Author Biography: flem-ish

1.

  Nationality Words In Idioms    

Multiple Choice

 10 Qns

In idioms we often refer to nationalities. A ludicrously incongruous statement may be called an "Irish bull", and drink-induced courage may be termed "Dutch courage". This quiz is about similar nationality-linked idioms.

Average, 10 Qns, flem-ish, Jun 18 23

Category: Idioms and Proverbs

Average
flem-ish
Jun 18 23
86375 plays

2.

  More Biblical Women    

Multiple Choice

 10 Qns

Women played a major role in various Biblical stories, sometimes as protagonists, sometimes as victims. See how well you know the events they helped shape or were involved in.

Average, 10 Qns, flem-ish, Jul 29 21

Category: Old Testament Women

Average
flem-ish
Jul 29 21
9342 plays

3.

  Sources of English: Latin    

Multiple Choice

 10 Qns

Already when still living on the Continent the Anglo-Saxon tribes had picked up many words from their Roman enemies. Then came Church Latin. The Norman Conquest added large portions of French. But then there was the Renaissance. See for yourself.

Average, 10 Qns, flem-ish, Sep 08 23

Category: Borrowed Words and Phrases

Average
flem-ish
Sep 08 23
11089 plays

4.

  'Hastings' and the English Language    

Multiple Choice

 10 Qns

It's common knowledge that after the Battle of Hastings, the 'Norman Conquest' created a mixed language with Anglo-Saxon and French vocabulary overlapping each other. This quiz deals with some of the more remarkable effects.

Average, 10 Qns, flem-ish, Feb 13 21

Category: Linguistics

Average
flem-ish
Feb 13 21
10745 plays

5.

  A World of Languages    

Multiple Choice

 10 Qns

Globalisation, you say. - Of course, but this does not yet mean it's a one-language-world, as this quiz tries to illustrate. Multiple choice for all questions.

Tough, 10 Qns, flem-ish, Jul 21 11

Category: Languages

Tough
flem-ish
9798 plays

6.

  History of the Detective Novel    

Multiple Choice

 10 Qns

One of the few genres in Literature that doesn't date back to 'Olden Times' is definitely the detective story. Yet it has by now developed its own traditions, its own who is who, and its own milestone events. That's what this quiz tries to deal with.

Average, 10 Qns, flem-ish, Nov 12 22

Category: Mystery & Detective Fiction

Average
flem-ish
Nov 12 22
4849 plays

7.

  Famous Streets And Roads    

Multiple Choice

 10 Qns

Some names of streets and roads are famous the world over, or if not in the whole world then definitely in the English-speaking world. Try these.

Difficult, 10 Qns, flem-ish, Dec 05 05

Category: Roads & Highways

Difficult
flem-ish
1965 plays

8.

  A Matter Of Numbers    

Multiple Choice

 10 Qns

Numbers matter. There are the traditional 'Holy Numbers' in the Bible, theology, architecture, etc. There are the numbers in the system of measures and weights. This quiz is about a few basics.

Average, 10 Qns, flem-ish, Oct 04 22

Category: By The Numbers

Average
flem-ish
Oct 04 22
18812 plays

9.

  Truths And Untruths About Islam    

Multiple Choice

 10 Qns

Most people have a poor knowledge of other religions than the one they adhere to. See how much you know about what Muslims believe, and whether you can distinguish between rumours and truths about Islam.

Tough, 10 Qns, flem-ish, Apr 30 19

Category: Islam

Tough
flem-ish
Apr 30 19
12145 plays

10.

  Famous Marriages    

Multiple Choice

 10 Qns

If anything makes the famous even more famous, it's when they inter-marry. Alas such combinations don't always last. So check how good your memory is for society news.

Average, 10 Qns, flem-ish, May 17 11

Category: Celeb Couples

Average
flem-ish
15688 plays

11.

  Easy Americana [B]    

Multiple Choice

 10 Qns

Things American, USA celebrities , phrasings more frequent in AE than in BE... Those are what this quiz is about. So you'd better test yourself here before you try to get that Green Card ... And NO, it's not all about Coca-Cola and McDonalds.

Average, 10 Qns, flem-ish, Feb 14 18

Category: Mixed USA

Average
flem-ish
Feb 14 18
13373 plays

12.

  Easy Proverbs    

Multiple Choice

 10 Qns

This quiz is about fairly traditional proverbs the phrasings of which often have been polished through ages of use. See if you can identify the missing word in all cases.

Very Easy, 10 Qns, flem-ish, Jan 10 16

Category: Idioms and Proverbs

Very Easy
flem-ish
8368 plays

13.

