Author Biography: Desimac

1.

  Multiple Oscar Winning Actors    

Match Quiz

 10 Qns

Many actors have won more than one Oscar for their performances, here are some. Match the actor with their performance winning movies. Actor means both male and female.

Easier, 10 Qns, Desimac, Apr 05 24

Category: Oscars - General Trivia

Easier
Desimac
Apr 05 24
821 plays

2.

  The Misplaced Mixture - (1)    

Multiple Choice

 15 Qns

A mixture of subjects such as, sport, movies, geography, etc.

Tough, 15 Qns, Desimac, Nov 10 23

Category: Mixed 15 Questions

Tough
Desimac
Nov 10 23
529 plays

3.

  Number One Hits of 1967 Part Four    

Match Quiz

 10 Qns

The number one hits of 1967. References are Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Hits 1955-1989 & The Cashbox Hits, The Book-Australia's Pop Charts 1950-2018 and The Complete Book of British Charts.

Easier, 10 Qns, Desimac, Dec 13 23

Category: Music from 1967

Easier
Desimac
Dec 13 23
546 plays

4.

  Records of Records    

Multiple Choice

 10 Qns

This quiz is about music records, charted records and recorded records.

Difficult, 10 Qns, Desimac, Nov 15 23

Category: Music Grab Bag

Difficult
Desimac
Nov 15 23
467 plays

5.

  Girl Groups of the Sixties    

Match Quiz

 15 Qns

In the period 1958-1965 all-girl groups proliferated in the charts. This quiz celebrates the best of them.

Average, 15 Qns, Desimac, Nov 20 23

Category: Girlbands

Average
Desimac
Nov 20 23
232 plays

6.

  Number One Hits of 1967 Part Five    

Match Quiz

 10 Qns

The number one hits of 1967. References are Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Hits 1955-1989 and The Cashbox Hits, The Book-Australia's Pop Charts 1950-2018 and "The Complete Book of British Charts". Match the song with the artist.

Easier, 10 Qns, Desimac, Apr 14 24

Category: Music from 1967

Easier
Desimac
Apr 14 24
423 plays

7.

  What Story Was That?    

Multiple Choice

 10 Qns

Reading an actual book seems to be fading out. Here are some memorable quotes by classic authors.

Average, 10 Qns, Desimac, Apr 09 24

Category: Name the Book

Average
Desimac
Apr 09 24
522 plays

8.

  Billboard Top Ten Week Ending July 6 1963    

Match Quiz

 10 Qns

Match the song with the artist.

Easier, 10 Qns, Desimac, Apr 14 24

Category: Music from 1963

Easier
Desimac
Apr 14 24
369 plays

9.

  Joeys of Pop    

Match Quiz

 10 Qns

Many groups and solo artists have Joe, Joseph or Joey in their names. Match the Joe with their hit.

Easier, 10 Qns, Desimac, May 04 24

Category: Artist Name is the Same

Easier
Desimac
May 04 24
96 plays

10.

  Transportation in Music    

Multiple Choice

 10 Qns

Trains, Boats, Planes and Cars feature in the titles of many songs. Here are a few to test your memory, from The Misplaced.

Average, 10 Qns, Desimac, May 20 24

Category: Transport in Songs

Average
Desimac
May 20 24
475 plays

11.

  Number One Hits of 1967 Part 3    

Match Quiz

 10 Qns

The number one hits of 1967. References are Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Hits 1955-1989 & The Cashbox Hits, The Book-Australia's Pop Charts 1950-2018 and The Complete Book of British Charts".

Very Easy, 10 Qns, Desimac, Oct 30 23

Category: Music from 1967

Very Easy
Desimac
Oct 30 23
758 plays

12.

  Number One Hits of 1967 - Part 2    

Match Quiz

 10 Qns

The number one hits of 1967. References are Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Hits 1955-1989 & The Cashbox Hits, The Book-Australia's Pop Charts 1950-2018 and The Complete Book of British Charts".

Easier, 10 Qns, Desimac, Oct 24 23

Category: Music from 1967

Easier
Desimac
Oct 24 23
817 plays

13.

  Number One Hits of 1967 - Part 1    

Match Quiz

 10 Qns

The number one hits of 1967. References are Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Hits 1955-1989 and The Cashbox Hits, The Book-Australia's Pop Charts 1950-2018 and The Complete Book of British Charts". Match the song with the artist.

Very Easy, 10 Qns, Desimac, Sep 16 23

Category: Music from 1967

Very Easy
Desimac
Sep 16 23
1100 plays

14.

  Our Favourite Things: Vol.2    

Multiple Choice

 10 Qns

Welcome to The Misplaced "Our Favourite Things: Vol.2 quiz.

Tough, 10 Qns, Desimac, Oct 14 23

Category: Mixed 10 Questions

Tough
Desimac
Oct 14 23
806 plays

15.

