Only those who truly love books will achieve a flawless score in this Literature Trivia Quiz.
Question 1 of 10
What creator of Jeeves made five appearances on Nazi radio in 1941, in which he made light of his experience in a French internment camp?
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Question 2 of 10
What writer became "big brother" himself when he served with the Indian Imperial Police in Burma from 1922 to 1927?
Question 3 of 10
Which Roman's name was the origin of the Russian word "Tzar"?
Question 4 of 10
Who praised "a loaf of bread beneath the bough, a flask of wine, a book of verse and thou," even though at least one of those items is prohibited to him on religious grounds?
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Question 5 of 10
Who wrote a 1899 poem about "The White Man's Burden" after American white men conquered the Philippines?
Question 6 of 10
Which writer of science fiction is credited with the invention of the telecommunications satellite?
Question 7 of 10
No, it hasn't got much plot, but it's performed very slowly. Where would you most likely see a Noh tragedy?
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Question 8 of 10
Tell us the word replaced in this line from Allen Ginsberg's "Howl." I saw the best penguins of my generation, destroyed by madness, starving hysterical naked, dragging themselves through the negro streets at dawn looking for an angry fix.
Question 9 of 10
What book, published in 1880 and made into movies in 1907, 1925 and 1959, was the first work of fiction blessed by a pope, namely Leo XIII?
Question 10 of 10
Since 1982, the English Department at San Jose State University has sponsored the Bulwer-Lytton Fiction Contest. How would you win it?
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History Quizzes
This History Quiz is Rough
Try scoring higher than a 5
Average Score: 4
28% knows the answer to this question:
"In 1945, what three letter construction manufacturer was founded?
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History Quiz - Extremely Challenging
Are you smart enough?
Average Score: 8
88% knows the answer to this question:
"What country is led by First Secretary of the Communist Party Raúl Castro in 2019?
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History Quiz
Tell us your score below
Average Score: 4
70% knows the answer to this question:
"How many men did the German Army loose at the Battle of Amiens?
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History Quiz
8 or higher? You're pretty smart!
Average Score: 4
81% knows the answer to this question:
"1953 tennis stars Maureen Connolly and Doris Hart were from which country?
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Challenging Quiz About History
Are you smart enough for this quiz?
Average Score: 8
97% knows the answer to this question:
"Which of these is actually a famous battle in history?
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History Quiz
Are you a wise person? Prove us!
Average Score: 8
47% knows the answer to this question:
"In what country was the first Olympiad held?
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History Trivia Quiz
Scoring higher than a 6 is impossible!
Average Score: 5
85% knows the answer to this question:
"What mountains were first crossed by Blaxland, Lawson and Wentworth in 1813?
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1980s Nostalgia Quiz
Try scoring a 7 or higher
Average Score: 8
42% knows the answer to this question:
"What iconic video game was released in 1980 and featured a little yellow character gobbling up pellets while avoiding ghosts?
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70s Nostalgia Quiz
Do you remember?
Average Score: 8
31% knows the answer to this question:
"Which movie, released in 1977, became a groundbreaking science fiction epic and started a franchise that is still popular today?
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Geography Quizzes
Geography Quiz
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Average Score: 5
42% knows the answer to this question:
"What was the middle name of the explorer Captain Scott?
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Geography Quiz
Think you can find your way?
Average Score: 6
63% knows the answer to this question:
"One of the world's largest herds of what roam around the deserts of Australia?
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HARD Science Quiz
We hope you're smart enough to score a 7+
Average Score: 4
34% knows the answer to this question:
"What is the capital of Kentucky?
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Geography Quiz
You're invited!
Average Score: 5
81% knows the answer to this question:
"What nationality is the explorer Vasco Nunez de Balboa?
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Hard Geography Quiz
You won't score a 6 or higher!
Average Score: 9
26% knows the answer to this question:
"Which part of the UK has the largest population?
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Music Quizzes
Barbra Streisand Quiz
Average Score: 4
99% knows the answer to this question:
"What is Barbra Streisand's middle name?
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10 difficult questions about John Denver
Let us know your score in the comments
Average Score: 7
96% knows the answer to this question:
"What was John Denver's birth name?
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How often do you listen to music?
HARD Music Quiz
Average Score: 5
46% knows the answer to this question:
"Coolio reworked Stevie Wonder's "Pasttime Paradise," turning it into what song?
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Science Quizzes
A quiz on science.
Nobody can score a perfect 10
Average Score: 9
38% knows the answer to this question:
"What do levees, bunds and weirs help prevent?
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Quiz on Science
Did you complete the mission?
Average Score: 9
23% knows the answer to this question:
"What is a young kangaroo called?
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Science Quiz with challenging questions
Who is able to score higher than an impossible 8?