  Chemicals: Origins Of Names    

Multiple Choice

 10 Qns

Chemical elements and compounds often have 'meaningful' names such as hydrogen (begetter of water). Other names refer to celebrities, countries, regions, or even universities. See if you can identify where these are from.

Tough, 10 Qns, flem-ish, Oct 01 19

Category: Chemistry

Tough
flem-ish
Oct 01 19
12205 plays

14.

  Outlaws, Criminals, Murderers And Other Baddies    

Multiple Choice

 10 Qns

Crime is an eternal source of sensation whether via broadsheet-ballads, the papers or television - broadcasts. How well acquainted are you with the great names in the history of evil-doing?

Average, 10 Qns, flem-ish, Feb 22 17

Category: Murders

Average
flem-ish
7958 plays

15.

  Similes Referring to Animals    

Multiple Choice

 10 Qns

English traditionally links certain qualities with specific animals. However busy a cow may be grazing in the meadows, it's the bee which we have chosen to call 'busy'. See if you have still in mind all those traditional similes.

Easier, 10 Qns, flem-ish, Aug 18 18

Category: Animals in Idiom

Easier
flem-ish
Aug 18 18
6980 plays

16.

  Antique Battles And Warfare    

Multiple Choice

 10 Qns

There was a time that the study of history focused on battles only. Now that the perspective has changed, we might begin to forget that after all victory or defeat in battles DOES matter. Check your expertise.

Average, 10 Qns, flem-ish, Oct 14 07

Category: Ancient Wars

Average
flem-ish
7545 plays

17.

  Idiomatic Language    

Multiple Choice

 10 Qns

When people express themselves in idiomatic language,they use 'traditional phrasings' that have a fixed form and a meaning that goes beyond the strict literal sense of the words. See which "standing expressions" suit the contexts given below.

Average, 10 Qns, flem-ish, Oct 14 22

Category: Idioms and Proverbs

Average
flem-ish
Oct 14 22
7974 plays

18.

  Dogs Allowed    

Multiple Choice

 10 Qns

This quiz is about basic facts concerning dog breeds and dogs in general, and about the origin of some names of dogs.

Tough, 10 Qns, flem-ish, Apr 16 21

Category: Dogs

Tough
flem-ish
Apr 16 21
9458 plays

19.

  Birds Of All Feathers    

Multiple Choice

 10 Qns

As there is a "bird watcher" in all of us, a few quiz questions on "basics" about birds and their behaviour, cannot do anybody any harm. So here is to the ornithologist in you.

Average, 10 Qns, flem-ish, Jun 04 21

Category: Wild Birds

Average
flem-ish
Jun 04 21
5727 plays

20.

  Some Quotes From Dialectal English    

Multiple Choice

 10 Qns

In this quiz you get short fragments from dialectal dialogues, poems etc. Your understanding of the quotes is tested by means of multiple choice. Caps may mark beginnings of verselines.

Easier, 10 Qns, flem-ish, Mar 26 23

Category: British Slang and Dialects

Easier
flem-ish
Mar 26 23
6534 plays

21.

  British English And American English    

Multiple Choice

 10 Qns

For students of English who are neither British nor American it's often confusing to be told: this is British ('BE' in this quiz)..this is American ('AE' in this quiz). This quiz is an attempt to tell the two apart. Always use the most British option.

Average, 10 Qns, flem-ish, Nov 23 12

Category: Cross-Atlantic Differences

Average
flem-ish
8970 plays

22.

  Oddities From British History    

Multiple Choice

 10 Qns

It's often the silly little facts that get most of our attention in 'history', as any tourist guide may tell you.Just check your knowledge on some such 'odd facts' from British and occasionally Irish history.

Average, 10 Qns, flem-ish, Jul 09 17

Category: UK History

Average
flem-ish
Jul 09 17
7349 plays

23.

  Facts and Trivia from British History    

Multiple Choice

 10 Qns

This quiz is about well-known and less well-known facts from British History. Multiple Choice in all cases.

Average, 10 Qns, flem-ish, Dec 13 06

Category: UK History

Average
flem-ish
5985 plays

24.

  Two-Step Idioms    

Multiple Choice

 10 Qns

We often use 'two step' patterns for mere rhythmical effect (or emphasis): the 'deaf and dumb', often saying same thing twice as in 'clean and tidy'. Give the second element of such a phrase. Repeat first letter which is given and add the missing letters

Easier, 10 Qns, flem-ish, Apr 13 12

Category: Idioms and Proverbs

Easier
flem-ish
7296 plays

25.

  Food and Drink in Idioms    

Multiple Choice

 10 Qns

Food and drink are such common realities that they of course play a major role in daily idiom. This quiz deals with idiomatic language that refers to those basic 'ingredients' of life. This quiz has a British English slant.

