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Bob's Your Uncle: Great Musicians Called Robert
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There have been some huge Bobs and Roberts in music history. Here's some trivia about some of my favourites.
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Artist Name is the Same
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Tough
10 Q
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thula2
Feb 01 12
312 plays
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Noble Neil: Great Musicians Called Neil
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Neil comes from Gaelic and means "champion". Here is some trivia about my favourite musical Neils, champions one and all.
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Artist Name is the Same
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Average
10 Q
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thula2
May 30 12
255 plays
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King Purple? Brown Suede Shoes? Colours In Songs
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This quiz is all about colours in band names and song titles from a range of genres. Not an original idea, but I've tried not to repeat questions asked in other quizzes. Have fun!
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Color Songs
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Difficult
15 Q
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thula2
Dec 15 11
393 plays
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King Kevin: Great Musicians Called Kevin
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Kevin comes from Irish and means kind, honest, handsome. All of my favourite musical Kevins can boast at least one of those attributes, and are all great in their own ways.
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Artist Name is the Same
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Average
10 Q
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thula2
Aug 19 12
192 plays
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Hairless Heroes
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Despite being irresistible to women, bald men suffer prejudice and discrimination at the hands of envious haired men. Here's some questions about great baldies (and at least one rogue) from all walks of life.
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Mixed People
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Tough
15 Q
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thula2
Dec 06 11
360 plays
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King James: Great Musicians Called James
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James comes from the Hebrew name Jacob and means "heel", apparently. Anyway, here are some of my favourite musical Jameses, Jimmies, Jimis, Jims and names of that ilk.
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Artist Name is the Same
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Average
10 Q
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thula2
Jun 21 12
294 plays
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What A Charlie! Great Musicians Called Charles
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There have been some fabulous Charles, Charlies and Chucks in popular music. Here's some stuff about Charlies I'm keen on.
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Artist Name is the Same
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Tough
10 Q
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thula2
Apr 27 12
261 plays
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Titanic Tom: Great Musicians Called Tom
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Some of my favourite musicians have been called Thomas, or one of its variants. Here's some stuff about my top ten Thomases.
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Artist Name is the Same
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Average
10 Q
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thula2
Jun 11 12
312 plays
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The Town Where I Was Born
Team quiz by The Misplaced
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The Misplaced is a small yet cosmopolitan team. Each member has given some facts about where he/she was born, you just have to work out where it is!
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Cities of the World
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Difficult
10 Q
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thula2
Oct 17 12
855 plays
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Ace Alex: Great Musicians Called Alex
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Alex might not be the first name that comes to mind when you think of musicians, but there have been some corkers. Here are my top ten Alexes.
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Artist Name is the Same
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Average
10 Q
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thula2
Aug 14 12
204 plays
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Gaelic John: Musicians called Ian
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Ian is the Gaelic version of John, and a very common name amongst musicians. Here are some of my favourites.
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Artist Name is the Same
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Average
10 Q
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thula2
Jan 16 12
180 plays
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Remarkable Marks: Musicians called Mark
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Many a Mark has left his mark on music history. Here's some trivia about some of my favourite musicians called Mark.
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Artist Name is the Same
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Tough
10 Q
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thula2
Jan 24 12
219 plays
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Music and Yorkshire
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England's largest county has a rich and varied music scene. The questions cover various genres, about artists from Yorkshire, or musical history made there. This quiz tests your general knowledge of music, not of Yorkshire.
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UK Music
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Difficult
15 Q
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thula2
Oct 02 11
237 plays
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Guess the Gary: Musicians called Gary
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Part of my series of "Names in Music" quizzes, here's Gary. Not the most glamorous of names, but there have been a few gems. Here are some of them.
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Artist Name is the Same
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Difficult
10 Q
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thula2
Jan 04 12
348 plays
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Desert Island Discs Part Two
Team quiz by The Misplaced
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BBC Radio's "Desert Island Discs" invites a celebrity to choose eight pieces of music, a book, and an item he/she would want if found castaway. Here are seven pieces of music, one book and one luxury item. The last question is about a past guest.
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Desert Island Discs Style
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Average
10 Q
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thula2
Jan 18 13
237 plays
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Desert Island Discs Part Seven
Team quiz by The Misplaced
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BBC Radio's "Desert Island Discs" invites a celebrity to choose eight pieces of music, a book, and an item to have if found castaway. Here are seven pieces of music, one book and one luxury item. The last question is about a past guest.
