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If you are on Barack Obama’s email list, you may have noticed the weirdly personal subject lines. Jason English has, and made a quiz about it. Some of the lines are actual presidential email subjects, and some are from Jason’s aunt. Now, Jason’s aunt doesn’t send me anything, but just like you, I have relatives who send me similar messages, so I scored only 74%. Maybe you will do better. Link
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There have been three movies (so far) in Disney/Pixar’s Toy Story franchise. Can you distinguish quotes from each film? This Lunchtime Quiz at mental_floss might be confusing if you’ve seen all three movies in a short period of time. I had a slight edge in that I haven’t seen Toy Story 3, so I scored 75% (better than expected). Link
Business names don’t always follow the rules of grammar, and some are so old you don’t know for sure if they are grammatically correct or not. But you might know what the signs look like -right? We’ll find out in today’s Lunchtime Quiz at mental_floss. You’ll be given a store name, and you decide whether there is an apostrophe in it or not. It’s not as difficult as it sounds -I scored 80%. Link
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The National Football League begins its new season on Thursday. Today’s Lunchtime Quiz at mental_floss will determine how psyched up you are! Football fans: can you name the starting quarterbacks for all 32 NFL teams playing this weekend? Some of them may surprise you. You have five minutes -and mental_floss even gives you a starting hint. Good luck! Link
You might not know as much as you think you do when it comes to the USSR. In today’s Lunchtime Quiz at mental_floss, you are challenged to name all the leaders of our old Cold War rival. There were 8 leaders of the former Soviet Union, and the 3 leaders of the new Russian Federation -so far. Can you name them all in ten minutes? I got ten of them, but could not remember the current president! Oh, and spelling counts, which is what ate up my time, but you only need the surname. Link
Do you know which countries produce the most crude oil? That’s the subject of today’s Lunchtime Quiz at mental_floss. You are challenged to name the 12 nations that produce the most oil (not the ones that have or export the most) in three minutes. There was only one left when I ran out of time. Link
If you are a fan of classic TV, you’ll enjoy today’s Lunchtime Quiz at mental_floss! How well do you know the secondary characters on your favorite TV series? Almost every sitcom had characters that didn’t appear in every episode. In this quiz, you’ll be given three choices for each show, and you decide which character appeared in the most episodes. I scored 60%, which isn’t bad, as I was correct on all the series I actually watched. Link
For today’s Lunchtime Quiz, the folks at mental_floss took a dozen restaurant names from a list of the top 100 US chains. The question is: does the name have an apostrophe or not? It’s harder than you think! I only got half of them right -apparently I haven’t paid enough attention. And I don’t eat out. Link
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The Soviet Union launched fruit flies into space in 1947. I did not know that until today. Since then, we’ve sent many living species up into space for exploration and experimental purposes, and eight of those were mammals. Can you name them all in two minutes? You don’t have to know their personal names, just what kind of mammal they were, in today’s Lunchtime Quiz at mental_floss. I only missed one. Link
Cable TV channels and networks merge and split and rebrand and just plain change. How well do you keep up with those changes? Find out in today’s Lunchtime Quiz at mental_floss. I remember when we used to watch the Lifetime channel to see surgical procedures, but that’s been a long time -and many changes- ago. Still, I scored 67%; better than I expected. Link
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How well do you know your Pixar films? Do you know who did the voices? Of course, you know Tom Hanks did Woody and Tim Allen did Buzz Lightyear in the Toy Story movies, but other celebrities provided voices you might not know about -unless you recognized them. Test yourself in this Lunchtime Quiz at mental_floss. Come on, I scored 60% just by educated guess! Link
Over on Mental Floss, Miss C has a great round up of tiny artworks by extremely talented artists. My personal favorite is the tiny working gun seen here, created by Michel Lefaivre. I can’t help but wonder how much damage this little thing could actually do.
We all recognize the artwork on the cover of The Beatles’ 1967 album Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band. Recognizing it and remembering who was in that image are two different things! Today’s Lunchtime Quiz at mental_floss challenges your recall by giving you a celebrity, and you decide whether that person was included on the cover or not. I only got 8 out of 12 right -because I was in a hurry, of course. Link
Miss C’s most recent Mental Floss article features 8 amazingly heroic dogs. My favorite story is the one about Belle, a beagle who has been trained to recognize when her diabetic owner, Kevin Weaver, should check his blood sugar levels. Even more impressive, she’s may have saved his life when he went into a seizure by biting down on the #9 on his cell phone, which called 911. Now that’s a good dog.
