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Southendboy has been a FunTrivia author since May 29 20 and has written 100 quizzes. Southendboy writes for many different categories, but is most active in Music, World, and Humanities, and has won 2 Editor's Choice awards on submitted quizzes.

  • has earned 2,318 excellent quiz ratings from quiz takers.
  • last seen online Jan 24 25, and most recent quiz went online Nov 29 24.
Bio: Originally I'm an Essex boy, but I lived in Belfast for 35 years before moving to Lancaster upon retirement. Over the years I've racked up a B.Sc. in Zoology, an M.Sc. in Psychopharmacology, a Ph.D. in Zoology (Animal Behaviour) and an M.S.Sc. in Criminology. I spent half my working life researching in Animal Behaviour, the other half researching policing, police conduct and public attitudes to the police. I also had a brief spell in the early 80s managing a band.
Hobbies: Supporting Southend United FC; reading Science Fiction.
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Quizzes / Other Works Authored by Southendboy
1.
  My Personal Gig History, Volume 1 editor best quiz   great trivia quiz  
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
Over the years I've been to many gigs. Given the date, the venue and a few salient facts can you identify whom I went to see playing? This quiz covers the years 1966 to 1971.
Average, 10 Qns, Southendboy, Jun 25 23
Category: Concerts and Performances
Average
Southendboy
Jun 25 23
344 plays
2.
  Traditions of the UK Houses of Parliament editor best quiz   top quiz  
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
The UK Houses of Parliament have existed for hundreds of years and their workings are steeped in tradition. This Quiz deals with some of the odder features of their proceedings!
Easier, 10 Qns, Southendboy, Jan 01 21
Category: U.K. Government
Easier
Southendboy
Jan 01 21
822 plays
3.
  My Favourite Victorian Painters   great trivia quiz  
Match Quiz
 10 Qns
I've always loved Victorian pictorial art, so this Quiz is just to see if you can match some of my favourite famous paintings of that era with the artists that created them.
Average, 10 Qns, Southendboy, Nov 09 24
Category: Art by Region
Average
Southendboy
Nov 09 24
74 plays
4.
  My Favourite 45s of the Year: 1981   great trivia quiz  
Match Quiz
 10 Qns
1981 was an eventful year for me as I got my Ph.D. and went to the US for the first time (Minneapolis for a month and a weekend in New York); if somebody had offered me a job there I would have stayed! These are my top ten singles of the year.
Average, 10 Qns, Southendboy, Nov 09 23
Category: Music from 1981
Average
Southendboy
Nov 09 23
317 plays
5.
  Football Clubs and Leagues in the UK    
Classification Quiz
 12 Qns
Place these football clubs in the national football leagues in which they play: English, Welsh, Scottish or Northern Irish. NOTE: some clubs are based in one country but play their football in another country's league structure!
Easier, 12 Qns, Southendboy, Nov 15 23
Category: UK Football Teams
Easier
Southendboy
Nov 15 23
383 plays
6.
  My Favourite 45s of the Year: 1982   great trivia quiz  
Match Quiz
 10 Qns
1982 was in many ways a bad year - I was jobless and flat broke, and the Tearjerkers had folded. But there was some great music around: these are my top ten singles of the year.
Easier, 10 Qns, Southendboy, Dec 18 23
Category: Music from 1982
Easier
Southendboy
Dec 18 23
503 plays
7.
  Battles in the British Isles - A Mystery Sort   popular trivia quiz  
Mystery Sort
 16 Qns
I've listed 16 battles that all took place somewhere in the British Isles . These 16 fit naturally into four categories - can you work out what the categories are and allocate the battles to their correct categories?
Average, 16 Qns, Southendboy, Nov 29 24
Category: British Battles
Average
Southendboy
Nov 29 24
71 plays
8.
  My Favourite 45s: The Ones that Got Away 1970-79    
Match Quiz
 15 Qns
Recently I authored some quizzes about my Top Ten favourite 45s for each year from 1963 to 1990. This quiz helps to wrap things up by featuring the records that should have been contenders for my Top Tens between 1970 and 1979 but which I overlooked.
Average, 15 Qns, Southendboy, Jun 28 24
Category: 1970s Music
Average
Southendboy
Jun 28 24
292 plays
9.
  My Favourite 45s of the Year: 1983   great trivia quiz  
Match Quiz
 10 Qns
1983 was as bad for me as 1982 had been, but I managed to find a job that I enjoyed doing - data management on three-dimensional databases, very advanced for 1983 - and things were looking on the up. And it proved to be an extra-special year for music!
