301.

  Rolling Stone's 500 "Greatest Albums" Part 41    

Match Quiz

 10 Qns

And the excitement continues to mount. In September 2020, "Rolling Stone" magazine updated their '500 Greatest Albums of All Time' list. In the top 100 we change our methodology: match singer or band to the album title or track from an eponymous album.

Easier, 10 Qns, darksplash, Jul 02 21

Category: Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Albums

Easier
darksplash
Jul 02 21
224 plays

302.

  Rolling Stone's 500 "Greatest Albums" Part 44    

Match Quiz

 10 Qns

In September 2020, "Rolling Stone" magazine updated their '500 Greatest Albums of All Time' list. In the top 100 we change our methodology: match singer or band to the album title or track from an eponymous album.

Easier, 10 Qns, darksplash, Jul 25 21

Category: Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Albums

Easier
darksplash
Jul 25 21
221 plays

303.

  Universities To The Stars    

Multiple Choice

 10 Qns

Sometimes it seems that our entertainment and sporting heroes are shallow, and some may be, but other are actually quite well educated. Let's look at some of them, and some of the universities to the stars.

Easier, 10 Qns, darksplash, May 07 12

Category: Before They Were Stars

Easier
darksplash
735 plays

304.

  Moving To The Beat    

Match Quiz

 10 Qns

Here are ten songs with with move or moving in the title. Match the artists associated with them.

Average, 10 Qns, darksplash, Jul 20 22

Category: Daily Life in Songs

Average
darksplash
Jul 20 22
266 plays

305.

  TV and Movie Characters Behind The Nickname    

Match Quiz

 10 Qns

Many characters on television and in the movies are known by nicknames. Let's see how many of these you can match to their real names.

Average, 10 Qns, darksplash, Dec 25 17

Category: TV & Movies Mixture

Average
darksplash
Dec 25 17
551 plays

306.

  No Worries    

Multiple Choice

 10 Qns

Australians, stereotypically, will tell you 'no worries' when they are confident everything will go without a hitch. See if you can spot 10 musicians who had no worries in song.

Average, 10 Qns, darksplash, Jan 21 23

Category: Who Sang This

Average
darksplash
Jan 21 23
426 plays

307.

  Splash's Geography Pass Notes    

Match Quiz

 10 Qns

In geographic terms, a gap in mountainous terrain is known as a pass. These often provide easier access between locations on either side of the mountain territory. From the brief descriptions, match these ten to their locations.

Average, 10 Qns, darksplash, Apr 19 20

Category: Physical Geography

Average
darksplash
Apr 19 20
246 plays

308.

  Rolling Stone's 500 "Greatest Albums" Part 10    

Match Quiz

 10 Qns

In September 2020, "Rolling Stone" magazine updated their '500 Greatest Albums of All Time' list. Find the missing word in each album title.

Easier, 10 Qns, darksplash, Apr 26 21

Category: Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Albums

Easier
darksplash
Apr 26 21
256 plays

309.

  The Cryptic James Bond Family Tree    

Match Quiz

 10 Qns

Little is known about the family of James Bond, 007. Here at the Splash Institute for Genealogy, we have tracked down some: though not many with a licence to kill. (Note: Proper spellings are ignored - a licence to thrill, you might say.)

Average, 10 Qns, darksplash, Feb 10 23

Category: Humor, Puns and Word Play

Average
darksplash
Feb 10 23
114 plays

310.

  California Dreaming    

Multiple Choice

 10 Qns

According to one song, "California is a Garden of Eden, a paradise to live in or see", so let's explore some cultural references to the Golden State.

Average, 10 Qns, darksplash, Jul 10 17

Category: Thematic Places

Average
darksplash
Jul 10 17
1360 plays

311.

  Eating To The Beat    

Match Quiz

 10 Qns

Here are 10 songs with with "eat", "eating" or foodstuffs in the title. Match the artists associated with them.

Average, 10 Qns, darksplash, Jun 28 16

Category: Food and Drink in Songs

Average
darksplash
556 plays

312.

  What's Your Poison?    

Multiple Choice

 10 Qns

Sometimes even the most innocuous seeming foods can have adverse effects on our health and that of our animals.

Average, 10 Qns, darksplash, Oct 05 16

Category: Mixed Food and Drink

Average
darksplash
522 plays

313.

  Banned In The USA: Songs They Wouldn't Play    

Multiple Choice

 15 Qns

US broadcasting and commercial organisations have been prolific and inventive in their reasons for blacklisting songs and singers. See how many of these 15 hackle-raisers you can spot.

