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The Adventures in Authoring poses a series of opportunities for authors to extend themselves into new areas of quiz writing. These are some of the products of my Adventure.

List created by player looney_tunes.

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1.
  9 for 10 from Down Under   great trivia quiz  
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
The first letters of the correct answers for the first nine questions will give you the answer to the last question. Questions have an Australian bias.
Easier, 10 Qns, looney_tunes, Nov 03 12
Easier
looney_tunes
871 plays
2.
  Melbourne Cup Day Night   top quiz  
Multiple Choice
 25 Qns
Reflecting on the day's events at the end of the 2012 Melbourne Cup, I was amazed to recall all the images evoked by the names of the horses. Join me as I ponder these questions inspired by their names. No knowledge of horses or racing is required.
Easier, 25 Qns, looney_tunes, Apr 27 20
Easier
looney_tunes
Apr 27 20
1196 plays
3.
  10 I Write the Songs Questions   top quiz  
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
Everyone notices the performer, but have you paid attention to the people who wrote the songs that others turned into hits? Some of them are well-known as performers in their own right, some prefer to remain out of the limelight.
Easier, 10 Qns, looney_tunes, Sep 27 15
Easier
looney_tunes
1202 plays
4.
  Come on Down   best quiz  
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
Catchphrases from television game shows have often become part of our everyday language. Many of these come from American shows, but most have also had versions aired in many other countries.
Easier, 10 Qns, looney_tunes, Aug 15 16
Easier
looney_tunes
4613 plays
5.
  Step Up and Play   best quiz  
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
Breathes there the FunTrivia player with soul so dead that never to himself has said, "It's a new game show"? Apologies to Sir Walter Scott, and to those too young to remember these classic American shows.
Easier, 10 Qns, looney_tunes, Jul 12 20
Easier
looney_tunes
Jul 12 20
1872 plays
6.
  What Came Before 'Lord of the Rings'?   top quiz  
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
You remember the all-star performances they gave in 'The Lord of the Rings'. Can you identify these actors from their earlier roles?
Easier, 10 Qns, looney_tunes, Dec 27 12
Easier
looney_tunes
1025 plays
7.
  Poems From my Childhood   top quiz  
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
These poems delighted me as a child, as they have delighted generations of children over the years.
Average, 10 Qns, looney_tunes, Sep 12 20
Recommended for grades: 5,6,7
Average
looney_tunes
Sep 12 20
910 plays
8.
  Gold! Gold! Gold!   popular trivia quiz  
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
To (almost) quote Australian sportscaster Norman May: There's plenty of gold to go around.
Average, 10 Qns, looney_tunes, Oct 25 25
Average
looney_tunes
Oct 25 25
1692 plays
9.
  Babe   great trivia quiz  
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
How much do you remember about this 1995 film based on Dick King-Smith's 1983 novel 'The Sheep-Pig'?
Average, 10 Qns, looney_tunes, May 28 15
Average
looney_tunes
1009 plays
10.
Fungi New and Mold
  Fungi, New and Mold   best quiz  
Photo Quiz
 10 Qns
Making a batch of pizzas, I noticed how many interesting fungi were involved in the meal I was preparing.
Easier, 10 Qns, looney_tunes, Aug 27 17
Easier
looney_tunes
3050 plays
11.
Across All Micronesia
  Across All Micronesia   great trivia quiz  
Photo Quiz
 10 Qns
'Across All Micronesia', also known as 'Patriots of Micronesia', is the national anthem of the Federated States of Micronesia, a small Pacific nation with a big history, at which we will take a look.
Average, 10 Qns, looney_tunes, Sep 19 18
Average
looney_tunes
2649 plays
12.
Going Against the Grain
  Going Against the Grain   best quiz  
Photo Quiz
 10 Qns
Or going with another grain. Let's look at some of the many grains used for food around the world.
Average, 10 Qns, looney_tunes, Jun 24 17
Average
looney_tunes
2565 plays
13.
  Furry Friends from Beatrix Potter   great trivia quiz  
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
Beatrix Potter's drawings of the furry friends that featured in many of her books are often remembered, along with their names, after the details of the story have faded with the passing years. Let's visit some of them!
Average, 10 Qns, looney_tunes, Sep 12 20
Recommended for grades: 3,4
Average
looney_tunes
Sep 12 20
552 plays
14.
  When the Kiwis Storm Your Doorstep   great trivia quiz  
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
Do you remember the accomplishments of these ten famous New Zealanders? Bonus: more Kiwis will be offered as incorrect options in some questions.
Average, 10 Qns, looney_tunes, Feb 04 15
Average
looney_tunes
1291 plays
15.
Animal animal Animals
  "Animal animal" Animals   top quiz  
Photo Quiz
 10 Qns
