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1.
to some English Cities Challenge by kyleisalive. Completed by Lottie1001. Fifteen cryptic clues to cities in England. All the best gazetteers are arranged alphabetically, so can you solve these cryptic clues, and place the cities in the right order? See the special instructions for a further explanation. Average, 15 Qns, Lottie1001,
Jan 29 26
Average
Lottie1001
Jan 29 26
57 plays
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Challenge by trident. Completed by pusdoc. This quiz covers works where death (or "dead") appears in the title. Hopefully your experience revisiting these books, essays and plays will be more lively than their titles! Average, 10 Qns, pusdoc,
Jan 27 26
Average
pusdoc
Jan 27 26
192 plays
3.
Where are the Parks? Challenge by scarygirl11. Completed by GBfan. If you've got the thrill of the chase and want to try out some of the best roller coasters in the United States, where would you go? Given a map of the country, place these theme parks in the correct state. Easier, 10 Qns, GBfan,
Jan 27 26
Easier
GBfan
Jan 27 26
126 plays
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Challenge by kyleisalive. Completed by rossian. Vaccination has saved many lives over the years with new ones being developed in the hope of eradicating more diseases. Here are ten questions about vaccines created between the late eighteenth century and the modern era. They are, roughly, in date order Average, 10 Qns, rossian,
Jan 26 26
Average
rossian
Jan 26 26
126 plays
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Challenge by Red_John. Completed by zorba_scank. It's not easy being orange but these items pull it off. Pick the items that can be orange while leaving out those that are not. Very Easy, 10 Qns, zorba_scank,
Jan 25 26
Very Easy
zorba_scank
Jan 25 26
423 plays
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Challenge by kyleisalive. Completed by etymonlego. Is there a doctor in the house? Better hope it's not one of these MDs - they might tug on your heartstrings before they check for a pulse. Many medical minds have gone on to have memorable careers as writers. Here are but a few. Average, 10 Qns, etymonlego,
Jan 25 26
Average
etymonlego
Jan 25 26
189 plays
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Challenge by etymonlego. Completed by Kalibre. Yes, foods are definitely more than just for eating. This quiz features artists whose name contains a type of food. Can you guess who they are and match them to the song each one sang? Good luck and enjoy! Average, 10 Qns, Kalibre,
Jan 24 26
Average
Kalibre
Jan 24 26
195 plays
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Challenge by kyleisalive. Completed by Ilona_Ritter. I will give you a list of words and their meanings. Your job is to match the word with the correct meaning. All of these words start with "de." All these words can be found in the online Scrabble dictionary. Very Easy, 10 Qns, Ilona_Ritter,
Jan 23 26
Very Easy
Ilona_Ritter
Jan 23 26
330 plays
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What Makes a Great American Novel? Challenge by trident. Completed by 1nn1. Here are ten great American novels. What made them so good? Some depicted a particular point in US history, and others inspired other writers. All were written magnificently. Let's see what has made these ten star-spangled novels great. Average, 10 Qns, 1nn1,
Jan 26 26
Average
1nn1
Jan 26 26
240 plays
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Challenge by kyleisalive. Completed by stephgm67. Meteorology is a branch of science which has had some amazing advances over the years. Take the quiz and potentially learn a little more about this fascinating subject. Easier, 10 Qns, stephgm67,
Jan 19 26
Easier
stephgm67
Jan 19 26
228 plays
11.
Boom!
