Author Biography: jonnowales

1.

  A Television Fashion Parade    

Photo Match

 12 Qns

A light-hearted quiz that requires matching television character names to a close-up of the clothing that they would typically wear. No apologies are made for including three examples of the iconic uniform from 'The Next Generation'. Good luck!

Average, 12 Qns, jonnowales, Jul 21 24

Category: Things in Common

Average
jonnowales
Jul 21 24
936 plays

2.

  An Orderly Word Ladder    

Ordering Quiz

 10 Qns

On a fine weekend in June of 2024, I thought I would experiment with the word ladder / drop-a-letter brain teaser format. In this quiz, the goal is to create the ladder by correctly ordering clues. Good luck obtaining the unique solution!

Average, 10 Qns, jonnowales, Jun 22 24

Category: Drop a Letter

Average
jonnowales
Jun 22 24
484 plays

3.

  Manilow's "Bermuda Triangle"    

Fun Fill-It

 10 Qns

Let's head back to 1980 and revisit the complete and utter insanity that is Barry Manilow's "Bermuda Triangle". Fill in the lyrical blanks of this absurd song that I secretly, now not-so-secretly, enjoy.

Very Easy, 10 Qns, jonnowales, May 31 24

Category: Manilow, Barry

Very Easy
jonnowales
May 31 24
208 plays

4.

  A Sushi Platter    

Label Quiz

 10 Qns

You are served a platter of Japanese delights and are tasked with identifying the components. The debate as to whether California roll can be considered authentic sushi rumbles on...

Easier, 10 Qns, jonnowales, Jun 27 24

Category: Japanese Foods

Easier
jonnowales
Jun 27 24
362 plays

5.

  Easy Like Sunday Mornings    

Photo Match

 12 Qns

Animals Taking It Easy

Sunday morning is a period of ritual that varies in form from person to person; for those who don't work on this Christian day of rest, Sunday morning is a chance to lounge around free from guilt. Humans aren't the only ones who like to take it easy...

Very Easy, 12 Qns, jonnowales, Jun 30 24

Recommended for grades: 2,3,4

Category: What Animal Am I?

Very Easy
jonnowales
Jun 30 24
1159 plays

6.

  Rectangular Entertainment    

Photo Quiz

 10 Qns

Here follows ten "works of art" - by some FunTrivia guy (JW) masquerading as an artist - depicting film and television in the completely fabricated style of Postneoplasticism (Piet Mondrian's Neoplasticism but with more colour and far less discipline).

Average, 10 Qns, jonnowales, Jan 16 26

Category: TV & Movies Mixture

Average
jonnowales
Jan 16 26
219 plays

7.

  Who Do You Think You Are?    

Multiple Choice

 10 Qns

Join Jonno the journalist as he meets five stars from the world of film and five from the world of television. Do you know who they are? Good luck!

Easier, 10 Qns, jonnowales, Jan 07 15

Category: TV & Movies Mixture

Easier
jonnowales
19949 plays

8.

  Understanding Particle Physics for Kids!    

Multiple Choice

 10 Qns

I hope you enjoy your journey through the atom and the amazing world of the very small. This is suitable for older children and there is nothing stopping the adults having a go of course! :)

Easier, 10 Qns, jonnowales, Aug 25 20

Recommended for grades: 10,11,12

Category: Physics for Kids

Easier
jonnowales
Aug 25 20
4461 plays

9.

  Quirky Quantum and Nuclear Physics    

Multiple Choice

 10 Qns

Quantum physics is an extraordinary field in every way imaginable. Here is just a taster of the strange way that physics manifests itself at the atomic level. This focuses on wave-particle duality and the nucleus. Enjoy!

Average, 10 Qns, jonnowales, Jul 08 09

Category: Physics

Average
jonnowales
4042 plays

10.

  The Year of the Flood    

Multiple Choice

 10 Qns

The landmasses of planet Earth are submerged after the mother of all floods. Noah Sark is tasked with saving TV and movie relics from yesteryear but he can't do it alone...he is approaching his 950th birthday after all.

