Author Biography: stuthehistoryguy

1.

  Sludge Around Quizzyland - 20 questions - 11 mins

Whosoever loves life must also love sludge, for sludge is the stuff that life is made of! Here are 20 questions about sludge - one from each Quizzyland category.

Difficult, 20 Qns, stuthehistoryguy, Feb 01 22

Category: Thematic Fun

Difficult
stuthehistoryguy
Feb 01 22
74190 plays

2.

  If They Made a Movie ... - 10 questions - 7 mins

For each of these historical questions, pick the movie title that provides the best answer. Good luck!

Difficult, 10 Qns, stuthehistoryguy, Aug 15 06

Category: Difficult History

Difficult
stuthehistoryguy
20686 plays

3.

  Danny Boy - 10 questions - 2 mins

D'ye remember that most beloved of tunes, lads and lassies? Sing it wi' me, then!

Very Easy, 10 Qns, stuthehistoryguy, Nov 25 07

Category: Irish Music

Very Easy
stuthehistoryguy
6932 plays

4.

  John Wayne for People Who Hate John Wayne - 10 questions - 6 mins

Recently, a well-respected Funtrivia.com personality remarked that he had been unable to sit through "any but one" John Wayne movie. Gatsby, this quiz is for you.

Easier, 10 Qns, stuthehistoryguy, Dec 15 21

Category: Wayne, John

Easier
stuthehistoryguy
Dec 15 21
4336 plays

5.

  The Dogs of War - 10 questions - 5 mins

A quiz on the dogs who have faced battle throughout time.

Average, 10 Qns, stuthehistoryguy, Oct 10 11

Category: War History

Average
stuthehistoryguy
4031 plays

6.

  Good Deeds of Bad Men - 10 questions - 9 mins

A tip of the hat to the occasional decent acts performed by leaders of organized crime. Although they may have been quite genuine in their more admirable work, we should hesitate before pronouncing any of them truly honorable.

Tough, 10 Qns, stuthehistoryguy, Jul 19 07

Category: Mafia and The Mob

Tough
stuthehistoryguy
5771 plays

7.

  Vampires of the Enlightenment - 10 questions - 6 mins

Paradoxical as it may seem, the proudly rational era of the 18th century was also the heyday of popular belief in vampires.

Average, 10 Qns, stuthehistoryguy, Dec 24 12

Category: The Enlightenment

Average
stuthehistoryguy
4219 plays

8.

  Wanna Change Alignment? - 10 questions - 6 mins

A quiz on the ethical mores of playing characters consistently in the Dungeons and Dragons system.

Average, 10 Qns, stuthehistoryguy, Aug 29 12

Category: Dungeons and Dragons

Average
stuthehistoryguy
3233 plays

9.

  Atari Coin-Op: The Greatest Hits - 10 questions - 6 mins

If you were a mall-bound adolescent in the early 1980s, these classic video diversions were your first taste of the digital world. How much do you remember about these great games?

Tough, 10 Qns, stuthehistoryguy, Sep 13 06

Category: Atari Games Mixture

Tough
stuthehistoryguy
5586 plays

10.

  Nikki Giovanni - 10 questions - 5 mins

What was forgotten in the terrible tragedy at Virginia Tech is that one of the professors who tried to stop it, Nikki Giovanni, is one of our greatest living poets. A tribute.

Average, 10 Qns, stuthehistoryguy, May 02 07

Category: People E-G

Average
stuthehistoryguy
1606 plays

11.

  Anna Nicole Smith - The Model - 10 questions - 5 mins

Lost in the morass of celebrity gossip and reality show hype is the fact that Anna Nicole Smith was one of the revolutionary models of her time. A quiz in tribute to this beautiful lady.

Average, 10 Qns, stuthehistoryguy, Jun 07 22

Category: Fashion Models & Designers

Average
stuthehistoryguy
Jun 07 22
3922 plays

12.

  The Infancy Gospel of Thomas - 10 questions - 6 mins

This "lost gospel" recounts some entertaining (and potentially enlightening) stories about Jesus' childhood. Take this quiz to find out more!

Average, 10 Qns, stuthehistoryguy, Aug 19 06

Category: Non-Canonical 'Scripture'

Average
stuthehistoryguy
2059 plays

13.

