1.

  PDAZ and the Mysterious Mandrake    

Multiple Choice

 10 Qns

PDAZ's attempts to snag George Clooney have failed miserably, and thanks to the restraining order, her options have been severely limited. She's ready to call it a day and settle for Vince Vaughn when she learns about a plant with mythical powers.

Average, 10 Qns, PDAZ, Sep 04 09

Category: Fables and Folklore

Average
PDAZ
1890 plays

2.

  Architecture ABC's 2    

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
Feb 19 24
672 plays

3.

  Memorable Photographs of the 20th Century    

Multiple Choice

 10 Qns

Is photography art? Some say yes, others disagree. In any case, there's no denying the impact of photographs that capture images of major events and famous people. How many of these photographs have you seen?

Average, 10 Qns, robbieh, Oct 07 09

Category: Photography

Average
robbieh
3075 plays

4.

  Speaking German: in English    

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

Category: Borrowed Words and Phrases

Easier
rossian
Feb 10 25
5961 plays

5.

  Aspects of Humor: What's So Funny?    

Multiple Choice

 10 Qns

Humor is an elusive topic due to its elastic nature. What I find funny, you may not. Try to discover what it is that makes us laugh.

Average, 10 Qns, trident, Feb 19 23

Category: Humor, Puns and Word Play

Average
trident
Feb 19 23
11964 plays

6.

  The Devil You Say!    

Multiple Choice

 10 Qns

The Devil made me write this quiz about English phrases containing the word Devil. Can I tempt you to try your hand at it?

Difficult, 10 Qns, Cymruambyth, May 10 09

Category: The Devil in Idiom

Difficult
Cymruambyth
2298 plays

7.

  The Masters and Their Works II    

Multiple Choice

 10 Qns

Much like the first installment, simply identify the artwork with the artist, and fill in the missing word(s) from the title. Again, only the masterworks are included here, so it should be no trouble for the art lovers among us.

Average, 10 Qns, thejazzkickazz, Nov 07 07

Category: Matching Artist and Art

Average
thejazzkickazz
4224 plays

8.

  Idiomatic Anatomy    

Label Quiz

 10 Qns

Pick the body part that completes the popular idiom.

Very Easy, 10 Qns, zorba_scank, Jan 28 23

Category: Body Parts in Idiom

Very Easy
zorba_scank
Jan 28 23
1812 plays

9.

  Words In Custody    

Multiple Choice

 10 Qns

English usage imposes limits on the company some words usually keep. Aspersions are most often "cast", and there is seldom "kith" without "kin". See if you know which word seems to be the constant (or at least frequent) companion of the other.

Average, 10 Qns, uglybird, Jun 17 16

Category: Idioms and Proverbs

Average
uglybird
7686 plays

10.

  Things To Do With Words    

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

Category: Grammatical and Lexical Items

Difficult
uglybird
Jul 15 22
4554 plays

11.

  Laundry Day    

Multiple Choice

 10 Qns

Welcome to the Idiomatic Laundromat, where the most eccentric customers are served with a smile and every article of clothing relates to a well-known idiom or proverb. To answer each question, you'll need to complete the defined idiom. Happy Laundry Day!

Easier, 10 Qns, darthrevan89, Dec 25 19

Category: Household Items in Idiom

Easier
darthrevan89
Dec 25 19
4902 plays

12.

  Don't Stop the Weaving    

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

Category: Fables and Folklore

Average
kyleisalive
5655 plays

13.

  The Evil Essay    

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
Dec 10 23
10452 plays

14.

  Nursery Rhyme Heteronyms    

Multiple Choice

 10 Qns

Heteronyms are words that are spelt the same but have different meanings when they are pronounced differently - like Polish and polish. Follow the nursery rhyme characters and their clues in capitals to find each heteronym.

Average, 10 Qns, Nannanut, May 24 09

Category: Homonyms and Homophones

Average
Nannanut
3168 plays

15.

  A Quiz About POTs and PANs    

Match Quiz

 14 Qns

Even if not necessarily related to cooking or baking, all the words in this quiz contain either "pot" or "pan". How many of them do you know?

Very Easy, 14 Qns, LadyNym, Aug 01 23

Category: Words Within Words

Very Easy
LadyNym
Aug 01 23
768 plays

16.

  By Order of the Pun-Master General    

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

Category: Humor, Puns and Word Play

Easier
Plodd
Jan 23 26
2094 plays

17.

  Could You Pass As a Canadian?    

Multiple Choice

 10 Qns

Canadians have incorporated into their everyday language certain words and terms that are peculiarly Canadian. Can you identify the meaning of these words and terms? If so, you could pass for a Canadian.

Average, 10 Qns, Cymruambyth, Apr 20 22

Category: Canadian English

Average
Cymruambyth
Apr 20 22
2685 plays

18.

  Alfabetical Fun With Fonetics    

Multiple Choice

 10 Qns

Here are ten questions to test your knowledge on a variety of topics, with a twist - all answers relate to the NATO phonetic alphabet, the generally-used term given to the International Radiotelephony Spelling Alphabet, or IACO phonetic alphabet.

