All Entries in the "Weeks 21-30" Category

Quiz #23 Now You Know

It’s Thursday, one day before Free Swag Friday and two days before a glorious day away from your place of employment. Unless you work freelance. Then everywhere there is internet is your place of employment. Miss Mussel will save thoughts on DSL cable as the new umbilicus for another day and get right down [...]

Quiz #23 Second Clue Set

Apologies to everyone for the grave abuses of the English language that characterized yesterday’s clues. Sometimes writing at 2am works. Other times, not so much. The major offenses have been cleaned up but those of you who checked in before 11am EST….uh…sorry.
Ok, now that we’ve got that out of the way….on to [...]

Quiz #23 First Clues

Presenting pieces written by people who are still living has been a goal on this quiz
for quite some time, so it with great delight that we fast forward (250 + x) number of years to this peppy number. If you have any suggestions for pieces of this nature that you feel [...]

Quiz #23 Exemplar

The global financial markets may be collapsing around us like an end-stage Jenga game but the Quiz, dear readers, the Quiz, will go on. No need for two disappointments in one day.
Have a listen to the sample. Clues to follow tomorrow and the next day. Pop your guesses in a [...]

Quiz #22: Behind The Curtain

Ok folks, midnight has passed and it’s now time to reveal the mystery information.
This week’s piece is Les Barricades Misterieuses by François Couperin (1668-1733), written in 1716-17 as part of his second book of pieces for harpsichord. Couperin was born into a family of organists and was appointed to a position at the court [...]

Quiz #22: Clue One

Some strong replies right out of the gate but not to worry everyone else…it’s clues to the rescue! Besides, we’re in this for the long haul, so it’s always worth making a guess.

Have another listen while you’re pondering these clues:

The composer’s job title was ‘ordinaire de la musique de la chambre du Roi.‘

In the [...]

Quiz #22: Let’s Get This Party Started

Gooooooood Afternoon QuizFans!
Hope you all had a lovely summer doing whatever it is people do in the summertime in your corner of the universe. There are a few small behind-the-scenes technology changes this year as well as the newly revamped points system that should make it more fun for a broader swath of readers. [...]