Author Biography: emiloony

1.

  This is Your Brain on Caffeine    

Multiple Choice

 10 Qns

I love a cup of coffee in the morning, but let's take a closer look at what goes on inside the brain as the caffeine starts to kick in.

Easier, 10 Qns, emiloony, Sep 16 18

Category: Nervous System and the Senses

Easier
emiloony
Sep 16 18
1782 plays

2.

  Ten Places to Visit Before We Crack    

Multiple Choice

 10 Qns

The Scrambled Eggheads are a well traveled bunch, but there are a few more places we'd like to visit before we crack. Can you work out where?

Easier, 10 Qns, emiloony, Jun 11 15

Category: World Sites

Easier
emiloony
2024 plays

3.

  Be Careful What You Ask For    

Multiple Choice

 10 Qns

A boating trip on the Thames sounds a delightful prospect! But first of all we need to go shopping for a few essentials, just be careful what you ask for...or face the consequences.

Very Easy, 10 Qns, emiloony, Apr 14 23

Recommended for grades: 9,10,11

Category: Definitions

Very Easy
emiloony
Apr 14 23
1508 plays

4.

  You're a Lizard Harry    

Match Quiz

 10 Qns

There are some amazing pets in the world of Harry Potter. Can you match the name of each pet with the type of creature it is?

Very Easy, 10 Qns, emiloony, Sep 13 18

Recommended for grades: 1,2,3,4,5

Category: Harry Potter - Animals

Very Easy
emiloony
Sep 13 18
520 plays

5.

  Scramble For Your Lives!    

Multiple Choice

 10 Qns

Prepare to come face to face with a variety of creatures who are all (in their own way) dangerous to humans, and be ready to scramble for your lives!

Average, 10 Qns, emiloony, Mar 11 18

Category: Identify the Animal

Average
emiloony
899 plays

6.

  Quantum Mechanics For Kids!    

Multiple Choice

 10 Qns

Quantum mechanics is all about little things called "particles". This quiz will introduce you to some of the most important ideas in quantum mechanics.

Average, 10 Qns, emiloony, Aug 25 20

Recommended for grades: 11,12

Category: Physics for Kids

Average
emiloony
Aug 25 20
888 plays

7.

  The Music of the Goddesses    

Match Quiz

 10 Qns

Can you match these ancient Greek goddesses with what might be their favourite modern songs, based on what you know about them?

Easier, 10 Qns, emiloony, Sep 01 18

Category: Women and Goddesses

Easier
emiloony
Sep 01 18
502 plays

8.

  The Times They Are A Scrambled    

Multiple Choice

 10 Qns

Oh no! The egg-timer on my time machine is fried and it's whisking me from one part of history to another. Can you unscramble where it's laid me next?

Average, 10 Qns, emiloony, Jul 12 15

Category: A Historic Journey Through Time

Average
emiloony
722 plays

9.

  Common or Garden Variety    

Match Quiz

 10 Qns

In my garden, in the South of England, I grow some common, low-maintenance plants. The complicated part is picking which variety to choose from the hundreds available. Can you help me sort out which type of plant fits with the different varieties listed?

Average, 10 Qns, emiloony, Sep 06 18

Category: Flowers, Plants & Gardens

Average
emiloony
Sep 06 18
221 plays

10.

  Eggheads' Team Heroes    

Multiple Choice

 10 Qns

Everyone has people they admire. In this quiz, the Scrambled Eggheads would like to introduce you to a few of our heroes.

Average, 10 Qns, emiloony, Nov 24 17

Recommended for grades: 6,7,8,9,10

Category: Heroes and Villains

Average
emiloony
575 plays

11.

  What Did You Call Me?    

Match Quiz

 10 Qns

Cities have often been given nicknames, based on their history, architecture, or some obscure fact buried in the mists of time. Can you match these world capitals to their nicknames?

Average, 10 Qns, emiloony, Oct 01 18

Category: World Capitals

Average
emiloony
Oct 01 18
535 plays

12.

  Eggheads Music by the Decades (Part 2)    

Multiple Choice

 10 Qns

Once upon a time there was a quiz called "Eggheads Music by the Decades". We liked it so much we decided to make another one.

Average, 10 Qns, emiloony, Dec 31 19

Category: Music by Year

Average
emiloony
Dec 31 19
453 plays

13.

  Mistakes in History    

Multiple Choice

 10 Qns

Ten mistakes in history that had far reaching effects. How many do you know? Good luck.

Average, 10 Qns, emiloony, May 07 17

Category: Blunders, What Ifs, Intrigue

Average
emiloony
706 plays

14.

  What's That on Your Head?    

