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Welcome back for another week of quizzing. Can you identify these songs with highfalutin’ vocabulary? I scored 25/25 with 52 seconds to spare. I was on a train, so I bet you can beat my time. Congratulations to Tony,…
Welcome back for another week of quizzing. Can you link these albums to their #1 hit singles? I scored 20/20, but forgot to record my time. Can you beat me? Congratulations to Tony, who scored the 10/14 in last…
A bunch of songs have been transmogrified into Shakespearean sonnets. Apologies – this one is a bit more brain-intensive than usual. You might need to wait until you have ten minutes of focused time. I puzzled through 12/14 –…
Can you guess a band when given a literal depiction of their band names? I was doing well for 17, but missed the last one. Only 20% of contestants got #18 right – it was the toughest image paired…
Can you link the songs and the artists from the Billboard Top 30 at the end of 1973? I sure couldn’t – I crashed and burned after the 17 I knew, failing to score anymore. Congratulations to Tony, who…
Can you link an image of a 1990s band to an iconic hit? I scored 19 I thought this week was a lot easier – a diverse group of artists where you can figure it out based on gender…
Can you link an image of a 1990s band to an iconic hit? I scored 21 Can you beat me? I thought it was the trickiest one so far. Not a lot of artists who I really care about…
Can you link an image of a 1980s band to an iconic hit? I scored 19 Can you beat me and score the perfect 20? Congratulations to EclecticMusicLover, who has dominated this series. He beat Rich Kamerman by 3…
Can you link an image of a 1980s artist to an iconic hit? I scored 21 I found it tougher than the previous editions, as I don’t know what Irene Cara and Richard Marx look like. Congratulations to EclecticMusicLover,…
Can you link an image of a 1970s band to an iconic hit? I scored 18 I think 20 is attainable; I just made a couple of silly mistakes. Congratulations to EclecticMusicLover, who scored the fastest 25/25 for the…
Can you link an image of a 1970s artist to an iconic hit? I scored 24/25, struggling with differentiating between women with afros. Congratulations to EclecticMusicLover, who scored the fastest 25/25 in last week’s 1960s hit quiz. You may…
Can you link an image of a 1960s artist to an iconic hit? I scored 25/25, but it took a fair bit of puzzling. I only had 1:41 remaining. Congratulations to UK #1s Blog, who scored a perfect 10/10…
Can you fill in the blank of these 1990s songs? I had to do a fair bit of thinking, but scored 10/10 with 1:23 remaining. Congratulations to Tony, who scored 20/20 in last week’s 1990s quiz. I liked this…
Can you fill in the blank of these 1990s songs? I had to do a fair bit of guessing, but made it to 20/20 with 2:42 remaining. Congratulations to Tony, who just beat out two tied contestants for the…
Who knows what tomorrow brings? But today brings a quiz about #1 songs of 1982. There are mountains in our way. But we climb a step every day. I scored full marks with 2:16 remaining. Last week, love lifted…
Can you link the first and last names of famous female singers? It’s not all young starlets – it reaches back into the 1960s. I suspect it might be a speedrace this week. I scored 20/20 with 2:22 remaining.…
Can you identify album covers featuring robots? We’re here for a good time, not a long time this week, as there are only 8 questions. I messed up one with an iconic band mascot, so I only scored 7.…
Can you match a bunch of singers to the decade they were born in? I started well, but then missed the last three to finish with 5 Congratulations to Max, who finished with 18/20 in last week’s 1971 in…
Can you correctly answer multi-choice questions about British music in 1971? Find out here: I scored a just-above-average 13/20 – can you beat me? Congratulations to NameEclectic Music Lover, who was the fastest in last week’s 3 Songs, 1…
I found this week’s quiz confusing at first. You need to link three songs to one first name – a name shared by people who sang the three songs. So the answer for ‘Suspicious Minds’ and ‘Alison’ would be Elvia.…
I often try to steer away from single-artist quizzes. But I figure Three Dog Night are a level playing field – most people know some songs, but probably not many mega-fans out there. Can you complete the titles of these…
Can you identify 20 artists by their third album? I identified them all in 1:03, although I had to resort to genre-based guessing for the last few. Congratulations to Rich Kamerman, who just pipped Max and jprobichaud for last…
Can you identify 12 albums by their final track? I identified them all in 31 seconds – can you beat my time? Congratulations to EclecticMusicLover, who finished the 1970 end-of-year chart quiz faster than Max. RIP to Midnight Oil’s…
Last week we looked at 1990. This week, can you name all the year-end hot 25 singles of 1970? I certainly couldn’t – just like the last two weeks, I scored precisely 17 Congratulations to NostalgicItalian, who scored a…
