Games used to be a large part of social entertaining. This is a look at games that could have been played at parties, or just in the evening at home, over the years.
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Feb 13 18
Category:
Other Games & Toys
"Telstar" is the 1963 film that tells the story of legendary record producer Joe Meek.
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Jun 18 12
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Ta - Tf Movies
Stray cats, clever cats, detective cats, hepcats. Cats are everywhere. Use your whiskers to feel out the correct answers on these.
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Apr 10 20
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Thematic Cats
From the time of the invention of the camera photographs have shown us the world and the people who influenced it. Who took the shots that made the covers.
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Jul 11 18
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Other People
Our new delivery driver is having a few problems...well, actually quite a lot of problems. Hopefully you can help him.
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Dec 05 23
Category:
Thematic Story Time
Would some books have been so popular if their titles were different? Well, here are some titles that could have been used instead of the published ones.
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Jan 31 13
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Literature Word Play
Come with me on a journey through the wide and wonderful world of spoons. There's more to them than just cutlery.
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Jun 03 14
Category:
Collectibles
In nature everything has to eat, and with many creatures it is kill or be killed.
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Oct 06 19
Category:
Specific Topic Animal Trivia
Good dreams, bad dreams, day dreams, they are all here. All you have to do is identify either the singer or the song.
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Nov 21 18
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Sleep and Waking in Songs
Ten facts about people born in December, things invented in December or events that happened in December.
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May 09 13
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October November December
Whatever it is you're afraid of, someone, somewhere, will have given it a posh name and called it a phobia. Here are some of the stranger ones.
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Feb 20 17
Category:
Phobias
What's that tapping on the window, or moving in the corner? Imagination can be frightening or inspiring.
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Aug 25 17
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Thematic Abstract Ideas
Life consists of opposites. For every goodie there has to be a baddie. See if you can identify this bunch of ne'er do wells from various sources.
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May 01 12
Category:
Professions in Entertainment
More Novelty Songs that have made us laugh, cry, or just cringe.
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May 04 12
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Comedy
All of the correct answer Celebrities have, at one time or another, had their name associated with the Church of Scientology.
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Jan 21 18
Category:
Who is this Celebrity?
The 1930s brought depression, hardship, the start of WW2, and some truly great songs to keep our spirits up.
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Jul 18 22
Category:
1930s Music and before
A look at the television series "Dragon's Den". This relates only to the UK programme, series one to twelve inclusive.
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Nov 05 14
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D
A look at the history of executions in the United Kingdom.
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May 23 11
Category:
Crime and Punishment
From wardrobe malfunction to foot-in-mouth syndrome, life is full of those awkward little moments.
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Aug 26 17
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Thematic Abstract Ideas
February 14th might be Valentine's Day, but over the years, things have happened on that day that have nothing at all to do with love.
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Feb 16 13
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January February March
A nostalgic look back at some of the classic children's books I read when I was young.
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Feb 08 14
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Children's Literature
Worried about germs? Have to have everything lined up in exact order on your desk? You're not alone. Here are some famous people who all suffer from some form of phobia or obsession.
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Jul 12 11
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Other People
Another daybreak on a ruined Earth. All the books in this quiz are about the destruction of Earth/the human race.
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Jul 05 15
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Science Fiction
We all know that food comes in cans, but so do a lot of other things, some of them quite odd.
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Apr 22 21
Category:
Thematic Kitchen Items
Prohibition was an interesting period in American history. A probably never-to-be-repeated social experiment that was inevitably doomed to failure.
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Jul 08 14
Category:
Prohibition
The Man Booker prize is an annual literary award for English language full length novels, written by any citizen of the Commonwealth of Nations, Ireland or Zimbabwe.
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Jan 13 12
Category:
Award Winners
Over the years people have gone to great lengths to be considered beautiful.
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Aug 05 12
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Fashion & Beauty Mixture
"Midnight Caller" was a television series of the late 1980s centred around a talk radio station.
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Aug 17 12
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M ... Ma-Mi
It is Pi in the Sky team member 2Tough4u's birthday shortly, and as he is keen on motorbikes his birthday treat is to sample some great British bikes.
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Aug 03 11
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Motorcycles
We're going to dance our way round the world. In each country we will do their national or most recognisable dance, so dancing shoes on and let's go.
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Mar 22 12
Category:
Dance
The Beatles may not be my favourite group, but they did write some great songs that were covered by other people. Here's a small selection. All chart placings are UK Singles Chart and Billboard Hot 100.
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Jul 20 12
Category:
Name the Artist
A brief look at auctions, auction houses and things that come under the hammer.
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Jan 02 16
Category:
Social History
A quiz encompassing all things lunar, be it song, book, film or walking on.
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Jul 10 17
Category:
Thematic Space
Both the Winter and Summer Olympics frequently throw up characters who win our hearts, but no medals. Here is a small selection.
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Feb 15 10
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Olympics History
Before cinema, before TV, and long long before the ipod nearly all the popular songs came from Music Hall. A lot are still familiar to us today. Can you complete these lyrics.
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Jul 18 22
Category:
1930s Music and before
Since man first lifted his eyes to the mountains he has wanted to conquer them. This is a look at some of the first climbers of some of the greatest mountains in the world.
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Jun 24 14
Category:
Mountains & Volcanoes
A gentle introduction to the noble art of gardening with a few more challenging questions for the experienced gardener
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Jun 30 13
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Flowers, Plants & Gardens
Add a word before or after the word 'Four' to create a new word or short phrase.
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Jul 17 12
Category:
Rebuses
You've heard of house mice and church mice. Well, I'm the theatre mouse, and I live under the stage at the London Palladium. You wouldn't believe some of the things I've seen.
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Oct 28 11
Category:
Theatre History
There were some great songs and tunes written in the 1920s. Many are still familiar today.
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Aug 06 13
Category:
1930s Music and before
Five ways to break the law in various countries around the world, plus another five specific to America.
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Jun 14 21
Category:
International Law
The Tolpuddle Martyrs were early Trade Unionists. How much do you know about them and their part in early Trade Union history?
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Aug 21 08
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UK History
In fact we like you so much we've honoured you by erecting a Blue Plaque on a house or somewhere else you were associated with in London. This quiz looks at entertainers who have been commemorated in this way.
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Aug 25 11
Category:
Who is this Celebrity?
Feeling blue, having the blues, blue skies. Blue is a popular song title choice as it can mean so many things.
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Nov 23 12
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Individual Colours
Authors often collaborate on books, or write books under several pen names. Here is a selection to identify.
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Feb 06 15
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Literature: Something in Common
Pi in the Sky are having a birthday dinner for team member Calpurnia, and have invited some people we think will interest her to join us.
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Sep 23 13
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Who Am I?
Before November 1952 Britain did not have a record sales chart. The hit parade was based on a sheet music sales chart broadcast by Radio Luxembourg.
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Nov 10 11
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1950s Music
When these inventions were first proposed the first reaction everyone had was "You've got to be kidding me".
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Mar 01 13
Category:
Inventors
From the 1950s through to the 1980s Max Bygraves was a massive star on radio, stage and television in the UK. He has several memorable songs associated with him.
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Nov 09 14
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B
Witches, wizards and sorcerers have been appearing in popular literature since Shakespeare's time.
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Aug 06 15
Category:
Literary Occupations