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There are so many companies that put a crown on the labels of beverages that mental_floss decided to make a quiz out of them! In today’s Lunchtime Quiz, you’ll be given a picture of a crown, and you try to match it with the drink it comes from. Simple? No. I scored horribly, but you might ace this one -you won’t know until you try it! Link
Director Alfred Hitchcock appeared in at least 45 of his 52 films, usually in tiny parts that you’d never notice if you weren’t looking. However, identifying those moments has become a game among Hitchcock fans. In today’s Lunchtime Quiz at mental_floss, you are challenged to match nine screenshots of the director with the movie they come from. Good luck! Link
Today’s Lunchtime Quiz at mental_floss challenges you to name the top 20 baby girl names for the year 2010. Now, we reported this at NeatoBambino a few weeks back when the list was announced, but referring to that would be cheating, wouldn’t it… however, those of you who keep up with all things Neato will have a head start. A commenter at mental_floss said she got most of them by using the names in her child’s day care group. You have five minutes: good luck! Link
North Korea released the results of their “happiness survey” a few weeks ago (we had the item, but looking at it now would be *wink* cheating). According to the survey, South Korea and the United States are the UNhappiest places in the world. Meanwhile, Today’s Lunchtime Quiz at mental_floss asks you to name the top five happiest countries in the survey in one minute. Can you do it? Link
Could you recognize the United States presidents from their baby pictures? Then you should do well in today’s Lunchtime Quiz at mental_floss! Yeah, the more recent presidents are easier, but I still managed to score 70%. Can you beat that? Link
This particular Lunchtime Quiz at mental_floss will be hard for many, but a piece of cake for political animals of a certain age. In July of 1987, way before the presidential primary of 1988, seven democratic contenders met for a debate. They were later dubbed “the Seven Dwarfs” by the news media. How many can you name in three minutes? As I was a news director for a radio station at the time, I named them all with a minute to spare. It might not be that easy for anyone else -the average score right now is 25%. Link
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Mental_floss continues to have fun with the latest US Census data in today’s Lunchtime Quiz.
Of the 150 most populous cities in the United States, 11 have names that are only four or five letters long. How many can you name in five minutes?
Let’s see… two. And then of course I felt stupid when the answers came up. Surely you will do better! Link
Get this: According to the 2010 Census report, ten of America’s 100 largest cities have names that starts with a “C”. How many can you name in five minutes? That’s the challenge of today’s Lunchtime Quiz at mental_floss. I only got five of them (and would have never come up with the other five). Maybe you will get them all! Link
You don’t have to be a sports fan to know the crazy mascots of the various teams -but it helps! Today’s Lunchtime Quiz at mental_floss will uncover how well you know the animals that represent your favorite and not-so-favorite sports teams. I scored 40% just by wild guessing. You will do better! Link
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There have been 47 people to hold the office of vice-president of the United States so far. How many can you name in ten minutes? That’s the challenge in today’s Lunchtime Quiz at mental_floss. I guessed I’d probably name five (plus the three giveaways), but scored 21 of them. I bet you can do better than that! Link
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How well do you keep up with political television? Anna Merlan of mental_floss looked through the public records of FCC complaints and found plenty that concerned Glenn Beck and The Daily Show. In today’s Lunchtime Quiz, you are challenged to figure out which TV show each of ten complaints is about. I got 70% right, which is about average. Link
Mental_floss is celebrating the migration of the site to a new, malware-free, high security server! And that means the return of Lunchtime Quizzes. Today’s quiz features questions from the game Who Said What in the White House, in order to test your presidential prowess. Identify eleven quotes and pat yourself on the back if you beat my score of 45% (which is about average). Link
Many of us have trouble remembering what movies won Academy Awards only a few days after they are bestowed. How can we be expected to remember those that didn’t win? Or maybe you do! In today’s Lunchtime Quiz at mental_floss, you’ll be given films that were nominated for Best Picture. Can you match them to the film that actually won that year? I scored 55% (6 out of 11), and only because the year is included with each question. You will do better! Link
This Sunday, the Packers battle the Steelers in the Super Bowl. You may be a fan of either, and you may know all there is to know about football, but how much do you really know about the two cities? Test your knowledge of Green Bay, Wisconsin and Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania in this Lunchtime Quiz at mental_floss. I scored 62% (8 out of 13). Anyone who does better can claim bragging rights right up until kickoff time! Link
When you come across text you can’t read, can you at least identify the language? Maybe sometimes? In today’s Lunchtime Quiz at mental_floss, you’ll be given characters from languages not easily typed on your keyboard, and you match it to the language. It’s not easy -I only got three right. Surely you can beat that! Link
Up-and-coming bands often change names because someone else is using the current name, or the record company asks them to, or because someone pointed out a problem. You know these bands by the group name on the recordings. But what did they used to go by? In this Lunchtime Quiz at mental_floss, you’ll be given an obscure band name. All you have to do is decide what name they used when they hit the big time. Easy? No. I only knew two answers, but scored 45% by guessing. Link
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