Easier, 10 Qns, Southendboy, Dec 13 23
Category: Music from 1983
Easier
Southendboy
Dec 13 23
542 plays
10.
  My Favourite 45s of the Year: 1984   popular trivia quiz  
Match Quiz
 10 Qns
This was a better year, involved in a job I was enjoying and starting to get a bit of travel in as well. And the music was great!
Easier, 10 Qns, Southendboy, Dec 18 23
Category: Music from 1984
Easier
Southendboy
Dec 18 23
563 plays
11.
  A Geography Mystery Sort...    
Mystery Sort
 16 Qns
Geography covers all sorts of things that go on in the world, from places to climate to people. Can you place these 16 words and names related to geography into the Mystery Boxes?
Average, 16 Qns, Southendboy, Dec 23 23
Category: Mystery Sort
Average
Southendboy
Dec 23 23
211 plays
12.
  Major Highways of Britain: The A1   great trivia quiz  
Multiple Choice
 15 Qns
When UK roads were classified in 1913 the six most important were numbered from A1 to A6. This quiz is about places on or near the A1, the London to Edinburgh road. About 145 miles of the road have Motorway status; these sections are known as the A1(M).
Average, 15 Qns, Southendboy, Mar 07 24
Category: British Roads & Motorways
Average
Southendboy
Mar 07 24
486 plays
13.
  My Favourite 45s of the Year: 1985   popular trivia quiz  
Match Quiz
 10 Qns
1985 was an eventful year for me as I got my first-ever permanent job!! So - settling down, saving for a deposit on a house - but still into music in a big way!
Easier, 10 Qns, Southendboy, Jan 09 24
Category: Music from 1985
Easier
Southendboy
Jan 09 24
394 plays
14.
  My Favourite 45s of the Year: 1986   great trivia quiz  
Match Quiz
 10 Qns
1986 was a great year - at last I had a steady income and was able to buy myself a little terrace house and as many records as I wanted! And there was a lot of music around...
Easier, 10 Qns, Southendboy, Jan 09 24
Category: Music from 1986
Easier
Southendboy
Jan 09 24
599 plays
15.
  UK Women Singers Mystery Sort   great trivia quiz  
Mystery Sort
 16 Qns
I've listed 16 women singers, all of whom have experienced chart success (although some more than others). The 16 fit naturally into four categories - can you work out what the categories are and allocate the singers to their correct categories?
Average, 16 Qns, Southendboy, Jan 14 24
Category: UK Music
Average
Southendboy
Jan 14 24
170 plays
16.
  Counties and Provinces of the Republic of Ireland   great trivia quiz  
Classification Quiz
 26 Qns
The 32 Counties of the island of Ireland are grouped into four Provinces: Ulster, Connacht, Munster and Leinster. Six Counties, all in Ulster, are in Northern Ireland, but into which Provinces do the 26 Counties in the Republic of Ireland go?
Easier, 26 Qns, Southendboy, Jan 13 24
Category: Ireland
Easier
Southendboy
Jan 13 24
243 plays
17.
  My Favourite 45s of the Year: 1987    
Match Quiz
 10 Qns
1987 was a good year - I was in a job I really liked, I was starting to travel a bit and things were looking good. And there was a lot of music around - although not all of it was to my taste.
Average, 10 Qns, Southendboy, Jan 20 24
Category: Music from 1987
Average
Southendboy
Jan 20 24
394 plays
18.
  A French Wine Sort...    
Classification Quiz
 16 Qns
So how well do you know your French Appellation d'Origine Contrôlée wines? Can you sort these 16 Appellations into the four wine-growing regions from which they come - Burgundy, Loire, Beaujolais or Rhone?
Average, 16 Qns, Southendboy, Jan 15 24
Category: Wines
Average
Southendboy
Jan 15 24
96 plays
19.
  Major Highways of Britain: The A2   best quiz  
Multiple Choice
 15 Qns
When UK roads were classified in 1913 the six most important were numbered from A1 to A6. This quiz is about places on or near the A2 which starts in the Southwark area of London at London Bridge and runs through Kent to the Channel ferry port of Dover.
Average, 15 Qns, Southendboy, Mar 07 24
Category: British Roads & Motorways
Average
Southendboy
Mar 07 24
243 plays
20.
