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paper_aero has been a FunTrivia author since Jan 06 06 and has written 98 quizzes. paper_aero strongly focuses on quizzes in the fields of Music, Literature, and Geography.

  • has earned 673 excellent quiz ratings from quiz takers.
  • last seen online Sep 18 24, and most recent quiz went online Apr 21 24.
Bio: I am in showbiz and media. Sounds good. But showbiz is front of house or backstage for various local groups, and the media side is covered by working in "Newspaper and Magazine Wholesaling".
Hobbies: Getting out onto the hills and footpaths of the countryside.
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Quizzes / Other Works Authored by paper_aero
1.
  The Five Seasons of Fairport Convention    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
A delve into the 1990 album by Fairport Convention titled "The Five Seasons".
Tough, 10 Qns, paper_aero, Feb 24 24
Category: Fairport Convention
Tough
paper_aero
Feb 24 24
27 plays
2.
  Show of Hands on the Battlefield Dancefloor    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
In 2019 Show of Hands released the album "Battlefield Dancefloor". Here is the quiz of the album.
Tough, 10 Qns, paper_aero, Mar 31 24
Category: Show of Hands
Tough
paper_aero
Mar 31 24
35 plays
3.
  Fairport Convention: The Album    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
The First Fairport Convention Album
About the first Fairport Convention album, released in 1968 under the name "Fairport Convention" in the UK, not their second album released in the UK as "What We Did on Our Holidays" which was released in the USA as "Fairport Convention" in 1969.
Average, 10 Qns, paper_aero, Apr 04 24
Category: Fairport Convention
Average
paper_aero
Apr 04 24
28 plays
4.
  What Fairport Convention Did on Their Holiday   popular trivia quiz  
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
A quiz about the 1969 Fairport Convention album "What We Did on Our Holidays". To keep things confused this was released in the US under the title "Fairport Convention". A different album was released in the UK by that name.
Average, 10 Qns, paper_aero, Apr 14 24
Category: Fairport Convention
Average
paper_aero
Apr 14 24
50 plays
5.
  Fairport Convention go Unhalfbricking    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
A quiz on the Fairport Convention album "Unhalfbricking", released in 1969.
Average, 10 Qns, paper_aero, Apr 21 24
Category: Fairport Convention
Average
paper_aero
Apr 21 24
33 plays
6.
  Rocket Cottage    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
"Rocket Cottage" was Steeleye Span's ninth album. The first three can be best described as electric-folk. But from there on things were clearly folk-rock. After this album Bob Johnson (electric guitar) and Peter Knight (fiddle) left the group.
Tough, 10 Qns, paper_aero, Apr 20 23
Category: Steeleye Span
Tough
paper_aero
Apr 20 23
33 plays
7.
  Peter Grant Gets Amongst Our Weapons   popular trivia quiz  
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
a "Rivers of London" novel
"Amongst our Weapons", the ninth novel in Ben Aaronovitch's "Rivers of London" series, spans several hundred years of history and at least one continent.
Average, 10 Qns, paper_aero, May 09 23
Category: Aaronovitch, Ben
Average
paper_aero
May 09 23
35 plays
8.
  The Fame and Glory of Fairport Convention    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
Breton composer, Alan Simon, wrote a three-part Celtic rock opera based on Arthurian legend, Excalibur and another rock opera "Anne de Bretagne". The tracks from these that were recorded by Fairport Convention are compiled on this album, "Fame & Glory".
Tough, 10 Qns, paper_aero, Jul 25 23
Category: Fairport Convention
Tough
paper_aero
Jul 25 23
38 plays
9.
  Live at Last at Storm Force 10    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
In 1978 Steeleye Span recorded the album "Storm Force 10", followed by their first live album "Live at Last". This quiz looks at the tracks on the original UK LP releases of these.
Average, 10 Qns, paper_aero, May 28 23
Category: Steeleye Span
Average
paper_aero
May 28 23
28 plays
10.
  Looking to Windward with Iain Banks    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
Look to Windward
A quiz on Iain M Banks' 2000 science fiction novel "Look to Windward"
Average, 10 Qns, paper_aero, May 30 23
Category: Banks, Iain M
Average
paper_aero
May 30 23
35 plays
11.
