Flags of the World (the Hard Ones)
If you had to learn to recognize the world’s flags in school, here’s your chance to finally put that knowledge to use! In today’s Lunchtime Quiz at mental_floss, you’ll be given 12 flags. They are not all national flags. How many can you identify? I was surprised to get 8 out of 12, or 67%. Link
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The M*A*S*H Quiz
It’s hard to believe 26 years have passed since the TV series M*A*S*H aired its final episode. Today’s Lunchtime Quiz at mental_floss will test how much you remember about the series. I was embarrassed to score only 80%. Some of the questions are hard! Link
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Itchy and Scratchy Episode or Cheesy Horror Film?
The Itchy & Scratch Show is a “show within a show” featured on The Simpsons. If you are at all familiar with it, you’ll enjoy today’s Lunchtime Quiz at mental_floss. See if you can decide which title is an episode of Itchy & Scratchy, and which are actual names of horror films. It’s not easy! I scored only 50%. Link
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Nixon's Enemies List
During president Richard Nixon’s administration, he and his staff compiled a list of political enemies. How well do you know (or remember) this list? Take the challenge in today’s Lunchtime Quiz at mental_floss. My memory isn’t what it used to be; I only scored 50%. Link
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How Many Rings Did They Win?
Hey baseball fans! As we head into post-season play, test your memory of past World Series with today’s Lunchtime Quiz at mental_floss. Do you know how many World Series titles each of twelve players earned? Keep in mind that some went all the way with more than one team. I scored 7 of 12, so any real baseball fan should beat that! Link
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Was This Really A Cereal?
The breakfast aisle at the grocery is full of cereals with silly names, but some from the past are real winners. In today’s Lunchtime Quiz at mental_floss, you are challenged to distinguish real cereal names from some that were just made up for the quiz. I am almost ashamed to admit I scored 90% on this quiz! Link
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George Costanza’s Jobs
Today’s Lunchtime Quiz at mental_floss is for Seinfeld fans. The character of George Costanza held many different jobs during the run of the show. How well do you remember them? I scored abysmally by guessing, so you will of course do better. Link
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Who Was President? Part Two
You know about these historic events, but do you remember who was president of the United States when it happened? This Lunchtime Quiz from mental_floss will strain your historic perspective. I scored 50%, mainly by remembering the events of my lifetime. Link
Previously: Who Was President? Part One.
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The Queen Quiz
Three decades after I bought Queen albums, my children sing the same songs. You know the music, but how much do you know about the band Queen? Today’s Lunchtime Quiz at mental_floss will show you! I scored 73%, although I would have scored better during my deejay days. Link
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How Do Countries Choose Which Side They Drive On?
This past week, drivers in Samoa had to switch from driving on the right side of the road to driving on the wrong, er, left side. Since the switch was relatively sudden, all the buses now open onto the middle of the street! The Samoans say the switch was to end their dependence on American-made vehicles. Mental_floss takes a look at how other nations decided which side of the road to drive on. Some reasons seems silly in retrospect. Link
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The Faces of NPR
You would probably recognize the voices of the announcers on National Public Radio, but how well do you know their faces? Today’s Lunchtime Quiz at mental_floss might be an exercise in futility, but you’ll soon find out what face goes with which name. I only got one right out of the 12, which just shows that I didn’t go to the NPR website and cheat! Link
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Chance or Community Chest
The Chance and Community Chest cards in the standard Monopoly game were redesigned last year. This Lunchtime Quiz at mental_floss will test how well you remember the old designs. Can you match the text with the images from the cards? I scored 7 out of 12, which is pretty good considering I haven’t played Monopoly in decades. Link
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Was He An Eagle Scout?
Attaining the status of Eagle Scout is a noteworthy achievement, and is often an early sign that a man is going places with his life. Do you recall which high-achievers were Eagle Scouts when they were young? That’s the subject of today’s Lunchtime Quiz at mental_floss. I scored seven out of twelve. Surely you can do better! Link
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This American Life
In the world of radio journalism, there’s nothing better than “This American Life.” With their remarkable focus on everyday people and their indescribable story selection, the hipster-friendly show is a unique radio magazine.
