At the conclusion of the 2020 Tokyo Olympics nine women had either equaled or broken the world record for the 100m dash at the Summer Olympics. This quiz identifies that progress. Install the female athlete against the year they achieved this feat.
Australia dominated Test cricket for two decades from 1990. Richly blessed with a depth of talent, there were far too many who couldn't get a Test or played a lot less than their talent deserved. Here are some of their stories.
John Cusack has made a name for himself in films that are sometimes dark, quirky, oddball, gritty or full on action. See if you can link the film that he was in (on the right) with a couple of his co-stars on the left.
The prison breakout is the perfect vehicle for the movies. It provides great opportunities for intense human drama, a touch of comedy and nail biting suspense. Here are some of the best films that make up the escape club. WARNING: Spoilers!
Bebop was a revolution that placed strong emphasis on improvisation and would serve to broaden the Jazz horizon. This quiz endeavours to identify what Bebop is, the influence it has exerted and those who influenced it.
The children of Father Time are hidden in a rhyme. Find out who they are in once upon a time. Please don't be harsh on me, if the rhymes aren't what they ought to be.
You might find Eric Estrada or the devil wearing Prada. Certainly there won't be a llama or a bright silk pyjama, because the subjects here all rhyme with yada yada yada.
Some gun-slinging action inspired the questions in this latest Cool Zoom. All of the questions were inspired by the 1966 film "The Good, the Bad and the Ugly", which featured Clint Eastwood. Best of luck.
Blindness will keep you in the dark only if you allow it. Here's a look at some amazing people who refused to allow a handicap to shut down their future.
Identify the eight racers for "Mario Kart 64" (Nintendo 64) from the clues given as well as the two that didn't survive from the game's predecessor, "Super Mario Kart" (SNES).
In the continuing quest for more space man keeps building higher. This quiz follows some of the considerations involved in designing those big, bigger, biggest buildings.
A recent recipe I made called for raisins soaked in rum. It made me wonder if raisins and which other fruits were used for making spirits Match these liqueurs with their appropriate fruit to find out.
The concept is simple, identify the capital city of these Pacific island nations (capital idea). Maybe not so. The nation won't be named, you'll need to identify it from the clues given (oh, that is capital punishment). Best of luck.
The British policy of appeasement toward Nazi Germany failed to halt that country's aggressive expansionism, ultimately playing a part in plunging the world into war.
Oh No! The male "O" names have o-loped and opted out of these song titles. Your mission is to track down these out of bounders and match them to the songs to which they belong.
Woodstock was not the first music festival of note (see Monterey Pop, 1967), but its sheer size saw it assume mythological proportions and a unique place in the history of rock music.
The words 'fire' and 'blood' are prevalent in Bruce Springsteen's lyrics. Is he a pyromaniac at heart or is it because the passion with which he approaches his work is embodied in his lyrics?
Too late, I've drummed them out. The "W" male names are now gone from these songs and if you want them whole again, you're going to have to match them up. Best of luck.
This quiz looks at some little facts you may not have known about certain foods. Some questions are quirky, some more mainstream. The mainstream ones are likely to have the more interesting bits in the information section.
This title is a play on the Talking Heads album "More Songs About Buildings & Food". The task is to match the song with the word "home" in its title with the artist who recorded it.
Another Wordwise quiz. New to Wordwise? These letters and numbers stand for a phrase, or occasionally just one word. Find out more in the quiz "How to Do Wordwise Quizzes" in Brain Teasers.
Start with a creature that symbolizes Malaysia, add or subtract letters as instructed and re-arrange the remainder as required. Done correctly, you will cross the causeway to a symbol of Singapore.
I am not expecting miracles here, but one of the two words in each question can be rearranged and its resultant new word will have the meaning of the other word. For example: Performance cat: An anagram of cat is "act", which is also a performance.
Four great bands, The Beatles, The Stones, CCR and The Beach Boys, pushed the boundaries of what defined a pop song in the 1960s. This quiz looks at a song from each of them.
This quiz of China's history will culminate in Mao Zedong's Cultural Revolution, once described as the "red sun rising in the east". But there have been other significant moments in time when the sun has shone on China and those, we explore here.
Every now and then an instrument is added to the standard guitar & drums of rock and pop songs that bring a new dimension to it. Match these artists to the songs into which they introduced the flute.
Australia and New Zealand are well known for their team sports. This quiz looks at individuals who have been heroes for their teams. Sort the list of players attached into their appropriate team sports.
The 1920s is considered the decade that the blues became commercial but it was the women who dominated this era, not the men. These are some of the women that bought the blues to a wider audience.
Amongst various evil alien species portrayed in the movies, such as Klingons, Triffids and Decepticons, the parasite is often overlooked. In an effort to address this, this quiz presents you the hosts with the most.
Elvis Presley had a way to make songs his own. Here's ten songs that Elvis released as singles that had already been kind to other artists. Match the song with the artist who'd previously recorded it.
After completing our 33rd Zoom quiz we felt that it would be a great idea to use the turntable speed as the title for the next quiz and make it a music quiz inspired by the number 3. Best of luck.
This is not a quiz about six-packs or yummy tummies. The following questions will explore some movies that have made use of the abominable abdominals. (WARNING) There are spoilers here.
Bears have appeared in cartoons, comics, advertising, as mascots, as toys...Let's see if you can identify these or are they (groan) barely recognizable.
Douglas Adams managed to imbue his "Hitchhiker's" stories with so many "far out" characters but they're too often overshadowed by the stars of his books. Here's a look at some of those minor beings.
The way we live and conduct ourselves is influenced not only by where we dwell but by the culture and events around us. Here are some that impact on our team members.