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Joeyy
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Joeyy | 21-03-2015 19:35
*Introductory theme tune*

To the eclipse (what eclipses remind me of - one of my all time favourite ads).

Edit: Also to Sarah, whose birthday it is today (Sunday).

Rules of the quiz:
- One answer per person (per round)
- Always give the answer you think the fewest amount of people would know
- If two people give the same answer in a short space of time, the first person's answer will be accepted (but the second can answer again)
- When applicable, a player may pick the same subject as another contestant and provide a different answer if they believe the other to be incorrect
- If you play the first round, please check back in case you make it through to Round #2
- Resist cheating (i.e. looking up answers; asking others)

And of course, respect your fellow contestants and have fun!

Round #1 will be posted shortly and will remain open until Monday (or, when applicable, until each answer is taken) to give everyone a chance of replying.

* offtopic :
The records of previous winners and pointless answers can be found here.


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WINNER: zjenn4, aka Jen
RUNNER-UP: CaptainStabbin, aka Joe
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Joeyy
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Joeyy | 21-03-2015 19:40
ROUND #1

Your category for Round #1 is...

POP MUSIC

I know funnily enough it's not been your strongest subject, but we have to try occasionally. The question concerns...

SOLO ARTISTS

I'm going to show you the names of fourteen solo artists who used to be members of bands. You need to tell me the name of the band with which they had their first Top 40 hit, please. I'll also show you some years in brackets – the years they had the hits. Here we go...

CHRIS CORNELL (1992)
JUSTIN TIMBERLAKE (1997)
MORRISSEY (1983)
GEORGE MICHAEL (1982)
BILLY IDOL (1977)
BRIAN ENO (1972)
WYCLEF JEAN (1996)
STEVIE NICKS (1976)
STING (1979)
GLENN FREY (1975)
OZZY OSBOURNE (1970)
DAVID SYLVIAN (1981)
GRAHAM COXON
GWEN STEFANI (1996)
MCSMeister
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MCSMeister | 21-03-2015 19:43
The category of pop music hasn't been the strong subject of a...music forum? Oh the irony

David Sylvian - Japan
Juliet86
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Juliet86 | 21-03-2015 19:52
Ooh, which to pick? I hope this is right. Wyclef Jean - The Fugees?
Captain_Keeta
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Captain_Keeta | 21-03-2015 19:54
GEORGE MICHAEL (1982) - Wham!

Winging it.
PinkFloyd
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PinkFloyd | 21-03-2015 19:55
CHRIS CORNELL (1992) - Soundgarden
indiechick_
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indiechick_ | 21-03-2015 20:00
Stevie nicks - Fleetwood Mac
Joeyy
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Joeyy | 21-03-2015 20:08
Baaa.
JDolla
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JDolla | 21-03-2015 20:13
Sting with the police
Joeyy
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Joeyy | 21-03-2015 20:17
The category of pop music hasn't been the strong subject of a...music forum? Oh the irony


Music rounds in general, I think - at least in comparison to other subjects, but one could argue that it's only because they're such smartypants when it comes to topics such as science.
PracticePractic
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PracticePractic | 21-03-2015 20:42
OZZY OSBOURNE (1970) Black Sabbath
Cheater138
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Cheater138 | 21-03-2015 22:38
Oh man, all the good ones have been taken! I'm afraid to go with anything British and the US ones left seem easy too..

Here goes, Gwen Stefani from No Doubt.
Joeyy
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Joeyy | 21-03-2015 23:24
As is often the case, some of the scores might surprise you (general "you"). There might be some good ones left.
CaptainStabbin
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CaptainStabbin | 21-03-2015 23:36
Glenn Frey - The Eagles
Joeyy
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Joeyy | 22-03-2015 00:14
Available answers:

JUSTIN TIMBERLAKE (1997)
MORRISSEY (1983)
BILLY IDOL (1977)
BRIAN ENO (1972)
GRAHAM COXON

Oops, I didn't put/don't have a date for Coxon. Let me see.
indiechick_
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indiechick_ | 22-03-2015 00:15
I'm very curious about the results on this one.
Joeyy
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Joeyy | 22-03-2015 00:25
Do you think it's hard to guess the obscurity (or lack of) of answers in the music rounds?
fishmunky
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fishmunky | 22-03-2015 01:40
Billy Idol - Generation X
zjenn4
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zjenn4 | 22-03-2015 01:50
GRAHAM COXON was Blur I think.
That's my answer.
CarlJ
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CarlJ | 22-03-2015 11:46
Brian Eno was with Roxy Music
indiechick_
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indiechick_ | 22-03-2015 13:31
yes joey. i knew most of them, it was just hard to pick from the leftover ones which the brits had less chance to remember
Joeyy
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Joeyy | 22-03-2015 18:08
Oo, twelve answers. Five people going out.

I wonder if it's difficult because of personal taste, i.e. unless you know for certain they're a fairly obscure artist, you think the artists you like aren't going to be obscure, which can make it difficult when there are several on there...? Maybe.
kalsonberry
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kalsonberry | 22-03-2015 21:16
Justin Timberlake - NSYNC
Joeyy
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Joeyy | 23-03-2015 22:06
ROUND #1 RESULTS

Sorry about the wait. We almost had a full house this time! That means, of the thirteen contestants, five of you will leave us now and six in Round #2, leaving two of you for the head-to-head. The five of you going out at the end of this round are...

Jeff: 86 (WHAM!)
Jeremy: 83 (THE POLICE)
Practice: 69 (BLACK SABBATH)
Bruna: 49 (FLEETWOOD MAC)
Kaleb: 47 (NSYNC)


Sarah: 40 (NO DOUBT)
Lisa: 25 (THE FUGEES)
Jen: 23 (BLUR)
Joe: 16 (EAGLES)
Carl: 12 (ROXY MUSIC)
Anthony: 8 (GENERATION X)
Nicolas: 8 (JAPAN)
Sierra: 7 (SOUNDGARDEN)

Thanks for playing, Jeff; Jeremy; Practice; Bruna; Kaleb. Well done everyone else.
Cheater138
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Cheater138 | 23-03-2015 22:14
Oh! just squeaked by!
CarlJ
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CarlJ | 23-03-2015 22:16
whoohoo! made it to round two again! lol
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