January 2012 Quizzes

Scientists would say that love actually originates somewhere in the brain.

There's a hot dog named after a city in Germany, and a hot dog named after a city in Austria.

In 2002, the BBC took a poll to determine the 100 greatest British people of all time.
#2 was someone I had never heard of.

A quiz that requires frequent updates.

These cars are named after places. Based on the clue, guess the model.

Guess the 20 biggest cities in Wyoming.

If this quiz teaches us anything, it's that people like movies with long titles.

Updated for the 2012 Australian Open! Name the women who have won a major tennis championship.

For each animal, name the work of fiction it appears in.

For example, which movie starred Simba?

At the top of this list, four crowded countries about to become a lot less crowded.

Name the NFL players who have rushed for 1,500 yards in a single season.

I was going to write something funny about Woody Allen here, but it just sounded mean.

Answer these random trivia questions.

Which element has the symbol Au?

Having a well-known leader is not usually a good thing for a country.

From TA to TZ name the famous person with each set of initials.

For example, which prominent Scientologist has initials TC?

Guess these vocabulary words that start with the prefix DIS.

I almost always buy the store brand, but I am a stickler for Jif.

All the answers contain "Space". For example, a Seattle landmark. Or, a website overtaken by Facebook.

Some of these jobs still exist. Others, not so much.

There's one U.S. state named after a president, and another named after a French king.

When the Quizmaster lists "Taxi Driver" as a gangster movie, people get upset. When they get upset, they let off steam. When they let off steam, they get eyepatches. Oh, never mind.

Guess the 50 biggest American counties, based on the 2010 Census.

Bonus question. What was the code-name for the Battle of Normandy on D-Day?

You won't find any feet, pounds or gallons in this quiz.

Guess the meanings of these famous acronyms.

We give you the movie character. You tell us their occupation.

For example, what was Derek Zoolander's job?

Translate these foreign place names to English. For example, Deutschland or La Habana.

Name the players who have finished in the top three for the FIFA Ballon d'Or award.

Most of the world doensn't have first world problems.

Name the full-length, animated movies released by Disney.

Based on the symbol, name the element.

Guess the missing words in these famous cliches.

For example: Every _____ has a silver lining.

Ask any teenager, and they'll tell you he's like an older version of Shia Labeouf.

What do goodbye and 'sup have in common? They're both contractions.

I've heard that NYU and UVA are good schools.

Sandra Bullock has starred in 38 movies. How many can you name?

For each last name, guess the country of origin.
For example, where does the name O'Donnell originate?

Guess the 20 biggest cities in South Carolina.

You'll never guess who wrote the book entitled "Going Rogue"!

Name the movie franchises with the highest box-office receipts.

Land of microbrews, coffee and software.

Not featured: Misunderestimate.

After this season, 4,000 yards doesn't seem like such a big deal.

Turns out there's more than one Uncle Jesse in the TV universe.

Answer these random trivia questions.

Question #1: What is the fastest land animal?

Things were a lot more fun before the metric system.

We give you three movies. Name the actor who appeared in all three.

For example, who starred in Titanic, Inception, and Blood Diamond?

Name the baseball players who were inducted into the Hall of Fame on their first ballot.

Guess the meanings of these famous acronyms.

Each pair of words starts with the same prefix. Guess the prefix.
For example, __parent and ___stand.

Name the world's 50 top universities, according to Quacquarelli Symonds.

Name the fifty cities with the largest economies.

Based on the state quarter, name the state.

Name the highest-elevation US cities.

These objects were named for their inventors. Guess what they are.

Every generation throws a hero up the pop charts.

The U.S. Postal Services has abbreviations for everything. These are some of the most common.

Name the NFL's all-time passing, rushing and receiving yardage leaders.

Name the NFL quarterbacks with more than 2,000 career rushing yards.

Running quarterbacks. So much better in fantasy than in real life.

Fill the blanks in these nursery rhymes.

Name the NFL players who have run for more than 200 yards in a single game. (since 1990)

For each famous person, we give you the birth name. You give us the name they are more commonly known by.

From SA to SZ name the famous person with each set of initials.

For example, which Miss Congeniality star has initials SB?

Eleven different rushing champs in the last twelve years. I guess running backs do have a short shelf life!

Guess the long form of these shortened words, such as info, doc and sax.

Records fell across the NFL in 2011.

Name the Wii games that have sold at least 1 million copies.

Name the cities where these movies took place.

Crab cakes and football, that's what Maryland does!

All the answers contain the word One.
For example, the President's aircraft.