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Friday Fun: What's Your Music IQ?

The humble quiz has been a preserve of the self-appointed legend since time began. In fact, we're pretty sure that High Fidelity-esque geekdom grew from the same smartarses who collected and named every plant in the Garden of Eden.

Anyway, it's Friday and we rather liked this quiz someone sent us this morning and thought you'd enjoy doing it and posting a comment boasting just how fricken smart you is.

We particularly liked the very DiS question:

6. Which of these bands has the MOST members:
The Polyphonic Spree
Casiotone for the Painfully Alone
The Dirty Dozen Brass Band
Broken Social Scene

Show us what you've got here: MyMusicIQ.co.uk

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Your final score was 96/180

Birthday Party DJ (73-108 points)
You are a rabid consumer of music. You get a rush every time you hear something new but remain faithful to those artists you love. Your music collection represents who you are and what you care about and your home may even bear the tell-tale signs of your affections – posters, old band t-shirts and the odd music biography. But you aren't a completist, you know what you like and make sure you have it. Simple as that. To expand your repertoire, perhaps there are some genres that you'd benefit from giving a little more attention to – perhaps now is the time to hear something new or get hold of that missing album from your collection.

108/180

birthday party dj.

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Your final score was 147/180
Musical Magician (145-180 points)
We doff our collective hat to your prodigious mind. You are a musical czar, with a profound knowledge of every genre and era. You met your current flame at a concert and, come to think of it, most of your friends too. You're always looking for the chance to pass on recommendations, knowing that if any of your disciples buy your suggestion it will change their lives the same way it has yours. Your love of music is genuine and deep and you match that passion with intellect. Because of that – let's face it – you're also the person that some folks love to hate. But who cares? Let's see their record collection! At this point, one can only take advantage of new ways to discover music and brush up on any obscure genres one might have missed.

102/180

birthday party dj
probably right, I'm not quite a mix-tape master.

I'm a Musical Magician

150/180.Good for me.

120/180

Mix-tape magician. Fair comment.

123/180

Evangelical! Whoop

liar

Mix-Tape Master (109-144 points)

Sorry

I'm just cleverer than you.

It reccomends these albums on emusic:

Love Is Simple - Akron/Family
Happy Birthday! - Modeselektor
100 Days, 100 Nights - Sharon Jones & The Dap Kings
Far Cry - Eric Dolphy

144/180...

Got both of the classical questions wrong. And the one about Fela Kuti.

126

i'm happy with that i spose.

Mix-Tape Master (109-144 points)

129/180

haha

i just saw that picture!

hooo yes

150/180

i ruleeezzz

The ZZ-Top question

completely threw me!

111

im ok

Not Bad

Your final score was 105/180

Birthday Party DJ (73-108 points)

102

Birthday party DJ - yes, in one.

Why would

Ryan Adams change his name to that? To sound more like Bryan? Tosser.

117

better than i thought i'd do.

I did pretty well

Your final score was 138/180

Mix-Tape Master (109-144 points)

I completely guess them all and got 93.

Good quiz, though.

99/180

Guessed some of them too though :S

132

i'm a mix tape master
how did they know?

132/180

YAY!

129/180

Mixtape Master. Pretty chuffed with that!

129.

Yeah boiiiii...

132 :/

efw

Your final score was 135/180

Mix-Tape Master (109-144 points)
You are a music evangelist etcccccc

i feel cheap and used for having just done this sober at gone midnight on a Friday night. Siiiiiiiiiigh

i got

174
but i guessed a couple right. quite easy questions though, right?

What a pile of shite

Most of the questions were a joke - so, easy.

You'd have to be a moron not to get them, or under 40.

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Mix-Tape Master (109-144 points)
You are a music evangelist: the person in your network of friends who always has the coolest new song, the one whose iPod gets picked to DJ every party. You understand the art of the segue, how the key to the best mix-tape isn't just the songs you pick, but how they interlock with each other. You also know who the up-and-coming acts are and are quick to recognise where their influences lie and whether they will make it big. You work hard at the pursuit of this knowledge, scouring music blogs, magazines and record stores. Most importantly, you are generous with your passion – and your friends should be very, very grateful. Still, it’s always good to get new inspiration for your latest mix.

Same here 150/180

A bit of guess work in there though...

57

and some completely wrong description of me. claiming i dont love music or some rubbish, well go away!

114/180 - Mix-tape master.

SAFE.

Oh yes...

Your final score was 150/180

Musical Magician (145-180 points)
We doff our collective hat to your prodigious mind. You are a musical czar, with a profound knowledge of every genre and era. You met your current flame at a concert and, come to think of it, most of your friends too. You're always looking for the chance to pass on recommendations, knowing that if any of your disciples buy your suggestion it will change their lives the same way it has yours. Your love of music is genuine and deep and you match that passion with intellect. Because of that – let's face it – you're also the person that some folks love to hate. But who cares? Let's see their record collection! At this point, one can only take advantage of new ways to discover music and brush up on any obscure genres one might have missed.

99/180

Birthday Party DJ (73-108 points)

You are a rabid consumer of music. You get a rush every time you hear something new but remain faithful to those artists you love. Your music collection represents who you are and what you care about and your home may even bear the tell-tale signs of your affections – posters, old band t-shirts and the odd music biography. But you aren't a completist, you know what you like and make sure you have it. Simple as that. To expand your repertoire, perhaps there are some genres that you'd benefit from giving a little more attention to – perhaps now is the time to hear something new or get hold of that missing album from your collection.

How is out of 180

There are only about three questions?

114 for me.

156/180

Musical Magician.

I really don't understand the scoring system.

111/180

Mix-Tape Master

I'd best invest in an Ipod then.

120/180

but there weren't 180 questions?

First Question

gah i should know this i know and own cds of all the bands on that list (sigh)

god sake

i was born in 1992 not 1989!!!

87/180

i think i have the worst musical iq here.

126/180

Indeed - my iPod got STOLEN at a New Years party two years ago.

111

mixtape my eyes

111

mixtape my eyes

Ryan Adams

Changed his name as he was named after his father, who he is not on the best terms with I imagine.

^

ditto. Must admit I guessed at half of them though.

117/180

Mix-Tape Master (109-144 points)
You are a music evangelist: the person in your network of friends who always has the coolest new song, the one whose iPod gets picked to DJ every party. You understand the art of the segue, how the key to the best mix-tape isn't just the songs you pick, but how they interlock with each other. You also know who the up-and-coming acts are and are quick to recognise where their influences lie and whether they will make it big. You work hard at the pursuit of this knowledge, scouring music blogs, magazines and record stores. Most importantly, you are generous with your passion – and your friends should be very, very grateful. Still, it’s always good to get new inspiration for your latest mix

Not so great!

93... Think I'm in the bottom few here and thought would do pretty good!

102/180

102: Birthday Party DJ. :(

Don't worry...

Don't worry, I suspect a few people had wikipedia open while doing the quiz...

102/180

102: Birthday Party DJ. :(

96 - Birthday DJ. yeaaah

You were born in the 90s?

God I feel old. And I still only got 72.

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