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Ampelos has been a FunTrivia author since Oct 03 10 and has written 77 quizzes. Ampelos writes for many different categories, but is most active in Television, For Children, and Literature.

  • has earned 1,600 excellent quiz ratings from quiz takers.
  • last seen online Oct 31 24, and most recent quiz went online Feb 14 23.

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1.
  Capital Locations   best quiz  
Match Quiz
 10 Qns
Many American television shows are set in major cities but are others are set in less familiar locations. The connecting link in this quiz is that all the settings are U.S. state capitals. One city has two possible answers, so use care.
Easier, 10 Qns, Ampelos, Feb 14 23
Category: Locations
Easier
Ampelos
Feb 14 23
538 plays
2.
  Notable Births in the Bible   great trivia quiz  
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
In late December or early January, Christians celebrate the birth of Christ. But the births of several other persons in the Bible are worthy of note. Here are ten questions about them.
Average, 10 Qns, Ampelos, Dec 31 22
Category: Bible People
Average
Ampelos
Dec 31 22
524 plays
3.
  Ladies Who Fight Crime   great trivia quiz  
Match Quiz
 10 Qns
You will be given the last names of ten ladies who fought crime on TV in various ways. Match the last name with the first names provided on the right.
Average, 10 Qns, Ampelos, Sep 25 17
Category: TV Stars Mixed
Average
Ampelos
1794 plays
4.
  Match the Couple to their Show   great trivia quiz  
Match Quiz
 10 Qns
In the left-hand column you will find the names of ten married couples from shows on US television. Match these couples to the show in which they appeared. The questions will get progressively harder.
Easier, 10 Qns, Ampelos, Apr 08 19
Category: Mainly Characters
Easier
Ampelos
Apr 08 19
1331 plays
5.
  Youthful Characters   popular trivia quiz  
Match Quiz
 10 Qns
The left-hand column contains the titles of ten works of fiction, the right-hand column the names of ten young characters (five male, five female). Match each character to the title of the work in which they appear.
Very Easy, 10 Qns, Ampelos, Dec 10 19
Very Easy
Ampelos
Dec 10 19
739 plays
6.
  Ancient Leaders and their States   top quiz  
Match Quiz
 15 Qns
This is a match quiz. Assign the ancient leader to their cities or nations. The matches get more challenging as the quiz progresses.
Easier, 15 Qns, Ampelos, Aug 29 17
Category: Ancient History
Easier
Ampelos
924 plays
7.
  Only Children on TV   popular trivia quiz  
Match Quiz
 10 Qns
On the left are ten TV characters; each was the only child of their show parent(s). Match these to the show on the right. These are all recurring characters with speaking roles. Some grew up during the show, but they all began their show as children.
Easier, 10 Qns, Ampelos, May 11 21
Category: By Characters
Easier
Ampelos
May 11 21
605 plays
8.
  More Matching Battles   top quiz  
Match Quiz
 10 Qns
This time you are to match the battle with the name of the country (modern name) where they took place.
Easier, 10 Qns, Ampelos, Feb 16 22
Category: Historical Battles
Easier
Ampelos
Feb 16 22
1040 plays
9.
  Battles in a Half-Century   great trivia quiz  
Match Quiz
 10 Qns
I have divided the half-millennium (1501-2000) into ten fifty-year periods. Each of the ten battles listed on the left fits into one of these periods. All are battles of considerable importance in Western history.
Easier, 10 Qns, Ampelos, Jun 14 22
Category: Historical Battles
Easier
Ampelos
Jun 14 22
324 plays
10.
  Matching Modern Battles   top quiz  
Match Quiz
 10 Qns
This quiz asks you to match battles from the modern era to the war in which they were fought.
Easier, 10 Qns, Ampelos, Feb 16 22
Category: Historical Battles
Easier
Ampelos
Feb 16 22
922 plays
11.
  Youthful Characters II    
Match Quiz
 10 Qns
As in my previous quiz ("Youthful Characters") one column contains the titles of ten works of fiction from various genres, while the other column has the names of ten young characters. Match the names and the books.
Easier, 10 Qns, Ampelos, Sep 19 20
Easier
Ampelos
Sep 19 20
550 plays
12.
  Young Male Leads in Fiction   great trivia quiz  
Match Quiz
 10 Qns
In the left-hand column are listed ten classic works of fiction with memorable young males as the leading characters. Match these to the names in the right-hand column. I restricted myself to the period 1860-1950.
