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New & IMPROVED TV Theme Quiz

  • 03-10-2019 5:39am
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    Registered Users Posts: 10,896 ✭✭✭✭


    7 Rounds of 10 Theme Tunes, each tune is worth 2 points so you can score up to 140 points.

    Each clip will be approx 15 secs long, spaced and numbered ( thanks for constructive criticism on previous attempt )

    The Usual rules apply, no google, no shazam etc.

    Some TV series would span multiple decades, Think Coronation Street, Dr. Who etc. but they are according to IMDB listed as being on during the decade.

    The theme tunes may have changed for different series of a program but where possible I have used one that ( I Think ) is most recognisable.

    PM me your answers using the template below

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    I hope to put a round up every 2 days and expect a closing date around the 20th October and a reveal thread shortly after.

    Round 1 BBC Sports
    Round 2 The 1960's
    Round 3 The 1970's
    Round 4 The 1980's
    Round 5 The 1990's
    Round 6 The 2000's
    Round 7 The 2010's


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Comments

  • Registered Users Posts: 10,896 ✭✭✭✭Spook_ie




  • Registered Users Posts: 17,324 ✭✭✭✭Cathmandooo


    I'll give this a go!

    For the sports round is the answer just the sport or is there an actual TV show name for all of these?

    If they're actual names of shows I may not do so well :D


  • Registered Users Posts: 10,896 ✭✭✭✭Spook_ie


    I'll give this a go!

    For the sports round is the answer just the sport or is there an actual TV show name for all of these?

    If they're actual names of shows I may not do so well :D

    Sport will do :)


  • Registered Users Posts: 17,324 ✭✭✭✭Cathmandooo


    Wohoo :D thanks


  • Registered Users Posts: 13,358 ✭✭✭✭Kolido


    Great game Spook, PM sent


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  • Registered Users Posts: 10,896 ✭✭✭✭Spook_ie


    And we have a leader and a 2nd place so far, or could that be joint first? :D


  • Registered Users Posts: 10,896 ✭✭✭✭Spook_ie


    Round 2 The 1960's


    So how many did you watch and how many do you know from remakes, reruns and films?


  • Registered Users Posts: 10,896 ✭✭✭✭Spook_ie


    Round 3 The 1970's

    So you whipper snappers, you only need ask you mom and dad now instead of Granpa an Granma



  • Registered Users Posts: 71,799 ✭✭✭✭Ted_YNWA


    in I hope, will try and get to this.

    Sounds good.


  • Registered Users Posts: 10,896 ✭✭✭✭Spook_ie


    Ted_YNWA wrote: »
    in I hope, will try and get to this.

    Sounds good.

    Haven't seen a pm yet :(


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    I'd love to enter but I'd be on zero so far! Maybe when we reach the 80's I'll do better


  • Registered Users, Subscribers Posts: 47,268 ✭✭✭✭Zaph


    Is there a time limit for the answers for each round, or can we send them all in together at the end?


  • Registered Users Posts: 10,896 ✭✭✭✭Spook_ie


    Zaph wrote: »
    Is there a time limit for the answers for each round, or can we send them all in together at the end?

    Well if I get them as we go along I can get a feel for how easy/difficult they are. Surprised the BBC sports not getting people sending R1 in though.

    I can say that we have a definite 1st, 2nd and 3rd :D


  • Registered Users, Subscribers Posts: 47,268 ✭✭✭✭Zaph


    Spook_ie wrote: »
    Well if I get them as we go along I can get a feel for how easy/difficult they are. Surprised the BBC sports not getting people sending R1 in though.

    I can say that we have a definite 1st, 2nd and 3rd :D

    Cool, I'll try to get the three rounds to you tomorrow evening.


  • Registered Users Posts: 12,193 ✭✭✭✭TheValeyard


    Will try this when free

    Fcuk Putin. Glory to Ukraine!



  • Closed Accounts Posts: 13,404 ✭✭✭✭sKeith


    Spook_ie wrote: »
    Well if I get them as we go along I can get a feel for how easy/difficult they are. Surprised the BBC sports not getting people sending R1 in though.

