Author Biography: lones78

1.

  Cooking with Chilis is Always Caliente - 10 questions - 4 mins

LeoDaVinci has turned up the heat for the Four Winds (Lones78, zorba-scank, shuehorn & JanIQ). No cool breezes here, only some of the hottest and spiciest food in the world!

Average, 10 Qns, lones78, Aug 16 13

Category: International Cuisine

Average
lones78
5301 plays

2.

  As easy as 1-2-3 - 10 questions - 2 mins

Each question relates to a number from one to ten, with only one maths question involved!

Easier, 10 Qns, lones78, Sep 08 10

Recommended for grades: 3,4,5

Category: Numbers for Kids

Easier
lones78
10006 plays

3.

  At the Watering Hole - 10 questions - 3 mins

Many wild animals thrive near ponds all over the world. What do you know about the following animals?

Easier, 10 Qns, lones78, Jun 13 18

Recommended for grades: 6,7,8,9,10,11,12

Category: Mixed Animal Trivia

Easier
lones78
Jun 13 18
3503 plays

4.

  Fashion Impossible! - 10 questions - 4 mins

We should all know from past experience that fashion trends change. What we think looks impossibly good today may look impossibly bad tomorrow...

Easier, 10 Qns, lones78, Jun 29 21

Category: Fashion & Beauty Mixture

Easier
lones78
Jun 29 21
5023 plays

5.

  Ten Minutes Until Impact - 10 questions - 4 mins

If the crash test dummy had a brain, it would probably be scared out of its vinyl skin ten minutes before impact! This quiz covers the history and development of the crash test dummy.

Average, 10 Qns, lones78, Sep 04 17

Category: General Technology

Average
lones78
Sep 04 17
7658 plays

6.

  Breezing through the 2010s - 10 questions - 3 mins

Instead of a match the event with the date quiz, we give you some notable events of the 2010s. Join them suitably to complete the quiz.

Very Easy, 10 Qns, lones78, Aug 31 20

Recommended for grades: 8,9,10

Category: 2010s History

Very Easy
lones78
Aug 31 20
1471 plays

7.

  Any Way the Wind Blows - 10 questions - 3 mins

As the Four Winds hurtle towards the finish line, here are ten beautiful locations spread across the world where you may want to take a more leisurely trip.

Very Easy, 10 Qns, lones78, Feb 24 12

Recommended for grades: 6,7,8

Category: Mixed World Geography for Kids

Very Easy
lones78
4290 plays

8.

  Where did this Happen?: 1980s Edition - 10 questions - 2 mins

Many changes in many countries during the 1980s reverberated around the world, leaving lasting impressions of both tragedy and hope. Do you know where the events in this quiz took place?

Easier, 10 Qns, lones78, Apr 05 19

Category: 1980s History

Easier
lones78
Apr 05 19
1042 plays

9.

  Breezing Down the Aisle - 10 questions - 3 mins

The Four Winds (Lones78, Shuehorn, JanIQ, zorba_scank) have now amazingly raced into the entertaining world of weddings.

Average, 10 Qns, lones78, Oct 02 12

Category: Fire, Air, Earth, Water in Entertainment

Average
lones78
5603 plays

10.

  When Nature Hits Back - 10 questions - 5 mins

Thanks to a suggestion from srini701, the Four Winds (Lones78, Zorba_scank, Shuehorn and JanIQ) are hitting back at nature.

Average, 10 Qns, lones78, Aug 26 17

Category: Thematic Nature

Average
lones78
Aug 26 17
4492 plays

11.

  Oh Come All Yemen (And Women) - 10 questions - 4 mins

Yemen is one of those small countries that you don't hear much about. So join The Four Winds (Lones78, Shuehorn, JanIQ and zorba_scank) as we learn more about this amazing desert country.

Average, 10 Qns, lones78, Apr 25 14

Category: Yemen

Average
lones78
5235 plays

12.

  Role Playing is a Breeze - 10 questions - 3 mins

The Four Winds are on an amazing race through Fun Trivia. It's now time for us to get into some relaxation and video games - role-playing games are the choice for today, can you match the character to the correct game?

