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balaton has been a FunTrivia author since Jul 13 13 and has written 38 quizzes. balaton strongly focuses on quizzes in the fields of Literature, People, and Entertainment.

  • has earned 853 excellent quiz ratings from quiz takers.
Bio: God so loved the world that he gave his only son that whosoever believes in him should not perish but have everlasting life.
John - Chapter 3 verse 16
Hobbies: reading - knitting- cryptic crosswords-holidays - one small Jack Russell -strong evangelical Christian involvement.
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Quizzes / Other Works Authored by balaton
1.
  Left on the Shelf   great trivia quiz  
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
Women Who Did Not Marry
Ladies often stay unwed, Perhaps unasked, perhaps they choose- But never, never, be it said To live unpartnered is to lose! These ladies' spheres were not the same. How many of them can you name?
Very Easy, 10 Qns, balaton, Dec 12 22
Recommended for grades: 1,2,3,4,5
Category: In Common
Very Easy
balaton
Dec 12 22
1545 plays
2.
  The Lemon Squeezy Pie That Fell Off a Log!   popular trivia quiz  
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
Will you find this quiz easy? If so, how many ways do you know of saying so? It will be a breeze!
Easier, 10 Qns, balaton, Feb 09 18
Category: Idioms and Proverbs
Easier
balaton
Feb 09 18
732 plays
3.
  Children in Agatha Christie Novels   top quiz  
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
Children play a part in many Christie novels, as clue hunters, interested spectators, material witnesses, victims, and once or twice even as killers. How much do you know about these Christie Babes? (contains spoilers)
Average, 10 Qns, balaton, May 05 18
Category: Assorted Christie Characters
Average
balaton
May 05 18
398 plays
4.
  What the Dickens Shall I Call You?    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
Can you find the surnames of these Dickens characters from the twisted clues?
Easier, 10 Qns, balaton, Oct 17 17
Category: Dickens, Charles
Easier
balaton
Oct 17 17
872 plays
5.
  Who Dunnit - A Quiz Murder Mystery   great trivia quiz  
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
The answers to the questions are the titles of Agatha Christie novels. The questions and answers form a consecutive narrative. It's like playing consequences!
Average, 10 Qns, balaton, Jan 03 17
Category: Something in the Title
Average
balaton
605 plays
6.
  We are the Royal Verse Makers, We Are   great trivia quiz  
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
Another Balaton verse quiz, I hope you find them fun. You may find many a worse quiz Than this royal one.
Average, 10 Qns, balaton, Jun 13 14
Category: U.K. Royals
Average
balaton
488 plays
7.
  No Man is an Island. Or is he?    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
A quiz about islands of the world which share their names, or homophones of their names,with real or fictional people or are connected with them in some way. Look, learn and maybe laugh a little!
Average, 10 Qns, balaton, Nov 20 14
Category: Islands
Average
balaton
426 plays
8.
  Bayeux Stitch Job    
Multiple Choice
 15 Qns
Introducing Habrok the hawk a purely fictitious anthropomorphic bird who swoops in and out of the decorative borders of a famous tapestry or sits on a royal wrist to tell his tale.
Average, 15 Qns, balaton, May 06 16
Category: Art History
Average
balaton
259 plays
9.
  Cutting the Rug    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
Many of Jane Austen's novels are constructed round a pivotal ball or sequence of balls, which provide a resolution of the plot or an epiphany for a major character or characters. Take your partners for the next quiz.
Average, 10 Qns, balaton, Jun 07 14
Category: Austen, Jane
Average
balaton
434 plays
10.
  Shut Up, Shut-In!   great trivia quiz  
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
Innocent or guilty, they Were silenced behind prison walls- Locked away for many a weary day Where no ray of freedom falls! Prisons have often been used to stop dissenting voices .How many can you release?
Average, 10 Qns, balaton, Nov 24 14
Category: Other People
Average
balaton
343 plays
11.
  Can You Find Your Pot of Gold?    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
Here is a colourful array of book titles. What do you know of them?
Average, 10 Qns, balaton, Mar 02 14
Category: Literary Titles
Average
balaton
938 plays
12.
  Special Bible Numbers    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
All of these questions are about numbers in the Bible.
