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Quizzes Authored: 71
Quizzes Played: 6579
Questions Correct: 60,438 / 76,255 (79%)
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Quizzes Authored by astorian

The Revolving Door of King Crimson

It would take an auditorium to hold everyone who's played with King Crimson. Sooner or later, almost everyone gets sick of Robert Fripp (or vice versa!) and quits (or gets fired!). But the constant coming and going has kept the music fresh.

astorian
Aug 26 04
486 plays

Roddy Doyle: The Voice of Barrytown

Nobody's ever portrayed working class life in North Dublin as hilariously (or as accurately) as Roddy Doyle.

astorian
Sep 16 03
171 plays

Emerson, Lake and Palmer

Who cares if critics called them pompous and pretentious? Church organs, Moog synthesizers and 90 piece orchestras RULE! Here's the quiz for us art-rock dinosaurs who refuse to accept that the 1970's are over!

Emerson, Lake and Palmer

astorian
May 04 04
603 plays

Based on Malory's "Morte D'Arthur", and directed by John Boorman, "Excalibur" is one of my favorite movies ever. (It took guts to make a movie like this AFTER "Monty Python and the Holy Grail"!)

astorian
Mar 25 04
744 plays

"Flags of Our Fathers" and Iwo Jima

James Bradley's father was one of the men who raised the American flag on Iwo Jima. Years later, he wrote of his father's experiences on Iwo Jima in the best seller "Flags of Our Fathers" (soon to be a film, directed by Clint Eastwood).

astorian
Feb 12 04
2700 plays

"Heat": A Michael Mann Film

One of the most gripping crime movies ever made, Michael Mann's "Heat" shows us all angles of a bank robbery, from the points of view of both the police and the thieves.

astorian
Aug 17 04
1947 plays

The Movies of Abbott & Costello

Bud Abbott & Lou Costello didn't always get along, but from their early days in burlesque houses to their days as Hollywood's biggest stars, they always knew how to make people laugh.

Abbott & Costello

astorian
Jun 15 04
2556 plays

Once Upon a Time in the West

Sergio Leone's greatest "Spaghetti Western" didn't feature Clint Eastwood or Lee Van Cleef.

astorian
Dec 30 03
318 plays

Barnaby Jones

Criminals, beware! There's an 80 year old detective on your tail!

astorian
Jan 22 04
222 plays

Robert B. Parker's Spenser

Named for an Elizabethan poet, but still the toughest, wittiest detective in Boston.

Parker, Robert B

astorian
Oct 23 03
987 plays

Shaun of the Dead

"Shaun of the Dead" is either the funniest, most romantic movie ever made about flesh-eating zombies, or the goriest romantic comedy of all time.

Shaun of the Dead

astorian
Oct 04 04
6069 plays

If "Sergeant Bilko" had been set about a century earlier, you'd have "F Troop", the continuing story of a woefully inept bunch of cavalrymen.

astorian
Mar 27 04
582 plays

Game Conversations

Things you might overhear if you stumbled upon people playing their favorite games.

astorian
Sep 12 03
8106 plays

Plato: A Real Wise Guy

A student of Socrates, a teacher of Aristotle, and one of the most brilliant philosophers of antiquity. If a subject is of any importance, chances are, Plato wrote about it.

astorian
Dec 30 03
579 plays

Astorian's Mystery Word Lyrics Game #12

First, we test your ability to recognize lyrics from 9 classic rock tunes. Then, we test your powers of observation: can you spot the one word all snippets have in common?

astorian
Jun 30 04
480 plays

The "Fletch" Mysteries by Gregory McDonald

Gregory McDonald's "Fletch" was such a great character, even Chevy Chase couldn't mess him up! Seriously, see how well you know the funniest investigative journalist in literature.

McDonald, Gregory

astorian
Feb 06 04
144 plays

Chicago: They Put the Brass in Rock & Roll

Chicago was the most popular American band of the 1970s, and is still recording and touring today. If you're ready to reminisce, here's your game!

astorian
Sep 13 04
1041 plays

Now Pitching for the Yankees...

The Ruths, Gehrigs, DiMaggios, and Mantles get all the glory, but you don't build the greatest dynasty in sport without great pitchers too!