Easier, 10 Qns, lones78, Mar 14 17

Category: Role-Playing Video Games

Easier
lones78
Mar 14 17
1308 plays

13.

  Fathers and Sons - 10 questions - 4 mins

Fathers and sons, mothers and daughters. Whilst parent/child stars don't make up the bulk of Hollywood, you don't have to look far to find them. Can you figure out who the parent/child partners are from a list of their movies?

Easier, 10 Qns, lones78, Dec 23 19

Category: Name the Player

Easier
lones78
Dec 23 19
1364 plays

14.

  Turtle Soup 1 - 10 questions - 6 mins

Turtle soup is like alphabet soup in that you can make lots of words using its letters. How many of these words do you know?

Average, 10 Qns, lones78, Feb 20 11

Category: Words in Words for Kids

Average
lones78
6011 plays

15.

  The Black Knight - 10 questions - 7 mins

Our villainous black knight has decided he wants to become a chivalrous white knight (it seems he's having a little trouble with the ladies - being a bad guy and all). Can you follow the story and help our black knight to become white?

Easier, 10 Qns, lones78, Jun 06 14

Category: Letter Quizzes

Easier
lones78
2755 plays

16.

  Deciphering the menu - 10 questions - 5 mins

My husband took me out for dinner for my birthday and we had the tasting menu (7 course meal matched with wine). The serving staff explaining each dish to us turned out to be a good thing as I didn't really have a clue as to what was actually on the menu

Average, 10 Qns, lones78, Sep 15 09

Category: French Foods

Average
lones78
2298 plays

17.

  Take this Crocodile Dundee Quiz - 10 questions - 3 mins

The Four Winds have gone back in time to the movies to see 'Crocodile Dundee' - released in 1986 - was it really that long ago?

Average, 10 Qns, lones78, Jun 17 21

Category: Cr - Cz Movies

Average
lones78
Jun 17 21
2253 plays

18.

  Look What I Can C - 10 questions - 2 mins

This quiz was written as a result of Quiz Commission VII (Double or Nothing). All questions relate to an animal starting with the letter 'C'.

Very Easy, 10 Qns, lones78, Feb 15 10

Recommended for grades: 3,4,5

Category: Thematic By Name

Very Easy
lones78
2339 plays

19.

  Young, Gifted, and Black - 10 questions - 4 mins

With five men and five women athletes, all outstanding on the track, some were dogged by controversy and scandal. Yet, all were at one stage, 'young, gifted, and black'.

Average, 10 Qns, lones78, May 17 10

Category: Track & Field

Average
lones78
2861 plays

20.

  Magical things: Black cats, witches & cauldrons - 10 questions - 3 mins

Eye of newt and tail of lizard - I'm not putting either of those in my gizzard! Can you guess the magical item from the description given?

Very Easy, 10 Qns, lones78, Dec 06 13

Recommended for grades: 1,2,3,4

Category: Topics for Kids

Very Easy
lones78
1536 plays

21.

  Winding Our Way Through Greek Culture - 10 questions - 4 mins

Join the Four Winds as we find ourselves blown through various elements of Greek culture.

Average, 10 Qns, lones78, Mar 08 17

Category: European Cultures

Average
lones78
Mar 08 17
1534 plays

22.

  And That's Why the Chicken Crossed the Road - 10 questions - 5 mins

This quiz asks about how some of the greatest minds would have answered the question 'Why did the Chicken Cross the Road?'

Average, 10 Qns, lones78, Feb 27 10

Category: Other People

Average
lones78
2633 plays

23.

  Oh No! My Wife Took the Kids! - 10 questions - 3 mins

But she's only taken them for the day. It's school holidays you see and they're driving us nuts! I'll take my turn with the kids next week but I need to take them to places they haven't been already. Guess where I'm thinking of taking the kids next.

Very Easy, 10 Qns, lones78, Jun 30 11

Recommended for grades: 1,2

Category: Out and About

Very Easy
lones78
1706 plays

24.

  Laugh Along the Wave - 10 questions - 4 mins

The Four Winds bring you ten different television comedies with each question having something to do with water. Take a dive in and have fun.

Average, 10 Qns, lones78, Dec 31 14

Category: Comedy Mixture - Average

Average
lones78
2741 plays

25.