  Turning Crawley Blue, One Plaque at a Time    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
Like many parts of the country, the town of Crawley in Sussex has a number of blue plaques commemorating people who have associations with the town.
Average, 10 Qns, paper_aero, Jul 22 21
Category: England
Average
paper_aero
Jul 22 21
158 plays
12.
  Why is Everything Gold?    
Match Quiz
 10 Qns
There are many film festivals around the world and a large number award golden prizes. Match the award with the awarding city.
Average, 10 Qns, paper_aero, Mar 17 21
Category: Awards and Festivals
Average
paper_aero
Mar 17 21
134 plays
13.
  Sussex Made Easier    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
My first two quizzes on Sussex seem to have been a fraction on the tough side, so here is one which might be a little easier. But maybe not.
Average, 10 Qns, paper_aero, May 11 06
Category: Southeast England
Average
paper_aero
919 plays
14.
  Wainwright's Lake District - The Northern Fells    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
Alfred Wainwright wrote a 7 volume Pictorial Guide to the Lake District. Here is a quizzical guide to the hills and surrounding area covered in Volume 5, "The Northern Fells".
Tough, 10 Qns, paper_aero, May 19 09
Category: Northwest England
Tough
paper_aero
270 plays
15.
  Wainwright's Lake District - North Western Fells    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
Alfred Wainwright wrote a 7 volume Pictorial Guide to the Lake District. Here is a quizzical guide to the hills and surrounding area covered in Volume 6, "The North Western Fells".
Tough, 10 Qns, paper_aero, Jan 19 09
Category: Northwest England
Tough
paper_aero
227 plays
16.
  The Big British Prayer House   great trivia quiz  
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
The UK has many impressive cathedrals, abbeys and minsters within its towns and cities. One does not need to be a follower of the Church to appreciate and enjoy these magnificent buildings and the history that surrounds them.
Average, 10 Qns, paper_aero, Dec 22 13
Category: Religious Buildings
Average
paper_aero
284 plays
17.
  What Lies Sleeping in the Rivers of London    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
"Lies Sleeping" is the seventh novel in Ben Aaronovitch's Rivers of London series. A name and face have been given to the faceless man, time for the final showdown!
Tough, 10 Qns, paper_aero, Jun 19 21
Category: Aaronovitch, Ben
Tough
paper_aero
Jun 19 21
82 plays
18.
  More Love Songs from Loudon Wainwright    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
In 1986, singer-songwriter Loudon Wainwright III released the album "More Love Songs". This quiz is about the songs on this album.
Average, 10 Qns, paper_aero, Jan 02 23
Category: W
Average
paper_aero
Jan 02 23
28 plays
19.
  Flow North Young Stream    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
Some of the north flowing rivers in Great Britain.
Average, 10 Qns, paper_aero, Feb 11 21
Recommended for grades: 10,11,12
Category: UK Bodies of Water
Average
paper_aero
Feb 11 21
187 plays
20.
  Wainwright's Lake District - The Southern Fells   top quiz  
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
Alfred Wainwright wrote a 7 volume Pictorial Guide to the Lake District. Here is a quizzical guide to the hills and surrounding area covered in Volume 4, "The Southern Fells".
Difficult, 10 Qns, paper_aero, Jan 01 09
Category: Northwest England
Difficult
paper_aero
344 plays
21.
  Chasing the Green Diamond   popular trivia quiz  
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
The Ordnance Survey marks 'Recreational Trails', that is 'National Trails' and 'Long Distance Routes' with green diamonds on UK maps. Some of these routes such as the 'Pennine Way' are well known. This quiz is about trails in south-east England.
Tough, 10 Qns, paper_aero, Oct 29 08
Category: Southeast England
Tough
paper_aero
267 plays
22.
  Moor England Questions   popular trivia quiz  
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
Moors in the UK tend to be (although not exclusively) uncultivated land above average altitude. Here are some questions about some of the better and lesser known moors of England.
Average, 10 Qns, paper_aero, Nov 28 13
Category: England - General
Average
paper_aero
619 plays
23.
  Tracking through Sussex    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
About transportation that runs (or ran, as the case may be) on tracks through Sussex.
Tough, 10 Qns, paper_aero, Nov 07 10
Category: U.K. Railways
Tough
paper_aero
277 plays
24.
