Music round ideas.

The loudest round of the night. Short clips, a clear question, and a theme that spans the decades so every table has its moment.

Ideas

• Name that intro. The first five seconds. Artist and title for two points.
• One decade, ten songs. Then do a different decade next week.
• Finish the lyric. Read the line out, no clip needed.
• One-hit wonders. Everyone knows the song; nobody knows the band.
• Covers. Play the cover, ask for the original artist.
• Theme tunes. Television and film. Works in an office where nobody agrees on music.
• The year it charted. A closest-wins round: a point for the nearest year.
• Local acts. Bands from the town or the country you are in.

Running it

• Keep clips under 30 seconds, and play each once, then once more if the room asks.
• Play from the TV, not the phones, so the room hears it together. In Thinking Cap the host taps Play and the clip plays on the TV; phones never get the file.
• Bring your own clips. Venues usually hold a licence for playing music; check yours covers it. Thinking Cap ships no music.
• Mark generously on spelling. “Fleetwood Mac” spelt three ways is still Fleetwood Mac, and the app forgives the spelling for you.