Average, 10 Qns, jonnowales, May 17 20

Category: TV & Movies Mixture

Average
jonnowales
May 17 20
682 plays

11.

  Not Just A Hamburger?    

Multiple Choice

 10 Qns

Surely there isn't a link between hamburgers and sport? Have McDonald's, Burger King and other such institutions even managed to infiltrate the sporting world? Enjoy!

Average, 10 Qns, jonnowales, Feb 10 10

Category: Wide World of Sports

Average
jonnowales
3194 plays

12.

  Jonnowales and the Damaged Dry Cleaning    

Multiple Choice

 10 Qns

Jonnowales is on a trip around the world but he has the misfortune of having his clothes damaged by dry cleaning companies in ten different countries! Can you help him find something new to wear? Enjoy.

Average, 10 Qns, jonnowales, Aug 29 09

Category: Fashion & Beauty Mixture

Average
jonnowales
1967 plays

13.

  Wimbledon 2009: Men's Singles    

Multiple Choice

 10 Qns

What an incredible tournament the 2009 Wimbledon men's singles turned out to be. What do you remember about it? Enjoy!

Average, 10 Qns, jonnowales, Jul 19 09

Category: Wimbledon

Average
jonnowales
1812 plays

14.

  O Malabarista!    

Multiple Choice

 10 Qns

If you are terrible at juggling, all that remains is an invocation to a higher power. Malabarista, the Spanish juggler!

Average, 10 Qns, jonnowales, Jun 06 20

Category: Juggling

Average
jonnowales
Jun 06 20
163 plays

15.

  Generally Unloved    

Multiple Choice

 10 Qns

An Adopted Unloved General Quiz

First in a series of adopted General quizzes that have been unloved and unplayed for perhaps too long. Questions remain largely faithful to the original quiz.

Average, 10 Qns, jonnowales, Jan 09 24

Category: Mixed 10 Questions

Average
jonnowales
Jan 09 24
735 plays

16.

  Another Brick in the Flag    

Photo Match

 12 Qns

What happens when you need to write a world flags quiz and 'Another Brick in the Wall, Pt.2' pops up on the playlist? Well, this quiz oddity gets made is what! Good luck.

Easier, 12 Qns, jonnowales, Jun 07 24

Category: World Flags

Easier
jonnowales
Jun 07 24
451 plays

17.

  Stash This Bullion    

Match Quiz

 10 Qns

I have been a fan of silver bullion for quite some time and for relatively little cost, depending on where we are in the economic cycle, you can obtain beautiful coins from around the world. Enjoy matching bullion to the country that produces it.

Very Easy, 10 Qns, jonnowales, Jan 15 24

Category: Coins and Banknotes

Very Easy
jonnowales
Jan 15 24
652 plays

18.

  Devilishly 1990s!    

Match Quiz

 10 Qns

Ten hits from the 1990s (single release date) with titles related in one way or another to the devil and his hellish home. Match the artist to the song and have a wicked time!

Average, 10 Qns, jonnowales, May 28 24

Category: 1990s Music

Average
jonnowales
May 28 24
320 plays

19.

  Nintendo's Crooked Characters    

Photo Quiz

 10 Qns

Let's celebrate the crooks and the scoundrels that pester our beloved heroes throughout the Nintendo universe. Picture clues should help with navigating through the ten villainous questions. (S)NES refers to the (Super) Nintendo Entertainment System.

Average, 10 Qns, jonnowales, Jun 04 24

Category: Nintendo Games Mixture

Average
jonnowales
Jun 04 24
135 plays

20.

  Grass, Glorious Grass    

Photo Match

 12 Qns

This quiz features twelve pictures of members of the diverse and abundant grass family, Poaceae. Best of luck in identifying all twelve.

Average, 12 Qns, jonnowales, Jun 15 24

Category: Angiosperms and Gymnosperms

Average
jonnowales
Jun 15 24
207 plays

21.

