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1.
Name the Musical: Picture This Musical
  Picture This Musical    
Photo Match
 10 Qns
Given a picture that relates to a famous Broadway musical, can you match them up? The picture will either relate to the title of the musical or a prominent theme or song in the production.
Easier, 10 Qns, GBfan, Jul 09 25
Category: Name the Musical
Easier
GBfan gold member
Jul 09 25
336 plays
2.
Art History: 800 Years of Western Art
  800 Years of Western Art    
Photo Quiz
 10 Qns
Western Art Mixture
10 questions about artists and objets d'art in the Western Tradition from the 14th through the 20th century. That's right, kids, this adopt-a-quiz is all about art, that thing you pretend to like so you seem cultured. Enjoy!
Average, 10 Qns, JJHorner, Jul 03 25
Category: Art History
Average
JJHorner gold member
Jul 03 25
186 plays
3.
  The History of Sociology    
Ordering Quiz
 10 Qns
People and Publications that Shaped the Discipline
Every investigative discipline has its experts, important works, and theories that have been developed. Here are ten events that helped shape sociology into the discipline it is today.
Average, 10 Qns, LeoDaVinci, Jun 30 25
Category: Sociology
Average
LeoDaVinci editor
Jun 30 25
108 plays
4.
  Putting English on the Map    
Label Quiz
 10 Qns
Quips have been made about English being a common language that separates those who speak it from each other, and to some extent this is true. Here are ten varieties of English from around the world. Your task is to put them on the map.
Average, 10 Qns, spanishliz, Jun 28 25
Average
spanishliz editor
Jun 28 25
255 plays
5.
20th Century Art: Well I could have done THAT
  "Well, I could have done THAT!"    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
Modern Art Trivia
It's all fun and games until someone paints a solid block of color on a canvas, and then it's a million-dollar Rothko! Here's an adopt-a-quiz featuring ten trivia questions about Modern Art, that thing you say even you could do but don't. Enjoy!
Average, 10 Qns, JJHorner, Jun 28 25
Category: 20th Century Art
Average
JJHorner gold member
Jun 28 25
201 plays
6.
  A Tony Timeline    
Ordering Quiz
 10 Qns
Best Musicals
Here are some of the most famous winners of the Antoinette Perry Award in the Best Musical category for excellence in Broadway shows. Can you remember when each was awarded and place them in chronological order?
Average, 10 Qns, looney_tunes, Jun 25 25
Category: Tony Awards
Average
looney_tunes editor
Jun 25 25
192 plays
7.
  Bricks and Mortar    
Match Quiz
 10 Qns
Architecture
These are some landmark buildings and their outstanding creators that I encountered in my forty years as an architect. Structures and people have left their mark in the history of architecture.
Easier, 10 Qns, tiye, Jun 21 25
Category: Architecture
Easier
tiye gold member
Jun 21 25
177 plays
8.
Ballet: Picture This Ballet
  Picture This Ballet   best quiz  
Photo Match
 12 Qns
These pictures are clues to the titles or parts of the plots of some ballets. Many are well-known, others perhaps less so. Can you match them up correctly?
Very Easy, 12 Qns, Lottie1001, Jun 15 25
Category: Ballet
Very Easy
Lottie1001 gold member
Jun 15 25
441 plays
9.
  Sesquipedalius' G Words   popular trivia quiz  
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
Uncle Sesquipedalius, who loves to impress others with his vocabulary, has posed numerous single questions in the New Question Game. He has a superfluity of highfalutin words beginning with the letter G. How many of them can you sort?
Easier, 10 Qns, FatherSteve, Jun 18 25
Category: Very Long Words
Easier
FatherSteve gold member
Jun 18 25
348 plays
10.
  Nation-al Security   great trivia quiz  
Fun Fill-It
 10 Qns
Idioms with Nationalities
The war room is in a bit of a kerfuffle at the moment. The codebreakers have hit the wall on a vital enemy communication... let's peek through the keyhole and eavesdrop a little to try and figure out what is happening.
Easier, 10 Qns, pollucci19, Jun 28 25
Easier
pollucci19 gold member
Jun 28 25
375 plays
11.