Tough, 15 Qns, darksplash, Dec 11 18

Category: Banned or Censored Music

Tough
darksplash
Dec 11 18
1382 plays

314.

  Anatomy of a Song: "Bummer"    

Multiple Choice

 10 Qns

Harry's Chapin's song "Bummer" was the a story of one man's life from cradle to grave. This quiz is offered with due deference to Quiz_Beagle and FussBudget, the Queen and King of the 'Anatomy' genre

Average, 10 Qns, darksplash, Mar 19 09

Category: Chapin, Harry

Average
darksplash
203 plays

315.

  X Marks The Spot    

Multiple Choice

 10 Qns

X is the 24th letter of the western alphabet. Let's look at some of the uses to which it has been put.

Average, 10 Qns, darksplash, Aug 26 17

Category: Thematic Alphabet Fun

Average
darksplash
Aug 26 17
798 plays

316.

  "This Land Is Your Land", Story of a Song    

Multiple Choice

 10 Qns

"This land is your land, this land is my land.." are words that open a song that many know and have sung. Test your knowledge.

Average, 10 Qns, darksplash, Nov 26 13

Category: Guthrie, Woody

Average
darksplash
760 plays

317.

  Greatest British Inventions: Part Two    

Multiple Choice

 10 Qns

In this quiz we continue to look at the creations of British inventors that have changed our world.

Average, 10 Qns, darksplash, Oct 09 20

Category: Inventions

Average
darksplash
Oct 09 20
341 plays

318.

  Ulster's Acclaim Academy    

Multiple Choice

 10 Qns

The northernmost province in Ireland is a place of beauty, myth and passion. Its people have made major contributions to all walks of life and in many lands. Here we look at some who have been prominent the entertainment business.

Average, 10 Qns, darksplash, Mar 17 11

Category: UK Celebs

Average
darksplash
1059 plays

319.

  Spies 'R' Us: Fiction's Finest Secret Agents    

Multiple Choice

 15 Qns

Spying has been described as "the second oldest profession". It's long been a favourite subject for writers and movie makers. How many of these fictional spies can you spot?

Tough, 15 Qns, darksplash, Jul 10 17

Category: Thematic Occupations

Tough
darksplash
Jul 10 17
920 plays

320.

  Death By Automobile    

Multiple Choice

 10 Qns

Thousands of people are killed in car crashes each year and quite often only a small circle of friends hears about them. These questions are about some famous people and the crashes that killed them.

Average, 10 Qns, darksplash, Nov 11 20

Category: Death Becomes Them

Average
darksplash
Nov 11 20
1830 plays

321.

  Mondegreen Madness: The Songs You Misheard    

Multiple Choice

 10 Qns

Many of us have been convinced that words of a song were something different to what the lyricist intended. The technical term is 'mondegreen'. Find the real song for the misheard lyrics. Sometimes the rhyme helps, sometimes it doesn't!

Average, 10 Qns, darksplash, May 29 16

Category: Misheard Lyrics

Average
darksplash
487 plays

322.

  Rolling Stone's 500 "Greatest Albums" Part 6    

Match Quiz

 10 Qns

In September 2020, "Rolling Stone" magazine updated their '500 Greatest Albums of All Time' list. Find the missing word in each album title.

Average, 10 Qns, darksplash, Apr 26 21

Category: Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Albums

Average
darksplash
Apr 26 21
227 plays

323.

  Rolling Stone's 500 "Greatest Albums" Part 27    

Match Quiz

 10 Qns

In September 2020, "Rolling Stone" magazine updated their '500 Greatest Albums of All Time' list. Find the missing word in each album title.

Easier, 10 Qns, darksplash, Apr 26 21

Category: Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Albums

Easier
darksplash
Apr 26 21
271 plays

324.

  Music Amid The Mayhem: Recalling Woodstock '99    

Multiple Choice

 10 Qns

If you remember the first Woodstock festival in 1969, then you probably weren't there. Attempts to recreate that magic came in 1994 and in 1999. Peer through the mists of time and the smoke of bonfires to the last one of the 20th Century

Average, 10 Qns, darksplash, Feb 08 22

Category: Woodstock

Average
darksplash
Feb 08 22
103 plays

325.

  Murder They Wrote    

Multiple Choice

 10 Qns

Crime fiction has been one of the most popular of all literature genres for hundreds of years. Many famous characters have been created over those years. How many of the men and women behind them can you identify?