  Football In All Its Forms    

Collection Quiz

 14 Qns

The following terms/positions relate to some form of football (soccer, gridiron, rugby union, rugby league, Aussie Rules etc). The ones that don't relate to some type of football are the wrong answers.

Easier, 14 Qns, Desimac, Feb 01 24

Category: Balls in Sports

Easier
Desimac
Feb 01 24
297 plays

16.

  Chuck Berry by Other Artists    

Collection Quiz

 10 Qns

Chuck Berry's songs created much of the template for Rock and Roll. His songs have been recorded by many artists. Below are some of them.

Average, 10 Qns, Desimac, Oct 22 23

Category: Berry, Chuck

Average
Desimac
Oct 22 23
298 plays

17.

  Billboard Hot 100 - Top Ten September 21 1959    

Match Quiz

 10 Qns

The Billboard Hot 100 is now over a year old. This quiz concerns the top ten records of the week ending September 21 1959.

Easier, 10 Qns, Desimac, Oct 12 23

Category: Music from 1959

Easier
Desimac
Oct 12 23
238 plays

18.

  One Oscar Nomination Equalled One Win    

Match Quiz

 10 Qns

This quiz deals with those actors who won an Oscar with their only nomination. Match the actor with their award winning movie.

Average, 10 Qns, Desimac, Sep 20 23

Category: Oscars - General Trivia

Average
Desimac
Sep 20 23
323 plays

19.

  The First Billboard Hot 100 - Top Ten    

Match Quiz

 10 Qns

Before August of 1958 Billboard published a number of charts of different sizes and source. For the week ending August 04 1958 Billboard began the Hot 100. This quiz concerns the first top ten chart from that Hot 100.

Average, 10 Qns, Desimac, Sep 30 23

Category: 1950s Music

Average
Desimac
Sep 30 23
334 plays

20.

  Iconic TV characters Part One    

Match Quiz

 10 Qns

Many television characters are indelibly etched into our psyche and are undeniably identified to a certain actor/actress. Match the character to the person who is most associated with them.

Very Easy, 10 Qns, Desimac, Oct 07 19

Category: Matching Character and Actor

Very Easy
Desimac
Oct 07 19
1440 plays

21.

  Number One Hits of 1966- Part 1    

Match Quiz

 10 Qns

The #1 hits of 1966. References are Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Hits 1955-2018 & The Cashbox Hits, The Book-Australia's Pop Charts 1956-1996 and The Complete Book of British Charts". Match the song with the artist.

Very Easy, 10 Qns, Desimac, Oct 12 21

Category: Music from 1966

Very Easy
Desimac
Oct 12 21
649 plays

22.

  Number One Hits of 1966- Part 6    

Multiple Choice

 15 Qns

The number one hits of 1966. Match the hit with the artist/s provided. This one is a little tougher than the previous 1966 quizzes.

Average, 15 Qns, Desimac, Sep 02 22

Category: Music from 1966

Average
Desimac
Sep 02 22
577 plays

23.

  The Ten Greatest Groups of all Time    

Match Quiz

 10 Qns

These are the ten groups from the 1960s through the 1980s who have endured and made their mark. Match the group with their song.

Easier, 10 Qns, Desimac, Apr 04 22

Category: Which Band?

Easier
Desimac
Apr 04 22
544 plays

24.

  The Colour of the Song    

Multiple Choice

 10 Qns

Many pop songs have a colour in their title. Match the colour to the clue. All songs mentioned in the quiz have made the charts.

Very Easy, 10 Qns, Desimac, Feb 16 22

Category: Color Songs

Very Easy
Desimac
Feb 16 22
881 plays

25.

  Iconic Film Characters    

Match Quiz

 10 Qns

Some actors have become synonymous with the characters they have played in movies. I'll give you the character you match them with the actor. e.g. Leonard Nimoy = Mr Spock.

Very Easy, 10 Qns, Desimac, Nov 08 17

Category: Name the Player

Very Easy
Desimac
1224 plays

26.

  Iconic Film Characters #2    

Match Quiz

 10 Qns

Some actors have become synonymous with the characters they have played in movies. I'll give you the character you match them with the actor. e.g. Mr Spock = Leonard Nimoy.

Very Easy, 10 Qns, Desimac, Mar 16 20

Category: Name the Player

Very Easy
Desimac
Mar 16 20
798 plays

27.

  Number One Hits of 1965- Part 1    

Match Quiz

 10 Qns

The number one hits of 1965. References are Joel Whitburn's "Top Pop Hits 1955-2018 & The Cashbox Hits", "The Book-Australia's Pop Charts 1956-1996" and "The Complete Book of British Charts". Match song and artist.

