Author Biography: gme24

1.

  Characters in Terry Pratchett's Night Watch    

Collection Quiz

 15 Qns

Ankh-Morpork's police force is widely known as the Watch.

Average, 15 Qns, gme24, Feb 16 24

Category: Night Watch

Average
gme24
Feb 16 24
96 plays

2.

  Hitchhiker Explores the Universe    

Multiple Choice

 10 Qns

Don't Panic! This is a quiz about the first book of the five-part trilogy. In fact, there is a trivial question for each of the first ten chapters. A warning: when we say trivia, we really mean trivia. "THHGTTG" means "The Hitch Hiker's to the Galaxy".

Average, 10 Qns, gme24, Jan 02 24

Category: The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy

Average
gme24
Jan 02 24
177 plays

3.

  Facts About Water    

Multiple Choice

 10 Qns

Mainly in North America

This adopted quiz was originally titled "Useless Facts About Water". It deals mainly with inland bodies of water which are located in North America, with a couple of exceptions for variety's sake.

Average, 10 Qns, gme24, Jan 09 24

Recommended for grades: 12

Category: Bodies of Water

Average
gme24
Jan 09 24
619 plays

4.

  Simple Leaves Collection    

Collection Quiz

 10 Qns

Leaves can be simple or compound. Here we have a list of ten simple leaves intermingled with some intruders. Can you select the leaves?

Easier, 10 Qns, gme24, Nov 11 23

Category: Botany

Easier
gme24
Nov 11 23
294 plays

5.

  Easy, Tiger!    

Match Quiz

 10 Qns

Expression Synonyms

The expression "Easy, Tiger!" means take it easy or calm down. In this quiz you need to solve clues about this expression, and nine other synonyms of it, by matching a song, by a musical act, to the expression.

Average, 10 Qns, gme24, Nov 21 23

Category: Something in Common

Average
gme24
Nov 21 23
153 plays

6.

  Body Armour Collection    

Collection Quiz

 15 Qns

Individual Parts of Armour

Armour is the metal coverings formerly worn to protect the body in battle. Here you have some of the names that made up an armour. Can you find the fifteen out of this collection?

Easier, 15 Qns, gme24, Nov 24 23

Category: Medieval History

Easier
gme24
Nov 24 23
490 plays

7.

  A Man for All Seasons    

Classification Quiz

 20 Qns

Surname is a Season

Here we have twenty people having surnames after the four seasons. Since not many people have Autumn as surname, I have opted for the American Fall. Your mission, should you choose to accept it, is to classify the names into the four seasons.

Average, 20 Qns, gme24, Dec 13 23

Category: People by Surname

Average
gme24
Dec 13 23
133 plays

8.

  English First Division (1892-1992) Champions    

Ordering Quiz

 15 Qns

Before the Premier League appeared

Classify the champions of the English First Division League, in chronological order starting from the oldest to the newest.

Average, 15 Qns, gme24, Dec 18 23

Category: Football League

Average
gme24
Dec 18 23
132 plays

9.

  Holy Cow and other Egyptian Deities    

Photo Match

 12 Qns

Egyptian Deities and Their Sacred Animals

Animals featured greatly in ancient Egypt culture. Here we have the images of twelve animals, a number selected for photo display symmetry. Can you match each to the God with whom it is associated?

Average, 12 Qns, gme24, Dec 25 23

Category: Egyptian Myth

Average
gme24
Dec 25 23
126 plays

10.

  Hitch Hiker's Guide to Fun-Fill-It    

Fun Fill-It

 15 Qns

Chapter 1

My first "fun fill-it" type quiz came about when I was working on an adopted quiz, about "Hitch Hiker's Guide to the Galaxy". This is the first paragraph of the first chapter of the book.

Very Easy, 15 Qns, gme24, Jan 04 24

Category: The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy

Very Easy
gme24
Jan 04 24
207 plays

11.

  Card Games for One: An Introduction    

Fun Fill-It

 15 Qns

Teach Yourself Card Games

In the not-too-distant past, one way to amuse oneself was to play patiences and solitaires. What you see in front of you is the beginning of introduction by the author George F Hervey.

Easier, 15 Qns, gme24, Jan 17 24

Category: Card Games Mixture

Easier
gme24
Jan 17 24
201 plays

12.

  Are you the Fruity Type?    

