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rossian has been a FunTrivia author since Aug 11 08 and has written 783 quizzes. rossian is a generalist author, preferring to author quizzes across all categories, with the most common being Music, People, and General Knowledge, 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 45,149 excellent quiz ratings from quiz takers.
  • has adopted / renovated 115 quizzes that required editing work to date.
  • last seen online Dec 03 24, and most recent quiz went online Dec 01 24.
Bio: Don't be misled by my user name. I'm not called Ross, or Ian. In fact, I'm not even male. It just means I used to live in Ross-on-Wye, making me a Rossian. Only seventeen years late, I've now managed to retire (in 2024).
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.
Easier, 10 Qns, rossian, Mar 20 23
Category: Disney Characters
Easier
rossian
Mar 20 23
375 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
3131 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
1231 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
2050 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
3996 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
900 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
408 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, May 11 11
Category: Mixed Scotland
Average
rossian
3892 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
4718 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
3326 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
2315 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
447 plays
13.
  Splendor in the Grass   top 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
158 plays
14.
  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
215 plays
15.
  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
24 plays
16.
  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
201 plays
17.
  Remembering Kings and Queens   best 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
141 plays
18.
  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
346 plays
19.
  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
876 plays
20.
  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
183 plays
21.
  A Look at Gabriel Byrne   popular trivia quiz  
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
196 plays
22.
  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
53 plays
23.
  Nintendo GameCube Best-Sellers   top 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
140 plays
24.
  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
239 plays
25.
  Popular Poetry Mix   top quiz  
Classification Quiz
 12 Qns
These poems need sorting into groups of those written by John Keats, William Blake and Alfred, Lord Tennyson.
Average, 12 Qns, rossian, Aug 21 24
Category: Poetry
Average
rossian
Aug 21 24
198 plays
26.
  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
214 plays
27.
  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
90 plays
28.
  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
695 plays
29.
  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
591 plays
30.
  A Welsh Potpourri   top 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
140 plays
31.
  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
329 plays
32.
  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
454 plays
33.
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
324 plays
34.
  Cricket World Cup 2023   great trivia quiz  
Collection Quiz
 10 Qns
The 2023 edition of the fifty over Cricket World Cup took place in India from 5 October until 19 November. Can you pick out the ten teams which made it to the finals before playing nine matches in a round robin format?
Easier, 10 Qns, rossian, Nov 20 23
Category: 2023 ICC World Cup
Easier
rossian
Nov 20 23
240 plays
35.
Identify the Animal: Soon Ill Be
  Soon I'll Be   top quiz  
Photo Match
 10 Qns
Which Animal?
This mixture of photos shows certain creatures at an early stage of development - one which is rather different from what they'll turn into as adults. Match the photo to the creature it will become.
Average, 10 Qns, rossian, Dec 09 23
Category: Identify the Animal
Average
rossian
Dec 09 23
927 plays
36.
Meteorology for Kids: The Sky Above You
  The Sky Above You   popular trivia quiz  
Photo Match
 10 Qns
Brings Bad Weather
Can you match these photos to the weather conditions they indicate? Remember you can click on them if you want a closer look.
Very Easy, 10 Qns, rossian, Dec 03 23
Category: Meteorology for Kids
Very Easy
rossian
Dec 03 23
551 plays
37.
  The Gladiator Collection   great trivia quiz  
Collection Quiz
 12 Qns
Pick out the names which are associated with the 2000 film 'Gladiator'. Note these are not just the actors who appeared in the film - it includes other creative people whose names were important enough to be displayed on posters for the film.
Easier, 12 Qns, rossian, Dec 04 23
Category: Gladiator .
Easier
rossian
Dec 04 23
354 plays
38.
  Well...   great trivia quiz  
Match Quiz
 10 Qns
Begins a Lot of Songs
All these songs have in common is a first line that begins with the word 'well'. Just match the artist to the first line in the question. There may be some UK bias but these are all 'well' known songs.
Easier, 10 Qns, rossian, Dec 21 23
Category: First Lines of Songs
Easier
rossian
Dec 21 23
977 plays
39.
  The Cumberbatch Collection   top quiz  
Collection Quiz
 11 Qns
Pick out the films which featured Benedict Cumberbatch while avoiding the red herrings - the films in which he didn't appear..
