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smeone has been a FunTrivia author since Aug 13 14 and has written 23 quizzes. smeone strongly focuses on quizzes in the fields of Humanities, Hobbies, and World.

  • has earned 900 excellent quiz ratings from quiz takers.
Bio: My blurb is so personal no-one has ever seen it!
Hobbies: Reading, Theatre, Writing, Cooking, Line-Dancing, Sewing, Card-making, Grand-children
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1.
  Euphemisms: Can You Recognize Them?   popular trivia quiz  
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
A euphemism is a word or phrase which is perceived as a more pleasant substitute for an unpleasant word. For example, "correctional facility" is a euphemism for "jail". Here are some common euphemisms. Your job is to indicate what they mean.
Easier, 10 Qns, smeone, Jun 19 22
Category: Language Use
Easier
smeone
Jun 19 22
2554 plays
2.
  What is the Right Word for Such People?   great trivia quiz  
Multiple Choice
 15 Qns
I'm a great fan of the right word. Some words are so perfectly suited that we really should use them whenever possible. Here are some situations where the perfect word is offered for the people described. Can you find that word?
Average, 15 Qns, smeone, Feb 25 23
Category: Vocabulary
Average
smeone
Feb 25 23
1632 plays
3.
  Improve your Vocabulary? Easy as ABC   popular trivia quiz  
Multiple Choice
 15 Qns
Good vocabularies make for clear, informative communication. Here are some fine, useful words starting with the first three letters of the alphabet. Once we've learned our ABC's, who can know how far we'll go?
Easier, 15 Qns, smeone, Nov 24 14
Category: Words A - M
Easier
smeone
1278 plays
4.
  Jane's the Name: but which one am I?   popular trivia quiz  
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
The name "Jane" has been a common female name throughout history. Here are ten well-known Janes. You need to guess the last name for each Jane as described.
Average, 10 Qns, smeone, Nov 03 17
Category: First Names H-J
Average
smeone
Nov 03 17
707 plays
5.
  Improve your Vocabulary: Easy as G-H-I    
Multiple Choice
 15 Qns
Well Fun Trivia quizzers, you've run from A to F in the vocabulary obstacle course. So let's take a shower and try the next round all refreshed and ready to go.
Easier, 15 Qns, smeone, Dec 12 15
Category: Words A - M
Easier
smeone
897 plays
6.
  The Name Says it All - Literally    
Multiple Choice
 15 Qns
Many great fictional works have been written with the title being the name of the protagonist. When we start to read these novels we know what they are about even before we start! Get ready to identify these titular characters.
Average, 15 Qns, smeone, Sep 19 14
Category: Eponymous Characters
Average
smeone
717 plays
7.
  What is the Right Word for Such People? Part II   great trivia quiz  
Multiple Choice
 15 Qns
I enjoyed writing the first quiz on this topic, and from your feedback, you seemed to like playing it. So let's get the words right again Fun Trivia players!
Average, 15 Qns, smeone, Jan 27 24
Category: Vocabulary
Average
smeone
Jan 27 24
887 plays
8.
  Julia Child Masters the Art of French Cooking   great trivia quiz  
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
Julia Child, whose "Mastering the Art of French Cooking, Part One" encouraged home cooks to prepare good French food for the first time. Here are some questions about that revolutionary 1961 cookbook.
Average, 10 Qns, smeone, Sep 25 14
Category: French Foods
Average
smeone
424 plays
9.
  Decisive Battles: Which Ones Are They?   great trivia quiz  
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
This is a selection of historically decisive battles in chronological order. The descriptions of the outcomes should help you to select the correct names of the battles.
Average, 10 Qns, smeone, Feb 16 22
Category: Historical Battles
Average
smeone
Feb 16 22
695 plays
10.
  Songs About Water   popular trivia quiz  
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
There are quite a few songs out there connected in some way to water. These questions reveal but a few of them. Enjoy.
Average, 10 Qns, smeone, Nov 21 18
Category: Water and Bodies of Water in Songs
Average
smeone
Nov 21 18
503 plays
11.
  Name that Dance   great trivia quiz  
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
Dancing is an artistic way for us to express ourselves. We either watch dance, perform it, or occasionally break out into it during moments of joy or triumph. See how much you know about this art form/exercise/cultural activity that we all enjoy.
