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1.
  Cryptic Body Parts   top quiz  
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
Can you work out the parts of the human body to which the following cryptic clues apply?
Very Easy, 10 Qns, Creedy, Dec 04 23
Very Easy
Creedy gold member
Dec 04 23
750 plays
2.
  Match the Body Parts    
Match Quiz
 10 Qns
In this quiz you should match the part of the body on the right side with its figurative meaning. (e.g. The core or heart of something - Bone)
Very Easy, 10 Qns, GunnerVd, Apr 22 23
Very Easy
GunnerVd
Apr 22 23
888 plays
3.
  Cat Scratch Fever   top quiz  
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
Getting scratched by your pet always feels like an act of betrayal. Let's have a look at some famous scratches and scars. (Part of Commission 47: Cats.)
Average, 10 Qns, AcrylicInk, Jul 12 17
Average
AcrylicInk gold member
Jul 12 17
2496 plays
4.
  Anatomical Connections #3   great trivia quiz  
Match Quiz
 10 Qns
One more shot at joining body parts with other words to form common expressions.
Very Easy, 10 Qns, zorba_scank, Jan 07 18
Very Easy
zorba_scank gold member
Jan 07 18
1437 plays
5.
  Anatomical Connections #2   top quiz  
Match Quiz
 10 Qns
Pair these body parts with words to make up common terms and idioms.
Very Easy, 10 Qns, zorba_scank, Dec 02 17
Very Easy
zorba_scank gold member
Dec 02 17
1712 plays
6.
  Anatomical Connections   great trivia quiz  
Match Quiz
 10 Qns
Match these body parts with appropriate words to form common terms. Words may appear to fit more than one anatomical structure but there is only one correct solution.
Very Easy, 10 Qns, zorba_scank, Jul 08 17
Very Easy
zorba_scank gold member
Jul 08 17
1792 plays
7.
  Stuttering   popular trivia quiz  
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
We live in a world dominated by the spoken word. What would your life be like if you couldn't say your name, order a meal in a restaurant, or tell someone "I love you"?
Tough, 10 Qns, lompocjoe, Feb 26 22
Tough
lompocjoe
Feb 26 22
6806 plays
8.
  Tales About Tails   great trivia quiz  
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
Tails, backsides, rear ends - have you ever given them some thought? Here are ten questions relating to same.
Average, 10 Qns, Creedy, Jul 08 17
Average
Creedy gold member
Jul 08 17
727 plays
9.
  Let's Build A Person   popular trivia quiz  
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
How hard can it be to build a human? Give it a try.
Average, 10 Qns, 480154st, Apr 18 18
Average
480154st gold member
Apr 18 18
418 plays
10.
  The Skin Game   great trivia quiz  
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
Did you know that your skin is the largest organ of your body? Not surprising, then, that the English language is rife with sayings and expressions that incorporate the word 'skin'. Try your hand at these.
Difficult, 10 Qns, Cymruambyth, Jul 09 17
Difficult
Cymruambyth gold member
Jul 09 17
1587 plays
trivia question Quick Question
In Greek mythology, Pegasus had wings. What kind of creature was Pegasus?

From Quiz "Wings"




