Author Biography: astorian

1.

  The Revolving Door of King Crimson - 10 questions - 5 mins

It would take an auditorium to hold everyone who's played with King Crimson. Sooner or later, almost everyone gets sick of Robert Fripp (or vice versa!) and quits (or gets fired!). But the constant coming and going has kept the music fresh.

Tough, 10 Qns, astorian, Oct 04 04

Category: King Crimson

Tough
astorian
805 plays

2.

  Game Conversations - 10 questions - 2 mins

Things you might overhear if you stumbled upon people playing their favorite games.

Easier, 10 Qns, astorian, Jun 29 12

Category: Games & Toys

Easier
astorian
12340 plays

3.

  Average Shaun of the Dead Trivia - 10 questions - 4 mins

"Shaun of the Dead" is either the funniest, most romantic movie ever made about flesh-eating zombies, or the goriest romantic comedy of all time.

Average, 10 Qns, astorian, Mar 15 09

Category: Shaun of the Dead

Average
astorian
7734 plays

4.

  Who Killed Whom? - 10 questions - 4 mins

There's no better way of making the history books than assassinating someone important.

Tough, 10 Qns, astorian, Sep 10 11

Category: Assassinations

Tough
astorian
7018 plays

5.

  "Heat": A Michael Mann Film - 10 questions - 4 mins

One of the most gripping crime movies ever made, Michael Mann's "Heat" shows us all angles of a bank robbery, from the points of view of both the police and the thieves.

Average, 10 Qns, astorian, Jul 06 07

Category: Heat

Average
astorian
3632 plays

6.

  "Flags of Our Fathers" and Iwo Jima - 15 questions - 4 mins

James Bradley's father was one of the men who raised the American flag on Iwo Jima. Years later, he wrote of his father's experiences on Iwo Jima in the best seller "Flags of Our Fathers" (soon to be a film, directed by Clint Eastwood).

Average, 15 Qns, astorian, Oct 21 13

Category: Iwo Jima

Average
astorian
3949 plays

7.

  The Movies of Abbott & Costello - 10 questions - 5 mins

Bud Abbott & Lou Costello didn't always get along, but from their early days in burlesque houses to their days as Hollywood's biggest stars, they always knew how to make people laugh.

Tough, 10 Qns, astorian, Aug 11 05

Category: Abbott & Costello

Tough
astorian
4171 plays

8.

  Excalibur - 15 questions - 4 mins

Based on Malory's "Morte D'Arthur", and directed by John Boorman, "Excalibur" is one of my favorite movies ever. (It took guts to make a movie like this AFTER "Monty Python and the Holy Grail"!)

Average, 15 Qns, astorian, Feb 27 17

Category: E

Average
astorian
Feb 27 17
970 plays

9.

  Multiple Choice Quiz about Emerson, Lake and Palmer - 15 questions - 4 mins

Who cares if critics called them pompous and pretentious? Church organs, Moog synthesizers and 90 piece orchestras RULE! Here's the quiz for us art-rock dinosaurs who refuse to accept that the 1970's are over!

Average, 15 Qns, astorian, Oct 17 07

Category: Emerson, Lake and Palmer

Average
astorian
910 plays

10.

  10 F Troop Questions - 10 questions - 4 mins

If "Sergeant Bilko" had been set about a century earlier, you'd have "F Troop", the continuing story of a woefully inept bunch of cavalrymen.

Average, 10 Qns, astorian, Jan 11 05

Category: F

Average
astorian
838 plays

11.

  Team America: World Police - 10 questions - 3 mins

Trey Parker and Matt Stone take on terrorists and Hollywood liberals in the most obscenely funny movie ever made with marionettes!

Easier, 10 Qns, astorian, Sep 04 15

Category: Team America: World Police

Easier
astorian
1443 plays

12.

  Dying is Easy - Comedy Is Hard - 10 questions - 4 mins

For playwrights throughout the ages, "Make 'Em Laugh" has always been good advice.