Easier, 10 Qns, flem-ish, Dec 12 18

Category: Food and Drink in Idiom

Easier
flem-ish
Dec 12 18
8052 plays

26.

  Three- Step Idioms And Phrasings    

Multiple Choice

 10 Qns

For reasons that are not fully understandable we like to hear things in resounding wave patterns. In particular, three-step rhythmic patterns have always been popular with the great 'communicators'. Check how well acquainted you are with such phrasings.

Easier, 10 Qns, flem-ish, Feb 21 23

Category: Idioms and Proverbs

Easier
flem-ish
Feb 21 23
5917 plays

27.

  Basic U.S.A. History    

Multiple Choice

 10 Qns

This quiz is about some essential events in U.S.A. history, the sort of stuff that non-Americans, too, may learn about at school.

Tough, 10 Qns, flem-ish, Dec 08 14

Category: Difficult U.S. History

Tough
flem-ish
5613 plays

28.

  Pitfalls For Hasty Spellers.    

Multiple Choice

 10 Qns

Some words tend to be misspelled more often than others. Of course there is software nowadays that helps us to avoid such pitfalls. For this quiz, it is suggested you check how proficient you are *without* such aids.

Average, 10 Qns, flem-ish, Jan 20 24

Category: Spelling Bee

Average
flem-ish
Jan 20 24
10090 plays

29.

  London For Expert Visitors    

Multiple Choice

 10 Qns

London remains one of the popular destinations for 'city-trips'. This quiz deals with some aspects or details of popular attractions that may be worth knowing when you visit this 'world city'.

Average, 10 Qns, flem-ish, Jan 25 10

Category: London

Average
flem-ish
4240 plays

30.

  American English vs. British English    

Multiple Choice

 10 Qns

It's hard to draw a precise line between AE and BE, but there are definitely cases where the vocabulary of the two languages diverges. For reasons of fair play the quiz tries to strike a balance between AE- and BE-centred questions .

Average, 10 Qns, flem-ish, Feb 19 17

Category: Cross-Atlantic Differences

Average
flem-ish
6027 plays

31.

  Idioms Referring To Animals    

Multiple Choice

 10 Qns

Many standing expressions and idioms refer to the more 'popular' animals, birds, etc. See which of these you can solve.

Average, 10 Qns, flem-ish, Nov 07 19

Category: Animals in Idiom

Average
flem-ish
Nov 07 19
9390 plays

32.

  Easy Americana [A]    

Multiple Choice

 10 Qns

This quiz deals with phrasings, facts, celebrities which may be commonly used or general knowledge inside USA , but less well known elsewhere, even among speakers of English.

Average, 10 Qns, flem-ish, Jul 01 17

Category: Mixed USA

Average
flem-ish
Jul 01 17
10047 plays

33.

  Geographical Eponyms    

Multiple Choice

 15 Qns

Eponyms are common nouns derived from proper names. Common nouns deriving from geographical names describing where certain things were found, produced or sold, are sometimes called geographical eponyms. Try out some of the easier cases.

Average, 15 Qns, flem-ish, Dec 14 19

Category: Place Names

Average
flem-ish
Dec 14 19
3665 plays

34.

  Nine Dukes and One Drake    

Multiple Choice

 10 Qns

Dukes are next in line to Kings. Some of them played a major role in English History. Yet let us remember there is not just Dukes that matter in the games of life, also a simple Drake can change the course of history.

Average, 10 Qns, flem-ish, Jan 02 18

Category: U.K. People

Average
flem-ish
Jan 02 18
4097 plays

35.

  Colour Idioms    

Multiple Choice

 20 Qns

In idioms we often use colors, though we don't mean them to be taken literally anymore.To be called a bluestocking you don't have to wear blue stockings ... See how 'colorful' your language is. Insert the idiomatic colors in the blanks.

Average, 20 Qns, flem-ish, Dec 20 14

Category: Colors in Idiom

Average
flem-ish
6533 plays

36.

  More Easy Alliterations    

Multiple Choice

 10 Qns

Few things could be more basic for 'euphony' in English expressions than alliterative effects. Try these.

Easier, 10 Qns, flem-ish, Aug 06 22

Category: Alliteration and Rhymes

Easier
flem-ish
Aug 06 22
5666 plays

37.

  Idioms Referring To Animal Names    

Multiple Choice

 10 Qns

Animals are our closest of kin on the Planet Earth. Surprising how often we refer to them in everyday language. Just check for yourself.

Average, 10 Qns, flem-ish, Jul 18 20

Category: Animals in Idiom

Average
flem-ish
Jul 18 20
7019 plays

38.

