Author Topic: Pop quiz (Read 175509 times)

Peter · « **Reply #1900 on:** 11 May, 2012, 09:45:05 pm »

Well, I've got New Model Army for the first and The Levellers for the third. There are any number for Nobody's Fool but unless one of the singers hales from a place with the name of a Civil War battle, then I'm stymied. Actually, I'm stymied anyway but it's a good question! I'm going to be on radio silence for a bit, if anyone else wants to have a crack.

RJ · « **Reply #1901 on:** 11 May, 2012, 10:51:53 pm »

Any Diggers in there?

clarion · « **Reply #1902 on:** 12 May, 2012, 12:40:09 am »

Yup. The other one was a little-known Britpop band called The Diggers. I was hoping Peter might have made the connection.

So the Diggers were an offshoot of the Levellers, who were a faction of the New Model Army.

Peter · « **Reply #1903 on:** 12 May, 2012, 09:30:33 am »

I was hoping I might have made it, too!

clarion · « **Reply #1904 on:** 12 May, 2012, 10:34:28 pm »

You got enough of it, and it was just a tiny lapse, so off you go...

RJ · « **Reply #1905 on:** 12 May, 2012, 11:21:08 pm »

Yup - I wouldn't have guessed Diggers without Peter's legwork ...

Peter · « **Reply #1906 on:** 26 May, 2012, 10:07:47 am »

just come back from being somewhere else - will try to think of something soon.

clarion · « **Reply #1907 on:** 02 June, 2012, 07:33:15 pm »

OK, another quick one here then.

What shouldn't link The Buzzcocks and The Sweet?

RJ · « **Reply #1908 on:** 02 June, 2012, 08:33:24 pm »

Howard Devoto?

clarion · « **Reply #1909 on:** 02 June, 2012, 08:54:01 pm »

Well, he shouldn't, but I'm looking for something more definite.

clarion · « **Reply #1910 on:** 09 June, 2012, 06:47:47 pm »

Gosh, I thought it would be easy to identify this article.

Eccentrica Gallumbits · « **Reply #1911 on:** 09 June, 2012, 07:38:02 pm »

Same thing as shouldn't link the Smashing Pumpkins and the Eurythmics?

clarion · « **Reply #1912 on:** 09 June, 2012, 07:56:36 pm »

I didn't know about the former, but I think you have the answer!

Eccentrica Gallumbits · « **Reply #1913 on:** 09 June, 2012, 08:10:39 pm »

Well, if The The don't fit the question, then I have it.

clarion · « **Reply #1914 on:** 09 June, 2012, 08:39:15 pm »

The The The would

Your turn.

Eccentrica Gallumbits · « **Reply #1915 on:** 09 June, 2012, 09:22:11 pm »

What links Chas n Dave, Dean Martin, Donna Summer, Status Quo and Suggs, amongst others?

clarion · « **Reply #1916 on:** 09 June, 2012, 09:31:04 pm »

Have they all covered Paul Simon songs?

Eccentrica Gallumbits · « **Reply #1917 on:** 09 June, 2012, 09:36:00 pm »

Dunno. *shrugs*

Peter · « **Reply #1918 on:** 10 June, 2012, 01:51:26 am »

None of them have won the Olympic 400 metres hurdles (although I'm not absolutely certain about Chas and Dave).

Peter · « **Reply #1919 on:** 13 June, 2012, 11:22:23 pm »

Royal Command Performance?

Eccentrica Gallumbits · « **Reply #1920 on:** 14 June, 2012, 01:15:34 pm »

Nope. Peter is the nearest so far and he's miles away.

Regulator · « **Reply #1921 on:** 14 June, 2012, 01:18:53 pm »

Quote from: Kirst on 09 June, 2012, 09:22:11 pm

What links Chas n Dave, Dean Martin, Donna Summer, Status Quo and Suggs, amongst others?

They've all had songs used in TV adverts.

Eccentrica Gallumbits · « **Reply #1922 on:** 14 June, 2012, 01:20:14 pm »

Maybe, but no.

Peter · « **Reply #1923 on:** 15 June, 2012, 12:41:12 pm »

Quote from: Kirst on 14 June, 2012, 01:15:34 pm

Nope. Peter is the nearest so far and he's miles away.

Presumably not the Olympics, then! So, have they all played some unexpected venue (Batley Variety or Glasgow) or sponsored a charity - something like that?

Eccentrica Gallumbits · « **Reply #1924 on:** 15 June, 2012, 12:45:57 pm »

Batley Variety was a top venue in its day, and Glasgow can hardly be considered unexpected. Well, not in that sense at least. But no.