It's amazing how many questions can be asked that lead to the number four. Here are ten questions from ten of the main categories of Fun Trivia, all starting with four. Have fun.
Let's imagine an exhibition of various artworks, grouped by subject. I'll pose you questions about the artworks, the artists or the subjects. Originally the exhibition was twelve rooms, but now a thirteenth has been opened. Animals abound in art.
Because of their incredible small size, subatomic particles can't be measured. Each attempt to measure them would disturb their surroundings. Here are some questions about various subatomic particles.
Imagine a party in the garden of Versailles in 1682. Can you identify the various French people at this garden party? All of the correct answers could have attended a party in this specific year. I've mentioned all names in the French orthography.
The title is German for "Lost in Translation". Some German lyrics of classical music were translated into English, but the melody was "lost in translation". Can you answer a question if I give you the translated lyrics? Sing along if you dare.
No, this quiz is not more silly than "double Dutch". I'll give you four people appearing in the list of the "Greatest Dutchman". Can you pick the odd one out?
Let's imagine an exhibition of various artworks, grouped by subject (and not by artist). I'll pose you questions about the artworks, the artists or the subjects. The first room in the exhibition is filled with male nudes.
Belgium is a small country, but with many people who gained international fame. What do you know about the following people, who all have lived at some time in the territory that now is called Belgium?
"And Away We Go" - only in the mind, for in real life we stay glued to our console screen. Have fun matching these imaginary places to the video games they appear in.
All these people had the Belgian nationality. What do you know about these people who achieved fame in Belgium as well as in some niches abroad? Mind you: most are not part of
mainstream culture.
Here's another instalment in my series about operas and musical theatre plays named after historical events and people. As always, the operatic background was provided by "The Great Opera Book" and www.operone.de.
Replace the letters from the alphabet by their ranking order: a=1, b=2, etc. Then multiply the numbers. Guess the body part by the product. Remember each word contains at least one vowel.
Most opera buffs are familiar with the repertoire of Mozart (1756-1791) and later composers. But what do you know about Mozart's predecessors, who completed some of their operas before 1750?
As the title indicates, this quiz is on Belgian history (and related titbits). All events I mention took place in the XVIIIth century. During this century, Belgium was initially under Spanish rule, later Austrian rule and finally it was ruled by France.
You'll notice this quiz is in the General Knowledge category, so it doesn't deal with the movie title (from 1969) given above. I'll ask you ten questions about Belgium, my home country. Have fun.
Greece has participated in all Olympic Summer Games. Match the Greek winner to the event and the year(s) they won at certain games. Have fun! I've always named only one athlete, but sometimes it was a group effort.
Many first-person shooter games require you kill the enemies, for wounded enemies can still harm you. I'll give you the playable character you play, you'll give me the title of the game.
But even harder are the achievements of the following participants of the Paralympics. An extra clue for this quiz: look in each question for what's missing. Enjoy.
Based upon "Phaeton's Great Opera Book" and on www.operone.de, I've composed a quiz on events between 500 AD and 1200 AD that inspired classical composers. Enjoy your stay in those "dark ages".
Egypt is perceived by foreigners like a great heap of sand. And yet there have been 33 different dynasties of several kings (Pharaohs). What do you know about some of these sand kings? Mind you: all dates are only approximate.
"Finding Your Niche" challenged authors to write a quiz in a subcategory with too few submissions. Here is my contribution, on the works by Alexander Pope (1688-1744), a very frequently quoted author.
I've already composed several quizzes on pieces of classical music named after historical persons or events. But there are also other possible links between history and classical music. See, for example, Daniel Auber's "La Muette de Portici".
The Four Winds have decided to take a look at the wind as viewed by different religious traditions all over the world and in different eras. Come with us and feel the spirit of the wind!
Most players here will have heard of Shakespeare, Tennyson, Lord Byron or others, and many of you can quote these poets. What about Dutch, French, German, Italian, Roman and Greek poets?
You'll get 9 word pairs in which the last letter of the first word is also the first letter of the last word. Replace this common letter by another letter having the same effect. The correct solution will give you (9 for 10) a word top to bottom.
I took various arias sung in French, and translated the lyrics into English. What do you know about these arias or the operas they stem from? Warning: the last questions are "children not allowed".
During the XIXth century, Belgium gained independence from the Netherlands. This century has inspired me to a number of questions, some of which are a bit obscure. Enjoy your stay!
Zeta is for Zeus, but there are not enough names starting with zeta, eta, rho, upsilon, psi or omega to fill a quiz with. So here are some mythological figures whose names start with these "lesser letters".
Caesar was at first a nickname for Gaius Julius Caesar, the famed dictator who never became Emperor. But soon it evolved to a title equivalent to Emperor.
What do you know about the Roman Emperors whose common name starts with C ?
This is not Sue Grafton undertaking a review of Greek myth! I'll volunteer for this elaborate task. Have fun answering questions about Greek mythical persons whose name starts with "A".
What if a chemist would play Pokémon? Here are some Pokémon from the third generation (for Game Boy Advance) whose name consists of the symbols to chemical elements. Can you identify the Pokémon from the elements?
Here are ten questions on various TV series centred on police investigation. I've tried to collect series from different countries. What do you know about these series?
This title was handed out to me in Commission XXIX. I decided not to write about the song by Slade, nor the band with the same name. What do you know about various people called Josephine?
Several stories carry a title that doesn't contain the name of the title character. In the book and TV series "Shogun", the reason is obvious: the nomination as Shogun is the end of the story. What do you know about these other instances?