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When…?
10 clips starting "When......" 3 points for finishing the question/title exactly right 2 points for the 10 performers Pretty simple really, but an excuse for some great music including ABC,…
What…?
10 clips starting "What......" 3 points for finishing the question/title exactly right 2 points for the 10 performers Pretty simple really, but an excuse for some great music including Howard…
Spot the Connection – Lady
10 Clips with something in common - Lady; in the performer's name, the song title or from a musical 2pt for the connection, 1 Pt for song, 2 pts for…
Nicola’s One Hit Wonder Quiz
10 well known hits that were the only hit for their performers Give me the song titles for 1 pt, performers for 2 pts and year of release for 2…
Spot the Connection – Wimbledon
Compiled with the help of some long suffering Facebook friends It won't be too hard to spot the tennis-ey terms that make the connection. But make sure to require the…
Father’s Day
A 12 song clip quiz for Father's Day Songs about, for or by fathers. Some serious, some terrible, some comedy, some melancholy, some angry, some loving I'll settle for the…
Elements
At long last a PROPER tough quiz, combining music and science. Identify the songs and use the initial letter(s) of the TITLE to identify the symbol of a chemical element…
Twosomes
10 clips (mostly old, sorry) of twosomes. By this I mean, for example Bill AND Ben, Starksy AND Hutch, Cameron AND Clegg but of the pop and comedy variety 1…
Twosomes 2
10 clips (mostly old, sorry) of twosomes. By this I mean, for example Bill AND Ben, Starksy AND Hutch, Cameron AND Clegg but of the pop and comedy variety 1…
Spot the Connection – Summer
10 songs with something summery in connection. Not too difficult, in fact it should be easy, but who wants to work too hard at this time of year …
Spot the Connection – Parts of the Body
10 excellent song clips with one thing in common; your preparation to become a CSI It's not too hard, so 5 points for spotting the common thing and 1 for…
Cruise Ship things
10 pre-1990s song clips which each contain the name of something or someone you'd mostly find on a cruise ship - if you could afford to go. (Suggested by Dean…
Guess the Year – 1971
Multiple news, sport and musical clips to help your contestants identify the year as 1971. 5 points for getting that right and, from the song clips, 1 point for each…
Premier League Football Anthems 2017
10 Premier League (at this moment) team anthems and/or chants 2 points for each Premier League team identified Look out for themes for Watford, Everton, Liverpool, Newcastle United, Stoke City,…
Animals 2 (Spot the Connection?)
(enjoyed the first one, I had to do another) 12 very varied clips from the 60s to 90s all with one thing in common Spot the animal (inc mythical and…
Animals (Spot the Connection?)
12 very varied clips from the 50s to 2010s all with one thing in common Spot the animal. Run it as a Spot the Connection round, or just as a…
Eurovision Winning Countries
10 clips of Eurovision winners. What I'm looking for is which country they represented (and there are UK winners, but from different countries. Lots of points to win here: 5pts…
70s or 80s
I like this one. 10 great clips from the 70s and 80s, but which songs first charted in which decade Performer and Song - 2 pts each. Correct decade 4pts…
70s Punk
10 noisy clips from the Punk/New Wave period Performer and Song Title please. 2 points for each Enjoy/suffer: The Clash, Sex Pistols, Joy Division, Stiff Little Fingers, The Damned, Sham…
70s Colours
10 clips containing colours in the song title and in the performer I want the Song (2pts), Performer (2pts) and colour(s) contained in each clip Enjoy: Melanie, Greyhound, Billy Ocean,…
Best Selling Songs of the 70s – Chronology
10 absolute classics that were the best selling songs from each of the years of the decade. All you have to do is put them in the right order from…
70s Love Songs
If you feel like some romance, this round is for you AND it isn't too hard I just want the song and performer for each clip : 2 points for…
US Presidential Election Hits
In the aftermath to November 2016's ugly election, here are 10 songs that were at number one on that night and the previous 9 Presidential Election nights but in random…
General Election Hits
In the run-up to June 2017's snap election, here are 10 songs that were at number one on the previous 10 UK General Election nights but in random order Just…
Guess the Movie 2
As requested by customer Nicola, this is her guess the movie quiz request 10 fantastic song clips (mostly 80s and 90s) that were the soundtrack to some monumental movies. Am…
Famous 1960s Songs That Didn’t Chart in the USA
10 Brilliant songs from the 1960s that should have, but didn't chart in the USA Enjoy: Louis Armstrong, The Band, The Beach Boys, The Beatles, Creedence Clearwater Revival, Jimi Hendrix,…
One Hit Wonders from which Decade?