Average, 10 Qns, Jennifer5, Dec 29 15

Category: Alphabetical Words

Average
Jennifer5
2895 plays

19.

  Pick-a-Pun: The Musicals!    

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

Category: Humor, Puns and Word Play

Easier
ing
Sep 15 21
7545 plays

20.

  One Way or an Udder - Farmyard Puns    

Multiple Choice

 10 Qns

Thought my awful puns were over, did you? Well, think again. This time we're punning our way through the farmyard with a variety of farm-related puns.

Very Easy, 10 Qns, eburge, Feb 26 17

Category: Humor, Puns and Word Play

Very Easy
eburge
2709 plays

21.

  Eponyms: The People Behind the Words    

Multiple Choice

 10 Qns

A quiz on certain words derived from notable individuals who gave their names to the English language. Good Luck!

Average, 10 Qns, jouen58, Oct 18 25

Category: Eponyms (Words from Names)

Average
jouen58
Oct 18 25
4635 plays

22.

  The ITEs of March, Part 4    

Match Quiz

 10 Qns

How many of these words ending in "-ite" can you sort?

Easier, 10 Qns, FatherSteve, Mar 09 18

Category: Vocabulary

Easier
FatherSteve
1695 plays

23.

  Before Baba Ghanoush, There Was the Artichoke    

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

Category: Borrowed Words and Phrases

Easier
LadyNym
Aug 23 22
666 plays

24.

  Break Even    

Match Quiz

 10 Qns

Break even, meaning to make neither a profit nor a loss, is just one of the everyday expressions using the word 'break'. Here are a few more to match up - remember they all have 'break' at the beginning.

Very Easy, 10 Qns, rossian, Sep 04 20

Category: Idioms with a Common Word

Very Easy
rossian
Sep 04 20
1584 plays

25.

  The Early Renaissance    

Multiple Choice

 25 Qns

This quiz, mostly involving sweeping art queries, should tempt to delight all of you Earthly dwellers. Please step back in time with me to a period rich with wonderful aesthetic creations!

Difficult, 25 Qns, thejazzkickazz, Feb 27 13

Category: Renaissance Art

Difficult
thejazzkickazz
4578 plays

26.

  Trick or Treat on World Street    

Multiple Choice

 10 Qns

It's your first Halloween on World Street - a street full of families of different nationalities - and you are faced with a group of trick-or-treaters dressing up as scary monsters from their homelands. Can you recognise these spooky costumes?

Average, 10 Qns, doublemm, May 20 10

Category: Beasts of Myth

Average
doublemm
3168 plays

27.

  Become a Better Writer    

Multiple Choice

 10 Qns

Everyone needs to write sometimes. You might have to dispute a bill in writing or compose a self-evaluation. Or, you just might want to write a quiz at FunTrivia! Learn a few basics to becoming a better writer.

Average, 10 Qns, Pagiedamon, Jul 22 25

Category: English

Average
Pagiedamon
Jul 22 25
6711 plays

28.

  Hiya Cat! 1940s Slang    

Multiple Choice

 10 Qns

1940 in the USA was dotty at times, and could blow your wig, so let's take a gander at some of that decade's slang.

Easier, 10 Qns, beergirllaura, Aug 03 22

Category: American Slang

Easier
beergirllaura
Aug 03 22
3258 plays

29.

  Puns Intended    

Multiple Choice

 10 Qns

Puns in ten did what? Hopefully, not frightened you away! Each of the ten questions revolves around a pun of some sort.

Average, 10 Qns, alaspooryoric, Jul 24 14

Category: Humor, Puns and Word Play

Average
alaspooryoric
831 plays

30.

  Pictures at an Exhibition - All Saints    

Multiple Choice

 25 Qns

Let's imagine an exhibition of various artworks, grouped by subject. The ninth room in the exhibition is filled with artworks dedicated to one or more saints. Buildings are represented by models. Take your time for this lengthy quiz.

Average, 25 Qns, JanIQ, Sep 12 10

Category: Art By Subject

Average
JanIQ
771 plays

31.

  "Hamilton" Lyrics    

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
783 plays

32.

  Portmanteaus Are Not Just for Travel    

Match Quiz

 10 Qns

Well-established portmanteau words such as motel, smog and brunch are familiar to nearly everyone. How much do you know about some other examples of these imaginative (as well as handy) word blends?

Very Easy, 10 Qns, LadyNym, Sep 25 25

Category: Portmanteau Words

Very Easy
LadyNym
Sep 25 25
660 plays

33.

  Perfect Replacement    

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

Category: Matching Artist and Art

Easier
salami_swami
3948 plays

34.

  Food, But Not In My Stomach    

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

Category: Body Parts in Idiom

Very Easy
1nn1
1386 plays

35.

  Turn to Learn    

Multiple Choice

 10 Qns

If you'd like to turn your hand to a quiz with lots of rhyming / Then turn off that TV, the radio, or whatever it is you're doing / 'Cause it's your turn to learn about some 'turn'-related sayings.