Average, 10 Qns, astorian, Oct 21 22

Category: Plays

Average
astorian
Oct 21 22
1774 plays

13.

  Hollywood's Toughest Tough Guy - 10 questions - 4 mins

Charles Bronson was born into a family of coal miners, and grew up to be Hollywood's top action star. A tribute to an actor who really looked as tough as the characters he played!

Average, 10 Qns, astorian, Nov 13 21

Category: Celebrities A-B

Average
astorian
Nov 13 21
2528 plays

14.

  Biblical Oddities - 10 questions - 4 mins

There's much that's beautiful and inspiring in the Bible, but there's some mighty strange stuff, too! (I used the New International Version.)

Average, 10 Qns, astorian, Nov 01 10

Category: Bible Oddities

Average
astorian
2554 plays

15.

  The Kentucky Fried Movie - 15 questions - 4 mins

Sure, it's a little dated now, but Jim Abrahams and the Zucker Brothers changed the nature of movie comedy when they made "The Kentucky Fried Movie." See how well you remember it!

Average, 15 Qns, astorian, Nov 28 03

Category: Kentucky Fried Movie, The

Average
astorian
1106 plays

16.

  O. Henry - 10 questions - 5 mins

A tribute to one of America's best loved short story writers.

Tough, 10 Qns, astorian, Dec 29 04

Category: People H-J

Tough
astorian
436 plays

17.

  Horrifying Short Stories - 10 questions - 6 mins

Brevity may be the soul of wit, but it can also make for terror!

Difficult, 10 Qns, astorian, Oct 03 03

Category: Horror

Difficult
astorian
2727 plays

18.

  Irish Folk Songs - 10 questions - 5 mins

Grab a pint, and take this quiz (and feel free to burst into song at any time!).

Tough, 10 Qns, astorian, Oct 12 03

Category: Irish Music

Tough
astorian
954 plays

19.

  Plato: A Real Wise Guy - 10 questions - 5 mins

A student of Socrates, a teacher of Aristotle, and one of the most brilliant philosophers of antiquity. If a subject is of any importance, chances are, Plato wrote about it.

Tough, 10 Qns, astorian, Feb 07 21

Category: Plato

Tough
astorian
Feb 07 21
802 plays

20.

  Astorian's 13th Common Bond Game - 20 questions - 6 mins

First, answer nineteen questions on a wide range of subjects. Then, figure out the name of a famous person that all the answers are pointing to. Sounds easy, right? (Or is it?)

Tough, 20 Qns, astorian, Aug 01 22

Category: astorian's Series

Tough
astorian
Aug 01 22
1955 plays

21.

  Chicago: They Put the Brass in Rock & Roll - 10 questions - 4 mins

Chicago was the most popular American band of the 1970s, and is still recording and touring today. If you're ready to reminisce, here's your game!

Average, 10 Qns, astorian, Jan 27 07

Category: Chicago

Average
astorian
1561 plays

22.

  Once Upon a Time in the West - 10 questions - 4 mins

Sergio Leone's greatest "Spaghetti Western" didn't feature Clint Eastwood or Lee Van Cleef.

Average, 10 Qns, astorian, Dec 30 03

Category: O

Average
astorian
517 plays

23.

  Astoria NY Natives - 10 questions - 5 mins

Archie Bunker's Neighborhood - Astoria is an ordinary working-class neighborhood in the Queens borough of New York City. It's known mainly as the setting for TV's "All in the Family"- but a lot of famous people have come from my old neighborhood, too!

Tough, 10 Qns, astorian, Jan 05 05

Category: USA Celebs

Tough
astorian
422 plays

24.

  The Hollies - 10 questions - 5 mins

A tribute to one of the most popular bands of the British Invasion.

Tough, 10 Qns, astorian, May 23 07

Category: Hollies, The

Tough
astorian
974 plays

25.

  Jeff Beck: Guitar Wizard - 10 questions - 5 mins

Whether you're a blues maven, a jazz lover or a heavy metal fan, you undoubtedly have a special place in your heart for one guitar god: Jeff Beck.