10 Fantastic (and occasionally bizarre) one hit wonders from 1950s-1980s. We just want to know which decade they charted Enjoy: Ricky Valance, B Bumble and the Stingers, Clive Dunn, The…
1960s Spot the Connection – Only Reached No.2
10 groovy 1960s clips with something in common. They all only reached No. 2 as their highest chart position Enjoy: Billy Fury, Pat Boone, The Beatles, Kenny Ball, Val Doonican,…
60s Spot the Connection – Liverpool Acts
10 Golden classics from the UK's 1960s music scene; but what do all of these have in common? Enjoy the great songs of: Ken Dodd, The Beatles, Cilla Black, Billy…
Top Of The Pops Presenters of the 60s and 70s
A huge dollop of nostalgia as we listen to the voices of people who we rarely saw except on TOTP. The clips come from a variety of sources but the…
St Patrick’s Day – spoken
10 spoken clips from a variety (well, mostly comedians and actors) of well known Irish voices. WARNING: Includes some colourful language Just name the voice....with Pierce Brosnan, Bob Geldoff, Colin…
Movie Music of John Williams
John Williams has written some of the most memorable and iconic film themes, so let's honour him with a quiz. Just tell me the well known films, these tunes were…
Spot the Connection – Crazy
A pretty easy Spot the Connection - what do all these have in common. But I want to know the performers too. 2 point for each performer and 5 points…
2012 Top Ten Best Selling Songs
Counting down from 10 to 1, the TEN best selling singles of the year, 2012, counting down from no.10 to no. 1 Just tell us who the 10 different performers…
St Patrick’s Day – Irish Singers
10 wonderfully varied clips from Irish musicians from comedy to love to protest and of course to drinking Just name the performer and song (not too hard) and have a…
2013 Top Ten Best Selling Songs
Counting down from 10 to 1, the TEN best selling singles of the year, 2013, counting down from no.10 to no. 1 Just tell us who the 10 different performers…
That’s Life – again
Should be a Spot the Connection but way too easy really. In all these 10 clips about "life" I want the Performer (2pts), Song Title (2pts) and, as a bonus…
That’s Life
Should be a Spot the Connection but way too easy really. In all these 10 clips about "life" I want the Performer (2pts), Song Title (2pts) and, as a bonus…
Smith or Jones 2
A 10 clip round and all you have to do is identify if the singer is a Smith or a Jones (be warned two of the clips are bands so…
Spot the Connection – Nonsensical Song Titles
A bit of fun here - 10 songs which seem to have nothing in common. Until you realise their titles are made up words (as always I'm grateful to 'Pointless'…
Burns Night
10 Scottish (or about Scotland) clips. Some traditional and some pop Get the song title (2pt), performer (2pt) and get your friends a plate of neeps and tatties Enjoy Andy…
The Dance
Requested by the fabulous, amazing, multi talented, award winning* Ria Lina, (yes, she is paying me) this is more an activity than a quiz (but can be run as a quiz).…
Romantic Songs from the Movies
10 lovely romantic clips from 10 fabulous movies. All I need is the performer and the movie. It starts out easy..... Exclusively 1980s/1990s, enjoy Berlin, Celine Dion, Whitney Houston, The…
Let’s Have A Party
Just for fun, 10 clips about having or wanting to have a party. Any excuse to play some fun clips, huh? Just identify the performers - way too easy; but,…
Spot the Connection – Brown
Twelve clips (because I didn't want to leave any songs out) with one thing in common. The performers are all "brown". Not too difficult for your guests to work out,…
USB Stick of your Quizzes
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2014 Top Ten Best Selling Songs
Counting down from 10 to 1, the TEN best selling singles of the year, 2014, counting down from no.10 to no. 1 Just tell us who the 9 (yes, someone…
Rock and Roll
I love this one (easy but fun) - ten rock and roll songs all including "rock and roll" in their titles. All I want are the performers (2pts), but you…
Winter Quiz
10 winter/cold related musical clips to cheer you all up at this time of year All we want to know is, who are the Performers (3pts) and Song (1pt) Enjoy…
2015 Top Ten Selling Songs
The TEN best selling singles of the year, 2015, counting down from no.10 to no. 1 Just tell us who the 9 (yes, someone appears twice!) different performers are Enjoy…
2016 Famous Musicians Who Died
A double length musical quiz (20 clips) to celebrate and remember the musicians (using that term loosely) who died in 2016 The quiz is simply to name the musician/performer. Enjoy:…
2016 Top Ten Best Selling Singles
