Author Biography: rblayer

1.

  10 "Two And A Half Men" Questions    

Multiple Choice

 10 Qns

What do you get when you put together a womanizing bachelor; his neurotic, divorced brother; and, an eleven-year-old boy? Laughter. Enjoy this quiz about the first two seasons of the comedy series.

Very Easy, 10 Qns, rblayer, Aug 16 17

Category: Two And A Half Men

Very Easy
rblayer
Aug 16 17
19598 plays

2.

  Remembering the 50s - Slang (American)    

Multiple Choice

 10 Qns

Every generation has its own colorful means of expression and the 1950's were no exception. Are you "cats" ready to have a "blast"?

Very Easy, 10 Qns, rblayer, Jan 08 20

Category: 1950s Nostalgia

Very Easy
rblayer
Jan 08 20
10891 plays

3.

  Remembering the 60s - 1967 Americana    

Multiple Choice

 10 Qns

Anti-war protesters marched on the Pentagon as the number of U.S. troops in Vietnam rose to more than half a million. Muhammad Ali was stripped of his heavyweight championship for refusing to be drafted into the army.

Average, 10 Qns, rblayer, Aug 24 19

Category: 1960s Nostalgia

Average
rblayer
Aug 24 19
9966 plays

4.

  Remembering the 60s - 1969 Americana    

Multiple Choice

 10 Qns

Our 'magical mystery tour' of the turbulent 1960s draws to an end with several hundred thousand young people gathered in the New York countryside, and man's footprints on the moon.

Average, 10 Qns, rblayer, Feb 02 13

Category: 1960s Nostalgia

Average
rblayer
9856 plays

5.

  Growing Up Catholic    

Multiple Choice

 10 Qns

Let us flashback to 1958, when black habits covered nuns except for their hands and faces. You're sitting in Sister Mary Mary's third grade class at Our Lady of Corporal Punishment, so you'd better know the following answers.

Average, 10 Qns, rblayer, Sep 28 23

Category: Roman Catholicism

Average
rblayer
Sep 28 23
10580 plays

6.

  Multiple Choice Quiz about Meet the Fockers    

Multiple Choice

 10 Qns

In the sequel to "Meet the Parents", Jack and Dina Byrnes travel to Florida to meet the parents of their daughter's fiance.

Easier, 10 Qns, rblayer, Jan 30 09

Category: Meet the Fockers

Easier
rblayer
9313 plays

7.

  Buggy Whips & Other Bygones : 2    

Multiple Choice

 10 Qns

Unless you are over 45 year old, you may have difficulties with these questions about common things of yesteryear.

Average, 10 Qns, rblayer, Jun 08 18

Category: USA in the 20th Century

Average
rblayer
Jun 08 18
8309 plays

8.

  Remembering the 70s - 1974 Americana    

Multiple Choice

 10 Qns

Sitcoms ruled American airwaves as a military helicopter carried a dethroned U.S. president into obscurity.

Average, 10 Qns, rblayer, Jul 24 06

Category: 1970s Nostalgia

Average
rblayer
9621 plays

9.

  Remembering the 60s - 1968 Americana    

Multiple Choice

 10 Qns

1968 was a tough year. Two great American leaders, RFK and MLK were gunned down as the war in Vietnam raged on. Richard Nixon was elected president and North Vietnam launched a major offensive.

Average, 10 Qns, rblayer, Feb 21 07

Category: 1960s Nostalgia

Average
rblayer
8285 plays

10.

  "The Godfather " Characters - Peter Clemenza    

Multiple Choice

 10 Qns

Peter Clemenza was a loyal Corleone family capo for over forty years. The character was portrayed by two different actors in the first two "The Godfather" films.

Average, 10 Qns, rblayer, Jan 23 20

Category: Godfather, The

Average
rblayer
Jan 23 20
4640 plays

11.

  World History Made Simple - 16th Century    

Multiple Choice

 10 Qns

The 16th Century dawned with Da Vinci's masterpiece Mona Lisa in 1503 as the Age of Exploration and the Renaissance continued in full force.

Average, 10 Qns, rblayer, Jan 11 15

Category: World History Specific

Average
rblayer
8360 plays

12.

  Buggy Whips & Other Bygones : 1    

Multiple Choice

 10 Qns

To a "baby boomer" growing up in America, the buggy whip was the epitome of obsolescence. Anyone under the age of 45 may have trouble with this quiz about people, places and things of yesteryear.

Average, 10 Qns, rblayer, Aug 24 19

Category: USA in the 20th Century

Average
rblayer
Aug 24 19
7504 plays

13.

  50 Greatest Sidekicks - Part 1    

Multiple Choice

 10 Qns

Where would some of our most beloved characters of all time be without a trusted friend at their side? "Entertainment Weekly" ("EW") compiled a list of these 'second bananas'.