  A Fit of Peak    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
Hill bagging is the hobby (or obsession) with ascend all the hills on a certain list, or that fit certain criteria. Here is a quiz about some of the lists of hills in the UK.
Tough, 10 Qns, paper_aero, Nov 17 08
Category: Outdoor Activities
Tough
paper_aero
630 plays
25.
  Lord Foul's Bane Test Your Knowledge    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
Thomas Covenant is a leper, both medically and as someone shunned by almost everyone else because of it. By some process he is summoned to "the Land" which he believes to be a dream, hence the description Unbeliever.
Average, 10 Qns, paper_aero, Jan 19 19
Category: Donaldson, Stephen
Average
paper_aero
Jan 19 19
90 plays
26.
  Steeleye Span Become Six   popular trivia quiz  
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
A quiz on the 1974 Steeleye Span album "Now We Are Six".
Tough, 10 Qns, paper_aero, May 06 21
Category: Steeleye Span
Tough
paper_aero
May 06 21
84 plays
27.
  Steeleye Span are All Around My Hat    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
Questions on Steeleye Span's 1975 album "All Around My Hat".
Tough, 10 Qns, paper_aero, Jul 20 21
Category: Steeleye Span
Tough
paper_aero
Jul 20 21
101 plays
28.
  The Titanic Family   popular trivia quiz  
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
No boats, icebergs or blockbuster movies. Just questions concerning the offspring of Uranus and Gaia, known as the Titans.
Average, 10 Qns, paper_aero, Jan 22 14
Category: Titans
Average
paper_aero
279 plays
29.
  The October Man    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
"The October Man" is set in the Rivers of London world, but not in London; nor does it feature Peter Grant. Here we have Tobias Winter investigating happenings in Germany.
Average, 10 Qns, paper_aero, Jul 16 21
Category: Aaronovitch, Ben
Average
paper_aero
Jul 16 21
70 plays
30.
  "Rivers of London" by Ben Aaronovitch    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
This is the first novel of a series dealing with a modern-day London and a small department of the Metropolitan Police that deals with magical problems.
Tough, 10 Qns, paper_aero, Apr 05 21
Category: Aaronovitch, Ben
Tough
paper_aero
Apr 05 21
120 plays
31.
  All That Flickers Might Win Gold    
Match Quiz
 10 Qns
There are many film festivals around the world with prizes for "Best Film" and many of these awards are described as golden. Match the award to the film festival it could have been won at in the pre-covid 21st century.
Average, 10 Qns, paper_aero, Feb 28 21
Category: Awards and Festivals
Average
paper_aero
Feb 28 21
122 plays
32.
  The Burlesque Bellowhead    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
A quiz on the 2006 album by Bellowhead, "Burlesque".
Average, 10 Qns, paper_aero, Jun 02 21
Category: Bellowhead
Average
paper_aero
Jun 02 21
64 plays
33.
  Wainwright's Lake District - The Western Fells    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
Alfred Wainwright wrote a 7 volume Pictorial Guide to the Lake District. Here is a quizzical guide to the hills and surrounding area covered in Volume 7, "The Western Fells".
Tough, 10 Qns, paper_aero, Jan 30 09
Category: Northwest England
Tough
paper_aero
236 plays
34.
  The Musicals We Left Behind    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
I acquired some CDs about "Forgotten Musicals"; listening I realised I was familiar with some of them, indeed I had worked backstage on productions of some. This inspired me to write this quiz.
Tough, 10 Qns, paper_aero, Feb 18 21
Category: Musicals Mixture
Tough
paper_aero
Feb 18 21
237 plays
35.
  Cara Dillon Wanders Over the Waters    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
A quiz on Cara Dillon's 2016 album "Wanderer", where all of the songs have a connection to flowing waters.
Tough, 10 Qns, paper_aero, May 15 21
Category: Dillon, Cara
Tough
paper_aero
May 15 21
64 plays
36.
  The Run of the Downs    
Multiple Choice
 15 Qns
The South Downs are a range of chalk hills running through Sussex and Hampshire in the south of England. This is a quiz concerning some of them.
Tough, 15 Qns, paper_aero, Jul 29 08
Category: Southeast England
Tough
paper_aero
438 plays
37.
