Pop Master, the mid-morning quiz that forms part of Ken Bruce’s BBC Radio 2 show, has been mentioned many times on this Blog, including this lengthy piece from last summer (“600 Round of Pop Master”). As you will know if you are one of the 7.5 million people who tune in to that part of… Continue reading More Pop Trivia: 15 acts who had one big hit and at least one less well-known hit
Last summer, during the Wimbledon Tennis Championships here in London, I wrote this piece about the sport, focussing on the Grand Slams, the four major events in the tennis calendar: the Australian Open (January, in Melbourne), French Open (May/June in Paris), Wimbledon (usually June/July) and US Open (September in New York). It included Trivia Challenges,… Continue reading Tennis Grand Slams, an update
Here in the UK there have been five complete decades of chart history, from the 1960s through to the 2000s. The first official singles chart was in 1952, so the 1950s are incomplete. So is the current decade, the 2010s, at least until December. A few months ago I was preoccupied with the concept of… Continue reading Stuck at 2: every complete decade of the UK singles chart (1960-2010)
Like most people who first watched Test Match Cricket in the 1970s I have strong memories of the all-conquering West Indies teams that toured England in 1976, 1980 and 1984. My knowledge of Caribbean islands has its origins in the players who beat England so comprehensively on those tours. The 1980 series was more closely… Continue reading Word of the week: Barbados
As noted in this piece on 1 January I planned to create daily lists of trivia for the first few weeks of 2019, appropriate for each day of the New Year. I have done so for the first 26 days of this month. On 1 January there were lists of things beginning with A or… Continue reading 2019 Trivia Lists Day 27: that’ll do for now
Following on from yesterday’s set of lists, and continuing this New Year Resolution of sorts, here are some challenges involving things that begin with the letter Z (including countries and chemical elements) or come 26th numerically (such as the 26th Pope and the 26th President of the USA). In each case you can test yourself… Continue reading 2019 Trivia Lists Day 26: the letter Z and the number 26
Following on from yesterday’s set of lists, and continuing this New Year Resolution of sorts, here are some challenges involving things that begin with the letter Y (including chemical elements) or come 25th numerically (such as the 25th Pope and the 25th President of the USA). In each case you can test yourself first to… Continue reading 2019 Trivia Lists Day 25: the letter Y and the number 25
If you follow a particular sport, and if you have children who also follow that sport, you can pass on to them the things you have picked up over the previous decades: experiences, resentments, wisdom. If your children follow football, you can be the person who explains to them the offside rule, or the difference… Continue reading 2 points per game
Following on from yesterday’s set of lists, and continuing this New Year Resolution of sorts, here are some challenges involving things that begin with the letter X (including chemical elements) or come 24th numerically (such as the 24th Pope and the 24th President of the USA). In each case you can test yourself first to… Continue reading 2019 Trivia Lists Day 24: the letter X and the number 24
Following on from yesterday’s set of lists, and continuing this New Year Resolution of sortsNew Year Resolution of sorts, here are some challenges involving things that begin with the letter W (including capital cities) or come 23rd numerically (such as the 23rd Pope and the 23rd President of the USA). In each case you can… Continue reading 2019 Trivia Lists Day 23: the letter W and the number 23
The Compartments 