  The Worst Trivia Quiz of All Time - 10 questions - 6 mins

In a recent Quiz Makers' Guild meeting, several "bad" sorts of questions were identified. By way of example, I, the humble Stuthehistoryguy, offer this quiz.

Average, 10 Qns, stuthehistoryguy, Nov 22 21

Category: Unacceptable Questions

Average
stuthehistoryguy
Nov 22 21
82097 plays

14.

  African Lands - 10 questions - 4 mins

Name the countries from the clues given. This quiz is aimed at the beginner, but old hands might learn a little, too. Have fun!

Easier, 10 Qns, stuthehistoryguy, Jul 03 12

Recommended for grades: 9,10,11,12

Category: Africa

Easier
stuthehistoryguy
12684 plays

15.

  Fractured Fiends - Vampire Puzzlers! - 10 questions - 5 mins

A quiz of fractured terms, all relating to vampires in some way. Sound them out, follow the hints, and score!

Average, 10 Qns, stuthehistoryguy, Apr 24 13

Category: Fractured Words

Average
stuthehistoryguy
14826 plays

16.

  Fractured Physiology - 10 questions - 5 mins

I give you a physiology term in fractured form, you give me the standard version. For example: "Dope a mean" = dopamine. Here's hoping you don't break your...no, that pun is too obvious. Terribly sorry.

Average, 10 Qns, stuthehistoryguy, Feb 21 22

Category: Fractured Science

Average
stuthehistoryguy
Feb 21 22
14363 plays

17.

  Man's Best (Fractured) Friend - 10 questions - 4 mins

A quiz of fractured terms, all relating to dogs in some way. Sound them out, follow the hints, and score!

Easier, 10 Qns, stuthehistoryguy, Feb 21 22

Category: Fractured Animals

Easier
stuthehistoryguy
Feb 21 22
8749 plays

18.

  Mysterious Monsters - 10 questions - 2 mins

Identify 10 legendary beings that have scared people since the dawn of time. If you frighten easily, just repeat to yourself: "It's only a quiz, it's only a quiz...."

Very Easy, 10 Qns, stuthehistoryguy, Aug 18 09

Category: Myths and Legends for Kids

Very Easy
stuthehistoryguy
7222 plays

19.

  An All-Time Baseball Roster - 15 questions - 9 mins

My picks for American baseball's all-time team. See if you can spot these immortals from the descriptions given. Let the arguments begin!

Average, 15 Qns, stuthehistoryguy, Nov 11 21

Category: Baseball

Average
stuthehistoryguy
Nov 11 21
5792 plays

20.

  Badges and Other Symbols of the Holocaust - 10 questions - 5 mins

This quiz asks you to assume to role of a recent deportee to a concentration camp and interpret your surroundings based on your knowledge of Holocaust symbolism.

Average, 10 Qns, stuthehistoryguy, Apr 07 13

Category: Holocaust

Average
stuthehistoryguy
8665 plays

21.

  An Easy Quizzle of Your General Knizzle - 10 questions - 4 mins

OK, I'm going to try to write an "easy" quiz without being dumb. Wish me luck!

Average, 10 Qns, stuthehistoryguy, Feb 01 22

Category: Mixed

Average
stuthehistoryguy
Feb 01 22
11620 plays

22.

  My True Love Guild to Me - 12th Day - 10 questions - 5 mins

Quiz Maker Guild author Stuthehistoryguy has wrapped a Christmas quiz gift of "Twelve Drummers Drumming". Be assured that any of these fine fellows would be a welcome addition to your holiday band!

Average, 10 Qns, stuthehistoryguy, Jan 08 09

Category: Twelve Days of Christmas

Average
stuthehistoryguy
9245 plays

23.

  The Good Samaritan - 10 questions - 5 mins

A quiz on Jesus' classic parable of compassion. All scripture references NRSV.

Average, 10 Qns, stuthehistoryguy, Jul 08 11

Category: Luke

Average
stuthehistoryguy
4683 plays

24.

  Will This Book Ever Get Written? - 10 questions - 6 mins

As some Funtrivia regulars know, I'm writing a book on world history - among other things. This quiz goes over some of the periods I'm working on. Hopefully you'll like the material half as much as I do!

Average, 10 Qns, stuthehistoryguy, Dec 15 10

Category: World History

Average
stuthehistoryguy
7687 plays

25.

  The Great Vampire Films - 10 questions - 6 mins

A quiz on the undead legends of the silver screen.