Tough, 10 Qns, darksplash, Sep 30 15

Category: Mystery & Detective Fiction

Tough
darksplash
1290 plays

326.

  Role Reversals on the Silver Screen    

Multiple Choice

 15 Qns

How many times have you watched a movie and thought "wow, wasn't he, or she, great in that role?" But not all parts were played by the first choice actor, many went to second (or worse) choices. Try to spot them.

Tough, 15 Qns, darksplash, Oct 08 08

Category: Movie Firsts and Debuts

Tough
darksplash
813 plays

327.

  Famous People Born In 1959, Part 1    

Multiple Choice

 20 Qns

'Half A Century Wise' is back for a second year to look at the stars with 50 candles on their birthday cakes in 2009.

Average, 20 Qns, darksplash, Jan 03 09

Category: Celebrity Birthdays

Average
darksplash
1256 plays

328.

  A River Runs Through It    

Match Quiz

 10 Qns

Match up this list of rivers in Great Britain with the towns or cities they run through.

Average, 10 Qns, darksplash, Aug 01 23

Category: UK Bodies of Water

Average
darksplash
Aug 01 23
404 plays

329.

  A US Gazetteer in Song - S to Z    

Match Quiz

 10 Qns

Now is the time to embark on the final leg of our alphabetical musical tour of the USA. Eight letters, S to Z, and two bonuses. Match the singer to the place.

Average, 10 Qns, darksplash, Aug 06 16

Category: Place Names in Songs

Average
darksplash
335 plays

330.

  Where's It From? The Food Provenance Quiz    

Multiple Choice

 10 Qns

Identify the foods and drinks here to the countries with which they are most associated: England, Scotland, Wales or Ireland.

Average, 10 Qns, darksplash, Nov 25 17

Category: Mixed Food and Drink

Average
darksplash
Nov 25 17
412 plays

331.

  Sliding Rulers    

Multiple Choice

 10 Qns

Many people have been fortunate enough to be the ruler, or leader, of one country. Some by acclamation or even conquest have led more than one. Let's look at some of them, and the places where it has happened.

Average, 10 Qns, darksplash, Dec 23 22

Category: World Leaders

Average
darksplash
Dec 23 22
271 plays

332.

  Rolling Stone's 500 "Greatest Albums" Part 13    

Match Quiz

 10 Qns

In September 2020, "Rolling Stone" magazine updated their '500 Greatest Albums of All Time' list. Find the missing word in each album title.

Easier, 10 Qns, darksplash, Apr 26 21

Category: Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Albums

Easier
darksplash
Apr 26 21
292 plays

333.

  I Shoot People - The Camera Quiz    

Multiple Choice

 10 Qns

Say cheese! This quiz is about cameras, photographs and the people who use and produce them and was the result of an Author Central challenge by runaway_drive.

Tough, 10 Qns, darksplash, Aug 24 09

Category: Photography

Tough
darksplash
1520 plays

334.

  Splash's None Of The Above True Or False Quiz    

Multiple Choice

 10 Qns

Each question lists four subjects, followed by a statement. Your task is to decide if that statement is true or false. (Please read the questions carefully).

Tough, 10 Qns, darksplash, Aug 19 09

Category: True or False

Tough
darksplash
1996 plays

335.

  A Yearful Of Month Songs    

Multiple Choice

 15 Qns

See if you can spot the artists behind songs with the months of the year in their titles. There is one for each of the 12 months, and three as a bonus.

Average, 15 Qns, darksplash, Jul 24 22

Category: Months in Songs

Average
darksplash
Jul 24 22
662 plays

336.

  More Than This    

Multiple Choice

 10 Qns

When a new record is established, someone just has to try to better it. In these questions are examples of records in a wide field of endeavours. Your task is to find who, or what, beat them.

Average, 10 Qns, darksplash, Oct 02 23

Category: World Records

Average
darksplash
Oct 02 23
1323 plays

337.

  All Along The Watchtower    

Multiple Choice

 10 Qns

In this quiz, "watchtower" is defined as a construction built for the specific purposes of observation, or which became noted for the views it provided. The quiz is part of 'FT Setlist 3' in the Quiz Authors Lounge.

Easier, 10 Qns, darksplash, Sep 24 18

Category: Skyscrapers & Towers

Easier
darksplash
Sep 24 18
597 plays

338.

  Otherside    

Multiple Choice

 10 Qns

The Red Hot Chili Peppers recorded a rather mournful song called "Otherside". This quiz is not about that song, instead it looks at beliefs, myths, legends, and stories of moving to the 'other side'; from life to whatever comes afterwards.

