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rossian has been a FunTrivia author since Aug 11 08 and has written 877 quizzes. rossian is a generalist author, preferring to author quizzes across all categories, with the most common being Music, For Children, and People, and has won 11 Editor's Choice awards on submitted quizzes.

  • is a member of the FunTrivia Editing staff, and is tasked with editing, reviewing, and maintaining FunTrivia quiz submissions.
  • has earned 50,710 excellent quiz ratings from quiz takers.
  • has adopted / renovated 130 quizzes that required editing work to date.
  • last seen online Mar 25 26, and most recent quiz went online Mar 16 26.
Bio: Don't let my user name fool you. I'm not Ross or Ian, nor am I male. I used to live in Ross-on-Wye, which makes me a Rossian, an easy to remember user name and shorter than Herefordian.
Hobbies: Reading, quizzes - I play in the Merseyside Quiz League as well as on here - and music.
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Quizzes / Other Works Authored by rossian
1.
  Mickey Mouse Around the World editor best quiz   great trivia quiz  
Match Quiz
 10 Qns
Mickey Mouse is an international character but, naturally, many countries have adapted his name to their own languages. All you need to do is match Mickey's foreign name to the correct country.
Average, 10 Qns, rossian, Mar 20 23
Category: Disney Characters
Average
rossian
Mar 20 23
462 plays
2.
Mixed Mammals: Paws for Thought
  Paws for Thought editor best quiz   best quiz  
Photo Quiz
 10 Qns
Rather than looking at the whole animal, your clues will be just the paw, or even the track left by the animal's foot. See how you get on.
Easier, 10 Qns, rossian, Oct 03 22
Recommended for grades: 6,7,8,9,10,11,12
Category: Mixed Mammals
Easier
rossian
Oct 03 22
4011 plays
3.
  Shakespeare in a few Words editor best quiz   best quiz  
Match Quiz
 10 Qns
A Shakespeare play is described in a few words. Can you identify it and match it to the correct title?
Easier, 10 Qns, rossian, Apr 04 22
Category: Name the Play
Easier
rossian
Apr 04 22
1468 plays
4.
  Healing Hands editor best quiz   best quiz  
Match Quiz
 10 Qns
There are various kinds of alternative and complementary medicine, many of which involve the practitioner's healing hands. Can you match the description of the method to its name?
Easier, 10 Qns, rossian, May 11 21
Category: Alternative Medicine
Easier
rossian
May 11 21
2252 plays
5.
Cooking and Baking: Now Thats What I Call a Saucepan
  Now That's What I Call a Saucepan! editor best quiz   best quiz  
Photo Quiz
 10 Qns
It might be a saucepan, or it might be another item of kitchen equipment. With the aid of some photos, can you identify some of the things hidden in my kitchen cupboard?
Average, 10 Qns, rossian, Jul 29 23
Category: Cooking and Baking
Average
rossian
Jul 29 23
4271 plays
6.
Chemistry: Firework Chemistry
  Firework Chemistry editor best quiz   best quiz  
Photo Quiz
 10 Qns
Fireworks are often part of celebrations, especially at New Year. What do you know about the ingredients which go into them to make them so spectacular?
Average, 10 Qns, rossian, Oct 07 24
Category: Chemistry
Average
rossian
Oct 07 24
1217 plays
7.
  Divination Details editor best quiz   great trivia quiz  
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
Here are some questions about the history and different kinds of divination used by various cultures and belief systems. The need for humans to find meaning in life is universal, although the methods chosen can differ.
Average, 10 Qns, rossian, Jul 21 24
Category: Religious Practices
Average
rossian
Jul 21 24
449 plays
8.
  High Road, Low Road editor best quiz   best quiz  
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
Whichever road we take, we'll end up in Scotland, but how much do you know about the country? Taking this quiz will help you find out.
