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1 trivia quiz  Looking for Clues at Mythical Music Murder Scenes coolicon
Joe "I'm Just Looking for Clues at the Scene of the Crime" Walsh left music to join MUSIC - Murders Unsolved Special Investigation Corps. Ten of his most famous cases; could you have solved them?
Average 10Q
417 plays
Jul 20 08
Mutchisman gold
2 trivia quiz  Tragedy in Songs, Part 3: Coal Miners coolicon
Ever hear a cheerful song about mining? Can you identify these songs about mine collapses, black lung, and environmental damage?
Tough 10Q
840 plays
Sep 21 04
czolgolz
3 trivia quiz  Ten 'Killer' Songs coolicon
Ten songs about murder! A mixture of questions, name the act, who wrote it etc. Most were hit singles in the UK plus some famous album tracks. Not sure if 'enjoy' is appropriate. Not for the squeamish.
Difficult 10Q
915 plays
Jul 17 07
Mutchisman gold
4 trivia quiz  Tragedy in Songs, Part 5: Gunfights and Shootings icon
A Smith and Wesson beats four aces every time. Can you name these songs about being at the wrong end of a gun?
Average 10Q
1071 plays
Jan 28 05
czolgolz
5 trivia quiz  Tragedy in Songs, Part 1: Fatal Car Wrecks icon
Can you identify these songs where someone dies in a vehicle accident?
Average 10Q
1917 plays
Aug 02 04
Czolgolz
6 trivia quiz  Tragedy In Songs 6: The Futility of War icon
"Boys keep marching off to war," sayeth Sonny and Cher. Can you name these songs about the futility and general hopelessness of war?
Difficult 10Q
411 plays
Aug 23 05
czolgolz
7 trivia quiz  Tragedy in Songs, Part 4: Shipwrecks and Drownings icon
Avast, ye scurvy dogs! Can you name these fun songs where someone ends up sleeping with the fishes?
Tough 10Q
576 plays
Oct 20 04
czolgolz
8 trivia quiz  Depressing Lyrics icon
This quiz is on the lyrics of ten really depressing songs. Good luck and try to keep your chin up.
Difficult 10Q
819 plays
Oct 01 07
diamondjim68
9 trivia quiz  Tragedy in Songs, Part 2: Hangings icon
Grandpa used to say there's nothing like a song about a hangin'. Can you identify these songs about gallows, lynchings, and executions?
Difficult 10Q
537 plays
Aug 21 04
czolgolz
10 trivia quiz  Homicidal Rock icon
I was listening to the radio one morning and I started thinking about how many rock songs involve murder. I was surprised how many songs are out there. This is my first quiz. I had fun writing it. I hope you enjoy it too.
Tough 10Q
405 plays
Apr 05 06
sara90
11 trivia quiz  Disastrous Music icon
Each question in the quiz is about music that mentions a form of natural disaster. There is nothing obscure, so while the music is flirting with disaster you won't be.
Tough 10Q
522 plays
Apr 26 03
DieHard
12 trivia quiz  Substance Abuse in Popular Music icon
Sadly, there is a lot of popular music that deals with substance abuse. See how much you know about this subject (it may make you think!)
Tough 10Q
690 plays
Jul 23 02
genacov
13 trivia quiz  Sad Songs icon
Music often sums up what you can't quite say on your own. For the rough spots in life, sometimes only the real tearjerkers will do. Here's a quiz about some of my favorites.
Difficult 10Q
453 plays
Jan 12 07
neon000 gold
14 trivia quiz  Songs That Makes You Cry
Let's find out if you know who sings these songs?
Difficult 15Q
930 plays
Jan 23 01
Vermic
15 trivia quiz  Child Abuse in Popular Music icon
Another sad subject that is touched on frequently in popular music. See if you can identify these songs and/or artists.
Difficult 10Q
546 plays
Aug 05 02
genacov
16 trivia quiz  Depressing Songs Trivia icon
These questions are all related to songs and artists who are mentioned in Tom Reynolds' book "I Hate Myself And Want To Die, The 52 Most Depressing Songs You've Ever Heard". Have fun and try to keep smiling.
Tough 10Q
681 plays
Oct 15 06
sweetbuzzy

Some sample questions from this category:

* (General) Bo Donaldson and the Heywoods recorded a disco song about a young man who dies in a non-specific war. The song was called '_____, Don't be a Hero.' What name goes in the blank?
* The alternative band, Weezer, has a very melodic tune about the horror of alcoholism that runs in the family. Which song title is correct?
* In this hard rock song about alcoholism, the artist describes himself as being "a worthless liar" and says he will "build you up, just to bring you down again". Who is the artist?
* This song, performed by the band Lit, is almost cheerful in its accounts of the drastically "stupid" things the subject does when he has been drinking.
* This hard rock band wrote a song about heroin addiction that spawned the name for another, later, hard rock band.
* Which older song by Black Sabbath begins with the sound byte of the singer coughing out marijuana smoke?
* A very popular song by Chumbawamba had kids (and parents!) singing along about getting drunk without really noticing how harsh the song was, it was sooo upbeat. The title?
* This song from the "Benny and Joon" soundtrack stated that "When I get drunk, well I know I'm gonna be, I'm gonna be the man who throws up all over you."
* Which Disturbed song has a VERY disturbing verbal interlude in the middle where you can hear the artist begging "Please don't hit me again, mommy. I'll be a good boy.."?
* The song by Primer55 says, "This isn't what you wanted. Someone to bring you down every ... day".
* This female vocalist had her first U.S. hit with a song written to her mother concerning the abuse that both she and her mother experienced at the hands of her father. What is the song?
* Another female artist wrote and recorded a heartbreaking ballad to her unborn child that is often mistaken for a true case of rampant neglect. The title is "Playboy Mommy". Who is the artist?
* Pearl Jam had two hit songs dealing with abused and neglected children. One took matters into his own hands by committing suicide. The other pleaded, "Don't call me (your) _______". What were these two troubled youths known as in the songs?
* Blink182 has a popular song about what so many parents in unhappy relationships do. That would be...
* Everclear wrote a song about an abusive father that walked out. It stated "how can you sleep? With the children you've abandoned, and the wife we saw you beat?"
* In the song "Father of Mine", what did the singer say his father gave him, then walked away?
* Another Everclear song is about a father who stayed, when he shouldn't have. The title?
* Let's start with an odd one. In 'Ode to Billy Joe,' a casual dinner conversation reveals that the singer's secret boyfriend just killed himself. How did Billy Joe McAllister do himself in?
* In this song, the unfortunate singer's love is killed when he wrecks his car while avoiding a stalled vehicle.
* In this song, a teenage girl mourns her motorcycle-riding boyfriend who dies in a fatal bike accident right after she dumps him.

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