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Southendboy has been a FunTrivia author since May 29 20 and has written 81 quizzes. Southendboy writes for many different categories, but is most active in Music, General Knowledge, and World, and has won 2 Editor's Choice awards on submitted quizzes.

  • has earned 1,914 excellent quiz ratings from quiz takers.
  • last seen online May 08 24, and most recent quiz went online May 03 24.
Bio: Originally I'm an Essex boy, but I lived in Belfast for 35 years before moving to Lancaster upon retirement. Over the years I've racked up a B.Sc. in Zoology, an M.Sc. in Psychopharmacology, a Ph.D. in Zoology (Animal Behaviour) and an M.S.Sc. in Criminology. I spent half my working life researching in Animal Behaviour, the other half researching policing, police conduct and public attitudes to the police. I also had a brief spell in the early 80s managing a band.
Hobbies: Supporting Southend United FC; reading Science Fiction.
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Quizzes / Other Works Authored by Southendboy
1.
  My Personal Gig History, Volume 1 editor best quiz   great trivia quiz  
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
Over the years I've been to many gigs. Given the date, the venue and a few salient facts can you identify whom I went to see playing? This quiz covers the years 1966 to 1971.
Average, 10 Qns, Southendboy, Jun 25 23
Category: Concerts and Performances
Average
Southendboy
Jun 25 23
323 plays
2.
  Traditions of the UK Houses of Parliament editor best quiz   best quiz  
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
The UK Houses of Parliament have existed for hundreds of years and their workings are steeped in tradition. This Quiz deals with some of the odder features of their proceedings!
Easier, 10 Qns, Southendboy, Jan 01 21
Category: U.K. Government
Easier
Southendboy
Jan 01 21
661 plays
3.
  My Favourite 45s of the Year: 1981   great trivia quiz  
Match Quiz
 10 Qns
1981 was an eventful year for me as I got my Ph.D. and went to the US for the first time (Minneapolis for a month and a weekend in New York); if somebody had offered me a job there I would have stayed! These are my top ten singles of the year.
Average, 10 Qns, Southendboy, Nov 09 23
Category: Music from 1981
Average
Southendboy
Nov 09 23
253 plays
4.
  Football Clubs and Leagues in the UK    
Classification Quiz
 12 Qns
Place these football clubs in the national football leagues in which they play: English, Welsh, Scottish or Northern Irish. NOTE: some clubs are based in one country but play their football in another country's league structure!
Easier, 12 Qns, Southendboy, Nov 15 23
Category: UK Football Teams
Easier
Southendboy
Nov 15 23
350 plays
5.
  My Favourite 45s of the Year: 1982   great trivia quiz  
Match Quiz
 10 Qns
1982 was in many ways a bad year - I was jobless and flat broke, and the Tearjerkers had folded. But there was some great music around: these are my top ten singles of the year.
Easier, 10 Qns, Southendboy, Dec 18 23
Category: Music from 1982
Easier
Southendboy
Dec 18 23
428 plays
6.
  My Favourite 45s of the Year: 1983   great trivia quiz  
Match Quiz
 10 Qns
1983 was as bad for me as 1982 had been, but I managed to find a job that I enjoyed doing - data management on three-dimensional databases, very advanced for 1983 - and things were looking on the up. And it proved to be an extra-special year for music!
Easier, 10 Qns, Southendboy, Dec 13 23
Category: Music from 1983
Easier
Southendboy
Dec 13 23
450 plays
7.
  My Favourite 45s of the Year: 1984   popular trivia quiz  
Match Quiz
 10 Qns
This was a better year, involved in a job I was enjoying and starting to get a bit of travel in as well. And the music was great!
Easier, 10 Qns, Southendboy, Dec 18 23
Category: Music from 1984
Easier
Southendboy
Dec 18 23
465 plays
8.
  A Geography Mystery Sort...    
Mystery Sort
 16 Qns
Geography covers all sorts of things that go on in the world, from places to climate to people. Can you place these 16 words and names related to geography into the Mystery Boxes?
Average, 16 Qns, Southendboy, Dec 23 23
Category: Mystery Sort
Average
Southendboy
Dec 23 23
182 plays
9.