Average, 10 Qns, rossian, Jul 01 25
Category: Mixed Scotland
Average
rossian
Jul 01 25
4055 plays
9.
  What I Bought On eBay editor best quiz   best quiz  
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
I was bored with just buying from eBay's UK site, so I spread my wings and made some bids on a few things from other countries. What could possibly go wrong with that? Let's see!
Average, 10 Qns, rossian, Nov 11 24
Category: Languages
Average
rossian
Nov 11 24
4849 plays
10.
  The Chocolate Soldier editor best quiz   best quiz  
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
I am offering you a selection box of questions with a chocolate theme. I hope that at least one of them turns out to have your favourite centre.
Average, 10 Qns, rossian, Jan 17 12
Category: Food and Drink in Entertainment
Average
rossian
3692 plays
11.
  They Think It's All Ovine editor best quiz   best quiz  
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
People with Sheep Related Names
Sheepishly, I offer you a flock of questions to be rounded up and penned by your border collie like intellect. All the people in this quiz are British, with some connection to our woolly friends.
Average, 10 Qns, rossian, Dec 07 22
Category: UK
Average
rossian
Dec 07 22
2386 plays
12.
  Ten Shades of Brown    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
Here are ten questions which all have some link to the colour brown.
Average, 10 Qns, rossian, Mar 22 24
Category: Brown
Average
rossian
Mar 22 24
537 plays
13.
  Splendor in the Grass   great trivia quiz  
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
The 1961 film 'Splendor in the Grass' was the acting debut for Warren Beatty. What do you remember about the movie?
Average, 10 Qns, rossian, Apr 20 24
Category: Sl - Sq Movies
Average
rossian
Apr 20 24
203 plays
14.
  Some Memorable Quotes   popular trivia quiz  
Match Quiz
 10 Qns
Here is a collection of quotations which many of us will have heard. Your task is to match them with the person who said it. Some are attributed to the person named and may have been created by others, but have become indelibly linked to those listed.
Average, 10 Qns, rossian, Aug 23 25
Category: Quote Challenge
Average
rossian
Aug 23 25
176 plays
15.
  A Categorical Acrostic   great trivia quiz  
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
Work out the answer to each question, type it into the box, then take the first letter of the answers from one to nine to solve the final question. Each question comes from a different category on Fun Trivia.
Easier, 10 Qns, rossian, Dec 23 25
Category: 9 for 10
Easier
rossian
Dec 23 25
118 plays
16.
  Louis Pasteur   great trivia quiz  
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
Life and Works
Let's see how much you know about one of the greatest scientists of all times. Pasteur was a pioneer in many areas and we have much to thank him for even in the twenty-first century.
Average, 10 Qns, rossian, Apr 08 25
Category: People M-P
Average
rossian
Apr 08 25
291 plays
17.
  W B Yeats Poetry Collection   top quiz  
Collection Quiz
 12 Qns
Can you pick out the poems written by W B Yeats from those by other poets in this Collection quiz?
Easier, 12 Qns, rossian, Mar 20 24
Category: Yeats, William Butler
Easier
rossian
Mar 20 24
256 plays
18.
  West Highland White Terriers    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
Commonly known as the Westie, this quiz will test your knowledge on the West Highland White terrier.
Average, 10 Qns, rossian, Jan 23 26
Category: Terriers
Average
rossian
Jan 23 26
146 plays
19.
  Alaska's Iditarod Monopoly Edition    
Ordering Quiz
 10 Qns
One Monopoly game is based on the Iditarod race. The squares follow the southern route, used in odd years, with substitutions for the stations. Can you put the squares on the board in order, using the hints provided and your knowledge of the race?
Average, 10 Qns, rossian, Nov 15 24
Category: Monopoly (U.S. Version)
Average
rossian
Nov 15 24
35 plays
20.
  Elvis Costello: The Collected Edition   great trivia quiz  
Collection Quiz
 12 Qns
Elvis Costello, real name Declan MacManus, has written some great songs. Pick out the ones he wrote and recorded while ignoring any cover versions or songs by other singers.
