Twitter allows a user a maximum of 140 characters. Can you guess the identity of the following pithy Historical Figures?
Easier, 10 Qns, zippolover,
Nov 20 18
Recommended for grades: 6,7,8,9,10
Category:
Who Am I?
For a change, I will give you the answers so you just need to pick the right questions! Good luck :)
Very Easy, 10 Qns, zippolover,
May 03 21
Recommended for grades: 4,5,6,7
Category:
Mixed Trivia for Kids
Actually it was ten blind dates and all with my favourite leading men! Hopefully there are enough clues to lead you to the right stars. Enjoy the quiz while I go back to my busy dream life!
Average, 10 Qns, zippolover,
Sep 14 18
Category:
Leading Men
This is a quiz about James Potter, the father of Harry and is based on the "Harry Potter" series of *BOOKS* and with clarification from the author J.K. Rowling's live interviews.
*Contains spoilers*
Easier, 10 Qns, zippolover,
Jan 03 13
Category:
Harry Potter: Other Characters
A verb is the word that describes the action in a sentence. Please choose the best verb from those suggested so that the sentences make sense. Good luck! :)
Very Easy, 10 Qns, zippolover,
Mar 18 14
Category:
Words for Kids
If I were a toy and could talk, what would I say? Play this quiz and see if you agree with me!
Easier, 10 Qns, zippolover,
Dec 12 13
Category:
Games and Toys for Kids
Once again I am digging into my very religious upbringing! This time I will give you the name of a person from the Bible and one or more facts about them. All you need to do is give me the right question.
Easier, 10 Qns, zippolover,
Oct 28 16
Category:
Bible People
As this is my 20th quiz, all of the questions have something to do with twenty.
Easier, 10 Qns, zippolover,
Feb 26 13
Category:
11-50
The following questions are about characters that appear in J. K. Rowling's "Harry Potter" books, but not in the films. If you have read the books, these will be very easy, hopefully :)
Average, 10 Qns, zippolover,
Dec 21 19
Category:
Harry Potter: Other Characters
Actually, it is a quiz written by a dummy, as I know very little about dinosaurs. Fortunately I have found an online Dinosaur Encyclopaedia and the following questions are about their top ten. Hopefully this is a fun quiz, as that was my intention!
Average, 10 Qns, zippolover,
Sep 11 20
Category:
Dinosaurs
As a child of deeply religious parents, I had an upbringing strictly adhering to their views. As an adult I have conducted my own casual search among the religious views of the world and this quiz is about some of them.
Easier, 10 Qns, zippolover,
Aug 17 13
Category:
Divinity
I hope that you have studied the word "black" so that you can answer these trivia questions!
Very Easy, 10 Qns, zippolover,
Sep 18 21
Category:
Something in Common
My name is Valerie so I chose the letter V, not just for names, but for a selection of words.
This quiz is all because of "Adventures In Authoring", a badge that I only just noticed!
Easier, 10 Qns, zippolover,
Aug 18 24
Category:
U - V
Scaremongers in the Scientific World have suggested that smoking food and drinks is not always healthy. This is a quiz about foods that might or might not be smoked.
Average, 10 Qns, zippolover,
Mar 04 14
Category:
Mixed Food and Drink
Made in 1960, "Spartacus" is a breath-taking and brilliant film. Hopefully this quiz will remind you of just how good it is and prompt you to watch it again.
Average, 10 Qns, zippolover,
Aug 10 14
Category:
Spartacus
I love musicals and I keep them on the window ledge. Can you guess some of the films in my collection. Thank you for choosing to play my quiz.
Easier, 10 Qns, zippolover,
Jul 07 18
Category:
Musicals Mixture
What better way is there to stop a show than by dying on stage, or as a result of a stage event?
Average, 10 Qns, zippolover,
Jul 14 19
Category:
Death Becomes Them
Well it will be when I am through with this quiz! There are lots of huge hints to identify the movies, so please have fun.
Average, 10 Qns, zippolover,
Sep 20 13
Category:
Martial Arts and Action Mix
Imagine that the animals down on the farm could speak English. What do you think that they would say if there were no humans around? Here are my ten best guesses!
Easier, 10 Qns, zippolover,
Aug 29 13
Category:
What Animal Am I?
My little brother has a cast iron stomach, quite unlike his older sister. As he has travelled quite a bit too, he has eaten several items that I would not even consider.
Average, 10 Qns, zippolover,
Oct 11 13
Category:
Mixed Food and Drink
Over the years, my mother has given me a lot of presents. Wandering through general topics with a science bias, can you guess what they are?
Average, 10 Qns, zippolover,
Nov 26 12
Category:
Mixed 10 Qn Average B
This is, hopefully, a simple quiz about animals that can be found in video games.
Average, 10 Qns, zippolover,
May 06 20
Category:
Animals in Video Games
My user name, Zippolover, is a ten letter word. So here are ten questions, one for each letter.
Average, 10 Qns, zippolover,
Feb 24 13
Category:
Mixed 10 Qn Average C
This quiz was written for a challenge from The Quiz Author Lounge: All You Need Is Quizzes. My first thought, as always, was "Chocolate"!
Average, 10 Qns, zippolover,
Apr 26 20
Category:
Thematic Sweets
Following the success of my first "If Historical Figures Had Twitter" quiz, here are another ten pithy historical characters to guess.
Average, 10 Qns, zippolover,
Jun 26 13
Category:
Historical People Mix
The Père Lachaise Cemetery in Paris, the capital of France, actually has a waiting list as plots are so limited. Here are ten questions about a place that is so popular that people are literally dying to get in!