Average, 10 Qns, Ampelos, Dec 10 21
Category: Fictional Males
Average
Ampelos
Dec 10 21
327 plays
13.
  TV Pubs and their Patrons   great trivia quiz  
Match Quiz
 10 Qns
On the left-hand side are the names of ten drinking establishments found on TV shows. Find the character on the right-hand side who is likely to be found in that pub. Some of the shows are dramas, some are situation comedies, and two are UK soap operas
Average, 10 Qns, Ampelos, Jun 15 22
Category: Locations
Average
Ampelos
Jun 15 22
361 plays
14.
  Where-dunnit?   top quiz  
Match Quiz
 15 Qns
Your mission is not to find out "who dunnit" in these US crime dramas, but where these various shows were set. The last three are fictional locations created for their particular series.
Average, 15 Qns, Ampelos, Mar 13 22
Category: Mixture: Drama
Average
Ampelos
Mar 13 22
381 plays
15.
  Canadians on TV    
Match Quiz
 10 Qns
The left-hand column contains the titles of ten TV shows, the right-hand column the names of ten Canadian actors. Match the actor to their show.
Easier, 10 Qns, Ampelos, May 13 21
Category: Mainly Actors
Easier
Ampelos
May 13 21
425 plays
16.
  Where Did They Use To Play?   best quiz  
Match Quiz
 10 Qns
All of these professional baseball teams used to play in another location. Match these franchises to their previous cities.
Easier, 10 Qns, Ampelos, Jun 04 16
Easier
Ampelos
508 plays
17.
  Men who fight crime   top quiz  
Match Quiz
 15 Qns
You will be given in the left column fifteen last names of men who have fought crime in various guises: agents, police, or private investigators. Simply match these to the first names in the right hand column.
Average, 15 Qns, Ampelos, Jan 01 18
Category: Mixture: Drama
Average
Ampelos
430 plays
18.
  Where in Canada 2    
Match Quiz
 10 Qns
This is slightly different from my earlier quiz "Where in Canada". In this quiz FIVE of the Canadian TV shows are set in Toronto, and FIVE in other provinces. So go ahead and MATCH them up.
Easier, 10 Qns, Ampelos, Mar 31 19
Category: Canadian TV
Easier
Ampelos
Mar 31 19
173 plays
19.
  Bones's 'Squinterns'   great trivia quiz  
Match Quiz
 10 Qns
Dr Temperance ("Bones") Brennan had various assistants at the Jeffersonian Institute, nicknamed "squinterns" for their need to examine the evidence minutely. For truly dedicated fans of "Bones", match the "squintern" to the description on the left.
Easier, 10 Qns, Ampelos, Mar 14 19
Easier
Ampelos
Mar 14 19
275 plays
20.
  Where to Find a British Detective   great trivia quiz  
Match Quiz
 15 Qns
In the left-hand column are the home locations of 15 crime-solvers found on UK television. Match these to the names on the right.
Average, 15 Qns, Ampelos, May 04 21
Category: Sleuths
Average
Ampelos
May 04 21
283 plays
21.
  Elementary Drop a Letter    
Multiple Choice
 20 Qns
There is a loosely repeated theme of elements of the Periodic Table.
Easier, 20 Qns, Ampelos, Mar 17 18
Easier
Ampelos
Mar 17 18
1378 plays
22.
  Where in Canada?   top quiz  
Match Quiz
 10 Qns
In the left column are the names of ten Canadian television shows. Match these shows to the location given in the right column.
Average, 10 Qns, Ampelos, Jun 12 18
Category: Canadian TV
Average
Ampelos
Jun 12 18
191 plays
23.
  About Lord Peter   great trivia quiz  
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
These are personal questions about Lord Peter Wimsey, the hero of Dorothy L. Sayers' detective novels, and about some of those close to him.
Average, 10 Qns, Ampelos, Dec 18 15
Category: Sayers, Dorothy L.
Average
Ampelos
395 plays
24.
  Where in the UK?   popular trivia quiz  
Match Quiz
 10 Qns
In the left-hand column are the titles of ten UK television shows. Match these to the places in the right-hand column, where these shows are set. In some cases the show is set in a specific fictional community within a real larger area.
Easier, 10 Qns, Ampelos, Dec 13 18
Category: British TV
Easier
Ampelos
Dec 13 18
469 plays
25.
