Let's travel to the little village of St Mary Mead, to visit Agatha Christie's Miss Marple.
Average, 10 Qns, agony,
Dec 23 23
Category:
Miss Marple
Time for another look at what songs I have on my iPod, this time focusing on those that begin with the letter A. A pretty wide range of styles and artists here, but mostly older stuff.
Easier, 10 Qns, agony,
Mar 02 21
Category:
Alphabetic Songs and Artists
This quiz will be easy if you have read Rudyard Kipling's "The Jungle Books", even if it was many years ago. Be warned, though - having seen the movie (any of the movies) will do you no good at all.
Average, 15 Qns, agony,
Mar 24 23
Category:
Kipling, Rudyard
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Donovan Leitch. What can you remember of the music from this flower of the mid/late sixties psychedelic garden?
Average, 10 Qns, agony,
Jul 03 24
Category:
Donovan
The precursor to "Lonesome Dove", Larry McMurtry's "Comanche Moon" follows Gus and Call in their days as Texas Rangers.
Average, 20 Qns, agony,
Nov 18 10
Category:
McMurtry, Larry
You know that you've heard Ella, Billie, and Louis sing these words. Just complete the lyric.
Average, 25 Qns, agony,
Nov 30 12
Category:
Standards - Great American Songbook
A mixture of songs, old and newish, with references to coats in the lyrics.
Average, 10 Qns, agony,
Oct 24 17
Category:
Clothing in Songs
All of the songs in this quiz start with the letter "M". Mostly Rock, Country, Folk and R&B from the 60s and 70s, with a few outliers.
Average, 15 Qns, agony,
Mar 27 21
Category:
Alphabetic Songs and Artists
Fill-in-the-blank questions are among the most difficult to write correctly, in FunTrivia quizzes. Here are some guidelines.
Average, 10 Qns, agony,
Nov 22 21
Category:
Fill in the Blanks : FITBs
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"Lift up your hearts and sing me a song that was a hit before your mother was born..." Part four in a series with a smoky saxophone soundtrack.
Average, 20 Qns, agony,
Oct 18 23
Category:
Standards - Great American Songbook
Another quiz about the songs on my iPod - this time they all start with the letter L. They're a pretty wide mix of styles, but mostly older.
Average, 10 Qns, agony,
Mar 12 21
Category:
Alphabetic Songs and Artists
Many of my favorite songwriters have written songs that made at least a mild splash on the charts. However, it's the covering artist who gets the glory, not the songwriter! Most of these songs would be classed somewhere on the Folk/Country spectrum.
Tough, 15 Qns, agony,
Mar 03 21
Category:
Writers, Producers & Record Labels
I'll name a few literary characters, you pick the author who created them.
Tough, 25 Qns, agony,
May 27 19
Recommended for grades: 9,10,11,12
Category:
Character Creators
This book tells of the early adventures of Gus and Call from "Lonesome Dove". The movie version follows the book quite closely, so if you have only seen the movie, you could probably get most of the quiz.
Average, 15 Qns, agony,
Nov 18 10
Category:
McMurtry, Larry
How much do you remember about Bernie Rhodenbarr, the hero of Lawrence Block's "Burglar" books? A few SPOILERS here.
Average, 10 Qns, agony,
Sep 11 07
Category:
Block, Lawrence
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With screeching tires and ricocheting bullets, the radio waves were full of detective and mystery shows in the 1940s and '50s. Come see what you remember.
Average, 10 Qns, agony,
May 04 09
Category:
US Old Time Radio
More songs from my iPod, this time all starting with the letter C. Mostly older, and leaning into Classic Rock, Folk and Country, with a few outliers.
Average, 10 Qns, agony,
Mar 25 21
Category:
Alphabetic Songs and Artists
Many well-loved SF novels were nominated for Hugo Awards, but were beaten by stiff competition. See if you can remember these runners-up, by plot description. Most will be from the sixties and seventies, and some authors will appear more than once.
Average, 10 Qns, agony,
Dec 22 17
Category:
Science Fiction
Dorothy L Sayers, who created Lord Peter Wimsey, also wrote a number of stories about Montague Egg. Why not give this quiz a whirl? After all, as Monty would say, "Don't let the smallest chance slip by; you never know until you try." Warning - Spoilers!
Average, 10 Qns, agony,
Jun 14 14
Category:
Sayers, Dorothy L.
They sure don't write 'em like they used to! These are all really well known songs, so the quiz should be easy. Just complete the lyric.
Tough, 25 Qns, agony,
Apr 02 12
Category:
Standards - Great American Songbook
This book by Rudyard Kipling isn't read much any more, but it should be - it can't be beat for magic and adventure.
Average, 15 Qns, agony,
Dec 28 08
Category:
Kipling, Rudyard
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In 1994, a group of acclaimed folk, roots and country songwriters put together a collection of covers of their favourite Merle Haggard songs. This quiz is on the lyrics of the songs found on that album, "Tulare Dust" - if you're a Hag fan, give it a try.
Average, 15 Qns, agony,
Aug 28 09
Category:
Haggard, Merle
Another quiz on songs on my iPod, this time all beginning with H. Mostly Classic Rock, Folk and Country.
Average, 10 Qns, agony,
Dec 19 23
Category:
Alphabetic Songs and Artists
Since they first appeared in Donald E Westlake's "The Hot Rock" in 1970, John Dortmunder and his crew of crooks have attempted more than a dozen capers, in novels and short stories. They're not always successful, but they ARE always hilarious.