  My Favourite 45s of the Year: 1988   popular trivia quiz  
Match Quiz
 10 Qns
1988 was an odd year - I turned 40! Sadly, as things got better for me the music scene got worse - Stock, Aitken and Waterman everywhere, Kylie, Tiffany, pop heavy metal - hardly anything I really liked.
Average, 10 Qns, Southendboy, Mar 26 24
Category: Music from 1988
Average
Southendboy
Mar 26 24
359 plays
21.
  My Favourite 45s of the Year: 1989   popular trivia quiz  
Match Quiz
 10 Qns
1989 was peak Stock, Aitken and Waterman, with Jive Bunny thrown in for good measure! However there were also a few real gems!
Average, 10 Qns, Southendboy, Feb 09 24
Category: Music from 1989
Average
Southendboy
Feb 09 24
341 plays
22.
  My Favourite 45s of the Year: 1990   great trivia quiz  
Match Quiz
 10 Qns
1990 was more Stock, Aitken and Waterman, with New Kids on the Block and Jive Bunny thrown in. There was very little in the charts I really liked, but here are my Top Ten favourite records.
Easier, 10 Qns, Southendboy, Feb 24 24
Category: Music from 1990
Easier
Southendboy
Feb 24 24
351 plays
23.
  My Favourite 45s: The Ones that Got Away, 1963-69   top quiz  
Match Quiz
 15 Qns
Recently I authored some quizzes about my Top Ten favourite 45s for each year from 1963 to 1990. This quiz starts to wrap things up by featuring the records that should have been contenders for my Top Tens between '63 and '69 but which I overlooked.
Average, 15 Qns, Southendboy, Jun 23 24
Category: 1960s Music
Average
Southendboy
Jun 23 24
602 plays
24.
  My Favourite 45s: The Ones that Got Away, 1980-90   best quiz  
Match Quiz
 15 Qns
Recently I authored a series of quizzes about my Top Ten favourite 45s from 1963 to 1990. This quiz wraps things up by featuring the records that should have been contenders for my Top Tens between 1980 and 1990 but which I overlooked.
Easier, 15 Qns, Southendboy, Jul 05 24
Category: 1980s Music
Easier
Southendboy
Jul 05 24
570 plays
25.
  Major Highways of Britain: The A3    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
When UK roads were classified in 1913 the six most important were numbered from A1 to A6. This quiz is about places on the A3, which starts in the City of London at the north end of London Bridge and runs through Surrey and Hampshire to Portsmouth.
Average, 10 Qns, Southendboy, Mar 28 24
Category: British Roads & Motorways
Average
Southendboy
Mar 28 24
183 plays
26.
  They Died with Their Boots On, Volume 2   top quiz  
Match Quiz
 15 Qns
Military Leaders Who Died in Battle
You're given a list of military engagements with the dates on which they occurred, and the names of the commanders who died in them. Your task is to match the battle and the commander.
Average, 15 Qns, Southendboy, Apr 17 24
Category: Military Leaders
Average
Southendboy
Apr 17 24
188 plays
27.
  Major Highways of Britain: The A4   top quiz  
Multiple Choice
 15 Qns
When UK roads were classified in 1913 the six most important were numbered from A1 to A6. This quiz is about places on the A4, which starts in the City of London at Holborn Circus and runs west to Avonmouth, a suburb of Bristol.
Average, 15 Qns, Southendboy, Apr 17 24
Category: British Roads & Motorways
Average
Southendboy
Apr 17 24
115 plays
28.
  Major Highways of Britain: The A5   popular trivia quiz  
Multiple Choice
 15 Qns
When UK roads were classified in 1913 the six most important were numbered from A1 to A6. This quiz is about places on the A5, which starts in London at Hyde Park Corner and runs north-west to Holyhead in Wales.
Average, 15 Qns, Southendboy, Jul 17 24
Category: British Roads & Motorways
Average
Southendboy
Jul 17 24
245 plays
29.
  Get to Know your British Bird Families!   top quiz  
Classification Quiz
 16 Qns
There are over 600 species of British birds, representing about 75 families. Can you work out to which family - Ducks, Rails, Finches or Old World Flycatchers - these species belong?
Average, 16 Qns, Southendboy, May 03 24
Category: Wild Birds UK
Average
Southendboy
May 03 24
179 plays
30.
  Wellington's Battles in Europe: A Timeline    
Ordering Quiz
 15 Qns
Arthur Wellesley, later Duke of Wellington, fought a number of battles in Portugal, Spain and Belgium between 1808 and 1815. Can you put them in chronological order? Sieges and actions in which Wellington took little or no part are not included.