Easier, 11 Qns, rossian, Jan 01 24
Category: C - People Themed
Easier
rossian
Jan 01 24
394 plays
40.
  Flying High   top quiz  
Classification Quiz
 12 Qns
Birds by Region
Here are twelve birds from around the world. Place them in the region to which they are endemic.
Average, 12 Qns, rossian, Jan 16 24
Category: Regional Quizzes
Average
rossian
Jan 16 24
294 plays
41.
  Pretend That He Just Doesn't See   best quiz  
Match Quiz
 10 Qns
Blindness in Films
There are quite a few films where a character, or more than one, is blind. Given a few hints, can you match the plots to the films where an actor was pretending that he (or she) just doesn't see?
Average, 10 Qns, rossian, Feb 07 24
Category: Something in Common
Average
rossian
Feb 07 24
698 plays
42.
  Classifying Musical Instruments   top quiz  
Classification Quiz
 12 Qns
Directly or Indirectly
I'll give you some clues which should lead you to musical instruments which fit into the brass, percussion or strings categories. Once you've worked out the right answer, move the clue to the relevant box. Sort them all into the right categories.
Easier, 12 Qns, rossian, Feb 10 24
Category: Thematic Musical Instruments
Easier
rossian
Feb 10 24
273 plays
43.
  Locate the Cricket Ground   great trivia quiz  
Label Quiz
 10 Qns
UK Cricket Grounds
The map shows some of the most well known cricket grounds of the UK. All you need to do is put the name of the ground next to the correct number. I've avoided using sponsor names, as these change so frequently, and information is valid in 2024.
Average, 10 Qns, rossian, Feb 13 24
Category: Cricket Grounds
Average
rossian
Feb 13 24
187 plays
44.
  Harry Potter Characters Collection   great trivia quiz  
Collection Quiz
 10 Qns
This quiz is about some of the characters who appeared in J K Rowling's 'Harry Potter' books. All you need to do is click on the names. To make it a bit harder I've mixed in some other famous names from children's books, so be careful..
Easier, 10 Qns, rossian, Feb 16 24
Category: Harry Potter - Characters
Easier
rossian
Feb 16 24
534 plays
45.
  Wandering the UK's Western Regions   best quiz  
Fun Fill-It
 14 Qns
Sites in the West of England
Join me on a journey around the western parts of England by filling in the blanks in this narrative style quiz.
Easier, 14 Qns, rossian, Feb 19 24
Category: Mixed Sites in Europe
Easier
rossian
Feb 19 24
105 plays
46.
  Mooning Around the Dwarf Planets   great trivia quiz  
Collection Quiz
 12 Qns
Most of the dwarf and minor planets are pretty small themselves but several of them still have moons of their own. Can you pick out the moons associated with the minor planets while avoiding moons associated with the well established planets?
Average, 12 Qns, rossian, Feb 27 24
Category: Moons
Average
rossian
Feb 27 24
227 plays
47.
  Locate the UK Films   popular trivia quiz  
Label Quiz
 10 Qns
All the films in the quiz were set in the UK. Just match the film title to the location marked on the map.
Average, 10 Qns, rossian, Mar 03 24
Category: Common Locations
Average
rossian
Mar 03 24
321 plays
48.
  Spot the Cat   top quiz  
Collection Quiz
 15 Qns
Before you tell me, I know it's usually Spot the dog, but in this quiz you need to pick out the cat breeds listed while ignoring the canines.
Average, 15 Qns, rossian, Mar 01 24
Category: Cat Breeds
Average
rossian
Mar 01 24
715 plays
49.
  Red, Orange or Green   best quiz  
Classification Quiz
 12 Qns
Can you sort these twelve items into four sets, based on their colour? Good luck.
Very Easy, 12 Qns, rossian, Mar 01 24
Category: Something in Common
Very Easy
rossian
Mar 01 24
726 plays
50.
Old Testament Tanakh: Old Testament in Photos
  Old Testament in Photos   best quiz  
Photo Match
 10 Qns
This photo match quiz asks you to work out which event in the Old Testament is being referenced. All you have to help you is the photo - and the answers. Good luck matching them up. Note - these are not in the order in which they appear in the Bible.
Average, 10 Qns, rossian, Apr 29 24
Category: Old Testament / Tanakh
Average
rossian
Apr 29 24
449 plays
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