Very Easy, 10 Qns, Desimac, Nov 03 20

Category: Music from 1965

Very Easy
Desimac
Nov 03 20
653 plays

28.

  Number One Hits of 1965- Part 4    

Match Quiz

 10 Qns

#1 hits of 1965. References are Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Hits 1955-2018 & The Cashbox Hits, The Book-Australia's Pop Charts 1956-1996 and The Complete Book of British Charts". Match the song with the artist.

Very Easy, 10 Qns, Desimac, Oct 10 21

Category: Music from 1965

Very Easy
Desimac
Oct 10 21
582 plays

29.

  The #1 hits of 1963 Part 2    

Match Quiz

 10 Qns

The #1 hits of 1963. References are Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Hits 1955-2018 & The Comparison Book, The Book-Australia's Pop Charts 1956-1996 and The Complete Book of British Charts". Match the song with the artist.

Very Easy, 10 Qns, Desimac, Apr 11 20

Category: Music from 1963

Very Easy
Desimac
Apr 11 20
552 plays

30.

  Number One Hits of 1964    

Match Quiz

 10 Qns

The number one hits of 1964. References are Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Hits 1955-2018 & The Cashbox Hits, The Book-Australia's Pop Charts 1956-1996 and "The Complete Book of British Charts". Match the song with the artist.

Very Easy, 10 Qns, Desimac, Jul 10 20

Category: Music from 1964

Very Easy
Desimac
Jul 10 20
703 plays

31.

  Number One Hits of 1965- Part 2    

Match Quiz

 10 Qns

The #1 hits of 1965. References are Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Hits 1955-2018 & The Cashbox Hits, The Book-Australia's Pop Charts 1950-2018 and The Complete Book of British Charts". Match the #1 song with the artist.

Easier, 10 Qns, Desimac, May 02 21

Category: Music from 1965

Easier
Desimac
May 02 21
624 plays

32.

  Where Have All the Cowboys Gone?    

Multiple Choice

 10 Qns

Westerns were so popular from the mid 1930s through the mid 1950s when television took over. Here are some questions about those movies.

Average, 10 Qns, Desimac, Jun 22 15

Category: Westerns and Gangster Films

Average
Desimac
2935 plays

33.

  Number One Hits of 1964- Part 5    

Match Quiz

 10 Qns

The #1 hits of 1964. References are Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Hits 1955-2018 & The Cashbox Hits, The Book-Australia's Pop Charts 1956-1996 and The Complete Book of British Charts". Match the song with the artist.

Easier, 10 Qns, Desimac, Sep 04 20

Category: Music from 1964

Easier
Desimac
Sep 04 20
561 plays

34.

  Who Recorded It?    

Match Quiz

 10 Qns

For this quiz I shall give you a hit song title, you match it with another hit song from the same artist. e.g. "Heartbreak Hotel" goes with "All Shook Up".

Easier, 10 Qns, Desimac, Feb 27 22

Category: Bands and Musical Acts

Easier
Desimac
Feb 27 22
1059 plays

35.

  Number One Hits of 1966- Part 4    

Match Quiz

 10 Qns

The number one hits of 1966. References are Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Hits 1955-2018 & The Cashbox Hits, The Book-Australia's Pop Charts 1956-1996 and The Complete Book of British Charts". Match the hit with the artist/s.

Easier, 10 Qns, Desimac, Nov 10 21

Category: Music from 1966

Easier
Desimac
Nov 10 21
510 plays

36.

  Number One Hits of 1964 - Part 4    

Match Quiz

 10 Qns

The #1 hits of 1964. References are Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Hits 1955-2018 & The Cashbox Hits, The Book-Australia's Pop Charts 1956-1996 and The Complete Book of British Charts". Match the song with the artist.

Very Easy, 10 Qns, Desimac, Aug 22 20

Category: Music from 1964

Very Easy
Desimac
Aug 22 20
691 plays

37.

  Number One Hits of 1960 - Part One    

Match Quiz

 10 Qns

Over 40 different records made the top spot on the charts of Australia, the UK and the USA. Many were hits in only one country. Match the artist with their number one hit.

Easier, 10 Qns, Desimac, Aug 02 18

Category: Music from 1960

Easier
Desimac
Aug 02 18
636 plays

38.

  The #1 hits of 1963 Part 3    

Match Quiz

 10 Qns

The #1 hits of 1963. References are Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Hits 1955-2018 & The Comparison Book, The Book-Australia's Pop Charts 1956-1996 and The Complete Book of British Charts". Match the song with the artist.

Easier, 10 Qns, Desimac, Apr 17 20

Category: Music from 1963

Easier
Desimac
Apr 17 20
500 plays

39.

