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Cryptic Musical Acts Trivia Quiz

For this quiz, you have to find the band I am describing with my cryptic clues - for example if I said "desert watering hole", the answer would be Oasis. Easy!

A multiple-choice quiz by tizzy741. Estimated time: 7 mins.

Author
tizzy741

Time
7 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
256,083

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Very Difficult

Avg Score
4 / 10

Plays
1359

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Question 1 of 10

1. First book of the Bible?

Answer: (One Word (7))

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Question 2 of 10

2. Forever?

Answer: (One word (7))

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Question 3 of 10

3. Rain wear for North West (UK) port?

Answer: (Two Words (9,3))

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Question 4 of 10

4. Child with great talent?

Answer: (One Word (7))

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Question 5 of 10

5. The Big Wheel, or Dodgem Cars?

Answer: (Two Words (10, 10))

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Question 6 of 10

6. Jog quickly to offshore platform?

Answer: (One Word (6))

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Question 7 of 10

7. Northumbrian Landmark?

Answer: (One Word (11))

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Question 8 of 10

8. Swedish Palindrome?

Answer: (One Word (4))

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Question 9 of 10

9. Too much?

Answer: (One Word (4))

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Question 10 of 10

10. A car's first occupants?

Answer: (Three Words (5,4,7))

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. First book of the Bible?

Answer: Genesis

First book of the Bible is Genesis. In November 2006, Genesis unveiled their first tour in 15 years.

2. Forever?

Answer: Eternal

Forever = Eternal. Eternal were a London based band, and launched the career of Louise Nurding (now Louise Redknapp). Eternal's only UK number one hit was "I Wanna be the Only One" which featured BeBe Winans.

3. Rain wear for North West (UK) port?

Answer: Fleetwood Mac

North West (UK) port is Fleetwood, and rainwear is a Mac, therefore the answer is Fleetwood Mac. The only UK number one hit Fleetwood Mac had was "Albatross" in 1968.

4. Child with great talent?

Answer: Prodigy

A child with great talent would be a prodigy. The Prodigy's 1998 album, "The Fat of the Land" debuted at Number one in more than 20 countries.

5. The Big Wheel, or Dodgem Cars?

Answer: Fairground Attraction

The Big Wheel, or Dodgems are fairground attractions. Fairground Attraction's first hit, "Perfect" went to Number one in the UK in 1988, and was their best known hit.

6. Jog quickly to offshore platform?

Answer: Runrig

If you jog quickly you run, and offshore platform is a rig, therefore you have Runrig. Runrig are a Scottish folk rock band, which was founded by brothers Rory and Calum MacDonald.

7. Northumbrian Landmark?

Answer: Lindisfarne

Lindisfarne, or Holy Island, is off the coast of Northumbria, England. The group Lindisfarne teamed up with footballer Gazza (Paul Gascoigne) in 1990 to sing "Fog on the Tyne (Revisited)"; the song got to number two in the UK charts.

8. Swedish Palindrome?

Answer: Abba

A palindrome is a word which reads the same in either direction. Abba are from Sweden, and they won the Eurovision song contest in 1974 with "Waterloo".

9. Too much?

Answer: INXS

INXS were originally called "The Farriss Brothers", but changed their name shortly before they released their first album. They were fronted by Michael Hutchence, who died in 1997.

10. A car's first occupants?

Answer: Crash Test Dummies

Well done if you got this one, everyone I've tested this out on, didn't get it! This band were from Canada, and their best known hit in the UK was "Mmm Mmm Mmm Mmm" which got to number two in 1994.

Source: Author tizzy741

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