  Major Highways of Britain: The A1   top quiz  
Multiple Choice
 15 Qns
When UK roads were classified in 1913 the six most important were numbered from A1 to A6. This quiz is about places on or near the A1, the London to Edinburgh road. About 145 miles of the road have Motorway status; these sections are known as the A1(M).
Average, 15 Qns, Southendboy, Mar 07 24
Category: Mixed Sites in Europe
Average
Southendboy
Mar 07 24
352 plays
10.
  My Favourite 45s of the Year: 1985   popular trivia quiz  
Match Quiz
 10 Qns
1985 was an eventful year for me as I got my first-ever permanent job!! So - settling down, saving for a deposit on a house - but still into music in a big way!
Easier, 10 Qns, Southendboy, Jan 09 24
Category: Music from 1985
Easier
Southendboy
Jan 09 24
312 plays
11.
  My Favourite 45s of the Year: 1986   great trivia quiz  
Match Quiz
 10 Qns
1986 was a great year - at last I had a steady income and was able to buy myself a little terrace house and as many records as I wanted! And there was a lot of music around...
Easier, 10 Qns, Southendboy, Jan 09 24
Category: Music from 1986
Easier
Southendboy
Jan 09 24
512 plays
12.
  UK Women Singers Mystery Sort   great trivia quiz  
Mystery Sort
 16 Qns
I've listed 16 women singers, all of whom have experienced chart success (although some more than others). The 16 fit naturally into four categories - can you work out what the categories are and allocate the singers to their correct categories?
Average, 16 Qns, Southendboy, Jan 14 24
Category: UK Music
Average
Southendboy
Jan 14 24
139 plays
13.
  Counties and Provinces of the Republic of Ireland   best quiz  
Classification Quiz
 26 Qns
The 32 Counties of the island of Ireland are grouped into four Provinces: Ulster, Connacht, Munster and Leinster. Six Counties, all in Ulster, are in Northern Ireland, but into which Provinces do the 26 Counties in the Republic of Ireland go?
Easier, 26 Qns, Southendboy, Jan 13 24
Category: Ireland
Easier
Southendboy
Jan 13 24
145 plays
14.
  My Favourite 45s of the Year: 1987    
Match Quiz
 10 Qns
1987 was a good year - I was in a job I really liked, I was starting to travel a bit and things were looking good. And there was a lot of music around - although not all of it was to my taste.
Average, 10 Qns, Southendboy, Jan 20 24
Category: Music from 1987
Average
Southendboy
Jan 20 24
320 plays
15.
  A French Wine Sort...    
Classification Quiz
 16 Qns
So how well do you know your French Appellation d'Origine Contrôlée wines? Can you sort these 16 Appellations into the four wine-growing regions from which they come - Burgundy, Loire, Beaujolais or Rhone?
Average, 16 Qns, Southendboy, Jan 15 24
Category: Wines
Average
Southendboy
Jan 15 24
66 plays
16.
  Major Highways of Britain: The A2   best quiz  
Multiple Choice
 15 Qns
When UK roads were classified in 1913 the six most important were numbered from A1 to A6. This quiz is about places on or near the A2 which starts in the Southwark area of London at London Bridge and runs through Kent to the Channel ferry port of Dover.
Average, 15 Qns, Southendboy, Mar 07 24
Category: Mixed Sites in Europe
Average
Southendboy
Mar 07 24
111 plays
17.
  My Favourite 45s of the Year: 1988    
Match Quiz
 10 Qns
1988 was an odd year - I turned 40! Sadly, as things got better for me the music scene got worse - Stock, Aitken and Waterman everywhere, Kylie, Tiffany, pop heavy metal - hardly anything I really liked.
Average, 10 Qns, Southendboy, Mar 26 24
Category: Music from 1988
Average
Southendboy
Mar 26 24
285 plays
18.
  My Favourite 45s of the Year: 1989   popular trivia quiz  
Match Quiz
 10 Qns
1989 was peak Stock, Aitken and Waterman, with Jive Bunny thrown in for good measure! However there were also a few real gems!
Average, 10 Qns, Southendboy, Feb 09 24
Category: Music from 1989
Average
Southendboy
Feb 09 24
290 plays
19.
  My Favourite 45s of the Year: 1990   great trivia quiz  
Match Quiz
 10 Qns
1990 was more Stock, Aitken and Waterman, with New Kids on the Block and Jive Bunny thrown in. There was very little in the charts I really liked, but here are my Top Ten favourite records.