Try your luck on ten questions about the PRI show and its television counterpart in this Lunchtime Quiz from mental_floss. Link
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Heavy Metal Umlauts
Today’s Lunchtime Quiz at mental_floss is for heavy metal fans and spelling buffs. An umlaut is those two dots above a letter that find their way into a lot of band names. Can you pick out the correct placement of the world’s heaviest diacritic in each band name? Difficulty: Some names don’t even have an umlaut. I scored 40%, which involved mostly guessing. Link
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The Live Album Quiz
In this Lunchtime Quiz from mental_floss, you’ll be given eight musical artists on the left and eight titles of recorded-live albums on the right. Cam you match them all up? Most of these albums were really big hits. My score?
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Apollo Astronaut or Pro Golfer?
The more astronauts we had, the less likely their names stay in your memory. Twelve men walked on the moon, but few of us can name those whose mission number was higher than eleven. In today’s Lunchtime Quiz at mental_floss, you’ll be given names that could be a pro golfer, or could be an Apollo astronaut. Can you sort them out? I surprised myself by scoring 92%, or 11 out of 12. Link
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Where's That Landmark?
You know about these famous landmarks, but do you know where to go to see them? In this Lunchtime Quiz from mental_floss, you’ll be given a landmark and you decide where it is. It’s a bit harder than you might think. I scored 77%. Link
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Who’s Getting Roasted?
Celebrity roasts have been a comedy staple for decades. In today’s Lunchtime Quiz at mental_floss, you are challenged to identify who is being skewered by the quips from various roasts. I scored 60%, which is better than I expected. Link
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The Highest-grossing Movies of All Time
You might read about how much money a certain movie makes and gasp at the numbers. But can you name the highest-grossing movies of all time if the ticket prices are adjusted for inflation? In this mental_floss quiz, you have five minutes to name the top 15 -if you can! I only guessed ten of them. Link
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Million Dollar Questions
To celebrate the (temporary) return of the show “Who Wants to be a Millionaire?” mental_floss is featuring questions from the show in today’s Lunchtime Quiz. But these are not ordinary questions; they are questions for which people have actually won a million dollars! So even if you get just one right, you can pat yourself on the back. I scored 67%. Link
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The Spongebob Squarepants Quiz
We all love Spongebob Squarepants! Even when he is (or maybe because he is) ridiculously annoying. Today’s Lunchtime Quiz at mental_floss will test your knowledge of Bikini Bottom trivia. I only scored 50%, but my kids aced it. Link
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Lit Slits II
The first Lit Slits quiz turned out to be quite popular. Today’s Lunchtime Quiz at mental_floss is volume two. In this quiz, you’ll be shown a vertical stripe xeroxed from one page of a book, and you figure out what the book is. I scored 40%, which is better than I expected to. Link
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Harry Potter Character or Skin Disease?
Can you tell your Harry Potter characters from hideous skin diseases? That’s the challenge today in the Lunchtime Quiz from mental_floss. Despite a slight knowledge of Latin, I only scored 58%, which is in the range of complete chance. Surely you will do better! Link
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Moe Szyslak
Today’s Luchtime Quiz at mental_floss is about another character from The Simpsons. Moe Szyslak is Homer’s favorite bartender. How much do you know about him? Certainly more than I do! Link
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Celebrity Tattoos
From the title of today’s Lunchtime Quiz at mental_floss, regular Neatorama readers might think you’ll be asked to identify the tattoos of celebrity’s faces people wear to show their fandom. But no, in this quiz you are asked to identify a celebrity from the tattoos they have themselves. I scored 50%, surprisingly because I didn’t even know the celebrities, much less their tattoos! Good luck. Link
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Moveable Feasts
Independence Day in the United States is always July 4th. Most people just call it the Fourth of July, so moving it is out of the question. Other commemorations occur on different days in different years. Today’s Lunchtime Quiz at mental_floss will test your knowledge of 13 such holidays and events. I scored 85%, since I had to guess on two of them, and got them backward. Link
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Garbage Pail Kids
The Garbage Pail Kids were collectible trading cards created in response to the Cabbage Patch Kids. The gross-out cards are back in print now, with the seventh series available in stores. How well do you remember the classic Garbage Pail Kids? Today’s Lunchtime Quiz at mental_floss presents a “Who’s who” that will test your memory. Link
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Name That Pontiac
As of 2010, the Pontiac brand name will no longer be used. Over the last 50 years, there have been almost 30 Pontiac models sold in the US. How many can you name in ten minutes? Anything over ten is considered a winning score. Let’s just say I barely won. Link
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TV Homes
Today’s Lunchtime Quiz at mental floss will test your memory of classic TV homes. Can you match the exterior shot of the characters’ home with the name of the show? I only scored 40%, so you will have to do better! Link
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