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Quizzes / Other Works Authored by darksplash
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  'Amazing Grace' - the story of a song   great trivia quiz  
Multiple Choice
 15 Qns
'Amazing Grace' is a favourite song for many people. It's a song of religious faith and renewal, yet even viewed in a secular way, many have taken comfort from it. Here we look at the song, and the man who wrote it.
Difficult, 15 Qns, darksplash, Feb 11 08
Category: Christian Music
Difficult
darksplash
909 plays
352.
  Sorry Seems To Be The Hardest Word   popular trivia quiz  
Multiple Choice
 15 Qns
"Oh it seems to me That sorry seems to be the hardest word", or so sang Elton John. Try to spot the people behind these apologies.
Tough, 15 Qns, darksplash, Feb 15 17
Category: Did They Say That?!
Tough
darksplash
1180 plays
353.
  Take this John, Paul, George, or Ringo? Quiz    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
The Beatles were, arguably, the best known band of their day. Here are 10 trivia questions, all you have to decide is which of the Fab Four they refer to.
Average, 10 Qns, darksplash, Aug 09 16
Category: Beatles, The
Average
darksplash
629 plays
354.
  Grounded: Defunct Airlines of the World    
Multiple Choice
 15 Qns
Air travel: the glamour; the excitement; the lost baggage - don't you just love it? The world's airlines fly more and more people each year - except for these 15 which no longer tell us to fasten our seatbelts.
Average, 15 Qns, darksplash, Mar 10 20
Category: Airports & Airlines
Average
darksplash
Mar 10 20
249 plays
356.
  After Billy The Kid Came Lash LaRue   popular trivia quiz  
Multiple Choice
 15 Qns
Cowboys and outlaws provided a romantic image of the American Wild West, though the reality was probably different. Here are 15 real and fictional cowboys and outlaws and the actors who played them for you to identify.
Average, 15 Qns, darksplash, Nov 13 11
Category: Old West
Average
darksplash
741 plays
357.
  Dave Edmunds, Rocker   best quiz  
Multiple Choice
 15 Qns
Dave Edmunds was a rock 'n' roller who tasted chart success and won the admiration of his peers and the adulation of his many fans. Let's take a look at his life and career.
Average, 15 Qns, darksplash, Jun 09 10
Category: E
Average
darksplash
240 plays
358.
  Run Silent, Run Deep: U-Boats At War   great trivia quiz  
Multiple Choice
 15 Qns
In two World Wars, the German Unterseeboot menace almost brought their country's enemies to their knees. This quiz is about those U-Boats, and the war against them.
Average, 15 Qns, darksplash, Jun 09 15
Category: Naval Forces
Average
darksplash
533 plays
359.
  Anagrammed Artists    
Match Quiz
 10 Qns
Match up these UK number one hit albums to their anagrammed artists.
Average, 10 Qns, darksplash, Nov 15 16
Category: Match Artist and Song
Average
darksplash
330 plays
360.
  Stars Left On The Cutting Room Floor    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
Being an actor can be a fickle thing, with no expectation of being always in demand. Some of the biggest names have suffered the indignity of having their movie scenes slashed and left on the (proverbial) cutting room floor. Spot these 10.
Average, 10 Qns, darksplash, Nov 18 19
Category: Movies Grab Bag
Average
darksplash
Nov 18 19
275 plays
362.
  I'll Be Back    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
These questions focus on individuals, real and fictional, who spoke about making a comeback, or actually did so.
Average, 10 Qns, darksplash, Aug 25 17
Category: Thematic Abstract Ideas
Average
darksplash
Aug 25 17
793 plays
363.
  Clap Hands, Here Comes Charlie   popular trivia quiz  
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
Charlie Muffin, Britain's scruffiest spy, surveyed the Cold Case files on his desk. In one he would find the identity of the KGB's most important double agent of the past 100 years. That spy had been born or called Charles, Charlie or Chuck.