11.
  Head, Shoulders, Knees and Toes   great trivia quiz  
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
Parts of the body can be used to describe a variety of things which have nothing to do with anatomy. How much do you know about them?
Average, 10 Qns, doublemm, Jul 08 17
Average
doublemm gold member
Jul 08 17
827 plays
12.
  Fingers and Toes    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
This quiz is a trivial tribute to fingers and toes. Questions range from the aforementioned body parts to trivial items containing the word "finger" or "toe".
Average, 10 Qns, workisboring, Jun 18 22
Average
workisboring gold member
Jun 18 22
803 plays
13.
  Get Off My Face!    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
This quiz is all about things that can be found on the human face.
Average, 10 Qns, saturnchick23, Aug 27 17
Average
saturnchick23
Aug 27 17
882 plays
14.
  Kyle's Blizzard of Gizzards for Trivia Wizards   popular trivia quiz  
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
Who'da thunk there could be ten questions about gizzards? We've got zoology, nutrition, history, and even world events in one convenient location by one great lecturer! Enjoy this blizzard of gizzards from Kyle to all you trivia wizards!
Average, 10 Qns, gracious1, Jul 10 17
Average
gracious1 gold member
Jul 10 17
362 plays
15.
  Are You a "Nose-it-all"?    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
The nose is more than just the 'scenter' of your face. Test your nasal trivia to see if you nose-it-all.
Tough, 10 Qns, MotherGoose, Oct 17 23
Tough
MotherGoose editor
Oct 17 23
1068 plays
16.
  Eew! Strange Things about the Human Body!    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
The human body is wonderful! That being said, here are a few weird things that might be found in, on or about this great organism.
Tough, 10 Qns, Jinxgirl, Jul 10 17
Tough
Jinxgirl
Jul 10 17
420 plays
17.
  Bottoms Up!    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
No. This quiz isn't about drinking! It's about things relating to bottoms. So have a seat on yours and try this quiz for size. :-)
Tough, 10 Qns, Tizzabelle, Jul 10 17
Tough
Tizzabelle gold member
Jul 10 17
570 plays
18.
  Saturday Night Liver    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
Who wouldn't love improv comedy about that most maligned of internal organs? But until Hollywood catches up, we will settle for taking a scenic and educational ride through the history and anatomy of your magnificent, misunderstood liver!
Tough, 10 Qns, timmacg, Jul 09 17
Tough
timmacg gold member
Jul 09 17
457 plays
19.
  A Scaly Quiz    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
Scale has a large definition range in all dictionaries. The word even crosses many categories- music, zoology, science, mathematics and more. Here are ten questions relating to the many definitions of scales.
Average, 10 Qns, Spaudrey, Jul 10 17
Average
Spaudrey
Jul 10 17
239 plays
20.
  Wings    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
Wings are found in many places. How many of these do you recognise?
Average, 10 Qns, Toeknee448, Jul 10 17
Average
Toeknee448
Jul 10 17
421 plays
21.
  The Tongue   popular trivia quiz  
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
Your tongue: You speak with it, taste with it, lick stamps and stick it out! Useless information on tongues.
Difficult, 10 Qns, rockydog, Dec 09 22
Difficult
rockydog
Dec 09 22
2068 plays
22.
  Miscellaneous Cells    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
Without cells life as we know it would be impossible in every way. Here we barely scratch the surface of the meaning of the word "cell."
Tough, 10 Qns, bubbuh, Aug 26 17
Tough
bubbuh
Aug 26 17
313 plays
23.
  The Offal Truth    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
Who doesn't love a quiz with heart and liver and spleen and kidneys... well you get the point?
Tough, 10 Qns, zerosum, Jul 10 17
Tough
zerosum
Jul 10 17
399 plays
24.
  The Innies and Outies of Belly Buttons    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
We all have belly buttons; how much do you know about them?
Average, 10 Qns, emmco, Jun 11 20
Average
emmco
Jun 11 20
463 plays
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Thematic Body Parts Trivia Questions

1. Which chalk headland, near the Seven Sisters, is a notorious suicide spot in UK?

From Quiz
Let's Build A Person

Answer: Beachy Head

Beachy Head is near Eastbourne in East Sussex and at 162 metres above sea level is the highest chalk sea cliff in Great Britain. The number of suicide attempts each year led to the formation of The Beachy Head Chaplaincy Team who patrol the area regularly to locate and try to stop potential jumpers. They are assisted by staff at the pub, also called The Beachy Head, and local taxi drivers who will inform them if they observe potential jumpers. In 2006, the Coastguard Rescue Service said the reduction in suicides at Beachy Head was directly attributable to the Chaplaincy Team and their network.

2. Which Disney character has a scar over his left eye?

From Quiz Cat Scratch Fever

Answer: Scar ('The Lion King')

Scar was voiced by Jeremy Irons and Jim Cummings in the film 'The Lion King' (1994). In the book, 'A Tale of Two Brothers', it was revealed that Scar's name was originally Taka. Knowing that Mufasa would be chosen as the next king, Taka wanted to find a way to embarrass Mufasa and the current Lion King, Ahadi. He angered a buffalo, thinking that it would injure Mufasa. Mufasa escaped, however, and other buffalo in the herd attacked Taka. Taka was left with a permanent scratch across his face. He told his family to call him 'Scar' and said that he would never forget what had happened that day.

3. Vickie and I are going to the beach. In preparation, I was painting my toenails when...OMG! What DOES NOT cause this yucky infection I discovered under my toenails?

From Quiz Eew! Strange Things about the Human Body!

