Congratulations to Geoff from https://1001albumsin10years.wordpress.com/, 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.
https://www.sporcle.com/games/strokes_static/the-smashing-onions
I scored 18/20, although both of my mistakes were due to not identifying the images correctly rather than not knowing the band name. I need to brush up on my planets and animated film characters. Can you attain a perfect score?
In other news, my wife and I were watching Superstore yesterday, and there was a little snippet of Mr. Mister’s ‘Kyrie’. I’ve always liked the song, but never understood the words – I thought they were singing something like “can you hear me lazing” in the chorus. But it’s actually “Kyrie Eleison”, which is Greek for “Lord have mercy”. Did everyone else already realise this?
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Tied you, 18/20. I need to brush up on my planets as well. As to ‘Kyrie,’ mad coincidence. I was shopping at a big superstore over the weekend and they were playing that tune. And yes I knew what they were saying. I was raised Roman Catholic before I realized organized religion was nonsense. Now I’m a Druid I feel so much better.
So your druidism isn’t formal – you’re just winging it solo?
Starting my own branch, but loosely organized at best.
18/20 with 1:22 left. No fair on the sports figure. I had no clue on that one. Forgot the other one I missed. Is Superstore the movie with Dax Shepard? I love that guy!
The sports one was tough for me since I’m not from north America, but I thought some of them were recognisable – I was able to winnow it down to two, then guess.
And Superstore is a TV series that ran from about 2015-2020, with the lady from Ugly Betty.
Well, that was fun, and not just because I got 20/20 (with 2:25 left on the clock). As for Mr. Mister’s “Kyrie,” I did know that’s what they were singing about, probably because it was discussed a lot when the song was released. They were a great band and their singer is phenomenal (and a kick-ass bass player too). I believe he’s been playing with Ringo Starr’s All-Starr Band in recent years.
The drummer went on to join King Crimson too if I remember correctly. Some good harmonies in there too.
Yep, Pat Mastelotto. Great drummer. Also played on XTC’s Oranges & Lemons.
20 – with 2:35 to go.
Nice to see my favourite hockey player make a cameo & we’ve been watching Superstore too, great stuff!
Great work! Bo is my favourite character.
Excellent choice, he’s a Top 5 for me!
SCORE Not great but it could have been worse…I guessed on a planet.
16/20
TIMER
00:26
It’s confusing when there are two red planets.
20/20 with 2:45 to go. That was a fun one.
The three fastest times up to your comment are 2:45 left, 2:35 left, and 2:25 left. Nice pattern.
20/20 – w/ 2:41 left. Had no idea who Crosby is in those images so guesswork.
I think I knew Tom Brady and Dennis Rodman, which made it easier.
Umm, I think the basketball player is Michael Jordan. 🙂
Oops – they’re both bald!
17, although several were guesses.
Couldn’t they have used Gary Crosby who played for Nottingham Forest in the late eighties/early nineties or Malcolm Crosby who managed Sunderland in the early eighties?
Or more seriously – David Crosby? Someone more known worldwide.
Oh hold on, I’ve gone mad, the question was about David Crosby – idiot that I am!
Bing Crosby?
Of course.
I didn’t get the “mice” one either. Couldn’t find any mice in the pictures. Not even cartoon mice.
Mice isn’t the answer – that’s a book, not a band.
Really? I just looked it up and apparently there is a Californian rock band called Of Mice And Men. Either way, I didn’t know of them when I did the quiz, I just didn’t see what else it could be, so I went with the Steinbeck book’s title.
There’s another band called Of Monsters and Men.
19/20 for me. And yes, I knew that about Kyrie as I wrote a post on it. https://2loud2oldmusic.com/?s=kyrie
I clearly missed that post, but I’m up to speed now!
That is okay, it was a while ago.
20/20 with 2:54 on the clock. I fair enjoyed this one.
Exact same time as Tony!
20/20 with 2:54 on the clock – pure guesswork on the sports players and a lot of fun
Exact same score as J. The sports question was tough for non-North Americans.
To be honest I’d have struggled if they were questions based on any kind of sport – it’s the part of the pub quiz I shut my gob and rely on others for
19/20 with 3:04 left. I guessed wrong on the planets, but I knew the rest no problem.
It was a bit hard having two red planets….
Yeah it was one or the other, no biggie though!
20/20 with 1:40 left on clock. That was a fun one. i got hung up for a few seconds on the Disney female characters, and the sports figures was a process of elimination since I’m not that into hockey.
Great work!
Have not heard of Superstore – will have to check it out Although didn’t you feature a clip from it a few weeks back as the aside?. Is it on one of the streaming services?
I don’t think I’ve mentioned Superstore before. It’s on Netflix in NZ.