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Desert Island Discs Style
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Average
10 Q
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thula2
Mar 07 13
213 plays
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Blue Öyster Cult: The Golden Age of Leather
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From early creative high to dogged perseverance, B.Ö.C. are a fascinating band. Here's some trivia. "On your feet or on your knees!"
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Blue Oyster Cult
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Very Difficult
15 Q
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thula2
Sep 12 11
126 plays
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People From Yorkshire
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Wallace and Gromit are Yorkshire's ambassadors abroad, but there are many other famous folk from England's biggest county. Sport, music, film, literature, art and more are all covered.
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England People
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Average
10 Q
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thula2
Nov 08 11
231 plays
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Desert Island Discs
Team quiz by The Misplaced
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The Misplaced team are being sent to a desert island. They are allowed to take eight pieces of music, a book and an object. From the clues, see if you can guess what they have chosen. Based on a BBC Radio show.
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Desert Island Discs Style
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Average
10 Q
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thula2
Dec 22 12
360 plays
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Strange Bedfellows: Cover Versions
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Some bands choose predictable songs to cover, others push the envelope and think outside the box. Here's some trivia about the latter gang. Most dead easy, a couple of more obscure choices.
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Remakes & Covers
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Tough
15 Q
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thula2
Nov 17 11
201 plays
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Desert Island Discs Part Six
Team quiz by The Misplaced
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BBC Radio's "Desert Island Discs" invites a celebrity to choose eight pieces of music, a book, and an item to have if found castaway. Here are seven pieces of music, one book and one luxury item. The last question is about a past guest.
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Desert Island Discs Style
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Tough
10 Q
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thula2
Feb 14 13
258 plays
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Old School Thrash
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This is for fans of proper 80s thrash metal. If you were there, you should get this.
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Heavy Metal
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Very Difficult
10 Q
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thula2
Jun 19 11
225 plays
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Desert Island Discs Part Four
Team quiz by The Misplaced
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BBC Radio's "Desert Island Discs" invites a celebrity to choose eight pieces of music, a book, and an item to have if found castaway. Here are seven pieces of music, one book and one luxury item. The last question is about a past guest.
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Desert Island Discs Style
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Average
10 Q
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thula2
Jan 30 13
246 plays
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Magic Mick : Great Musicians Called Michael
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Michael comes from Hebrew and means "Who is like God?". Here's a quiz about musicians who are deities in their own special ways.
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Artist Name is the Same
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Tough
10 Q
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thula2
Jun 20 12
270 plays
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Real Metal!
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This is for those of us who still remember when metal meant something.
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Heavy Metal
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Difficult
15 Q
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thula2
Jun 27 11
180 plays
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Best Seat In The House : Drummers
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The spotlight is usually on the singer or the guitarist but a good drummer makes the band, just as a bad one ruins it. Let's have a look at the lad/lass at the back.
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Drummers
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Difficult
15 Q
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thula2
Nov 29 11
186 plays
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For Pete's Sake! Musicians Called Peter
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There are loads of great Peters in music. Here's a quiz about ten whose music I'm particularly fond of.
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Artist Name is the Same
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Difficult
10 Q
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thula2
Dec 30 11
393 plays
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Heavy Metal Daze Part 2: Lyrics!
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The 1980s gave us some great metal. I'll give you the opening lines and the year, you pick the band and song. At least one question on each year, chronologically, big years getting two questions. No hair metal.
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Metal Lyrics
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Difficult
15 Q
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thula2
Oct 14 11
165 plays
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Desert Island Discs Part Five
Team quiz by The Misplaced
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BBC Radio's "Desert Island Discs" invites a celebrity to choose eight pieces of music, a book, and an item to have if found castaway. Here are seven pieces of music, one book and one luxury item. The last question is about a past guest.
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Desert Island Discs Style
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Tough
10 Q
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thula2
Feb 05 13
189 plays
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Judas Priest: Metal Gods
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Everyone loves the hotly-tipped to become protected by UNESCO as World Heritage Judas Priest, so here are a few bits of tricky trivia about the mighty metal monsters.
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Judas Priest
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Difficult
15 Q
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thula2
Sep 01 11
165 plays
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