51.

  Galatians: Kidnapped by the Rules    

Multiple Choice

 15 Qns

Something had gone wrong in Galatia. The Galatians were "deserting" the true message for something dangerously different: keeping the rules. This quiz examines a letter Paul wrote to lay bare the deception and to rescue the Galatians from the deceivers.

Average, 15 Qns, uglybird, Mar 24 10

Category: Galatians

Average
uglybird
1477 plays

52.

  "De" Spaced Out Quiz    

Multiple Choice

 10 Qns

I give you the meaning of a word starting with "de" and then the meaning of the phrase created if a space is added after "de" and "de" is taken as "the". For instance, deport becomes "de port", "de port" being the place where they keep "de ships".

Average, 10 Qns, uglybird, Nov 01 04

Category: Starting With ...

Average
uglybird
2807 plays

53.

  Of Judges and Regicides    

Multiple Choice

 10 Qns

My guest, William Goffe, was one of 59 signatories of the death warrant for Charles I. He will quiz you regarding the actions of Charles I that led to this extreme expediency.

Tough, 10 Qns, uglybird, May 21 06

Category: UK History

Tough
uglybird
2137 plays

54.

  Subatomic Physics Made Easier    

Multiple Choice

 10 Qns

The Standard Model organizes the subatomic world into a simple, beautiful and easily learned framework. If you already know it, come and score some easy points; otherwise make some shrewd guesses and learn to love it.

Average, 10 Qns, uglybird, Jul 28 21

Category: Atomic and Subatomic Physics

Average
uglybird
Jul 28 21
3616 plays

55.

  Nerdy Words For Wordy Nerds    

Multiple Choice

 10 Qns

After a tough day of train spotting, sucking seer and biting the heads off of chickens, it might be nice to settle down, hang up your anorak and play with words.

Difficult, 10 Qns, uglybird, Sep 01 10

Category: Etymology

Difficult
uglybird
2778 plays

56.

  A Hitchhiker's Guide To Epistemology    

Multiple Choice

 10 Qns

Imagine what might happen if your friend, Arthur, challenged your belief that you had a co-worker with a Ford Prefect. Better yet, don't imagine it. Play my quiz instead, a quiz certified to be an EPPQ (an Entertaining and Painless Philosophy Quiz).

Average, 10 Qns, uglybird, Mar 01 13

Category: Philosophy

Average
uglybird
3556 plays

57.

  An American's Quiz on Australia    

Multiple Choice

 10 Qns

I've never been to Australia, and I've never seen a "Crocodile Dundee" movie. (Someday I hope to remedy one of the two.) See if you know the same odd facts about Australia that I do.

Average, 10 Qns, uglybird, Jul 28 23

Category: Australia

Average
uglybird
Jul 28 23
3566 plays

58.

  The Nightmare Quiz    

Multiple Choice

 10 Qns

You awake with a start - palms sweating, heart bounding. You drift back to sleep only to find yourself back in "The Nightmare Quiz".

Tough, 10 Qns, uglybird, Dec 18 14

Category: Sleep and Dreams

Tough
uglybird
3244 plays

59.

  Rock and Roll's Top Ten Tramps, Tarts and Teases    

Multiple Choice

 10 Qns

The Insipid Song Lovers Association counts down the Top 10 tarts of "pre-Beatle" rock and roll. Try to guess the titles, names and lyrics as we describe the exploits of these shameless sirens.

Average, 10 Qns, uglybird, Jun 16 21

Category: Rock Lyrics

Average
uglybird
Jun 16 21
3507 plays

60.

  Much More Than a Neil Sedaka Lyrics    

Multiple Choice

 10 Qns

Neil Sedaka's "Oh Carol" is insipid, predictable, clichéd...and I love it. Rack up some easy points, even if you've never heard the song. (It's that predictable.) And I'll explain why I'm still hooked. As a bonus you'll also find out about ISLA.

Easier, 10 Qns, uglybird, Mar 13 16

Category: Sedaka, Neil

Easier
uglybird
2898 plays

61.

  Things To Do With Words    

Multiple Choice

 10 Qns

If you like words and playing with words and words about words, then this quiz is for you.

Difficult, 10 Qns, uglybird, Jul 15 22

Category: Grammatical and Lexical Items

Difficult
uglybird
Jul 15 22
4517 plays

62.

  Population: Bomb or Bottleneck?    

Multiple Choice

 10 Qns

What is our planet's planet's future with respect to demographics, economics and environment? As you take this quiz, you might be encouraged that future prospects are less dire than you believed.

Average, 10 Qns, uglybird, Apr 11 24

Category: Environmental Problems

Average
uglybird
Apr 11 24
2718 plays

63.

