Take part in weekly quizzes on this blog.
Congratulations to EclecticMusicLover, who scored the fastest time in last week’s golfing quiz. This week’s quiz is longer and more challenging. With 50 questions, you may wish to preload on some coffee first. I scored 47/50 with 5:24 remaining.…
Congratulations to Rich Kamerman, who dominated last week’s Bands that Became Other Bands quiz – he scored 25, 16% ahead of four contestants tied on 21 This week’s challenge is a little more straightforward, I believe. You need to identify…
Congratulations to Tony and Max, who tied in last week’s Chart Toppers in the 1980s quiz. Amazingly, Rich and EclecticMusicLover both knew Paul McCartney’s three number one singles in the 1980s. This week you need to identify 25 bands that…
Congratulations to Rich Kamerman, who identified some obscure acts and scored 20/20 in last week’s quiz. This week’s challenge involves identifying acts who enjoyed a Billboard #1 single in the 1980s. Note that you don’t get disqualified for clicking a…
Congratulations to Tony, who scored the fastest competitor time in last week’s AI-Generated 1970s Song Quiz. This week, you are presented with four names – one is the name of the band and three are songs by that band. You…
Congratulations to boppinsblog, who beat kingclover for bragging rights in last week’s quiz. We’re staying in the classic rock era for this week’s quiz. You need to guess the song based on AI-generated art. I scored 15/15 with 5:18…
Congratulations to Rich Kamerman, who just pipped Eclectic Music Lover for the fastest time in last week’s Cat Stevens titles quiz. Here’s a live version of my favourite song from the quiz, ‘Sad Lisa’, if you don’t know it already:…
Congratulations to Tony, who just pipped Rich Kamerman in last week’s famous lead singer quiz. This week we have a Cat Stevens quiz. Often I try to avoid artist-specific quizzes, but Stevens’ early 1970s hits are pretty universal. There…
Congratulations to Rich “we mean it” Kamerman, who scored 36/36 in last week’s California Bands quiz, correctly sorting Beach Boys and Green Day albums. In this week’s challenge, you need to identify lead singers of bands by picture. It’s harder…
Jim S narrowly beat EclecticMusicLover in last week’s ‘Got’ Song Titles quiz. This week, you need to link the Californian bands with their albums. Remember you can skip ahead if there’s a band you’re not very familiar with. I…
Tony dominated last week’s MTV Unplugged album quiz, scoring a perfect 24 This week we’re looking at songs with the word “got” in the title. I scored 30/32 – I was down to educated guessing about halfway through the…
Congratulations to Tony, who scored 20/20 in last week’s Badly Drawn Albums quiz. This week you need to complete the stanzas in Jimmy Buffett’s ‘Margaritaville’. I’m not a particular fan of Mr Buffett, and only scored 18 of a…
I had to collate last week’s result a little early last week, but when I made this post Max from PowerPop.Blog was the only contestant to score 100%. This week you need to link the artist to the poorly drawn…
Last week we looked at the artists with the most songs in Rolling Stone’s recent Top 500 list. King Clover and EclecticMusicLover both scored 34/35, although King Clover didn’t record a time. This week it’s the companion quiz, with Rolling…
Congratulations to EclecticMusicLover, who just pipped MusicEnthusiast in last week’s Music in Song Titles quiz. I was even more impressed by 2loud2oldmusic, who solved last week’s bonus question, linking five albums by knowing they were recorded at Electric Lady studios.…
Congratulations to Jamie, who scored the fastest time with a perfect score in last week’s Name Any Song quiz. In this week’s quiz you need to link the musical term with a song title. Each answer is used exactly twice…
Last week’s semi-obscure 1970s album quiz threw up a diverse range of scores – Rich Kamerman top-scored with 36 This week you need to name any track off of an acclaimed album. Even if you don’t know any songs, a…
Thanks to everyone who played last week’s first album/last album quiz. Congratulations to Sheik Yerbouti, who finished fastest, in less than a minute. This week you need to identify the artists behind some 1970s albums. The artists are pretty well-known,…
Jim couldn’t defend his crown – Tony took out last week’s setlist quiz with the only perfect score. This week you need to recognise a band (or solo artist) when shown a split image of their first and final albums.…