Average Score: 9
99% knows the answer to this question:
"When a bit of sand gets trapped inside a shellfish, it fights the irritation with nacre, which it gets from calcite in seawater. What treasure results?
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Quiz on Science.
Are you worthy of the respect?
Average Score: 8
31% knows the answer to this question:
"What sterile animal is produced when a male donkey breeds with a female horse?
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Who Sang Quizzes
Who Sang These Country Songs?
Question 10 is by far the hardest
Average Score: 8
81% knows the answer to this question:
"Who performed the hit "Ring of Fire" (1963)?
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Quiz on music from the 1960s.
You won't score a perfect 10
Average Score: 7
25% knows the answer to this question:
"Who sang the famous song "Suzie Q" (1968) ?
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Who Sang These Songs?
You will not score higher than a 4
Average Score: 6
94% knows the answer to this question:
"Who sang the song, "Gangnam Style"?
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Who were the singers of these songs?
Did you have all 10 songs correctly?
Average Score: 5
62% knows the answer to this question:
"Who sang the famous song "Under Pressure" (1981) ?
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Can you recognize the vocalists of these songs?
Do you love to listen to music?
Average Score: 6
39% knows the answer to this question:
"Who sang the famous song ”Psycho Killer” (1977)?
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Who performed these songs?
Do you know enough songs to get a 5+?
Average Score: 9
55% knows the answer to this question:
"Who sang the famous song "We Can Work It Out" (1965)
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Can you identify the singer of these songs?
How many vinyl records do you still have?
Average Score: 6
89% knows the answer to this question:
"Who sang the famous song "Legs" (1985)
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Who Sang These Songs?
Please tell us if you know more than 6 songs
Average Score: 8
38% knows the answer to this question:
"Who sang the famous song "Imagine" (1971) ?
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Who Sang These Country Songs?
Who is able to recognize all 10 country songs?
Average Score: 9
37% knows the answer to this question:
"Who sang the famous song "I Walk the Line" (1956)?
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Food & Beverage Quizzes
Quiz on Food and Beverages
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Average Score: 9
26% knows the answer to this question:
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Food & Beverages Quiz
We challenge you to score higher than a lousy 5
Average Score: 8
47% knows the answer to this question:
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Quiz on Food and Beverage
What's your favorite pizza?
Average Score: 9
25% knows the answer to this question:
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Unknown Fruit Quiz
No one scores a 6 or more in this unknown fruit quiz!
Average Score: 7
76% knows the answer to this question:
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General Knowledge Quizzes
Quiz Testing Knowledge
Thumbs Up and well done if you scored higher than a 6
Average Score: 9
28% knows the answer to this question:
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Trivia with a blend of knowledge.
What did you score? Please tell us in the comments
Average Score: 8
22% knows the answer to this question:
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Quiz that tests your knowledge in a challenging way.
Can you do better than a 5?
Average Score: 7
24% knows the answer to this question:
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Quiz on general knowledge.
Are you one of them? Let's find out.
Average Score: 9
94% knows the answer to this question:
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General Knowledge Questions
Can you answer them all correctly?
Average Score: 4
44% knows the answer to this question:
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Challenge Your Overall Knowledge.
Did you had enough knowledge making this quiz?
Average Score: 9
35% knows the answer to this question:
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10 Knowledge Questions
Can you answer them correctly?
Average Score: 8
36% knows the answer to this question:
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Play Quiz
Average Score: 5
88% knows the answer to this question:
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Unbeatable Knowledge Quiz
We hope you're smart enough
Average Score: 8
49% knows the answer to this question:
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Literature Quizzes
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Movie Quizzes
Rewind to the 70s: Movie Quiz
Which of these have you seen in the cinema?
Average Score: 8
97% knows the answer to this question:
"Who directed the movie, "The Godfather" (1972)?
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Movies Quiz
Share if you scored higher than a 6
Average Score: 9
94% knows the answer to this question:
"In the 2007 film "Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End", where is Jack rescued from?
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Movie Quiz
We bet you will tap out!
Average Score: 5
49% knows the answer to this question:
"Karen Carpenter died of complications from which illness?
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Lights, Camera, Quotes!
Who can get a perfect 10? Share if you did!
Average Score: 8
94% knows the answer to this question:
" "Here's looking at you, kid."
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Math Quizzes
10 Math Questions
For you to solve
Average Score: 7
41% knows the answer to this question:
"Find the Highest Common Factor of these numbers - 38 and 57
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Math Quiz
We hope you'll score higher than a 3+4
Average Score: 7
68% knows the answer to this question:
"40x41÷40 equals what number?
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Math Examination
Try scoring a 7+
Average Score: 9
97% knows the answer to this question:
"How many inches are in a foot?
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Who sang these famous pop songs?
Extremely Hard History Quiz, most people score only 3 out of 10.
Extremely Hard History Quiz, most people score only 3 out of 10.