  The Travails of the Union Jack    

Multiple Choice

 10 Qns

Journey through British history with the hapless Jack as he tests your knowledge of the controversies that plagued the noble Union Jack. (Militant mavens of political correctness may want to skip this one.)

Tough, 10 Qns, uglybird, Jan 13 15

Category: UK History

Tough
uglybird
2188 plays

64.

  ISLA Spotlights Paul Anka: Shoulder - HA!    

Multiple Choice

 10 Qns

"Put your head on my shoulder," Paul Anka says. But we all knew what he was really after: the kiss. This Insipid Song Lovers Association quiz examines his strategy. (No prior knowledge of the song "Put Your Head On My Shoulder" is required.)

Average, 10 Qns, uglybird, Feb 21 16

Category: Anka, Paul

Average
uglybird
1080 plays

65.

  The TAO of Mark Twain    

Multiple Choice

 10 Qns

Those familiar with Samuel Clemens should have no problem linking the topics and the opinions (TAO) of Mark Twain.

Tough, 10 Qns, uglybird, Jul 13 17

Category: Twain, Mark

Tough
uglybird
Jul 13 17
1231 plays

66.

  Vitamin "D"eification    

Multiple Choice

 10 Qns

If you want your skeleton to be properly calcified, you'll need to be properly "D"eified. Play this quiz and make sure you're not vitamin "D"eficient.

Tough, 10 Qns, uglybird, Aug 11 07

Category: Nutrition

Tough
uglybird
1106 plays

67.

  Mascot Madness    

Multiple Choice

 10 Qns

Test your knowledge and ability to guess about the implausible names and origins of these often humorous, and sometimes embarrassing collegiate icons. Prior knowledge of college mascots is useful but not essential, as generous hints are provided.

Average, 10 Qns, uglybird, Jan 18 16

Category: College Mascots

Average
uglybird
4413 plays

68.

  War Comedy in Western Civilization. What Fun!    

Multiple Choice

 10 Qns

War is often brought on by hatred, envy, greed and fear and results in terror and suffering. Humor is one very human response to that.

Average, 10 Qns, uglybird, Feb 03 18

Category: Thematic Abstract Ideas

Average
uglybird
Feb 03 18
374 plays

69.

  Haber not Einstein - "Nature's" Choice    

Multiple Choice

 10 Qns

Is Fritz Haber's method for producing ammonia the most important scientific development of the 20th century? Knowledge of a little history and chemistry will insure that you score well as you consider the case made by the prestigious journal "Nature".

Average, 10 Qns, uglybird, Mar 06 12

Category: History of Science

Average
uglybird
2277 plays

70.

  Strictly Speaking    

Multiple Choice

 10 Qns

I have an uncanny ability for finding the wrong word. Do you? Try this quiz and see. Words that might need attention will be placed in ALL CAPS.

Difficult, 10 Qns, uglybird, Dec 19 23

Category: Vocabulary

Difficult
uglybird
Dec 19 23
3571 plays

71.

  Authors' FAQs on Writing    

Multiple Choice

 10 Qns

This quiz concerns writer's opinions about their craft. Each question will involve facts about the author, the author's name and a quotation (FAQ). Two of the three will be provided, and you must choose the third.

Average, 10 Qns, uglybird, Aug 13 13

Category: Writers & Authors

Average
uglybird
2302 plays

72.

  Politics: A Matter of Opinion    

Multiple Choice

 10 Qns

Many individuals have commented on the nature of politics and politicians. I'll provide clues that should enable you to identify the person credited with the comments or answer a question about the content of the quotation.

Average, 10 Qns, uglybird, Sep 05 18

Category: Political Science & History

Average
uglybird
Sep 05 18
2143 plays

73.

  An Average Quiz On Just The FaQs    

Multiple Choice

 10 Qns

Once again I will provide you with a fact about and a quote from a person that should allow you to identify them.

Average, 10 Qns, uglybird, Dec 15 09

Category: Who Said It?

Average
uglybird
4283 plays

74.

  Greek To Us - Comedy, Tragedy and Satire    

Multiple Choice

 10 Qns

Return to ancient Greece for this quiz that concerns the origin of ancient Greek drama. Prior knowledge of the topic might be useful but won't be essential.

Average, 10 Qns, uglybird, Jul 02 13

Category: Ancient Greek Drama

Average
uglybird
1470 plays

75.

  Comma Confusion    

Multiple Choice

 10 Qns

If commas trip you up as often they do me, take this quiz. If you have them down pat, the rest of us will forgive your high score...maybe, if you don't rub it in. (Quiz is according to American usage.)

Average, 10 Qns, uglybird, Feb 09 13

Category: Grammatical and Lexical Items

Average
uglybird
4545 plays

76.

  Anemia Comes In All Sizes    

Multiple Choice

 10 Qns

Anemia is often categorized by red cell size to assist in identification of the cause. See if you can determine the cause of anemia in the following examples.