Average, 10 Qns, rblayer, Aug 05 19

Category: Thematic People in Entertainment

Average
rblayer
Aug 05 19
7268 plays

14.

  AFI's Greatest Love Stories of All Time    

Multiple Choice

 10 Qns

While these American Film Institute (AFI) 2007 honored films may or may not be classified as "chick flicks", they remain some of the most popular movies of all time.

Easier, 10 Qns, rblayer, Oct 28 18

Category: Love in Movies

Easier
rblayer
Oct 28 18
4550 plays

15.

  World History Made Simple: 1215-1500    

Multiple Choice

 10 Qns

I continue my series with this quiz covering some important events following the Magna Carta up to the exploration of the New World.

Average, 10 Qns, rblayer, Jun 18 13

Category: World History Specific

Average
rblayer
8038 plays

16.

  Remembering the '50s - American Toys    

Multiple Choice

 10 Qns

Can you imagine life without cable tv, the internet or play stations? Toys in the '50s were rather simple and required kids to develop vivid imaginations.

Average, 10 Qns, rblayer, Jul 23 19

Category: Toys by Decade

Average
rblayer
Jul 23 19
8729 plays

17.

  Remembering the 50s - 1956 Americana    

Multiple Choice

 10 Qns

It was 1956, and as Soviet troops marched into Hungary, Americans were listening to Dean Martin's "Memories are Made of This" and "Around the World in 80 Days" won the Academy Award.

Average, 10 Qns, rblayer, Mar 31 14

Category: 1950s Nostalgia

Average
rblayer
6200 plays

18.

  Introduction To "How I Met Your Mother"    

Multiple Choice

 10 Qns

With a cast of three men and two women, this Monday night comedy hit comedy might as well be called "Friends II". "How I Met Your Mother" debuted in 2005, and this covers season one.

Very Easy, 10 Qns, rblayer, May 09 17

Category: How I Met Your Mother

Very Easy
rblayer
6883 plays

19.

  Remembering the 50s - American Consumer Products    

Multiple Choice

 10 Qns

Historians and "baby boomers" should have no problem answering these questions about American consumer products of the "Fabulous Fifties".

Average, 10 Qns, rblayer, Mar 17 24

Category: 1950s Nostalgia

Average
rblayer
Mar 17 24
6955 plays

20.

  World History Made Simple: 2900 B.C. - 800 B.C.    

Multiple Choice

 10 Qns

My last quiz covered two and a half millenia in ten questions, so I don't think anyone should have been brain damaged. Here are ten more significant events over the next 2100 years. Enjoy.

Average, 10 Qns, rblayer, Nov 30 15

Category: Ancient History

Average
rblayer
7843 plays

21.

  The 1960s Most Popular Television Shows    

Multiple Choice

 10 Qns

As American TV entered a new decade, westerns remained solidly atop the top ten list, but situation comedies and variety shows were gaining in popularity.

Average, 10 Qns, rblayer, Jul 22 18

Category: 1960s TV

Average
rblayer
Jul 22 18
4598 plays

22.

  Misunderstood Song Lyrics - Oldies    

Multiple Choice

 10 Qns

Have you ever found yourself cruising in your car, wailing along with the radio and singing the wrong lyrics? This quiz might help.

Average, 10 Qns, rblayer, Aug 02 10

Category: Misheard Lyrics

Average
rblayer
8950 plays

23.

  Remembering the Beatles - "White Album" Pt. 1    

Multiple Choice

 10 Qns

Officially entitled "The Beatles" and commonly known as "The White Album" this two record set was a masterpiece of the Fab Four's "psychedelic" phase, and my personal favorite.

Average, 10 Qns, rblayer, Jul 04 19

Category: White Album

Average
rblayer
Jul 04 19
3980 plays

24.

  Remembering the "Little Rascals" - Vol. 1    

Multiple Choice

 10 Qns

Unless you were an avid movie-goer in the 1920s and 1930s, your exposure to the "Our Gang" series came when it was syndicated for television, and began airing in 1954 as "The Little Rascals". How well do you know the 'rascals'?

Easier, 10 Qns, rblayer, Aug 21 13

Category: Little Rascals, The

Easier
rblayer
5005 plays

25.

  1959 TV Westerns - Number 4    

Multiple Choice

 10 Qns

Although I could probably dig up some more obscure 1959 westerns, this is my fourth, and final one. Of course I saved my personal Top 10 list for last. Enjoy.

Average, 10 Qns, rblayer, Apr 16 15

Category: 1950s TV

Average
rblayer
3711 plays

26.