Tough, 10 Qns, stuthehistoryguy, Aug 22 12

Category: Vampire Movies

Tough
stuthehistoryguy
5457 plays

26.

  Cameroon: A Historical Landscape - 10 questions - 4 mins

A quiz on the people, events, and movements that have shaped this land.

Easier, 10 Qns, stuthehistoryguy, Aug 27 14

Category: African

Easier
stuthehistoryguy
2891 plays

27.

  Fractured Physiology 2.0 - 10 questions - 5 mins

I give you a physiology term in fractured form, you give me the standard version. For example: "Ought own amok" = "Autonomic". They get better - I promise!

Average, 10 Qns, stuthehistoryguy, Feb 21 22

Category: Fractured Science

Average
stuthehistoryguy
Feb 21 22
10146 plays

28.

  Why Georgia? - 10 questions - 5 mins

One of the most profound questions historians ask is "Why?" This quiz attempts to answer that question across various episodes of Georgian history. Have fun!

Average, 10 Qns, stuthehistoryguy, Oct 02 13

Category: European

Average
stuthehistoryguy
3016 plays

29.

  The Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia - 10 questions - 4 mins

The pieces, places, and people that make up this nation of Southeast Europe, now called North Macedonia.

Average, 10 Qns, stuthehistoryguy, Sep 15 22

Category: Macedonia

Average
stuthehistoryguy
Sep 15 22
2750 plays

30.

  Croatia: A Historical Landscape - 10 questions - 4 mins

A quiz on the people, events, and movements that have shaped this land.

Easier, 10 Qns, stuthehistoryguy, Mar 24 14

Category: Croatia

Easier
stuthehistoryguy
4279 plays

31.

  FYR Macedonia: Modern is the New Ancient - 10 questions - 4 mins

A quiz on the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, aka FYROM or FYR Macedonia. It became the Republic of North Macedonia in February 2019.

Average, 10 Qns, stuthehistoryguy, May 11 17

Category: European

Average
stuthehistoryguy
May 11 17
2798 plays

32.

  My Favorite NFL Players 2.0 - 10 questions - 4 mins

This quiz covers players I have read about, watched on film, grown up with, and watched as an adult. A couple of these are lesser-known, but a solid football fan should be able to sort them out.

Easier, 10 Qns, stuthehistoryguy, Aug 24 13

Category: American Football

Easier
stuthehistoryguy
1240 plays

33.

  My 2013 Reading Challenge - 10 questions - 5 mins

I set myself a challenge in 2013 to read more novels, especially those I had skirted as a student. This quiz covers some of the best.

Average, 10 Qns, stuthehistoryguy, Feb 20 22

Category: Name the Book

Average
stuthehistoryguy
Feb 20 22
2926 plays

34.

  Questionable Historic Sites - 10 questions - 9 mins

This quiz is inspired by James Loewen's book "Lies Across America", which questions the way monuments present American history. In other words, historic sites do not always tell the whole truth.

Difficult, 10 Qns, stuthehistoryguy, Nov 11 06

Category: Difficult U.S. History

Difficult
stuthehistoryguy
5895 plays

35.

  Roadside America 2.0 - Reclaim Your Vacation! - 10 questions - 7 mins

More fun destinations for folks who dare to vacation the way THEY want to!

Average, 10 Qns, stuthehistoryguy, Feb 04 17

Category: USA - Travel

Average
stuthehistoryguy
Feb 04 17
4583 plays

36.

  Africa, Actually - 10 questions - 3 mins

A kids' quiz on quite the continent!

Easier, 10 Qns, stuthehistoryguy, Nov 09 08

Recommended for grades: 7,8,9

Category: African Geography for Kids

Easier
stuthehistoryguy
2982 plays

37.

  The Gastronomic Guild Gets Goofy - 10 questions - 7 mins

Nine great Quiz Makers Guild authors - and I - pitched together some of our more esoteric food ideas for this quiz. Please keep in mind that what is probably the tastiest dish here involves saintly dismemberment. Bon appetit!

Difficult, 10 Qns, stuthehistoryguy, Jul 07 13

Category: Incredible Edibles

Difficult
stuthehistoryguy
6672 plays

38.

  Dead Parrots Across the Ages - 10 questions - 5 mins

The famed "Dead Parrot" sketch, in all its glory. Questions from both the canonical first airing and its many later performances and homages are included.

