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- Games
- by Kingsley H. Smith
- 09/23/2021
In a couple of years we'll mark fifty years of hip hop! Some of you know that I write iOS and Android apps for mobile devices. As I worked in radio playing music on-air coupled with similar leisure efforts at home, I've always paid attention to the rhythms, beats, and musical grooves. One of my apps that surveyed the legacy classic song parade is RnB and Hip Hop Quiz. It's a trivia game that focuses on both genres. Here's a quick 14 second teaser video featuring RnB and Hip Hop Quiz Game app for iOS (iPhone and iPad). Find out more on the App Store for RnB and Hip Hop Quiz trivia. Questions with images True or False questions Questions with multiple answers Turn time limits on or off Reset your progress in the game Select from multiple avatars Game music you can turn off Sound effects you can turn off Fun trophies The Android timeline for developing this game: RnB Music Quiz Soul was released in 2015 Hip Hop Quiz was released in 2016 RnB Music Quiz Soul for iPhone was released in 2019 RnB and Hip Hop Quiz for Android was released in 2020. It's important to know that I wrote all of the trivia questions myself based on research and personal knowledge. Often I'm contacted by people who want to sell me quiz questions. I always politely decline. Discover the Android version of RnB and Hip Hop Quiz in Google Play. Speaking of writing, I've just begun a new project that I hope to finish as soon as possible. You'll discover an eye-opening look at my previous career along with the steps I took to thrive in broadcasting. Stay tuned for periodic updates. Previous Post | Next Post
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0 Number One Classic Soul Songs from the 1960s
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- by Kingsley H. Smith
- 09/14/2010
It's puzzle time again with 8 number one classic soul songs from the 1960's. This is the third of 3 challenges. We give you the artist name and a hint, you give us the song title. Good luck! 2022 Update: The board shown is NOT the 1960s board. It is an example board. Flash technology upon which the crossword puzzle is based is no longer supported. I'm giving you the hints, answers, and the shaded column solution below! The Hints: Sly & the Family Stone - just folks - 1969 Hugh Masekela, Friends of Distinction, weeds - 1968 James Brown - icy perspiration - 1967 Temptations - pride not a problem to plead - 1966 One hit wonder Fontella Bass gets saved - 1965 Four Tops - sugar pie honey bunch - 1965 Jr. Walker & the All Stars - armed with a rifle - 1965 The Answers: Solutions entered in the correct boxes on the board spell out the mystery song in the shaded column: "Respect" Previous Post | Next Post
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0 Number One Classic Soul Songs from the 1970s
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- by Kingsley H. Smith
- 09/07/2010
It's puzzle time again with 11 number one classic soul songs from the 1970's. This is the second of 3 challenges. The next one will feature the 1960's. We give you the artist name and a hint, you give us the song title. Good luck! 2022 Update: The board shown is NOT the 1970s board. It is an example board. Flash technology upon which the crossword puzzle is based is no longer supported. I'm giving you the hints, answers, and the shaded column solution below! The Hints: Diana Ross song: valleys, rivers, and ? 1970 Aretha sings Simon & Garfunkel - 1971 Chi-Lites lady - 1972 Spinners romance question - 1973 Big Eddie Kendricks hit - 1974 Repeat after the Staple Singers - 1975 Rufus - Chaka Khan - you are my heat and fire - 1976 Inferno of the snake - Earth, Wind &Fire - 1977 The Chic French come out at night - 1978 Cheryl Lynn keeps it this way - 1979 The Answers: Solutions entered in the correct boxes on the board spell out the mystery song in the shaded column: "I'll Be There" Previous Post | Next Post
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0 Number One Classic Soul Songs from the 1980s
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- by Kingsley H. Smith
- 09/01/2010
It's puzzle time again with 14 number one classic soul songs from the 1980's. This is the first of 3 challenges. The next two will features the 1970's, and the 1960's. We give you the artist name and a hint, you give us the song title. Good luck! 2022 Update: The board shown is the CORRECT 1980s board. Flash technology upon which the crossword puzzle is based is no longer supported. I'm giving you the hints, answers, and the shaded column solution below! The Hints: Chaka Khan touches you New Edition sweet femme Kool & the Gang - not stale Prince the bird man Dazz Band cracks it Stevie Wonder's woman Lionel Richie that's the way it will be Brothers Johnson boogie Tom Browne plays for Kingston Earth, Wind & Fire jam "tonight" Luther Vandross makes time for romance Lakeside's big ocean trip Michael Jackson's reflection The Answers: Solutions entered in the correct boxes on the board spell out the mystery song in the shaded column: "Freeway of Love" Previous Post | Next Post
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- Games
- by Kingsley H. Smith
- 04/23/2010