Easier, 10 Qns, Southendboy, Feb 24 24
Category: Music from 1990
Easier
Southendboy
Feb 24 24
288 plays
20.
  Major Highways of Britain: The A3   popular trivia quiz  
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
When UK roads were classified in 1913 the six most important were numbered from A1 to A6. This quiz is about places on the A3, which starts in the City of London at the north end of London Bridge and runs through Surrey and Hampshire to Portsmouth.
Average, 10 Qns, Southendboy, Mar 28 24
Category: Mixed Sites in Europe
Average
Southendboy
Mar 28 24
58 plays
21.
  They Died with Their Boots On, Volume 2    
Match Quiz
 15 Qns
Military Leaders Who Died in Battle
You're given a list of military engagements with the dates on which they occurred, and the names of the commanders who died in them. Your task is to match the battle and the commander.
Average, 15 Qns, Southendboy, Apr 17 24
Category: Military Leaders
Average
Southendboy
Apr 17 24
140 plays
22.
  Major Highways of Britain: The A4    
Multiple Choice
 15 Qns
When UK roads were classified in 1913 the six most important were numbered from A1 to A6. This quiz is about places on the A4, which starts in the City of London at Holborn Circus and runs west to Avonmouth, a suburb of Bristol.
Average, 15 Qns, Southendboy, Apr 17 24
Category: Mixed Sites in Europe
Average
Southendboy
Apr 17 24
92 plays
23.
  Get to Know your British Bird Families!    
Classification Quiz
 16 Qns
There are over 600 species of British birds, representing about 75 families. Can you work out to which family - Ducks, Rails, Finches or Old World Flycatchers - these species belong?
Average, 16 Qns, Southendboy, May 03 24
Category: Wild Birds UK
Average
Southendboy
May 03 24
94 plays
24.
  My Favourite 45s of the Year: 1979   great trivia quiz  
Match Quiz
 10 Qns
1979 saw a continuation of the New Wave and Disco blend making up the charts, but New Wave was also going mainstream in the US. This quiz is about my ten favourite tracks of that year.
Easier, 10 Qns, Southendboy, Oct 14 23
Category: Music from 1979
Easier
Southendboy
Oct 14 23
641 plays
25.
  My Favourite 45s of the Year: 1980   popular trivia quiz  
Match Quiz
 10 Qns
In 1980 I was living in Belfast, nominally doing post-Doctoral work at Queen's and also working with the Tearjerkers. 1980 was a really good year for music; this quiz is about my ten favourite single releases of that year.
Average, 10 Qns, Southendboy, Oct 23 23
Category: Music from 1980
Average
Southendboy
Oct 23 23
339 plays
26.
  My Favourite 45s of the Year: 1978   great trivia quiz  
Match Quiz
 10 Qns
In 1978 Punk and New Wave dominated the UK charts while Disco dominated the US charts. I enjoyed both, but I kept quiet about liking Disco when I was with my mates! This quiz is about my favourite tracks of 1978.
Average, 10 Qns, Southendboy, Oct 01 23
Category: Music from 1978
Average
Southendboy
Oct 01 23
373 plays
27.
  My Favourite 45s of the Year: 1975   top quiz  
Match Quiz
 10 Qns
1975: I moved into a newly-built flat and splashed out on a really good stereo system. To feed my record-buying habit I started frequenting a record shop in Belfast called Good Vibrations, run by a bloke called Terry Hooley - more of him later!
Very Easy, 10 Qns, Southendboy, Aug 27 23
Category: Music from 1975
Very Easy
Southendboy
Aug 27 23
820 plays
28.
  Who Actually Sang These Disney Songs?   best quiz  
Match Quiz
 10 Qns
Singers of Songs in Animated Disney Movies
Songs from many animated Disney films have become very popular. This quiz asks you to match the actual singers of ten of these with the songs. NB: the singers might not be the same people as the actors who voiced the characters' spoken dialogue!
Average, 10 Qns, Southendboy, Oct 22 23
Category: Music from TV and Movies
Average
Southendboy
Oct 22 23
182 plays
29.
  My Favourite 45s of the Year: 1977   great trivia quiz  
Match Quiz
 10 Qns
In 1977 there was a fundamental change in music in the UK - out went Prog, Glam and Disco and in came Punk Rock. It brought excitement and energy, and it re-awakened my interest in music. This quiz is about my favourite tracks of that year, UK and US.
