Let's explore some facts about items featured in the song 'My Favorite Things' from "The Sound of Music".
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Aug 17 17
Category:
Thematic Media
Since you asked so nicely, there will be no green peas in this quiz, but plenty of other legumes.
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Mar 11 12
Category:
Fruit and Vegetables
These memorable speeches, intended to stimulate hearers, both onscreen and in the audience, to produce of their best, have stood the test of time. All movies were first released before 1975.
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Dec 29 14
Category:
Movie Quotes Mixture
'By the Time I Get to Phoenix' and 'Gentle on My Mind' are only two of the songs that will forever be associated in my mind with the voice (and guitar) of Glen Campbell. Can you identify these ten from the information supplied?
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Jan 22 20
Category:
Campbell, Glen
You may remember many of these dogs from movies based on the books in which they originally appeared. This quiz is about the written works in which they originally woofed.
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Apr 21 11
Category:
Animal Themes
The classic novella 'A Christmas Carol' by Charles Dickens has been adapted many times over the years, for a wide range of media. Some adaptations were more faithful to the original than others!
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Jan 18 20
Category:
Christmas in Entertainment
These ten adjectives each contain a 'soft C' (which makes the same sound as the letter S). Match each of them with their definition.
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Dec 27 21
Category:
Words A - M
Reflecting on the day's events at the end of the 2012 Melbourne Cup, I was amazed to recall all the images evoked by the names of the horses. Join me as I ponder these questions inspired by their names. No knowledge of horses or racing is required.
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Apr 27 20
Category:
Thematic Horses
Christmas is drawing nigh, one of the joys of the season is the thought of curling up with a good Christmas story. Here are some options to consider for this evening's delectation.
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Dec 26 16
Category:
Specific Subjects & Themes
Can you match each of these movies which used Iguazu Falls as a filming location with a brief description of the film?
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May 14 18
Category:
Common Locations
Match each of these gods or spirits associated with death to the culture from which it originates. Some of the myths are more modern than others.
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Sep 08 18
Category:
Something in Common
Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington, was a success both in the military and in politics. Can you place these events from his life into their chronological order?
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Jun 26 22
Category:
Wellesley, Arthur
Do you remember the accomplishments of these ten famous New Zealanders? Bonus: more Kiwis will be offered as incorrect options in some questions.
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Feb 04 15
Category:
New Zealanders
Can you recall (or work out) where each of these people held a position as a Christian missionary?
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Sep 08 11
Category:
Christian People / Saints
The final years of Vincent van Gogh's life were full of drama and tragedy, as well as some of the world's best-known works of art.
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Mar 01 22
Category:
van Gogh, Vincent
Each of these characters from children's literature is closely associated with a specific place - can you match them all up?
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Dec 07 22
Recommended for grades: 4,5,6
Category:
Themed Quizzes
All of these musicians spent a significant part of their creative life working in Vienna. Match each of these composers to one of their well-known works.
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May 27 19
Category:
Composers Mixture
Can you identify the competition in which each of these professional teams, based in or near Los Angeles in 2020, participated?
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Jul 12 20
Recommended for grades: 6,7,8
Category:
California
Long words are sometimes made up of small words, like artistry (art, is, try). In this game a sample clue might be: (craft + exists + attempt = creative skill). The answer is artistry.
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Jan 01 23
Category:
Spelling Bee for Experts
As part of our family's preparation for Christmas, there is a lot of baking - for family, friends and, of course, for Santa. Last year there were some problems. (Read the title of this quiz carefully - it contains a hint about the answers.)
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Mar 20 23
Category:
Thematic Sweets
Whether smoking, baking, braising or grilling, barbecue is a popular cooking technique around the world.
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Apr 25 14
Category:
Meats
Each of these authors has a reputation as a reclusive character. Can you identify them from their works?
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Aug 28 23
Category:
Author's Life
They didn't just stand there, these supermodels also strutted their stuff on catwalks and before cameras, as well as developing careers in other parts of the entertainment industry to become international celebrities.
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Sep 08 21
Category:
Fashion Models & Designers
There aren't a lot of turtledoves in books for children, but here are some turtles. Can you match each of these fictional turtles (or tortoises) with the author who created them for our enjoyment?
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Sep 12 20
Recommended for grades: 5,6,7
Category:
Books for Kids
Can you identify each of these players, both men and women, all winners of the Senior Singles Championship in New York since 1968?
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Feb 03 19
Category:
US Open
How well do you remember this classic album from Simon and Garfunkel? Or, if you weren't listening to them in 1970, maybe you'd like to explore the lyrics of Paul Simon (but you won't hear the wonderful harmony work here).
