A quiz on the 1990 album "Freedom and Rain" by June Tabor and the Oysterband.
Tough, 10 Qns, paper_aero,
Jun 17 21
Category:
O
Following the death of the Second Faceless Man, Peter Grant goes undercover in "False Value".
Tough, 10 Qns, paper_aero,
Jul 05 21
Category:
Aaronovitch, Ben
"Foxglove Summer" is the fifth novel in the "Rivers of London" series. Two girls have gone missing, and Peter Grant is sent into the countryside to make sure no magical practitioners have been involved.
Tough, 10 Qns, paper_aero,
May 01 21
Category:
Aaronovitch, Ben
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Surrey, so close to London, but protected from being a concrete jungle by the Green Belt.
Most importantly it appears no-one has written a quiz about it, until now.
Tough, 10 Qns, paper_aero,
May 11 06
Category:
Southeast England
Alfred Wainwright wrote a 7 volume Pictorial Guide to the Lake District. Here is a quizzical guide to the hills and surrounding area covered in Volume 3, "The Central Fells".
Average, 10 Qns, paper_aero,
Dec 27 08
Category:
Northwest England
The book "Sailor on the Seas of Fate" consists of three linked and sequential stories concerning Elric of Melnibone. This quiz investigates various aspects of these tales.
Tough, 10 Qns, paper_aero,
Nov 17 18
Category:
Moorcock, Michael
After World War 2, the British government decided to create several New Towns to alleviate the overcrowding in London. Only one of these was constructed south of the River Thames, Crawley, so here's a quiz on the town.
Average, 10 Qns, paper_aero,
May 11 06
Category:
Southeast England
The "Dark Side of the Sun" is the name of at least two films and a BBC drama series. This quiz has no connection with any of those but is about the science-fiction book by Terry Pratchett.
Tough, 10 Qns, paper_aero,
Nov 03 18
Category:
Pratchett, Terry
Questions on the album "Life in a Paper Boat" by singer-songwriter Kate Rusby
Tough, 10 Qns, paper_aero,
May 30 21
Category:
Rusby, Kate
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A certain Mr Kipling wrote a far better eulogy to Sussex than I could ever do, on the other hand he never wrote a quiz on Sussex for FunTrivia.
Difficult, 10 Qns, paper_aero,
May 11 06
Category:
Southeast England
Horsham is an old town in the county of Sussex. Its name is Saxon in origin possibly deriving from "Place of Horses". Smaller in population than neighbouring Crawley, Horsham and the rural area around it, is still rich in information for a quiz.
Tough, 10 Qns, paper_aero,
Jan 13 07
Category:
Southeast England
Singer songwriter Ralph McTell maybe best known for his song "The Streets of London", but he has written many more songs over his long career. This quiz is about the songs on his 2019 album "Hill of Beans".
Difficult, 10 Qns, paper_aero,
Oct 05 20
Category:
McTell, Ralph
The sixth book of the Rivers of London series is "The Hanging Tree". The title is also another name for the Tyburn gallows.
Average, 10 Qns, paper_aero,
May 29 21
Category:
Aaronovitch, Ben
In 2010 the folk orchestra Bellowhead released the album "Hedonism". Here is a quiz on the music from that album.
Average, 10 Qns, paper_aero,
Jun 02 21
Category:
Bellowhead
A quiz on the 1973 album "Parcel of Rogues".
Average, 10 Qns, paper_aero,
Jun 24 21
Category:
Steeleye Span
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Excel is excellent at handling relatively large quantities of data. Here are some of the useful functions which can be combined to obtain the best from Excel. The questions in this quiz relate to Excel 2016, 2019 and 365.
Tough, 10 Qns, paper_aero,
Jan 23 21
Category:
Microsoft Excel
"Broken Homes" is the fourth book of the "Rivers of London" series by Ben Aaronovitch.
Average, 10 Qns, paper_aero,
Apr 25 21
Category:
Aaronovitch, Ben
"The Seventh Decimate" is the first novel in a new series by Stephen Donaldson called "The Great Gods War". Prince Bifalt is the protagonist in this novel; his nation, Belleger has been at war with Amika, the only other known nation, for generations.
Difficult, 10 Qns, paper_aero,
Dec 15 18
Category:
Donaldson, Stephen
"The Hydrogen Sonata" was Iain Banks's final novel of the Culture.
Average, 10 Qns, paper_aero,
Jan 01 22
Category:
Banks, Iain M
A quiz about the music on the 2010 album "Port Isaac's Fisherman's Friends"
Tough, 10 Qns, paper_aero,
Jun 03 21
Category:
F
A quiz about the music on Richard Thompson's 2015 album "Still".
Tough, 10 Qns, paper_aero,
Jun 15 21
Category:
Thompson, Richard
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In the second book of the first chronicles of Thomas Covenant, Lord Foul has put together a vast army and threatens Revelstone. In desperation the ur-Lord has been summoned to the Land.
Average, 10 Qns, paper_aero,
Jun 23 20
Category:
Donaldson, Stephen
More about an under rated and quizzically under represented part of England.
Tough, 10 Qns, paper_aero,
Oct 22 16
Category:
Southeast England
In 1997, folk duo "Show of Hands", which consists of Steve Knightley and Phil Beer, released an album entitled "Dark Fields". This is a quiz drawn from some of the music on it.
Average, 10 Qns, paper_aero,
Jan 01 10
Category:
Show of Hands
The cover of the Richard Thompson album "Henry the Human Fly" describes it as "starring Richard Thompson". Seems a good a title for a quiz about the music on the album as any other.
