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1.
  Symbolic Language    
Fun Fill-It
 10 Qns
The symbols are familiar. Their names may not be. Put your knowledge to the test as you identify ten symbols hidden in plain sight throughout everyday writing.
Easier, 10 Qns, reedy, Oct 12 26
Category: Miscellaneous
Easier
reedy gold member
Oct 12 26
99 plays
2.
  Mind Your Ps and Qs (especially your Ps)    
Match Quiz
 10 Qns
Definition by synonym
Match the "P" word you've probably seen with the three synonym definition I hope makes you say "oh yeah."
Very Easy, 10 Qns, Nealzineatser, Oct 06 26
Category: Definitions
Very Easy
Nealzineatser gold member
Oct 06 26
381 plays
3.
  Art Works by Leonardo da Vinci (Part 2)    
Collection Quiz
 10 Qns
10 of these are art works by the world's greatest genius Leonardo Da Vinci that are all either unquestionably his or widely accepted by scholars as being his, or are works that he painted in collaboration with others. 5 of these he had no part in.
Average, 10 Qns, Billkozy, Oct 05 26
Category: Leonardo da Vinci
Average
Billkozy
Oct 05 26
204 plays
4.
  Brave New Words    
Collection Quiz
 12 Qns
New Additions to the Merriam-Webster Dictionary
In September 2026 the Merriam-Webster website announced the addition of 1,400 new words to the iconic dictionary. Can you pick out these trendy newcomers from this list, which also includes words that were all the rage a few decades ago?
Average, 12 Qns, LadyNym, Oct 02 26
Category: Words by Decade
Average
LadyNym gold member
Oct 02 26
225 plays
5.
Matching Artist and Art: Perfect Forgeries
  "Perfect" Forgeries    
Photo Quiz
 10 Qns
Can you ID the Original Painting?
I am planning a series of museum heists where I switch my near perfect forgery for the original. Can you figure out which paintings I am going to steal?
Very Easy, 10 Qns, misdiaslocos, Oct 01 26
Very Easy
misdiaslocos gold member
Oct 01 26
243 plays
6.
Sociology: Bourdieus Concepts
  Bourdieu's Concepts    
Match Quiz
 10 Qns
This quiz will focus on the famous sociologist Pierre Bourdieu (1930-2002). Presented below are 10 key concepts by Pierre Bourdieu and 10 definitions. Your goal is to correctly match each concept to its exact definition. Good luck!
Average, 10 Qns, borimor, Sep 28 26
Category: Sociology
Average
borimor
Sep 28 26
60 plays
7.
  Animal Idioms    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
What animal would best describe the given situation?
Very Easy, 10 Qns, cavalier87, Oct 01 26
Category: Animals in Idiom
Very Easy
cavalier87 gold member
Oct 01 26
444 plays
8.
  Ra's Twelve Hours of the "Amduat"    
Label Quiz
 12 Qns
The ancient Egyptian text of the "Amduat" shows the nightly 12-hour journey of the sun god Ra through the underworld (the Duat) from sunset to sunrise. Each hour is a physical region or cavern of the underworld that Ra must pass through sequentially.
New Game, 12 Qns, stephgm67, Sep 26 26
Category: Egyptian Myth
New Game
stephgm67 gold member
Sep 26 26
24 plays
9.
  Basic Criminology    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
Big Boys did it and Ran Away!
Criminology, the interdisciplinary study of crime, criminal justice and deviant behaviour, has been in existence for about 150 years. This quiz presents some of the fascinating concepts I learned about while doing an M.S.Sc degree in Criminology in 1999.
Average, 10 Qns, Southendboy, Sep 23 26
Category: Social Sciences
Average
Southendboy gold member
Sep 23 26
144 plays
10.
Etymology: Chicken Meet Egg
  Chicken Meet Egg editor best quiz    
Photo Quiz
 10 Qns
Etymological "Which Came First?"
In English, we often borrow the name of one thing to describe something else. Centuries later, it's not always obvious which meaning came first! This quiz puts ten such pairs head-to-head to see if you can figure out which one spawned the other.
Average, 10 Qns, trident, Sep 23 26
Category: Etymology
Average
trident editor
Sep 23 26
270 plays
11.
Something in Common: Solar Opposites
  Solar Opposites   best quiz  
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
Deities and Creatures of the Sun
A life-giving force for everything on Earth, the Sun has been worshipped as a deity by most human civilizations. This quiz will deal with gods, goddesses and associated creatures featured in the myths of some major ancient cultures.
Average, 10 Qns, LadyNym, Sep 19 26
Average
LadyNym gold member
Sep 19 26
168 plays
12.
Food and Drink in Idiom: Food Language
  Food Language   popular trivia quiz  
Label Quiz
 10 Qns
What does the food on this table say to you? In this case, they all can be found in idioms or metaphors. This quiz is about placing the correct description against the item of food that forms part of a phrase with the same meaning.
Average, 10 Qns, suomy, Sep 18 26
Average
suomy
Sep 18 26
357 plays
13.