Multiple Choice

 10 Qns

The theme of this quiz is things you put on your head.

Very Easy, 10 Qns, emiloony, Nov 10 14

Category: General Topics for Kids

Very Easy
emiloony
1123 plays

15.

  My Horrible Holiday    

Multiple Choice

 10 Qns

It's not like I'm fussy or anything, but everywhere I visited on my around the world trip was really quite horrible!

Average, 10 Qns, emiloony, Nov 15 15

Category: Where on Earth?

Average
emiloony
712 plays

16.

  Shady Ladies    

Multiple Choice

 10 Qns

Throughout history and the whole world over, certain ladies have become famous for the wrong reasons. Whether it was scandalous behaviour, breaking the law or just being plain evil, this quiz explores the lives and deeds of some of these notorious women.

Average, 10 Qns, emiloony, Jul 06 16

Category: Famous Women

Average
emiloony
570 plays

17.

  The Great Sock Quiz    

Multiple Choice

 10 Qns

Step this way and help me sort through a pile of odd yet entertaining socks.

Average, 10 Qns, emiloony, Dec 20 15

Category: Clothing in Entertainment

Average
emiloony
422 plays

18.

  Like Two Peas in a Pod    

Multiple Choice

 10 Qns

Sometimes the plot of a movie calls for two characters to appear almost identical. This quiz is (mostly) about movies in which actors play more than one role.

Average, 10 Qns, emiloony, Dec 02 15

Category: Something in Common

Average
emiloony
539 plays

19.

  Coyote Beautiful    

Multiple Choice

 10 Qns

Before we wrote this quiz, the extent of my knowledge about coyotes extended to old "Road Runner" cartoons. Fortunately my Eggtets team-mates found the time to educate me about this fascinating creature.

Average, 10 Qns, emiloony, Sep 16 18

Category: Canidae- Dog Family

Average
emiloony
Sep 16 18
375 plays

20.

  Three-Legged Race    

Multiple Choice

 10 Qns

The triathlon is a race with three legs. How much do you know about this event?

Easier, 10 Qns, emiloony, Nov 18 15

Category: Triathlon

Easier
emiloony
344 plays

21.

  Nacho, Nacho Man    

Multiple Choice

 10 Qns

I'm supposed to be on a diet, but my MP3 player's on shuffle and my poor nutrition-deprived brain keeps hearing songs about food. Can there really be so many food related songs?

Easier, 10 Qns, emiloony, Dec 18 23

Category: Misheard Lyrics

Easier
emiloony
Dec 18 23
734 plays

22.

  Ding Dong Bell    

Multiple Choice

 20 Qns

A question from each of the funtrivia categories on a very a-pealing theme.

Average, 20 Qns, emiloony, Apr 09 23

Category: Thematic Bells

Average
emiloony
Apr 09 23
612 plays

23.

  Poached Not Scrambled    

Multiple Choice

 10 Qns

There are many species whose continued existence is endangered due to poaching, yet for now they manage to survive somehow. This quiz is about some of those animals.

Average, 10 Qns, emiloony, Oct 05 22

Category: Endangered Species

Average
emiloony
Oct 05 22
480 plays

24.

  The Great British Breakfast    

Multiple Choice

 10 Qns

The Full English Breakfast is a tradition famous around the world, but how much do you know about the variations which are found in different parts of the British Isles?

Average, 10 Qns, emiloony, Dec 02 19

Category: Breakfast Foods

Average
emiloony
Dec 02 19
472 plays

25.

  Home Sweet Home    

Multiple Choice

 10 Qns

In our eggbox we have eggs from all around the world. See if you can answer these questions about the places we call home.

Average, 10 Qns, emiloony, Mar 25 18

Category: Global Trivia

Average
emiloony
820 plays

26.

  Snack in Black    

Multiple Choice

 10 Qns

There's more to black foods than burnt toast. Step inside and dine on some deliciously dark dishes.

Average, 10 Qns, emiloony, Feb 14 14

Category: Mixed Food and Drink

Average
emiloony
1064 plays

27.

  A Very Scrambled Christmas    

Multiple Choice

 10 Qns

The Scrambled Eggheads are getting ready for Christmas, but we're in a bit of a muddle. Can you help us out? Use the hints in the questions to solve the anagrams, indicated by capital letters.

Average, 10 Qns, emiloony, Nov 29 15

Category: Anagrams

Average
emiloony
373 plays

28.

  The Eggheads' Christmas Story Book    

Multiple Choice

 10 Qns

Why not curl up with a cup of cocoa and delve into our compendium of seasonal stories?

Average, 10 Qns, emiloony, Dec 15 17

Category: Thematic Story Time

Average
emiloony
277 plays

29.