  Remembering the Beatles - "Help"    

Multiple Choice

 10 Qns

The Beatles' second motion picture provided songs for their fifth album.

Average, 10 Qns, rblayer, Mar 06 10

Category: Albums by The Beatles

Average
rblayer
4322 plays

27.

  More AFI's Funniest Movies of All Time    

Multiple Choice

 10 Qns

The movies ranked 11 through 20 in the American Film Institute's 2000 list will be a bit more difficult than the 'Top 10'. Good luck.

Easier, 10 Qns, rblayer, Nov 13 10

Category: Something in Common

Easier
rblayer
4502 plays

28.

  Remembering the 60s - 1961 Americana    

Multiple Choice

 10 Qns

A young, charismatic U.S. president took office in January, 1961, as both the Cold War and America's involvment in a small, southeast Asian country gathered up momentum.

Average, 10 Qns, rblayer, Dec 22 04

Category: 1960s Nostalgia

Average
rblayer
5645 plays

29.

  Remembering the 70s - 1970 Americana    

Multiple Choice

 10 Qns

Continued - by popular demand! Let us take a look at the 'groovy' decade, complete with big sideburns, bell-bottom pants and platform shoes.

Average, 10 Qns, rblayer, May 25 18

Category: 1970s Nostalgia

Average
rblayer
May 25 18
4566 plays

30.

  Remembering the 60s - 1966 Americana    

Multiple Choice

 10 Qns

Betty Friedan founded The National Organization of Women (NOW) and boxer Cassius Clay became Muhammad Ali.

Average, 10 Qns, rblayer, Jan 06 16

Category: 1960s Nostalgia

Average
rblayer
4307 plays

31.

  World History Made Simple - 753 BC - 3 AD    

Multiple Choice

 10 Qns

If you think Star Trek's Klingons and Romulans were from war-like planets, a peek at our own ancient history might surprise you. My first two quizzes covered 5000 years in twenty questions. Here are ten more dates that bring us to the Common Era.

Average, 10 Qns, rblayer, Sep 17 09

Category: World History Specific

Average
rblayer
5857 plays

32.

  Remembering the Beatles - "Sgt. Pepper"    

Multiple Choice

 10 Qns

The eighth installment in my "Remembering the Beatles" series, "Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Heart's Club Band" is arguably one of the greatest albums of all time.

Average, 10 Qns, rblayer, Sep 26 14

Category: Sgt. Pepper's

Average
rblayer
4480 plays

33.

  Ten Scary Things Baby Boomers Faced    

Multiple Choice

 10 Qns

Contrary to the beliefs of American 'Gen-Xers', growing up in the U.S. during the 1950s and 1960s was not all Davy Crockett coonskin caps, lava lamps and 'flower children'. There were also plenty of things around to scare the the 'baby boomers'.

Average, 10 Qns, rblayer, Aug 21 17

Category: Nostalgia

Average
rblayer
Aug 21 17
6283 plays

34.

  Remembering the 60s - 1963 Americana    

Multiple Choice

 10 Qns

The U.S. was testing H-bombs in the Nevada desert and the Boeing 727 made it first flight. Martin Luther King told us about his "dream", and America buried its assassinated president.

Average, 10 Qns, rblayer, Jun 18 23

Category: 1960s Nostalgia

Average
rblayer
Jun 18 23
5111 plays

35.

  Introduction to "My Name Is Earl"    

Multiple Choice

 10 Qns

If you haven't yet watched NBC's new hit comedy, this quiz will introduce you to the character of Earl Hickey.

Average, 10 Qns, rblayer, Jan 31 06

Category: My Name is Earl

Average
rblayer
5616 plays

36.

  Remembering the 60s - 1962 Americana    

Multiple Choice

 10 Qns

Americans were flying in outer space and the U.S. increased its commitment to Vietnam to 8,000 troops.

Average, 10 Qns, rblayer, Oct 23 19

Category: 1960s Nostalgia

Average
rblayer
Oct 23 19
3052 plays

37.

  Nostalgic Television - 1951 Season Premiers    

Multiple Choice

 10 Qns

While the Rosenbergs were being convicted of selling atomic secrets and President Truman was firing General Douglas McArthur, most Americans were loving Lucy. These shows premiered that year.

Easier, 10 Qns, rblayer, Aug 03 14

Category: 1950s TV

Easier
rblayer
3407 plays

38.

  Nostalgic Television - 1968 Season Premiers    

Multiple Choice

 10 Qns

1968 was not a very good year. Bobby Kennedy and Martin Luther King died from assassins' bullets, the Chicago 7 incited riots at the Democratic Convention and a U.S. Navy ship was seized by North Korea. There were however a few bright spots on the tube.

