Well done chaps! It struck me that there seemed to be an unnaturally high
incidence of one particular first name amongst this group, and hence the
seeds of a new quiz were sown. I tried initially to include the 'J' in each one,
but it proved too difficult, hence its omission.
Rob - with this particular quiz, a quick trip to the john might have helped!
The system of separating vowels and consonants does certainly help,
although less so when Frenchmen are involved (too many vowels).
(As regards Mensa, is there a parallel organisation for fickos, which I can join?)
For the record, all these guys were English, Elizabethan, John- composers:-
1. John Bennet
2. John Bull
3. John Dowland
4. John Farmer
5. John Mundy (sometimes spelt Munday)
6. John Redford
7. John Shepherd
8. John Taverner
9. John Ward
10. John Wilbye.
http://www.elizabethan-era.org.uk/eliza ... posers.htm