Average, 10 Qns, zippolover,
Nov 01 23
Category:
Burial Sites
We all start out as a blank canvas. This quiz will not take you back to babyhood, but rather to celebrities and what they were before they applied their "paint" to become well known.
Average, 10 Qns, zippolover,
Aug 03 13
Category:
Before They Were Stars
As a child, I was intrigued by the stories of the old man with a whole prison all to himself, so I looked him up. How much do you know about Rudolf Hess?
Average, 10 Qns, zippolover,
Jan 22 14
Category:
Nazi Germany
I was born August 31st, as were all of the following Calendar Boys.
This is my first quiz, so please be gentle and hopefully have fun too.
Average, 10 Qns, zippolover,
Oct 06 12
Category:
August Birthdays
You had to be around at the right time to take advantage of these geographical offers.
Average, 10 Qns, zippolover,
Mar 29 13
Category:
Geography - Miscellany
Several, often conflicting, stories are intertwined in the strange tale of a house that bites! How much do you know, or want to know, about it? Here are ten random questions about the book. Good Luck!
Average, 10 Qns, zippolover,
Dec 01 13
Category:
D
The title "Coriolanus" by Shakespeare is usually one of the last to be remembered when compiling a list of the works by the Bard of Avon. So, how much do you remember or know about the play? Good luck!
Average, 10 Qns, zippolover,
Dec 22 16
Category:
Shakespeare
I love watching the birds from my Norfolk kitchen window and attempting to capture them with my camera. All of these can be seen within sixty feet (twenty metres) of my kitchen sink.
Average, 10 Qns, zippolover,
Jul 29 16
Category:
Wild Birds UK
Paralegals are not often represented in the field of entertainment, but I have found a few for you. Take this quiz and then answer the question again!
Average, 10 Qns, zippolover,
Sep 04 13
Category:
Professions in Entertainment
Crows are omnivores, meaning that there is very little in the food chain that they will turn their beaks up at. Lets explore the crow family and their diet!
Average, 10 Qns, zippolover,
Feb 08 14
Category:
Specific Bird Species
I was introduced to several individual parrots by a friend some years ago and before that I got to know a few parrots on my frequent visits to my local zoo. Names have been changed to protect the innocents!
Average, 10 Qns, zippolover,
Aug 05 13
Category:
Pet Birds
...according to Monty Python, that is. The Spanish were not the only inquisitors throughout history, though. Here are a few who have gone down in history as standing up for their religious beliefs.
Average, 10 Qns, zippolover,
Jul 10 17
Category:
Thematic People
German-born actor, Udo Kier, has appeared in over two hundred movies, animated series, video games and pop videos in a career that started in 1969. Here are just ten of them.
Average, 10 Qns, zippolover,
Mar 21 14
Category:
K - People Themed
Here is my second contribution to the Author's Lounge fourth anniversary celebrations. All about Kyle (mostly) was inspired by kyleisalive, a FunTrivia author, editor and moderator.
Average, 10 Qns, zippolover,
Jul 30 13
Category:
Thematic Men's Names
There are ten Islands, not counting the islets, in Cape Verde. Here are ten questions, one for each. Have fun!
Average, 10 Qns, zippolover,
Jan 02 14
Category:
Cape Verde
Following the success of my first two "If Historical Figures Had Twitter" quizzes, here are another ten pithy historical characters to guess.
Average, 10 Qns, zippolover,
Jul 03 13
Category:
Historical People Mix
I was so surprised that there was no quiz on "The Children of the New Forest" by Captain Marryat that I decided to write one myself! As an adult reader I still love this book and hope that you do too.
Average, 10 Qns, zippolover,
Sep 20 14
Category:
M Authors
Editor kyleisalive is at it again! How dare he ask for quizzes on subjects that I know so little about? I hope that this quiz, with a lot of help from the Natural History Museum, will help us all remove the Dummy tag.
Average, 10 Qns, zippolover,
Apr 15 22
Category:
Meteorites
Written in 1955, "Madam, Will You Talk?" was the first novel by Mary Stewart. In this book, she set the high standard that she maintained throughout all of her works. How much do you remember?
Tough, 10 Qns, zippolover,
Apr 13 14
Category:
Stewart, Mary
Looking for inspiration in the Challenge Titles list, I clicked on this! Here is the idea that I came up with. All of the answers are Nintendo characters. Good luck :)
Average, 10 Qns, zippolover,
Dec 25 13
Category:
Nintendo Games Mixture
This quiz is based on the Louis De Bernieres book, rather than the film. If you have only seen the film the quiz may be difficult. Good luck!
Average, 10 Qns, zippolover,
Feb 27 14
Category:
De Bernieres, Louis
"The Moonspinners" by Mary Stewart is one of her Greek stories. A Disney film was made, based very loosely on this book, but that knowledge may not help very much with this quiz! Good luck.
Average, 10 Qns, zippolover,
Apr 11 14
Category:
Stewart, Mary
A quiz about an English comedy song and its singer from my childhood.
Average, 10 Qns, zippolover,
Jun 12 13
Category:
Cribbins, Bernard
A quiz about Rin Okumura, the main protagonist from the "Blue Exorcist" manga by Kazue Kato.
Average, 10 Qns, zippolover,
Dec 29 12
Category:
Manga
This, my second Shakespeare quiz, was again prompted by the "All The Internet's A Stage" challenge in the Quiz Author Lounge.
Average, 10 Qns, zippolover,
Dec 21 16
Category:
Shakespeare