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jeremyB has been a FunTrivia author since Mar 18 03 and has written 14 quizzes.

  • has earned 979 excellent quiz ratings from quiz takers.
  • last seen online Sep 17 26, and most recent quiz went online Aug 16 06.
Bio: Shakespeare and Jane Austen fanatic. Cambridge First (St Johns) in Theoretical Physics. Radar design consultant engineer retiring in January 07. Winchester Cathedral Guide taking general tours and Jane Austen specialist tours.
Hobbies: bridge, crosswords, theatre-going, gardening, reading 19th century novels and 20th century detective fiction.
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Quizzes / Other Works Authored by jeremyB
1.
  Loony Literary Limericks editor best quiz   great trivia quiz  
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
Identify the author or literary character from these limericks. The harder examples will be multiple choice.
Average, 10 Qns, jeremyb, Dec 23 16
Category: Literature Word Play
Average
jeremyb
8627 plays
2.
  The Riposte in "Pride and Prejudice"   great trivia quiz  
Multiple Choice
 15 Qns
Touchstone in Shakespeare's "As You Like It" defines the quarrel by seven degrees. Here are some thrusts and counterthrusts from "Pride and Prejudice".
Average, 15 Qns, jeremyb, Jun 14 04
Recommended for grades: 10,11,12
Category: Pride and Prejudice
Average
jeremyb
5279 plays
3.
  The Conundrum that is Emma    
Multiple Choice
 15 Qns
The answers to these 15 questions form an acrostic on Emma,(4 and 9 letters), and the answer to Mr Weston's conundrum (2 letters) "What two letters of the alphabet are there that express perfection?"
Average, 15 Qns, jeremyb, Apr 25 05
Category: Emma
Average
jeremyb
796 plays
4.
  Entrances and Exits    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
We can often tell whether we will enjoy a novel by its first lines. Last lines should be in keeping with what we have read and leave us satisfied. Jane Austen chooses first and last words so well. What do you remember about them in her books?
Average, 10 Qns, jeremyB, Apr 19 05
Category: Austen, Jane
Average
jeremyB
1492 plays
5.
  Shakespeare's Treasure Hunt   popular trivia quiz  
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
Shakespeare uses jewels in his writing to point up beauty, strength or tragedy. Which jewels are missing from these quotations? Watch out for my CAPITAL hints.
Average, 10 Qns, jeremyb, Dec 22 16
Category: Shakespeare Lines and Quotes
Average
jeremyb
1203 plays
6.
  I Don't Know Him From Adam    
Multiple Choice
 15 Qns
Here are a selection of Adams in books, films and television. Can you place them, by means of elimination and from the clues provided?
Tough, 15 Qns, jeremyb, Jul 22 07
Category: Something in Common
Tough
jeremyb
950 plays
7.
  Shakespeare's Music   popular trivia quiz  
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
Shakespeare uses music very cleverly to heighten moods or to change or dispel moods. I love his songs particularly when played on historic instruments. Let this quiz take you through some of his musical interludes.
Average, 10 Qns, jeremyB, Mar 25 04
Category: Shakespeare
Average
jeremyB
440 plays
8.
  Shakespeare's Impostures    
Multiple Choice
 20 Qns
The Comedies are full of Impostures. Girls pretending to be boys, masters as servants and servants as masters. Here are 20 questions on some of my favourite scenes.
Tough, 20 Qns, jeremyB, Dec 22 16
Category: Shakespeare Characters
Tough
jeremyB
601 plays
9.
  Through the Eyes of...Part 1    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
The characters of "Sense & Sensibility" are described and illustrated by Jane Austen as author or seen through the eyes of other characters. Can you trust these assessments? Contains spoilers.
Average, 10 Qns, jeremyb, Jun 11 04
Category: Sense and Sensibility
Average
jeremyb
993 plays
10.
  Degrees of Persuasion    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
Persuasion ranges from tyrannical through bullying, tender, wise, and re-inforcing down to casual and inadvertent. It is met with equal degrees of resistance. Jane Austen's "Persuasion" gives us many examples of both.
Average, 10 Qns, jeremyb, Aug 16 06
Category: Persuasion
Average
jeremyb
582 plays
11.
  Shakespeare's Riddles    
Multiple Choice
 15 Qns
Many of Shakespeare's plays contain riddles or contests. This tricky quiz features several of the most famous scenes. Can you solve these questions on questions?
Difficult, 15 Qns, jeremyB, Aug 09 10
Category: Shakespeare
Difficult
jeremyB
956 plays
12.
  A Bradshaw Guide    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
Gillian Bradshaw writes some of the best historical fiction. Here is a quiz introducing some of her novels. You don't need to have read the novels to answer this quiz.
Average, 10 Qns, jeremyb, Mar 08 05
Category: B
Average
jeremyb
165 plays
13.
  Through the Eyes of...Part 2    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
More characters from "Sense and Sensibility" as seen through the eyes of their author and characters in the novel. Do we believe the assessments? Contains spoilers.
Average, 10 Qns, jeremyb, Jun 11 04
Category: Sense and Sensibility
Average
jeremyb
662 plays
14.
  For CULTURE Vultures    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
The sf novels of Iain M Banks are fascinating for their imagination and for the creation of the future civilisation "The Culture". Try out your knowledge of both the Culture novels and his other sf novels in this easy introductory quiz.
Average, 10 Qns, JeremyB, Feb 22 04
Category: Banks, Iain M
Average
JeremyB
494 plays