Answer: Expired polish

Toenail infections are typically caused by a dermatophyte fungus - yeasts and molds also can be responsible. Expired polish, not so much. Evidently, toenails are more susceptible than fingernails to fungal infection because they are "confined in a dark, warm, moist (shoe) environment and toes usually have less blood flow than do fingers, making it harder for your body's immune system to detect and stop infection." (Mayo Clinic) OK. But I still wouldn't use that expired clumpy nail polish, just in case.

4. What is the smallest type of independent living cell organism?

From Quiz Miscellaneous Cells

Answer: Prokaryotes

Prokaryotes include all of the smallest independent single celled life: eubacteria and the newest grouping, archaea. Eukaryotes include the single cells which specialize to create the "higher" life forms: animals, plants, fungi and the odd group called protists. Eukaryotes tend to be more sophisticated and about 10 times larger than prokaryotes. Although all of the more than 5000 viruses so far identified are much smaller than the prokaryotes, viruses are not considered independent cell organisms. In fact, some biologists do not consider viruses to be alive. Like viruses, prions are smaller than prokaryotes. As of 2014 and again, like viruses, biologists do not consider prions to be independent cell organisms or properly alive. At the moment prions are considered "disease agents," consisting solely of proteins, but exceptions to this definition have already been found.

5. Which part of the human body roughly corresponds to the area where a tail, if we had one, would appear?

From Quiz Tales About Tails

Answer: Coccyx

The coccyx is known as the tailbone. Surprise, surprise. Medically, it's described as "the final segment of the vertebral column in tailless primates". A non-medical description would be the part that hurts the most if you plonk down on it too hard. Because it consists of up to five separate sections, all or some of these can be broken in a fall, which, as you may agree, would be a somewhat embarrassing and painful experience.

6. How many wings are on the field at the beginning of a soccer match? (Assuming the birds have all flown away!)

From Quiz Wings

Answer: Four

Soccer (called football in Britain and elsewhere) is played by two teams. The players who are in the positions nearest to the sidelines are known as "wings" or "wingers". Each team has two wings, and since there are two teams in a game, there are four at the start. This can be reduced by injury or fouls.

7. If engaging an oenophile, they may describe to you the "nose" of the wine they have in their hand. What do they mean by the "nose"?

From Quiz Head, Shoulders, Knees and Toes

Answer: The aroma of the wine

The aroma (or "bouquet") of a wine is one of the features utilised by oenophiles and wine-tasters to assess the quality of a wine. Before even allowing wine to enter your mouth, over your tongue and taste buds, some aspects of the wine can be deduced by observing the colour and "getting the nose". Indeed the olfactory system (which is our sense of smell) is intimately linked to our sense of taste and can work cooperatively (perhaps even synergistically) to allow us to detect various flavours that are denied to the tongue alone.

8. At the summer guest-speaker series of the Trivia Wizards, Kyle began to lecture about gizzards. Just what is a gizzard?

From Quiz Kyle's Blizzard of Gizzards for Trivia Wizards

Answer: the thick, muscular part of the stomach

The gizzard is a modified muscular, thick-walled pouch behind the stomach. Generally it contains swallowed sand or grit to help grind the food before digestion, so it also called the gastric mill. It could also informally refer to the stomach and entrails as a whole of any animal, including people!

9. What is the term for an animal having more than the normal amount of fingers or toes?

From Quiz Fingers and Toes

Answer: polydactyly

An animal which has more than the normal amount of fingers or toes is considered polydactyl. The term poly comes from the Ancient Greek term polus which means "many, much". The term dactyl is derived from the Latin dactylus, which in turn comes from the Greek daktulos meaning finger.

10. In the United States, it is legal to sell this part of cattle for human consumption.

From Quiz The Offal Truth

Answer: Thymus

Gross but true, it is perfectly legal in the US to sell and consume cattle thymus. The lungs are banned from human consumption due to possible contamination with TB. The brain may transmit BSE (mad cow disease), and the thyroid contains high levels of thyroid hormone which could have undesirable side effects in humans.

11. Nick Bottom is a character in Shakespeare's "A Midsummer Night's Dream". He is one of a group of tradesmen known as "Mechanicals" who perform a play at a wedding. What was Nick Bottom's trade in the play?

From Quiz Bottoms Up!

Answer: Weaver

Nick Bottom was the weaver. The other members of the troupe were Snout the tinker, the joiner was Snug, the tailor was Starveling and there was also a bellows-mender called Flute. How appropriate that the bellows-mender is named after an instrument! They were lead by the carpenter called Quince.

12. In a classic Judy Blume novel from the early 1970s, Andrew Marcus purchases a concoction from a classmate to help him develop these.