Average, 10 Qns, Southendboy, Sep 09 23
Category: Music from 1977
Average
Southendboy
Sep 09 23
302 plays
30.
  My Favourite 45s of the Year: 1971   top quiz  
Match Quiz
 10 Qns
1971: the year I left Uni. This quiz is about my favourite records of that year, UK and US.
Easier, 10 Qns, Southendboy, Jul 29 23
Category: Music from 1971
Easier
Southendboy
Jul 29 23
772 plays
31.
  My Favourite 45s of the Year: 1973   great trivia quiz  
Match Quiz
 10 Qns
1973: I was living in Belfast, working on a Master's degree and doing my best to avoid The Troubles... This quiz is about my favourite records of that year, UK and US. I hope you enjoy the "Interesting Information" for each song!
Easier, 10 Qns, Southendboy, Aug 12 23
Category: Music from 1973
Easier
Southendboy
Aug 12 23
601 plays
32.
  My Favourite 45s of the Year: 1976   great trivia quiz  
Match Quiz
 10 Qns
1976: a long hot summer in the UK. I got my MSc and started a PhD. It was a year when great changes in popular music began, most of them in the UK, so this quiz perforce concentrates on music from this side of the Atlantic.
Average, 10 Qns, Southendboy, Sep 02 23
Category: Music from 1976
Average
Southendboy
Sep 02 23
266 plays
33.
  My Favourite 45s of the Year: 1969   great trivia quiz  
Match Quiz
 10 Qns
1969: the last year of the Swinging Sixties! This quiz is about my favourite records of that year, UK and US.
Easier, 10 Qns, Southendboy, Jul 18 23
Category: Music from 1969
Easier
Southendboy
Jul 18 23
767 plays
34.
  My Favourite 45s of the Year: 1970   great trivia quiz  
Match Quiz
 10 Qns
1970: the first year of the Seventies! This quiz is about my favourite records of that year, UK and US.
Easier, 10 Qns, Southendboy, Jul 23 23
Category: Music from 1970
Easier
Southendboy
Jul 23 23
750 plays
35.
  My Favourite 45s of the Year: 1966   best quiz  
Match Quiz
 10 Qns
1966: music was starting to fracture with all sorts of new artists and new ways of playing becoming prominent. This quiz is about my favourite records of 1966, UK and US.
Easier, 10 Qns, Southendboy, Jun 26 23
Category: Music from 1966
Easier
Southendboy
Jun 26 23
872 plays
36.
  My Favourite 45s of the Year: 1968   great trivia quiz  
Match Quiz
 10 Qns
1968: the year I went to University. This quiz is about my favourite records of that year, UK and US.
Easier, 10 Qns, Southendboy, Jul 10 23
Category: Music from 1968
Easier
Southendboy
Jul 10 23
786 plays
37.
  My Favourite 45s of the Year: 1974   great trivia quiz  
Match Quiz
 10 Qns
1974: I was still living in Belfast, but tuning in via John Peel on the radio to the burgeoning Pub Rock scene in London. This quiz is about my favourite records of 1974, UK and US. I hope you enjoy the "Interesting Information" for each song!
Average, 10 Qns, Southendboy, Aug 18 23
Category: Music from 1974
Average
Southendboy
Aug 18 23
457 plays
38.
  My Favourite 45s of the Year: 1965   great trivia quiz  
Match Quiz
 10 Qns
1965: Beatlemania continues but there's a backlash from the US where new artists are coming to the fore. This quiz is about my favourite records of 1965, UK and US.
Easier, 10 Qns, Southendboy, Jun 17 23
Category: Music from 1965
Easier
Southendboy
Jun 17 23
871 plays
39.
  My Favourite 45s of the Year: 1972   popular trivia quiz  
Match Quiz
 10 Qns
1972: the year I moved to Belfast and got my first proper job. This quiz is about my favourite records of that year, UK and US. I hope you enjoy the "Interesting Information" for each song!
Average, 10 Qns, Southendboy, Aug 06 23
Category: Music from 1972
Average
Southendboy
Aug 06 23
478 plays
40.
