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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? |
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Average
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10Q |
2448 plays |
Aug 01 02 |
dobrov
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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. |
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Tough
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10Q |
1413 plays |
Jun 07 02 |
dobrov
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Banned By The Beeb: Songs They Wouldn't Play  
| The British Broadcasting Corporation (a.k.a. 'The Beeb') has for decades been Britain's leading music broadcaster. Over the years 'Auntie' (as it is also known) has courted controversy by banning various records. |
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Tough
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10Q |
474 plays |
Aug 10 08 |
darksplash
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A Time Voyage in Music History  
| Here are some music history questions to test the depths of your music knowledge. They are taken from throughout time.
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Difficult
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15Q |
1812 plays |
Jun 22 02 |
Bruyere
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Musical Milestones  
| From music that earned a monk a Papal audience to music that earned money for the world's starving people, from firsts for music celebrating revolution to revolutionary musical firsts - enjoy the Quiz Makers Guild's initial musical offering. |
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Difficult
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10Q |
627 plays |
Dec 05 04 |
uglybird
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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. |
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Average
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10Q |
294 plays |
Oct 20 06 |
TabbyTom
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Musical Forms  
| Music has changed much over the course of the last several hundreds of years. Nevertheless, several fixed forms of music have served to unite the music of various eras. |
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Average
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10Q |
969 plays |
Mar 05 03 |
kevinatilusa
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Yo! Goin' Baroque an More 
| Goin' Baroque but you've got some change. Name these composers. |
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Average
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10Q |
1314 plays |
May 16 00 |
vendome
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Composers Datebook 2006 
| John Zech hosts this interesting daily NPR segment which inspired this quiz. Everything musical is fair game. |
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Average
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10Q |
219 plays |
May 11 07 |
biblioholik
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Oldies: Novelty Songs 
| Going way back for most of these "cute" songs. |
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Tough
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10Q |
3240 plays |
Nov 17 02 |
robert362
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The Great American Songbook 
| While Pop Music is linked to the performer the songs in Great American Songbook tend to be identified with the writer. Link each song with Porter, Berlin, Gershwin or Rodgers. Hopefully this will be more accessible than my Keep On Singing quizzes. |
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Difficult
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10Q |
393 plays |
May 26 08 |
andy_smith
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Who's Behind The Music? 
| They work behind the scenes in the music industry. Writing music, composing soundtracks, or producing records, they're generally unknown to the masses. Some have become legends though, even acting in films. Can you identify a handful of the best? |
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Average
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10Q |
723 plays |
Dec 07 03 |
machineamc
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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? |
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Difficult
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10Q |
543 plays |
Feb 08 04 |
ArleneRimmer
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Songwriters' Inspirations No. 1 
| Most Americans know that Francis Scott Key's inspriation for the "Star Spangle Banner" was the battle at Ft. McHenry. How about the creative inspiration of other favorites? |
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Difficult
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10Q |
387 plays |
Sep 20 04 |
rblayer
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Hit Songs of World War II 
| I often hear older folks lament that "they don't write songs like they used to!" It's true that many beautiful songs came out of the war years. This quiz is for lovers of the 'Golden Oldies'. |
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Tough
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10Q |
663 plays |
Aug 21 02 |
Ballykissangel
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New Rhythms 
| This quiz deals with the cultural background of several music genres developed in the modern era. Did you ever wonder where were some of your favorite rhythms and sounds first developed? |
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Average
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10Q |
243 plays |
Apr 10 06 |
Mr5
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Music History 101 
| A stroll through the evolution of Western music...complete with listening recommendations. |
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Average
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15Q |
1188 plays |
Aug 08 02 |
belle_a_cello
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| 18 |
Gregorian Chant 
| Test your knowledge of the oldest, most beautiful form of Christian music! |
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Difficult
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10Q |
657 plays |
May 30 03 |
shusem81
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| 19 |
'On the Good Ship Lollipop'
| How well do you know this childhood classic song? |
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Average
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10Q |
666 plays |
Sep 29 01 |
morrigan716
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| 20 |
Good Old Songs
| This quiz is all about the good old songs we have heard most of our lives. Have fun! |
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Difficult
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10Q |
1614 plays |
Apr 14 02 |
finlady
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Early Music 
| This is a quiz dedicated to music before 1700. Primarily Medieval and Renaissance. Have fun! |
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Tough
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10Q |
252 plays |
Jun 20 04 |
Aurania
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Rock And Roll History
| Here we go with some more interesting facts about rock and roll. |
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Tough
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15Q |
2451 plays |
Apr 30 01 |
Mr.Gazoo
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Music Hath Charms 
| Can you imagine a world without music? Neither can I! This quiz is about music from the dawn of time to the present. (My source is the Oxford Dictionary of Music, and the Encyclopaedia Britannica.) Ready? And a one, and a two.... |
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Average
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10Q |
228 plays |
Sep 14 06 |
Cymruambyth
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The History Of Music 
| This is the story of how music, that we know today, began. It begins in 500 A.D. and ends with the death of a famous composer. Who are the people that are responsible for the creation of music? To find out the answers, please enter. |
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Tough
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10Q |
1236 plays |
Jun 02 02 |
JuniorTheJaws
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Top 40 Follies 
| The 1950s and early 1960s produced a bumper crop of odd, funny, and just plain weird records. Some were dumb because of the straaange lyrics. Others were appealing because they were just so daffy. Admit it: You used to listen to these and liked 'em! |
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Difficult
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10Q |
645 plays |
Oct 03 02 |
rosadebon
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| 26 |
Music History 101
| Remember your 'Music Appreciation' classes in high school and college. |
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Average
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25Q |
699 plays |
Apr 29 03 |
loyalty80
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| 27 |
Music Legends 
| Music Legends of the 20th century. A little of everything. |
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Difficult
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10Q |
1224 plays |
Jun 05 02 |
robert362
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| 28 |
Music Controversy
| Throughout the history of music, there have been some songs and artists that have caused problems. |
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Tough
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10Q |
1335 plays |
Nov 03 02 |
GoodVibe
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Nick Hornby's "High Fidelity" and Its Music 
| Nick Hornby's novel "High Fidelity" is almost all about music. Here are some questions about music mentioned in the book, and also a few question about music in the movie based on the book. |
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Difficult
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10Q |
333 plays |
Jan 16 03 |
Cynicderella
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