Thematic Word Definitions: Last Chance
  Last Chance!   great trivia quiz  
Fun Fill-It
 16 Qns
Last and chance are both words which could have several different meanings. Can you fill in the blanks in the text with the right word so that it makes sense?
Very Easy, 16 Qns, Lottie1001, Jun 14 25
Very Easy
Lottie1001 gold member
Jun 14 25
315 plays
12.
  Terms of Venery   great trivia quiz  
Fun Fill-It
 15 Qns
Collective names for animal groups
There are many different terms used to name groups of animals, some more common than others. Do you know these fifteen?
Easier, 15 Qns, reedy, Jun 06 25
Category: Collective Nouns
Easier
reedy gold member
Jun 06 25
291 plays
13.
Art By Subject: Art on an Empty Stomach
  Art on an Empty Stomach   best quiz  
Photo Match
 12 Qns
Paintings that Feature Food
I probably shouldn't have visited the art museum with an empty stomach. Now all I can see is the food in these famous paintings! Identify which artist painted them. (Some paintings have been cropped for uniformity.)
Average, 12 Qns, trident, Jun 07 25
Category: Art By Subject
Average
trident editor
Jun 07 25
159 plays
14.
  Musicals Set in Europe   best quiz  
Label Quiz
 10 Qns
Each of these musicals was set in Europe. Can you identify the correct location for each of them?
Easier, 10 Qns, looney_tunes, Jun 28 25
Easier
looney_tunes editor
Jun 28 25
513 plays
15.
  Heracles's Labor Locations   popular trivia quiz  
Collection Quiz
 12 Qns
The Greek god Heracles (Roman: Hercules) completed 12 labors as penance for murdering his wife and children. The labors were tasks given to him by King Eurystheus after Heracles visited the Oracle of Delphi.
Average, 12 Qns, Joepetz, May 31 25
Category: Herakles
Average
Joepetz gold member
May 31 25
246 plays
16.
  Had Enough   best quiz  
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
Clytemnestra and the Murder of Agamemnon
Agamemnon may have been a hero to the Greeks, but he was no hero to his wife Clytemnestra. After years of mistreatment, when he sacrificed their daughter Iphigenia, Clytemnestra finally had enough and plotted to kill him.
Average, 10 Qns, Kankurette, May 31 25
Average
Kankurette gold member
May 31 25
117 plays
17.
  FunTrivia Humanities Mix: Vol 24    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
A mix of 10 Humanities questions, submitted by 10 different FunTrivia players! The first few questions are easy, but the last couple are tough!
Easier, 10 Qns, FTBot, May 31 25
Category: Miscellaneous
Easier
FTBot
May 31 25
405 plays
18.
  The Obscure Gods of Europe    
Classification Quiz
 10 Qns
Welcome! In this quiz, you are presented with ten deities from pre-Christian European mythologies that are neither Greek nor Norse. You have to match them with their respective cultures. Enjoy!
Average, 10 Qns, DeepHistory, May 31 25
Average
DeepHistory gold member
May 31 25
186 plays
19.
  I Misheard That editor best quiz   best quiz  
Fun Fill-It
 15 Qns
The Wonderful World of Malapropisms
A malapropism is a word incorrectly used in place of a similar-sounding one. These slips of the tongue can be found in many contexts - high culture, pop culture and everyday life alike. The examples in this quiz are guaranteed to lift your spirits!
Average, 15 Qns, LadyNym, May 28 25
Category: Language Use
Average
LadyNym gold member
May 28 25
267 plays
20.
  Irish Deities Collection    
Collection Quiz
 10 Qns
Ten of the Best
In this set we have ten Irish deities mixed together with deities from other European mythologies. We will meet gods and goddesses who go to war, keep the fires going, controlling rain and thunder and generally protecting the world.
Average, 10 Qns, gme24, May 25 25
Category: Irish Myth
Average
gme24 gold member
May 25 25
210 plays
21.
Dance: Dancing Around
  Dancing Around    
Fun Fill-It
 15 Qns
See if you can place all these words and phrases containing 'dance' into the right place in the story. Then read the information to find out a little more about a popular form of dancing.