  My Favourite 45s of the Year: 1967   great trivia quiz  
Match Quiz
 10 Qns
1967: the year of the "Flower Power" summer was a bumper one for music of all sorts. This quiz is about my favourite records of that year, UK and US.
Easier, 10 Qns, Southendboy, Jan 09 24
Category: Music from 1967
Easier
Southendboy
Jan 09 24
637 plays
41.
Art History: Ravenna Last Capital of the Western Roman Empire
  Ravenna, Last Capital of the Western Roman Empire   top quiz  
Photo Quiz
 10 Qns
Art and Architecture in 5th/6th Century Ravenna
In 408 CE Emperor Honorius moved the capital of the Western Roman Empire from Rome to Ravenna. Over the next 150 years the city was rebuilt, with many ecclesiastical buildings housing awe-inspiring mosaics. Eight are on the UNESCO World Heritage List.
Average, 10 Qns, Southendboy, Jan 25 24
Category: Art History
Average
Southendboy
Jan 25 24
137 plays
42.
  My Favourite 45s of the Year: 1964   top quiz  
Match Quiz
 10 Qns
1964: the year of Beatlemania! This quiz is about my favourite records of that year, UK and US.
Easier, 10 Qns, Southendboy, Jun 10 23
Category: Music from 1964
Easier
Southendboy
Jun 10 23
626 plays
43.
  My Favourite 45s of the Year: 1963   popular trivia quiz  
Match Quiz
 10 Qns
I first started taking an interest in music in 1963, coincidental with the arrival of the Beatles. This quiz is about my favourite tracks of that year, UK and US.
Average, 10 Qns, Southendboy, Jun 02 23
Category: Music from 1963
Average
Southendboy
Jun 02 23
477 plays
44.
  They Died with Their Boots On, Volume 1   best quiz  
Match Quiz
 15 Qns
Military Leaders Who Died in Battle
You're given a list of military engagements and a list of commanders who died in them - your task is to match the battle and the casualty.
Easier, 15 Qns, Southendboy, Apr 26 23
Category: Military Leaders
Easier
Southendboy
Apr 26 23
237 plays
45.
  Animal Words - Mammals   great trivia quiz  
Match Quiz
 10 Qns
You're given the definition of a word that is also the name of a common mammal, and your task is to match the two. To make things a bit more challenging, the name of the mammal is in Latin! With one obvious exception, the species given is the UK one.
Average, 10 Qns, Southendboy, Apr 28 23
Category: Thematic Animals
Average
Southendboy
Apr 28 23
191 plays
46.
  A Potpourri of British Wildlife    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
Just a few random questions about some of the more unusual biological aspects of various types of British wildlife.
Average, 10 Qns, Southendboy, May 08 23
Category: UK
Average
Southendboy
May 08 23
308 plays
47.
  Animal Words - Birds   top quiz  
Match Quiz
 10 Qns
You're given the definition of a word that is also the name of a common bird, and your task is to match the two. To make things a bit more challenging, the name of the bird is in Latin! With one exception, the species given are all UK birds.
Average, 10 Qns, Southendboy, Mar 24 23
Category: Thematic Birds
Average
Southendboy
Mar 24 23
139 plays
48.
  Plant Words   top quiz  
Match Quiz
 10 Qns
You're given the definition of a word that is also the name of a common plant, and your task is to match the two. To make things a bit more challenging, the name of the plant is in Latin!
Easier, 10 Qns, Southendboy, Apr 11 23
Category: Thematic Plants
Easier
Southendboy
Apr 11 23
122 plays
49.
  Animal Words - Fish   popular trivia quiz  
Match Quiz
 10 Qns
You're given the definition of a word that is also the name of a common fish, and your task is to match the two. To make things a bit more challenging, the name of the fish is in Latin! All the species given are found in UK waters.
Easier, 10 Qns, Southendboy, Apr 07 23
Category: Thematic Fish
Easier
Southendboy
Apr 07 23
119 plays
50.
  Animal Words   popular trivia quiz  
Match Quiz
 10 Qns
Reptiles, Amphibians and Others
You're given the definition of a word that is also the name of an animal, and your task is to match the two. To make things a bit more challenging, the name of the animal is in Latin!
Average, 10 Qns, Southendboy, Jul 03 23
Category: Thematic Animals
Average
Southendboy
Jul 03 23
113 plays
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