  And Then Along Came Jones    

Multiple Choice

 10 Qns

Look for the clues in the question, and see if you can figure out which Jones I am talking about.

Average, 10 Qns, emiloony, Oct 12 14

Category: Same Surname

Average
emiloony
563 plays

30.

  Once Upon An Eggshell    

Multiple Choice

 10 Qns

The Scrambled Eggheads present a compilation of favourite books from childhood. Are you sitting comfortably? Then we'll begin.

Tough, 10 Qns, emiloony, May 02 15

Category: Children's Literature

Tough
emiloony
364 plays

31.

  Scrambled Eggheads' Childhood Favourites    

Multiple Choice

 10 Qns

When we were kids we loved reading! Here are some questions about some of our favourite books, which we still love today.

Average, 10 Qns, emiloony, Dec 30 19

Category: Children's Literature

Average
emiloony
Dec 30 19
314 plays

32.

  The Body Should Be Disposed Of    

Multiple Choice

 10 Qns

Beliefs about death vary widely amongst World Religions and consequently so do the traditions each religion has around dealing with the bodies of their dead. This quiz explores some of the ways in which various religions approach this matter.

Average, 10 Qns, emiloony, Dec 04 19

Category: Religious Practices

Average
emiloony
Dec 04 19
252 plays

33.

  The Eggheads' Christmas Cracker    

Multiple Choice

 10 Qns

The Scrambled Eggheads' Christmas gift to you all this year - a big sparkly cracker packed with Christmas-themed brainteaser puzzles. (No bad jokes - promise!)

Average, 10 Qns, emiloony, Dec 19 18

Category: Christmas Word Play

Average
emiloony
Dec 19 18
306 plays

34.

  Who's The Doctor?    

Multiple Choice

 10 Qns

A beginner's guide to the long-running BBC TV sci-fi drama series "Doctor Who".

Easier, 10 Qns, emiloony, Oct 27 14

Category: Doctor Who - Mixture

Easier
emiloony
473 plays

35.

  A Day In The Life Of A Mouse.    

Match Quiz

 10 Qns

"A mouse took a stroll through the deep dark wood." So begins the popular children's book "The Gruffalo" by Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler. Can you remember everything about the strange animal he found there?

Easier, 10 Qns, emiloony, Nov 09 16

Recommended for grades: 6,7,8,9,10

Category: Donaldson, Julia & Axel Scheffler

Easier
emiloony
116 plays

36.

  What do you know about Fractured British Prime Ministers?    

Multiple Choice

 10 Qns

Can you work out who these British Prime Ministers are? The are all from the years 1937-2010. (Please note that in a "fractured words" quiz, the words in the clue sound like the answer, but will not always contain exactly the same letters as the answer.)

Easier, 10 Qns, emiloony, Feb 21 22

Category: Fractured People

Easier
emiloony
Feb 21 22
658 plays

37.

  Scrambled Eggheads Around the World    

Multiple Choice

 10 Qns

The Scrambled Eggheads invite you to take a brain-scrambling trip around the globe with us. Can you solve this cracking selection of puzzles and get home in time for tea?

Average, 10 Qns, emiloony, Nov 22 19

Category: Geography - Wordplay

Average
emiloony
Nov 22 19
298 plays

38.

  The Stuff of Leg Ends    

Multiple Choice

 10 Qns

Put your best foot forward, and discover some interesting feet-ures from around the world. Inspired by an author challenge.

Average, 10 Qns, emiloony, Feb 06 14

Category: Global Trivia

Average
emiloony
676 plays

39.

  Don't Count Your Chickens    

Multiple Choice

 10 Qns

Down on our farm we know we're not supposed to count our chickens before they've hatched. But that doesn't stop us counting everything else. Can you help us with these number puzzlers?

Tough, 10 Qns, emiloony, Aug 26 17

Category: Thematic Unique Ideas

Tough
emiloony
346 plays

40.

  As Covered by The Beatles    

Multiple Choice

 10 Qns

It would be reasonable to assume that with the song-writing talent of Lennon and McCartney the Beatles would have no need for covers. This quiz takes a look at some Beatles songs which were originally recorded by other artists.

Average, 10 Qns, emiloony, Sep 11 18

Category: Remakes, Covers & Rereleases

Average
emiloony
Sep 11 18
309 plays

41.

  Writes of Passage    

Multiple Choice

 10 Qns

Pack your bags and join me in an exploration of travel literature, some much-visited and some further off the beaten track.

Average, 10 Qns, emiloony, Feb 15 14

Category: Non-Fiction

Average
emiloony
355 plays