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moonraker2 has been a FunTrivia author since Feb 01 11 and has written 19 quizzes. moonraker2 writes for many different categories, but is most active in Brain Teasers, Humanities, and Sports.

  • has earned 695 excellent quiz ratings from quiz takers.
  • has adopted / renovated 1 quiz that required editing work to date.
  • last seen online Apr 26 24, and most recent quiz went online Feb 29 24.
Bio: "Don't be afraid your life will end; be afraid that it will never begin!"
Hobbies: Cryptic Crosswords, Athletics, Rugby Union, Cricket, Real Ale, and I'm also a lapsed Timbromaniac!
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Quizzes / Other Works Authored by moonraker2
1.
  My Sporting Memories!    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
The achievements of track and field athletes who have excelled in their chosen disciplines over the years are outlined in this quiz. Not necessarily all world beaters, but nevertheless worthy of note and certainly prominent in my sporting memories!
Average, 10 Qns, moonraker2, Feb 29 24
Category: Track & Field
Average
moonraker2
Feb 29 24
139 plays
2.
  Movies Given the Green Light    
Match Quiz
 10 Qns
Each of the following films contains the word 'Green' in its title. But do you know who was the star in each of these movies?
Easier, 10 Qns, moonraker2, Apr 12 19
Category: Colors/Colours in the Title
Easier
moonraker2
Apr 12 19
603 plays
3.
  Elementary Cities of the World   popular trivia quiz  
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
Each of the cities in this quiz can be found by combining the symbols for chemical elements as shown in the periodic table.
Easier, 10 Qns, moonraker2, May 30 19
Recommended for grades: 8,9,10
Category: Alphabetic Symbols
Easier
moonraker2
May 30 19
711 plays
4.
  Let's Have Fun With ART   great trivia quiz  
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
By adding one, two or three letters to the beginning of ART you will make a new word that matches the clues given.
Very Easy, 10 Qns, moonraker2, Feb 13 13
Recommended for grades: 6,7
Category: With a Common Word
Very Easy
moonraker2
1761 plays
5.
  Fragmented Authors   great trivia quiz  
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
Each of the following clues will lead you to the surname of a famous author. Simply join each fragment together and the author will appear!
Average, 10 Qns, moonraker2, Apr 25 19
Category: Literature Word Play
Average
moonraker2
Apr 25 19
309 plays
6.
  Color Me Purple Part 5: Shades in Idioms    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
It's no great surprise that the color purple is commonplace in phrases and idioms throughout the world. This quiz, compiled by members of "Team Green" in an Author's Lounge Challenge, explores their evolution.
Average, 10 Qns, moonraker2, May 11 19
Category: Colors in Idiom
Average
moonraker2
May 11 19
589 plays
7.
  The Historic County of Wiltshire   popular trivia quiz  
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
Wiltshire is a rural landlocked county that is steeped in history. I have lived there for most of my life, and have attempted to compile a few of the more interesting facts in my first quiz.
Easier, 10 Qns, moonraker2, Jan 14 12
Category: Southern England
Easier
moonraker2
797 plays
8.
  European Birds of Prey   popular trivia quiz  
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
Wild birds have scientific names in addition to the common names by which most of us know them. How many of these names can you fill in correctly? Several of these birds of prey are also found outside of Europe.
Average, 10 Qns, moonraker2, Jan 13 13
Category: Wild Birds
Average
moonraker2
484 plays
9.
  Commonly Misspelled English Words    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
Most of us have difficulty with the correct spelling of certain English words, even those in common usage. Try your hand with the following and see how you fare.
Average, 10 Qns, moonraker2, Apr 19 19
Category: Spelling Bee
Average
moonraker2
Apr 19 19
645 plays
10.
  An Expedition Full of FUN!   popular trivia quiz  
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
Each of the words used throughout the following 'journey' contain the three letters 'FUN', but do you know the definition of these rarely used words?
Average, 10 Qns, moonraker2, Mar 14 22
Category: Words Within Words
Average
moonraker2
Mar 14 22
779 plays
11.
  Olympic Games Firsts   popular trivia quiz  
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
The first Modern Olympic Games were held in Athens in 1896. Since then the format of the Games has evolved to take shape as we now know them, but do you know what was first introduced at the Games in each of the following years?
Average, 10 Qns, moonraker2, May 01 18
Category: Olympic Summer Games
Average
moonraker2
May 01 18
677 plays
12.
  More Color Me Purple: People "Born in the Purple"    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
People born into reigning families or the privileged classes may be dubbed "Born in the Purple", but they have no guarantee of a comfortable life. How many are you able to unearth from the following ten questions?
Average, 10 Qns, moonraker2, May 28 19
Category: Royalty & Monarchs
Average
moonraker2
May 28 19
366 plays
13.
  Game of Zoos: We Saw Them at the Zoo    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
Animals at the FunTrivia Zoo have been giving their keepers a hard time, and have found many interesting places to hide. Help the keepers in their quest by solving this Rebus puzzle. Be careful, or they'll hide again elsewhere!
Average, 10 Qns, moonraker2, Jun 18 19
Category: Rebuses
Average
moonraker2
Jun 18 19
375 plays
14.
  Brenda Lee, the Original 'Miss Dynamite'   popular trivia quiz  
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
Brenda Lee is an American singer who achieved incredible success during the late 1950s and throughout the 1960s. How much can you remember about her glittering career?
Average, 10 Qns, moonraker2, Mar 10 16
Category: Lee, Brenda
Average
moonraker2
392 plays
15.
  Cryptic Countries of the World   popular trivia quiz  
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
Each of the clues shown in cryptic form below should lead you to the name of a country. Good luck.
Average, 10 Qns, moonraker2, Feb 17 13
Category: Cryptics
Average
moonraker2
962 plays
16.
  Words found in Roman Numerals   great trivia quiz  
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
Simply by using letters representing Roman numerals all of the following words can be formed. Can you make out each of the words in question?
Average, 10 Qns, moonraker2, Mar 02 13
Category: Unique Quizzes
Average
moonraker2
428 plays
17.
  County Roscommon: The Centre of Ireland    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
County Roscommon (affectionately nicknamed "Ross"), is located in the geographic centre of Ireland. Let's explore the county to see what gems are hidden here!
Average, 10 Qns, moonraker2, May 02 19
Category: Mixed Ireland
Average
moonraker2
May 02 19
153 plays
18.
  170 Years of British Postage Stamps   popular trivia quiz  
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
Over the years I've put together an extensive collection of British postage stamps. This quiz relates mainly to stamps issued prior to 1900, but with the inclusion of a few more recent issues.
Average, 10 Qns, moonraker2, Jan 15 24
Category: Stamps
Average
moonraker2
Jan 15 24
529 plays
19.
  Not Only the Battle of Hastings!    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
We all remember 1066 as the year the Battle of Hastings was fought, but who knew it took place on 14 October? The same day that each of the events below were enacted, but in which years?
Average, 10 Qns, moonraker2, Jan 31 14
Category: October November December
Average
moonraker2
505 plays