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| 1. | I feel it in my fingers, I feel it in my toes is the opening line to what 1967 song by the Troggs, covered in 1994 by Wet Wet Wet? |
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Love Is All Around
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| 2. | What 1967 song is a narrative dealing with events at places like Choctaw Ridge and the Tallahatchie Bridge? |
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Bobbie Gentry|Ode to Billie Joe
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| 3. | Who told visitors to San Francisco in 1967 to Be Sure to Wear Some Flowers in Your Hair? |
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Scott McKenzie
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| 4. | The chorus to what 1971 David Bowie song begins with these lyrics? Sailors fighting in the dance hall Oh man! Look at those cavemen go |
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Life on Mars
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| 5. | Spring and Renish were symphonies by which 19th century German composer? |
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Robert Schumann | |
| 6. | Several items owned by Elvis Presley bear a logo or emblem with a lightning bolt and the initials TCB. What does TCB stand for? |
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Taking Care of Business | |
| 7. | "No more will my green sea go turn a deeper blue." are lyrics from what Rolling Stones song? |
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Paint It Black (1966)
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| 8. | Madonna stirred up a publicity storm in 1989 when images of stigmata, burning crosses, and a dream sequence making love to a saint featured in the music video for which song? |
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Like a Prayer | |
| 9. | "I've got sunshine on a cloudy day. When it's cold outside I've got ___ ___ ___ ___." Fill in the blanks. |
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"... the month of May" (The Temptations - My Girl) | |
| 10. | What musical instrument was John Birks Gillespie famous for playing? |
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Trumpet ("Dizzy" Gillespie) | |
| 11. | A parody of Michael Jackson's Beat It, who said Eat It in 1984? |
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"Weird Al" Yankovic | |
| 12. | Who released a best-selling album in 1987 titled Hysteria? |
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Def Leppard | |
| 13. | What Christmas carol includes these lyrics? To save us all from Satan's power When we were gone astray |
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God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen | |
| 14. | Which American country music duo had their biggest worldwide hit in 1976 with Let Your Love Flow? |
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The Bellamy Brothers | |
| 15. | If She Knew What She Wants, Walking Down Your Street, In Your Room and Be With You were among several worldwide hits for what American band in the 1980s? |
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The Bangles | |
| 16. | What two artists performed with the remaining members of Queen on the 1993 EP Five Live? |
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George Michael and Lisa Stansfield | |
| 17. | Born in 1945, which multiple Grammy Award-winning American singer was married to Kris Kristofferson between 1973 and 1980? |
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Rita Coolidge | |
| 18. | Musical artists sometimes release an EP. What do the letters EP stand for? |
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Extended Play (longer than a single, shorter than an album) | |
| 19. | What English band was formed on the Isle of Wight in 1979 by Mark King, Mike Lindup, and brothers Phil and Rowland "Boon" Gould? |
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Level 42 | |
| 20. | Whose self-titled 1970 debut album is this? |
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Black Sabbath | |
| 21. | La bohème, Tosca, Madama Butterfly, and Turandot are all operas by which Italian composer? |
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Giacomo Puccini | |
| 22. | What is the stage name of the singer born Abel Makkonen Tesfaye on 16th February 1990 in Toronto, Canada? |
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The Weeknd | |
| 23. | Brian Jones, Jimi Hendrix, Janis Joplin, Jim Morrison, Kurt Cobain and Amy Winehouse all died at what age? |
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27 | |
| 24. | Who covered The Supremes' song You Can't Hurry Love in 1982? |
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Phil Collins | |
| 25. | Formed in 1978, complete the name of this American hip hop group: Grandmaster Flash and the ____ ____?
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Furious Five | |
| 26. | What 1969 song includes these lyrics? I saw her today at the reception. A glass of wine in her hand. |
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The Rolling Stones|You Can't Always Get What You Want
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| 27. | Which African American girl group, founded in New Jersey in 1957, became famous with hits such as Will You Love Me Tomorrow, Soldier Boy, and Foolish Little Girl? |
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The Shirelles | |
| 28. | One of the biggest selling singles of all time, Candle in the Wind 1997 was accompanied by what other song on Elton John's 1997 double A-side charity single? |
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Something About the Way You Look Tonight | |
| 29. | Graham Nash was a member of what British pop group before joining up with Crosby and Stills in 1968? |
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The Hollies | |
| 30. | Who first recorded and released Rag Doll in 1964? |
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The Four Seasons | |
| 31. | What musical duo released cover versions of The Stylistics' You Are Everything and Stop, Look, Listen (To Your Heart) in the 1970s? |
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Diana Ross and Marvin Gaye | |
| 32. | Sailing was a 1980 worldwide hit for whom? |
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Christopher Cross | |
| 33. | What 1966 song includes these lyrics? I see the girls walk by, dressed in their summer clothes I have to turn my head until my darkness goes |
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The Rolling Stones|Paint It Black
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| 34. | Featuring Snoop Dog, who sang about California Gurls in 2010? |
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Katy Perry | |
| 35. | Ummagumma is a double album released on 25th October 1969 by what band? |
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Pink Floyd | |
| 36. | Just What I Needed, My Best Friend's Girl, and Good Times Roll were debut hits in the late 70s for what American band? |
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The Cars | |
| 37. | Formed in London in 1988, what group consists of singer Damon Albarn, guitarist Graham Coxon, bassist Alex James and drummer Dave Rowntree? |
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Blur | |
| 38. | In what American city was Elvis found dead in 1977? |
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Memphis (Tennessee) | |
| 39. | Those Were The Days was a 1968 worldwide hit for who? |
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Mary Hopkin (also released by Sandie Shaw that year but her version failed to top the charts) | |
| 40. | What 1977 song was the UK's best-selling song of the decade, and reached number 1 in Australia, Austria, Belgium, Germany, Ireland, the Netherlands, New Zealand, South Africa, and Switzerland? |
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Wings|Mull of Kintyre | |
| 41. | Whose hits in the 2010s include Good Feeling, Wild Ones, Whistle, and My House? |
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Flo Rida | |
| 42. | Rising to fame in the 1980s as a lead singer before going solo, what is the stage name of English pop singer Christopher Hamill? |
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Limahl (Kajagoogoo) | |
| 43. | Who had a worldwide hit with the 1995 rap classic Gangsta's Paradise? |
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Coolio (featuring singer L.V.) | |
| 44. | Machine Gun, Easy, Brick House, and Still are among the songs released in the 70s by what soul band? |
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Commodores | |
| 45. | Drop It Like It's Hot, That's That Shit, and Sensual Seduction are among hits in the 2000s for who? |
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Snoop Dogg | |
| 46. | Whose hits in the 2000s include I'm Outta Love, One Day in Your Life, and Left Outside Alone? |
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Anastacia | |
| 47. | Wild Horses and I Dreamed a Dream were worldwide hits in 2009 for what Britain's Got Talent winner? |
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Susan Boyle | |
| 48. | Who said Did You Ever Have to Make Up Your Mind in 1966? |
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The Lovin' Spoonful | |
| 49. | The Girl Is Mine was a 1982 duet by Michael Jackson and who? |
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Paul McCartney | |
| 50. | Joe Strummer was the 1976 co-founder, lyricist, rhythm guitarist and co-lead vocalist of what punk rock band? |
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The Clash | |
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