Average, 10 Qns, agony,
Apr 10 21
Category:
Westlake, Donald E
Even notice how many literary characters are only children? This quiz is about those who are not - those burdened and blessed by brothers and sisters.
Average, 10 Qns, agony,
Mar 05 24
Recommended for grades: 9,10,11,12
Category:
Families, Lovers and Friends
This great novel by John Steinbeck is the story of two families. The Hamiltons are one of them.
Average, 10 Qns, agony,
May 17 08
Recommended for grades: 11,12
Category:
East of Eden
This great novel by John Steinbeck is the story of two families. The Trasks are one of them.
Average, 15 Qns, agony,
Jan 03 25
Recommended for grades: 10,11,12
Category:
East of Eden
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Many mystery authors have a lot to tell us about their detectives' vehicles. See if you can match the P.I. to the car.
Average, 10 Qns, agony,
Dec 25 16
Category:
Fictional Detectives
There's a tradition in mystery fiction of mean streets, pain, and violence, but there's another tradition that doesn't take itself quite so seriously....
Tough, 15 Qns, agony,
Apr 22 17
Category:
Mystery & Detective Fiction
An eclectic mixture - there's bound to be SOMETHING you're an expert on!
Difficult, 15 Qns, agony,
Aug 19 15
Category:
Mixed 15 Q. Difficult
Steve Earle has been quoted as saying "Townes Van Zandt is the best songwriter in the whole world..." How much do you know about the songs of this legendary Texan?
Average, 10 Qns, agony,
Mar 24 08
Category:
Van Zandt, Townes
Even if you're not a Canadian, and didn't have to "do" these books for school, you should be familiar with many of these books and authors.
Average, 15 Qns, agony,
Apr 16 21
Recommended for grades: 10,11,12
Category:
Canadian Literature
Many American ad slogans cross the border, and Canadians are familiar with them. How many of these Canadian ads will Americans know?
Average, 10 Qns, agony,
Oct 07 11
Category:
Canadian Commercials
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Many of Norah Lofts' novels were set in and around the fictional town of Baildon. What do you remember about this little slice of England?
Average, 10 Qns, agony,
Dec 22 17
Category:
Lofts, Norah
All of the songs in this quiz start with the letter "I". Mostly Rock, Country, Folk and R&B from the 60s and 70s, with a few outliers.
Average, 20 Qns, agony,
Aug 02 19
Category:
Alphabetic Songs and Artists
Let's warm up the Motorola, gather round, and listen to some old-time radio.
Average, 10 Qns, agony,
Oct 03 08
Category:
US Old Time Radio
These questions about Ed McBain's police procedurals should be pretty easy if you've read several of the books. Good luck!
Average, 20 Qns, agony,
Jan 09 16
Category:
McBain, Ed
From behind-the-scenes songwriter, to acerbic solo artist, to film score composer, Randy Newman has had a long and fruitful career.
Average, 10 Qns, agony,
Mar 29 08
Category:
N
If you've ever been to a John Prine concert, you've noticed that you can barely hear him over the sound of the audience singing along. They know all the words to all the songs. Do you?
Average, 15 Qns, agony,
Feb 05 10
Category:
Prine, John
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All four Beatles went on to successful careers after the Fab Four broke up. Can you match these lyrics with the ex-Beatle who sang them?
Average, 10 Qns, agony,
Nov 22 22
Category:
Beatles' Solo Careers
A quiz on Susan Howatch's remarkable series of novels on the Church of England in the 20th Century. This quiz is on both the "Starbridge" and "St Benet" novels.
Average, 20 Qns, agony,
Dec 24 08
Category:
H
In which city, or at which address, would you find these famous fictional detectives?
Average, 15 Qns, agony,
Jan 27 22
Category:
Fictional Detectives
I first read the novels of Mary Stewart many years ago, but images and impressions from them have stayed in my mind. Can you identify the novel from the images I describe?
Average, 10 Qns, agony,
May 13 23
Category:
Stewart, Mary
December is a busy time at the agony household, as we hurry from one concert to another. Both at home and at work, the air is filled with song, as musicians and singers learn their parts.
Average, 10 Qns, agony,
Dec 21 24
Category:
Christmas Music
Sandy Denny. Just hearing her name can bring to mind that clear, true voice, soaring. This quiz will focus mostly on the Fairport Convention years.
Average, 10 Qns, agony,
Apr 08 21
Category:
Denny, Sandy
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Winter's here, and hockey season is in full swing. Here are some songs about the NHL, and shinny on the duckpond, and everything in between.
Average, 10 Qns, agony,
Nov 12 08
Category:
Sports in Songs
Part 3 of a series of quizzes about fictional detectives from all over the world. This part, focusing on detectives and authors from the UK and Canada, was created by agony and mnbates.
Average, 10 Qns, agony,
Dec 25 16
Category:
Fictional Detectives
Florida is an attractive location for mystery fiction of all sorts, from John D. Macdonald to Carl Hiaasen.
Average, 15 Qns, agony,
Feb 22 20
Category:
Mystery & Detective Fiction
Obscure topic? Not to the many Canadians who depend on the CBC to keep them in touch, sea to sea to sea. This quiz will be specific to the AM service, now known as Radio 1, and will focus mainly on programming in the '80s, '90s, and '00s.
Tough, 15 Qns, agony,
Nov 11 21
Category:
Radio
Not only an outstanding guitarist, but a wonderful songwriter. This quiz will focus mostly on the Fairport Convention days, and the first three Richard and Linda Thompson albums.
Average, 10 Qns, agony,
Jun 18 24
Category:
Thompson, Richard