The TEN best selling singles of the year, 2016, counting down from no.10 to no. 1 Just tell us who the performers are Enjoy the sounds of Jonas Blue ft…
2016 Famous Deaths (Jan-Dec)
A large quiz(combining the two quizzes '2016 Famous Deaths Jan-Jun' and '2016 Famous Deaths Jul-Dec') to recognise all the great people we have lost in 2016. Listen to music clips, spoken clips…
2016 Famous Deaths Jul-Dec
One half of a large quiz (but still big enough to be a quiz on its own) to recognise all the great people we have lost in 2016. Listen to…
2016 Famous Deaths Jan-Jun
One half of a large quiz (but still big enough to be a quiz on its own) to recognise all the great people we have lost in 2016. Listen to…
Advent Calendar Days quiz
A big 24 clip quiz with all the Advent Calendar numbers (1-24) in the titles. Just identify the performer for 2 pts and bonus 1 pt for song title Some…
The BIG Family Mixed Quiz
(as requested by Tim) 50 (FIFTY!!) clips, all mixed up, including Beat the Intro - 2014, Children's Disney films, Backwards Christmas songs, TV Themes (2010-2013), Christmas No.1s 2000-2009 (the number…
Backwards Christmas
Christmas is a wonderful time of year. Let me spoil it somewhat with this challenging painful quiz 15 Classic Christmas Classics (the ones you suffer as you do your Xmas…
Christmas TV Ads 2016
It's a big Christmassey quiz - 15 tv ads to identify You can choose to show your contestants the logos to help them, or leave them to guess the retailer…
Billy
Not too difficult this quiz, but still a lot of enjoyable, if old, clips Can your audience spot the connection - all the performers are Billy? They still should name…
The Beatles – covers
10 well known songs originally by The Beatles, but performed here - by whom? Some familiar voices and some very tricky ones to identify. There's 2 actors among the answers.…
Doctorin’ the Quiz
Sorry about the title.... 10 Clips about or by Doctors; just to make you feel so much better Just get the Performer and Song and Year of Release (3pts total),…
The Beatles covers – the hard ones
10 well known songs originally by The Beatles, but performed here - by whom? Some familiar voices and some very tricky ones to identify. There's 2 actors among the answers.…
Bake Off – bye bye
As its time to say goodbye from the BBC to Bake Off, here are 12 sweet, well-baked, perfectly designed GBBO related clips to provide you with your technical challenge and,…
And who?
10 fabulous clips from the 60s to the noughties (2 of each), all credited with performers in the format of 'Performer and the Band' The quiz task is to get…
Nicola’s 2nd Beat the Intro quiz
10 more classic feel good song intros, requested by Nicola from Rugby There's a strong 80s feel here (but also 70s, 90s, 00s). Get the performer and song to win…
Nicola’s Beat the Intro
10 classic feel good song intros, requested by Nicola from Rugby There's a strong 80s feel here (but also 70s, 90s, 00s). Get the performer and song to win the…
Hooked On Classics
This quiz contains absolutely no input from mp3Quiz.; It's the a chart single that contains 17 well known classics; composed by 12 different composers. We'll give you the composers. All…
Olympics Number Ones
10 Songs that were at number one the fist week in August for the Olympics opening week (from 1980 - 2016). You have to get the year, the song, the…
Olympics Songs
10 Songs chosen to represent the last 10 Olympic Games (from 1980 - 2016). Your job is to identify which city was the host and which year, for each song.…
Spot the Connection – Extra Terrestrial Things
10 interesting clips with one thing in common. It's not anything to do with the music. There's something connecting either the performers or the song titles. You'll need to name…
After They Were Famous
(what band/group were they once in?) 10 great clips from fantastic artists, all of whom reached the top of the charts in bands before they went solo Who are they…
Hot
It's hot. So.. 10 hot clips from 10 HOT tracks all about HOT Easy peasy, just tell us the 10 performers Put the fan on and enjoy Ella Fitzgerald, Donna…
Longest Stayers at Number One
10 Songs that you've probably heard far too much of. All of these stayed at number for more than 8 weeks in a single chart visit. This doesn't include re-releases.…
Odd One Out – Carole King songs
10 classics that will bring back a host of nostalgia and memories. 9 were composed (or part composed) by Carole King. Which one wasn't? Give your audience as much or…
Euro National Anthems
This'll test ya! Well, some of them will. 10 national anthems to identify. I've tried to find reasonably stirring, guessable entries but some could be challenging good luck. Right, let's…