    I can say that we have a definite 1st, 2nd and 3rd :D


    i think i might have a good chance of scoring 2 in that round.
    and even on those i unsure.


    didn't watch much sport on the bbc, or if i did, i'd flick over to it, so wouldn't have heard the jingles at the start


  • Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators Posts: 16,287 Mod ✭✭✭✭quickbeam


    Entered, but more blank than not. Might just do better in later decades if they came.

    Thanks for the adjustments. Meant at least the ones I knew (or though I knew) I could slot in the right place. Much better.


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    Spook_ie wrote: »
    Well if I get them as we go along I can get a feel for how easy/difficult they are. Surprised the BBC sports not getting people sending R1 in though.

    I can say that we have a definite 1st, 2nd and 3rd :D

    Round 1 sent

    Rounds 2 & 3 now sent too


  • Registered Users Posts: 10,896 ✭✭✭✭Spook_ie


    Decided on a marathon session learning to play with VSDC video Editor, very good for a freebie and all seven rounds are here.
    Round 1 BBC Sports

    Round 2 The 60's

    Round 3 The 70's

    Round 4 The 80's

    Round 5 The 90's

    Round 6 The 00's

    Round 7 The 10's


  • Registered Users Posts: 10,896 ✭✭✭✭Spook_ie


    CLOSING DATE FOR ENTRIES

    Sunday 20th October


    Reveal hopefully either Monday 21st or Tuesday 22nd


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  • Registered Users Posts: 71,799 ✭✭✭✭Ted_YNWA


    Have a rough draft of rounds 1-3 done.
    Away for a week now, so limited time to get to rest. Will be in before 20th.

    They are tough so far.


  • Registered Users Posts: 5,882 ✭✭✭tusk


    Hopefully get a start on this at the weekend


  • Registered Users Posts: 10,896 ✭✭✭✭Spook_ie


    Ted_YNWA wrote: »
    Have a rough draft of rounds 1-3 done.
    Away for a week now, so limited time to get to rest. Will be in before 20th.

    They are tough so far.

    Think a lot of it depends on age, us oldies would have watched some of them in real life before internet streaming was a thing. :D

    But then, us oldies could all be suffering early onset dementia. :(

    Hence why one theme tune does appear twice in successive decades.


  • Registered Users Posts: 71,799 ✭✭✭✭Ted_YNWA


    I know a lot of the 70 ones, just cant connect the dots to the show.


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    Spook_ie wrote: »
    Think a lot of it depends on age, us oldies would have watched some of them in real life before internet streaming was a thing. :D

    But then, us oldies could all be suffering early onset dementia. :(

    Hence why one theme tune does appear twice in successive decades.

    I was gonna say but I know the theme tune so stayed schtum:D


  • Registered Users, Subscribers Posts: 47,268 ✭✭✭✭Zaph


    Well that was spectacularly awful. I have a grand total of two answers each for the last two rounds, and I'm not anticipating adding much to those. If they're a reflection of what shows you watch Spook, I think it's fair to say we have very different tastes. :D

    I'll have all my answers to you some time over the weekend btw.


  • Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators Posts: 16,287 Mod ✭✭✭✭quickbeam


    Race you to the wooden spoon, Zaph!


  • Registered Users, Subscribers Posts: 47,268 ✭✭✭✭Zaph


    quickbeam wrote: »
    Race you to the wooden spoon, Zaph!

    Well my only hope is that I think I did pretty OK for the 70s and 80s rounds, but I do think I'm a genuine wooden spoon contender.


  • Registered Users Posts: 10,896 ✭✭✭✭Spook_ie


    I was gonna say but I know the theme tune so stayed schtum:D

    Get it right and it's a shoe in 2 extra points :)


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  • Registered Users Posts: 10,896 ✭✭✭✭Spook_ie


    Zaph wrote: »
    Well my only hope is that I think I did pretty OK for the 70s and 80s rounds, but I do think I'm a genuine wooden spoon contender.

    Well the only way to try and avoid the wooden spoon IMO is to get more people entered who might not know as many.

    I might yet award a wooden spoon for each category, so who knows we could have 7 winners and 7 wooden spoons, just hopefully not 1 person getting all 7. :D


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