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1.
  Oswald Spengler's Prime Symbols    
Classification Quiz
 12 Qns
Spengler set out a morphological approach to history in 'The Decline of the West'. Fundamental to his work is the prime symbol (Ur-symbol), an idea that shapes a civilisation from birth to death. Match each concept to the Ur-symbol that inspired it.
Average, 12 Qns, jonnowales, Jul 31 26
Category: Social Sciences
Average
jonnowales gold member
Jul 31 26
57 plays
2.
  Munich 1937: The Worst Art Exhibition in the World    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
The Nazi Exhibition of Degenerate Art, 1937
In the 1930s Hitler was the arbiter of German aesthetics. He despised modern art - Expressionism, Dadaism, Bauhaus, &c. The 1937 "Entatarte Kunst" (Degenerate Art Exhibition) in Munich was designed to pillory these works. Find out about it in this quiz.
Average, 10 Qns, Southendboy, Jul 28 26
Category: 20th Century Art
Average
Southendboy gold member
Jul 28 26
144 plays
3.
  How Many Mickles Make a Muckle    
Classification Quiz
 16 Qns
"Aye, there's the rub." The English language may be shared, but its regional flavours are anything but uniform. See if you can identify the origins of these distinctive colloquialisms.
Average, 16 Qns, reedy, Jul 11 26
Average
reedy gold member
Jul 11 26
213 plays
4.
  The Architecture of Malaysia    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
Malaysia boasts a wide variety of architectural styles that have occurred across its long history. There is a beautiful merging of indigenous traditions, colonial influences, Islamic heritage, and eco-planning.
Average, 10 Qns, stephgm67, Jul 09 26
Category: Architecture
Average
stephgm67 gold member
Jul 09 26
72 plays
5.
  Tango, Por Favor!    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
The tango is an iconic dance with many styles and varied history. How much do you know about this classic dance?
Average, 10 Qns, Joepetz, Jul 07 26
Category: Dance
Average
Joepetz gold member
Jul 07 26
84 plays
6.
  Ordering Paintings by Persons   great trivia quiz  
Ordering Quiz
 10 Qns
The World Championship organized by the International Quiz Association once asked which painting showed exactly thirteen persons. I expanded on this idea - count the persons.
Average, 10 Qns, JanIQ, Jul 02 26
Category: Art By Subject
Average
JanIQ gold member
Jul 02 26
117 plays
7.
  Getting to Know Uranus    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
Know Your Greek Deities
How much do you know about Uranus? The Greek god, not the planet. This quiz deals with his home life, the cringe-worthy betrayal against him, the consequences of that betrayal, and more. Have fun!
Average, 10 Qns, NeuralSpicy, Jun 27 26
Category: Greek Myth
Average
NeuralSpicy gold member
Jun 27 26
165 plays
8.
  Musicals of the 1950s   popular trivia quiz  
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
These are the ten musicals that won the Tony Award for Best Musical during the 1950s. How many are you familiar with? Some questions focus on the show itself, others focus on a character, or an actor who originated a role.
Average, 10 Qns, Ilona_Ritter, Jul 30 26
Category: Musicals By Year
Average
Ilona_Ritter gold member
Jul 30 26
219 plays
9.
  Norse Mythological Women and Their Objects    
Match Quiz
 10 Qns
Norse mythology contains many interesting female characters. But what would each of them run back into a burning building to get? Match the woman to the object with which she is associated.
Average, 10 Qns, stephgm67, May 24 26
Category: Norse Myth
Average
stephgm67 gold member
May 24 26
105 plays
10.
  More Than Wyrds    
Match Quiz
 10 Qns
Get ready to test your musycal memory! In thys whymsycal quiz, every song is a one-wyrd tytle that ends in "y." Can you identyfy whych show each tune bylongs to, or wyll your knowlydge be inadyquate?
Average, 10 Qns, reedy, May 19 26
Category: Name the Musical
Average
reedy gold member
May 19 26
198 plays
11.
  Art Works by Leonardo Da Vinci   popular trivia quiz  
Collection Quiz
 10 Qns
This quiz is about art works by the world's greatest genius, Leonardo Da Vinci. They are all either unquestionably by him or widely accepted by scholars as being his work.
Average, 10 Qns, Billkozy, May 19 26
Category: Leonardo da Vinci
Average
Billkozy
May 19 26
312 plays
12.
  Questioning Songs in Stage Musicals (Part 5)    
Match Quiz
 10 Qns
There are songs whose title asks a question. Some of those songs are from stage musicals. Match the song title question in the left column with the right column's stage musical that the song is featured in.
Average, 10 Qns, Billkozy, May 05 26
Category: Name the Musical
Average
Billkozy
May 05 26
123 plays
13.
  Match Musicals to Partnership   great trivia quiz  
Classification Quiz
 15 Qns
Identify the musical from the brief plot description and assign it to one of four partnerships.
Average, 15 Qns, Upstart3, May 03 26
Category: Plots of Musicals
Average
Upstart3 gold member
May 03 26
246 plays
14.
  Inspired by?   popular trivia quiz  
Classification Quiz
 12 Qns
Origin of Musicals
Stage musicals can be original works or be based on previous works like novels and films. Sort these into their correct boxes to reflect their origins. Original means not directly based on the plot of a novel or film even if inspired by earlier ideas.
Average, 12 Qns, rossian, Apr 16 26
Average
rossian editor
Apr 16 26
333 plays
15.
  "And the Word of the Year Is..." (2010-2019)    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
Merriam-Webster's Word of the Year
The Merriam-Webster Word of the Year is one that saw a dramatical surge in online lookups and that strongly represents the changes in the American lexicon. So, let's take a stroll down memory lane and revisit the U.S. in the 2010s through words. Enjoy!