  Catching Some "ZZ"s   great trivia quiz  
Match Quiz
 10 Qns
Hope this quiz doesn't make you fall asleep but we're looking at words that contain double Z's in their spelling. Given a clue about the word, simply match it up to the "ZZ" word. In Scrabble, you don't often see "ZZ" but a "Z" plus a blank works!
Very Easy, 10 Qns, GBfan, Sep 17 26
Very Easy
GBfan gold member
Sep 17 26
432 plays
14.
  Eponine in "Les Mis"    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
How much do you know about Eponine?
This is a test to see how much you know about the popular "Les Miserables" character, as seen in the stage musical. Do your best and have fun!
Tough, 10 Qns, Eponine1212, Sep 04 26
Category: Les Miserables
Tough
Eponine1212
Sep 04 26
84 plays
15.
  International English   popular trivia quiz  
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
You're from Canada, on a round-the-world trip. But once you hit the road, you realize that people out there have a bunch of weird names for things even when they speak English. Can you decipher what the locals mean?
Average, 10 Qns, Upstart3, Sep 01 26
Average
Upstart3 gold member
Sep 01 26
264 plays
16.
  RE-ally RE-markable Quiz    
Match Quiz
 10 Qns
Are you RE-ady for a RE-markable Quiz? Want to increase your RE-putation? Given a few clues can you match these up to words beginning with the letters "Re". To keep you on your toes, a couple of the words are proper nouns.
Very Easy, 10 Qns, GBfan, Sep 01 26
Category: Starting With ...
Very Easy
GBfan gold member
Sep 01 26
384 plays
17.
  Unusual Words - Can You Spell Them?   popular trivia quiz  
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
A selection of lesser-known words. I'll give a definition and then offer four possible spellings. How many can you get? Have fun! Original quiz by purrverse, adopted by MotherGoose.
Average, 10 Qns, MotherGoose, Aug 18 26
Average
MotherGoose editor
Aug 18 26
291 plays
18.
  Mythological Moggies: Cats in Folklore    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
Cats have prowled the myths and legends of cultures across the globe for centuries. This quiz is going to test your knowledge of ten of them. How well do you know your feline folklore? Good luck and have fun!
Average, 10 Qns, Kalibre, Aug 15 26
Category: Beasts of Myth
Average
Kalibre gold member
Aug 15 26
177 plays
19.
Arthurian Legends: Some Interesting Arthurian Folks
  Some Interesting Arthurian Folks    
Photo Match
 10 Qns
People, for centuries, have been fascinated with the myths swirling around King Arthur and Camelot. Match up some of the characters from those tales with the picture that best represents them.
Average, 10 Qns, stephgm67, Aug 11 26
Category: Arthurian Legends
Average
stephgm67 gold member
Aug 11 26
117 plays
20.
  Questioning Songs in Stage Musicals (Part 6)    
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, Aug 07 26
Category: Name the Musical
Average
Billkozy
Aug 07 26
123 plays
21.
  Paradoxical Perplexities    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
The Paradoxes of Zeno of Elea
Zeno of Elea was a Greek philosopher who lived between about 490 and 430 BC. He devised a series of arguments designed to show that motion, plurality and place lead to logical contradictions. Some are tricky, so have a wee think about them. Good luck!
Average, 10 Qns, Kalibre, Aug 07 26
Category: Greek Philosophy
Average
Kalibre gold member
Aug 07 26
126 plays
23.
  Oswald Spengler's Prime Symbols   popular trivia quiz  
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
102 plays
24.
  Who Stole The Artwork?   great trivia quiz  
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
A Whodunit Quiz
In this whodunit style quiz, someone has stolen a valuable piece of art. You must act as the investigator and figure out who committed the crime.
Easier, 10 Qns, stephgm67, Oct 10 26
Category: Art
Easier
stephgm67 gold member
Oct 10 26
258 plays
25.
  Norse Mythology: Heimdall    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
Heimdall is a fascinating character. How much do you know about him?
Average, 10 Qns, LuH77, Jul 29 26
Category: Norse Myth
Average
LuH77
Jul 29 26
102 plays
26.
  Munich 1937: The Worst Art Exhibition in the World   great trivia quiz  
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
171 plays
27.
Unusual and Obscure Words: Wait  What Did You Say
  Wait! What Did You Say?   best quiz  
Photo Match
 10 Qns
I used to work with a fellow who liked to use unusual words in order to show just how much smarter he was than everybody else. It was annoying, but really kept me on my toes! It also turned me into a bit of a logolept.
Easier, 10 Qns, ponycargirl, Jul 24 26
Easier
ponycargirl editor
Jul 24 26
351 plays
28.
World Myth: The Gods of Machu Picchu
  The Gods of Machu Picchu editor best quiz   top quiz  
Photo Quiz
 10 Qns
The ancient Inca city of Machu Picchu is a marvel to behold. Its amazing architecture and engineering feats are deeply rooted in the gods that the Inca people worshipped. Come take a look.
Easier, 10 Qns, stephgm67, Jul 16 26
Category: World Myth
Easier
stephgm67 gold member
Jul 16 26
108 plays
29.
  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
312 plays
30.
  The Architecture of Malaysia   popular trivia quiz  
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
93 plays

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