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1.
  What's In Your Portmanteau?   best quiz  
Multiple Choice
 20 Qns
Here's a categorical look at portmanteau words, new words made by blending parts of two other words together, a frankenword if you will. For example, add "motor" to "hotel" and you get "motel". Some questions have an American slant. Enjoy!
Easier, 20 Qns, Polaris101, May 21 20
Category: Portmanteau Words
Easier
Polaris101
May 21 20
4449 plays
2.
  Architecture for Everybody   best quiz  
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
Some people find the subject of architecture rather esoteric. This quiz solves that problem by presenting some of the very basic terms and definitions important to architects. Good luck!
Easier, 10 Qns, thejazzkickazz, Mar 17 26
Category: Architecture Terms
Easier
thejazzkickazz gold member
Mar 17 26
8283 plays
3.
  Don't Stop the Weaving   best quiz  
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
Throughout history, different cultures have spun folk tales, enriching their societies with fictitious oral stories. This quiz will take a look at ten different countries' folk tales and prove why they shouldn't stop weaving oral tales.
Average, 10 Qns, kyleisalive, Dec 06 11
Average
kyleisalive editor
5601 plays
4.
  Dear Athena... editor best quiz   best quiz  
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
The goddess of wisdom has started an advice column from her office on Mount Olympus. Can you guess the identities of her mythical correspondents? Good Luck!
Average, 10 Qns, jouen58, Jun 03 13
Category: Greek Myth
Average
jouen58
35370 plays
5.
  Misspelled Food and Drink   best quiz  
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
Test your spelling on these well known words relating to food and drink.
Average, 10 Qns, Plodd, Aug 20 10
Category: Spelling Bee
Average
Plodd
8439 plays
6.
  The Vampires of New England   best quiz  
Multiple Choice
 15 Qns
A quiz on the folk customs of otherwise rational people terrified for the lives of their families.
Difficult, 15 Qns, stuthehistoryguy, Nov 01 07
Category: Vampires
Difficult
stuthehistoryguy gold member
1449 plays
7.
  "Hamilton" Lyrics   best quiz  
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
Winner of 11 Tony awards, "Hamilton" is a hip-hop musical about the life of American Founding Father Alexander Hamilton. How well do you remember the lyrics penned by Lin-Manuel Miranda?
Average, 10 Qns, Trivia_Ruler, Jul 07 21
Category: Hamilton
Average
Trivia_Ruler
Jul 07 21
753 plays
8.
  Speak Your Meat   best quiz  
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
Meat isn't just delicious -- it's also useful for saying what you mean! Here are ten English idioms that all hinge on meat and meat products; see if you know the full flavor of their meaning.
Very Easy, 10 Qns, CellarDoor, Apr 14 16
Very Easy
CellarDoor gold member
3777 plays
9.
  The Evil Essay   best quiz  
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
As an English instructor, I spend a good deal of my life helping people write essays. See if you already know the basics of essay writing--or, as I call it, "The Evil Essay".
Easier, 10 Qns, pagiedamon, Dec 10 23
Category: English
Easier
pagiedamon gold member
Dec 10 23
10401 plays
10.
  Parts of (Hilarious) Speech   best quiz  
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
Parts of speech...ho hum...Wait! I can make this fun. I'll give you giggle-inducing phrases to enliven your practice with identifying parts of speech.
Easier, 10 Qns, Pagiedamon, Aug 24 24
Easier
Pagiedamon gold member
Aug 24 24
8340 plays
11.
  Tough Aussie Slang   best quiz  
Multiple Choice
 20 Qns
Australia is a country of complete contrasts. Because of the vast distances involved, the difference between the city dwellers and the rural residents is quite noticeable. This quiz will concentrate on the words that are more used by the 'bushies'.
Average, 20 Qns, ozzz2002, Aug 25 21
Category: Australian Lingo
Average
ozzz2002 gold member
Aug 25 21
7977 plays
12.
Roman Myth: Who Let The Gods Out
  Who Let The Gods Out? editor best quiz   best quiz  
Photo Quiz
 10 Qns
Jupiter, the king of the gods, is in a terrible temper. After Castor & Pollux pulled their last practical joke on him, he had them confined to the dungeons, but SOMEONE set them free. The question is, which god did it?