Average, 12 Qns, rossian, Jul 19 24
Category: Costello, Elvis
Average
rossian
Jul 19 24
252 plays
21.
  Remembering Kings and Queens   top quiz  
Fun Fill-It
 14 Qns
Favourite questions in pub quizzes involves asking who was the monarch when or who preceded/succeeded a particular monarch. Fortunately, there is a handy rhyme to remember them by - provided you can learn the rhyme. See if you can complete this version.
Average, 14 Qns, rossian, May 02 24
Category: U.K. Royals
Average
rossian
May 02 24
185 plays
22.
  Twenty-First Century Super Bowl Winners   great trivia quiz  
Collection Quiz
 13 Qns
Winners from 2000-2020 Inclusive
In the matches played between 2000 and 2020, Super Bowls XXXIV to LIV, there were thirteen different winners. Your task is to pick them from the list provided. The wrong answers are the losers of the same period who didn't manage a win in another year.
Easier, 13 Qns, rossian, Jun 21 25
Category: NFL Super Bowl
Easier
rossian
Jun 21 25
410 plays
23.
  Nicknames of Early Baseball Players   popular trivia quiz  
Match Quiz
 10 Qns
Baseball Nicknames
One of the charms of baseball's golden age was those great nicknames. Where have you gone 'Noodles' Zupo? Match the nickname to the player.
Easier, 10 Qns, rossian, Dec 27 23
Category: MLB Players Nicknames
Easier
rossian
Dec 27 23
386 plays
24.
  A Bloodthirsty Quiz   best quiz  
Match Quiz
 10 Qns
Blood is mentioned frequently in daily life. Can you match the clues on the left with the correct answers, listed on the right? They all relate to blood in some way.
Easier, 10 Qns, rossian, Apr 03 25
Category: Thematic Blood
Easier
rossian
Apr 03 25
640 plays
25.
Specific Cities and Towns: A Hereford Mixture
  A Hereford Mixture   great trivia quiz  
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
This quiz has a mixture of questions relating to Hereford, a city in the west of England near the Welsh border.
Average, 10 Qns, rossian, Feb 26 26
Category: Specific Cities and Towns
Average
rossian
Feb 26 26
86 plays
26.
  Which Course   top quiz  
Classification Quiz
 12 Qns
Of the Meal
Given a list of twelve different dishes from around the world, you need to sort them into the correct category. Are they usually starters, main courses or desserts?
Very Easy, 12 Qns, rossian, Aug 13 24
Category: Mixed Food and Drink
Very Easy
rossian
Aug 13 24
1348 plays
27.
  Spot the Insects on a UK Walk   top quiz  
Fun Fill-It
 12 Qns
Come along with me as we take a stroll in the UK looking for insects en route. All you need to do is move the right insect name into the blank in the narrative.
Easier, 12 Qns, rossian, Mar 23 24
Category: Insects
Easier
rossian
Mar 23 24
237 plays
28.
  A Look at Gabriel Byrne    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
Anyone who is a fan of Gabriel Byrne should enjoy this quiz. It has a mixture of questions about his life and career.
Average, 10 Qns, rossian, Jan 10 24
Category: Byrne, Gabriel
Average
rossian
Jan 10 24
230 plays
29.
  Match the Beanie Baby   top quiz  
Match Quiz
 10 Qns
This quiz will give you the name of a Beanie Baby to match to the correct animal listed. These are the original animals from the 1990s, not more recent editions, which may have the same name for different animals in the Beanie Buddies series.
Easier, 10 Qns, rossian, Jul 19 25
Category: Beanie Babies
Easier
rossian
Jul 19 25
141 plays
30.
  A John Huston Timeline    
Ordering Quiz
 10 Qns
The versatile John Marcellus Huston was born in 1906 in Missouri and died in 1987 in Rhode Island. Can you put these events from his personal and professional life in the correct order?
