In September 2020, "Rolling Stone" magazine updated their '500 Greatest Albums of All Time' list. Find the missing word in each album title.
Easier, 10 Qns, darksplash,
Apr 26 21
Category:
Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Albums
In September 2020, "Rolling Stone" magazine updated their '500 Greatest Albums of All Time' list. In the top 150 we change our methodology: match singer or band to the album title or track from an eponymous album.
Easier, 10 Qns, darksplash,
Jun 28 21
Category:
Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Albums
And the excitement continues to mount. In September 2020, "Rolling Stone" magazine updated their '500 Greatest Albums of All Time' list. In the top 100 we change our methodology: match singer or band to the album title or track from an eponymous album.
Easier, 10 Qns, darksplash,
Jul 02 21
Category:
Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Albums
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In September 2020, "Rolling Stone" magazine updated their '500 Greatest Albums of All Time' list. In the top 100 we change our methodology: match singer or band to the album title or track from an eponymous album.
Easier, 10 Qns, darksplash,
Jul 25 21
Category:
Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Albums
Sometimes it seems that our entertainment and sporting heroes are shallow, and some may be, but other are actually quite well educated. Let's look at some of them, and some of the universities to the stars.
Easier, 10 Qns, darksplash,
Jan 15 25
Category:
Before They Were Stars
Here are ten songs with with move or moving in the title. Match the artists associated with them.
Average, 10 Qns, darksplash,
Jul 20 22
Category:
Daily Life in Songs
Many characters on television and in the movies are known by nicknames. Let's see how many of these you can match to their real names.
Average, 10 Qns, darksplash,
Dec 25 17
Category:
TV & Movies Mixture
Australians, stereotypically, will tell you 'no worries' when they are confident everything will go without a hitch. See if you can spot 10 musicians who had no worries in song.
Average, 10 Qns, darksplash,
Jan 21 23
Category:
Who Sang This
In geographic terms, a gap in mountainous terrain is known as a pass. These often provide easier access between locations on either side of the mountain territory. From the brief descriptions, match these ten to their locations.
Easier, 10 Qns, darksplash,
Apr 19 20
Category:
Physical Geography
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In September 2020, "Rolling Stone" magazine updated their '500 Greatest Albums of All Time' list. Find the missing word in each album title.
Easier, 10 Qns, darksplash,
Apr 26 21
Category:
Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Albums
Little is known about the family of James Bond, 007. Here at the Splash Institute for Genealogy, we have tracked down some: though not many with a licence to kill. (Note: Proper spellings are ignored - a licence to thrill, you might say.)
Average, 10 Qns, darksplash,
Feb 10 23
Category:
Humor, Puns and Word Play
According to one song, "California is a Garden of Eden, a paradise to live in or see", so let's explore some cultural references to the Golden State.
Average, 10 Qns, darksplash,
Jul 10 17
Category:
Thematic Regions
Here are 10 songs with with "eat", "eating" or foodstuffs in the title. Match the artists associated with them.
Average, 10 Qns, darksplash,
Jun 28 16
Category:
Food and Drink in Songs
Sometimes even the most innocuous seeming foods can have adverse effects on our health and that of our animals.
Average, 10 Qns, darksplash,
Oct 05 16
Category:
Mixed Food and Drink
US broadcasting and commercial organisations have been prolific and inventive in their reasons for blacklisting songs and singers. See how many of these 15 hackle-raisers you can spot.
Tough, 15 Qns, darksplash,
Dec 11 18
Category:
Banned or Censored Music
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Harry's Chapin's song "Bummer" was the a story of one man's life from cradle to grave.
This quiz is offered with due deference to Quiz_Beagle and FussBudget, the Queen and King of the 'Anatomy' genre
Average, 10 Qns, darksplash,
Mar 19 09
Category:
Chapin, Harry
X is the 24th letter of the western alphabet. Let's look at some of the uses to which it has been put.
Average, 10 Qns, darksplash,
Aug 26 17
Category:
Thematic Alphabet Fun
"This land is your land, this land is my land.." are words that open a song that many know and have sung. Test your knowledge.
Average, 10 Qns, darksplash,
May 09 24
Category:
Guthrie, Woody
In this quiz we continue to look at the creations of British inventors that have changed our world.
Average, 10 Qns, darksplash,
Oct 09 20
Category:
Inventions
The northernmost province in Ireland is a place of beauty, myth and passion. Its people have made major contributions to all walks of life and in many lands.
Here we look at some who have been prominent the entertainment business.
Average, 10 Qns, darksplash,
Mar 17 11
Category:
UK Celebs
Spying has been described as "the second oldest profession". It's long been a favourite subject for writers and movie makers. How many of these fictional spies can you spot?
Tough, 15 Qns, darksplash,
Jul 10 17
Category:
Thematic Occupations
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Thousands of people are killed in car crashes each year and quite often only a small circle of friends hears about them. These questions are about some famous people and the crashes that killed them.
Average, 10 Qns, darksplash,
Nov 11 20
Category:
Death Becomes Them
Many of us have been convinced that words of a song were something different to what the lyricist intended. The technical term is 'mondegreen'. Find the real song for the misheard lyrics.
Sometimes the rhyme helps, sometimes it doesn't!
Average, 10 Qns, darksplash,
May 29 16
Category:
Misheard Lyrics
In September 2020, "Rolling Stone" magazine updated their '500 Greatest Albums of All Time' list. Find the missing word in each album title.
Average, 10 Qns, darksplash,
Apr 26 21
Category:
Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Albums
In September 2020, "Rolling Stone" magazine updated their '500 Greatest Albums of All Time' list. Find the missing word in each album title.
