Radio trivia quiz

Dadaist · Post by **Dadaist** » 28 Jun 2006, 14:07

Very quick round.

1. music while you what? work - ali
2. sing something what? simple - ali
3. the whose singers? (not "swingle" or "Cliff Adams")King's - teddygirl
4. week whatting? ending - ali
5. Radio Moscow Calling whatters?
6. Beat The What? (not "intro" or "buzzer")
7. Dial Who?
8. JY saying what? (not "ta ta" or "TTFN")BFN - Byyyye For Now! - Gedge
9. The Legal what?eagle - ali
10. you and the what and the what? night and music - ali

points

ali - 5
teddygirl - 1
gedge - 1

ali · Post by **ali** » 28 Jun 2006, 14:11

Dadaist wrote:Very quick round.

1. music while you what? work
2. sing something what? simple
3. the whose singers? swingle
4. week whatting? ending
5. Radio Moscow Calling whatters? ??
6. Beat The What? clock
7. Dial Who? ??
8. JY saying what? TTFN
9. The Legal what? eagle
10. you and the what and the what? night music

Dadaist · Post by **Dadaist** » 28 Jun 2006, 14:18

1. correct
2. correct
3. wrong (not what i was thinking - try again)
4. correct
5.
6. wrong (see previous wrong answer for definition of wrongness)
7.
8. wrong
9. correct
10. correct

ali scores a very quick 5 points (these count alongside the TV quiz)

bellybabe · Post by **bellybabe** » 28 Jun 2006, 14:46

To my horror, I wish to say that i think 3 is the Cliff Adams singers. Oh god.

6 - Beat the intro?

8 - tata.

Dadaist · Post by **Dadaist** » 28 Jun 2006, 14:58

3. wrong
6. wrong
8. wrong

Your guesses may be right, but to score points they have to be the ones I was thinking of.

bellybabe · Post by **bellybabe** » 28 Jun 2006, 15:02

Now I've shamed myself for nothing.

Dadaist · Post by **Dadaist** » 28 Jun 2006, 15:06

Bellybabe wrote:Now I've shamed myself for nothing.

Why - who are the Cliff Adams Singers? Did they do easy listening versions of pop hits for R2?

ali · Post by **ali** » 28 Jun 2006, 15:34

Dadaist wrote:
Bellybabe wrote:Now I've shamed myself for nothing.
Why - who are the Cliff Adams Singers? Did they do easy listening versions of pop hits for R2?

I think they were the resident vocal group on "sing something simple"?

I'm too young to know really.

Perhaps some of our older posters could help?

Poppy? Porty??

Poppy · Post by **Poppy** » 28 Jun 2006, 15:39

ali wrote:
Dadaist wrote:
Bellybabe wrote:Now I've shamed myself for nothing.
Why - who are the Cliff Adams Singers? Did they do easy listening versions of pop hits for R2?
I think they were the resident vocal group on "sing something simple"?

I'm too young to know really.

Perhaps some of our older posters could help?

Poppy? Porty??

You are in such trouble.

I may be a year older than you (if that), but Portly is nowhere near 50. Even PoP is older than his Pal!!

ali · Post by **ali** » 28 Jun 2006, 15:43

Poppy wrote:
ali wrote:
Dadaist wrote: Why - who are the Cliff Adams Singers? Did they do easy listening versions of pop hits for R2?
I think they were the resident vocal group on "sing something simple"?

I'm too young to know really.

Perhaps some of our older posters could help?

Poppy? Porty??
................ Even PoP is older than his Pal!!

Well maybe PoP can help then??

teddygirl · Post by **teddygirl** » 28 Jun 2006, 15:44

3. King singers
6. clock
7. Johnston

vague guesses I'm afraid

Poppy · Post by **Poppy** » 28 Jun 2006, 15:54

JY Prog - Orft we jolly well go ??

(Guess from a colleague even older than me (and Ali; and indeed Plug!!))