Congratulations again to Jim, who won this site’s Sporcle challenge for the second week running. The very first Sporcle challenge that I laid down on this website was Band by Setlist I – only two people entered, and both of…
Congratulations to Music Enthusiast Jim, who scored the fastest time in last week’s Parentheses quiz. Last week it was parentheses, this week it’s exclamation marks! It’s pretty eclectic, with everything from Louis Armstrong to Bruno Mars. I had to…
Congratulations to Rich Kamerman, who scored the fastest time in last week’s quiz, narrowly beating Max. This week, regular reader KingClover has supplied a quiz for our enjoyment. You need to match the parts of song titles, including parentheses. …
Congratulations to KingClover, who scored the only 10/10 in last week’s quiz. A lot of contestants, including myself, didn’t recognise Motown’s Mary Wells. This week there’s a list of members from 30 well-known 1970s bands that you need to identify.…
Congratulations to EclecticMusicLover, who scored the fastest perfect score in last week’s Signs quiz. There’s just a brief quiz this week, with ten questions: I only answered 8 of those 10 questions correctly – I didn’t recognise a couple…
Thanks for playing Click, Click, Boom! last week. There was a tie for fastest time between Tony and msjadeli. This week you need to link the trivia question to the road sign. It’s a rock-oriented quiz. I scored 16/16…
Hello, and welcome back. Last week’s classic rock picture quiz proved tricky – the two highest challengers tied for 12 This week we’re back to some music trivia. Can you answer the questions correctly? Bear in mind it’s sudden death…
Congratulations to kingclover, who scored 34/35 in last week’s Song Title quiz. And congratulations to Jim, who guessed that Christie Brinkley painted the cover of Billy Joel’s River of Dreams album. This week you need to guess the classic rock…
Congratulations to everyone who scored 20/20 in last week’s Rock Quartet quiz – especially Jim the Music Enthusiast who scored the fastest time. This week, you need to name the hit song from the key line in the chorus. …
Last week’s quiz about Antonyms was pretty straightforward, with a bunch of 20 Tony was fastest. This week is another pretty easy one I think – you have the identify the rock quartet by their first names. They’ve largely stuck…
Congratulations to Eclectic Music Lover, who recorded a perfect 25/25 in last week’s quiz about Albums With At Least Four Top Ten Hits. This week requires some language skills as well as knowledge of song titles. You need to put…
Congratulations to Tony and EclecticMusicLover, who both scored 12/12 in last week’s quiz. This week it’s all about commercial juggernauts – albums with at least four top ten hits. It ranges from the 1970s to the 2010s and is pop-centric.…
I’ve had a few issues with the WordPress Reader feed recently – this post both tests if it’s now working and re-exposes my most recent posts. Today’s Quiz: New Music Reviews: Ten Best Sam Phillips Songs:
Congratulations to Tony, who narrowly edged Sheik Yerbouti for bragging rights in last week’s Shopping List quiz. This week’s quiz has amazing breadth, covering more than a century of recorded music. You need to link the three albums to the…
Last week’s Album by Shopping Receipt IV was a toughie, but a couple of contestants made it to 23/24 – good work Tony and Sheik Yerbouti. I’m not necessarily planning on doing every quiz in the series, but I wanted…
Congratulations to Rich Kamerman, who scored the only 24/24 on last week’s quiz. This week, we’re looking at “Shopping Receipts” from artists – they’re actually tracklists with track times. I liked how it covered a wide variety of music. …
Noone scored a full 24/24 in last week’s quiz, but we did have a bunch of 23s. Tony had the fastest recorded time with 3:54 remaining. It’s the final quiz in the series this week. I managed to arrest…
Congratulations to occasional contestant Heavy Metal Overlord, who scored the fastest time in last week’s Find The Band Member quiz. Due to poor advanced planning on my part, we’re now up to Find the Band Member VII. We started at…
Congratulations to Tony, who scored the fastest time in last week’s Find the Band Member II quiz, locating 24 famous musicians in less than a minute. This week, unsurprisingly, it’s Find the Band Member I – for some reason, I…
