Fiendishly difficult quiz tests your knowledge of the natural world

Can YOU ace this science quiz? Multiple choice challenge will test your knowledge of space, evolution and human biology – and the creator claims only 30% will score full marks Quiz by Tal Garner on US-based trivia website Playbuzz tests nature knowledge Creator claims just 30 per cent of people achieve a perfect score of … Read more

How good is your geography? Quiz challenges your knowledge of everything from deserts to oceans

How good is your geography? Quiz challenges your knowledge of everything from deserts to oceans Quiz by US-based trivia platform Playbuzz challenges geography knowledge  Quizmaster Terry Stein invites you to find out how much you know about world Do you think you know enough about the planet to get a perfect 20/20 score?    By Claire … Read more

JOHN HUMPHRYS announces he’s ending his reign as TV’s most distinguished quiz master 

There was one particular stipulation when the BBC asked me to present Mastermind: I must not abandon the catchphrase made famous by my predecessor, Magnus Magnusson. Go on, altogether now: ‘I’ve started… so I’ll finish.’ I agreed. That was 18 years ago. Stepping down: John Humphrys When the present series comes to an end in … Read more

Crazy difficult quiz challenges your general knowledge

How good is YOUR general knowledge? Quiz on topics including history and literature is so tricky its creator says it’s ‘impossible’ to get 100% This general knowledge was created for the US-based online platform Playbuzz Its creator claims it is impossible to get all ten questions right without help Do you think you have what … Read more

How good is YOUR spelling? Tricky quiz challenges players to identify the correct word

How good is YOUR spelling? Multiple choice quiz that challenges you to fill in the blanks will put your knowledge to the test A tricky new multiple choice quiz puts your spelling ability to the test  Shared on US trivia site Playbuzz, it features 20 words often spelled incorrectly  Many people have struggled to achieve … Read more

CHRISTOPHER STEVENS: You don’t have to be dim to get on this quiz show – but it helps

Lightning Rating: Katie Price: Harvey And Me Rating: Are you dopey enough to tackle comedian Zoe Lyons’s new quiz show, Lightning (BBC2)? Let’s see: name the currency of Israel. If you said ‘the yen’, congratulations — you’re as dim as a 15 watt lightbulb. If not, try again: which famous female singer was born in Houston, … Read more

Fiendish quiz challenges your general knowledge 

Are YOU smarter than an eight-year-old? General knowledge quiz will test you on 15 topics taught to children at primary school US-based trivia website Playbuzz challenge your general knowledge with quiz  Do you think you are as smart as an eight-year-old and get all answers correctly?  The 15 questions cover biology, physics, the arts and … Read more

Tricky trivia quiz challenges your knowledge of obscure facts from around the world

Tricky true or false quiz challenges your knowledge of obscure facts from around the world – from the longest place name to the number of viruses in the ocean This fiendish quiz challenges your knowledge of random facts about the world  It was created by quizmaster Tal Garner for the US-based trivia website Playbuzz Can … Read more

Contestant who Beat the Chasers and won £50,000 reveals she did NO preparation ahead of quiz show

A Beat the Chasers contestant who managed to bag £50,000 against all five quiz experts revealed she did zero preparation ahead of the ITV quiz show.  The hit spin-off show sees hopefuls given the option of playing between two and five Chasers for increasing amounts of money, but with a decreasing time advantage against them.    … Read more

Who wants to BEAT a millionaire? You do? Tackle this quiz set by the man who won on the hit show

For the first time in 14 years, a contestant on ITV’s Who Wants To Be A Millionaire? clinched victory and secured the top prize in September.  Host Jeremy Clarkson fought back tears as he announced that Donald Fear, from Shropshire, had joined the £1 million club, becoming only the sixth champion in the show’s 22-year … Read more