  Children of the Law   top quiz  
Match Quiz
 10 Qns
In the left-hand column are the names of ten recurring characters from US shows. They are the children of people involved in solving crimes and in maintaining law and order. Match these to the shows in the right-hand column.
Average, 10 Qns, Ampelos, Dec 20 18
Category: Law Enforcement
Average
Ampelos
Dec 20 18
191 plays
26.
  Animals in the Ancient World   great trivia quiz  
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
Here are ten questions about animals that were a familiar part of ancient Greek and Roman life.
Average, 10 Qns, Ampelos, Jun 18 23
Average
Ampelos
Jun 18 23
1797 plays
27.
  The Adventures of Paul in Acts   popular trivia quiz  
Match Quiz
 15 Qns
In the right column are the names of fifteen different places from the book of "Acts" that are associated with St Paul. Match these to the details in the left-hand column.
Average, 15 Qns, Ampelos, Jun 15 21
Category: Acts
Average
Ampelos
Jun 15 21
219 plays
28.
  Ten From the Past   popular trivia quiz  
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
Here are ten questions about some well-known figures from history, each one from a different country or culture.
Average, 10 Qns, Ampelos, Aug 23 22
Recommended for grades: 9,10,11,12
Average
Ampelos
Aug 23 22
1154 plays
29.
  A Mixture of Medical Examiners   popular trivia quiz  
Match Quiz
 10 Qns
A common character on modern crime shows is the medical examiner, who usually spends most of his or her time in a cold room examining corpses for evidence. Match the characters in the left column to the shows in the right.
Average, 10 Qns, Ampelos, Aug 05 18
Category: Mixture: Drama
Average
Ampelos
Aug 05 18
266 plays
30.
  Matching Battles, Ancient and (Early) Modern   popular trivia quiz  
Match Quiz
 10 Qns
This is a companion piece to my previous quiz on matching modern battles. This one contains five questions about ancient Greek and Roman battles, and another five from the early modern period. As before, match the battle to the conflict.
Average, 10 Qns, Ampelos, Feb 16 22
Category: Historical Battles
Average
Ampelos
Feb 16 22
526 plays
31.
  Drop a Letter on the Screen   top quiz  
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
This is a traditional Drop-a-Letter quiz, but each question has to do with the title of a movie. In each instance remove (or add) a letter and then anagram the result.
Average, 10 Qns, Ampelos, May 09 14
Category: Movies Word Play
Average
Ampelos
622 plays
32.
  The Constellations -- NOT   popular trivia quiz  
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
The aim of this quiz is to find the odd one out, which constellation does NOT belong with the other three. A knowledge of Latin will be of great advantage since the constellations traditionally bear Latin names.
Average, 10 Qns, Ampelos, Mar 01 23
Category: Stars
Average
Ampelos
Mar 01 23
368 plays
33.
  Death in Dorothy L Sayers   popular trivia quiz  
Match Quiz
 10 Qns
Dorothy L Sayers wrote eleven novels featuring her detective Lord Peter Wimsey. On the left are the titles of ten of these novels. Match these to the circumstances of death in each. SPOILERS!
Average, 10 Qns, Ampelos, Apr 15 22
Category: Sayers, Dorothy L.
Average
Ampelos
Apr 15 22
143 plays
34.
  Western Settings   popular trivia quiz  
Match Quiz
 10 Qns
Your mission is to match the Western TV series to its location. Obviously not all episodes in a series will be set in the home location, but the options present the principal or repeated setting.
Average, 10 Qns, Ampelos, Nov 25 16
Category: Locations
Average
Ampelos
418 plays
35.
  An Astronomical Mix   best quiz  
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
Here is a mix of questions about moons in our solar system, stars, and constellations. If you get the ten answers correct, the first letters of the right answers will spell out another astronomical name.
Difficult, 10 Qns, Ampelos, Mar 11 15
Category: Astronomy
Difficult
Ampelos
1082 plays
36.
  The Blood of Olympus Multiple Choice Quiz    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
This quiz is about "The Blood of Olympus", the fifth and last volume of "The Heroes of Olympus", and features characters familiar from the earlier "Percy Jackson" books, also adding new recurring characters and adventures. SPOILER ALERT.
Average, 10 Qns, Ampelos, Aug 04 20
Average
Ampelos
Aug 04 20
389 plays
37.
  A Symphony by any other name    
Match Quiz
 10 Qns
Certain symphonies by classical composers have acquired "nicknames" as well as their formal catalogue designations. Match the nickname of each symphony to its composer.