  Matching British Game Shows    

Match Quiz

 10 Qns

A quick quiz featuring ten British game shows from a variety of eras. Complete the title for each show by matching the answers on the right with the questions on the left to obtain the unique solution. Good luck!

Very Easy, 10 Qns, jonnowales, Jun 12 24

Category: British TV

Very Easy
jonnowales
Jun 12 24
831 plays

22.

  An Entertaining Palette    

Match Quiz

 10 Qns

The world of entertainment is unsurprisingly littered with references to colour. Fill in the blanks with the appropriate colours and then blend in order to balance ten short word equations. Good luck!

Easier, 10 Qns, jonnowales, Apr 06 24

Category: Colour in Entertainment

Easier
jonnowales
Apr 06 24
461 plays

23.

  Jonathan    

Match Quiz

 10 Qns

Jonathan is without a doubt the best name in the Bible. Can you complete the potted biography of this interesting Old Testament figure? New International Version (NIV) of the Bible used throughout.

Easier, 10 Qns, jonnowales, Jul 27 24

Category: Samuel (I and II) People

Easier
jonnowales
Jul 27 24
171 plays

24.

  All Aboard Cross Country!    

Ordering Quiz

 13 Qns

The Cross Country route is a long stretch of the UK railway network that permits travel from the West Country to the heart of Yorkshire. Tickets and railcards ready for inspection please!

Average, 13 Qns, jonnowales, Jun 05 24

Category: U.K. Railways

Average
jonnowales
Jun 05 24
262 plays

25.

  Organising PlayStation Titles    

Classification Quiz

 16 Qns

The PlayStation universe is jam-packed with outstanding franchises and engaging games. Your challenge is to tidy up sixteen video game titles (predominantly but not exclusively PS2) into four categories. Best of luck!

Very Easy, 16 Qns, jonnowales, Jun 27 24

Category: Playstation Games Mixture

Very Easy
jonnowales
Jun 27 24
287 plays

26.

  All Aboard to Paddington!    

Ordering Quiz

 10 Qns

A train is ready to depart from the second-largest city in Wales. Provide the conductor with a correctly ordered list of station calls along the most direct route to London Paddington. Enjoy!

Average, 10 Qns, jonnowales, Dec 29 23

Category: U.K. Railways

Average
jonnowales
Dec 29 23
395 plays

27.

  Amazon, Microsoft or a Cloud?    

Classification Quiz

 12 Qns

Cloud computing can somewhat simplistically be taken to mean undertaking computation on some other organisation's infrastructure. Such organisations include Microsoft (Azure) and Amazon (AWS). Can you distinguish their products from things in the sky?

Average, 12 Qns, jonnowales, Jan 04 24

Category: General Computing

Average
jonnowales
Jan 04 24
342 plays

28.

  All Aboard to Waterloo!    

Ordering Quiz

 10 Qns

The second in a series of UK railway station ordering quizzes. This time, we go on a journey from a seaside town on the south coast to the famous London terminal, Waterloo. Good luck arranging the main station calls along the South West Main Line.

Average, 10 Qns, jonnowales, Jan 06 24

Category: U.K. Railways

Average
jonnowales
Jan 06 24
329 plays

29.

  Wales or Not?    

Collection Quiz

 10 Qns

Whether you only have five minutes or you are in a rush to get your 24 Hours of Geography upgrade, sometimes a quick quiz is just what you need. Simply identify which of the following settlements are in Wales. Best of luck.

Average, 10 Qns, jonnowales, Jan 03 24

Recommended for grades: 10,11,12

Category: Wales

Average
jonnowales
Jan 03 24
544 plays

30.

  Anatomy of a Giraffe    

Ordering Quiz

 10 Qns

From "head" to "toe", place these ten parts of an upright giraffe's anatomy in order. Good luck!

Tough, 10 Qns, jonnowales, Aug 18 24

Category: Giraffes

Tough
jonnowales
Aug 18 24
395 plays

31.

