Roy Orbison had 23 Billboard Top 40 Pop Singles hits 1960-1989. From the lyrics cited, all you have to do is name the song that was one of those hits.
Average, 10 Qns, lowtechmaster,
Apr 13 16
Category:
Orbison, Roy
Start with the letter "E"; add it at the beginning of the word suggested by the clue to form a new word. Example: E + lair = first garden. [E + den = Eden.]
Easier, 10 Qns, lowtechmaster,
Apr 07 17
Category:
First Letters Word Puzzles
Each question gives you four songs from 1960 by the same artist or group. Select which of those goes with the lyrics given. [All songs listed made the top 40 on Billboard's Hot 100 chart; none of the correct answers was a number one hit.]
Average, 10 Qns, lowtechmaster,
Nov 30 17
Category:
1960s Lyrics
In the entertainment field, many performers and characters have had a significant trait that was on either the left side or the right side. How many do you recall?
Average, 10 Qns, lowtechmaster,
Sep 24 15
Category:
The Best Mixed Entertainment
In each question, either the song title or the artist includes "Tom" or "Tommy." How many can you recognize? [If your name is some version of "Dick" or "Harry," you can still play.]
Average, 10 Qns, lowtechmaster,
Jan 06 17
Category:
Male Names in Songs
"Diamond" appears in the names of both songs and artists. For these ten diamonds, you will need to identify either a song or an artist. Hope you sparkle!
Average, 10 Qns, lowtechmaster,
Jan 15 17
Category:
Jewelery in Songs
Between 1957 and 1963, Jackie Wilson had 34 hit songs on Billboard's Top 100/Hot 100 charts. From the lyrics given, how many of ten Jackie Wilson tunes can you name? [All songs listed are by Jackie Wilson.]
Average, 10 Qns, lowtechmaster,
Sep 25 17
Category:
W
From 1950-1956, Eddie Fisher had 55 top 100 songs, (25 top tens). With the lyrics given, can you identify ten of those? [All songs listed are by Eddie Fisher.] Sources: "Joel Whitman's Pop Hits: Singles And Albums 1940-1954"(JW),and Billboard's Top 100.
Average, 10 Qns, lowtechmaster,
Nov 14 17
Category:
F
This quiz centers on numbers that appear in the titles of various kinds of books (such as Becky Monson's "Thirty-Two Going On Spinster"). Follow instructions to add/subtract/multiply/divide to arrive at a numerical total.
Tough, 10 Qns, lowtechmaster,
Dec 30 17
Category:
Literary Titles
Shakespeare's plays have familiar phrases spoken by various characters.You get the phrase and the play and need only to identify the speaker. Look for occasional hints. [Source: "The Riverside Shakespeare" (6th printing), Houghton Mifflin, Boston, 1974.]
Average, 10 Qns, lowtechmaster,
Jan 23 17
Category:
Shakespeare Lines and Quotes
Start with the letter "B"; add it at the beginning of the word suggested by the clue to form a new word. Example: B + manta = donkey sound. [B + ray = Bray.]
Average, 10 Qns, lowtechmaster,
May 31 17
Category:
First Letters Word Puzzles
Start with the letter "B"; add it at the beginning of the word suggested by the clue to form a new word. Example: B + manta = donkey sound. [B + ray = Bray.]
Average, 10 Qns, lowtechmaster,
Aug 25 17
Category:
First Letters Word Puzzles
This quiz covers songs with winter months (December, January, February, and March) in their titles. You need only identify the artist. All artists listed have at least one song with a month of the year in its title.
Average, 10 Qns, lowtechmaster,
Nov 21 18
Category:
Months in Songs
Between 1955 and 1962, Pat Boone had 57 songs on Billboard's Top/Hot 100, including 18 in the top ten. From the lyrics given, can you name these Pat Boone songs? [All songs listed are by Pat Boone.]
Average, 10 Qns, lowtechmaster,
Nov 15 17
Category:
B
Between 1951 and 1965, Tony Bennett had 49 top 100 hits. From the lyrics given, can you name these ten? [All songs listed are by Tony Bennett.] Sources: "Joel Whitburn's Pop Hits: Singles and Albums 1940-1954" and Billboard's Top/Hot 100.
Average, 10 Qns, lowtechmaster,
Nov 10 17
Category:
B
The forces of darkness hold a party on a dark and stormy night in a Victorian mansion on the top of a dark hill. You sneak in at exactly midnight, wearing the Cloak of Invisibility loaned you by Harry. How many dark venues are you able to identify?