Tough, 10 Qns, astorian, Nov 15 21

Category: B

Tough
astorian
Nov 15 21
789 plays

26.

  So, Who Done It? - 10 questions - 5 mins

Don't play this game if you don't want the endings to great mysteries given away! But if you've already read all the good ones, come on in! (*WARNING - SPOILERS*)

Tough, 10 Qns, astorian, Sep 30 22

Category: Mystery & Detective Fiction

Tough
astorian
Sep 30 22
1012 plays

27.

  Robert B. Parker's Spenser - 10 questions - 4 mins

Named for an Elizabethan poet, but still the toughest, wittiest detective in Boston.

Average, 10 Qns, astorian, May 15 10

Category: Parker, Robert B

Average
astorian
1431 plays

28.

  Astorian's Common Bond Game #11 - 20 questions - 8 mins

First, answer nineteen questions on nineteen different subjects. Then try to figure out the common theme that the correct answers are pointing to.

Difficult, 20 Qns, astorian, Aug 01 22

Category: astorian's Series

Difficult
astorian
Aug 01 22
1857 plays

29.

  The Yardbirds! - 10 questions - 5 mins

They were the pre-eminent British blues band of the Sixties, and the pioneers of what would become heavy metal. A tribute to one of the most influential bands ever.

Difficult, 10 Qns, astorian, Dec 29 03

Category: Yardbirds

Difficult
astorian
1139 plays

30.

  A Perfect World! - 10 questions - 4 mins

Somebody is always seeking a perfect society or trying to devise one.

Tough, 10 Qns, astorian, Dec 16 07

Category: Places in Literature

Tough
astorian
1034 plays

31.

  Astorian's Common Bond Game #10 - 10 questions - 4 mins

Answer 9 questions of varying degrees of difficulty, on a variety of subjects, and you should find one word that links all the answers.

Average, 10 Qns, astorian, Jul 07 14

Category: astorian's Series

Average
astorian
860 plays

32.

  Roddy Doyle: The Voice of Barrytown - 10 questions - 3 mins

Nobody's ever portrayed working class life in North Dublin as hilariously (or as accurately) as Roddy Doyle.

Average, 10 Qns, astorian, Jul 02 04

Category: D

Average
astorian
247 plays

33.

  Name Changes by Musicians - 10 questions - 6 mins

What's in a name? Plenty, for a musician!

Tough, 10 Qns, astorian, Mar 01 07

Category: Stage Names of Musicians

Tough
astorian
1058 plays

34.

  My Favorite Year - 10 questions - 4 mins

Errol Flynn made a guest appearance on "Your Show of Shows", back when young Mel Brooks was one of their writers. That inspired one of the funniest movies of the 1980s: "My Favorite Year", produced by Mel Brooks and directed by Richard Benjamin.

Average, 10 Qns, astorian, Sep 30 05

Category: Mp - Mz Movies

Average
astorian
281 plays

35.

  The "Fletch" Mysteries by Gregory McDonald - 10 questions - 5 mins

Gregory McDonald's "Fletch" was such a great character, even Chevy Chase couldn't mess him up! Seriously, see how well you know the funniest investigative journalist in literature.

Tough, 10 Qns, astorian, Apr 04 04

Category: McDonald, Gregory

Tough
astorian
217 plays

36.

  Rodney Dangerfield - 10 questions - 4 mins

A little respect for the master of self-deprecation.

Average, 10 Qns, astorian, Feb 20 07

Category: Dangerfield, Rodney

Average
astorian
1311 plays

37.

  Session Musicians - 15 questions - 6 mins

When you listen to a recording by your favorite classic rock band, are you really hearing the band? Or are you hearing hired session men playing the instruments? Don't be too sure until you've played this quiz!

Tough, 15 Qns, astorian, Nov 15 09

Category: Backup Artists

Tough
astorian
473 plays

38.

