English Words Quiz

Posted by Miss Cellania in Everything Else on November 18, 2009 at 12:27 am

Can you name the most commonly used words in the English language? In this quiz, you’ll have twelve minutes to name the 100 words most used. I only guessed 68 before time ran out, but I ran into trouble by having a space in front of some words. Be careful! Link -via J-Walk Blog

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The Beverly Cleary Quiz

Posted by Miss Cellania in Baby & Kids, Book & Lit on November 17, 2009 at 12:06 pm

Award-winning author Beverly Cleary gave us books about Ramona and the kids from Klickitat Street. In today’s Lunchtime Quiz at mental_floss, find out how much you remember from the books. I scored miserably because I read some of these so long ago, and others weren’t written until I was an adult. Link

 
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U.S. Military Operation or Brand of Cat Litter?

Posted by Miss Cellania in Weapons & War on November 9, 2009 at 12:02 pm

Can you distinguish whether a name belongs to a cat litter brand or an actual military operation? That’s the challenge in today’s Lunchtime Quiz at mental_floss. I didn’t know any of the answers, because they all sounded like military operations to me, but I managed to score 70%. Link

 
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Flags of the World (the Hard Ones)

Posted by Miss Cellania in Everything Else on November 3, 2009 at 12:54 pm

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

Posted by Miss Cellania in Everything Else on October 26, 2009 at 11:48 am

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?

Posted by Miss Cellania in Everything Else on October 23, 2009 at 10:54 am

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

Posted by Miss Cellania in Politics on October 19, 2009 at 12:53 pm

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?

Posted by Miss Cellania in Sports on October 5, 2009 at 11:26 am

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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Summer Olympic Cities

Posted by Miss Cellania in Sports on October 2, 2009 at 12:39 pm

The 2016 Olympic summer games will be held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The 2012 games will be in London, England. Since the first modern Olympics in 1896, 22 cities have hosted the summer games, some more than once. Can you name all those cities in five minutes? That’s the challenge of this Lunchtime Quiz at mental_floss. Good luck -I could only name 16. Link

 
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Was This Really A Cereal?

Posted by Miss Cellania in Food & Drinks on September 28, 2009 at 11:28 am

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

Posted by Miss Cellania in Everything Else on September 23, 2009 at 12:26 pm

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

Posted by Miss Cellania in Everything Else on September 18, 2009 at 12:13 pm

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

Posted by Miss Cellania in Music on September 14, 2009 at 11:24 am

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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The Faces of NPR

Posted by Miss Cellania in Everything Else on September 1, 2009 at 11:37 am


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

Posted by Miss Cellania in Toy & Video Games on August 28, 2009 at 10:48 am


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?

Posted by Miss Cellania in Everything Else on August 24, 2009 at 12:01 pm


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

Posted by Miss Cellania in Everything Else on August 21, 2009 at 10:55 am


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

Posted by Miss Cellania in Music on August 17, 2009 at 10:46 am


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

Posted by Miss Cellania in Music on August 14, 2009 at 11:25 am


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?

The Live Album Quiz

Score: 100% (8 out of 8 )

Good luck! Link

 
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Apollo Astronaut or Pro Golfer?

Posted by Miss Cellania in Everything Else on August 10, 2009 at 11:31 am


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?

Posted by Miss Cellania in Travel & Places on August 7, 2009 at 11:12 am


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?

Posted by Miss Cellania in Everything Else on August 3, 2009 at 11:09 am


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 Ready Meals Quiz

Posted by Miss Cellania in Food & Drinks on July 31, 2009 at 9:10 pm


Microwave dinners usually don’t look like the picture on the front of the package. In this quiz, you’ll be given a picture of what the food actually looks like. Can you tell which box the pictured food came out of? In the second part of the quiz, you select which meal is homemade and which is a microwave meal, which just proves that real food doesn’t photograph all that well, either. I scored only seven out of 15. Be warned, this is British food. Link -via b3ta

 
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The Highest-grossing Movies of All Time

Posted by Miss Cellania in Money & Finance, Movies & SciFi on July 31, 2009 at 10:47 am


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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Can You Recognize a Crow?

Posted by Miss Cellania in Animal, Science & Tech on July 30, 2009 at 9:05 am


Crows can recognize individual people, but can you recognize a particular crow in a photo lineup? I couldn’t! Even people who raise crows as pets have a hard time telling crows apart. NPR presents the quiz and an accompanying video about crow research. Link -via the Presurfer

 
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Million Dollar Questions

Posted by Miss Cellania in Everything Else on July 27, 2009 at 12:27 pm


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

Posted by Miss Cellania in Cartoon & Comic on July 24, 2009 at 11:44 am


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

Posted by Miss Cellania in Book & Lit on July 20, 2009 at 10:58 am


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?

Posted by Miss Cellania in Medicine, Movies & SciFi on July 17, 2009 at 10:58 am


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

Posted by Miss Cellania in Everything Else on July 13, 2009 at 11:41 am


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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