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| 1. | Who had a hit in 1969 with Something in the Air? |
| 2. | What English singer-songwriter's hits include Drunk (2012), Sing (2014), and Don't (2014)? |
| 3. | What band were originally formed in 1980 in Liverpool by Mike Score (lead vocals, keyboards), his brother Ali Score (drums), and Frank Maudsley (bass)? |
| 4. | What singer-songwriter's given names are Kathryn Dawn? |
| 5. | Complete these lines with the song title: How does it feel How does it feel To be without a home Like a complete unknown |
| 6. | Where Is the Love? and Shut Up were worldwide hits in 2003 for what group? |
| 7. | Who wrote the 1946 Broadway musical Annie Get Your Gun? |
| 8. | What 1981 song includes these lyrics? And you may ask yourself Well ... How did I get here? |
| 9. | Young Girl, Lady Willpower, and Over You were 1968 hits for what American pop rock band? |
| 10. | Sweet Nothing, Under Control, Summer, Blame, and One Kiss are among hits in the 2010s for who? |
| 11. | What rock and roll and country musician was born Charles Weedon Westover in Grand Rapids, Michigan on 30th December 1934? |
| 12. | Lead vocalist Richard Ashcroft, guitarist Nick McCabe, bass guitarist Simon Jones and drummer Peter Salisbury formed what band in Wigan, England in 1990? |
| 13. | How still we see thee lie is the second line of what popular Christmas carol? |
| 14. | Whose biggest chart success came in 1976 with (Don't Fear) The Reaper? |
| 15. | Written about a 1971 Attica State Prison riot, Rubber Bullets was a hit in 1973 for who? |
| 16. | Formed in Los Angeles in 1965, Denny Doherty and John Phillips comprised two of the four members of what group? |
| 17. | In 1982, what ABBA album was the first ever to be released on CD? |
| 18. | Best known for the 60s singles Hold Me, Somewhere, and Maria, what singer, songwriter, and actor was born James Marcus Smith in Houston, Texas on 6th November 1938? |
| 19. | What 1991 song includes these lyrics? That's me in the corner, That's me in the spotlight |
| 20. | Most Girls, Get the Party Started, and So What were among the 2000s hits for who? |
| 21. | Gimme Some Lovin' by the Spencer Davis Group, When You Say Nothing at All by Ronan Keating, and Ain't No Sunshine by the Lighthouse Family all featured on the soundtrack to what 1999 film? |
| 22. | Eric, Alan, Chas, Hilton, and John were the original lineup of what band, formed in Newcastle in 1962? |
| 23. | Who had a worldwide hit in 1985 with the theme song to the James Bond film A View to a Kill? |
| 24. | Jeff Lynne, Roy Wood and Bev Bevan were all members of what band before transitioning into the Electric Light Orchestra (ELO) in the early 70s? |
| 25. | Who said I'd Do Anything for Love (But I Won't Do That) in 1993? |
| 26. | Who teamed up with DJ Jazzy Jeff in 1991 for the worldwide hit Summertime? |
| 27. | Complete this line from the 1977 song Hotel California: We haven't had that spirit here since ____ |
| 28. | Who was Free Fallin' in 1989? |
| 29. | After leaving The Jam, what band did Paul Weller form in 1983? |
| 30. | Which Beatle is wearing a lime-green military coat on the cover of Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band? |
| 31. | What musical duo released cover versions of The Stylistics' You Are Everything and Stop, Look, Listen (To Your Heart) in the 1970s? |
| 32. | From 1964 until his death in 1978, who was the drummer for The Who? |
| 33. | "Hey little sister what have you done?" is the opening line of what 1982 song? |
| 34. | A worldwide hit, what was the title of Eric Clapton's 1992 ballad about the pain and loss he felt following the death of his 4½ year-old son, Conor? |
| 35. | Who said Love is a Battlefield in 1983? |
| 36. | Pink Floyd's 1975 album Wish You Were Here was a tribute to their former frontman, whose mental breakdown had forced him to leave the group seven years earlier. What was his name? |
| 37. | How many Vestal Virgins feature in the lyrics of Procol Harum's 1967 classic A Whiter Shade of Pale? |
| 38. | What 1987 Fleetwood Mac album includes the hit singles Big Love, Seven Wonders, Everywhere, and Little Lies? |
| 39. | Which 20th century American composer wrote Rhapsody in Blue, An American in Paris, and the opera Porgy and Bess? |
| 40. | Johnny Fingers is a keyboardist and co-founding member of what band formed in Dublin in 1975? |
| 41. | What industrial rock band was founded by Trent Reznor in Cleveland, Ohio in 1988? |
| 42. | Mike Smith, Lenny Davidson, Rick Huxley, and Denis Payton were four of the five members of what English band, formed in 1957? |
| 43. | Which well known actor voiced the narrative to Michael Jackson's 1983 Thriller video?
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| 44. | What quartet provided vocal backing for Elvis Presley between 1956 and 1972? |
| 45. | What song by Sandie Shaw won the 1967 Eurovision Song Contest? |
| 46. | What 1983 song begins with the lyrics, "They told him don't you ever come around here. Don't want to see your face, you better disappear"? |
| 47. | American R&B singers Usher and Alicia Keys had a worldwide hit in 2004 with My _____. Fill in the blank. |
| 48. | Who won a Grammy Award for My Father's Eyes in 1998? |
| 49. | What was the title of Lady Gaga's 2008 début single and worldwide hit? |
| 50. | A world in white gets underway. I want to be with you, be with you night and day are lyrics from what 1983 song? |
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