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1 Songs of the Roaring Twenties
Bathtub gin, flappers, Capone, Fitzgerald and Lindburgh, bobbed hair, the Black Bottom and the Charleston... the list goes on. How many songs do you know from this wild period?
Average
10 Q
dobrov
Aug 01 02
2826 plays
2 Songs of the Great War
Annie Rimmer from Southport, Lancashire was 16 when World War I began and she knew every word of all these songs and many more. This quiz is a little something for her.
Tough
10 Q
dobrov
Jun 07 02
1758 plays
3 Victorian and Edwardian Music Hall
The British music hall has gone the way of the bustle, the gas mantle and the hansom cab, but a few snatches of its songs live on in the folk memory. This quiz covers some of the best known.
Average
10 Q
TabbyTom
Oct 20 06
372 plays
4 Music of the 1900s to 1920
How many people remember the songs from 1900 to 1920? If you are as old as I am, it should be easy. Here are some of my favorites.
Easy
10 Q
grammiecake
Apr 22 09
615 plays
5 Songs My Grandmother Used to Sing
From my earliest memories, Nanny used to sing as she did her housework, and such a variety of songs used to come forth. Here are just ten of those beloved tunes - do you know them?
Difficult
10 Q
ArleneRimmer
Feb 08 04
606 plays
6 Good Old Songs
This quiz is all about the good old songs we have heard most of our lives. Have fun!
Difficult
10 Q
finlady
Apr 14 02
1791 plays
7 Those Unforgettable 1930s Evergreens
Many best-loved evergreens have their origins in the depression era. Here's 10 more or less tough questions about them.
Difficult
10 Q
tvds75
Jun 20 04
549 plays
8 'On the Good Ship Lollipop'
How well do you know this childhood classic song?
Average
10 Q
morrigan716
Sep 29 01
705 plays
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Last Updated Nov 21 09 5:55 AM

Some sample questions from this category:

* "Pennies from Heaven" was a popular 1970's tv-series (and a movie few years later), but movie of that name was made also in 1936. Who sang the theme song so memorably in that movie?
* "Smoke Gets in Your Eyes" was one of the biggest hits back in 1934. Who was the composer of that song?
* "Begin the Beguine" was a song Cole Porter composed in 1935, but it was three years later when it reached its highest popularity being a million-seller to a certain band leader. Who?
* "Night and Day" was a huge success for Fred Astaire in 1932. What was the musical called, made two years later, where he immortalized that song?
* "Dream a Little Dream of Me" was a popular song in 1931, but who female singer made a hit cover version of it in 1968?


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