Average, 10 Qns, darksplash, Sep 27 10
Category: First Names C-D
Average
darksplash
363 plays
364.
  Fact Or Fiction Test Your Knowledge    
Match Quiz
 10 Qns
We all love factoids don't we? These are defined as invented facts believed to be true because they appear in print. But some of them are true. See if you can match fact or fiction to the statement on the left.
Tough, 10 Qns, darksplash, May 24 18
Category: True or False
Tough
darksplash
May 24 18
606 plays
365.
  The Flower Of Scottish Television    
Multiple Choice
 15 Qns
You take the high road and I'll take the low road and together we'll explore some popular Scottish TV shows and stars.
Average, 15 Qns, darksplash, Dec 28 19
Category: British TV
Average
darksplash
Dec 28 19
208 plays
366.
  "Mr Bojangles": Story of A Song   great trivia quiz  
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
"I knew a man Bojangles and he'd dance for you..." this much-covered song was written by Jerry Jeff Walker, an artiste usually classified as a 'country singer' but rock, folk, blues and country have all influenced him.
Average, 10 Qns, darksplash, Oct 05 20
Category: Music T-Z
Average
darksplash
Oct 05 20
765 plays
367.
  I Shot the Sheriff   popular trivia quiz  
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
This quiz features real and fictional sheriffs and real and metaphoric shootings (mostly). It is the result of an Author Central challenge by LeoDaVinci.
Average, 10 Qns, darksplash, Jul 09 17
Category: Thematic Occupations
Average
darksplash
Jul 09 17
663 plays
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  Rolling Stone's 500 "Greatest Albums" Part 39    
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.
Average, 10 Qns, darksplash, Jun 24 21
Category: Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Albums
Average
darksplash
Jun 24 21
224 plays
370.
  Howzat? The Top Cricketers   popular trivia quiz  
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
See how many of this list of the world's top cricketers you can identify. Good luck!
Average, 10 Qns, darksplash, May 23 09
Category: Cricket Players
Average
darksplash
1224 plays
371.
  They're Playing Our Song: Carole Bayer Sager   popular trivia quiz  
Multiple Choice
 15 Qns
From the mid-1960s on, Carole Bayer Sager helped write songs that many people grew up with. She worked with some of the best in the business, producing catchy, successful and award-winning numbers.
Average, 15 Qns, darksplash, Sep 03 13
Category: Writers, Producers & Record Labels
Average
darksplash
232 plays
372.
  Places In Song: Part II    
Match Quiz
 10 Qns
Some more songs for you to identify by working out which city, town or other location is named in the lyrics.
Average, 10 Qns, darksplash, Jun 10 16
Category: Place Names in Songs
Average
darksplash
428 plays
373.
  And The Times They Were A-Changin' - Side One    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
In 1998, the PolyGram record company released a CD of Bob Dylan songs as covered by other artists. From the clues, work out who the singers were on the disc "And The Times They Were A-Changin'"
Average, 10 Qns, darksplash, Mar 01 20
Category: Dylan, Bob
Average
darksplash
Mar 01 20
236 plays
374.
  Super Stars In Killer Cars    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
When ranker.com published a list of "Famous People Who Died in Car Accidents", it contained 200 names. Here are 10 people made famous in various streams of entertainment, world affairs and celebrity who died in car crashes.
Average, 10 Qns, darksplash, Apr 15 20
Category: Death Becomes Them
Average
darksplash
Apr 15 20
317 plays
375.
  Songs In The Key Of Real Life    
Multiple Choice
 15 Qns
Many songs have been written about events that have happened in the real world. Trace these 15 that are based on true stories.
Average, 15 Qns, darksplash, Aug 12 21
Category: History in Songs
Average
darksplash
Aug 12 21
234 plays
376.
  Tyrone Trivia   top quiz  
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
It may not be the largest or the most densely populated county in Ireland, but Tyrone is steeped in history and its people have shaped history and destiny in far-flung shores.