Average, 10 Qns, smeone, Oct 05 14
Category: Dance
Average
smeone
497 plays
12.
  American Diner Slang: Order Up!    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
Cooks and waitresses in American diners have developed slang for their cooking and ordering partnerships. Here are some you might hear yelled across the counter. Sadly, there's not much evidence of how these phrases originated.
Average, 10 Qns, smeone, Nov 20 22
Category: American Slang
Average
smeone
Nov 20 22
755 plays
13.
  Famous Cathedrals/Churches: Famous for good reason   popular trivia quiz  
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
No matter what our faiths may be, travellers often visit cathedrals around the world to enjoy their architectural excellence. Here are some famous churches which also have other tales to tell. See if you can work out which ones they are.
Average, 10 Qns, smeone, Nov 23 21
Category: Religious Buildings
Average
smeone
Nov 23 21
489 plays
14.
  What in the World Are They Talking About? Part 2   popular trivia quiz  
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
More cultural signs from around the world in a follow-up to my first quiz on this topic. Your job, as before, is to work out what in the world these folk are talking about.
Average, 10 Qns, smeone, Oct 19 14
Category: Culture Mixes
Average
smeone
503 plays
15.
  What in the World are You Talking About?    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
Certain cultural signs are often a clue to where on earth we might be. This quiz will suggest encounters you might have with people around the world. Your job is to decide what these encounters are most likely to mean.
Average, 10 Qns, smeone, Oct 26 14
Category: Culture Mixes
Average
smeone
464 plays
16.
  Pasta Shapes: so many from which to choose.    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
Who doesn't love pasta in some form or another? The Italians, of course, have a huge number of pasta shapes, many designed for specific recipes and sauces. Can you work out which ones are which in this quiz?
Average, 10 Qns, smeone, Jan 10 15
Category: Italian Foods
Average
smeone
491 plays
17.
  What or Where: Now That's a Good Question    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
Many things are meant to be in the right place at the right time, so much so that just hearing the word allows you to know exactly where you might be. Take the quiz and see if I am right.
Average, 10 Qns, smeone, Jun 24 16
Category: Vocabulary
Average
smeone
366 plays
18.
  Salt: Can't live without it, or can we?    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
Most of us love salt, although sometimes more than we should. But salt is so predominant in our lives that it contributes more to human culture than just spicing up our foods.
Average, 10 Qns, smeone, Aug 20 14
Category: History of Food
Average
smeone
490 plays
19.
  Songs About Water Part II    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
It's time to explore another "sea" of watery songs. So let's go to the second round now and find out if we have fully "plumbed the depths".
Average, 10 Qns, smeone, Nov 21 18
Category: Water and Bodies of Water in Songs
Average
smeone
Nov 21 18
252 plays
20.
  Julia Child: Masters the Art of French Cooking II   popular trivia quiz  
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
In the first quiz on this topic, we looked at Volume One of Child's Book "Mastering the Art of French Cooking". This time we are going to enjoy browsing Volume Two of her book of the same name.
Average, 10 Qns, smeone, Nov 08 14
Category: French Foods
Average
smeone
560 plays
21.
  They Died Sad Deaths Far from Home   popular trivia quiz  
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
There is something painfully sad about dying far away from home. However, there were many well-known people who suffered such a lonely fate. Here are only ten of them, although there are more.
Tough, 10 Qns, smeone, Nov 30 14
Category: What a Way to Go
Tough
smeone
587 plays
22.
  Name that Dance, Part Two    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
When creating the quiz "Name that Dance, Part One", I realized how many different dances there are out there in the world. See if you can identify ten more of them in this second round.
Average, 10 Qns, smeone, Nov 27 14
Category: Dance
Average
smeone
246 plays
23.
  Improve your Vocabulary? Easy as D-E-F    
Multiple Choice
 15 Qns
You've played the first quiz in this series - Easy as ABC. Now try playing D-E-F to move your vocabulary onward to the end of the alphabet.
Average, 15 Qns, smeone, Nov 27 14
Category: Words A - M
Average
smeone
749 plays