Easier, 15 Qns, Lottie1001, May 25 25
Category: Dance
Easier
Lottie1001 gold member
May 25 25
177 plays
22.
Applied Art Design: De Stijl My Beating Heart
  De Stijl, My Beating Heart   best quiz  
Photo Match
 10 Qns
Furniture Design Through History
If you are familiar with Western art and design movements, it should not be too hard for you to match these furniture items with the style they belong to. Don't forget to click on the photos to view them in detail!
Difficult, 10 Qns, LadyNym, May 22 25
Difficult
LadyNym gold member
May 22 25
126 plays
23.
  Timeline of Philosophy    
Ordering Quiz
 10 Qns
In the Second Millennium
The second millennium saw the development of new ideas and concepts in philosophy. You need to match the philosophers with the century that they are associated with.
Average, 10 Qns, gme24, May 20 25
Category: Philosophy
Average
gme24 gold member
May 20 25
141 plays
24.
  Hurry Up and Wait!   best quiz  
Collection Quiz
 12 Qns
Oxymorons and Tautologies
An oxymoron is a figure of speech in which seemingly contradictory terms are adjacent to each other. A tautology is where two synonyms are used together, but one is redundant. Your job is to sort the following phrases into oxymorons and tautologies.
Very Easy, 12 Qns, 1nn1, May 15 25
Category: Oxymorons
Very Easy
1nn1 gold member
May 15 25
447 plays
25.
  The Boy Who Became a Hero    
Fun Fill-It
 16 Qns
A legendary hero of Irish mythology, he rose from a boy of extraordinary strength to become an iconic warrior. His tale of bravery, tragedy and transformation still inspires today. How well do you know his story?
Average, 16 Qns, wellenbrecher, May 12 25
Category: Irish Myth
Average
wellenbrecher gold member
May 12 25
66 plays
26.
Architecture: A Brief History of European Architecture
  A Brief History of European Architecture editor best quiz   best quiz  
Ordering Quiz
 10 Qns
c. 10,000 BC-1750 AD
There are many styles of European architecture - too many, in fact, to explore in one quiz! Let's focus, then, on some of the earliest styles that date from about 10,0000 BC to the mid-1700s.
Average, 10 Qns, ponycargirl, May 11 25
Category: Architecture
Average
ponycargirl editor
May 11 25
180 plays
27.
  Speaking on Lingua Franca   best quiz  
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
The Sociolinguistic History of Common Language
Communication is difficult, and common ground-- of any sort-- is necessary to derive meaning and understanding. In this quiz, we look at ten instances where different languages are capable of acting as bridges for communication, how they do it, and why.
Average, 10 Qns, kyleisalive, May 10 25
Category: Linguistics
Average
kyleisalive editor
May 10 25
192 plays
28.
Art Techniques: The Science of Art Perspective in Painting
  The Science of Art: Perspective in Painting   best quiz  
Photo Quiz
 10 Qns
Rendering spatial relations is a challenge to which artists throughout the ages have risen in different and interesting ways. This quiz will take you on a journey through the history of perspective in painting.
Average, 10 Qns, LadyNym, May 10 25
Category: Art Techniques
Average
LadyNym gold member
May 10 25
159 plays
29.
Art by Region: Swedish Art
  Swedish Art   best quiz  
Photo Match
 10 Qns
An historical overview
Can you match the name of each of these Swedish works of art with its image? All names are in English, with the original names used in the information (where diacritics won't create display errors).
Easier, 10 Qns, looney_tunes, May 10 25
Category: Art by Region
Easier
looney_tunes editor
May 10 25
141 plays
30.
  Art of the Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood   best quiz  
Collection Quiz
 12 Qns
The Pre-Raphaelites were formed in 1848 with Dante Gabriel Rossetti, William Holman Hunt, John Everett Millais and Edward Burne-Jones among those associated with the movement. Your task is to pick out the paintings created by these four from those listed
Average, 12 Qns, rossian, May 05 25
Average
rossian editor
May 05 25
195 plays

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