Easier, 10 Qns, reedy, Mar 18 26
Category: Roman Myth
Easier
reedy gold member
Mar 18 26
1521 plays
13.
  Growing the Word Cat's Tail   best quiz  
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
Help our question CAT grow a nice long tail of letters - all of the answers in this quiz begin with CAT and you should supply the one that best fits the definition.
Average, 10 Qns, WesleyCrusher, Jan 19 13
Category: Words A - M
Average
WesleyCrusher editor
5082 plays
15.
  Medicine and Mythology editor best quiz   best quiz  
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
A substantial number of medical terms are derived from the names of ancient Greek and Roman deities and other characters from their mythologies. The following questions demonstrate the links between medicine and mythology.
Tough, 10 Qns, MotherGoose, Feb 09 11
Tough
MotherGoose editor
12177 plays
16.
  Scandalous Art   best quiz  
Multiple Choice
 20 Qns
Art has never met with polite indifference. Art has inspired and enraptured, but also provoked, shocked, and even created public uproars. This quiz focuses on some of the most famous scandals in art history.
Average, 20 Qns, Arlesienne, May 06 16
Category: Art History
Average
Arlesienne
3435 plays
17.
  It's (Meta)Physics, Stupid! editor best quiz   best quiz  
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
I once debated with my tutor (a philosophy professor) that physics and philosophy were as different as subjects could be and could not be made to work synergistically. Take this quiz to see why I was wrong. (Please see II sections for discussion).
Average, 10 Qns, doublemm, Apr 23 16
Category: Philosophy
Average
doublemm gold member
2037 plays
18.
  What Do These Words Mean?   best quiz  
Multiple Choice
 25 Qns
In this quiz I will give you the definition of the word and you have to choose the correct word. Sounds easy, right?
Average, 25 Qns, DakotaNorth, Mar 20 22
Category: Definitions
Average
DakotaNorth
Mar 20 22
12687 plays
19.
Matching Artist and Art: Perfect Replacement
  Perfect Replacement editor best quiz   best quiz  
Photo Quiz
 10 Qns
To pull off a successful museum heist, one needs to have the perfect replacement, a replica, for each famous painting. I've got my replicas; can you determine what painting I'm taking?
Easier, 10 Qns, salami_swami, Jan 14 19
Easier
salami_swami gold member
3909 plays
20.
  Medically Speaking   best quiz  
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
Many medical terms are easier to understand if you can figure out the root of their pre- or suffixes. Test your skill with this quiz!
Average, 10 Qns, Catamount, Mar 16 18
Average
Catamount
8292 plays
21.
  This Quiz Made Possible by the Letter "R"   best quiz  
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
The friendly, familiar letter "R" is indeed a tricky little beastie. "R" you ready to find out more?
Average, 10 Qns, pu2-ke-qi-ri, Dec 09 25
Category: Linguistics
Average
pu2-ke-qi-ri
Dec 09 25
5778 plays
22.
  Pick-a-Pun: The Musicals!   best quiz  
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
Yes, it's Pick-a-Pun, the game show where all the answers MIGHT be funny, but only one registers "Ouch" on the Groan-Ometer. Today's theme is Musicals, so get singing, and let the Pun begin!
Easier, 10 Qns, ing, Sep 15 21
Easier
ing
Sep 15 21
7521 plays
23.
  This Sums It Up - Math Puns   best quiz  
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
See if you can differentiate between the right and wrong answers to these somewhat cringeworthy math puns. I've also tried to integrate some more punny stuff in the interesting information.
Average, 10 Qns, eburge, Jul 16 24
Average
eburge gold member
Jul 16 24
2856 plays
24.
  Art History Behind the Scenes II   best quiz  
Multiple Choice
 15 Qns
Back by occasional demand! More sex, murder, and mayhem (oh, not entirely) in the History of Art! Enjoy!
Difficult, 15 Qns, lanfranco, Nov 05 07
Category: Art History
Difficult
lanfranco gold member
1749 plays
26.
  Using Your Intuition   best quiz  
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
You just knew you'd be taking this quiz, didn't you? Welcome to the world of intuition.
Average, 10 Qns, Pagiedamon, Mar 17 19
Category: Philosophy
Average
Pagiedamon gold member
7212 plays
27.
