For example, PGMLN would be "Pygmalion".
Pick the animal that does not belong in the list of four. Take your time to consider each animal's characteristics; immediately or eventually, some detail will stand out.