Average, 10 Qns, lowtechmaster,
Nov 08 22
Category:
Thematic Adjectives
Start with the letter "C"; add it at the beginning of the word suggested by the clue to form a new word. example: C + put down = potter's material. [C + lay = Clay.]
Average, 10 Qns, lowtechmaster,
Jul 04 17
Category:
First Letters Word Puzzles
Start with the letter "C"; add it at the beginning of the word suggested by the clue to form a new word. example: C + put down = potter's material. [C + lay = Clay.]
Average, 10 Qns, lowtechmaster,
Jul 23 17
Category:
First Letters Word Puzzles
Code (Color) and (Color) Code appear in a wide variety of areas. Which of these codes can you identify?
Tough, 10 Qns, lowtechmaster,
May 09 20
Category:
Difficult Rainbow Mixture
Many "oldies" songs have "night" or "black" in their titles. This quiz will test your knowledge of them. [All chart numbers refer to "The Billboard Book of Top Forty Hits," compiled by Joel Whitburn.]
Average, 10 Qns, lowtechmaster,
Jul 11 15
Category:
Songs of Night and Darkness
Roy Orbison had 23 Billboard Top 40 Pop Hits 1960-1989. From the lyrics given, you only need to select which song was one of those.
Average, 10 Qns, lowtechmaster,
Apr 16 16
Category:
Orbison, Roy
Geologically, the state of Washington began to be formed about 570 million years, plus or minus a few millennia. How many of these questions, which deal mostly with the geology of twenty-first century Washington, can you answer?
Average, 10 Qns, lowtechmaster,
Dec 04 22
Category:
Earth Science
From 1952-1960, Joni James had 32 top 100 hits. From the lyrics given, can you identify these ten? [All songs listed are by Joni James.] Sources: "Joel Whitman's Pop Hits: Singles and Albums 1940-1954 (JW), and Billboard's Top/Hot 100.
Average, 10 Qns, lowtechmaster,
Jun 27 19
Category:
J
From 1950-1960, Teresa Brewer had 35 top 100 hits. From the lyrics given, can you name these ten? [All songs listed are by Teresa Brewer.] Sources: "Joel Whitburn's Pop Hits: Singles And Albums 1940-1954" (JW), and Billboard's Top/Hot 100.
Average, 10 Qns, lowtechmaster,
Nov 12 17
Category:
B
Several songs deal with illnesses of one kind or another. How many of these "Maladies in Melodies" can you recognize?
Average, 10 Qns, lowtechmaster,
May 28 16
Category:
Medicine and Illness in Songs
Start with the letter "L"; add it at the beginning of the word suggested by the clue to form a new word. Example: L + frozen water = vermin. [L + ice = Lice.]
Average, 10 Qns, lowtechmaster,
Jul 08 17
Category:
First Letters Word Puzzles
Between 1959 and 1964, Brook Benton had 38 hits (including two with Dinah Washington) on Billboard's Hot 100 charts. From the lyrics given, can you name ten of those songs? [All songs listed are by Brook Benton.]
Average, 10 Qns, lowtechmaster,
Sep 21 17
Category:
B
From 1953-1965, Patti Page had 42 songs in the top 100. From the lyrics given, can you identify these ten? [All songs listed are by Patti Page.] Sources: "Joel Whitburn's Pop Hits: Singles and Albums 1940-1954," and Billboard's Top/Hot 100.
Average, 10 Qns, lowtechmaster,
Oct 10 18
Category:
Page, Patti
In his plays, Shakespeare "said" nothing; his characters did. [In "Hamlet", Polonius, not Shakespeare, said "To thine own self be true."] Here use a phrase and the play from which it comes to identify the character who said it.
Average, 10 Qns, lowtechmaster,
Mar 03 17
Category:
Shakespeare Lines and Quotes
This quiz will test your knowledge of past and present arenas used by the National Basketball Association and of the teams that played in them.
Average, 10 Qns, lowtechmaster,
Jun 16 17
Category:
NBA Historical
Start with the letter "A"; add it at the beginning of the word suggested by the clue to form a new word. Example: A + not ifs or ands = lies next to. [A + buts = abuts.]
Average, 10 Qns, lowtechmaster,
Mar 27 17
Category:
First Letters Word Puzzles
Begin with the letters "SI"; add them to the beginning of the word suggested by the clue to form a new word. Example: SI + __ and behold! = place to store fodder. [SI + lo = Silo]
Average, 10 Qns, lowtechmaster,
Mar 24 18
Category:
Something in Common
This quiz covers several categories, but all questions are related to "general".