  Wainwright's Lake District - The Eastern Fells   popular trivia quiz  
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
Alfred Wainwright wrote a 7 volume Pictorial Guide to the Lake District. Here is a quizzical guide to the hills and surrounding area covered in Volume 1, "The Eastern Fells".
Tough, 10 Qns, paper_aero, Dec 15 08
Category: Northwest England
Tough
paper_aero
229 plays
38.
  The Dreamthief's Daughter    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
The official subtitle is 'a tale of the albino' but "Elric versus the Nazis" might be as apt. This is the story of a German aristocrat, Ulric, Graf von Bek, who may be yet another aspect of Elric of Melnibone.
Tough, 10 Qns, paper_aero, Dec 22 18
Category: Moorcock, Michael
Tough
paper_aero
Dec 22 18
73 plays
39.
  Steeleye Span are "Below the Salt"    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
"Below the Salt" was the fourth album by Steeleye Span. Historically the term also indicated social standing, above the salt being a position of pre-eminence.
Average, 10 Qns, paper_aero, May 06 21
Category: Steeleye Span
Average
paper_aero
May 06 21
76 plays
40.
  British folk music in the new millennium    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
A quiz about UK folk music in the twenty-first century prior to the first COVID-19 lockdowns.
Average, 10 Qns, paper_aero, Apr 05 21
Category: Folk Music
Average
paper_aero
Apr 05 21
103 plays
41.
  The Guv'nor: Volume 1    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
Ashley Hutchings is known as "The Guv'nor" in English folk-rock and related circles. This is a quiz based around the music of volume one of the retrospective of that name.
Average, 10 Qns, paper_aero, Apr 25 21
Category: Hutchings, Ashley
Average
paper_aero
Apr 25 21
160 plays
42.
  Show of Hands are Waking the Union    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
A quiz on Show of Hands 2012 album "Wake the Union".
Average, 10 Qns, paper_aero, Mar 22 21
Category: Show of Hands
Average
paper_aero
Mar 22 21
58 plays
43.
  Wainwright's Lake District - Far Eastern Fells    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
Alfred Wainwright wrote a 7 volume Pictorial Guide to the Lake District. Here is a quizzical guide to the hills and surrounding area covered in Volume 2, "The Far Eastern Fells".
Tough, 10 Qns, paper_aero, Dec 18 08
Category: Northwest England
Tough
paper_aero
232 plays
44.
  The Girl who Couldn't Fly    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
A quiz on the 2005 Kate Rusby album, "The Girl Who Couldn't Fly".
Average, 10 Qns, paper_aero, May 31 21
Category: Rusby, Kate
Average
paper_aero
May 31 21
48 plays
45.
  The Electric Richard Thompson    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
A quiz on Richard Thompson's 2013 album "Electric".
Average, 10 Qns, paper_aero, Jul 14 21
Category: Thompson, Richard
Average
paper_aero
Jul 14 21
62 plays
46.
  The Folk Tale of Christy Moore    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
Questions about the music on Christy Moore's 2011 album "Folk Tale".
Average, 10 Qns, paper_aero, May 18 21
Category: Moore, Christy
Average
paper_aero
May 18 21
70 plays
47.
  Steeleye Span don the Commoners Crown    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
A quiz on the music of the 1975 album, "Commoners Crown".
Average, 10 Qns, paper_aero, Jul 02 21
Category: Steeleye Span
Average
paper_aero
Jul 02 21
70 plays
48.
  Richard Thompson Appears in a Blue Mirror    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
A quiz about Richard Thompson's 1994 album "Mirror Blue".
Average, 10 Qns, paper_aero, Jul 09 21
Category: Thompson, Richard
Average
paper_aero
Jul 09 21
59 plays
49.
  Richard Thompson does the Hokey Pokey    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
Music from the 1975 album by Richard Thompson, "Hokey Pokey"
Average, 10 Qns, paper_aero, Jan 04 22
Category: Thompson, Richard
Average
paper_aero
Jan 04 22
53 plays
50.
  Freedom and Rain    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
A quiz on the 1990 album "Freedom and Rain" by June Tabor and the Oysterband.
Tough, 10 Qns, paper_aero, Jun 17 21
Category: O
Tough
paper_aero
Jun 17 21
87 plays
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