Multiple Choice
10 Qns
The Classic Atari Game "Combat"! Challenge by kyleisalive. Completed by bernie73. See how well you do with these ten questions about the classic Atari game "Combat". (Note: Some of the questions have a North American focus.) Average, 10 Qns, bernie73,
Jan 19 26
Average
bernie73
Jan 19 26
57 plays
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Challenge by Trivia_Fan54. Completed by zorba_scank. This doll needs to be dressed up. Can you help put on these clothing items and jewellery in the correct order? Start with what goes on the head and work your way down to the toes. Average, 10 Qns, zorba_scank,
Jan 23 26
Average
zorba_scank
Jan 23 26
249 plays
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Challenge by trident. Completed by VegemiteKid. There's a mix of spores in this game, to give you a spore-ting chance at finding some you know in this interesting group. Easier, 10 Qns, VegemiteKid,
Jan 22 26
Easier
VegemiteKid
Jan 22 26
123 plays
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Mathematical Symbols and Concepts Challenge by Buddy1. Completed by trident. My math teachers always told me to double check my work, since one little mistake could bring the whole problem down. Can you identify these mathematical symbols and concepts from the images meant to represent them? Very Easy, 12 Qns, trident,
Jan 18 26
Very Easy
trident
Jan 18 26
261 plays
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Trips and Sips Through Spain Challenge by Trivia_Fan54. Completed by salami_swami. Have a cocktail with me as we explore the sites of Spain. Every trip is better with sips! Easier, 10 Qns, salami_swami,
Jan 16 26
Easier
salami_swami
Jan 16 26
87 plays
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Music Associated People Who Passed in 2024 & 2025 Challenge by kyleisalive. Completed by pollucci19. All of the following had an impact on the world of popular music. Sadly, they all tapped out in 2025, but this quiz is an opportunity to relive some of the highlights that they brought to us. Average, 10 Qns, pollucci19,
Jan 14 26
Average
pollucci19
Jan 14 26
255 plays
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Find the Real Animals Challenge by Kalibre. Completed by reedy. Oftentimes, animals can have features that are reminiscent of more than one type of creature. A catfish with its 'whiskers' comes to mind as a prime example. Can you pick out the real animals from the imaginary ones in this quiz? Average, 10 Qns, reedy,
Jan 14 26
Average
reedy
Jan 14 26
555 plays
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Challenge by scarygirl11. Completed by stephgm67. A strong beginning is crucial for a movie in order to capture attention, set the correct tone, and introduce the film's theme. These did not accomplish that task for a variety of reasons. Match the movie to its poor beginning. Difficult, 10 Qns, stephgm67,
Jan 12 26
Difficult
stephgm67
Jan 12 26
126 plays
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Challenge by kyleisalive. Completed by reedy. These stories of interplanetary war are just a small selection of what you can find in movies, television, books, comics, and video games. Do you know them all? Average, 10 Qns, reedy,
Jan 12 26
Average
reedy
Jan 12 26
108 plays
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Challenge by kyleisalive. Completed by GBfan. A great song will stand the test of time and can be re-imagined in different genres. Hearing a song that was a hit by a male artist sung by a female artist changes the whole dynamic. Let's look back at some of these great cover songs. Average, 10 Qns, GBfan,
Jan 12 26
Average
GBfan
Jan 12 26
132 plays
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Challenge by Red_John. Completed by kyleisalive. It's either Georgia-related or it's not. You may ask, "But Kyle, there's more than one Georgia, right?" You'd be correct about that. Average, 10 Qns, kyleisalive,
Jan 12 26
Average
kyleisalive
Jan 12 26
228 plays
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Challenge by LeChampion14. Completed by LadyNym. The Columbidae family includes pigeons and doves, birds that we often encounter in our everyday lives. How much do you really know about this large, widespread family of birds? Easier, 10 Qns, LadyNym,
Jan 12 26
Easier
LadyNym
Jan 12 26
126 plays
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Challenge by LeoDaVinci. Completed by ponycargirl. Two ancient Athenian men - Plato and Xenophon - were contemporaries of a similar age who were very different in their way of thinking. They were, however, eventually bound by a common goal. Average, 12 Qns, ponycargirl,
Jan 11 26
Average
ponycargirl
Jan 11 26
99 plays
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Martial Arts Challenge by LeoDaVinci. Completed by suomy. The Latin phrase means 'your death my life', in effect 'my survival is at the cost of your death'. At one time this was the purpose of some martial arts. Place each martial art listed in the best-fit category. Average, 12 Qns, suomy,
Jan 10 26
Average
suomy
Jan 10 26
69 plays
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Challenge by Lord_Digby. Completed by GBfan. The 1980s and early 1990s was the glam rock "hair band" era. Not every group was as dominant as bands like Bon Jovi, Whitesnake, and Motley Crue. Can you identify the ten less familiar "hair metal" bands who had a platinum album in this era? Average, 10 Qns, GBfan,
Jan 10 26
Average
GBfan
Jan 10 26
255 plays
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Casting Votes on Reality TV Challenge by trident. Completed by kyleisalive. Since gaining prominence as a genre in the 2000s, reality TV has spawned several franchises that have their outcomes influenced by votes of all sorts. See what you know about these instances. Good luck! Tough, 10 Qns, kyleisalive,
Jan 09 26
Tough
kyleisalive
Jan 09 26
72 plays
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Challenge by spanishliz. Completed by Ovaldas. Welcome to The Perfect Selfie. In this quiz, you will see famous places in Spain. Your task is to sort them into two lists: one for great selfie spots in Andalusia, and one for great selfie spots in Catalonia. Easier, 10 Qns, Ovaldas,
Jan 08 26
Easier
Ovaldas
Jan 08 26
144 plays
28.