Congratulations to Pierce from who snuck in a second faster than Tony to win last week’s challenge in a blistering minute. This week, unsurprisingly, it’s Find the Band Members Part 2. I think they’re getting easier as we work…
It looks like Music Enthusiast Jim won last week’s quiz, leading a large number of perfect scores with the fastest time. Unsurprisingly, we’re moving on to Find the Band Member III this week. I think they get easier as we…
Congratulations to the contestants who scored 24/24 in last week’s quiz – it looks like jprobichaud from was the fastest. This week we’re continuing with the Find the Band Member quizzes – I’ve been enjoying the broad range of…
Last week, in Find the Band Member VI, Rich Kamerman had the best score of 23/24 when I scheduled this post – apologies if you recorded your score later, as I’m on vacation. This week, it’s more of the same.…
Congratulations to everyone who scored 20/20 in last week’s Album Covers II quiz, and also condolences to the contestants who scored 19/20 but missed The Doors’ Strange Days. Special congratulations to Jamie from , who scored the fastest time. This…
I had to post this week’s quiz a little early, so I might have missed some late entries for last week’s Red Album quiz. But congratulations to 2Loud2Old Music, who recorded a perfect score with the best time. This week,…
Congratulations to Tony, who just pipped Max and Eclectic Music Lover for the fastest time in last week’s Blackboard Musicians quiz. This week you need to click the red albums – it’s straightforward. I scored 15/15 with 3:55 remaining…
As you’d expect from a niche quiz, last week’s London Calling competition threw up a range of scores. Congratulations to the Punk Panther who, as you’d hope from his name, scored 19 We have a rather high-brow quiz this week…
Last week we looked at Best New Artist Grammy winners. There was a three-way tie for first place – Tony, Rich, and Geoff (with help from Geoff’s wife) all scored 34 Late Addendum: after I scheduled this post, EclecticMusicLover submitted…
We had a tie last week in the White Album quiz – congratulations to Jim and Max, who tied with a time of 3:10. I’m not sure if we’ll have any 100% scores this week, but I’m happy to be…
Congratulations to Rich “Taxman” Kamerman, who squeaked out the fastest time in last weeks 1960s quiz. There were lots of contestants who were very close on his tail. With apologies to younger readers, we’re staying in the 1960s for another…
We had another tie last week with the quickfire Tic-Tac-Toe quiz. Tony and Geoff both solved the puzzle with 2:13 remaining. This week you need to complete the 1960s song title with a picture. It’s fun and creative. I…
Congratulations to everyone who scored 26/26 in the 1990s Ruined by a Letter quiz – Tony easily recorded the fastest score, thanks to some judicious coffee. Drew didn’t complete the quiz, but was the only person to solve the bonus…
Last week’s US Presidents quiz featured the cover image of Olivia Rodrigo’s debut album Sour. The second single from that album was ‘Deja Vu’, and it’s Deja Vu on the scoreboard this week, with Rich Kamerman and EclecticMusicLover again tying…
Congratulations to EclecticMusicLover and Rich Kamerman who both scored 29/30 in last week’s Musicians with US Presidents II quiz. This week we’re looking at the prequel: I scored 22/30 – I struggled with recognising some of the country artists…
Congratulations to Tony, whose 24/25 in last week’s Famous Albums Badly Drawn Quiz was a clear winner. This week you need to identify the musicians pictured with US presidents. I only scored 20/30 – I’m not very good at…
For most of the week, it looked like ‘Advance Australia Fair’ was going to ring around the medal ceremony. A late entry from Rich Kamerman turned out to be the fastest time, just pipping Bruce. Congratulations to everyone who participated.…
Congratulations to everyone who participated in last week’s badly drawn 1970s hits quiz. Especially to Eclectic Music Lover, who just edged Rich Kamerman for first place. Also, thanks for reading my daughters’ book. This week you need to sort a…
Congratulations to kingclover and ElecticMusicLover, who both scored 36/38 in last week’s tough ‘The’ Bands quiz. It included some obscure answers like The Donnas and The Mighty Mighty Bosstones. This week, it’s a return to the badly drawn franchise. Can…