Classification Quiz

 20 Qns

Sort by Type

You are minding your own business, when someone drops a box full of fruit in front of you, together with five baskets. "Separate the fruit, according to the category written on each basket, and be quick about it". Well, what are you waiting for?

Average, 20 Qns, gme24, Feb 14 24

Category: Fruit Mixture

Average
gme24
Feb 14 24
610 plays

13.

  How Many Seas    

Collection Quiz

 15 Qns

Seas in the Pacific

There are many seas in the World. We will focus our attention to some of those in the Pacific. How many can you find?

Average, 15 Qns, gme24, Feb 20 24

Recommended for grades: 11,12

Category: Bodies of Water

Average
gme24
Feb 20 24
448 plays

14.

  Left this World in January 2024    

Collection Quiz

 10 Qns

People do have the habit of leaving this mundane world. We will wave goodbye to ten of them that departed in January 2024.

Average, 10 Qns, gme24, Mar 16 24

Category: Died in the 2020s

Average
gme24
Mar 16 24
450 plays

15.

  NATO Membership in Chronological Order    

Ordering Quiz

 10 Qns

NATO was created by countries of Europe and North America for political and military reasons. Subsequently more countries joined up. In this quiz you are asked to order the member countries by year of joining.

Average, 10 Qns, gme24, Mar 22 24

Category: Organizations

Average
gme24
Mar 22 24
188 plays

16.

  Christmas in July    

Multiple Choice

 10 Qns

My initial reaction to getting this quiz title in an author's challenge, was that someone was pulling my leg. After a quick search, I realised that this was for real and here is the proof!

Average, 10 Qns, gme24, May 27 24

Category: July & August

Average
gme24
May 27 24
208 plays

17.

  European Cities for Kids    

Collection Quiz

 10 Qns

This collection is made up of famous European cities and some red herrings!

Very Easy, 10 Qns, gme24, Jun 06 24

Category: European Geography for Kids

Very Easy
gme24
Jun 06 24
520 plays

18.

  Children of Dune    

Multiple Choice

 10 Qns

Third book in the "Dune" series first published in 1976. Paul's twins are looked after by people that were loyal to him, while his sister had taken over the Regency. It recounts the intrigues and conspiracies in an attempt to control the spice mélange.

Average, 10 Qns, gme24, Jul 21 24

Category: Herbert, Frank

Average
gme24
Jul 21 24
54 plays

19.

  Run Baby, Run    

Multiple Choice

 10 Qns

And Other Bits from Garbage

This quiz is a result of an Author challenge. The questions are about the song, the group and various tracks that appear on the same album as "Run Baby, Run". So let's run.

Average, 10 Qns, gme24, Jul 30 24

Category: Garbage

Average
gme24
Jul 30 24
59 plays

20.

  Science Fiction Masterpieces    

Match Quiz

 10 Qns

Top 100 or thereabouts!

Only ten of some of the greatest works of Science Fiction. Match the title with the author.

Easier, 10 Qns, gme24, Aug 23 24

Category: Science Fiction

Easier
gme24
Aug 23 24
162 plays

21.

  A Clowder of Cats    

Collection Quiz

 15 Qns

Meows only!

Here are fifteen cats together with other animals. Can you tell the difference?

Average, 15 Qns, gme24, Aug 27 24

Category: Cat Breeds

Average
gme24
Aug 27 24
622 plays

22.

  Match the Dish with its Description    

Match Quiz

 10 Qns

Ten dishes from various countries, together with short descriptions. Match the dish to the description and sit back and enjoy!

Easier, 10 Qns, gme24, Sep 24 24

Category: International Cuisine

Easier
gme24
Sep 24 24
702 plays

23.

  "Fantastic Mr. Fox" - First Paragraphs    

Fun Fill-It

 15 Qns

The opening paragraphs of the first two chapters of Roald Dahl's excellent book. Meet the protagonists!

Very Easy, 15 Qns, gme24, Oct 04 24

Category: Dahl, Roald

Very Easy
gme24
Oct 04 24
86 plays

24.

  Pyromania for Beginners    

Multiple Choice

 10 Qns

You think that you have all that is required to become a fully-fledged pyromaniac? To confirm that, please take the test and get at least eight questions correct.

Easier, 10 Qns, gme24, Nov 12 24

Category: Thematic Fire

Easier
gme24
Nov 12 24
312 plays

25.