Challenge by kyleisalive. Completed by JJHorner. We all ooze. Some of us ooze more than others. But this is a quiz about FAMOUS oozes of history: gross, damaging, often deadly oozes with high eww-factors. So come on in and bring a towel. Things are about to get oozy. Enjoy! Average, 10 Qns, JJHorner,
Jan 08 26
Average
JJHorner
Jan 08 26
258 plays
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The 2025 World Snooker Championship Challenge by trident. Completed by Kankurette. I've written plenty of football quizzes, so I decided to do a snooker one for a change. This quiz looks back over the matches leading up to the final, and the final itself. Easier, 14 Qns, Kankurette,
Jan 08 26
Easier
Kankurette
Jan 08 26
105 plays
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Challenge by kyleisalive. Completed by Reamar42. Throughout history, there have always been those who are driven to succeed. There are also those who might have gone just a bit too far, or excelled more than anyone else. This quiz is about those people. Match the achievements to the person. Very Easy, 10 Qns, Reamar42,
Jan 07 26
Very Easy
Reamar42
Jan 07 26
588 plays
31.
Challenge by LeoDaVinci. Completed by suomy. This selection of American musicians all died in aircraft accidents, leaving their music fixed in time. Place each musician in the genre of music for which they are best known.
Easier, 12 Qns, suomy,
Jan 07 26
Easier
suomy
Jan 07 26
471 plays
32.
Challenge by kyleisalive. Completed by looney_tunes. The highest peak in Europe's Alps presented quite a challenge to those who first attempted to climb it. Tough, 10 Qns, looney_tunes,
Jan 07 26
Tough
looney_tunes
Jan 07 26
108 plays
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Challenge by kyleisalive. Completed by GBfan. Some things start off with great intentions but fail incredibly. Other times, you see something happening so close to greatness but just misses the mark. Let's look back at some of these moments of "not so greatness". Average, 10 Qns, GBfan,
Jan 27 26
Average
GBfan
Jan 27 26
303 plays
34.
Challenge by Lord_Digby. Completed by GBfan. A great guitar solo can take a good song and turn it into a classic. I've chosen four incredible guitarists, place their songs accordingly. To make it a little harder, I'll leave the guitarists off the quiz. Average, 12 Qns, GBfan,
Dec 30 25
Average
GBfan
Dec 30 25
147 plays
35.
Challenge by kyleisalive. Completed by dim_dude. I never felt particularly old - I'm only in my mid-thirties. But when I hear the vernacular of the younger generation these days, I start to feel old. See how well you can understand Gen Z, the "TikTok Generation" (Author Challenge: December 2025) Average, 10 Qns, dim_dude,
Dec 26 25
Average
dim_dude
Dec 26 25
192 plays
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21st Century Australians Challenge by ozzz2002. Completed by GBfan. Given a list of people who made a big impact in the 21st Century, can you identify the ten Australians in the list. The list includes a variety of fields including the arts, sports, business, music, and politics. Average, 10 Qns, GBfan,
Dec 26 25
Average
GBfan
Dec 26 25
192 plays
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Challenge by trident. Completed by zorba_scank. The early bird caught the bookworm and along with it learnt of these common phrases and idioms that have different types of birds in them. Can you match the picture of the bird to the expression it belongs to? Very Easy, 10 Qns, zorba_scank,
Dec 26 25
Very Easy
zorba_scank
Dec 26 25
507 plays
38.
