About pop quizzes
Here's a bit more information on what you can expect from our pop-tastic pop quizzes, with some example questions to follow.
Novelty rounds
These rounds help give our quizzes a quirky edge. Rounds include (but are not limited to);
Misheard lyrics, who's album, very noughties, animals in song, who am I, complete the lyrics, musical instruments, spice it up, connections, wipe out, musicals, pop idol, multiple choice, quotes, funky folks, rocking n rolling, heavenly bodies, hitting the high note, cryptic clues, a right state, hipping & hopping, old timers, gossip, musical marriages, Eurovision, what comes next, stage names, before they were famous, great gigs, boy bands, brit pop, and much more
Blockbuster rounds
There are 3 types of blockbuster rounds that come up in our quizzes.
Blockbusters ABC - All the answers begin with the letter/s specified
Blockbusters Trivia Trail - The last letter of the first answer, is the first letter of the second answer, and so on
Blockbusters 9 spells 10 - The first letters of the first 9 answers, spells the final answer in the round
Choices when you order
Having been writing and supplying quizzes to pubs since 1990, we understand that not all landlords, managers and quiz teams enjoy the same format of quiz or difficulty level of questions; and that some have the need or wish to simply lay out quiz sheets on the tables for teams to complete and hand in. For more detail on these choices;
Choice of difficulty level
Easy, Regular or Hard. No points for guessing the least popular there - yet there are pubs that enjoy our hard questions, particularly when it comes to one's tunes! So the choice is there!
Choice of format (Random or categorised)
Random format
The questions get merged into a number of straight miscellaneous rounds UNLESS it makes sense for a round to remain grouped - such as 'wipe out' or 'trivia trail" - in which case we leave that round grouped and have miscellanous rounds either side of it.
Categorised format
Quizzes are laid out in the following rounds;
Q 1 to 15 - Miscellaneous
Q 16 to 20 - Novelty round
Q 21 to 30 - Blockbusters round
Q 31 to 35 - Novelty round
Q 36 to 45 - Micellaneous round
Choice of version (Quizmaster or tabletop)
Quizmaster version
Contains the questions & answers ready for a quizmaster to read out.
Tabletop version
Questions and answers and ALSO provides sheets with just the questions & blank spaces for the teams to write their answers in - a quizmaster is not necessarily needed. This is useful if your pub is laid out in two or more bars, or if you want to run a quiz on a sunny, sunday afternoon, in the garden for instance.
Example questions from our pop quizzes;
Question 1
What sort of fingers did The Rolling Stones have in 1971?
Answer
Sticky ones
Sticky Fingers was an album they released in 1971, the first of their newly-formed 'Rolling Stones Records Label' after having been contracted since 1963 with Decca Records in the UK and London Records in the US
Question 2
What was the name of the Finnish rock band that won the 2006 Eurovision Song Contest; Was it; A) Lordi, B) Crickey, C) Blimey or D) Crumbs?
Answer
A) Lordi
Formed by Tomi Putaansuu (known as Mr Lordi) / Members of the band are known for their elaborate monster-like costumes
Question 3
Which 'noughties' band, influenced by the gay club scene of New York, are named after a lesbian sexual position?
Answer
Scissor Sisters
They prefer not to be specifically labelled as a 'gay band' because as explained by lead vocalist Jake Shears, "The fact that some of us are gay affects our music the same amount as it does, that some of the members of Blondie are straight" / Amongst other names, the sexual position 'tribadism', is also known as scissoring, clit-clatting & clam clashing
Question 4
In 1962 what secretary at Motown famously stood in for Mary Wells and was so impressive, owner Berry Gordy signed her to the label?
Answer
Martha Reeves
Who with the band 'Martha Reeves and the Vandellas' had over a dozen hits including 'Dancing in the Street', 'Jimmy Mack' and 'Nowhere to Run'
Question 5
Apart from sing, what did Sinead O'Connor do in the video of 'Nothing Compares 2 U', that helped to make it a hit?
Answer
Cry
Her 1990 cover of the song by Prince, was a No 1 in many countries / Towards the end of O'Connor's video two tears roll down her face, one per cheek / She said this was due to the complex relationship she had with her late Mum & the lyrics "All the flowers that you planted, Mama in the back yard, All died when you went away"