  Lexical Ovines   best quiz  
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
As a member of the Inter-Continental Ballistic Sheep for the Amazing Trivia Race, I've compiled a quiz with ten words with a connection to sheep, though not all are used when referring to our woollen pals. Enjoy!
Easier, 10 Qns, eburge, Jan 10 25
Category: Vocabulary
Easier
eburge gold member
Jan 10 25
5208 plays
28.
Borrowed Words and Phrases: Before Baba Ghanoush There Was the Artichoke
  Before Baba Ghanoush, There Was the Artichoke editor best quiz   best quiz  
Photo Quiz
 10 Qns
Many of us are familiar with the names of Middle Eastern foods such as kebab, hummus or baba ghanoush. However, a number of everyday English words for food and drink items also come from Arabic or other languages of the Middle East.
Easier, 10 Qns, LadyNym, Aug 23 22
Easier
LadyNym gold member
Aug 23 22
633 plays
29.
  By Order of the Pun-Master General   best quiz  
Multiple Choice
 20 Qns
The Pun-Master General wants you to take a journey throughout each twenty categories on Pun Trivia, answering the puniest pun questions he could find. How much will you score on the groan-o-meter by the end of this quiz?
Easier, 20 Qns, Plodd, Jan 23 26
Easier
Plodd
Jan 23 26
2076 plays
30.
Art History: Fake News
  Fake News!   best quiz  
Photo Quiz
 10 Qns
Read all about it! From the newspaper headlines and a brief description can you work out which artists are being ripped off?
Average, 10 Qns, Snowman, May 31 24
Category: Art History
Average
Snowman gold member
May 31 24
663 plays
31.
  Food, But Not In My Stomach   best quiz  
Match Quiz
 10 Qns
Below is a list of my favorite foods, however, they are everywhere but in my stomach. Find the food that completes each of the following idioms.
Very Easy, 10 Qns, 1nn1, Nov 07 18
Very Easy
1nn1 gold member
1347 plays
32.
Art: Im Ready for My CloseUp
  I'm Ready for My Close-Up!   best quiz  
Photo Match
 10 Qns
Close-Ups of Famous Paintings
Zoom on in to these ten famous works of art, and see if you can identify what painter is responsible for each of these painting close-ups.
Easier, 10 Qns, trident, Apr 30 23
Category: Art
Easier
trident editor
Apr 30 23
915 plays
33.
  Spelling editor best quiz   best quiz  
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
Author and linguist Mario Pei once declared, "English spelling is the world's most awful mess." Here are some random bits of trivia about English orthography that try to make some sense of the mess.
Average, 10 Qns, jmorrow, Apr 08 23
Category: Spelling Bee
Average
jmorrow editor
Apr 08 23
5862 plays
34.
  Things To Do With Words   best quiz  
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
If you like words and playing with words and words about words, then this quiz is for you.
Difficult, 10 Qns, uglybird, Jul 15 22
Difficult
uglybird
Jul 15 22
4545 plays
35.
  Words Easily Confused   best quiz  
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
The English language contains a number of words that sound so similar they are confused very easily. In large part, these are homophones, but this is not always the case. Please partake in this quiz as we sample some of these awkward cases. Good luck!
Average, 10 Qns, thejazzkickazz, Jan 23 26
Category: Easily Confused
Average
thejazzkickazz gold member
Jan 23 26
14421 plays
36.
  Eat Your Words   best quiz  
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
Idioms have been around for as long as there have been words, and a number of them feature food. I've managed to serve up ten of them for you here. Bon appetit!
Very Easy, 10 Qns, eburge, Apr 14 16
Very Easy
eburge gold member
6423 plays
37.
  Painting by Numbers editor best quiz   best quiz  
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
One "Blue Boy," two "American Gothic" farmers, "Three Musicians" ... some might classify paintings by color or medium or style, but I like to look at them strictly by the numbers. Will you help me count my way through the history of western art?
Average, 10 Qns, CellarDoor, Nov 16 11
Category: Art By Subject
Average
CellarDoor gold member
9252 plays
38.
