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English Words Quiz

Miss Cellania — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 05:27:23 +0000

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

Miss Cellania — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 17:06:12 +0000

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

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

Miss Cellania — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 17:02:06 +0000

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

Flags of the World (the Hard Ones)

Miss Cellania — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 17:54:26 +0000

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

The MAS*H Quiz

Miss Cellania — Mon, 26 Oct 2009 16:48:55 +0000

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

Itchy and Scratchy Episode or Cheesy Horror Film?

Miss Cellania — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 15:54:08 +0000

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

Nixon's Enemies List

Miss Cellania — Mon, 19 Oct 2009 17:53:53 +0000

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

How Many Rings Did They Win?

Miss Cellania — Mon, 05 Oct 2009 16:26:21 +0000

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

Summer Olympic Cities

Miss Cellania — Fri, 02 Oct 2009 17:39:06 +0000

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

Was This Really A Cereal?

Miss Cellania — Mon, 28 Sep 2009 16:28:27 +0000

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

George Costanza’s Jobs

Miss Cellania — Wed, 23 Sep 2009 17:26:19 +0000

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

Who Was President? Part Two

Miss Cellania — Fri, 18 Sep 2009 17:13:47 +0000

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.

The Queen Quiz

Miss Cellania — Mon, 14 Sep 2009 16:24:17 +0000

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

The Faces of NPR

Miss Cellania — Tue, 01 Sep 2009 16:37:46 +0000

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

Chance or Community Chest

Miss Cellania — Fri, 28 Aug 2009 15:48:48 +0000

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

Was He An Eagle Scout?

Miss Cellania — Mon, 24 Aug 2009 17:01:31 +0000

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

This American Life

Miss Cellania — Fri, 21 Aug 2009 15:55:36 +0000

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

Heavy Metal Umlauts

Miss Cellania — Mon, 17 Aug 2009 15:46:42 +0000

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

The Live Album Quiz

Miss Cellania — Fri, 14 Aug 2009 16:25:31 +0000

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

Apollo Astronaut or Pro Golfer?

Miss Cellania — Mon, 10 Aug 2009 16:31:36 +0000

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

Where's That Landmark?

Miss Cellania — Fri, 07 Aug 2009 16:12:23 +0000

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

Who’s Getting Roasted?

Miss Cellania — Mon, 03 Aug 2009 16:09:36 +0000

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

The Ready Meals Quiz

Miss Cellania — Sat, 01 Aug 2009 02:10:39 +0000

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

The Highest-grossing Movies of All Time

Miss Cellania — Fri, 31 Jul 2009 15:47:06 +0000

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

Can You Recognize a Crow?

Miss Cellania — Thu, 30 Jul 2009 14:05:23 +0000

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

Million Dollar Questions

Miss Cellania — Mon, 27 Jul 2009 17:27:04 +0000

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

The Spongebob Squarepants Quiz

Miss Cellania — Fri, 24 Jul 2009 16:44:13 +0000

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

Lit Slits II

Miss Cellania — Mon, 20 Jul 2009 15:58:18 +0000

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

Harry Potter Character or Skin Disease?

Miss Cellania — Fri, 17 Jul 2009 15:58:37 +0000

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

Moe Szyslak

Miss Cellania — Mon, 13 Jul 2009 16:41:08 +0000

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