Average, 10 Qns, balaton, Oct 01 13
Recommended for grades: 6,7,8,9,10
Category: Bible for Kids
Average
balaton
716 plays
13.
  Cherry Stones    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
We've counted stones around our plates, To find out whom we'll wed. Let's count again, this time to see Whom we'll meet instead.
Average, 10 Qns, balaton, Apr 14 14
Category: Mixed People
Average
balaton
368 plays
14.
  A Detective's Lot has its Ups and Downs!    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
Solve the clue in the question and then add or subtract a letter, maybe rearranging, to find the fictional detective.
Average, 10 Qns, balaton, Oct 18 14
Category: Entertainment Word Play
Average
balaton
343 plays
15.
  Biblical Wise Guys    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
In the Bible, wisdom is attributed to people for many different reasons, Are you wise enough to answer these questions from Matthew's Gospel? The NIV is used throughout.
Average, 10 Qns, balaton, Apr 15 16
Category: Matthew
Average
balaton
863 plays
16.
  Ghosts of Beverley   popular trivia quiz  
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
Beverley, the county town of the East Riding of Yorkshire, is a wonderful mix of mediaeval and modern, sleepy and vivacious - with streets threaded with friendly ghosts. Join me there!
Average, 10 Qns, balaton, Feb 22 22
Category: Specific Cities and Towns
Average
balaton
Feb 22 22
200 plays
17.
  In the Beginning was the Wood   popular trivia quiz  
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
I am Fledge, a very special horse created by C.S.Lewis, in the story "The Magician's Nephew". I was in Narnia from the very beginning. If you try to answer my questions I will tell you all that I saw and heard and did.
Average, 10 Qns, balaton, Apr 05 14
Category: The Magician's Nephew
Average
balaton
176 plays
18.
  And Your Childrens' Children!    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
This is about families and relationships in the Old Testament or their family trees. The NIV is used throughout.
Average, 10 Qns, balaton, Oct 26 14
Category: Bible Families
Average
balaton
386 plays
19.
  Parting is Such Sweet Sorrow!    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
Can you identify these works or their authors? All works have a word synonymous with leave taking in their titles. This quiz is about literary works, the titles of which contain a reference to parting or saying goodbye.
Average, 10 Qns, balaton, Mar 28 15
Category: In the Title
Average
balaton
532 plays
20.
  Coffee? Who Said That?    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
You either love coffee or you hate it! It's drunk in the Authors' Lounge, whence this anniversary challenge issued.
Tough, 10 Qns, balaton, Jul 26 14
Category: Quotes
Tough
balaton
398 plays
21.
  The Many Faces of Hercule Poirot   great trivia quiz  
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
Many actors have played Hercule Poirot over the years, both on large or small screen and on stage. We all have our favourites! How many can you identify?
Average, 10 Qns, balaton, Aug 13 14
Category: Something in Common
Average
balaton
340 plays
22.
  Love's Labour's Lost!    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
Love darts fly in all directions, And arrows fall on stony ground, Thwarted by their cruel rejections, Poor spurned lovers here are found. Love's ambitions take a wallop In the works of Anthony Trollope.
Average, 10 Qns, balaton, May 06 14
Category: T
Average
balaton
138 plays
23.
  Dark Encounter!    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
This is a ghostly interlude. Do you travel by train? "Beware the shades of the haunted line, The wraiths of the silver track. They whisk you away where the sun can't shine- And never bring you back!" Identify the quotations in the text.
Average, 10 Qns, balaton, Dec 25 16
Category: Poetry by Theme
Average
balaton
189 plays
24.
  UK Railways - Locomotive Names and Nicknames    
Multiple Choice
 20 Qns
Locomotives often have interesting names or nicknames. If you find this quiz tricky, find out where you can see these wonderful giants "in steam" on Heritage Railways or museums. It's a wonderful world!
Tough, 20 Qns, balaton, Feb 23 17
Category: U.K. Railways
Tough
balaton
261 plays
25.
  "No Cheese, Gromit!"   popular trivia quiz  
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
What do you know about Wallace, the wacky inventor with the heart of gold and Gromit his loyal and resourceful sidekick? Gromit is responsible for the doggerel of course! Extra information may refer to 'Wallace and Gromit' computer games and films.