  Vermeer: Portraits of Women editor best quiz   best quiz  
Multiple Choice
 15 Qns
"No Dutch painter ever honoured women as he (Vermeer) did." So wrote Dr. A.B. de Vries, and the paintings bear out his assessment. See if you can identify the portraits from the descriptions.
Tough, 15 Qns, jouen58, Oct 25 10
Category: Vermeer
Tough
jouen58
1617 plays
39.
  Ghoulies and Ghosties and Long-Legged Beasties   best quiz  
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
"From ghoulies and ghosties and long-legged beasties, and things that go bump in the night, good Lord deliver us." (Old Cornish prayer.) What do you know about the good, the bad and the ugly faeryfolk?
Difficult, 10 Qns, Cymruambyth, Jan 31 09
Difficult
Cymruambyth gold member
3096 plays
40.
  Speaking German: in English   best quiz  
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
As with other languages, many German words have found their way into English. How many of them do you know?
Easier, 10 Qns, rossian, Feb 10 25
Easier
rossian editor
Feb 10 25
5937 plays
41.
  Eponymous Clergymen   best quiz  
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
The names of these various and diverse men of the cloth have found their way into the vernacular, often in unexpected and unusual ways. Enjoy!
Average, 10 Qns, jouen58, Mar 19 20
Average
jouen58
Mar 19 20
846 plays
42.
Applied Art Design: Fabric Fascination
  Fabric Fascination editor best quiz   best quiz  
Photo Match
 12 Qns
Match the Fabric Patterns
The clothing world has long held on to classic patterns that continuously catch the eye from generation to generation. See if you can recognize these 12 patterns. (Click the images to get a closer look!)
Easier, 12 Qns, trident, Jul 14 25
Easier
trident editor
Jul 14 25
702 plays
44.
  Famous Painting Puns   best quiz  
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
Can you work out the puns associated with these famous painters or paintings - and my personal interpretation of same? Would you hang these on your walls? Would I?
Easier, 10 Qns, Creedy, Aug 26 24
Easier
Creedy gold member
Aug 26 24
924 plays
45.
  Pseudoscience Basics editor best quiz   best quiz  
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
"Science" isn't so much a thing as a way of thinking. "Pseudoscience" is when people, through ignorance or malice, use a thought process that looks like science, but doesn't have the same rigor. This quiz tells the story of how you make that mistake.
Average, 10 Qns, Correspondguy, Jul 29 14
Category: Logical Fallacies
Average
Correspondguy
7116 plays
46.
  Love, Etymologically   best quiz  
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
I was researching the etymology of the tennis term "love" the other day and was struck by the histories of the names of some popular sports. What do you know about the origins of some of their names?
Average, 10 Qns, adams627, Aug 26 24
Category: Related Words
Average
adams627
Aug 26 24
6477 plays
47.
Architecture Terms: Architecture ABCs 2
  Architecture ABC's 2 editor best quiz   best quiz  
Photo Quiz
 10 Qns
This quiz is a continuation of my "Architecture ABC's" series, and will feature letters K-T. See what you know about terms used in architecture!
Easier, 10 Qns, ponycargirl, Feb 19 24
Category: Architecture Terms
Easier
ponycargirl editor
Feb 19 24
639 plays
48.
  I Remember That - With Help! editor best quiz   best quiz  
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
Mnemonics help us remember things, and are a fascinating subject. How many of us can remember days of months without starting 'Thirty days hath...'? Enjoy the quiz!
Average, 10 Qns, Quiz_Beagle, Jul 20 09
Category: Mnemonics
Average
Quiz_Beagle gold member
4137 plays
49.
  Peter and Paole - Two "Real" Vampires   best quiz  
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
A quiz on Peter Plogojowitz and Arnold Paole, two "real" vampires whose cases shocked Europe in the 1730s.
Average, 10 Qns, stuthehistoryguy, Nov 21 13
Category: Vampires
Average
stuthehistoryguy gold member
1296 plays
50.
  Criminal Anthropology   best quiz  
Multiple Choice
 15 Qns
This quiz looks at some of the biological and physiological theories on criminology, from well in the past until more recently. Most information comes from "Deviance and Social Control", by Linda B. Deutschmann.
Tough, 15 Qns, guitargoddess, Mar 18 08
Category: Social Sciences
Tough
guitargoddess gold member
5532 plays

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