Easier, 10 Qns, darksplash,
Apr 26 21
Category:
Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Albums
If you remember the first Woodstock festival in 1969, then you probably weren't there. Attempts to recreate that magic came in 1994 and in 1999. Peer through the mists of time and the smoke of bonfires to the last one of the 20th Century
Average, 10 Qns, darksplash,
Feb 08 22
Category:
Woodstock
Crime fiction has been one of the most popular of all literature genres for hundreds of years. Many famous characters have been created over those years. How many of the men and women behind them can you identify?
Tough, 10 Qns, darksplash,
Sep 30 15
Category:
Mystery & Detective Fiction
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How many times have you watched a movie and thought "wow, wasn't he, or she, great in that role?" But not all parts were played by the first choice actor, many went to second (or worse) choices. Try to spot them.
Tough, 15 Qns, darksplash,
Oct 08 08
Category:
Movie Firsts and Debuts
'Half A Century Wise' is back for a second year to look at the stars with 50 candles on their birthday cakes in 2009.
Average, 20 Qns, darksplash,
Jan 03 09
Category:
Celebrity Birthdays
Match up this list of rivers in Great Britain with the towns or cities they run through.
Average, 10 Qns, darksplash,
Aug 01 23
Category:
UK Bodies of Water
Now is the time to embark on the final leg of our alphabetical musical tour of the USA. Eight letters, S to Z, and two bonuses. Match the singer to the place.
Average, 10 Qns, darksplash,
Aug 06 16
Category:
Place Names in Songs
Identify the foods and drinks here to the countries with which they are most associated: England, Scotland, Wales or Ireland.
Average, 10 Qns, darksplash,
Nov 25 17
Category:
Mixed Food and Drink
Many people have been fortunate enough to be the ruler, or leader, of one country. Some by acclamation or even conquest have led more than one. Let's look at some of them, and the places where it has happened.
Average, 10 Qns, darksplash,
Dec 23 22
Category:
World Leaders
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In September 2020, "Rolling Stone" magazine updated their '500 Greatest Albums of All Time' list. Find the missing word in each album title.
Easier, 10 Qns, darksplash,
Apr 26 21
Category:
Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Albums
Say cheese! This quiz is about cameras, photographs and the people who use and produce them and was the result of an Author Central challenge by runaway_drive.
Tough, 10 Qns, darksplash,
Aug 24 09
Category:
Photography
Each question lists four subjects, followed by a statement. Your task is to decide if that statement is true or false.
(Please read the questions carefully).
Tough, 10 Qns, darksplash,
Aug 19 09
Category:
True or False
See if you can spot the artists behind songs with the months of the year in their titles. There is one for each of the 12 months, and three as a bonus.
Average, 15 Qns, darksplash,
Jul 24 22
Category:
Months in Songs
When a new record is established, someone just has to try to better it. In these questions are examples of records in a wide field of endeavours. Your task is to find who, or what, beat them.
Average, 10 Qns, darksplash,
Oct 02 23
Category:
World Records
In this quiz, "watchtower" is defined as a construction built for the specific purposes of observation, or which became noted for the views it provided.
The quiz is part of 'FT Setlist 3' in the Quiz Authors Lounge.
Easier, 10 Qns, darksplash,
Sep 24 18
Category:
Skyscrapers & Towers
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The Red Hot Chili Peppers recorded a rather mournful song called "Otherside". This quiz is not about that song, instead it looks at beliefs, myths, legends, and stories of moving to the 'other side'; from life to whatever comes afterwards.
Average, 10 Qns, darksplash,
Aug 25 17
Category:
Thematic Death
Let's have a game of noughts and...noughts. Match the number words on the left to the number of noughts - or zeroes - each has from the column on the right. (As written in the US 'short scale' system.)
I have given you clues to some of them.
Easier, 10 Qns, darksplash,
May 15 19
Category:
0
Many couples have combined marriage with music. Match these ten couples to songs they were noted for.
Average, 10 Qns, darksplash,
Oct 27 20
Category:
Family in Bands
In September 2020, "Rolling Stone" magazine updated their '500 Greatest Albums of All Time' list. In the top 150 we change our methodology: match singer or band to the album title or track from an eponymous album.
Easier, 10 Qns, darksplash,
Jun 17 21
Category:
Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Albums
Songs of marital disharmony and break-up have been a staple of all music genres for decades. Let's look at ten.
Average, 10 Qns, darksplash,
May 04 20
Category:
Emotion in Songs
In September 2020, "Rolling Stone" magazine updated their '500 Greatest Albums of All Time' list. Find the missing word in each album title.
Easier, 10 Qns, darksplash,
Apr 26 21
Category:
Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Albums
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In September 2020, "Rolling Stone" magazine updated their '500 Greatest Albums of All Time' list. Find the missing word in each album title.
Easier, 10 Qns, darksplash,
Apr 26 21
Category:
Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Albums
In September 2020, "Rolling Stone" magazine updated their '500 Greatest Albums of All Time' list. Find the missing word in each album title.
Easier, 10 Qns, darksplash,
Apr 26 21
Category:
Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Albums
Let's take a look at some of the precedents set by various Presidents of the USA for their successors to follow - or maybe not...
Average, 10 Qns, darksplash,
Feb 27 19
Category:
Presidential Firsts
Many popular music songs use influences from classical music. See how many you can identify.
Average, 10 Qns, darksplash,
Jul 20 22
Category:
Bands and Singers in Songs
From the 'easy' rating of the first reel of this quiz challenge, it seems quite a number of you know your potatoes when it comes to movies made in Ireland. Here are 10 more to find.
Average, 10 Qns, darksplash,
Jan 05 18
Category:
Common Nationalities