  Number One Hits of 1964 - Part 3    

Match Quiz

 10 Qns

The Number One hits of 1964. References are Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Hits 1955-2018 & The Cashbox Hits, The Book-Australia's Pop Charts 1956-1996 and The Complete Book of British Charts". Match the song with the artist.

Easier, 10 Qns, Desimac, Jul 28 20

Category: Music from 1964

Easier
Desimac
Jul 28 20
540 plays

40.

  Number One Hits of 1965- Part 5    

Match Quiz

 10 Qns

The #1 hits of 1965. References are Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Hits 1955-2018 & The Cashbox Hits, The Book-Australia's Pop Charts 1956-1996 and The Complete Book of British Charts". Match the song with the artist.

Easier, 10 Qns, Desimac, Oct 01 21

Category: Music from 1965

Easier
Desimac
Oct 01 21
439 plays

41.

  Name the Show    

Match Quiz

 10 Qns

Television westerns played a major of our youth in the 1950's and 60's. I will give you a main character, you match them with the show.

Average, 10 Qns, Desimac, Jul 28 17

Category: Westerns

Average
Desimac
871 plays

42.

  Number One Hits of 1962- Part 3    

Match Quiz

 10 Qns

Part Three of my quizzes on the number one hits of 1962. These chart toppers represent a number one on either the Australian, UK or US (Billboard Hot 100) charts. Simply match the artist with their number one hit.

Easier, 10 Qns, Desimac, Oct 11 18

Category: Music from 1962

Easier
Desimac
Oct 11 18
681 plays

43.

  Number One Hits of 1964 - Part 2    

Match Quiz

 10 Qns

The Number One hits of 1964. References are Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Hits 1955-2018 & The Cashbox Hits, The Book-Australia's Pop Charts 1956-1996 and The Complete Book of British Charts. Match the song with the artist.

Easier, 10 Qns, Desimac, Jul 19 20

Category: Music from 1964

Easier
Desimac
Jul 19 20
449 plays

44.

  Number One Hits of 1966- Part 5    

Match Quiz

 10 Qns

The number one hits of 1966. References are "Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Hits 1955-2018" and "The Cashbox Hits", "The Book-Australia's Pop Charts 1950-2018" and "The Complete Book of British Charts". Match hit and artist/s.

Easier, 10 Qns, Desimac, Nov 26 21

Category: Music from 1966

Easier
Desimac
Nov 26 21
343 plays

45.

  Number One Hits of 1960 - Part Four    

Match Quiz

 10 Qns

Part four of my quizzes on the number one hits of 1960. These chart toppers represent a number one on either the Australian, UK or US (Billboard Hot 100) charts. Simply match the artist with their number one hit.

Easier, 10 Qns, Desimac, Sep 14 18

Category: Music from 1960

Easier
Desimac
Sep 14 18
500 plays

46.

  Number One Hits of 1962 - Part Four    

Match Quiz

 10 Qns

Part Four of my quizzes on the number one hits of 1962. These chart toppers represent a number one on either the Australian, UK or US (Billboard Hot 100) charts. Simply match the artist with their number one hit.

Easier, 10 Qns, Desimac, Jan 25 19

Category: Music from 1962

Easier
Desimac
Jan 25 19
354 plays

47.

  Number One Hits Of 1961 - Part 3    

Match Quiz

 10 Qns

This quiz concerns the number one hits of 1961 in Australia, United Kingdom and the USA. References are Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Hits, "The Book-Australia's Pop Charts" and "The Complete Book of British Charts". Match the artist with their number one hit.

Average, 10 Qns, Desimac, Jan 02 18

Category: Music from 1961

Average
Desimac
Jan 02 18
450 plays

48.

  The #1 hits of 1963 Part 6    

Match Quiz

 10 Qns

The #1 hits of 1963. References are Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Hits 1955-2018 and The Comparison Book, The Book-Australia's Pop Charts 1956-1996 and The Complete Book of British Charts. Match the song with the artist.

Average, 10 Qns, Desimac, May 24 20

Category: Music from 1963

Average
Desimac
May 24 20
338 plays

49.

  Film Noir 1940-1949: Part 1    

Multiple Choice

 10 Qns

Classic Movies are always a matter of taste. I have chosen 10 movies that I regard as classics of the Film Noir genre from the 1940s. See how many of these you know.

Average, 10 Qns, Desimac, Jul 22 22

Category: 1940s Movies

Average
Desimac
Jul 22 22
767 plays

50.

  Number One Hits of 1959 - Part 2    

Match Quiz

 10 Qns

The Number One hits of 1959 in Australia, United Kingdom and the USA. References are Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Hits 1955-2015, "The Book-Australia's Pop Charts 1956-1994" and "The Complete Book of British Charts". Match the Singer/s with the Song

Easier, 10 Qns, Desimac, Feb 27 20

Category: Music from 1959

Easier
Desimac
Feb 27 20
320 plays