  More Oddities From British History    

Multiple Choice

 10 Qns

Of course history is about 'causes and effects', and evolutions on a broad basis and all that, but sometimes the details and the gossip are nice too. Here follow some such 'odd facts' from Britain's history.

Average, 10 Qns, flem-ish, Nov 04 13

Category: UK History

Average
flem-ish
5870 plays

39.

  First Names Of Famous Characters    

Multiple Choice

 10 Qns

Some people, fictitious or historical, have become so famous that they are universally known as symbols of success, virtue, vice or whatever. Occasionally their first names are less generally known. See how familiar you are with the greats of this planet

Average, 10 Qns, flem-ish, Dec 01 09

Category: First Names

Average
flem-ish
4722 plays

40.

  The Art Of Punning    

Multiple Choice

 10 Qns

Punning is the humorous use of a word in such a way as to suggest two or more of its meanings or the meaning of another word similar in sound. In this quiz you either have to complete a pun, or to find out which headline, ad or slogan uses punning.

Easier, 10 Qns, flem-ish, Mar 23 19

Category: Humor, Puns and Word Play

Easier
flem-ish
Mar 23 19
5345 plays

41.

  Tough Stuff for the Waterloo-Buff    

Multiple Choice

 25 Qns

Waterloo is still today remembered as one of the great Battles in History.- Scenes from the Battle are still annually enacted by amateurs of military history.- If Napoleon or Waterloo are among your favourite history subjects, try this quiz.

Tough, 25 Qns, flem-ish, Jul 01 20

Category: Napoleonic Wars

Tough
flem-ish
Jul 01 20
2603 plays

42.

  Words For Containers    

Multiple Choice

 10 Qns

Check how well you know the exact terminology for certain types of "containers". Quiz is written from B.E. point of view, but occasional A.E. divergences have been marked where they might matter.

Average, 10 Qns, flem-ish, May 23 19

Category: Vocabulary

Average
flem-ish
May 23 19
5302 plays

43.

  The U.S. of A. In Quotes    

Multiple Choice

 10 Qns

Visitors and locals alike, they all give their comments and labels about a nation's cities, regions, etc. Here is a quiz about some of America's towns, states, rivers, "as quoted".

Average, 10 Qns, flem-ish, Feb 27 24

Category: Mixed USA

Average
flem-ish
Feb 27 24
7112 plays

44.

  Britain from 1945 to 1955    

Multiple Choice

 20 Qns

This quiz deals with the history of Britain in the first decade after Second World-War. A must for the true history-buff, Brit or otherwise..

Tough, 20 Qns, flem-ish, Aug 29 09

Category: 1900s UK History

Tough
flem-ish
3431 plays

45.

  The Famous and their Nicknames    

Multiple Choice

 10 Qns

There is probably no greater claim to fame than having acquired the status of a nickname that's known worldwide, such as the "Iron Lady" or "Elvis the Pelvis." See which of these you can identify.

Tough, 10 Qns, flem-ish, Sep 03 14

Category: Nicknames & Aliases

Tough
flem-ish
4808 plays

46.

  The Kings of France    

Multiple Choice

 20 Qns

However Presidential its present history is, France for centuries has been one of the most glamorous Kingdoms in Europe.What do you know about those who once were the leaders of probably the most prestigious royal court in the West?

Tough, 20 Qns, flem-ish, May 07 23

Category: French Royals

Tough
flem-ish
May 07 23
2819 plays

47.

  Classic English Novels    

Multiple Choice

 10 Qns

You are given the summary of the initial situation or events of a classic English novel. Up to you to find out which one is meant.

Average, 10 Qns, flem-ish, Oct 02 21

Category: British Literature

Average
flem-ish
Oct 02 21
4054 plays

48.

  Understanding Traditional British Pubnames    

Multiple Choice

 10 Qns

There is more in some traditional pubnames than meets the eye. They may refer to a local incident, a lost tradition or may have a completely different meaning than a modern mind would think of. See for yourself how transparent the following names are.

Tough, 10 Qns, flem-ish, Dec 02 17

Category: Thematic Places

Tough
flem-ish
Dec 02 17
4893 plays

49.

  Influential Non-Fiction Books    

Multiple Choice

 10 Qns

Some books actually change or at least influence the way of thinking of people about themselves, society, life, the universe, etc. Check these.

Tough, 10 Qns, flem-ish, Oct 19 15

Category: Non-Fiction

Tough
flem-ish
6739 plays

50.

  Classics From The Theatre    

Multiple Choice

 10 Qns

Some plays have been so successful that they keep being performed and their plot belongs to some kind of international repertoire. Check how familiar you are with these "classics".

Average, 10 Qns, flem-ish, Apr 23 23

Category: Plays

Average
flem-ish
Apr 23 23
3091 plays