Average, 10 Qns, balaton, Dec 08 14
Category: The Best Mixed Entertainment
Average
balaton
208 plays
26.
  Motion in Poetry   popular trivia quiz  
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
Many poems describe ways of movement of people or things e.g. rolling, tumbling or flying. Can you identify the following quotations or their authors? The fact that a previous UK poet Laureate was Andrew Motion has nothing to do with it!
Average, 10 Qns, balaton, Nov 02 13
Category: Poetic Quotes
Average
balaton
329 plays
27.
  P.D.James Mysteries 1 "Death Comes to Pemberley"   popular trivia quiz  
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
P.D. James is the author of more than a dozen mystery/detective stories, Adam Dalgleish being her main detective protagonist. "Death Comes to Pemberley" is, however, a departure from her usual work, being a sequel to another writer's book.
Average, 10 Qns, balaton, Sep 26 13
Category: J
Average
balaton
129 plays
28.
  Mushroom, Mushroom    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
"Mushroom, Mushroom!" suggested to me a reply of "There's plenty of room". This might explain my rather idiosyncratic approach to the challenge title!
Tough, 10 Qns, balaton, Feb 26 22
Category: Food Themed
Tough
balaton
Feb 26 22
258 plays
29.
  Rural Monkey Business    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
So you think you know your Stella Gibbons! "Cold Comfort Farm" will offer just that if you have a low score.
Average, 10 Qns, balaton, Aug 03 20
Category: Gibbons, Stella
Average
balaton
Aug 03 20
156 plays
30.
  Did You Say Mouseketeer or Musketeer?    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
Fictional mice are often brave little creatures. Can you identify either these or their creators? This quiz is in response to a player's challenge and was fun to write! One or two questions may be peripherally concerned with mice. Good luck!
Average, 10 Qns, balaton, Jul 17 21
Category: Animal Themes
Average
balaton
Jul 17 21
384 plays
31.
  Signing on the Dotted Line    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
The final point in buying a house is the completion of the contract - when you sign on the dotted line! What do you know about these fictional houses and the part they played in the story that surrounds them?
Average, 10 Qns, balaton, Dec 11 15
Category: Specific Subjects & Themes
Average
balaton
246 plays
32.
  The Wicked Wit of Charles Dickens    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
The works of Charles Dickens are full of the most amazing and delightfully imaginative similes, metaphors and other colourful figures of speech. Can you answer these questions about them?
Tough, 10 Qns, balaton, Feb 08 14
Category: Dickens, Charles
Tough
balaton
359 plays
33.
  Seasonal Dickens    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
Between 1843 and 1848, Charles Dickens wrote a series of books, known collectively as "The Christmas Books". Some are better known than others. How much do you know about these and about other Christmassy references in other Dickens works?
Average, 10 Qns, balaton, Dec 22 13
Category: Dickens, Charles
Average
balaton
295 plays
34.
  Killed - HOW ?    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
Fictional murderers sometimes chose the most bizarre weapons! Does your imagination stretch this far?
Average, 10 Qns, balaton, Nov 17 13
Category: Mystery & Detective Fiction
Average
balaton
360 plays
35.
  Is Dickens Our Mutual Friend?    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
Many characters in "Our Mutual Friend" have nicknames. Can you match them with their real names?
Tough, 10 Qns, balaton, Sep 02 13
Category: Dickens, Charles
Tough
balaton
369 plays
36.
  Do the Twist!    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
Perhaps these questions about Dickens' Victorian orphan are not as easy as you may think! They may have a bit of a Twist!
Very Difficult, 10 Qns, balaton, Jul 27 13
Category: Oliver Twist
Very Difficult
balaton
843 plays
37.
  Oh, Brother!    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
What do you know about the fine abbeys of Yorkshire, U.K.?
Average, 10 Qns, balaton, Aug 01 13
Category: Religious Buildings
Average
balaton
210 plays
38.
  Plunder with the Buchaneers!    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
If you enjoyed "The Thirty-nine Steps" by John Buchan this quiz will be easy!
Tough, 10 Qns, balaton, Jun 20 20
Category: Buchan, John
Tough
balaton
Jun 20 20
108 plays