  Cities of the World Starting with "C"    

Label Quiz

 10 Qns

Ten cities starting with "C" are scattered in this map. Your help is required to identify them.

Easier, 10 Qns, gme24, Nov 24 24

Recommended for grades: 9,10,11,12

Category: Cities of the World

Easier
gme24
Nov 24 24
1588 plays

26.

  Ordering Famous Five Books    

Ordering Quiz

 10 Qns

Classify books by year of publication

Enid Blyton published 21 "Famous Five" books during the period 1942 to 1963. Ten of these books are listed and your task is to find the year of publication, starting with the oldest and ending with the most recent one.

Very Easy, 10 Qns, gme24, Feb 01 25

Category: Famous Five

Very Easy
gme24
Feb 01 25
127 plays

27.

  Countries in Song    

Label Quiz

 10 Qns

Match the artist with a song title that contains the country name indicated by the number. Additionally you get a line from the song lyrics. Example Bonnie Tyler "In the fields, the birds were singing" points to the song "Lost in France".

Average, 10 Qns, gme24, Feb 06 25

Category: Geography in Songs

Average
gme24
Feb 06 25
204 plays

28.

  Tell Me the Old, Old Story    

Match Quiz

 15 Qns

Aesop's Fables

Fifteen fables waiting to be joined with their partner. You will get the first part of the title of a fable and you will have to match it with appropriate second half.

Average, 15 Qns, gme24, Feb 11 25

Category: Aesop

Average
gme24
Feb 11 25
182 plays

29.

  Metal, Nonmetal and Metalloid    

Classification Quiz

 15 Qns

Can You Tell the Difference?

Please classify the listed elements in the three categories, as per the title of this quiz. Fifteen elements await to be housed in their respective homes.

Average, 15 Qns, gme24, Feb 17 25

Category: Mixed Elements

Average
gme24
Feb 17 25
239 plays

30.

  Mysterious Ways    

Mystery Sort

 16 Qns

Four boxes to be filled

Sixteen words that need to be placed in four distinct buckets. Ready for the challenge?

Easier, 16 Qns, gme24, Oct 31 23

Category: Mystery Sort

Easier
gme24
Oct 31 23
521 plays

31.

  London Football Clubs Collection    

Collection Quiz

 15 Qns

London boasts quite a few clubs, some of which have managed to win major European tournaments, over and above winning the local titles (Premier league, Championship, FA Cup and League Cup). Can you pick them out?

Easier, 15 Qns, gme24, Nov 01 23

Category: UK Football Teams

Easier
gme24
Nov 01 23
303 plays

32.

  The Annoyed One: Again    

Multiple Choice

 10 Qns

I Hate That

Nine things one might hate and the last something that is quite likeable. The quiz displays a range of emotions and situations that the original author really hated. Hope that the re-introduction will fare better than it originally did.

Average, 10 Qns, gme24, Nov 19 23

Category: Thematic Emotions

Average
gme24
Nov 19 23
261 plays

33.

  Fifty-Fifty: What Show Is The Song From?    

Multiple Choice

 25 Qns

Each question contains a song title and you need to find the show that this belongs to. To make things a little easier you are given a fifty-fifty chance.

Average, 25 Qns, gme24, Sep 29 23

Category: Name the Musical

Average
gme24
Sep 29 23
295 plays

34.

  To Do or Not to Do    

Classification Quiz

 10 Qns

Birds that fly or don't fly

From this list of ten birds can you tell which ones think flying is the thing to do, and which do not?

Very Easy, 10 Qns, gme24, Jul 07 23

Category: Birds for Kids

Very Easy
gme24
Jul 07 23
782 plays

35.

  Don't Know Much About History    

Multiple Choice

 10 Qns

The title was taken from the first line of the Sam Cooke song "Wonderful World". Will try to pose simple questions to prove that the lyricist knows much more than he thinks.

Easier, 10 Qns, gme24, Apr 15 23

Category: Mixed 10 Questions

Easier
gme24
Apr 15 23
1738 plays

36.

  The First of Us    

Match Quiz

 10 Qns

The first of us in track events. The athletes involved in these questions managed to break a barrier that was, at the time, thought to be impossible. Can you match the male athlete with the event in which they excelled?

Average, 10 Qns, gme24, Oct 19 23

Category: Track & Field

Average
gme24
Oct 19 23
157 plays

37.