Very Easy, 10 Qns, jmorrow, Jul 02 17

Category: Idioms with a Common Word

Very Easy
jmorrow
3423 plays

36.

  How to NOT use bad words!    

Multiple Choice

 10 Qns

Ever feel the need to use a bad word...without really saying it? "Linguistic taboo avoidance" is actually a common cultural phenomenon. Take this quiz to learn oodles and oodles of ways to NOT say bad words!

Average, 10 Qns, pu2-ke-qi-ri, Sep 22 24

Category: Language Use

Average
pu2-ke-qi-ri
Sep 22 24
7068 plays

37.

  Words Too Easily Confused, Set Three    

Match Quiz

 10 Qns

Some English words are entirely too much like others, while having completely different meanings. How many of these too-similar words can you properly sort?

Very Easy, 10 Qns, FatherSteve, Nov 19 17

Category: Easily Confused

Very Easy
FatherSteve
2091 plays

38.

  Probably, Sort of, Kind of True    

Multiple Choice

 10 Qns

Is There any Truth in Myths?

Myths are works of fiction, but are they totally false? Is there a grain of truth within the myth or was the story based on a truth? The questions in this quiz introduce the myth, you'll need to read the information that follows to find the truth.

Average, 10 Qns, pollucci19, Sep 20 24

Category: World Myth

Average
pollucci19
Sep 20 24
630 plays

39.

  Words Too Easily Confused    

Match Quiz

 15 Qns

Some English words are entirely too much like others, while having completely different meanings. How many of these too-similar words can you properly sort?

Easier, 15 Qns, FatherSteve, Nov 19 17

Category: Easily Confused

Easier
FatherSteve
1737 plays

40.

  It's (Meta)Physics, Stupid!    

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
2037 plays

41.

  Life, Death, and Beyond: Funerary Art    

Photo Quiz

 10 Qns

Let's explore some examples of funerary art, items created to form or be part of a tomb.

Average, 10 Qns, looney_tunes, Jun 12 21

Category: Art By Subject

Average
looney_tunes
Jun 12 21
4752 plays

42.

  Ghoulies and Ghosties and Long-Legged Beasties    

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

Category: Fables and Folklore

Difficult
Cymruambyth
3108 plays

43.

  Yours Truly, Cassandra    

Multiple Choice

 10 Qns

Good old Cassandra has started a prophecy-soliciting business, where she tells people in Greek myth how to avoid their unfortunate fates. Only problem? They don't believe her. Can you identify the addressees of these notes?

Average, 10 Qns, adams627, Aug 08 11

Category: Greek Myth

Average
adams627
3570 plays

44.

  In Sickness and in Health    

Multiple Choice

 10 Qns

Are you feeling on top of the world, or are you a bit run down? Either way, I hope you enjoy playing this quiz about idioms connected to health.

Very Easy, 10 Qns, rossian, Jul 29 12

Category: Idioms with a Common Word

Very Easy
rossian
4470 plays

45.

  Excuse My French    

Multiple Choice

 10 Qns

Please excuse me, but I must use French words in this English quiz. Here's ten questions about French words adopted into the English language.

Easier, 10 Qns, guitargoddess, Aug 23 22

Category: Borrowed Words and Phrases

Easier
guitargoddess
Aug 23 22
9522 plays

46.

  Who Painted Me?    

Multiple Choice

 10 Qns

Artists breathe life into their paintings, now those paintings are challenging you to figure out who gave them that life! Answer with first, last, or first & last names. Spelling counts! Hint: words in quotations mean a play on words!

Tough, 10 Qns, MissScarlet, Sep 11 20

Category: Matching Artist and Art

Tough
MissScarlet
Sep 11 20
12846 plays

47.

  Norse Myth: The Death of Balder    

Multiple Choice

 10 Qns

The biggest blow to the gods prior the final battle was the death of Balder, the god of light and beauty. As my final quiz in this series, this quiz looks at his death, and the events which followed. Enjoy!

Average, 10 Qns, doublemm, Jul 10 10

Category: Norse Myth

Average
doublemm
798 plays

48.

  The Vampires of New England    

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
1452 plays

49.

  Hanging Around the Musée d'Orsay    

Photo Quiz

 10 Qns

While the Louvre may be a name which is more familiar as a Paris art museum, if you want to explore (mostly) French painters working in the second half of the 19th century, the Musée d'Orsay, located in a former railway station, is the one to visit.

Easier, 10 Qns, looney_tunes, Feb 15 18

Category: Art: By Museum

Easier
looney_tunes
747 plays

50.

  Demeter, Demeter, How Does Your Garden Grow?    

Multiple Choice

 10 Qns

Join Demeter, goddess of fertility, as she takes you through her gardens to see some plants which feature prominently in Greek and Roman mythology.

Average, 10 Qns, doublemm, Oct 07 11

Category: Olympian Gods

Average
doublemm
1350 plays