A cat makes a great listener, and therefore makes a great sidekick for pop culture characters. How well do you know feline sidekicks from movies, and TV? The challenge at today’s Lunchtime Quiz at mental_floss is to match 10 kitty sidekicks with the main character he/she goes with. I only got half of them correct. You will do better! Link

Are you a die-hard football fan? Are you a real Super Bowl fanatic? Then you should be able to name all the quarterbacks who won the Super Bowl in its 45-year history. In eight minutes. I named four of them, although one was a gimme. Anyone can do better! Link

So far, three Republican presidential hopefuls have won one state primary or caucus each. Eventually, only one will be selected for the presidential race. Mental_floss looks back into previous election races for today’s Lunchtime Quiz. You will be given ten politicians who ran for president unsuccessfully in the past, and you try to recall whether they ever won a state primary race or not. It’s not easy! I was surprised to score 60%. Link

Who was it: Stefani Germanotta or Jerrica Benton? These singers are better known as pop star Lady Gaga and ’80s cartoon rock star Jem. In today’s Lunchtime Quiz at mental_floss, you’ll be given twelve statements, and you decide which diva it applies to. Believe it or not, I scored 75% without knowing anything about either of them! How did you do? Link

The newest members of the Baseball Hall of Fame are to be announced today. I found out that no player has ever been inducted with 100% of the votes tallied. But there have been 27 players who got 90% or more of the votes cast. How many of those players can you name? I could only name ten, and that was with a list of Hall-of-Famers and my husband’s help! Maybe you can beat the current average of 39%. Link

How much do you remember about the big events of 2011? OK, how about the not-so-big events that you should recall? That’s the subject of today’s Lunchtime Quiz at mental_floss. It’s not all that easy; there are some diverse subjects covered. I scored 67%, not because I forgot already, but because there were some thing I just never knew (like the sports). Link

No, I’m not telling you what they are. If you already know, you’ll do well on today’s Lunchtime Quiz at mental_floss. Can you name the 20 most popular breeds in 2010 according to the American Kennel Club in three minutes or less? I only thought of half of them before time ran out, then I was embarrassed to see the answers I missed! Link

Can you tell a real news headline from one made up by the satirical website The Onion? It’s not as easy as you might think, but that’s the challenge of this quiz from mental_floss. You might remember some of these headlines, but you need to remember how true they are. I knew them all, but it’s my business to know weird news stories. I want to see how well you do! Link

TV, literature, and movies are full of fictional businesses and products. How well do you know these companies that don’t exist? Find out in today’s Lunchtime Quiz at mental_floss. I didn’t know any of the answers, but scored 7/12 by educated guess! I bet you can do better. Link

No matter how busy we are with family on Thanksgiving, we always find a way to watch a little TV around the holiday, and that includes Thanksgiving stories on our favorite series. Today’s Lunchtime Quiz at mental_floss will test your nostalgia for those shows. You’ll be given a Thanksgiving plot, and you guess what show its from. It’s not that hard; I scored 9/11 (82%) even though I hadn’t seen even half these shows. Link

Neatorama readers might have a bit of a leg up on today’s Lunchtime Quiz at mental_floss. In the wake of the “do a barrel roll” frenzy, they’ve looked up more neat tricks from Google and made some up from imagination as well. Your challenge is to determine which is which. I got 10 out of 12 correct, as I did NOT open a new tab to quick-check the answers. That would be too easy. Link

How well do you remember the TV game shows of the 1980s and ’90s? Find out by taking this Lunchtime Quiz at mental_floss. Hint: there are a lot of kids’ game shows represented. I was lucky to score 60% because I haven’t watched them. Maybe you will do better! Link

It’s time for another movie quote quiz from mental_floss! In today’s Lunchtime Quiz, you are challenged to sort your Farrelly Brothers films. You’ll be given quotes, and you try to recall if each is from Dumb and Dumber, Kingpin, or There’s Something About Mary. I’ve seen two of the three, but I kept mixing them up and scored only 36%. You will do better! Link

It’s not a case of “if you’ve seen one, you’ve seen them all,” but rather a case of “if you like this kind of movie, the odds are good that you’ve watched all three of these films.” In today’s Lunchtime Quiz at mental_floss, you’ll be given movie quotes from Zoolander, Anchorman, or Blades of Glory. The challenge is to remember which film each is from. Let us know how you do on his one! Link

This week, mental_floss welcomes guest quizmaster Hillary Buckholtz of the blog I’m Remembering for series of nostalgic Lunchtime Quizzes! Today you are challenged to remember bygone drinks. This coffee drinker scored miserably -only 40%. You will do better! Link

You may have seen all the movies of the ’90s, but that’s been a few years now. Test your memory with today’s Lunchtime Quiz at mental_floss. You’ll be given 12 different movie quotes, and for each one, decide whether it’s from Reality Bites, Empire Records, or Singles. I scored 42%, which is honestly not bad for someone who hasn’t seen any of the movies. Link

Led Zeppelin released their first album in 1969, about the time I started buying record albums. They released their last one in 1982, about the time I stopped buying record albums. Of course, I then had to get the entire collection on CD. Anyway, today’s Lunchtime Quiz at mental_floss challenges you to name all nine of Led Zeppelin’s studio albums in three minutes or less. It took me about a minute to complete, because I’m not much of a typist. Link

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

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

This flash game will test your knowledge, or memory, of TV shows from the 1990s. Select from the 72 squares and you’ll get a screenshot for each plus some theme music to jog your memory. The square will sprout a check mark if you are right. I must have missed the ’90s, because I only got 22 of them! But if you are Generation Y, you’ll get a real kick out this. 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

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

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

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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

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

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

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

In 1950, this quiz (for women) appeared in the comic book “Boy Meets Girl” issue #3. See the rest of the quiz, and the answers (although they are upside down and you really don’t need them, do you?) at Gamma Squad. Link -via Buzzfeed

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

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

How well do you remember -or decipher- the alterations that Google makes to their logo for special occasions? Test your knowledge with the Google Doodle quiz, from our own social networking expert David Israel. Hey, I scored 58% just by guessing. You will probably do much better! Link

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

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

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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

Can you figure out what movie each of these mathematical equations represents? I couldn’t. There are a lot of good guesses in the comments at Spiked Math Comics, but no definitive answer list. Link -via Geeks Are Sexy

American movies are often re-titled for foreign audiences. In this quiz, you’ll be given a foreign title of a US movie, translated into English. Can you guess what movie it was in the US? It’s a multiple-choice question, so it shouldn’t be too hard. After all, I haven’t even seen the vast majority of these movies, yet I scored 27 out of 30 by taking time to think about each question. Bonus: if you take the quiz again, the questions will be different. Link -via mental_floss

Let’s play armchair psychologist and find out whether you have an inner Freud. Health Guru has an informative (and surprisingly enjoyable) quiz on evaluating your "shrink" potential: Link