Dadaist · Post by **Dadaist** » 28 Jun 2006, 16:26

teddygirl wrote:3. King singers
6. clock
7. Johnston

vague guesses I'm afraid

3. correct! (King's I think)
6. wrong
7. wrong

Gedge · Post by **Gedge** » 28 Jun 2006, 17:26

Number 8. Jimmy Young - BFN

Poppy · Post by **Poppy** » 28 Jun 2006, 17:41

Gedge wrote:Number 8. Jimmy Young - BFN

Even if that is 'wrong', thank you, Gedge, for posting it as it's been nagging me at the back of my mind all day!

JY was a most annoying man - mind you, his replacement is almost as bad!!

Dadaist · Post by **Dadaist** » 28 Jun 2006, 17:45

Gedge - you're right on the money.

Cleopas · Post by **Cleopas** » 28 Jun 2006, 18:45

I'm obviously not on anyone here's wavelength. I an completely mystified by the answers as much as the questions. I never was much of a radio listener.

Aah well ... I'll away and listen to my Snow Patrol CD. Good luck to the rest of you in answering these question on ancient musical history!

bellybabe · Post by **bellybabe** » 28 Jun 2006, 19:13

Ahhh...the King's singers I think of as general music, not radio - they sing a lot of Tallis and such like. The CA singers were indeed the Sing Something Simple crowd, which is why i thought that was the right track. Just shows I'm too young to get any of this.

Novastar · Post by **Novastar** » 28 Jun 2006, 21:20

Beat the buzzer

Dadaist · Post by **Dadaist** » 29 Jun 2006, 08:42

Not all of these questions are Radio 2 - in fact questions 6 & 7 are much closer to home ...

Poppy · Post by **Poppy** » 29 Jun 2006, 09:15

Radio Moscow Calling .... London?????

Dadaist · Post by **Dadaist** » 29 Jun 2006, 09:38

Poppy wrote:Radio Moscow Calling .... London?????

Do you know, I think I might have goofed with this one.

It might originate from Radio Sweden and have been ripped off by Radio Moscow - but I did hear it at least once on the latter.

Dadaist · Post by **Dadaist** » 29 Jun 2006, 16:05

***Answers***

5. Radio Moscow Calling DXers
6. Beat The Beast (on Radio Forth)
7. Dial Margo (on Radio Forth)

ali · Post by **ali** » 29 Jun 2006, 16:16

Dadaist wrote:***Answers***

5. Radio Moscow Calling DXers
6. Beat The Beast (on Radio Forth)
7. Dial Margo (on Radio Forth)

so what do I win??

Dadaist · Post by **Dadaist** » 29 Jun 2006, 16:42

Eh?

I never said points make prizes.

TV Quiz, Radio Quiz and Movie Quiz points all go into the same pot.

teddygirl · Post by **teddygirl** » 29 Jun 2006, 16:51

Did Dial Margo not get replaced by Dial Johnston ??? surely that would count ?

Dadaist · Post by **Dadaist** » 29 Jun 2006, 17:12

teddygirl wrote:Did Dial Margo not get replaced by Dial Johnston ??? surely that would count ?

Dunno. Anyway, to be right it has to be what the question writer was thinking of. So nul points.

teddygirl · Post by **teddygirl** » 29 Jun 2006, 18:51

Dadaist wrote:
teddygirl wrote:Did Dial Margo not get replaced by Dial Johnston ??? surely that would count ?
Dunno. Anyway, to be right it has to be what the question writer was thinking of. So nul points.

So we have to be telepathic as well as smart

Dadaist · Post by **Dadaist** » 29 Jun 2006, 20:04

gilo · Post by **gilo** » 29 Jun 2006, 20:39

Dadaist wrote:Eh?

I never said points make prizes.

TV Quiz, Radio Quiz and Movie Quiz points all go into the same pot.

Movie Quiz, excellent, let me just get my film books on the ready.

Dadaist · Post by **Dadaist** » 29 Jun 2006, 21:41

It's going to be either long quotes from obscure films or painfully short quotes from famous films.

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