Average, 10 Qns, darksplash, Oct 07 17
Category: Northern Ireland
Average
darksplash
Oct 07 17
785 plays
377.
  Railroad, Steamboat, River, and Canal   popular trivia quiz  
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
As Jim Reeves famously sang: "Railroad, steamboat, river and canal/Yonder comes a sucker, and he's got my gal, and she's gone, gone, gone..." So, let's trace ten songs about those means of transportation.
Average, 10 Qns, darksplash, Nov 15 20
Category: Transport in Songs
Average
darksplash
Nov 15 20
159 plays
378.
  The Name's Not Bond, Not James Bond    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
A select few actors have played James Bond 007, the spy with a licence to kill, in official movies, but can you identify those who lost out on the role?
Average, 10 Qns, darksplash, Dec 06 21
Category: Bond Actors
Average
darksplash
Dec 06 21
167 plays
379.
  TV's Top Spy Shows    
Match Quiz
 10 Qns
When the first spy transferred into fiction in the 1820s, it sparked a new genre that remained constant thereafter in books, the big screen and on television. Crack the clues to find these 10 TV shows.
Average, 10 Qns, darksplash, Apr 21 22
Category: By Plots
Average
darksplash
Apr 21 22
118 plays
380.
  British Stars Who Sell    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
There's nothing like the cachet of a top star to help move refrigerators or colour TVs. See how many of the stars behind slogans and adverts you can identify.
Average, 10 Qns, darksplash, Mar 10 10
Category: UK Commercials
Average
darksplash
844 plays
381.
  Guild-y As Sin: Pride   popular trivia quiz  
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
In 1321, Dante climbed the terraces of Purgatory and saw a new deadly sin on each level. Now the Quiz Makers' Guild is making the same trip, and seeing things Dante never dreamed of. First up, the sin of pride. Coming soon: "Envy" by CellarDoor.
Average, 10 Qns, darksplash, Jul 10 17
Category: Thematic Emotions
Average
darksplash
Jul 10 17
519 plays
382.
  He Was A Friend of Mine: JFK in music   great trivia quiz  
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
Although his reign lasted fewer than 1,000 days, few US Presidents have had as much said or written about them than John F. Kennedy. Here are questions about songs referencing his death.
Tough, 10 Qns, darksplash, Nov 24 13
Category: People in Songs
Tough
darksplash
467 plays
383.
  A Football Club By Any Other Name - First Half    
Match Quiz
 10 Qns
Most supporters have a nickname for their favourite football (soccer) club. Match the nicknames to these clubs from around the United Kingdom.
Easier, 10 Qns, darksplash, Dec 01 17
Category: Nicknames & Mascots
Easier
darksplash
Dec 01 17
340 plays
384.
  UK Number One Hits From Scotland Vol 2    
Match Quiz
 15 Qns
Many solo singers and groups from Scotland have topped the UK pop charts. Match the songs on the left to the singers on the right.
Average, 15 Qns, darksplash, Aug 17 19
Category: UK Number Ones
Average
darksplash
Aug 17 19
168 plays
385.
  The What's Next? General Miscellany    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
Look at the sequence of dates, things, or places and tell me what's next? in the list.
Tough, 10 Qns, darksplash, Jan 04 20
Category: Sequences
Tough
darksplash
Jan 04 20
323 plays
386.
  One Of Our Aircraft Is Missing    
Match Quiz
 10 Qns
In this quiz, I give you the names of three aircraft from various companies, both military and civilian, and your task is to land in the missing model from the list on the right.
Tough, 10 Qns, darksplash, Sep 11 20
Category: Aircraft
Tough
darksplash
Sep 11 20
151 plays
388.
  Oh, for Pete's Sake!   popular trivia quiz  
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
This quiz is the result of an Author Central challenge by guitargoddess. The theme is based (sometimes loosely) on the words in the title.
