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spaceowl has been a FunTrivia author since Jan 09 12 and has written 28 quizzes. spaceowl writes for many different categories, but is most active in History, Entertainment, and People.

  • has earned 348 excellent quiz ratings from quiz takers.
  • has adopted / renovated 9 quizzes that required editing work to date.
  • last seen online Apr 16 24, and most recent quiz went online Oct 11 22.
Bio: 58 year old DNA sink and general waste of oxygen. Lives in Middlesbrough, England so obviously did something bad in a previous life.
Supports Middlesbrough FC (see above). Works for a major Indian IT firm.
Hobbies: Reading, writing, wargaming and modelling, football (spectator only!), Observing the Way of the Sloth.
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Quizzes / Other Works Authored by spaceowl
1.
  Name The Writer    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
In this quiz I'll be posing questions about writers from ten different countries who have published books since 1950. The criteria was just 'foreign writers off my bookshelves (and one Briton). See how many you can get.
Average, 10 Qns, spaceowl, Sep 16 22
Category: Authors and their Works
Average
spaceowl
Sep 16 22
456 plays
2.
  Air Warfare in WW2    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
This quiz has ten fairly straightforward questions about the war in the air during the Second World War, covering all participants and theatres of war.
Average, 10 Qns, spaceowl, Aug 19 22
Category: WW2 Aircraft
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spaceowl
Aug 19 22
539 plays
3.
  Historical Figures: The Letter 'F'    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
Famous folk starting with F - how many can you find?
Average, 10 Qns, spaceowl, Sep 24 22
Category: People by Surname
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spaceowl
Sep 24 22
408 plays
4.
  War in Korea    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
Ten questions about the Korean War. How many will you get?
Average, 10 Qns, spaceowl, Aug 06 22
Recommended for grades: 7,8,9
Category: Korean War
Average
spaceowl
Aug 06 22
326 plays
5.
  Chernobyl: Worst Nuclear Disaster    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
On 26th April 1986, the world's worst nuclear accident occurred at the Vladimir Lenin Nuclear Power Plant in Pripyat in what was then the USSR. Here is a short quiz about the disaster and its aftermath.
Tough, 10 Qns, spaceowl, Aug 12 22
Category: Nuclear Accidents
Tough
spaceowl
Aug 12 22
310 plays
6.
  1904    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
A short quiz on the happenings of 1904 around the world.
Average, 10 Qns, spaceowl, Aug 16 22
Category: 1900s History
Average
spaceowl
Aug 16 22
275 plays
7.
  Biplanes of World War II   popular trivia quiz  
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
This quiz features biplanes at the twilight of their operational careers.
Average, 10 Qns, spaceowl, Aug 11 22
Category: WW2 Aircraft
Average
spaceowl
Aug 11 22
223 plays
8.
  Great British Eccentrics Multiple Choice Quiz   great trivia quiz  
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
The UK has produced a massive crop of eccentrics in the last three hundred years. Which of these strange folk did what?
Tough, 10 Qns, spaceowl, Jan 07 13
Category: U.K. People
Tough
spaceowl
623 plays
9.
  The Late Great Spike Milligan   great trivia quiz  
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
Funny, anarchic, inventive, insane...Spike Milligan was all of these things and more. The legacy he left to British humour is vast, but how much do you know about the man?
Average, 10 Qns, spaceowl, Jan 07 13
Category: Celebrities M-P
Average
spaceowl
327 plays
10.
Napoleonic Wars: The Uniforms of the Napoleonic Era
  The Uniforms of the Napoleonic Era    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
Probably at no time in history did fashion and war intersect as closely as they did in the Napoleonic Wars (1805-1815). Here are a few questions about some of the national uniform colours during that time period.
Average, 10 Qns, spaceowl, Oct 22 22
Category: Napoleonic Wars
Average
spaceowl
Oct 22 22
247 plays
11.
  Horses for Courses    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
Lets see how you go in this one!
Average, 10 Qns, spaceowl, Dec 27 22
Category: Horse Breeds
Average
spaceowl
Dec 27 22
236 plays
12.
  Nigel Who?    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
Derived from the Latin Nigellus meaning dark or shadowy, the name Nigel has been around since the Middle Ages. Do you know your Nigels? Here are a handful to test your Nigel Knowledge.
Average, 10 Qns, spaceowl, Jul 29 22
Category: First Names M-P
Average
spaceowl
Jul 29 22
170 plays
13.
  The Black Brunswickers    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
Formed in 1809, this volunteer force from the tiny German state of Brunswick fought in three seperate campaigns ending with their contribution to the Battle of Waterloo. How much do you know about them?
Average, 10 Qns, spaceowl, May 12 12
Category: Napoleonic Wars
Average
spaceowl
196 plays
14.
  Nuclear Holocaust at the Movies   popular trivia quiz  
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
The end of the world has been portrayed many times on screen - how many of these films or TV movies do you recognise? Note - they're not just UK or American.