Average, 10 Qns, stuthehistoryguy, Apr 25 21

Category: Monty Python

Average
stuthehistoryguy
Apr 25 21
2557 plays

39.

  Batman: The Killing Joke - 10 questions - 5 mins

Originally published in 1988, Alan Moore's "The Killing Joke" (drawn by Brian Bolland) was a turning point for Batman as a character, and arguably for comics as a whole.

Average, 10 Qns, stuthehistoryguy, Jun 29 21

Category: Batman

Average
stuthehistoryguy
Jun 29 21
1975 plays

40.

  Kenya: The Road to Independence 2.0 - 10 questions - 6 mins

A quiz on Kenyan history through the colonial period into the time of national consciousness and the cusp of violent revolution.

Average, 10 Qns, stuthehistoryguy, Sep 05 14

Category: Kenya

Average
stuthehistoryguy
3998 plays

41.

  And He Shall Be Called Shatner - 10 questions - 5 mins

A homily on the life and work of the immortal William Shatner.

Average, 10 Qns, stuthehistoryguy, Nov 13 21

Category: Celebrities Q-S

Average
stuthehistoryguy
Nov 13 21
3571 plays

42.

  Miscellaneous Malawi - 10 questions - 5 mins

Some historical trivia questions aimed at giving an overview of life in Malawi. Enjoy!

Average, 10 Qns, stuthehistoryguy, Aug 03 18

Category: Malawi

Average
stuthehistoryguy
Aug 03 18
3703 plays

43.

  Porajmos: The Gypsy Holocaust - 10 questions - 5 mins

Though less well-known than the campaigns against the Jews, the mass exterminations of European Gypsies during World War II were no less systematically brutal. I hope this quiz helps make this neglected example of inhumanity more clear.

Average, 10 Qns, stuthehistoryguy, Mar 03 14

Category: Holocaust

Average
stuthehistoryguy
1874 plays

44.

  "Caddyshack": The Graduate Seminar - 10 questions - 8 mins

A quiz for those who want to go beyond the surface of this classic comedy. You can try it if you're a casual fan, but this is a good deal more challenging, intellectually and spiritually, than "Caddyshack 101".

Tough, 10 Qns, stuthehistoryguy, Sep 25 09

Category: Caddyshack .

Tough
stuthehistoryguy
3699 plays

45.

  Notable Unitarians and Universalists - 15 questions - 7 mins

Since contemporary Unitarian Universalists do not have any particular creed, they tend to identify with examples of how their forebears have lived. This quiz covers some well-known UU forerunners.

Average, 15 Qns, stuthehistoryguy, Sep 10 11

Category: Unitarian Universalism

Average
stuthehistoryguy
1238 plays

46.

  The Nanjing Massacre - 10 questions - 4 mins

A quiz about Japanese atrocities following the fall of the Chinese Republic's capital, also known as the Rape of Nanking. Though I have used discretion in writing these questions, this topic is not for the squeamish.

Average, 10 Qns, stuthehistoryguy, Apr 01 08

Category: Pacific War

Average
stuthehistoryguy
1902 plays

47.

  10 Degrees of Charles Manson - 10 questions - 7 mins

This quiz traces connections that most decent people wish did not exist. I would say "have fun", but that might not be appropriate under the circumstances.

Tough, 10 Qns, stuthehistoryguy, Jul 02 14

Category: Serial Killers

Tough
stuthehistoryguy
3293 plays

48.

  Early 2010s Alternative Rock #1 Tracks - 10 questions - 5 mins

Some great music if Top 40 radio isn't your thing.

Average, 10 Qns, stuthehistoryguy, Dec 28 16

Category: Alternative Rock

Average
stuthehistoryguy
Dec 28 16
2022 plays

49.

  Colombia: The Good With The Bad - 10 questions - 3 mins

A quiz on the ups and downs of Colombian history and culture.

Average, 10 Qns, stuthehistoryguy, Oct 12 11

Category: Colombia

Average
stuthehistoryguy
3332 plays

50.

  "The Venture Brothers" - Who Said It? - 10 questions - 4 mins

A quiz on the Cartoon Network's Adult Swim series "The Venture Brothers" asking the player to match memorable quotes to their respective characters. You may like the quotes even if you're not a fan.

Average, 10 Qns, stuthehistoryguy, Jul 13 07

Category: Venture Brothers, The

Average
stuthehistoryguy
781 plays