Congratulations to Tony, who caffeined up and motored through last week’s Flip Flop albums quiz. This week is straightforward after last time’s visual hysteria. You just need to name the band given the song. I scored 35/38 – I…
Congratulatons to EclecticMusicLover, who easily won last week’s never had a #1 single. He scored 26/29, 3 ahead of J’s 23, while no one else scored over 20. This week’s quiz is a little confusing. You need to select the…
Congratulations to Aaron, who just edged Tony and Rich for the fastest time last week. This week you need to select the artists that never had a #1 Billboard single. It’s not sudden death – if you get one wrong,…
Congratulations to tomwritesaboutstuff, who recorded the fastest time in last week’s acrostic puzzle quiz. This week you need to name the musical act given a promotional product with their branding. I scored 19/20 – I missed the squiggly face…
Congratulations to kingclover, who scored the only 100% score in last week’s finish that album quiz. We can continue on with that series sometime, but here’s a complete the lyrics/acrostic challenge. You can use the acrostic puzzle to help, but…
Congratulations to Eclectic Music Lover and Tony, who were the only 100% scores in last week’s Last Word Albums quiz. Not surprisingly, this week we’re looking at Last Word Albusm II. I scored 32/36 – I missed albums by…
Congratulations to Sheik Yerbouti, who won last week’s 2010s’ Badly Drawn Songs challenge. This week you need to complete the titles of famous albums – although famous is debatable for some of these titles IMO. I scored 35/36, and…
Congratulations to Sheik Yerbouti, who scored a perfect 20/20 in last week’s quiz. There were lots of strong 18s and 19s too. I apologise in advance if this week’s quiz is a little tricky for some regular quiz participants –…
Congratulations to Jamie from , who pipped Rich for the fastest time last week. This week we’re back to badly drawn songs. This week it’s the 2000s: I’m not quite as confident in the 2000s as in earlier decades…
Since Sporcle doesn’t measure micro-seconds, it looks like we had a dead heat last week. Congratulations to Rich Kamerman and Tony, who tied both with 3:11 remaining. This week we’re tackling the sequel – cunningly named Follow That Lyric Song…
Congratulations to Music Enthusiast Jim, who took home the fastest perfect score in last week’s Follow That Lyric 1960s challenge. Max from PowerPopBlog guessed the bonus question first – the answer was Van Morrison. This week it’s another Follow That…
Congratulations to Rich Kamerman, on the moon this week with a high score of 17/20 in the Today I Learned quiz. This week you need to follow the lyrics in iconic 1960s songs. It should be pretty easy for most…
Congratulations to Eclectic Music Lover, whose love of eclectic music helped him to score 24/24 in last week’s overlap quiz. This week you need to identify which musical “facts” are true and which are imagined. They forgot to include the…
Welcome back to weekly music quiz. Congratulations to Sheik Yerbouti, who just pipped Jim for the fastest time in last week’s quiz. This week you need to name the missing words in song title pairs. I scored 22 The…
Congratulations to jprobichaud, who recorded the fastest time in last week’s quiz. This week is a single-artist quiz, about The Beatles. You need to identify the four Beatles, an iconic album cover, and fill in the gaps in some…
Congratulations to Tony, who top-scored with 15/16 in last week’s badly drawn sexy album covers quiz. This week we’re up to the 1990s – can you match the title to the badly drawn image? I scored 19/20 – I…
Congratulations to Tony from , who scored the fastest time for last week’s badly drawn 1980s quiz. This week we’re onto badly drawn sexy covers. It’s a bit trickier than the last couple because there are some obscure choices…
Congratulations to Paul from who scored the fastest time in scoring 20/20 in last week’s badly drawn song quiz from the 1960s and 1970s. This week we’re continuing into the 1980s. Again there are some amusingly macabre images. …
Congratulations to EclecticMusicLover and 2Loud2OldMusic, who both scored 19/20 in last week’s Tracks on the Back Solo quiz. I was expecting contestants to struggle with the more recent offerings, but Jeff and John both missed Tori Amos’ 1994 album Under…