  Mapping 'Race Across the World' (S1)    

Label Quiz

 10 Qns

Series 1 of 'Race Across the World' followed six duos in their attempt to win a race from Western Europe to Southeast Asia. A distinguishing feature of the show is that flights are not allowed; all travel must be by land or water! Enjoy your journey.

Easier, 10 Qns, jonnowales, Jun 21 24

Category: R

Easier
jonnowales
Jun 21 24
358 plays

32.

  Knowing Nicaragua    

Label Quiz

 10 Qns

This quiz takes a look at the map of Nicaragua with ten labels related to geographical points of interest. Enjoy getting to know Nicaragua!

Easier, 10 Qns, jonnowales, Jun 27 24

Recommended for grades: 10,11,12

Category: Nicaragua

Easier
jonnowales
Jun 27 24
373 plays

33.

  Too Many People    

Fun Fill-It

 17 Qns

An Homage to 'The Traitors'

How can 'The Traitors' season 2 be such a success when it neglects the beautiful art form of haiku? Let me try - huge emphasis on try - to right this particular wrong!

Average, 17 Qns, jonnowales, Feb 08 24

Category: Traitors, The

Average
jonnowales
Feb 08 24
171 plays

34.

  The Whistleblowers    

Classification Quiz

 12 Qns

Four potted biographies related to four of the best international soccer referees from the 1990s and early 21st century. Each refereed a FIFA World Cup final. Best of luck!

Easier, 12 Qns, jonnowales, Feb 03 26

Category: Worldwide Football

Easier
jonnowales
Feb 03 26
74 plays

35.

  It's a Real Station!    

Collection Quiz

 10 Qns

The British public is fond of its historic railway network and is even more fond of complaining about it! Select the correctly-named railway stations and avoid the imposters.

Average, 10 Qns, jonnowales, Apr 08 24

Category: U.K. Railways

Average
jonnowales
Apr 08 24
535 plays

36.

  'Doom': A Celebration    

Fun Fill-It

 10 Qns

Upon completion of 'Doom I' and 'Doom II' for the PlayStation 1 (PSX), you receive a hearty congratulations for succeeding in your mission. Fill in the blanks to complete the complimentary statements.

Easier, 10 Qns, jonnowales, Apr 09 24

Category: Doom

Easier
jonnowales
Apr 09 24
77 plays

37.

  Gaming by Numbers    

Ordering Quiz

 10 Qns

Numbers feature extensively in the titles of video games across all platforms. Place ten video game titles in order based on their missing numbers, from lowest to highest. Some hints are provided to help you on your way. Enjoy!

Average, 10 Qns, jonnowales, May 01 24

Category: Video Games Mixture

Average
jonnowales
May 01 24
163 plays

38.

  PlayStation Classic: In or Out?    

Collection Quiz

 10 Qns

The PlayStation Classic (PSC) was released in 2018 and afforded gamers another chance to play a variety of PlayStation 1 (PSX) games that were preloaded on to the console. Can you select ten of those games, avoiding those not available on PS Classic?

Average, 10 Qns, jonnowales, May 16 24

Category: PS1 Mixture

Average
jonnowales
May 16 24
123 plays

39.

  Chasing Eggheads    

Collection Quiz

 12 Qns

"Eggheads" and "The Chase" are two staples of the British television quiz show genre and both programmes showcase the talents of some of the UK's top quizzers. Distinguish the Eggheads from the Chasers. Good luck!

Easier, 12 Qns, jonnowales, Jun 12 24

Category: British TV

Easier
jonnowales
Jun 12 24
359 plays

40.

  The Genesis of 'Super Mario Bros.'    

Label Quiz

 10 Qns

'Super Mario Bros.' was released for the Nintendo Entertainment System (NES) in 1985 and its importance really cannot be overstated. This quiz celebrates the opening platforms of an iconic video game.

Easier, 10 Qns, jonnowales, Jul 02 24

Category: Super Mario Bros. 1

Easier
jonnowales
Jul 02 24
305 plays

41.

