Advent Calendar Trivia

From humble beginnings to the papacy and sainthood, John XXIII was one of the most beloved popes of the twentieth century. Can you recall his path to the papacy and his most influential acts as head of the Catholic Church?

Here's a chance to revisit some of the characters created by Joseph Heller to illustrate the absurdity of the world in which they found themselves. Can you locate them lurking in this list? Recommended for grades: 10,11,12

One and twenty, the title of the quiz, is just a different way of saying twenty-one. This selection of questions is based on that number.

Matchbox Twenty had enormous success when they hit the music scene in 1995 with their initial album "Yourself or Someone Like You". They were able to maintain that success for nearly two decades. This quiz celebrates the music of Matchbox Twenty.

Readers of Stephen King's "Dark Tower" series are likely to find themselves keenly aware of instances, some more tenuous than others, of the number 19 not just across Roland's journey, but across King's entire bibliography. Here are just some cases.

Did you know that every President of the United States has a First Lady whether he is married or not? Let's find out what you know about Julia Dent Grant, the eighteen First Lady of the United States.

The epistle written to Titus is the seventeenth book of the New Testament. This quiz covers some facts about the book. All chapters and verse numbers quoted are from the original King James version.

Here we have sixteen items to be sorted. All are somehow connected to the word "sweet" and it is up to you to determine how, and place them in the correct groups.

Welcome to The Fifteenth Final! Can you identify all of these historic championships? Time to test your sports history knowledge, from a variety of worldwide sports.

Shakespeare's Sonnet number 130 is one of his best-known poetic works. Can you fill in the blanks in the text with the correct words on the right?

There are enough twists and turns in the "Friday the 13th" film franchise to make your head spin. In this quiz, one movie at a time, place the key facts in order based on when they happened across the series. Good luck!

...I was left wondering what to do next with twelve partridges. Given a lack of space in my orchard, the birds have had to downsize to just 3 trees, but have at least all been named. You just need to use logic to put the right name to the right bird.

Here are creatures with a strange number of legs, strangely shaped legs - or strangely shaped feet. Nature can be wonderful - and sometimes just plain weird!

Powers of ten are numbers that can be written as the digit 1, followed or preceded by place-holding zeroes that determine the magnitude of the number. Match the symbols to the words that refer to them in describing numbers.

Baseball games are often won in the bottom of the ninth inning, or extra innings, in what is known as a walk-off. It's exciting, especially for the home fans, because it means their team has won. It's even more exciting when it happens in a playoff.

Attention Students! You have been studying world cultures all year, so these sites should be recognizable to you. Identify these structures by location, and give information concerning their construction and use!

In the holiday season, I became fascinated with myths. So, in many cultures, there are supernatural abilities traditionally attributed to a seventh son, and especially so for a seventh son born to a seventh son. See what you know of this phenomenon.

The Sixth Amendment to the US Constitution addresses matters of criminal prosecution. How well do you know the text of this document?

"Remember the fifth!" most often refers to the events of one November 5th, celebrated in the UK annually as Guy Fawkes Night. Here we'll look at historical events on the fifth of each month of the year, placing them in order from January to December.

Most classical and romantic symphonies end triumphantly, some even in a musical blaze of glory. At this time, the symphonic form also became less rigid, often deviating from the four-movement form. Which ones end in a proper fourth-movement celebration?

Richard III has been much maligned in history and some of the calumny may be warranted. This quiz gives a brief overview of his life in the fun-fill-it format, leaving you to fill in the blanks that I've left.

Are you thinking of the song, or the stage musical for which it was written, or the movie that used it as a title? You're in luck, they're all here!

Have you ever been Christmas caroling? If so, you should be able to work out the mystery pretty fast!