Average, 10 Qns, darksplash, May 23 10
Category: Thematic Men's Names
Average
darksplash
798 plays
389.
  Ghostwriters In the Sky    
Multiple Choice
 15 Qns
When the Australian rock group The Ghostwriters planned a world tour, they placed the travel arrangement in the capable(?) hands of Kyle's Kompleat Konnections. Let's see how they got on.
Average, 15 Qns, darksplash, Nov 13 09
Category: Aviation
Average
darksplash
420 plays
390.
  Inventors You Have Never Heard of - until now   popular trivia quiz  
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
We are all familiar with really famous inventors, but there are many more out there who are a little more obscure but have contributed to inventions that we know, love, and perhaps even hate, today.
Average, 10 Qns, darksplash, Nov 11 13
Category: Inventors
Average
darksplash
611 plays
391.
  "The World Is My Parish" - John Wesley's Story   popular trivia quiz  
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
"Do all the good you can, By all the means you can..." is from one of the best known aphorisms of John Wesley, one of the founders of Methodism. These questions are about his life and works.
Average, 10 Qns, darksplash, Jan 28 20
Category: Non-Conformist Denominations
Average
darksplash
Jan 28 20
137 plays
392.
  'City Of New Orleans': Story of a Song   best quiz  
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
"Riding on the City of New Orleans Illinois Central Monday morning rail...". How much do you know about this well-loved train song, written by Steve Goodman?
Average, 10 Qns, darksplash, Sep 09 10
Category: Goodman, Steve
Average
darksplash
824 plays
393.
  Quack Quack Quack   popular trivia quiz  
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
This quiz is the result of a challenge in Author Central. The theme is anything literally or metaphorically to do with...ducks.
Average, 10 Qns, darksplash, Apr 26 20
Category: Thematic Birds
Average
darksplash
Apr 26 20
697 plays
394.
  Anniversaries & Dates of Interest - May    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
Spring has well and truly sprung, in fact it is almost over as we reach May in our race through a year of notable dates and anniversaries.
Average, 10 Qns, darksplash, Nov 12 13
Category: April May June
Average
darksplash
360 plays
395.
  UK Number One Hits From Canada    
Match Quiz
 10 Qns
In the fifth of our series of quizzes about UK number one pop songs by nation, we turn to Canada. Match the songs on the left to the singers on the right.
Average, 10 Qns, darksplash, Sep 01 19
Category: UK Number Ones
Average
darksplash
Sep 01 19
270 plays
396.
  The Answer's 50 - Now What's The Question?    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
To celebrate my 50th quiz, here are just 10 questions with that great number as a theme.
Difficult, 10 Qns, darksplash, Jul 04 19
Category: 11-50
Difficult
darksplash
Jul 04 19
934 plays
397.
  Today's Word is "Easy"    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
The theme of these questions is the word "easy". Your mission, should you choose to accept it, is to see if the topic will also earn itself a funtrivia easy rating.
Tough, 10 Qns, darksplash, Jul 10 17
Category: Single Word Theme
Tough
darksplash
Jul 10 17
2036 plays
398.
  I Am Not A Number - the "Prisoner" files    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
In the 1960s, "The Prisoner" was one of the most-talked about dramas on British TV - and also picked up a cult following in the USA.
Average, 10 Qns, darksplash, Apr 12 10
Category: P
Average
darksplash
211 plays
399.
  Starman    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
Your mission is a space treasure hunt. Answer the first nine questions correctly and you will get the information to identify the "Starman" in the 10th.
Average, 10 Qns, darksplash, Jul 10 17
Category: Thematic Space
Average
darksplash
Jul 10 17
248 plays
400.
  The Great British Odd One Out Quiz, Part 2    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
In these questions, decide which three of four people, places, or things have something in common and which is the odd one out.
Average, 10 Qns, darksplash, Oct 09 23
Category: Odd One Out
Average
darksplash
Oct 09 23
318 plays
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