Classic Movies 50s-70s
Some fabulous music here from some iconic films. I want the name of the film the music featured in and also the performer Deborah Kerr & Yul Brynner, Marilyn Monroe,…
Flaky 50s
10 clips that show what a strange decade the 50s was. Novelty songs and one hit wonders here. Just name the performer. And good luck!! Enjoy/suffer: The Silhouettes,Laurie London,The Coasters,Frank…
Sea You Soon (Cruising)
10 Songs or Performers containing a link to seafaring Who are the performers; a bonus of 2pts for each year of charting you get right Enjoy Anita Ward, Reparata &…
TV Anagram 3
Can you work out the classic TV show that ran from 1964-1988, by unscrambling an anagram Take the first letter of each of these performers (ignore 'The' at the front…
Elvis
10 wonderful clips from Elvis Presley and a great quiz for Elvis fans All you have to do is identify which songs reached number one in the UK charts Enjoy:…
Number One Albums pt.2
10 great songs from 10 great albums 5 pts for each Album Title (the original album the song was one) and a point for the performer and 2 for the…
Number One Albums pt.1
10 great songs from 10 great albums 5 pts for each Album Title (the original album the song was one) and a point for the performer and 2 for the…
Linda
10 audio and music clips that provide the sound of performers or actors called Linda. Just name the Linda for 2 points each Includes clips/music from: Linda Ronstadt, Linda Blair,…
Odd One Out – Performers with Single Letter Names
Spot the Odd One Out from these 10 clips. It's nothing to do with the music; everything to do with the Performers names. Can your guests identify that 'R Kelly'…
Games Show’s Hosts pt.2
10 TV Themes from game shows All I want is the host(s) of the show Enjoy clips from Family Fortunes, Fun House, It's A Knockout, Name That Tune, Play Your…
Games Show’s Hosts pt.1
10 TV Themes from game shows All I want is the host(s) of the show Enjoy clips from Call My Bluff, Big Break, Blankety Blank, Blind Date, Blockbusters, Generation Game,…
Capitals
10 Capital cities and their countries to find, all from these musical clues - some easy and some devilish and some britally edited. Enjoy 2 points for the city, 2…
Purple Reign – the Prince quiz
An unashamed excuse for playing 12 (yes, TWELVE) great Prince tracks. Your contestants real trick is to give THE YEAR each was first a UK chart hit. 5 points for…
Spot the Connection – Prince
10 songs that your contestants may or may not know were Prince compositions 5 points for spotting that connection but 2 points for each performer (and some are pretty tough).…
Elton and …
Ten clips of Elton John performing duets with .... ? Enjoy music from Elton and....Billy Joel, Blue, Eminem, Lady Ga Ga, Leon Russell, George Michael, Rod Stewart, Mary J Blige,…
What’s My Break?
Ten clips for your contestants to identify and calculate their score Enjoy Sugababes, Will Smith, Nena, Led Zeppelin, Coldplay, Shakin' Stevens, Rolling Stones, Madonna, Scaffold, Amy Winehouse
Spot the Connection – Songs with Same Titles as TV Shows
10 very varied musical clips all with something in common. Your contestants have to identify that something (5 pts) and the performers 2 pts each Enjoy David Bowie, John Lennon,…
Three of the Same
10 very varied musical clips all with something in common. Your contestants have to identify that something (5 pts), the performers - there's some obscure ones - 2 pts each…
Eric
10 audio and music clips that provide the sound of or clues toward well known/famous people called Eric. Just name the Eric for 2 points each Includes clips/music from: Eric…
The Good, Bad or Ugly
10 great music clips all containing, in the title or performer GOOD, BAD or UGLY. 3 pts for identifying which is which and an additional 1pt for naming the performer…
Predecessors
10 audio clips of historic moments: sports commentaries, election victories, a famous fictional character, a new presenter. And they are prefixed with a the year and role they played. But…
Spot the Connection – Dubliners
10 famous people to identify and one connections connects them 5 points for spotting they are all Dubliners (not Irish), and a point each for identifying : Bob Geldoff, Dervla…
Spot the Connection – numerical bands
10 brilliant clips Your contestants have to work out the connection between all these clips, and for added points enter what that difference is for each answer. 10 points for…
Europe – Should We Stay or Should We Go
Getting into the Euro Referendum spirit, here's a quiz that uses songs that represent indecision, ifs, buts, maybes - i.e. haven't made their mind up yet. So, here are the…