Average, 15 Qns, Southendboy, Jul 24 24
Category: Napoleonic Wars
Average
Southendboy
Jul 24 24
65 plays
31.
  400 Years of French Art: A Timeline   top quiz  
Ordering Quiz
 10 Qns
The story of French art goes back many years. Given ten masterpieces with the names of the artists who painted them, can you put them into the correct chronological order? You're given the years the works were painted and their school of art as clues
Average, 10 Qns, Southendboy, Aug 09 24
Category: Art by Region
Average
Southendboy
Aug 09 24
109 plays
32.
  Major Highways of Britain: The A6, Part 1   popular trivia quiz  
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
When UK roads were classified in 1913 the six most important were numbered from A1 to A6. The A6 starts at Luton in Bedfordshire and runs north-west and north to Carlisle; this quiz is about places on the A6 from Luton to the Peak District.
Average, 10 Qns, Southendboy, Jul 31 24
Category: British Roads & Motorways
Average
Southendboy
Jul 31 24
100 plays
33.
  Major Highways of Britain: The A6, Part 2    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
When UK roads were classified in 1913 the six most important were numbered from A1 to A6. The A6 starts at Luton in Bedfordshire and runs north-west and north to Carlisle; this quiz is about places on the A6 from the Peak District to Carlisle.
Average, 10 Qns, Southendboy, Aug 02 24
Category: British Roads & Motorways
Average
Southendboy
Aug 02 24
144 plays
34.
  Major Highways of Britain: The A30, Part 1    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
When UK roads were classified in 1913, the main highway from London to the south-west was numbered as the A30. It starts at Hounslow in London and runs south-west to Land's End; this quiz is about places on the A30 from London to Yeovil.
Average, 10 Qns, Southendboy, Aug 25 24
Category: British Roads & Motorways
Average
Southendboy
Aug 25 24
74 plays
35.
  Famous Songs and Melodies 2   popular trivia quiz  
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
This quiz is about some of the most popular and famous pieces of music (mainly songs) from the 16th to the 20th Centuries. Good luck!
Average, 10 Qns, Southendboy, Jan 08 25
Category: History of Music
Average
Southendboy
Jan 08 25
197 plays
36.
  Major Highways of Britain: The A30, Part 2   popular trivia quiz  
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
When UK roads were classified in 1913 the main highway from London to the south-west was numbered as the A30. It starts at Hounslow in London and runs south-west to Land's End; this quiz is about places on the A30 from Yeovil to Land's End.
Average, 10 Qns, Southendboy, Aug 26 24
Category: British Roads & Motorways
Average
Southendboy
Aug 26 24
107 plays
37.
  400 Years of Spanish Art: A Timeline   popular trivia quiz  
Ordering Quiz
 10 Qns
The story of Spanish art goes back many years. Given ten masterpieces with the names of the artists who painted them, can you put them into the correct chronological order? You're given the years the works were painted and their school of art as clues.
Average, 10 Qns, Southendboy, Sep 07 24
Category: Art by Region
Average
Southendboy
Sep 07 24
65 plays
38.
Art by Region: Painters of the Dutch Golden Age 1588 to 1672
  Painters of the Dutch Golden Age, 1588 to 1672   top quiz  
Match Quiz
 10 Qns
The Dutch Golden Age lasted just 84 years, during which time the country flourished in every way, particularly in art. This quiz asks you to identify some of the painters of the period by the clues given - some of which might take some lateral thinking!
Average, 10 Qns, Southendboy, Sep 05 24
Category: Art by Region
Average
Southendboy
Sep 05 24
78 plays
39.
  19th Century American Art: A Timeline   top quiz  
Ordering Quiz
 10 Qns
The story of art in the US goes back many years. Given ten 19th century works with the artists who produced them, can you put them into the correct chronological order? You're given the years the works were produced and their area of art as clues.
Average, 10 Qns, Southendboy, Sep 17 24
Category: Art by Region
Average
Southendboy
Sep 17 24
72 plays
40.
  The Bridges of London   best quiz  
Ordering Quiz
 15 Qns
The history of London's bridges goes back 2,000 years. Given a clue for each, can you list London's road bridges in their correct order from west to east - that is, going downstream? Note: railway and footbridges are NOT included in this quiz!
Average, 15 Qns, Southendboy, Nov 19 24
Recommended for grades: 11,12
Category: London
Average
Southendboy
Nov 19 24
116 plays
41.