Challenge by trident. Completed by LadyNym. As Julia Child once famously said, anything is good with enough butter! Let's forget about cholesterol for a while, and explore some of the many uses of butter in cooking. Average, 10 Qns, LadyNym,
Dec 25 25
Average
LadyNym
Dec 25 25
249 plays
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Challenge by etymonlego. Completed by stephgm67. Board games have been around for thousands of years. However, a new star arose in the 1960s in the gaming world with the creation of video games! Put these video games in the correct order of their release date. Difficult, 10 Qns, stephgm67,
Dec 23 25
Difficult
stephgm67
Dec 23 25
108 plays
40.
Challenge by Lord_Digby. Completed by GBfan. Who says metal, hard rock, and 80s hair metal bands can't write a good love song? Let's look back at some great power ballads recorded by rock bands. Average, 10 Qns, GBfan,
Dec 23 25
Average
GBfan
Dec 23 25
156 plays
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Foods in the Basic Taste Groups Challenge by trident. Completed by pollucci19. More than simply sourness, there are five basic human tastes though there are some arguments that there should be more. Let's examine those possibilities through the foods that generate those sensations. Very Easy, 10 Qns, pollucci19,
Dec 22 25
Very Easy
pollucci19
Dec 22 25
489 plays
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Mammals with Six or Seven Letter Names Challenge by trident. Completed by GBfan. Is it six letters or is it seven? Given ten pictures of mammals can you match up the animal to three traits that describe it. Each of the mammals will have six or seven letters in their names. Average, 10 Qns, GBfan,
Dec 20 25
Average
GBfan
Dec 20 25
330 plays
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Challenge by scarygirl11. Completed by etymonlego. Kids today have got it easy. The Nintendo Switch and Valve's Steam Deck effectively erased the difference between console and handheld. Do you have any idea what it was like playing "Mario Land" in black and green? Reminisce with me. Average, 10 Qns, etymonlego,
Jan 26 26
Average
etymonlego
Jan 26 26
90 plays
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Challenge by JanIQ. Completed by Kalibre. Each of these songs has the word 'more' in the title. Can you remember who sang them? Good luck and enjoy! Easier, 10 Qns, Kalibre,
Dec 19 25
Easier
Kalibre
Dec 19 25
279 plays
45.
Challenge by kyleisalive. Completed by stephgm67. I received this title as part of an Author's Challenge and decided to dig a little deeper into the mambo music genre. Come take the quiz, learn a bit more about mambo, and try not to hum it the rest of the day! Average, 10 Qns, stephgm67,
Dec 14 25
Average
stephgm67
Dec 14 25
132 plays
46.
The Building of the Transcontinental RR Challenge by Red_John. Completed by stephgm67. The builiding of the transcontinental railroad in the late 1800s was an important part of American history. It had several milestones and many challenges. Come learn a bit more about this amazing endeavor. Average, 10 Qns, stephgm67,
Jan 10 26
Average
stephgm67
Jan 10 26
249 plays
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Challenge by etymonlego. Completed by suomy. The quiz title could be seen as a bit of a challenge (as well as being an Author Challenge). What follows are a few Qs to help challenge the title statement. The title was supplied by etymonlego. Average, 10 Qns, suomy,
Dec 11 25
Average
suomy
Dec 11 25
267 plays
48.
Challenge by spanishliz. Completed by Kalibre. What would you do with the tools I have given you as clues for this quiz? It is about historic trades, some of which have vanished, while others have evolved into modern jobs. Can you correctly match the tools to each trade? Good luck and have fun! Easier, 10 Qns, Kalibre,
Dec 09 25
Easier
Kalibre
Dec 09 25
585 plays
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Challenge by ElusiveDream. Completed by reedy. There are a wide variety of wild cats to be found around the globe. These amazing hunters are sleek and powerful... and beautiful! You should be able to size up your chances on whether you can figure out how to organize these felines into like groups. Easier, 12 Qns, reedy,
Dec 08 25
Easier
reedy
Dec 08 25
270 plays
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Challenge by trident. Completed by GBfan. Many movies took the inspiration for their title by borrowing the name of a U.S. city. Can you identify the state that contains a city whose name appears in a movie title? I'll give you the movie year and Director;Star(s). Average, 10 Qns, GBfan,
Dec 03 25
Average
GBfan
Dec 03 25
189 plays
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