New York Yankees

astorian
Oct 14 04
477 plays

The Kentucky Fried Movie

Sure, it's a little dated now, but Jim Abrahams and the Zucker Brothers changed the nature of movie comedy when they made "The Kentucky Fried Movie." See how well you remember it!

Kentucky Fried Movie, The

astorian
Nov 08 03
951 plays

So, Who Done It?

Don't play this game if you don't want the endings to great mysteries given away! But if you've already read all the good ones, come on in! (*WARNING - SPOILERS*)

Mystery & Detective Fiction

astorian
Oct 23 03
828 plays

Who Killed Whom?

There's no better way of making the history books than assassinating someone important.

astorian
Sep 13 03
5787 plays

Team America: World Police

Trey Parker and Matt Stone take on terrorists and Hollywood liberals in the most obscenely funny movie ever made with marionettes!

astorian
Oct 28 04
1272 plays

A tribute to one of America's best loved short story writers.

Individual Authors

astorian
Oct 16 03
288 plays

Astoria NY Natives

Archie Bunker's Neighborhood - Astoria is an ordinary working-class neighborhood in the Queens borough of New York City. It's known mainly as the setting for TV's "All in the Family"- but a lot of famous people have come from my old neighborhood, too!

astorian
Nov 02 04
291 plays

Jeff Beck: Guitar Wizard

Whether you're a blues maven, a jazz lover or a heavy metal fan, you undoubtedly have a special place in your heart for one guitar god: Jeff Beck.

astorian
Oct 25 03
540 plays

Dying is Easy - Comedy Is Hard

For playwrights throughout the ages, "Make 'Em Laugh" has always been good advice.

astorian
Sep 12 03
1029 plays

Irish Folk Songs

Grab a pint, and take this quiz (and feel free to burst into song at any time!).

astorian
Oct 08 03
690 plays

Astorian's Mystery Word Lyric Game #11

You're all old pros at this, by now- just identify the artist who sang the lyrics being quoted in questions 1 through 9. Then, guess the word found in all 9 of those questions.

astorian
May 20 04
549 plays

The Yardbirds!

They were the pre-eminent British blues band of the Sixties, and the pioneers of what would become heavy metal. A tribute to one of the most influential bands ever.

astorian
Oct 17 03
972 plays

Astorian's Mystery Word Lyrics Game #15

Nothing fancy, just another test of your knowledge of classic rock lyrics. Identify the artist(s) who sang the lyrics to 9 songs, then figure out the word common to all 9 lyric samples.

astorian
Jul 22 04
600 plays

Biblical Oddities

There's much that's beautiful and inspiring in the Bible, but there's some mighty strange stuff, too! (I used the New International Version.)

astorian
Mar 11 04
1617 plays

Hollywood's Toughest Tough Guy

Charles Bronson was born into a family of coal miners, and grew up to be Hollywood's top action star. A tribute to an actor who really looked as tough as the characters he played!

Bronson, Charles

astorian
Sep 13 03
1464 plays

Astorian's #18 Mystery Word Lyrics Game

It's an old, familiar game: identify the artist who sang each of nine sets of lyrics, and then figure out the word that appears in each lyrical sampling.

astorian
Dec 19 04
702 plays

Astorian's Mystery Word Lyrics Game #16

First, I'll give you lyrical snippets of 9 classic rock songs. Identify the artists who sang them, and then try to spot the word that's common to all 9.

astorian
Sep 03 04
423 plays

Horrifying Short Stories

Brevity may be the soul of wit, but it can also make for terror!

astorian
Sep 16 03
2211 plays

The Groove Tube

What ever happened to Ken Shapiro, anyway? No matter - even if his only legacy is the bizarre 1974 cult comedy "The Groove Tube", he's still given us some great laughs! (Every so often, theaters will still run it at midnight.)

astorian
Jan 06 04
144 plays

Astorian's 13th Common Bond Game

First, answer nineteen questions on a wide range of subjects. Then, figure out the name of a famous person that all the answers are pointing to. Sounds easy, right? (Or is it?)

Common Bond 20 Questions

astorian
Feb 05 05
918 plays

Astorian's Mystery Word Lyrics Game #17

The latest in a series of lyrical tests on classic rock. Identify the artists singing 9 different sets of lyrics, then figure out the one word all 9 have in common.

astorian
Sep 18 04
471 plays

The Original Broadway Cast

Somehow, the performer who first plays a role on Broadway defines the role forever.