  The Islands of Greece   great trivia quiz  
Ordering Quiz
 10 Qns
I love the Greek islands: there are thousands of them, with about 200 being inhabited. Can you list the top ten largest islands in descending order of size, starting with the largest and going down to the tenth largest?
Average, 10 Qns, Southendboy, Nov 19 24
Recommended for grades: 10,11,12
Category: Greece
Average
Southendboy
Nov 19 24
103 plays
42.
  Royal Navy Ships in WWII: Sunk or Sailed On?    
Classification Quiz
 15 Qns
During WW2, the Royal Navy lost 10 capital ships: five battleships/battlecruisers and five aircraft carriers. Given the names of 15 ships can you sort out the battleships/battlecruisers, the carriers, and five ships that got through the war unscathed?
Average, 15 Qns, Southendboy, Dec 08 24
Category: WW2 Maritime
Average
Southendboy
Dec 08 24
132 plays
43.
  My Favourite 45s of the Year: 1979   great trivia quiz  
Match Quiz
 10 Qns
1979 saw a continuation of the New Wave and Disco blend making up the charts, but New Wave was also going mainstream in the US. This quiz is about my ten favourite tracks of that year.
Easier, 10 Qns, Southendboy, Oct 14 23
Category: Music from 1979
Easier
Southendboy
Oct 14 23
765 plays
44.
  My Favourite 45s of the Year: 1980   popular trivia quiz  
Match Quiz
 10 Qns
In 1980 I was living in Belfast, nominally doing post-Doctoral work at Queen's and also working with the Tearjerkers. 1980 was a really good year for music; this quiz is about my ten favourite single releases of that year.
Average, 10 Qns, Southendboy, Oct 23 23
Category: Music from 1980
Average
Southendboy
Oct 23 23
507 plays
45.
  My Favourite 45s of the Year: 1978   great trivia quiz  
Match Quiz
 10 Qns
In 1978 Punk and New Wave dominated the UK charts while Disco dominated the US charts. I enjoyed both, but I kept quiet about liking Disco when I was with my mates! This quiz is about my favourite tracks of 1978.
Average, 10 Qns, Southendboy, Oct 01 23
Category: Music from 1978
Average
Southendboy
Oct 01 23
461 plays
46.
  My Favourite 45s of the Year: 1975   top quiz  
Match Quiz
 10 Qns
1975: I moved into a newly-built flat and splashed out on a really good stereo system. To feed my record-buying habit I started frequenting a record shop in Belfast called Good Vibrations, run by a bloke called Terry Hooley - more of him later!
Very Easy, 10 Qns, Southendboy, Aug 27 23
Category: Music from 1975
Very Easy
Southendboy
Aug 27 23
961 plays
47.
  Who Actually Sang These Disney Songs?   best quiz  
Match Quiz
 10 Qns
Singers of Songs in Animated Disney Movies
Songs from many animated Disney films have become very popular. This quiz asks you to match the actual singers of ten of these with the songs. NB: the singers might not be the same people as the actors who voiced the characters' spoken dialogue!
Average, 10 Qns, Southendboy, Oct 22 23
Category: Music from TV and Movies
Average
Southendboy
Oct 22 23
213 plays
48.
  My Favourite 45s of the Year: 1977   great trivia quiz  
Match Quiz
 10 Qns
In 1977 there was a fundamental change in music in the UK - out went Prog, Glam and Disco and in came Punk Rock. It brought excitement and energy, and it re-awakened my interest in music. This quiz is about my favourite tracks of that year, UK and US.
Average, 10 Qns, Southendboy, Sep 09 23
Category: Music from 1977
Average
Southendboy
Sep 09 23
357 plays
49.
  My Favourite 45s of the Year: 1971   top quiz  
Match Quiz
 10 Qns
1971: the year I left Uni. This quiz is about my favourite records of that year, UK and US.
Easier, 10 Qns, Southendboy, Jul 29 23
Category: Music from 1971
Easier
Southendboy
Jul 29 23
965 plays
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  My Favourite 45s of the Year: 1973   great trivia quiz  
Match Quiz
 10 Qns
1973: I was living in Belfast, working on a Master's degree and doing my best to avoid The Troubles... This quiz is about my favourite records of that year, UK and US. I hope you enjoy the "Interesting Information" for each song!
Easier, 10 Qns, Southendboy, Aug 12 23
Category: Music from 1973
Easier
Southendboy
Aug 12 23
743 plays
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