Average, 10 Qns, rossian, Nov 28 24
Category: Celebrities H-J
Average
rossian
Nov 28 24
97 plays
31.
General Astronomy: Constellations of the Sky
  Constellations of the Sky   great trivia quiz  
Classification Quiz
 12 Qns
With Stars and Nebulae
Here are four constellations and a list of nebulae, stars and star clusters or asterisms. Sort the names into the constellation where they belong. The photo shows the Flame Nebula, one of the items in the quiz.
Easier, 12 Qns, rossian, Oct 05 25
Category: General Astronomy
Easier
rossian
Oct 05 25
94 plays
32.
  The Enigmatic Franz Kafka   great trivia quiz  
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
This quiz has its main focus on Kafka's life rather than his works, although these are touched on as well. See what you know about him by playing this quiz.
Average, 10 Qns, rossian, Nov 02 25
Category: People K-L
Average
rossian
Nov 02 25
91 plays
33.
Australia: Australia In the Middle
  Australia - In the Middle    
Label Quiz
 14 Qns
Most of Australia's best known cities and towns are on the coast, but what do you know about inland? Locate the places and geographical features which aren't quite so close to the sea on the map. Australia is large, so I've included fourteen places.
Average, 14 Qns, rossian, Mar 16 26
Recommended for grades: 10,11,12
Category: Australia
Average
rossian
Mar 16 26
83 plays
34.
  Nintendo GameCube Best-Sellers   great trivia quiz  
Collection Quiz
 12 Qns
This adopted and revised quiz has a list of video games which includes twelve of the best-selling games which appeared on the Nintendo GameCube. There are a few red herrings too, so choose wisely. Dates quoted are the earliest release, usually in Japan.
Average, 12 Qns, rossian, Apr 13 24
Category: Gamecube Mixture
Average
rossian
Apr 13 24
206 plays
35.
  A Collection of Orson Scott Card Novels   popular trivia quiz  
Collection Quiz
 12 Qns
Orson Scott Card is a prolific author who has written numerous novels, novellas and short stories. Can you pick out the books he has written while ignoring those by other authors?
Average, 12 Qns, rossian, Feb 05 26
Category: Card, Orson Scott
Average
rossian
Feb 05 26
126 plays
36.
  Playing in Blue   top quiz  
Collection Quiz
 10 Qns
UK Football Teams Home Colours
Blue is one of the colours traditionally worn by UK football teams. Can you pick the correct teams and ignore the wrong options from this set of teams? All information is correct in February 2024.
Easier, 10 Qns, rossian, Feb 09 24
Category: UK Football Teams
Easier
rossian
Feb 09 24
315 plays
37.
  I'm a Dreamer   top quiz  
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
This quiz has a mixture of questions about dreams and dreaming. I hope it turns out to be everything you dreamed of.
Easier, 10 Qns, rossian, Feb 10 26
Category: Dreams and Imagination
Easier
rossian
Feb 10 26
181 plays
38.
  Drayton Manor    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
British Theme Park
This quiz is about Drayton Manor, a theme park located in England. It has a mix of attractions, and this quiz will cover several of them plus the history of the park. All details are correct at the beginning of 2025.
Average, 10 Qns, rossian, Jan 10 25
Category: UK Coasters & Theme Parks
Average
rossian
Jan 10 25
118 plays
39.
  Characters of 'The Winter's Tale'    
Collection Quiz
 10 Qns
'The Winter's Tale' is one of the bard's lesser known plays. This quiz will ask you to identify the characters who appear in it, while ignoring the traps of picking characters from different plays by Shakespeare. Note that information contains spoilers.
Easier, 10 Qns, rossian, Mar 08 26
Category: Winter's Tale
Easier
rossian
Mar 08 26
109 plays
40.