Average, 10 Qns, JJHorner, Apr 04 26
Category: Language Use
Average
JJHorner gold member
Apr 04 26
252 plays
16.
  Epistemological Enigmas    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
Dealing with the limits of human knowledge can seem daunting. Hopefully, we can make some sense of some of the deeper thoughts we have. Have fun, and good luck!
Average, 10 Qns, jddrsi_raven, Mar 31 26
Category: Philosophy
Average
jddrsi_raven gold member
Mar 31 26
246 plays
17.
Art By Subject: Madness Death and Art
  Madness, Death, and Art editor best quiz   top quiz  
Photo Match
 12 Qns
Sometimes the idea of death drives us to madness, and sometimes madness brings upon us (or others) an early death. Identify the artists of these 12 famous masterpieces that knew just that. Warning: Contains gruesome scenes.
Average, 12 Qns, trident, Apr 20 26
Category: Art By Subject
Average
trident editor
Apr 20 26
234 plays
18.
  Who Writes This Stuff?    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
Comedy runs riot: farce, wordplay, mistaken identities, supernatural meddling, and operatic uproar abound. Match each joyous mess of a play to its creator and enjoy the tumble.
Average, 10 Qns, reedy, Mar 30 26
Category: Plays Mixture
Average
reedy gold member
Mar 30 26
330 plays
19.
  New York State of Mind   popular trivia quiz  
Match Quiz
 10 Qns
With apologies for stealing the title from Billy Joel, this quiz definitely requires you to enter a "New York State of Mind" to be able to complete all of these lyrics from musicals set in New York City.
Average, 10 Qns, reedy, Mar 20 26
Category: Finish the Lyric
Average
reedy gold member
Mar 20 26
210 plays
20.
  Questioning Songs in Stage Musicals (Part 4)    
Match Quiz
 10 Qns
There are songs whose title asks a question. Some of those songs are from stage musicals. Match the song title question in the left column with the right column's stage musical that the song is featured in.
Average, 10 Qns, Billkozy, May 05 26
Category: Name the Musical
Average
Billkozy
May 05 26
123 plays
21.
  Two to Tango   popular trivia quiz  
Ordering Quiz
 10 Qns
Numbers have long made their way into the English idiom. Order the phrases by the number that appears in the phrase from lowest to highest.
Average, 10 Qns, Joepetz, Mar 20 26
Category: Numbers in Idiom
Average
Joepetz gold member
Mar 20 26
546 plays
22.
  Slide Into These DMs    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
The letter combination of DM is here to send a direct message; there are many words containing the pair, but this quiz is looking for ten specific ones. Determine the words, each containing 'DM', based on their definitions. Good luck!
Average, 10 Qns, kyleisalive, Mar 30 26
Category: Vocabulary
Average
kyleisalive editor
Mar 30 26
252 plays
23.
  Jive Talk: a Guide   great trivia quiz  
Collection Quiz
 15 Qns
A Hummer of a Hep Quiz
Jive talk originated in Harlem, NYC, in the 1930s and 1940s, and spread more widely to what was then known as the 'hep generation', partly thanks to Cab Calloway's dictionary, "Cab Calloway's Hepster's Dictionary: Language of Jive". Learn it with me.
Average, 15 Qns, windrush, Feb 25 26
Average
windrush gold member
Feb 25 26
312 plays
24.
  It Takes Two to Foxtrot   top quiz  
Collection Quiz
 12 Qns
Can You Spot the Real Dances?
Dance is a language so universal, it transcends both language and culture. Yet, some cultures have dances so specific - we barely recognize their names. Can you spot the dances from the impostors?
Average, 12 Qns, LeoDaVinci, Feb 19 26
Category: Dance
Average
LeoDaVinci editor
Feb 19 26
390 plays
25.
  Dance Crazes By Decade    
Ordering Quiz
 10 Qns
Do you remember when all of those new dance crazes first blew up? Let's look back at the last 100 years and see if you can put them order from oldest to newest?
Average, 10 Qns, GBfan, Feb 19 26
Category: Dance
Average
GBfan gold member
Feb 19 26
264 plays
26.
  The Myers-Briggs Personality Typology    
Multiple Choice
 12 Qns
This quiz is based on the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator framework developed by Isabel Briggs Myers and Katharine Cook Briggs, as documented at myersbriggs.org. When playing, you might recognise someone you known or even yourself. Good luck and have fun!
Average, 12 Qns, Kalibre, Mar 20 26
Category: Social Sciences
Average
Kalibre gold member
Mar 20 26
228 plays
27.
  A Tony for Tony    
Classification Quiz
 10 Qns
The first 75 years of the Tony Awards
The Antoinette Perry Award for Excellence in Broadway Theatre ... also known as the Tony Awards ... debuted in 1947 and celebrated its 75th event in 2022. Can you pick out some of the Anthonys (or Tonys) who earned a Tony Award in that time?
Average, 10 Qns, reedy, Mar 09 26
Category: Tony Awards
Average
reedy gold member
Mar 09 26
309 plays
29.
  Illuminate (And Label) Me!   best quiz  
Label Quiz
 10 Qns
Illuminated manuscripts were the 'scrapbooks' of ancient times. They are handwritten books where the text is supplemented by various decorations. Label the various parts of this illuminated manuscript example.
Average, 10 Qns, stephgm67, Jan 03 26
Average
stephgm67 gold member
Jan 03 26
159 plays
30.
  The TikTok Generation    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
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 gold member
Dec 26 25
243 plays

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