Last week we looked at 1980. This week, can you name all the year-end hot 25 singles of 1990? I certainly couldn’t – just like last week, I scored 17 Congratulations to EclecticMusicLover, who’s continuing to rack up consecutive…
Can you name all the year-end hot 25 singles of 1980? I certainly couldn’t – I struggled with the bottom third of the list, and ended up with 17 In my defense, I was only 1 at the time.…
For the third time, this week’s challenge is sudden death – if you get one wrong, the quiz stops. Also, it’s not possible to skip questions. It starts easy, but gets harder. After getting through the first two rounds…
Again, this week’s challenge is sudden death – if you get one wrong, the quiz stops. Also, it’s not possible to skip questions. It starts easy, but gets harder. I scored 12/12 with 2:43 remaining – can you beat…
This week’s challenge is sudden death – if you get one wrong, the quiz stops. Also, it’s not possible to skip questions. It starts easy, but gets harder. I scored 12/12 with 3:16 remaining – can you beat my…
Can you complete song titles with the word “band” in them. I scored 14/14 – can you beat my time? I had 3:30 remaining. Congratulations to Tony and Max, who both scored full marks in last week’s quiz. I’ve…
Can you complete song titles with cry, die, fly, or fall? Find out below! I scored 40/40, albeit with some educated guessing. Congratulations to EclecticMusicLover, who scored 19/20 in last week’s trivia challenge. You’ve gotta give some credit to…
We’ve finished working through Grammy winners – well done on staying with us. This week’s challenge also has a Grammy question, among 19 other pieces of music trivia. I scored 17 I should have got the guitar one, but…
As even more logic would dictate, we’re now up to the 2010s Grammy winners. I found this one a bit easier than the 2000s one – it helps that “various artists” isn’t an answer, and that two artists are…
As logic would dictate, we’re now up to the 2000s Grammy winners. I suspect many of us will find the 21st-century quizzes tougher. I scored 8/10, although I think the 2002 one is tough. Congratulations to Rich Kamerman, who…
Last week, we looked at 1980s Grammy winners. This week, it’s the 1990s’ turn. I scored 9 I missed the 1991 winner – didn’t really know about his solo career. Congratulations to EclecticMusicLover, who recorded the fastest time in…
Welcome back for another week of quizzing. Can you identify the 10 album-of-the-year Grammy winners from the 1980s? I was originally going to feature the 1970s, but it was a bit easy since Stevie Wonder and Paul Simon won half…
Welcome back for another week of quizzing. This week’s challenge is simple, but requires speed – you need to answer 50 (mostly) easy questions in 2 minutes. I scored 50/50 with 28 seconds remaining – can you beat my…
Welcome back for another week of quizzing. This week, your challenge is to identify duos. I scored 22/25 – can you beat my score? Congratulations to Tony, who showcased his ornithological knowledge in last week’s birds in music quiz.…
Welcome back for another week of quizzing. This week, you need to complete song titles with birds. I scored 12/12 with 3:08 remaining – can you beat my time? Congratulations to Eclectic Music Lover, who scored 16/18 in last…
I’ve been hiking in the wilderness this week, so I can’t report back on last week’s results – last time I checked, Rich Kamerman was in the lead. This week, your challenge is to name the famous album from some…
Welcome back for quiz time. This week, your challenge I scored 19/20, which was pretty good as there are a few obscure ones in there – perhaps chosen as they make good LEGO artwork. I loved the photography. Congratulations…
Can you identify these Lego album covers? It’s pretty tough – the average is 43%. One album cover is hard to recognise, and another is a pretty obscure choice IMO. I was pleased with my 75% – can you…
Can you complete the 2000s song title with a picture? Most people smashed the 1950s quiz, but I imagine this one will be trickier. I scored 20/20 with 2:41 remaining – can you beat my time? Congratulations to NostalgicItalian,…
Can you complete the 1950s song title with a picture? I’m less versed in 1950s music than most of my regular readers, but I still puzzled my way to full marks. But you can probably beat my time. I…
Can you complete the album name with a picture? Big Black aren’t featured this week – I thought my guess was legitimate…. I scored 19/20 – can you score 20? Congratulations to Tony, who scored the fastest time in…
I featured the first quiz in this series back in 2018 – here’s part 2. Your challenge is to complete a band name with a picture. Watch out for Mad-Eye Moody. I scored 20 Can you beat my score?…
It’s another speed test this week. You have just 30 seconds to complete 10 hybrid song titles with a link word. Can you pick the correct word that ends one song title and begins another song title to complete the…
Not asking for much of your time this week – you have just 45 seconds to link six bands to an image on their Wikipedia page. It took me 16 seconds – can you beat me? Congratulations to Tony,…