When the scientific name for an animal uses the same word for both the genus and the species, it is called a tautonym. This quiz explores some animals with taxonomic names that are tautonyms.
Tough, 10 Qns, looney_tunes, Feb 13 13
Tough
looney_tunes
2495 plays
16.
  The Key to Garry Groundhog's Family   great trivia quiz  
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
Let's help Garry Groundhog learn to use a taxonomic key to work out how his family fits into the scheme of things.
Easier, 10 Qns, looney_tunes, Oct 19 24
Easier
looney_tunes
Oct 19 24
634 plays
17.
Dem Bones Dem Dry Bones
  Dem Bones, Dem Dry Bones   best quiz  
Photo Quiz
 10 Qns
Let's sing along with a traditional American spiritual often used to teach about some of the major bones that comprise the human skeleton.
Average, 10 Qns, looney_tunes, Apr 19 24
Average
looney_tunes
Apr 19 24
2908 plays
18.
  A Lark in the Park   popular trivia quiz  
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
Join me on a visit to the local park, changing one letter in each word to form the next answer.
Very Easy, 10 Qns, looney_tunes, Feb 18 13
Very Easy
looney_tunes
1444 plays
19.
Federation of Saint Kitts and Nevis
  Federation of Saint Kitts and Nevis   best quiz  
Photo Quiz
 10 Qns
Welcome to the smallest nation in the Americas, a place that values Country Above Self, according to their national motto.
Average, 10 Qns, looney_tunes, Aug 10 24
Average
looney_tunes
Aug 10 24
3070 plays
20.
Code Australia Fractured Sights
  Code Australia: Fractured Sights   great trivia quiz  
Photo Quiz
 10 Qns
Each question contains a fractured clue about a common Australian sight - come along, and help me interpret the tour guide's words.
Average, 10 Qns, looney_tunes, Jul 23 14
Average
looney_tunes
1401 plays
21.
Under the Dome
  Under the Dome   great trivia quiz  
Photo Quiz
 10 Qns
Igloos and related snow structures have featured in a number of movies over the years - let's look under the dome to view some of them.
Average, 10 Qns, looney_tunes, Jul 02 20
Average
looney_tunes
Jul 02 20
1143 plays
22.
There Was a Crooked Man
  There Was a Crooked Man   great trivia quiz  
Photo Quiz
 10 Qns
Crooked men, along with other crooked items associated with this nursery rhyme, have appeared in many media over the years.
Average, 10 Qns, looney_tunes, Jun 29 21
Average
looney_tunes
Jun 29 21
1448 plays
23.
  Celebrating ANZAC Day   top quiz  
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
ANZAC Day is celebrated as a national holiday in Australia and New Zealand. This quiz looks at how the day is celebrated in Australia, especially here in Melbourne.
Average, 10 Qns, looney_tunes, May 06 13
Average
looney_tunes
679 plays
24.
Songs of Truth
  Songs of Truth   great trivia quiz  
Photo Quiz
 10 Qns
There are many songs with the word 'Truth' in their title. This quiz looks at ten such songs, and the people who wrote and sang them.
Average, 10 Qns, looney_tunes, Apr 24 21
Average
looney_tunes
Apr 24 21
1763 plays
25.
Ralph the Llama Tours the Andes
  Ralph the Llama Tours the Andes   great trivia quiz  
Photo Quiz
 10 Qns
Ralph the Llama has travelled around the world in previous quizzes with his team, Revenge of the Llamas; now it's time for him to explore South America on his own!
Average, 10 Qns, looney_tunes, May 18 13
Average
looney_tunes
1114 plays
26.
Location Africa
  Location Africa   top quiz  
Photo Quiz
 10 Qns
Here are only a few of the many films set, at least in part, on the continent of Africa. How well do you remember them?
Easier, 10 Qns, looney_tunes, Mar 12 21
Easier
looney_tunes
Mar 12 21
1328 plays
27.
  'Fawlty Towers' - Basil   top quiz  
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
Let's reacquaint ourselves with the antics of Basil Fawlty, that misanthropic hotelier brought wonderfully to life by John Cleese in the twelve episodes of this classic British comedy originally broadcast in 1975 and 1979.
Average, 10 Qns, looney_tunes, Jun 16 25
Average
looney_tunes
Jun 16 25
1288 plays
28.
Pining For the Fjords
  Pining For the Fjords   best quiz  
Photo Quiz
 10 Qns
This quiz is about Norway, a country known for its fjords, not the classic Monty Python 'Dead Parrot' sketch (which is well worth a look, too).
Average, 10 Qns, looney_tunes, Nov 17 19
Average
looney_tunes
Nov 17 19
3063 plays
29.
  A Study in Scarlet   top quiz  
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
Of course you remember that this is the novel in which Sir Arthur Conan Doyle introduced Sherlock Holmes to the world, but you will need to recall a bit more to answer these questions.
Average, 10 Qns, looney_tunes, Jan 05 17
Average
looney_tunes
833 plays
30.
To End or Not to End
  To End or Not to End   best quiz  
Photo Quiz
 10 Qns
This quiz about songs with the word "end" in their titles celebrates (albeit with some ambivalence) the end of the third stage of my journey through Adventures in Authoring.
Easier, 10 Qns, looney_tunes, Jun 22 19
Easier
looney_tunes
Jun 22 19
1758 plays

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