Average, 10 Qns, Ampelos, Jan 04 18
Category: Composers Mixture
Average
Ampelos
196 plays
38.
  I Played with Elijah Wood   great trivia quiz  
Match Quiz
 10 Qns
In the left column are the names of ten actors who appeared in a film with Elijah Wood. Match these names to the movie titles in the right column,
Average, 10 Qns, Ampelos, May 14 19
Category: W - People Themed
Average
Ampelos
May 14 19
163 plays
39.
  Rick Riordan's "The Hidden Oracle"   great trivia quiz  
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
SPOILER ALERT: "The Hidden Oracle" is the first volume in the series "The Trials of Apollo", a follow-on to the series "The Heroes of Olympus". It begins with the god Apollo punished by losing his divine powers and being sent to Earth as a mortal.
Average, 10 Qns, Ampelos, Aug 28 17
Category: Riordan, Rick
Average
Ampelos
241 plays
40.
  Velocities of Swallows   best quiz  
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
A basic quiz on the Swallows, one of the families in Arthur Ransome's series "Swallows and Amazons". Of the twelve volumes in the series, the Swallows appear in nine. There will be one question from each of these stories, plus one general query.
Average, 10 Qns, Ampelos, Apr 28 20
Category: Ransome, Arthur
Average
Ampelos
Apr 28 20
160 plays
41.
  A JOYful Miscellany   top quiz  
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
To celebrate the creation of our new team "A Joyful Noise", this quiz has the common theme of "joy" or "rejoice". Have fun with this.
Average, 10 Qns, Ampelos, Feb 26 22
Average
Ampelos
Feb 26 22
352 plays
42.
  More on "Gaudy Night" by Dorothy L. Sayers   popular trivia quiz  
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
"Gaudy Night" was published in 1935, and is the third novel featuring Harriet Vane, who is investigating some unpleasant happenings at her former Oxford College.
Average, 10 Qns, Ampelos, Mar 08 13
Category: Sayers, Dorothy L.
Average
Ampelos
253 plays
43.
  Planets in Fiction    
Match Quiz
 10 Qns
Match the extraterrestrial location to the person who either created it or attached a story to an existing astronomical body. Most are literary but some from film and television.
Average, 10 Qns, Ampelos, Sep 17 16
Average
Ampelos
315 plays
44.
  I'm a Legend    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
Here are some questions about 10 movies all containing "legend" or "legends" in the title. You will see that the movies are of very different quality.
Average, 10 Qns, Ampelos, May 04 13
Category: Common Titles
Average
Ampelos
571 plays
45.
  BBB Bible Series: II Timothy    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
As part of the BBB Bible series, here is a quiz on Paul's second letter to Timothy, very likely the last of Paul's letters that we have. The translation used is that of "The Jerusalem Bible" (1996).
Tough, 10 Qns, Ampelos, Jul 05 13
Tough
Ampelos
422 plays
46.
  I Write the Plays (Very Old Plays)   great trivia quiz  
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
We have around eighty surviving plays works by eight ancient dramatists: Aeschylus, Sophocles, Euripides, Aristophanes, Menander, Plautus, Terence, and Seneca. The following are questions about their plays.
Tough, 10 Qns, Ampelos, Apr 30 13
Category: Plays
Tough
Ampelos
409 plays
47.
  Medical Examiners   popular trivia quiz  
Match Quiz
 10 Qns
Match the medical examiner (coroner) to the TV show in which he or she appeared.
Average, 10 Qns, Ampelos, Oct 24 16
Category: Medicine
Average
Ampelos
431 plays
48.
  Some Tannic Tangents   great trivia quiz  
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
This is NOT primarily a quiz about the various sorts of tea, but on people and things that can be associated with TEA.
Average, 10 Qns, Ampelos, Apr 04 24
Category: Thematic Food
Average
Ampelos
Apr 04 24
380 plays
49.
  About Inspector Morse    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
This is a quiz about the character Chief Inspector Morse, as he appears in the novels written by Colin Dexter.
Average, 10 Qns, Ampelos, Aug 19 16
Category: D
Average
Ampelos
211 plays
50.
  From the Magic Flute    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
These are ten questions from Mozart's great opera "The Magic Flute" ("Die Zauberflöte"). Each one has to do with an aria in the opera.
Average, 10 Qns, Ampelos, Nov 15 21
Average
Ampelos
Nov 15 21
258 plays
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