Tough, 10 Qns, paper_aero,
Apr 01 21
Category:
Thompson, Richard
"Raising Steam", in which Dick Simnel brings his big idea and big invention, the steam locomotive to Ankh-Morpork and hence to the rest of Discworld.
Tough, 10 Qns, paper_aero,
Oct 22 18
Category:
Pratchett, Terry
Coniston is a small town in the Lake District. It also lends its name to a large body of water to the east of the town and the surrounding fells to the west. This quiz covers all these aspects.
Tough, 10 Qns, paper_aero,
Dec 05 08
Category:
Northwest England
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Folk singer-songwriter Kate Rusby released her album "Philosophers, Poets and Kings" in 2019. Here are some questions on the music. If you haven't heard of Kate Rusby before maybe it is time to find out about her music.
Tough, 10 Qns, paper_aero,
May 30 21
Category:
Rusby, Kate
Inspired by a book of the same name by David Arscott, this quiz is about graves and life ending incidents in Sussex - a nice and cheerful subject.
Difficult, 10 Qns, paper_aero,
Nov 23 08
Category:
U.K. People
Not about a football team, this is about the 1988 album "Red and Gold" released by Fairport Convention.
Tough, 10 Qns, paper_aero,
May 15 21
Category:
Fairport Convention
A quiz on Richard Thompson's 1983 album "Hand of Kindness".
Tough, 10 Qns, paper_aero,
Apr 22 21
Category:
Thompson, Richard
The third book of the Rivers of London series. PC Peter Grant is a member of a department in the Metropolitan Police that deals with the weird and the magical. The railway tunnels of London feature prominently in this novel.
Tough, 10 Qns, paper_aero,
May 16 21
Category:
Aaronovitch, Ben
The "Moon Over Soho" is the second book in the "Rivers of London" series by Ben Aaronovitch.
PC Peter Grant is an apprentice wizard working for the Metropolitan Police. Between the magical and the mundane here is the quiz of the book.
Tough, 10 Qns, paper_aero,
Apr 05 21
Category:
Aaronovitch, Ben
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Arrogance, Ignorance and Greed, what more could you ask for? A quiz on the album of that name by Show of Hands.
Tough, 10 Qns, paper_aero,
Feb 04 21
Category:
Show of Hands
In 2001 the folk-rock duo Show of Hands, consisting of Steve Knightley and Phil Beer, released an album entitled 'Cold Frontier'. This is a quiz about some of the music from that album.
Tough, 10 Qns, paper_aero,
Dec 04 08
Category:
Show of Hands
Before the Discworld books were published, Terry Pratchett wrote two science fiction novels. One of them was called "Strata", the other one wasn't; this is a quiz about the one that is.
Tough, 10 Qns, paper_aero,
Oct 09 15
Category:
Pratchett, Terry
In 2003 the folk-rock duo Show of Hands released the album 'Country Life'. Take this quiz and let Show of Hands cut you a slice of country life.
Difficult, 10 Qns, paper_aero,
Dec 04 08
Category:
Show of Hands
In 2008 Steve Knightley of the folk-rock duo 'Show of Hands' released a solo album, 'Cruel River'. Following the maxim about being cruel to be kind, here is a cruel quiz about it.
Average, 10 Qns, paper_aero,
Mar 10 16
Category:
Knightley, Steve
In 2008 Steve Knightley of the folk-rock duo 'Show of Hands' released an album entitled 'Cruel River'. I've already written one quiz on the album, so this is a quiz on it 'too'.
(Hopefully that explains the attempted pun in the quiz title.)
Average, 10 Qns, paper_aero,
Mar 10 16
Category:
Knightley, Steve
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Most, if not all, music genres have their own awards ceremonies and British Folk Music is no exception. Here are questions about some of the winners from the first twelve years.
Average, 10 Qns, paper_aero,
Apr 30 11
Category:
Music Industry Awards
In 2001 Cara Dillon released her first solo album, entitled "Cara Dillon". Here are some questions about the songs from that album.
Tough, 10 Qns, paper_aero,
May 15 21
Category:
Dillon, Cara
The duo Show of Hands was formed in 1991, by two members of the English folk scene. In 2006 they released the album "Witness".
Hopefully this explains the odd looking capitalisation of the title. This quiz is about the songs on the album.
Average, 10 Qns, paper_aero,
Dec 04 08
Category:
Show of Hands
A quiz on the 2015 album "The Long Way Home".
Tough, 10 Qns, paper_aero,
Feb 26 21
Category:
Show of Hands
A quiz about songs written and performed by Sandy Denny that appear on the 1985 compilation album "Who Knows Where the Time Goes".
Tough, 10 Qns, paper_aero,
Apr 08 21
Category:
Denny, Sandy
A quiz on the album "Sole Mates", recorded by the shanty singers of Padstow, Fisherman's Friends.
Average, 10 Qns, paper_aero,
May 09 21
Category:
F
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"The Black Tide" concerns the pollution of the seas by oil, in particular from shipwrecked tankers, and the lack of political will to do anything about it, due to the demand for oil from the general populace.
Difficult, 10 Qns, paper_aero,
Jul 19 19
Category:
I
Oscars are not the only film awards. Here the questions focus on films that have won (or not) at the annual Czech Lions Awards.
Tough, 10 Qns, paper_aero,
Feb 23 21
Category:
Awards and Festivals
Newspapers and magazines, including publishers, editors and columnists. Based on titles distributed in the UK.
Tough, 10 Qns, paper_aero,
Jan 02 20
Category:
UK Newspapers
Ashley Hutchings is founder of several groups on the UK folk scene. This quiz is about volume 3 of "The Guv'nor" retrospective of his work.
Tough, 10 Qns, paper_aero,
Apr 25 21
Category:
Hutchings, Ashley
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