Difficult, 10 Qns, spaceowl, Jul 15 15
Category: Something in Common
Difficult
spaceowl
383 plays
15.
  Great British Eccentrics: Part 2    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
Following on the success of Part 1, here are ten more weirds, bizarres and grotesques from the last four hundred years of British and Imperial history.
Tough, 10 Qns, spaceowl, Aug 03 12
Category: U.K. People
Tough
spaceowl
442 plays
16.
  'Threads': Nuclear War on the BBC   popular trivia quiz  
Multiple Choice
 15 Qns
When it was first broadcast on BBC1 in 1984, it was truly frightening television. It still is. How much do you remember of it?
Tough, 15 Qns, spaceowl, May 12 12
Category: T
Tough
spaceowl
133 plays
17.
  White Death: The Winter War 1939-40    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
When, in November 1939, the USSR invaded Finland, it looked as if the Finns would be overwhelmed by the mighty Red Army. What do you know about the heroic Finnish defence?
Tough, 10 Qns, spaceowl, Apr 14 12
Category: Eastern Front
Tough
spaceowl
286 plays
18.
  Jasper Fforde - Shades of Grey    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
'Shades of Grey' is Jasper Fforde's first novel in the 'Chromagencia' series - how much did you notice?
Average, 10 Qns, spaceowl, Apr 14 12
Category: Fforde, Jasper
Average
spaceowl
117 plays
19.
  The Quaker Parrot    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
Popular pet, versatile survivor and talented avian engineer, the Quaker is an exceptional member of the parrot family. How much do you know about them?
Average, 10 Qns, spaceowl, Jan 07 14
Category: Pet Birds
Average
spaceowl
511 plays
20.
  'Bad Machinery' #2 - 'The Case of the Good Boy'    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
'The Case of the Good Boy' is the second book in John Allison's 'Bad Machinery' and now our young detectives are dealing with pet ownership, infant management, rare animal smuggling and the problems of cryptic Canadian wildlife.
Average, 10 Qns, spaceowl, Sep 25 22
Category: Comics A-D
Average
spaceowl
Sep 25 22
64 plays
21.
  Daily Greet! A 'This is Jinsy' Quiz!    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
Were you one of the approximately twelve people who watched this surreal new comedy on Sky Atlantic? If you were, you might be able to answer these questions.
Average, 10 Qns, spaceowl, Jan 07 13
Category: T
Average
spaceowl
156 plays
22.
  'Bad Machinery' #3 'The Case of the Simple Soul'    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
'The Case of the Simple Soul' is the third book of John Allison's 'Bad Machinery' series and now our young detectives are growing up, experiencing first love, theft, barn fires, trolls and wrongful arrest, as the first school year comes to an end.
Average, 10 Qns, spaceowl, Oct 03 22
Category: Comics A-D
Average
spaceowl
Oct 03 22
66 plays
23.
  The Romanian Army at War, 1941-1944    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
Romania had the second biggest Axis army on the Eastern Front after Germany, yet remains almost unknown in the West. How much do you know about it?
Average, 10 Qns, spaceowl, May 28 12
Category: Eastern Front
Average
spaceowl
248 plays
24.
  Sir Henry at Rawlinson End    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
Produced by a drunk, written by a drunk, directed by a drunk and starring a drunk...and that's a comment from the producer. What do you know about this classic piece of comic British surrealism?
Average, 10 Qns, spaceowl, Apr 14 12
Category: Sg - Sk Movies
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spaceowl
95 plays
25.
  Elevate! It's Half Man Half Biscuit    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
Who said comedy records can't be credible? How much do you know about the Wirral-based Indie fun-merchants HMHB?
Average, 10 Qns, spaceowl, Mar 10 16
Category: Half Man Half Biscuit
Average
spaceowl
135 plays
26.
  Role Playing Games - The Early(ish) Years    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
Some questions on the earlier years of role-playing, based on my memories of the games I was playing between 1979 - 1989.
Tough, 10 Qns, spaceowl, Mar 11 12
Category: Role Playing Games
Tough
spaceowl
214 plays
27.
  'Bad Machinery' #1 - 'The Case of the Team Spirit'    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
'The Case of the Team Spirit' is the first book in John Allison's 'Bad Machinery' series that follows on from 'Scary Go Round'. This introduces the young detectives and gives them a difficult case involving Russian Oligarchs, Russian Spirits and football
Average, 10 Qns, spaceowl, Sep 15 22
Category: Comics A-D
Average
spaceowl
Sep 15 22
77 plays
28.
  The Mad World of "Giant Days"    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
This 54-part (not including holiday specials) series is set in the recent here-and-now and covers the adventures of Esther, Suzie and Daisy as they navigate their way through university life at Sheffield Uni. Ready to go?
Tough, 10 Qns, spaceowl, Aug 20 22
Category: Comics E-K
Tough
spaceowl
Aug 20 22
86 plays