  Things I Didn't See at the Park - 10 questions - 2 mins

You may not have seen these animals at your local park but all of them were either there and you didn't see them, or they can be seen at other parks throughout the world.

Very Easy, 10 Qns, lones78, Nov 05 10

Recommended for grades: 3,4,5

Category: What Animal Am I?

Very Easy
lones78
1882 plays

26.

  The Breezy Existence of the Snow Leopard - 10 questions - 4 mins

The Four Winds (Lones78, JanIQ, zorba_scank and shuehorn) are racing through another quiz writing competition, and this time we've set our sights on a wondrous animal, the snow leopard. Let's see how much you know about this fabulous species.

Average, 10 Qns, lones78, Apr 17 21

Category: Leopards

Average
lones78
Apr 17 21
1460 plays

27.

  Welcome to the Jungle - 10 questions - 2 mins

Can you figure out the animals from the clues provided?

Very Easy, 10 Qns, lones78, Nov 12 10

Recommended for grades: 4,5,6

Category: What Animal Am I?

Very Easy
lones78
1903 plays

28.

  True Blue - 10 questions - 4 mins

You can't fit into the Australian way of life if you don't know the language. Try some of these fair dinkum, you-beaut, true blue idioms on for size!

Average, 10 Qns, lones78, Oct 20 18

Category: Australian Lingo

Average
lones78
Oct 20 18
2821 plays

29.

  Lyophilize - Freeze or Preserve? - 10 questions - 3 mins

Lyophilization is the process of freeze-drying perishables. Which other methods of food preservation are you familiar with?

Easier, 10 Qns, lones78, Aug 04 12

Category: Cooking and Baking

Easier
lones78
779 plays

30.

  A Finish for the Four Winds - 10 questions - 3 mins

There are lots of things in life that you can finish. Can you pick the things that the Four Winds team finished in a day to get through their final quiz for the Amazing Race 3?

Very Easy, 10 Qns, lones78, Mar 18 17

Category: Topics for Kids

Very Easy
lones78
Mar 18 17
1397 plays

31.

  First Time, Last Time - 10 questions - 4 mins

They say there's a first time for everything, but there can also be a last time for everything. Can you match up these firsts and lasts?

Average, 10 Qns, lones78, Apr 21 19

Category: First, Second, Third and Last

Average
lones78
Apr 21 19
423 plays

32.

  The Letter - 10 questions - 5 mins

Add a letter to make a new word. All words start with the same letter - giving you the magic letter!

Very Easy, 10 Qns, lones78, Jun 25 12

Recommended for grades: 4,5,6

Category: Add a Letter for Kids

Very Easy
lones78
3380 plays

33.

  Disaster - 10 questions - 5 mins

There have been plenty of disastrous cyclones in Australia's history. All these cyclones share their name with someone famous. Can you make the right match, or will this quiz end in disaster?

Easier, 10 Qns, lones78, Oct 09 17

Category: Weather Disasters

Easier
lones78
Oct 09 17
587 plays

34.

  Can You Please Focus? - 10 questions - 5 mins

Do you know much about cameras and photography? I didn't until I wrote this quiz!

Average, 10 Qns, lones78, Jun 30 18

Category: Photography

Average
lones78
Jun 30 18
1768 plays

35.

  Dropping Anchor in Europe - 10 questions - 4 mins

The Four Winds have decided to visit various European port cities for the next leg of the Amazing Trivia Race 2.

Average, 10 Qns, lones78, Mar 16 14

Category: Europe

Average
lones78
1714 plays

36.

  Inspirational Australian Women - 10 questions - 4 mins

Whether making a difference to their sport, native peoples, or just people in general, each of these women has inspired a new generation of women to learn that they can do anything they set their mind to.

Average, 10 Qns, lones78, Nov 20 22

Category: Australians

Average
lones78
Nov 20 22
809 plays

37.

  Why is Wendy out in the wind? - 10 questions - 3 mins

The rain has cleared up but it's windy outside. Wendy has been cooped up indoors for most of the weekend and she's finally been sent out to play. With no Xbox to entertain her (it is the 1950s!), can you figure out which toys Wendy has to choose from?

