Firstly, this isn’t a quiz about the Bible’s “Eve”. Rather, it’s a quiz about the ‘first woman’ that achieved a great historic feat, or in some cases, fate. Why take our fun trivia quiz to find out how much you know of great or infamous “first” women from history? Take the “First Woman” achievers quiz!…
Are you, or do you have any aspirations to be an egghead? Here’s a “fun” trivia quiz for anyone interested in engineering and the sciences. You obviously don’t have to be an engineer or a scientist to take our “Engineer’s Only” quiz but it might help. If you have any interest in engineering and/or the…
Do you know your islands? As we all know, simply put, an island is a piece of land surrounded by water. There are 47 island nation states and dozens of other coastal countries that have islands within their home borders. Islands are as easily diverse in terms of area, topography, geography, development and population, as…
What is classic literature? What exactly is it that makes a piece of literature “classic”? Ask twelve people and you’ll probably get a dozen different answers. However, it is generally agreed by pundits that all classics have a number of common factors. In short, these might be described as; The writing must be of high…
What is a river? The most simplistic description of a river would be a large, natural stream of flowing water. The main purpose of a river is to carry large volumes of water from land to sea. Did you know? Potamology is the scientific study of rivers. Rivers are found on every continent of the…
What’s the difference between a myth and a legend? In basic terms, a myth is a fantastical story commonly used to explain the unknown or unexplainable. On the other hand, a legend is generally an ancient tale that may seem real in nature but the story content can’t be verified. So, there you have it…
What’s the difference between a myth and a legend you might ask? Well in basic terms, a myth is a fantastical story commonly used to explain the unknown or unexplainable. Legends are generally tales from long ago that may seem real in their nature but their story content cannot be verified. Well, that’s that sorted!…
Lasting more than a millennium and once stretching more than 1.7 million square miles, the Roman Empire obviously rates as one of the greatest civilisations of all time. Reg (John Cleese) in The Life Of Brian hilariously asks “What have the Romans ever done for us?”. The uproarious replies listed, “Sanitation, medicine, education, wine, public…
Did you know the word ”Bible” comes from the Greek word “biblios”, meaning scrolls? Most of us know that it’s the world’s best-selling book with an estimated 5-7 Billion being sold to date. What you probably don’t won’t know is that there are 58 different English language versions of the Bible alone. However, almost all…
A saying could be defined as a short, pithy expression that states words of advice, wisdom, or a general truth. The spoken British language is peppered with hundreds of such phrases. However, language is very dynamic, so the once common sayings of yesteryear can often fall out of favour. Here’s an easy fun trivia quiz…
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