Difficult, 10 Qns, uglybird, Nov 18 18

Category: Circulatory and Endocrine Systems

Difficult
uglybird
Nov 18 18
2188 plays

77.

  The Fabulous Phrasal Verb    

Multiple Choice

 10 Qns

Grammar? Yes. But flavored with history and spiced with etymology. Don't miss out on FunTrivia's first-ever Phrasal Verb Quiz.

Average, 10 Qns, uglybird, Nov 13 21

Category: Grammatical and Lexical Items

Average
uglybird
Nov 13 21
1762 plays

78.

  Double Meanings: Heteronymic Headlines    

Multiple Choice

 10 Qns

Can you find the single word with two meanings, each with its own pronunciation, that will make a headline for my stories? Detailed instructions will be given in the first question. (American pronunciation used)

Average, 10 Qns, uglybird, May 16 06

Category: Homonyms and Homophones

Average
uglybird
2234 plays

79.

  Logically Speaking    

Multiple Choice

 10 Qns

STOP! WAIT! You can do this quiz. You can even enjoy this quiz. A few little logical puzzles, some perfectly innocent terminology and an application that reflects on the character of Plato. Just one little click...

Tough, 10 Qns, uglybird, Aug 19 16

Category: Philosophy

Tough
uglybird
4088 plays

80.

  'Rocky and Bullwinkle' Quiz or...Make Mine Mousse    

Multiple Choice

 10 Qns

Hokey Smoke boys and girls, Bullwinkle is trapped in this quiz with Boris and Natasha. Answer these questions and help get him back to Frostbite Falls before it's too late.

Average, 10 Qns, uglybird, Apr 28 19

Category: Rocky and Bullwinkle

Average
uglybird
Apr 28 19
2624 plays

81.

  In Two Words: Alliterative Reiterations    

Multiple Choice

 10 Qns

I will describe a situation. See if you can guess which two word phrase (three if you count the article) sums it up. Be sure to check out the engrossing etymology in the interesting information section.

Average, 10 Qns, uglybird, Mar 09 16

Category: Unusual and Obscure Words

Average
uglybird
2667 plays

82.

  "A" Spaced Out Quiz To A Muse    

Multiple Choice

 10 Qns

Adding a space to a word starting in "a" often creates a phrase with a new meaning (e.g. amuse transforms to a muse). See if you can guess the original word from the meanings of both.

Average, 10 Qns, uglybird, Oct 11 04

Category: Starting With ...

Average
uglybird
1793 plays

83.

  The Good, the Bad and the Cholesterol    

Multiple Choice

 10 Qns

Good and bad fats in our blood, good and bad fats in our diet - it's easy to become confused! But with over 50% of people in the developed world facing the consequences of dyslipidemia, perhaps it's worth taking this quiz.

Tough, 10 Qns, uglybird, Sep 30 07

Category: Nutrition

Tough
uglybird
1507 plays

84.

  Disconnect "Dis" Connection: A Spaced Out Quiz    

Multiple Choice

 10 Qns

Guess the word that, along with "dis", will create a three-word phrase. Word one will be a word prefixed with "dis". Word two will be "dis" meaning "this". Word three will be the first word without prefix. Example: DisMOUNT "dis" MOUNT.

Tough, 10 Qns, uglybird, Dec 07 04

Category: Difficult Words Within Words

Tough
uglybird
2044 plays

85.

  Outlandish Insect Wing Trivia    

Multiple Choice

 10 Qns

Will you be mesmerized and fascinated as you jump from etymology to entomology, from stage to screen, from the literary to the merely entertaining? You'll have to click "play" to find out.

Tough, 10 Qns, uglybird, Aug 19 20

Category: Thematic Invertebrates

Tough
uglybird
Aug 19 20
755 plays

86.

  Duchamp's "Fountain"    

Multiple Choice

 10 Qns

"Fountain" sparked controversy in 1917 when it was called "vulgar" and "immoral" and again in 2004 when it was termed "ludicrous" and "a travesty". This quiz examines the history of this singular piece of modern art.

Tough, 10 Qns, uglybird, Nov 05 07

Category: Artists A-M

Tough
uglybird
756 plays

87.

  An Ancient Battle for Britain    

Multiple Choice

 10 Qns

Beginning in 43 AD, Roman armies engaged the ancient Britons. By 47 AD the Romans had completed their conquest of southern England. This quiz examines the differences between Roman and Celtic forces that virtually assured a Roman victory.

Tough, 10 Qns, uglybird, Aug 15 05

Category: Romans in Britain

Tough
uglybird
2141 plays

88.