Cast and Characters

astorian
Oct 09 03
747 plays

Rodney Dangerfield

A little respect for the master of self-deprecation.

Dangerfield, Rodney

astorian
Sep 19 03
993 plays

Astorian's Mystery Word Lyrics Game #10

I provide a few lines from nine well-known rock and roll songs. You figure out who sang those lyrics, and then you tell me the word that appears in all nine samples.

astorian
May 07 04
606 plays

A Perfect World!

Somebody is always seeking a perfect society or trying to devise one.

Places in Literature

astorian
Sep 15 03
894 plays

Astorian's Common Bond Game #10

Answer 9 questions of varying degrees of difficulty, on a variety of subjects, and you should find one word that links all the answers.

astorian
Sep 05 04
684 plays

The Hollies

A tribute to one of the most popular bands of the British Invasion.

astorian
Dec 24 03
747 plays

Astorian's Lyrical Mystery Word Game #6

The latest in a series. Figure out who sang the lyrics posted, then find the word all lyrical snippets have in common.

astorian
Mar 27 04
432 plays

Name Changes by Musicians

What's in a name? Plenty, for a musician!

Stage Names of Musicians

astorian
Oct 12 03
900 plays

My Favorite Year

Errol Flynn made a guest appearance on "Your Show of Shows", back when young Mel Brooks was one of their writers. That inspired one of the funniest movies of the 1980s: "My Favorite Year", produced by Mel Brooks and directed by Richard Benjamin.

astorian
Oct 29 03
222 plays

Astorian's Mystery Word Lyrics Game #14

As always, I'll give you snippets of lyrics from 9 classic rock songs. Identify as many of the songs and artists as possible, while trying to guess the word that's found in all of them.

astorian
Jul 08 04
333 plays

Astorian's Common Bond Game #7

First, answer 9 questions on a variety of subjects. Then, figure out what the answers have in common. They should lead you to a well known book/movie.

astorian
May 06 04
1098 plays

Astorian's Common Bond Game #3

Answer nine trivia questions, then figure out how they relate. Sounds easy, but is it? (Sports fans will have an edge here.)

astorian
Apr 16 04
927 plays

Session Musicians

When you listen to a recording by your favorite classic rock band, are you really hearing the band? Or are you hearing hired session men playing the instruments? Don't be too sure until you've played this quiz!

Bands and Musical Acts

astorian
Mar 15 04
345 plays

Astorian's #14 Common Bond Game

First we test your knowledge, then we test your ability to see the Big Picture. Answer nine questions on a wide range of topics, and then figure out the job title that all nine answers are pointing you to. Good luck!

astorian
Apr 27 05
510 plays

Hollywood Squares

Tic Tac Toe was never so much fun!

astorian
Sep 18 03
762 plays

Astorian's Mystery Word Game #9

Can you recognize a song based on a mere snippet of its lyrics? If so, this is the game for you! Identify the artist whose lyrics are being quoted, and then figure out the theme word common to all the snippets.

astorian
Apr 23 04
429 plays

Astorian's Mystery Lyric Game #13

First we test your knowledge of music lyrics, then we test you powers of observation. Identify 9 songs from lyrical snippets, then figure out what all 9 have in common.

astorian
Jul 07 04
348 plays

Astorian's Common Bond Game #2

Answer nine questions, then figure out the TV show that connects all the answers!

astorian
Apr 08 04
534 plays

Lyrics Mystery Word Game #4 from Astorian

Once again, using the formula perfected by MiamiSammy, figure out the artists whose songs are being quoted, then figure out the word that links all those songs.

astorian
Mar 24 04
369 plays

Astorian's Common Bond Game #11

First, answer nineteen questions on nineteen different subjects. Then try to figure out the common theme that the correct answers are pointing to.

Common Bond 20 Questions

Very Difficult
20 Q

astorian
Sep 29 04
996 plays

Rock Lyrics Mystery Word #2

Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery, and I've enjoyed MiamiSammy's mystery word music games so much, I've started making my own. As usual, identify the artist whose lyrics are quoted. Then, figure out the word that links all snippets.

astorian
Mar 18 04
729 plays

Astorian's Common Bond Game #6

You know how the game is played: answer 9 questions successfully, then figure out where the answers should be leading you. Today, they'll be leading you to a world-famous celebrity.

astorian
May 03 04
546 plays