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May 28 22
Category:
Simon and Garfunkel
Match each tagline with the movie it was used to promote. It may be useful to note that the movies are listed in order of release.
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Jan 26 22
Category:
Movie Taglines
Aesop's fables are stories to teach a lesson - if I tell you how the story goes, can you choose the moral?
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May 15 10
Recommended for grades: 4,5,6,7,8
Category:
Aesop
ANZAC Day is celebrated as a national holiday in Australia and New Zealand. This quiz looks at how the day is celebrated in Australia, especially here in Melbourne.
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May 06 13
Category:
March & April
When choosing new passwords, I use the numbers on my phone to choose numbers that will 'spell' a word. Can you find the love-related words I use to remember each of the following numbers?
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Feb 10 10
Category:
Rebuses
Comic strips and cartoon shows have featured many dogs over the years. How many of these make you want to woof nostalgically?
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Aug 10 13
Category:
Dogs in Entertainment
Its national flower is an orchid, its national bird is the Scarlet Macaw - how much more exotic can a country get?
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Dec 19 12
Category:
Honduras
One of the classics of the American theater, this musical was first staged in 1943, and has had numerous revivals. You've heard the songs, do you remember the show?
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Apr 11 21
Category:
Oklahoma!
... we used to enjoy this book of poems by A. A. Milne. Can you match each of these titles with the line or lines provided from each poem?
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May 29 17
Recommended for grades: 2,3,4,5
Category:
Milne, A.A.
The Hawaiian Archipelago consists of nearly 140 islands, some large, some very small indeed. Can you identify which island matches each description?
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Jun 05 18
Category:
Hawaii
"Lawrence of Arabia", David Lean's 1962 epic movie, provided many stunning visual moments as well as some memorable verbal interchanges. Do you remember what was happening and who was featured in some of these scenes?
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Feb 15 11
Category:
Lawrence of Arabia
A number of terms derived from (or giving rise to) words meaning 'green' are in common use. How many of them can you recognize?
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May 22 14
Category:
Related Words
Establishing a new religion (or religious group within an established religion) is no easy matter. Some of these religious revisionists were more successful than others.
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Mar 24 11
Category:
Religious Figures
My neighbor's bees have had a bumper season, and I have been given more honey than I can store, so I'm going to make some sweet treats for my daughter's school bake sale this weekend. Come see what's cooking!
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Dec 07 22
Category:
Cooking and Baking
Johnny Depp and Leonardo Di Caprio both turn in stunning performances in this quirky 1993 movie.
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Sep 21 20
Category:
What's Eating Gilbert Grape
Meteorologists
Can you match each of these men associated with the field of meteorology with a brief description of some of their accomplishments? Average, 10 Qns, looney_tunes,
Dec 07 22
Category:
Scientists
Sir Walter Scott is often considered to have invented the historical novel. How many of his novels can you recognise from a brief description?
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Jul 11 18
Category:
Scott, Sir Walter
I was on Fun Trivia when a bucket started talking to me. "It's pronounced 'Bouquet'", she insisted. Come meet Patricia Routledge, the actress behind Hyacinth Bucket, and learn something about her versatility as a performer.
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Dec 17 11
Category:
Something in Common
Eloise has written the itinerary for her coming trip in code, by listing the elements whose symbols spell out each country she plans to visit. Can you figure out where she is going from her list and some information about the destination?
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Dec 07 22
Category:
Alphabetic Symbols
You just know that all will be revealed in the denouement to each episode of the British ITV series 'Agatha Christie's Poirot'. Here's what he reveals, you need to identify the episode title. This quiz is full of spoilers.
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Sep 20 13
Category:
Poirot
The words 'touch' and 'touching' are used with a variety of meanings, and consequently have many synonyms. Let's look at some of them. All etymologies come from the Online Etymological Dictionary.
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Feb 20 23
Category:
Synonyms and Antonyms
The invitations to my party included the notation 'BYOB'. Can you guess what each of these guests from the Quiz Author Lounge brought along with them?
Easier, 10 Qns, looney_tunes,
Nov 02 23
Category:
Thematic Story Time
Have you ever noticed how many of the names of people and ideas involved in religions begin with the letter M?
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Apr 23 14
Category:
Thematic Religious Mixture
Many occupations and activities require special shoes. Can you determine what each of these people does while wearing their special shoes?
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Sep 10 20
Recommended for grades: 1,2,3
Category:
Occupations for Kids
When it comes to love, the heart's capacity is boundless. Can you match each of these amorous literary statements with its author?
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Aug 06 18
Category:
Poetic Quotes