Easier, 10 Qns, lones78, Sep 07 18

Category: Toys by Decade

Easier
lones78
Sep 07 18
543 plays

38.

  Oh, Lula! - 10 questions - 3 mins

You may know a lot about Janet Evanovich's Stephanie Plum novels but how much do you know about her faithful 'sometimes' sidekick, Lula? (Covers books in the series up to 'Finger Lickin' Fifteen' and may contain spoilers).

Easier, 10 Qns, lones78, Jan 05 17

Category: Stephanie Plum Mixture

Easier
lones78
Jan 05 17
477 plays

39.

  Four?! - 10 questions - 3 mins

This is a general mixed quiz featuring the number 'four'.

Very Easy, 10 Qns, lones78, Mar 16 22

Recommended for grades: 3,4,5

Category: Number Themed

Very Easy
lones78
Mar 16 22
1903 plays

40.

  Windy & Winding Toys - 10 questions - 3 mins

The Four Winds have taken a step (or two) back in time to remember these toys requiring either wind or winding. Join us in our journey back through time!

Easier, 10 Qns, lones78, Sep 06 18

Category: Other Games & Toys

Easier
lones78
Sep 06 18
471 plays

41.

  Missing food - 10 questions - 3 mins

Food is a marvellous thing - it's the fuel that keeps us going. However sometimes there are things that are missing that throw us into disarray. Can you figure out what's missing?

Easier, 10 Qns, lones78, Apr 17 19

Category: Mixed Food and Drink

Easier
lones78
Apr 17 19
852 plays

42.

  The Four Winds Strike Again - 10 questions - 3 mins

The Four Winds have created a common bond quiz for the Amazing Race 4. The common theme you're looking for here is related to the weather.

Easier, 10 Qns, lones78, Nov 21 21

Category: 10Q CB Easy

Easier
lones78
Nov 21 21
492 plays

43.

  Men With Hats - 10 questions - 3 mins

Once upon a time, men used to wear hats...

Average, 10 Qns, lones78, Oct 31 21

Category: Thematic Hats

Average
lones78
Oct 31 21
1274 plays

44.

  Alternative Religions - 10 questions - 4 mins

As a person who is not particularly religious, I found out (whilst writing this quiz) that there are some non-mainstream religions out there that aren't quite as scary as others may have you believe...

Average, 10 Qns, lones78, Nov 16 09

Category: Alternative Religions

Average
lones78
883 plays

45.

  I've Got Two Legs - 10 questions - 4 mins

To which taxonomical family do the following bipedal (and limited bipedal) animals belong?

Average, 10 Qns, lones78, Jun 09 14

Category: Taxonomy and Scientific Names

Average
lones78
3592 plays

46.

  A Drop in the Ocean - 10 questions - 5 mins

Can you drop, then add, a letter at each step to find out where the Four Winds are blowing next in the Amazing Race 2?

Very Easy, 10 Qns, lones78, Sep 09 14

Category: Letter Drop Heaven

Very Easy
lones78
1754 plays

47.

  A-a-choux! - 10 questions - 3 mins

Oops! Sorry, I didn't mean to sneeze on you. It's just all the flour I've been breathing in whilst making choux pastry...

Average, 10 Qns, lones78, Sep 03 09

Category: Cooking and Baking

Average
lones78
1029 plays

48.

  A Lion and a Half - 10 questions - 3 mins

Some of these lions were 'lion-ing' up to make it into this quiz, others I just found 'lion' around...

Easier, 10 Qns, lones78, Apr 14 22

Category: Thematic Big Cats

Easier
lones78
Apr 14 22
653 plays

49.

  Stephanie's Supporting Cast Members - 10 questions - 3 mins

Janet Evanovich's Stephanie Plum series contains all sort of weird and wonderful characters. How much do you know about these less-known characters?

Average, 10 Qns, lones78, Jan 05 17

Category: Stephanie Plum Mixture

Average
lones78
Jan 05 17
446 plays

50.

  You Put WHAT In It?! - 10 questions - 4 mins

Inspired by both the Ascension Quest and my daughter's birthday cake wish, I found some very interesting things that go into cakes, baked goods and sweets.

Average, 10 Qns, lones78, Sep 05 13

Category: Cakes

Average
lones78
847 plays