Average, 10 Qns, rblayer, Jun 05 23

Category: 1960s TV

Average
rblayer
Jun 05 23
3961 plays

39.

  Hamlet - Bodies, bodies, everywhere...    

Multiple Choice

 10 Qns

If 'body count' is the measure of a 'tragedy,' "Hamlet" scores an A+. How well do you know the Shakespearean 'unliving?'

Average, 10 Qns, rblayer, Nov 04 11

Recommended for grades: 10,11,12

Category: Hamlet

Average
rblayer
6115 plays

40.

  "Breaking Bad" - "Pilot"    

Multiple Choice

 10 Qns

I was surprised to find no quizzes about this extraordinary AMC series. Those who remember actor Bryan Cranston's comedic talents as the bumbling father in "Malcolm in the Middle" should enjoy his Emmy winning dramatic role.

Easier, 10 Qns, rblayer, May 02 15

Category: 'Breaking Bad'- Season 1

Easier
rblayer
1813 plays

41.

  Nostalgic Television - 1961 Season Premiers    

Multiple Choice

 10 Qns

JFK's Camelot began as the Cold War escalated with the erection of the Berlin Wall in 1961. Americans enjoyed these new programs.

Average, 10 Qns, rblayer, May 07 13

Category: 1960s TV

Average
rblayer
3999 plays

42.

  2002 "TV Guide's" 50 Greatest Cartoon Characters    

Multiple Choice

 10 Qns

In 2002 "TV Guide" came out with their list of the 50 greatest cartoon characters of all time. Test your 'toon trivia' with this quiz. WARNING. Depending on you age, you may strongly disagree with the results.

Average, 10 Qns, rblayer, Jul 26 20

Category: Mixture: Animated

Average
rblayer
Jul 26 20
4455 plays

43.

  Classic TV Non-Human Cartoon Characters    

Multiple Choice

 10 Qns

A generation of 'baby boomers' grew up watching these cartoon characters. I'll give you the character, and you pick the type of animal. Hint: No homo sapiens!

Easier, 10 Qns, rblayer, Jan 03 16

Category: Mixture: Animated

Easier
rblayer
5559 plays

44.

  Remembering the 50s - Headlines    

Multiple Choice

 10 Qns

The decade following World War II was more than "hula hoops" and "poodle skirts". The world was turbulent and dangerous, as the Cold War placed the planet on the brink of nuclear destruction. Here are some of the newsmakers of the 1950s.

Average, 10 Qns, rblayer, Jun 09 22

Category: 1950s Nostalgia

Average
rblayer
Jun 09 22
5210 plays

45.

  Nostalgic Television - 1969 Season Premiers    

Multiple Choice

 10 Qns

The turbulent 1960's were coming to a close as the 'Summer of Love' signaled the Age of Aquarius.

Average, 10 Qns, rblayer, May 10 10

Category: 1960s TV

Average
rblayer
3070 plays

46.

  Nostalgic Television - 1959 Season Premiers    

Multiple Choice

 10 Qns

It's 1959 and the 'Fabulous 50's' draw to a close. Castro takes over in Cuba and Nixon and Khrushchev engage in a "Kitchen Debate". Some more sophisticated TV shows are beginning to appear.

Average, 10 Qns, rblayer, Aug 28 14

Category: 1950s TV

Average
rblayer
2964 plays

47.

  Remembering the 70s - 1977 Americana    

Multiple Choice

 10 Qns

Jimmy Carter granted amnesty to Vietnam draft dodgers and "Love Boat" premiered on American television.

Average, 10 Qns, rblayer, Apr 28 21

Category: 1970s Nostalgia

Average
rblayer
Apr 28 21
4741 plays

48.

  Nostalgic Television - 1952 Season Premiers    

Multiple Choice

 10 Qns

Queen Elizabeth II ascended to the throne of England and Jonas Salk developed a vaccine for polio. 1952 also saw several new sitcoms and the "Man of Steel".

Average, 10 Qns, rblayer, Feb 20 19

Category: 1950s TV

Average
rblayer
Feb 20 19
3276 plays

49.

  Remembering the 70s - 1973 Americana    

Multiple Choice

 10 Qns

The dark cloud of Watergate hung over America. While the President of the United States told the public that he was not a crook, evidence to the contrary mounted.

Average, 10 Qns, rblayer, Mar 04 10

Category: 1970s Nostalgia

Average
rblayer
4739 plays

50.

  Remembering the 50s - TV News in America    

Multiple Choice

 10 Qns

Television was in its infancy during the 1950s. Many veteran radio and newspaper reporters became pioneers in television broadcast news. This quiz is about a select few that blazed a trail for an informed American public.

Tough, 10 Qns, rblayer, Mar 09 10

Category: The 1950s

Tough
rblayer
5329 plays