From Quiz Get Off My Face!

Answer: Freckles

Judy Blume came up with the title "Freckle Juice" with a little help from her daughter, Randy. The title was inspired by a bathtime concoction of shampoo, soap, and powder - which Randy dubbed "freckle juice".

13. Most people at some stage find fluff in their belly buttons. According to a 2001 study, what is most of the lint composed of?

From Quiz The Innies and Outies of Belly Buttons

Answer: Fibres from clothes

The majority of the lint is from clothing fibers, although a small amount of it is from dead skin cells and strands of hair. According to a survey that was conducted by a physicist at The University of Sydney in 2001, around 66% of people experience navel fluff. Studies have shown that the less hair in the navel region, the less likely a person is to have fluff in their belly button.

14. The Rolling Stones 'Sticky Fingers' album was the first to use the tongue logo for the band. The front cover shows a male model in tight jeans. Which artist conceived of the cover?

From Quiz The Tongue

Answer: Andy Warhol

All of the above are considered 'Pop Artists'. However Andy Warhol is probably the most renowned for his Campbell's Soup tin and Marilyn Monroe portrait. He was also a prolific film maker making over 60 films in the 1960s.

15. One of the great classic ballads is 'I've Got You Under My Skin'. Who wrote it?

From Quiz The Skin Game

Answer: Cole Porter

Cole Porter wrote 'I've Got You Under My Skin' in 1936, for the Eleanor Powell film 'Born to Dance'. In the film it was sung by Virginia Bruce. Frank Sinatra sang it on his weekly radio show in 1946 and it quickly became one of his biggest hits. In 1956, Sinatra recorded the definitive version of the song, a swinging big band rendition, backed by Nelson Riddle and his orchestra. From that time on, Sinatra included the song in most of the concerts he gave. In 1993, on his album 'Duets' Sinatra recorded the song with Bono (who also included the duet on his 'Stay (Faraway, So Close!)' In 1966 the 30-year old classic became a Top Ten hit for The Four Seasons. Other versions have been recorded by Ella Fitzgerald, Dinah Washington, and James Darren, and more recently by Canadians Diana Krall and Michael Buble.

16. Winners of the Mercury Music Prize in 2008, for which band is Guy Garvey the lead vocalist?

From Quiz Let's Build A Person

Answer: Elbow

The album "The Seldom Seen Kid" was the Mercury Music Prize winner and in 2009, the band also won an Ivor Novello award for Best Song, with the track "One Day Like This" from the album. "One Day Like This" was used by BBC during highlights of the 2008 Olympics and the band performed it live at the 2012 Olympics closing ceremonies. Also in 2009, the band won the Ivor Novello award for Best Contemporary Song with "Grounds For Divorce" from the same album, a track which has also featured in TV shows "Top Gear" and "House M.D." as well as several video games.

17. In the Roman Empire, slaves were viewed as property. Some were branded or tattooed to show who they belonged to, or as a punishment for a crime. Which three letters were sometimes branded onto a slave who had attempted to run away?

From Quiz Cat Scratch Fever

Answer: FUG

The letters 'FUG' were sometimes branded onto the foreheads of slaves who were recaptured after attempting to escape. The letters stood for 'fugitivus', which was Latin for 'runaway' and is where the English word 'fugitive' originates. The letters FUR (from 'fure', meaning 'thief') were also branded onto slaves who had been accused of theft.

18. Which storm cell produces notable weather for short periods of time, usually an hour or less?

From Quiz Miscellaneous Cells

Answer: Pulse Storm

Pulse storms are usually single cell disturbances, distinguished by the characteristic of producing notable weather for a short period of time, then weakening considerably while gathering energy for the next burst of more intense weather. A cyclone is an area of circular atmospheric motion rotating in the same direction as the Earth. Dust devils, tornadoes and hurricanes are all types of cyclone. Wind shear is the difference in wind speed and direction of contiguous vertical or horizontal "slices" of atmosphere over a relatively short distance. Wind shear is created by storm cells as well as other phenomena, like jet streams and inversions. Different kinds of wind shear help determine the size and intensity of storm cells. Generally, a thunderstorm is a severe air disturbance which may or may not produce precipitation and often travels as part of a group along a squall line. According to a study published in "Popular Mechanics" in January, 1953 (page 86), a typical thunderstorm's energy output during its "life" is roughly equal to 50 Hiroshima type A-bombs.

19. Another interesting fact about the human tailbone is that it is considered to be the remnants of which physiological feature that apparently humans once possessed?

