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Luckygirl3 Tue 17-Oct-23 13:11:28

..... I am writing the pub quiz for the end of the month and I have devised this round. I want to try and get some feedback as to whether it is too difficult - it will be a table round. These are synonyms of the words of well-known songs and you need to identify the songs. All feedback gratefully received! It's quite long!

Crazy Songs
1. Allow me to escort you on a descent
Since I intend to travel to fruit meadows
Zilch is true
Zilch to be anxious over
Fruit meadows in perpetuity.

2. You are beneath my my epidermis
You are well below my cardiac area
So well below my cardiac area that you are a personal portion
You are beneath my epidermis

3. However, everything is fine at this moment, actually it’s flatulence
However, everything is fine; I am Leaping John Expose
It’s flatulence, flatulence, flatulence.
Leaping John Expose, it’s flatulence …… [repeat!]

4. (1997 version)
Farewell to Albion’s flower
May you always enlarge in our cardiac areas
You were the goodwill that self-seeded
In regions where living had exploded
You cried to our nation
And spoke softly to those suffering anguish
Now you reside in Paradise
And the asterisks transcribe your moniker
[chorus]………. I am of the opinion that you existed as a taper, subject to gusts
Always unaware whom to grab
When in a new shower.

5. Territory of desire and splendour
Female parent of those liberated
How shall those of us who popped out of your womb
Tell you how great you are?
More extensive and more extensive
Will the edges be defined
Allah who created your strength
Make you even stronger.

6. I am imagining a pale Midwinter
In keeping with those of my past
With arboreal shimmering, and infantile attention to
Chariot chimes in the blizzard.

7. I adore her vibrant raiments
And the fashion in which rays sport in her tresses
I pick up the noise of soft speaking
In the gusts that elevate her scent via the atmosphere
I am hearing splendid oscillations ……….

8. Were I to remain, I would be an encumbrance
So I will leave but comprehend that
I will dwell on you at each pace on the road.
And I will hold you in permanent affection
I will hold you in permanent affection, my beloved.

9. [chorus]
What are your emotions? What are your emotions?
Being with no dwelling
Like a total nameless person
Like a wheeling pebble?

10. Alright, following the departure of my infant
I have discovered a new place to live
It’s at the lower extremity of Solitary Road
At Grief Guesthouse
Where I will be so unaccompanied, I’ll be so unaccompanied, infant
Alright, I’m so unaccompanied
I’ll be so unaccompanied, I might depart this life.

BlueBelle Fri 20-Oct-23 05:25:10

No …I d have me cider and go for a chat
I love music but wouldn’t know all the words so not my sort of quiz
( ps I got one or two right but lost interest)
But well done if they are the sort that will enjoy this
Cleverly done I m sure, but not for me

DrWatson Fri 20-Oct-23 05:15:09

For LuckyGirl -- I think that's a pretty good 'team' round. You might need to beware cheats using mobile phones these days?!

For several years I wrote the questions for the local WI charity quiz, and it's very hard to get the right balance. Especially if they let teams play a joker on a round, (some quizzes do that), as you'll get moaned at if somebody is lucky enough to pick an easy round!

Another obvious team round is celeb pictures. Good luck!

Celieanne86 Fri 20-Oct-23 00:45:07

3. Jumping Jack Flash it’s a Gas

I’m stuck on No 8

Tanjamaltija Thu 19-Oct-23 21:11:17

Let me take you down, 'cos I'm going to, Strawberry fields...

I got you under my skin.

3 ?

The Last Farewell

...and that's it, because I have a deadline...

ForeverAutumn Thu 19-Oct-23 20:43:23

It's great and fun! We did lots of family quizzes over Zoom during lockdown between 4 branches of the family, all different age groups, and taking it in turns to present the questions. It became quite hilarious - this would definitely have gone down well.

JPB123 Thu 19-Oct-23 20:16:30

Brilliant!

Ilovedragonflies Thu 19-Oct-23 19:51:08

Brilliant! I'm stuck on 7 and 8 but got the rest!

Celieanne86 Thu 19-Oct-23 19:44:37

Last one in No.10 was the first one I got I always played it on the Juke Box this is my era singing along now will try the others later good quiz going to enjoy this 🥹

Germanshepherdsmum Thu 19-Oct-23 17:54:09

Those of you who haven’t a clue, did you read the explanation of number 1 which I posted? And some others have posted answers too. Looking at them, do you really still not have a clue?

Luckygirl3 Thu 19-Oct-23 17:35:57

Glad some people enjoyed them - it makes me hope that the quizzers in the pub will too!

RosesAreRed21 Thu 19-Oct-23 17:09:24

Wouldn’t have a clue. I wouldn’t be back for a 2nd one

Germanshepherdsmum Thu 19-Oct-23 16:58:06

I agree Jacky, congratulations Lucky, you’re very clever.

Thisismyname1953 Thu 19-Oct-23 16:51:55

I got the first one straight away but I’ll have to spend a bit time on the others .

JackyB Thu 19-Oct-23 16:10:59

If you thought all these up yourself, congratulations for the hard work and. As everyone has said, the good mix of easier and harder ones.

Some I could hear the music as soon as I read them and others took some thinking. Unfortunately I saw the answers before I had had time to work them out. "Flatulence" should cause a lot of amusement!

Flo122 Thu 19-Oct-23 16:04:30

Very clever. There's something similar in the programme House of Games. I would like to see something like this in a quiz I went to.

Jeanieallergy21 Thu 19-Oct-23 16:01:05

Enjoyed that, thank you. I couldn't get no. 8 and had to read the comments to get the answer!

Luckygirl3 Thu 19-Oct-23 14:39:27

The quizzers are not in the first flush of youth!

Doodledog Thu 19-Oct-23 14:18:16

Spec1alk

Once I was given the first one I tuned in and got the others. Perhaps your quiz can start with the clue and the answer ‘ strawberry fields’ to give your audience confidence?

I got all of them, and know that my family will too - they are the sort of questions we like - and we divide the teams so there are all age groups in each. I don’t think it will need to be an interval round. I’ll print them off and let each team work on the questions together. Or maybe put it on PowerPoint with a timer for each question.

MadeInYorkshire Thu 19-Oct-23 14:16:47

None of them obvious to me!

lizzypopbottle Thu 19-Oct-23 14:09:47

I got six of them by myself (numbers 2, 3, 4, 5, 8 and 10) After much head scratching, face pulling and Rodin's Thinker poses, I got number 7. My son, who is 40 knew numbers 1 and 9 instantly and worked out number 6. We thought that a team of middle aged quizzes would do OK but younger ones might struggle.

Spec1alk Thu 19-Oct-23 13:18:35

Once I was given the first one I tuned in and got the others. Perhaps your quiz can start with the clue and the answer ‘ strawberry fields’ to give your audience confidence?

JdotJ Thu 19-Oct-23 13:14:09

Needs to be an interval quiz round as needs good time to think from the whole table.

Doodledog Thu 19-Oct-23 12:44:47

My lot will love it! I will add a few more recent ones for the benefit of the younger Dogs, and that’s my round for the traditional after-dinner quiz. We try to keep it not too serious, and provide a round each. Mine are often stolen from online, or based on TV quizzes such as Only Connect.

granfromafar Thu 19-Oct-23 12:43:51

I do a fair few quizzes and think these are good questions but the teams would need a while to ponder over them. Maybe as a table round to last up to half time? Similar to rounds in House of Games nut a good idea. It's always hard trying to pitch questions that aren't too hard or easy!

BeeBeeRed Thu 19-Oct-23 12:10:54

Some jump out at you, others I’d have to think. It’s a good round for a group to work on though!