Average, 10 Qns, darksplash, Aug 25 17

Category: Thematic Death

Average
darksplash
Aug 25 17
652 plays

339.

  Noughty Noughty    

Match Quiz

 10 Qns

Let's have a game of noughts and...noughts. Match the number words on the left to the number of noughts - or zeroes - each has from the column on the right. (As written in the US 'short scale' system.) I have given you clues to some of them.

Easier, 10 Qns, darksplash, May 15 19

Category: 0

Easier
darksplash
May 15 19
462 plays

340.

  Singing Together: Couples In Musical Harmony    

Match Quiz

 10 Qns

Many couples have combined marriage with music. Match these ten couples to songs they were noted for.

Average, 10 Qns, darksplash, Oct 27 20

Category: Family in Bands

Average
darksplash
Oct 27 20
318 plays

341.

  Rolling Stone's 500 "Greatest Albums" Part 38    

Match Quiz

 10 Qns

In September 2020, "Rolling Stone" magazine updated their '500 Greatest Albums of All Time' list. In the top 150 we change our methodology: match singer or band to the album title or track from an eponymous album.

Easier, 10 Qns, darksplash, Jun 17 21

Category: Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Albums

Easier
darksplash
Jun 17 21
230 plays

342.

  Close The Door Lightly When You Go    

Multiple Choice

 10 Qns

Songs of marital disharmony and break-up have been a staple of all music genres for decades. Let's look at ten.

Average, 10 Qns, darksplash, May 04 20

Category: Emotion in Songs

Average
darksplash
May 04 20
202 plays

343.

  Rolling Stone's "500 Greatest Albums": Part 1    

Match Quiz

 10 Qns

In September 2020, "Rolling Stone" magazine updated their '500 Greatest Albums of All Time' list. Find the missing word in each album title.

Easier, 10 Qns, darksplash, Apr 26 21

Category: Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Albums

Easier
darksplash
Apr 26 21
251 plays

344.

  Rolling Stone's 500 "Greatest Albums" Part 15    

Match Quiz

 10 Qns

In September 2020, "Rolling Stone" magazine updated their '500 Greatest Albums of All Time' list. Find the missing word in each album title.

Easier, 10 Qns, darksplash, Apr 26 21

Category: Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Albums

Easier
darksplash
Apr 26 21
261 plays

345.

  Rolling Stone's 500 "Greatest Albums" Part 18    

Match Quiz

 10 Qns

In September 2020, "Rolling Stone" magazine updated their '500 Greatest Albums of All Time' list. Find the missing word in each album title.

Easier, 10 Qns, darksplash, Apr 26 21

Category: Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Albums

Easier
darksplash
Apr 26 21
235 plays

346.

  Presidential Firsts Among Equals    

Multiple Choice

 10 Qns

Let's take a look at some of the precedents set by various Presidents of the USA for their successors to follow - or maybe not...

Average, 10 Qns, darksplash, Feb 27 19

Category: Presidential Firsts

Average
darksplash
Feb 27 19
566 plays

347.

  Pop Goes Classical    

Multiple Choice

 10 Qns

Many popular music songs use influences from classical music. See how many you can identify.

Average, 10 Qns, darksplash, Jul 20 22

Category: Bands and Singers in Songs

Average
darksplash
Jul 20 22
357 plays

348.

  Ireland On The Silver Screen: Reel Two    

Multiple Choice

 10 Qns

From the 'easy' rating of the first reel of this quiz challenge, it seems quite a number of you know your potatoes when it comes to movies made in Ireland. Here are 10 more to find.

Average, 10 Qns, darksplash, Jan 05 18

Category: Common Nationalities

Average
darksplash
Jan 05 18
181 plays

349.

  Tour Europe Without leaving The U.S. Part 2    

Multiple Choice

 10 Qns

Tour Europe Without leaving The U.S. Part 2 In which we continue Kyle The Kennel Boy's Grand Tour of Europe without leaving the USA.

Easier, 10 Qns, darksplash, May 09 20

Category: USA

Easier
darksplash
May 09 20
284 plays

350.

  Greatest British Inventions: Part Four    

Multiple Choice

 10 Qns

In part four of our series we complete our look at some of the greatest British inventions of the last 250 years.

Average, 10 Qns, darksplash, Dec 21 20

Category: Inventions

Average
darksplash
Dec 21 20
280 plays