From Quiz Tales About Tails

Answer: Vestigial tail

Apparently our tails, if you believe we're descended from apes, are the remnant of somewhat longer tails all our far distant ancestors once possessed. All mammals possess a tail, some with more tail than others. During the first stage of a newly created embryo's development in the womb, at approximately one month old, this tail can still be clearly seen for a period of four weeks or so. Its original purpose for early humans was to help with mobility, but, as this is no longer a necessity with modern man, the tail very, very rarely develops any further. Occasionally, in genetic defects present at birth for some little babies, this vestigial tail however can still appear.

20. Some ancient cultures used the liver for divination. Such a practice is called:

From Quiz Saturday Night Liver

Answer: Haruspicy

Haruspicy (Latin for gut-watching) involved using various parts of the entrails (particularly the liver) to discern the future. Haruspicy is mentioned in the Bible as being practiced by the Babylonians in Ezekiel 21:21. Mesopotamian priests, known as Barus, were trained to interpret the divine will by the omens presaged in various sectors of the liver. The Etruscans and Romans also practiced different varieties of this form. Hippomancy is divination by the observation of horses, especially their neighing. Alectryomancy is interpreting rooster behavior. And hakata divines the future using bones or dice.

21. This body part is used to describe a lane on a motorway/highway that should be kept clear and may be used by drivers if their car breaks down. Which body part is this?

From Quiz Head, Shoulders, Knees and Toes

Answer: Shoulder

The shoulder (or hard shoulder, as it is more commonly known in the UK) is a feature which is reserved for cars which break down, so that they have a safe place to wait for assistance. These shoulders may also be useful when emergency vehicles such as police cars or ambulances need to use motorways without being hindered by traffic. Shoulders on older roads that are made of gravel are called "soft shoulders" to distinguish them from "hard shoulders" which are made from asphalt and so would (ironically) give a much softer ride.

22. During his lecture to the Trivia Wizards, Kyle used a more scientific name for the gizzard. What is it?

From Quiz Kyle's Blizzard of Gizzards for Trivia Wizards

Answer: ventriculus

The word "ventriculus" is a diminutive of the Latin "venter", meaning belly. An obsolete name is the gigerium, which is Latin for giblet. A similar anatomical word is "ventricle", which is a chamber on either side of the heart that receives blood from an atrium (another chamber). The left ventricle then contracts and expels blood into the pulmonary artery, which carries the blood to the lungs be oxygenated. The right ventricle, on the other hand, contracts and expels oxygenated blood into the aorta and thence to all the rest of the organs and limbs of the body.

23. What is the scientific name for finger and toe bones?

From Quiz Fingers and Toes

Answer: phalanges

Each hand and foot has fourteen phalanges. The big toe and thumb have two phalanges each while the other fingers have three phalanges.

24. The Scots love their haggis, but who immortalized the dish in his 1787 poem "Address to a Haggis"?

From Quiz The Offal Truth

Answer: Robert Burns

Robert Burns' 1787 ode, "Address to a Haggis", may still be heard in Scotland and communities of Scottish descent around the world. It is recited most solemnly as the haggis enters the supper hall, often accompanied by a bagpipe fanfare.

25. From which Eminem song are the following lyrics? "My life is full of empty promises And broken dreams I'm hoping things will look up But there ain't no job openings"

From Quiz Bottoms Up!

Answer: Rock Bottom

"Rock Bottom" was from Eminem's second album. The album "The Slim Shady LP" was released in February, 1999. The album has sold millions around the world since its release. No, I can't explain that but to each their own ;-)

26. In addition to starring in the hit television series "Magnum, P.I.", Tom Selleck sported what type of moustache - which made many ladies swoon back in the 1980s?

From Quiz Get Off My Face!

Answer: Chevron

Baseball player Don Mattingly, physicist Albert Einstein, and Queen frontman Freddie Mercury were all proprietors of the chevron moustache.

27. What item of clothing does most belly button fluff come from?

From Quiz The Innies and Outies of Belly Buttons

Answer: Underwear

Surprisingly, most belly button fluff comes from underwear due to the direction of the hairs. Fibers from underwear are directed upwards by hairs and into the belly button. (Dr. Karl Kruszelnicki, University of Sydney, Australia, 2001)

28. Approximately how many tastebuds does the human tongue have?

From Quiz The Tongue

Answer: It varies, but somewhere in the thousands

A dry tongue cannot taste anything in the same way a dry nose cannot smell anything.

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