  Barnaby Jones - 10 questions - 5 mins

Criminals, beware! There's an 80 year old detective on your tail!

Tough, 10 Qns, astorian, Mar 18 05

Category: B

Tough
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292 plays

39.

  Hollywood Squares - 10 questions - 4 mins

Tic Tac Toe was never so much fun!

Average, 10 Qns, astorian, Aug 16 04

Category: H

Average
astorian
975 plays

40.

  Now Pitching for the Yankees... - 10 questions - 4 mins

The Ruths, Gehrigs, DiMaggios, and Mantles get all the glory, but you don't build the greatest dynasty in sport without great pitchers too!

Average, 10 Qns, astorian, Jul 11 06

Category: Yankees Players

Average
astorian
758 plays

41.

  Astorian's Common Bond Game #3 - 10 questions - 4 mins

Answer nine trivia questions, then figure out how they relate. Sounds easy, but is it? (Sports fans will have an edge here.)

Average, 10 Qns, astorian, Sep 27 10

Category: astorian's Series

Average
astorian
1442 plays

42.

  Astorian's Mystery Word Lyrics Game #15 - 10 questions - 5 mins

Nothing fancy, just another test of your knowledge of classic rock lyrics. Identify the artist(s) who sang the lyrics to 9 songs, then figure out the word common to all 9 lyric samples.

Tough, 10 Qns, astorian, Dec 03 07

Category: Mystery Word

Tough
astorian
653 plays

43.

  Astorian's Common Bond Game #7 - 10 questions - 4 mins

First, answer 9 questions on a variety of subjects. Then, figure out what the answers have in common. They should lead you to a well known book/movie.

Tough, 10 Qns, astorian, Jul 29 09

Category: astorian's Series

Tough
astorian
1182 plays

44.

  Astorian's Mystery Word Lyrics Game #12 - 10 questions - 4 mins

First, we test your ability to recognize lyrics from 9 classic rock tunes. Then, we test your powers of observation: can you spot the one word all snippets have in common?

Tough, 10 Qns, astorian, Dec 03 07

Category: Mystery Word

Tough
astorian
572 plays

45.

  Astorian's Mystery Word Lyric Game #11 - 10 questions - 4 mins

You're all old pros at this, by now- just identify the artist who sang the lyrics being quoted in questions 1 through 9. Then, guess the word found in all 9 of those questions.

Average, 10 Qns, astorian, Dec 03 07

Category: Mystery Word

Average
astorian
638 plays

46.

  The Original Broadway Cast - 10 questions - 5 mins

Somehow, the performer who first plays a role on Broadway defines the role forever.

Tough, 10 Qns, astorian, Jun 09 12

Category: Cast and Characters

Tough
astorian
885 plays

47.

  Astorian's Common Bond Game #5 - 10 questions - 4 mins

Answer 9 questions of varying difficulty, then figure out what the answers have in common. The bond is in the field of entertainment.

Average, 10 Qns, astorian, Nov 21 21

Category: astorian's Series

Average
astorian
Nov 21 21
557 plays

48.

  Astorian's Common Bond Game #2 - 10 questions - 5 mins

Answer nine questions, then figure out the TV show that connects all the answers!

Tough, 10 Qns, astorian, Sep 25 08

Category: astorian's Series

Tough
astorian
629 plays

49.

  Astorian's Common Bond Game #9 - 10 questions - 5 mins

Answer nine questions of varying difficulty. If you get them right, the answers should point you to the title of a popular TV series.

Tough, 10 Qns, astorian, Oct 07 10

Category: astorian's Series

Tough
astorian
577 plays

50.

  Astorian's #14 Common Bond Game - 10 questions - 5 mins

First we test your knowledge, then we test your ability to see the Big Picture. Answer nine questions on a wide range of topics, and then figure out the job title that all nine answers are pointing you to. Good luck!

Tough, 10 Qns, astorian, Sep 25 08

Category: astorian's Series

Tough
astorian
598 plays