This week, can you complete Aerosmith song titles by selecting an image? I’m not a big Aerosmith guy, but I think most of these songs are well known. Can you beat my 12/12 with 1:42 remaining? Congratulations to Tony,…
This week’s challenge is to identify bands by their (not particularly helpful) descriptions. I scored 15/15, but I did need to think a little. Can you beat my time of 2:09 remaining? Congratulations to Tony, who recorded the fastest…
This week’s challenge is to sort historical events by which version of ‘We Didn’t Start the Fire’ they appeared in. It helps to remember that Billy Joel recorded his version in 1989, while Fall Out Boy’s is from 2023. …
I’m finally unleashed on the world again, consistently able to compete in these quizzes. Here’s one about the original versions of famous covers. I was surprised not to see Otis Redding with ‘Respect’, although he’s included with another song. …
There might be one final outtakes quiz, but we’ve reached the end of the alphabet. There aren’t many famous X,Y, and Z albums – even with all three, I think it’s one of the tougher quizzes in the series. …
This quiz is fun – it might be the only Sporcle quiz to feature Julie Andrews and Lou Bega together. Can you complete the titles of these 16 list songs. It’s not too tricky, so please record your time if…
We’re almost through the entire alphabet – X, Y, and Z will be together (although I haven’t started making that one yet). Can you tell The Wall from The Rooftops? The Wave from the Wet Leg? I’m not eligible…
Let’s take another break from sorting albums this week and guess which half of the decade songs belong to. Remember that 1975 is in the decade’s second half. I scored 42/50 – solid, but mildly disappointing. Can you beat…
We’re still sorting albums this week, and up to V. Can you tell the Violator from the Vulture Prince? I’m ineligible because I created the quiz. Congratulations to Tony, who scored 14/15 in last week’s quiz. Here’s ‘Ben Franklin’.…
We’re back sorting albums this week, and up to U. Can you tell the Ultraviolence from the Undertow? I’m ineligible because I created the quiz. Congratulations to EclecticMusicLover and UK #1s Blog, who tied on 35 Here I am…
Let’s take another break from sorting albums this week and guess which half of the decade songs belong to. Remember that 1995 is in the decade’s second half. I scored 37/40 – I need to bone up on my…
We’re still sorting albums this week, and up to T. Can you tell the real Trout Mask from its replica. I’m ineligible because I made it. There was a three-way tie last week, with Rich Kamerman, PowerPopMax, and UK…
We’re back to sorting albums this week, and we’re up to S. Fortunately, many famous albums start with S. Can you tell your Sour from your Surrealistic Pillow? I’m ineligible, although embarrassingly, I muddled Superfly and Shaft when I…
Congratulations to Tony, who won last week’s R album challenge. Let’s take a break from sorting albums this week and guess which half of the decade songs belong to. Remember that 1985 is in the decade’s second half – more…
There are 25 albums this week, but it’s much easier than that Q abomination. There are plenty of famous albums starting with R. I’m ineligible. Hopefully it’s not too tricky! Congratulations to Rich Kamerman, who scrabbled his way to…
Not gonna lie – sorting out 15 Q albums is a tricky business. There are probably some you’ve never heard of. It doesn’t help that two of the most famous Q albums in the classic rock canon are by The…
There are a lot more albums to hide this week. Can you sort out the Plans from the Pirates? I’m ineligible. Hopefully it’s not too tricky! Congratulations to EclecticMusicLover, who scored the fastest 9/9 last week. I’ve been interested…
Let’s take a break from album sorting this week. This week’s challenge is to link nine artists to their song with “call” in the title. I scored 9/9 with 2:15 remaining. I wasn’t completely in control, but when there…
Even more album sorting. Can you match the songs to the albums starting with O? Are you on the beach or out to lunch? I made this quiz, so I’m not eligible to enter. Can you score full marks…
Even more album sorting. Can you match the songs to the albums starting with N? Can you tell your Nilsson from your Schmilsson? I made this quiz, so I’m not eligible to enter. Can you score full marks this…
More album sorting. Can you match the songs to the albums starting with M? Can you tell smoke on the water and madmen across the water apart? I made this quiz, so I’m not eligible to enter. Can you…
We’re back into album sorting this week. Can you match the songs to the albums starting with L? I made this quiz, so I’m not eligible to enter. Can you score full marks this week? Congratulations to Tony and…
Welcome back for another week of quizzing. I thought we’d take a break from album sorting. Your challenge this week is to name the albums, musical terms, artists, and other ephemera starting with D. I scored 16/20, although I…
Can you identify the albums starting with K? As before I had to make this one myself. There aren’t as many albums beginning with K, so there are fewer questions than usual. I’m ineligible to enter this week. Congratulations…
