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dobrov has been a FunTrivia author since Nov 18 01 and has written 19 quizzes. dobrov writes for many different categories, but is most active in Music, People, and History, and has won 2 Editor's Choice awards on submitted quizzes.

  • has earned 1,600 excellent quiz ratings from quiz takers.
Bio: My favorite things include opera, food,history, my friends, and reading about people who travel. Most of the time I worry about the environment. I like big, heavy dinners with a lot of sauce. That just about covers it.
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Quizzes / Other Works Authored by dobrov
1.
  Songs of the Roaring Twenties editor best quiz   best quiz  
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
Bathtub gin, flappers, Capone, Fitzgerald and Lindbergh, bobbed hair, the Black Bottom and the Charleston... the list goes on. How many songs do you know from this wild period?
Average, 10 Qns, dobrov, Jun 22 19
Category: 1930s Music and before
Average
dobrov
Jun 22 19
4583 plays
2.
  Songs of the Great War editor best quiz   best quiz  
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
Annie Rimmer from Southport, Lancashire was 16 when World War I began and she knew every word of all these songs and many more. This quiz is a little something for her.
Tough, 10 Qns, dobrov, Apr 19 20
Category: Music Associated with Wartime
Tough
dobrov
Apr 19 20
2489 plays
3.
  The History of Smoking   best quiz  
Multiple Choice
 15 Qns
The stupidest thing I ever did was start smoking. In an effort to find enlightenment and quit, I've made this quiz about the history of this bizarre habit. Try (wheeze, gulp) and have a little fun (cough, gasp)...ok?...(hack hack)...
Average, 15 Qns, dobrov, Feb 14 25
Category: Social History
Average
dobrov
Feb 14 25
5521 plays
4.
  Almost Everything About "The Magic Flute"   great trivia quiz  
Multiple Choice
 20 Qns
Here's a quiz about Mozart's wonderful 'magic' opera.
Average, 20 Qns, dobrov, Dec 10 24
Category: Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus
Average
dobrov
Dec 10 24
1392 plays
5.
  History of Cosmetics and Fashion   best quiz  
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
Historic Firsts in Cosmetics and Fashion. Here's a quiz that will test your knowledge of the origins of some cosmetics, scents and fashion trends.
Difficult, 10 Qns, dobrov, Jul 30 12
Category: Cosmetics
Difficult
dobrov
4871 plays
6.
  They've been in Montreal!   top quiz  
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
I thought I'd make a comeback quiz about my home town. We're all proud of all the famous (and infamous) visitors who have left their mark through history in this lovely but somewhat obscure city. How many of them do you know?
Average, 10 Qns, dobrov, Nov 24 09
Category: Canadians
Average
dobrov
1618 plays
7.
  Mozart's Don Giovanni   great trivia quiz  
Multiple Choice
 15 Qns
Here's a quiz on that darkest and most complex of Mozart's operas.
Average, 15 Qns, dobrov, Nov 15 21
Category: Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus
Average
dobrov
Nov 15 21
1301 plays
8.
  Famous Adults as Gifted Children   great trivia quiz  
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
As children, most of us weren't sure what we were good at. Some of us will never know. A very few, on the other hand, have always known ...
Tough, 10 Qns, dobrov, May 31 13
Category: Famous People for Experts
Tough
dobrov
3368 plays
9.
  Women and Poison   top quiz  
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
There is absolutely no proof that poison is a weapon exclusive to women, but poison and women are closely linked in popular lore. Here's a quiz on the guilty and the not-so guilty.
Difficult, 10 Qns, dobrov, Apr 17 11
Category: Murders
Difficult
dobrov
2375 plays
10.
  Literature in Czech   top quiz  
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
In 1800 Czech was a language mostly spoken by peasants and it had no modern literary canon. It was revived in the 19th century and in the new millenium the Czech literary heritage is rich and vast. How much do you know about Czech literature?
Average, 10 Qns, dobrov, Oct 09 02
Category: Literature by Region
Average
dobrov
603 plays
11.
  Heroes of New France   popular trivia quiz  
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
The French colony of New France existed for only a little longer than a hundred and fifty years. In that time the French were instrumental in opening up the North American continent.
Tough, 10 Qns, dobrov, Oct 22 14
Category: Canadian
Tough
dobrov
2585 plays
12.
  Interesting places in the Czech Republic   popular trivia quiz  
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
Prague isn't the only place to go while visiting this wonderful country.
Average, 10 Qns, dobrov, Jun 22 15
Category: Czech Republic
Average
dobrov
4226 plays
13.
  Castles in Bohemia    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
This quiz concentrates on only a few of the many castles and ancient noble residences that dot the Bohemian landscape in the Czech Republic. They're wild, romantic, and as interesting on the inside as they are from without. Have fun!
Tough, 10 Qns, dobrov, Dec 27 01
Category: Czech Republic
Tough
dobrov
672 plays
14.
  Foreign Borrowings in Czech    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
Czech, like other languages, has borrowed a lot of foreign terms over the years. Here are some of them, old and new. How many can you identify? I can't use diacritics, so I've identified pronunciation with /slashes like this/.
Tough, 10 Qns, dobrov, Sep 02 04
Category: European Languages
Tough
dobrov
876 plays
15.
  Gentlemen Prefer Blondes: 15 Questions    
Multiple Choice
 15 Qns
This quiz concentrates on the novel by Anita Loos, but includes material on the movie and the musical as well. By the way, the spelling mistakes are Lorelei's and not mine! After all, she only went to business college 'for about a week'.
Tough, 15 Qns, dobrov, Aug 03 15
Category: L
Tough
dobrov
288 plays
16.
  Breaking Rules in Children's Literature   popular trivia quiz  
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
We all know that books are supposed to teach kids right from wrong, but sometimes breaking the rules pays off. There is a long and glorious tradition of subversion in Children's Lit...
Difficult, 10 Qns, dobrov, May 02 21
Recommended for grades: 5,6,7,8
Category: Themed Quizzes
Difficult
dobrov
May 02 21
2959 plays
17.
  Ketchup Through Time    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
A staple of the gourmand's table for over three hundred years, here's a quiz that celebrates that caliph of condiments, that sovereign of sauces - my beloved ketchup.
Difficult, 10 Qns, dobrov, Feb 07 08
Category: History of Food
Difficult
dobrov
1794 plays
18.
  Schubert's Songs   popular trivia quiz  
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
Here's a quiz on Schubert-Lieder, some of the greatest art songs ever composed.
Average, 10 Qns, dobrov, Nov 16 21
Category: Schubert, Franz
Average
dobrov
Nov 16 21
527 plays
19.
  Roles for Mezzo Sopranos    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
Most of the time the mezzo is the soprano's maid, old auntie, sidekick, or sometimes lover, if she plays a man. Yet there are lots of memorable roles for these rich voices.
Average, 10 Qns, dobrov, Mar 16 06
Category: Opera
Average
dobrov
673 plays