I'm reading through Signed, Sealed, and Delivered: The Soulful Journey of Stevie Wonder, a brand new unauthorized biography by Mark Ribowsky. We'll write up a review that will appear here soon. Motown Stevie turns 60 on May 13, 2010. In honor of the coming event, here's another Powerhouse Radio photo puzzle for you to enjoy. Stevie Wonder Takes 10 puts you on the spot for a trip down memory lane. It's a total recall picture challenge. Are you a wonderful expert? The trivia question is below each picture. ----- 2022 Update: The original version of the quiz worked automatically in a web based browser on a phone or laptop giving you instant feedback when touching an answer. We can't offer that version anymore. It used a technology that has been phased out. We've recreated the original game that you can still play below. Answers are at the bottom of the page. ----- 1) What year? 1972 1977 1969 1980 1968 1989 2) What year? 1966 1970 1978 1983 1960 1969 3) What year? 1976 1985 1990 1968 1991 1980 4) What year? 1970 1977 1982 1971 1974 1983 5) What year? 1973 1976 1979 1982 1985 1987 6) What year? 1975 1989 1986 1983 1980 1977 7) What year? 1976 1982 1987 1991 1967 1991 8) What year? 1964 1970 1971 1968 1962 1974 9) What year? 1969 1965 1968 1967 1966 1970 10) What year? 1970 1972 1971 1979 1976 1980 The answers: 1) 1 2) 6 3) 2 4) 5 5) 1 6) 5 7) 2 8) 4 9) 6 10 5) Previous Post | Next Post
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- Games
- by Kingsley H. Smith
- 04/14/2010
Chic music was always a hit with Nile Rodgers on guitar, Bernard Edwards on bass, Tony Thompson on drums, and vocalists Norma Jean Wright and Alfa Anderson singing the lead. 2022 Update: This trivia quiz is among the 50 plus quizzes that l created for PowerhouseRadio.com. The original quiz allowed you to touch the correct answers and see your total score after the final question. Technology changes. Time marches on. The computer code for the original "Chic Music" quiz is no longer supported. I've recreated this trivia quiz as an image based text game using the original images. The "interactivity" is gone. That is, you can't just touch on the correct answer and see instant feedback for a right or wrong response. Anyway, you can still play along below, eyeballing the question, and taking a guess at the answers! ----- Est-ce que c'est chic? A) The Chic Album above is? Chic C'est Chic Believer Live in Concert Platinum Take It Off B) These Chic Albums above are (select two)? Risque' - Chic Chic - C'est Chic Chic Set - Le Freak Chic-ism - Risque' Real People - Chic Real People - Tonque In Chic C) The Chic Album above is? Risque' Merci Chic Live in Paris Dance Dance Dance Soup For One Piano Jive D) The Chic Album above is? Stylish Rhythm Chic Fashion Greatest Hits Vol. III The Very Best of Designer Chic Chic for Fun And the answers are: A) 6 - Take It Off B) 6 - Real People and Tonque In Chic C) 1 - Risque' D) 4 - The Very Best of Previous Post | Next Post
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- Games
- by Kingsley H. Smith
- 04/02/2010
Even if you don't know who this blues brother is, you'll enjoy our newest "King Culture Music Photo Puzzle." 2022 update: This trivia quiz is among the 50 plus quizzes that l created for PowerhouseRadio.com. The original quiz allowed you to touch the correct answers and see your total score after the final question. Technology changes. Time marches on. The computer code for the original "King Culture" quiz is no longer supported. I've recreated this trivia quiz as an image based text game using the original images. The "interactivity" is gone. That is, you can't just touch on the correct answer and see instant feedback for a right or wrong response. Anyway, you can still play along below, eyeballing the question, and taking a guess at the answers! ----- A) Who is the King at the top of this page? King Floyd Jimmy King B.B. King Ben E. King Albert King King Harvest B) She recorded "Shame" at... 13 years old 25 years old 30 years old 21 years old 28 years old 17 years old C) Who am I? Earl King B.B. King Guitar King King Crimson Freddie King King Anthony D) Which King is this? King Lear Curtis King King Curtis King Sunny Ade King Floyd Scorpion King E) This guitar man is: Freddie King Austin King King Midas King Pleasure King Solomon Donny King F) My big hit song was: "Groovy" "Let's Groove" "Groove Me" "Old Skool Funk" "Old School Funk" "Boogie Shoes" And the answers are: A) 5 - Albert King B) 6 - 17 years old C) 2 - B.B. King D) 3 - King Curtis E) 1 - Freddie King F) 3 - "Groove Me" Previous Post | Next Post
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0 The Sound of Philadelphia Challenge
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- by Kingsley H. Smith
- 03/02/2010
Do you know your Philadelphia International Records classic soul? Try the Sound of Philadelphia challenge just for fun. (Puzzle link removed. See below). All of the clues in this original game are easy, except for one! 2022 Update: Unfortunately the "flash" technology that the online puzzle used is no longer supported, however I went back to the original puzzle data and recreated the crossword for you with the 12 hints and solutions below! The Hints Me & Mrs. Jones guy Female lead on Harold Melvin's "Hope that we can be..." Didn't the Hart Brothers blow your mind? Partner of Kenny Gamble Partner of Leon Huff "When Will I See You Again" and "TSOP" ladies Harold Melvin and the... "You'll Never Find" this Chicago guy "Close the Door" and "Turn out the Lights" guy What you see in a clear sky for the O'jays MFSB universal theme "For the Love of Money" and "Backstabbers" group The Solution from top to bottom #####billypaul#####################sharonpaige##########delfonics#######################leonhuff############kennygamble################threedegrees################bluenotes##############lourawls###################teddypendergrass###########sunshine##################loveisthemessage############ojays############# You won't see it here but aligned vertically inside of the 'blue' puzzle (when solved) are the letters p-h-i-l-a-d-e-l-p-h-i-a from top to bottom in the column with the light shade! Previous Post | Next Post