  The Facts or Not the Facts    

Classification Quiz

 10 Qns

The facts or not the facts. In this quiz you are ask to classify whether something actually happened or did not happen, according to the clue given.

Average, 10 Qns, gme24, Jun 18 23

Category: Mixed Bag

Average
gme24
Jun 18 23
1054 plays

38.

  Dates of Independence    

Ordering Quiz

 10 Qns

This quiz asks players to sort dates on which countries celebrated their Independence Day from oldest to newest.

Average, 10 Qns, gme24, Jun 01 23

Category: World History

Average
gme24
Jun 01 23
355 plays

39.

  Actors Appearing in Films Made in the 1960s    

Match Quiz

 10 Qns

Match the actors with three of the movies that they have appeared in.

Very Easy, 10 Qns, gme24, Nov 24 20

Category: 1960s Movies

Very Easy
gme24
Nov 24 20
1933 plays

40.

  Rainbow Chaser    

Photo Quiz

 10 Qns

As the title suggests we are after objects that have a colour as part of their name. The pictures should provide additional clues.

Easier, 10 Qns, gme24, Aug 21 18

Category: Colours Photo Quizzes

Easier
gme24
Aug 21 18
776 plays

41.

  Zeus and Other Greek Gods    

Photo Quiz

 10 Qns

A long time ago on a mountain top in Greece lived a dozen or so major gods and goddesses according to the legends. In this quiz we will meet some of them that lived there and some that had a home elsewhere.

Very Easy, 10 Qns, gme24, Apr 07 20

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

Category: Myths and Legends for Kids

Very Easy
gme24
Apr 07 20
770 plays

42.

  Illustrated Numbers    

Photo Quiz

 10 Qns

Ten numbers selected randomly are eagerly waiting to be revealed. The task is made a lot easier with the added help of photographic evidence.

Easier, 10 Qns, gme24, Feb 20 17

Category: Mixed Numbers

Easier
gme24
1173 plays

43.

  Pictorial Mixture    

Photo Quiz

 10 Qns

Ten mixed questions with help provided by photographs.

Easier, 10 Qns, gme24, Sep 08 15

Category: Mixed 10 Q. Easy

Easier
gme24
2607 plays

44.

  Delightfully Depicting "D"    

Photo Quiz

 10 Qns

This is a general quiz where the questions or the answers begin with the letter "D". Your task will be made simpler / harder with the accompanying pictures.

Easier, 10 Qns, gme24, Oct 25 18

Category: D

Easier
gme24
Oct 25 18
948 plays

45.

  Various Rock Albums    

Photo Quiz

 10 Qns

Work out the artist from the name, release year and opening track of an album

Easier, 10 Qns, gme24, Mar 27 16

Category: Name the Artist

Easier
gme24
1470 plays

46.

  Qualitatively Picturesque    

Photo Quiz

 10 Qns

A quiz based on words that contain both a "P" and a "Q" and start with either letter.

Easier, 10 Qns, gme24, May 19 20

Category: P - Q

Easier
gme24
May 19 20
688 plays

47.

  Debut Rock Albums    

Photo Quiz

 10 Qns

We will visit some of my favourite debut rock albums.

Easier, 10 Qns, gme24, Jun 19 15

Category: Debut Albums

Easier
gme24
1023 plays

48.

  Picturing Northampton Town    

Photo Quiz

 10 Qns

Adopted quiz and changed format to photo. It should make it easier. Northampton Town are known as the Cobblers and this quiz gives a glimpse of the club during the en of the 20th century and the beginning of the 21st.

Easier, 10 Qns, gme24, Mar 19 23

Category: Northampton Town

Easier
gme24
Mar 19 23
43 plays

49.

  Heavenly Bodies and Phenomena    

Photo Quiz

 10 Qns

Join in me in a bit of space exploration. Together we will visit, among other things, planets, constellations and galaxies.

Easier, 10 Qns, gme24, Feb 02 22

Recommended for grades: 10,11,12

Category: Astronomy

Easier
gme24
Feb 02 22
1667 plays

50.

  Actors Appearing in Films Made in the 1950s    

Match Quiz

 10 Qns

Match the actors with three of the movies that they have appeared in.

Very Easy, 10 Qns, gme24, Oct 19 17

Category: 1950s Movies

Very Easy
gme24
1621 plays