Average, 10 Qns, lowtechmaster,
Jul 10 17
Category:
Single Word Theme
The musical "Take Me Out To the Ball Game" was an MGM release in the United States in 1949. How well do you remember it?
Average, 10 Qns, lowtechmaster,
Mar 17 16
Category:
Ta - Tf Movies
This colorful quiz centers on a spectrum of songs from pink and red through violet and purple, and ends with the rainbow. The songs also range from very well-known to somewhat obscure. Best of Irish luck!
Average, 10 Qns, lowtechmaster,
Jan 15 17
Category:
Color Songs
Start with the letter "S"; add it at the beginning of the word suggested by the clue to form a new word. Example: S + peruke = gulp a drink. [S + wig = Swig.]
Average, 10 Qns, lowtechmaster,
Aug 02 17
Category:
First Letters Word Puzzles
The King James Version of the Bible introduced over 250 phrases into the English language. (Shakespeare introduced about 100.) How many of these Biblical phrases can you recognize?
Average, 10 Qns, lowtechmaster,
Oct 24 15
Category:
Origins of Idioms
Many songs of the 1990s had numbers in their titles. Which ones can you recognize?
Average, 10 Qns, lowtechmaster,
Feb 09 16
Category:
Number Songs
My last blood test results meant little to me because most were abbreviations followed numbers, with no translations. After consulting several medical sources, I developed this quiz.
Average, 10 Qns, lowtechmaster,
Nov 16 17
Category:
Medical Lingo / Abbreviations
The questions in this quiz each involve a number from 20-29. How many can you figure out?
Average, 10 Qns, lowtechmaster,
Sep 07 19
Category:
11-50
From 1953 to 1958, Bill Haley and His Comets had 16 top 40 hits on one or more of these Billboard charts: Most Played In Juke Boxes/Best Sellers in Stores/Top 100. Teens danced and sang to the lyrics and knew them well. How many can you identify?
Average, 10 Qns, lowtechmaster,
Feb 14 18
Category:
Haley, Bill
Between 1580 and 1611, two forces significantly influenced the English language, the works of Shakespeare and the King James Bible. Which of those contributed these coined words and phrases?
Tough, 10 Qns, lowtechmaster,
Sep 24 15
Category:
Tougher Mixed Literature
In the 1950s and 1960s, Jerry Vale was known for his vocal presentations of love songs in both English and Italian. From the lyrics given, can you name ten of his songs? [All songs listed were recorded by Jerry Vale.]
Average, 10 Qns, lowtechmaster,
Feb 28 18
Category:
V
Many melodies have a month in their titles. This quiz deals with all twelve months. You must identify either a title or an artist. All artists have at least one song with a month in its title. Review Musical Months, Part I-III for answers.
Average, 10 Qns, lowtechmaster,
Nov 21 18
Category:
Months in Songs
Another quiz about the colors used in "oldies" songs.
Average, 10 Qns, lowtechmaster,
Aug 17 15
Category:
Color Songs
Gottfried Leibniz: "Music is a secret exercise in arithmetic of the soul unaware of its act of counting." Just add/subtract/multiply/divide the clues to arrive at a total. All songs and groups have appeared in the Billboard Top/Hot 100.
Average, 10 Qns, lowtechmaster,
Jul 23 22
Category:
Number Songs
"Music is a secret exercise in arithmetic of the soul, unaware of its act of counting" (Gottfried Leibniz). Just add/subtract/multiply/divide the clues to arrive at a total. All songs & artists have appeared on the Billboard Top/Hot 100.
Average, 10 Qns, lowtechmaster,
Jul 23 22
Category:
Number Songs
This quiz deals with some of the many 1950s songs that featured duets. How many can you recall?
Average, 10 Qns, lowtechmaster,
Dec 30 15
Category:
Duets and Duos
Those born from 1901 to 1924 are called The Greatest Generation. Those born from 1946-1964 are termed The (Baby) Boomer Generation. But those born from 1925-1945 are usually referred to as The Silent Generation. How much about that "quiet" generation?
Tough, 10 Qns, lowtechmaster,
Nov 22 16
Category:
For Experts
A quiz about the ten percent of the population that is born left-handed.
Difficult, 10 Qns, lowtechmaster,
Jul 16 15
Category:
For Experts