Give me some great quiz questions!

[sleepychunky]

I'm writing a quiz for a charity fundraiser in a couple of weeks' time. I love quizzes but last time I wrote one everybody said the questions were too hard! So hit me with some really good questions - don't mind what category (I've already done general knowledge and picture round).

All the Harry Potter books in order?

Who wrote a Symphony No 0? (Anton Bruckner)

Who wrote the first "Concerto for Orchestra"? (Zoltán Kodály not Béla Bartók - he beat his friend by a couple of years)

Who wrote the "Inextinguishable Symphony"? (Carl Nielsen)

Who wrote the earliest surviving complete opera? (Jacopo Peri - "Euridice" c1600)

I write the school quiz, happy to send some over

Shamelessly place marking for a fun day I have coming up soon....

We have had smell the herbs and spices. Anagrams and cryptic rounds are also good as they use different skills to the knowledge rounds. Blank monopoly boards and fill in the residential squares.

match boat names with their captains you could trow in some more modern ones but i cba to look, Chay Blythe? and the one who sailed round the world solo...she is a dame, Ellen something

names of people who have been on Top Gear's Star in a Reasonably Priced Car

US Presidents are a good list to peruse

Double acts...use real names not stage names?

Famous siblings??

Which US state has a Union Jack in it's flag?

Pointless can be good for ideas...they just had films based on Shakespeare play earlier in the week

And I swear I thought of this one first, and was going to tweet Richard Osman ...actors who have played Churchill

And a sciency/elements round is always popular

You could do a French movie section

List of French movies/TV and what they are in English:

Le Roi Lion
Le trône de fer
Alice au pays des merveilles

Etc etc

I've got enough here for about 20 rounds thanks everyone, keep them coming - could do with some more natural world/science ones as that's not really my forte

How many gallilain moons are there orbiting jupitur?

Bonus point for naming them.

Is a tigers skin stripy under the fur. Yes or no.

Pluto is no longer classed as a planet. What is it now?

Picture round.

Indian or African elephant.
Hare or rabbit.
Name that rodent. Chilchilla. Dormouse, watervole.
Name that constellation
Put these buildings in order of age they were built.
Identify these these corvids. Jackdor, crow, raven, magpie.

What is the first colour on the inside of a standard rainbow? Bonus point to get all 7 in order.

Which of these mushrooms will not kill you. Choose ones with horrible names. Deathcap. Distroying angel plus one non deadly with an ordinary name as a trick!

OP - I used to set a lot of quizzes and we usually had a rule of thumb of 75% - e.g. most people should get around that mark to keep it interesting. Quizzes which are too hard make people bored very very quickly.

Here's a riddle for you:

Y Y U R
Y Y U B
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Y Y 4 me

Who can say what it says? (PM me for the answer!)

What was the name of the dog that went to space on Sputnik 2?

What is the largest county in the West Indies?

Which author created the ad slogans "naughty but nice" and "that will do nicely" whilst working as an ad man?

I have a good picture round I'm happy to email to you if you message me

How long are pigs pregnant for?

I saw the answer to this at the farm the other day and thought it would make a good quiz question as very specific!

Where are the Islets of Langerhans?

Where is the Sea of Tranquillity?

What are the common names of the incus, malleus and stapes?

What is the common term for the inflammatory arthritis that was thought to be caused by a rich diet and too much red wine?

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Answers:

In the pancreas.

On the moon.

Hammer, anvil and stirrup.

Gout.

And the answer to my earlier question is St John’s Wood.

Name the two Tube stations which contain all the vowels in their name.

@writersbeenblocked That was one of my uncle’s favourite things to test people with - thanks for bringing back a lovely memory!

Any of the animal collective nouns are good-

• what do you call the collective noun of magpies? Mischief
• alligators? Congregation
• ferrets? Business

In the UK/US which month lost days when we moved from the Julian calendar to the Gregorian?

Who is the Goddess of victory?
Nike

What is the clavicle bone also known as?
Collarbone

I which city is the DVLA?
Swansea

What was Elvis Presley’s Middle name?
Aaron

What was the name of the dog in Peter Pan?
Nana

What is the maximum number of terms a US president can serve?
2

What is Postman Pat's surname?

A round of "how old is....?"
Who is older between 2 actors, singers, politicians, sportspeople, whatever

Name the two Tube stations which contain all the vowels in their name.

I’ve stopped using that one because you can contrive a third one, and it causes too many arguments.