  Ernie and the Baleful Box: A Quantum Fairy Tale    

Multiple Choice

 10 Qns

Ernie the electron lives in a copper wire in the Department of Fiendish Physics of SU. He watches helplessly as Schroedinger the cat is lowered into the baleful box. Will this be Ernie's fate too? Is it worth taking a (gasp) physics quiz to find out?

Average, 10 Qns, uglybird, Apr 10 23

Category: Quantum and Orbital Mechanics

Average
uglybird
Apr 10 23
3244 plays

89.

  Say Again?    

Multiple Choice

 10 Qns

I provide a sentence that uses an obscure word of four letters (five if plural) and an adjective ending in "-acious". See if you can choose which of the sentences that follow has nearest to the same meaning.

Tough, 10 Qns, uglybird, Jan 24 15

Category: Unusual and Obscure Words

Tough
uglybird
2675 plays

90.

  Veg-Etymology: Linguistic Roots Exposed    

Multiple Choice

 10 Qns

Sink your teeth into this succulent assemblage of herbal verbiage as we burrow into the fertile soil of the linguistic origins of vegetable names. You will find that a few hints have been planted to assist you.

Average, 10 Qns, uglybird, Sep 30 15

Category: Related Words

Average
uglybird
1588 plays

91.

  Daffy Derivations    

Multiple Choice

 10 Qns

The English language contains an abundant supply of words that communicate impaired sanity or intellect. Can you connect some of these "dotty" words to their origins? I'll supply information regarding origin and usage, and you can guess the word.

Tough, 10 Qns, uglybird, Jun 12 22

Category: Related Words

Tough
uglybird
Jun 12 22
2180 plays

92.

  Consider This    

Multiple Choice

 10 Qns

According to the book of Philippians, there are certain things we should mull over. This quiz features verses that deal with these things. (All Bible passages according to the New American Standard Translation.)

Average, 10 Qns, uglybird, Jul 17 07

Category: Philippians

Average
uglybird
2413 plays

93.

  William Shakespeare's Quiz    

Multiple Choice

 10 Qns

Did the Bard really write a Trivia quiz on his own plays? Submit thyself to the inquisition and to thine own conclusion come.

Tough, 10 Qns, uglybird, Oct 17 10

Category: Shakespeare

Tough
uglybird
1338 plays

94.

  Carrots: Historical Roots    

Multiple Choice

 10 Qns

Have you ever wished you could take a wide-ranging historical and "carrot-ographical" quiz written by a man who talks to carrots? Er... well... couldn't you just click on play anyway!

Tough, 10 Qns, uglybird, Apr 09 23

Category: Thematic Vegetables

Tough
uglybird
Apr 09 23
1130 plays

95.

  Relativity From a Relative Layman    

Multiple Choice

 10 Qns

A (relatively) simple quiz covering the background and a few simple applications of Einstein's famous theory.

Tough, 10 Qns, uglybird, Oct 11 22

Category: Laws and Theories of Physics

Tough
uglybird
Oct 11 22
2288 plays

96.

  Thanks For The Memories    

Multiple Choice

 10 Qns

Do you remember how you learned of the bombing of the World Trade Center? If an unmasked man robbed you at gunpoint, could you pick him out in a police lineup? Take this quiz on the psychology of memory...if you're sure you haven't taken it before.

Difficult, 10 Qns, uglybird, Jul 11 14

Category: General Psychology

Difficult
uglybird
2895 plays

97.

  Dear Abbey: The Monasteries of England    

Multiple Choice

 10 Qns

Feel like doing a little monkeying around? See if you can help "Abbey" answer questions about England's monasteries.

Average, 10 Qns, uglybird, Mar 07 23

Category: Religious Buildings

Average
uglybird
Mar 07 23
690 plays

98.

  The Quiz of Doom!    

Multiple Choice

 10 Qns

THE QUIZ OF DOOM! (with special Bonus Features): Lightning flashes. Punk Polka music throbs in the background. The dark mist parts to reveal... THE QUIZ OF DOOM! Dare to play!

Average, 10 Qns, uglybird, Nov 19 23

Category: Thematic Death

Average
uglybird
Nov 19 23
843 plays

99.

  Proud Numenor    

Multiple Choice

 10 Qns

At the beginning of the second age the "Edain" founded the kindom. Out of the ruin of Numenor came Elendil and his son Isildur ancestors of Aragorn. Test your knowledge of this important aspect of Tolkein's world.

Average, 10 Qns, uglybird, Sep 25 04

Category: Middle Earth Peoples

Average
uglybird
1150 plays

100.

  Bambi Go Home!    

Multiple Choice

 10 Qns

OK, I'm not over fond of deer. But before you write me off as a Disney hating, eco-criminal TAKE THIS QUIZ! ...If you dare.

Tough, 10 Qns, uglybird, Jan 07 13

Category: Artiodactyls- Deer, Antelopes, Pigs etc.

Tough
uglybird
3769 plays