  Popular Poetry Mix   great trivia quiz  
Classification Quiz
 12 Qns
These poems need sorting into groups of those written by John Keats, William Blake and Alfred, Lord Tennyson.
Easier, 12 Qns, rossian, Aug 21 24
Category: Poetry
Easier
rossian
Aug 21 24
339 plays
41.
Spaniels: Cocker Spaniel Photo Parade
  Cocker Spaniel Photo Parade   best quiz  
Photo Quiz
 10 Qns
The cocker spaniel comes in two main forms - the American and the English. Most of the questions apply to both and any that are specific make that clear.
Average, 10 Qns, rossian, Feb 17 26
Category: Spaniels
Average
rossian
Feb 17 26
152 plays
42.
  Where Was Your Motorcycle From Originally?   great trivia quiz  
Match Quiz
 10 Qns
Here are ten motorcycle manufacturers from around the world. Can you match them to the country in which they originated? The match needs to be to the country in which the vehicle was first made even if now made elsewhere, and some have folded.
Easier, 10 Qns, rossian, Dec 06 24
Category: Motorcycles
Easier
rossian
Dec 06 24
211 plays
43.
  There's a Buzz About    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
Bee Mixture
It's time to get busy and find out how much you know about bees. This adopted quiz has been brought up to date with some new questions and expanded information sections.
Average, 10 Qns, rossian, Sep 16 24
Category: Bees and Wasps
Average
rossian
Sep 16 24
249 plays
44.
  Sizing up the UK's National Parks   best quiz  
Ordering Quiz
 10 Qns
There are fourteen official National Parks recognised in the UK, set up between 1951 and 2009. Ten of them are named in this quiz and your task is to put them in order, starting with the largest and ending with the smallest. Hints are included.
Average, 10 Qns, rossian, Sep 08 24
Category: United Kingdom
Average
rossian
Sep 08 24
186 plays
45.
  Greek Myth Collection   great trivia quiz  
Collection Quiz
 15 Qns
Can you identify the figures from Greek mythology while ignoring those found only in Roman myth? Find out by dividing the Greeks from the Romans in this group of twenty-four names.
Average, 15 Qns, rossian, Dec 10 23
Category: Greek Myth
Average
rossian
Dec 10 23
1163 plays
46.
  Classifying Holiday Films   great trivia quiz  
Classification Quiz
 12 Qns
These films all take place during specific holidays or have a climactic scene on a special day. You need to sort the film titles into the categories which match. Note - there are spoilers in the information but none of these films are recent.
Average, 12 Qns, rossian, Dec 17 23
Category: Holiday Movies
Average
rossian
Dec 17 23
894 plays
47.
  A Welsh Potpourri   great trivia quiz  
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
Here is a mixture of questions which all have a Welsh connection.
Average, 10 Qns, rossian, Nov 11 23
Category: Mixed Wales
Average
rossian
Nov 11 23
169 plays
48.
  Well Butter My Biscuit   best quiz  
Match Quiz
 10 Qns
I'll give you a description of a type of popular biscuit for you to match with its common name. Some of these may be UK specific.
Average, 10 Qns, rossian, Nov 14 23
Category: Cookies
Average
rossian
Nov 14 23
385 plays
49.
  Mysterious Connections IV   popular trivia quiz  
Mystery Sort
 16 Qns
Here's another group of what at first glance appears to be random names and things. They need to be sorted into four sets by a common factor. Beware of potential red herrings.
Tough, 16 Qns, rossian, Nov 14 23
Category: Mystery Sort
Tough
rossian
Nov 14 23
591 plays
50.
Wild Birds UK: Watch the British Birdie
  Watch the British Birdie   great trivia quiz  
Photo Match
 10 Qns
Here are some photos of common, and perhaps less common, British birds. Just match the photo to the correct name.
Average, 10 Qns, rossian, Dec 04 23
Category: Wild Birds UK
Average
rossian
Dec 04 23
546 plays
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