It’s Waitangi Day, our national public holiday, here in New Zealand. It’s particularly fraught this year, as the far right question our nation’s founding document. Unfortunately, today’s quiz is completely unrelated to such happenings. Can you identify the albums starting…
Welcome back for another thrilling quizzing session. Can you identify the albums starting with I? Unfortunately, the person who made the original series stopped at G, so again I had to make this one myself. Apologies if some of the…
Welcome back for another week of quizzing. Can you identify the albums starting with H? Unfortunately the person who made the original series stopped at G, so I had to make this one myself. Apologies if some of the choices…
Welcome back for another week of quizzing. Can you identify the albums starting with G? I scored 23 I didn’t know the difference between Godsmack and Sum 41. Congratulations to Rich Kamerman, who just beat Tony for the fastest…
Welcome back – this week we’re looking at F albums. It’s a popular letter, so this quiz was easier than last week’s, at least for me. I scored 24 I used genre conventions to differentiate between the three albums…
I’m scheduling this early because I plan to tramp in the Southern Alps today. I scored 21 I had to resort to some guessing at the end. The quiz included some acts I liked, but I wasn’t familiar with…
The observant among you may have noticed that the quiz is a day later than usual. I figured people had better things to do than a music quiz on Christmas Day. I scored 23/24 – I could have scored…
I don’t normally run a Christmas music quiz, but let’s try it this year. I may have an advantage here, since I’ll probably be playing some of these songs on Christmas Eve. I scored 27/28 – I missed ‘Home…
I promise not to run 26 of these Hide Your Albums quizzes in a row, but I’m enjoying them. We’re up to C this week – can you tell your Clash from your Chemical Brothers? Are you crazy, sexy, or…
Last week we hid our A albums, this week it’s time to hide your B albums. I scored 24/24, although I had to guess between Blink-182 and Jimmy Eat World at the end. I had 5:04 remaining – can…
I don’t know what we will do with our lives now that almost 50 rounds of compilations are done. But we could try linking albums to artists. Even if you don’t know the albums, you should be able to link…
It’s the final quiz in the series. It’s dedicated entirely to Beatles compilations. It’s a weird quiz, with some gimmes like 1 and The Blue Album, but also some tricky ones. Even people who know every Beatles song probably don’t…
Welcome back to the final conventional week of this epic series. There’s a number 50, but it’s dedicated entirely to Beatles’ compilations. Does anyone know why 49 isn’t IL in Roman numerals? I scored 13/20 this week. I struggled…
We’re almost through this epic series. It’s getting a little obscure – I know little of P-Square or Half Japanese. Lots of country artists this week. Can you beat my score of 15/20? Congratulations to EclecticMusicLover, who top-scored with…
We’re almost at the end of this epic series – just three more to go after this quiz, one of which is dedicated entirely to The Beatles. You probably know the drill by now – link the artist to the…
We’re up to quiz 46 in our greatest hits sequence – congratulations for sticking it out so long. This week’s seemed the easiest for a while – I could guess based on genre conventions. I scored 15/20 but probably…
We’re up to quiz #45 in the series. 45AD was the year the Roman senate consulted about real estate speculation in Rome. Can you score 20/20 in this quiz. I’d be impressed if you can. I scored 11 I got fixated…
Welcome back for more quizzing. We’re up to #44, and the artists are getting ever more obscure. I scored 13 It quickly got difficult after Bert and Ernie. Can you beat me? Congratulations to Deke and Rich Kamerman, who…
We’re up to quiz #43. I found this one tricky with many artists I wasn’t familiar with. Can you tell Samantha Fox from Hilary Duff? I scored 13 I liked Squeeze’s witty album cover though. Congratulations to EclecticMusicLover, who…
We’re back into the normal rhythm of greatest hits albums. There are a few I haven’t heard of this week. Is anyone into Guano Apes? Or N-Dubz? I scored 16 Can you beat me? Congratulations to Tony, who scored…
There’s a changeup this week after 40 quizzes of the same format. Your challenge is to locate the greatest hits album based on two songs from it. I somehow scored 16/16, with a series of educated guesses. I had…
We’re up to greatest hits quiz 40. According to my maths, we had a five-way tie for first at 14/20 last week – congratulations to all the winners. It’s another tricky one this week. The 1960s male bands (as well…
It’s spring here in New Zealand, which means insanely high winds most of the time. It’s lovely when the winds stop though. This is one of the tougher Greatest Hits quizzes, at least for me. There weren’t many artists I’m…
Welcome to the future (if you’re reading this in the Americas). It’s already 29 August here, and it’s time for some quizzing. We’re up to #37 in this long-running series. This week you need to tell the difference between the…
