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What's in a name?

Post by jacfan » Sat Jan 27, 2007 3:23 pm

A quick music quiz to keep you all busy over the next couple of weeks. You can either post them here like T-Ks quiz or PM your answers. I will give you all till the 10 Feb before I give the answers/ announce winners etc.

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1. According to rumour what band was named after a lost episode of The Brady Bunch?
2. Which band was named after a character from the movie Barbarella?
3. Which band was named after the members asked a Ouija Board what they should call themselves?
4. Which singer changed his name from Reginald Dwight?
5. Which band got their name from a term used by World War II pilots to describe strange flying fireballs they sometimes saw?
6. What band was named after a race horse they saw listed on a racing form?
7. Which ‘60s band took their name from a paperback book they found on the street - the book was about sex in America.
8. What band changed their name from The Warlocks when it was discovered that there was already a band with that name. Their new name came from a folk tale about a troubled soul who is put to rest by a traveler.
9. Which band took their name from a Talking Heads song?
10. What singer was born with the name David Robert Hayward-Jones?
11. Which band took their name from a book written by Herman Hesse?
12. Which Singer started life with the name Robert Zimmerman?
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Re: What's in a name?

Post by gkaytaz » Sun Jan 28, 2007 12:27 am

Six I know off the bat. I think I will give it a shot as soon as I find a few more.
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Post by jacfan » Sun Jan 28, 2007 12:35 am

Six is a good start. :D I tried to make a mix of not too hard and harder.
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Post by gkaytaz » Sun Jan 28, 2007 12:37 am

jacfan wrote:Six is a good start. :D I tried to make a mix of not too hard and harder.
Gotta leave in a minute but I will give it a shot as soon as Monday. Maybe even tomorrow...
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Post by jacfan » Sun Jan 28, 2007 12:39 am

Yeah me too. Nearly 2 am here. Tired... had a bad day today.
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Post by mlittle » Sun Jan 28, 2007 9:22 am

I know two of the answers.........maybe a third; when is the deadline for submitting answers?
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Post by gkaytaz » Sun Jan 28, 2007 4:51 pm

jacfan wrote:Yeah me too. Nearly 2 am here. Tired... had a bad day today.
Look at it this way: Tomorrow will surely be a better day then...
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Post by jacfan » Sun Jan 28, 2007 10:52 pm

mlittle wrote:I know two of the answers.........maybe a third; when is the deadline for submitting answers?
Feb 10... it is in the first post. :D :D :D
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Post by gkaytaz » Sun Jan 28, 2007 11:19 pm

jacfan wrote:
mlittle wrote:I know two of the answers.........maybe a third; when is the deadline for submitting answers?
Feb 10... it is in the first post. :D :D :D
I believe I got one more but not entirely sure about. Resisting the urge to google it. Trying to play fair :wink:
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Post by jacfan » Mon Jan 29, 2007 12:20 am

Just send or post when ever you are ready ... :D
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Post by gkaytaz » Mon Jan 29, 2007 2:34 am

jacfan wrote:Just send or post when ever you are ready ... :D
Will do when I reach at least 8 :)
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Post by gkaytaz » Mon Jan 29, 2007 2:35 am

gkaytaz wrote:
jacfan wrote:Just send or post when ever you are ready ... :D
Will do when I reach at least 8 :)
Eight answers that is (playing it safe in case some wiseguy is around)...
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Post by jacfan » Mon Jan 29, 2007 10:30 am

gkaytaz wrote:
gkaytaz wrote:
jacfan wrote:Just send or post when ever you are ready ... :D
Will do when I reach at least 8 :)
Eight answers that is (playing it safe in case some wiseguy is around)...
No... just lil ol' me. I don't think Julian enters this kingdom. Apparently doesn't like quizzes.
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Post by Julian Mayo » Mon Jan 29, 2007 11:54 am

jacfan wrote:
gkaytaz wrote:
gkaytaz wrote:
Will do when I reach at least 8 :)
Eight answers that is (playing it safe in case some wiseguy is around)...
No... just lil ol' me. I don't think Julian enters this kingdom. Apparently doesn't like quizzes.
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Post by jacfan » Mon Jan 29, 2007 12:25 pm

:roll: :roll: :roll: Is that you up there Julian??? :roll: :roll: :roll: I am flattered that you took the time to visit us here. :party8: :super: :woohoo: :woohoo: :cheer: :dance: :party:
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