  Famously First    

Match Quiz

 10 Qns

Whilst this is very definitely not the first quiz of its type (I follow in the Ascension footsteps of others), it does celebrate those who have managed to be the "first" to do something. Match the person to their accomplishment.

Easier, 10 Qns, jonnowales, May 16 24

Category: Historical Firsts

Easier
jonnowales
May 16 24
783 plays

42.

  Deconstructing 'Rayman'    

Photo Match

 10 Qns

'Rayman' was released on the original PlayStation (PSX) - amongst other platforms - back in 1995 and is still a well-regarded video game many decades on. Pair each feature of the PSX version of 'Rayman' with the appropriate picture clue. Best of luck!

Easier, 10 Qns, jonnowales, May 26 24

Category: Rayman Games

Easier
jonnowales
May 26 24
73 plays

43.

  Royston Vasey or Little Britain?    

Classification Quiz

 12 Qns

'Little Britain' and 'The League of Gentlemen' are two comedy shows that took a surreal view of the United Kingdom and its people. Both shows aired mostly during the 2000s and would be considered lacking in political correctness in subsequent decades.

Easier, 12 Qns, jonnowales, Jul 09 24

Category: UK Comedy

Easier
jonnowales
Jul 09 24
197 plays

44.

  Directing a Single Word    

Photo Match

 12 Qns

Film titles can often be ridiculously long but this quiz ignores them! Instead we celebrate the movies with just a one-word title. Match each picture clue - which identifies a film - to the name of the director associated with it.

Average, 12 Qns, jonnowales, Jul 10 24

Category: Name The Director

Average
jonnowales
Jul 10 24
502 plays

45.

  All Aboard the Sunset Limited!    

Label Quiz

 10 Qns

The Sunset Limited is a (very) long-distance Amtrak rail service spanning nearly 2,000 miles from the Deep South to the West Coast. Last call for passengers headed to California!

Easier, 10 Qns, jonnowales, Jun 23 24

Category: U.S. Railroads

Easier
jonnowales
Jun 23 24
449 plays

46.

  An Orderly Word Ladder II    

Ordering Quiz

 10 Qns

The "drop-a-letter" puzzle with a twist has returned for a second instalment. Once again, the aim of the quiz is to create the word ladder. Good luck!

Average, 10 Qns, jonnowales, Jul 10 24

Category: Drop a Letter

Average
jonnowales
Jul 10 24
223 plays

47.

  Let's Go    

Photo Match

 12 Qns

The Poké Balls of 'FireRed'

"Go" is a word frequently used in the Pokémon world including in phrases such as "Go...Squirtle!" This phrase would be used when a Pokémon is released from a Poké Ball. Can you recognise the twelve Poké Balls seen in 'FireRed' for Game Boy Advance?

Average, 12 Qns, jonnowales, Jul 15 24

Category: Pokemon Fire Red/ Leaf Green

Average
jonnowales
Jul 15 24
124 plays

48.

  An Orderly Word Ladder III    

Ordering Quiz

 10 Qns

Welcome to the third and final instalment in the series of "drop-a-letter" quizzes with an orderly twist. Rather than slide down the ladder, build it! Good luck.

Average, 10 Qns, jonnowales, Jul 19 24

Category: Drop a Letter

Average
jonnowales
Jul 19 24
308 plays

49.

  A Merry AI Christmas    

Photo Match

 12 Qns

Twelve AI-generated images of Christmas scenes from around the world are awaiting classification. Match each country to its relevant festive image in order to find the unique solution. Best of luck!

Easier, 12 Qns, jonnowales, Oct 07 24

Category: Christmas Around the World

Easier
jonnowales
Oct 07 24
383 plays

50.

  Willy Wonka's Factory Floor Plan    

Label Quiz

 12 Qns

'Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory' (1971) encourages the use of imagination at every turn. To that end, please enjoy my homage to Willy Wonka's factory! The plan is very much a personal interpretation but the chronology is faithful to the 1971 film.

Easier, 12 Qns, jonnowales, Jul 25 24

Category: Willy Wonka .

Easier
jonnowales
Jul 25 24
843 plays