Congratulations to Kamer Chameleo-Man who scored the fastest perfect score last week. This week you need to identify solo artists from the tracks on the back of one of their albums. There’s a fair chunk of modern pop in…
Congratulations to ‘Boom Boom’ Rich Kamermancini, who won for the second week running in last week’s 4×4 quiz. This week it was a lot closer, with a bunch of contestants very close behind his time. This week you need to…
Congratulations to Baby-You’re-A-Rich-Kamerman who blitzed last week’s quiz, solving the 8 questions in a reality-defying 6 seconds. This week we are looking at another 4×4 grid – we had one about artists a few weeks ago, but this one has…
We had a smaller turnout than usual in last week’s parentheses quiz, but it was again won by a Jim (but just one this week, unlike last week’s two-Jim tie). Congratulations to Jim the Music Enthusiast. This week’s quiz is…
Last week’s US presidents quiz was a tight run thing, with both Jims joining me on 20/20 at 2:50, creating an historic three-way tie. This week we’re looking at the parenthetical aside, as commonly utilised in 1980s song titles. There…
Congratulations to Angie and J. who both scored 75/78 in last week’s music grid quiz. It looks like almost no-one knew Ray J, perhaps most famous for a (non-music) video that he made with Kim Kardashian that helped to launch…
No one scored more than 18/20 in last week’s Double Grammy Winners quiz – congratulations to Eclectic Music Lover and Tony who both reached that mark. This week there’s a delightful music grid to solve: I scored 69/78 (you…
Congratulations to Sheik Yerbouti, who recorded the fastest time in last week’s Who quiz. I didn’t watch the Grammy ceremony this week, although I read the winners with sceptical interest. This week’s quiz invites you to identify the 20 artists…
Congratulations to Aaron from Keepsmealive, who scored the fastest challenger time on last week’s quiz about 1980s Songs. This week we focus on The Who – I don’t usually like to feature artist-specific quizzes, but I figure The Who are…
Congratulations to J. and Tony who tied for the fastest time in last week’s Finish That Band II quiz. This week we’re looking at 1980s songs, following on from the 10 Worst Songs of the 1980s list earlier this week.…
Congratulations to Geoff from , who recorded last week’s fastest time with a perfect score. Max also achieved max points. This week you need to complete the band name with a picture. I scored 18/20, although both of my…
Last week’s 1980s lyric quiz was won by Eclectic Music Lover, who completed the quiz with 44 seconds to spare. Congratulations to everyone who registered a perfect score. This week you need to connect the hit to the decade. …
Last week’s quiz produced a bunch of different responses – some people cruised through it very fast, while others took a while. Personally I had trouble recognising Gloria Estafan and Paula Abdul, so it took me a while. Congratulations to…
We had lots of perfect scores last week, but the fastest score went to Music Enthusiast Jim S. Well done everyone. This week you need to enter the first name of famous musicians into a grid, and spell some words.…
Last week’s 2010s lyrics quiz threw out a very wide range of scores. Sheik Yerbouti won with 100%. This week’s quiz is the same format, but all the songs are from the 1960s. I’m expecting much higher scores this week.…
Last week’s 1990s quiz was headed for a tie between J. and Tony, before Aaron came in late with a winning time. This week, let’s jump forward to the 2010s – complete the song titles with 5-letter words. I…
We have two weeks of Missing Musician Antonyms results to catch up with. Sheik Yerbouti had the fastest time with a perfect score a fortnight ago, while last week jprobichaud scored the fastest time and guessed the bonus answer. This…
It’s summer holidays in New Zealand – I’ll let you know who won last week’s quiz next week. This week we’re looking at the prequel to last week’s quiz – select the correct antonym to complete the band name: …
Everyone, and their monkey, bested me at last week’s Elvis picture quiz. Congratulations in particular to all the perfect scores – Rich Kamerman and Paul both somehow finished with only 2 seconds elapsed. This week you need to select the…
Most people aced last week’s male vocalist quiz. Rich and Jim tied for fastest time, although Rich had the distinction of guessing the bonus question (Peter Gabriel’s Up). This week, we have what I think is the most quickfire quiz…
