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| 1. | What 1965 song, more famously covered in 1981, includes these lyrics? The love we share seems to go nowhere and I've lost my light |
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Tainted Love
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| 2. | What 1983 hit song was sampled in Puff Daddy and Faith Evans' 1997 song I'll Be Missing You? |
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The Police|Every Breath You Take
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| 3. | What British pop duo achieved international fame in 1964 with their first single, A World Without Love? |
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Peter and Gordon | |
| 4. | What world famous musician was born Saul Hudson in London, England in 1965? |
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Slash (Guns N' Roses) | |
| 5. | Who said (You Gotta) Fight for Your Right (To Party!) in 1987? |
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Beastie Boys | |
| 6. | Commonly referred to as the "Fifth Beatle", who produced every Beatles' studio album from 1963 to 1969? |
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Sir George Martin | |
| 7. | What band was formed by Eric, Ginger and Jack in 1966? |
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Cream (Eric Clapton, Ginger Baker and Jack Bruce) | |
| 8. | "Eisenhower, Vaccine, England's got a new queen," are lyrics from what 1989 song? |
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Billy Joel|We Didn't Start the Fire
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| 9. | "His clothes are dirty but his, his hands are clean. And you're the best thing that he's ever seen." are lyrics from what 1969 song? |
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Bob Dylan|Lay Lady Lay
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| 10. | "In my imagination. There is no hesitation. We walk together hand in hand" are lyrics from what 1988 worldwide breakthrough hit single? |
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Kylie Minogue|I Should Be So Lucky
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| 11. | On account of his initials, what stage name does English rapper Elliot Gleave use? |
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Example (e.g. being an abbreviation of the Latin phrase exempli gratia - "for example") | |
| 12. | Who released an album in 1983 called simply War? |
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U2 | |
| 13. | Which 1968 Glen Campbell hit includes the following lyrics: Searchin' in the sun for another overload. I hear you singing in the wire. |
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Wichita Lineman
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| 14. | In what year were all the songs in this medley first released as singles?
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1966 (Small Faces - All Or Nothing, The Equals - Baby, Come Back, The Hollies - Bus Stop, The Kinks - Dedicated Follower of Fashion, The Beatles - Eleanor Rigby, TheSeekers - Georgy Girl, The Spencer Davis Group - Gimme Some Lovin', The Jimi Hendrix Experience - Hey Joe, The Monkees - I'm A Believer, Cat Stevens - Matthew & Son) | |
| 15. | What famous composer wrote the Wedding March in 1842? |
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Felix Mendelssohn | |
| 16. | What band was formed by Ralf Hütter and Florian Schneider in 1970? |
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Kraftwerk | |
| 17. | What is Mozart's full name? |
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Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart | |
| 18. | From the opening lyrics to Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds, what colour are the skies? |
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Marmalade
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| 19. | Released in November 2015, what is the title of Adele's third studio album? |
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25 (preceded by 19 and 21) | |
| 20. | Whose albums in the 1970s include 461 Ocean Boulevard, There's One in Every Crowd and No Reason to Cry? |
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Eric Clapton | |
| 21. | What song performed by Terry Jacks reached number 1 in Australia, Canada, the UK, and the US in 1974? |
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Seasons in the Sun | |
| 22. | Who had hits in the late 70s and early 80s with Instant Replay, Relight My Fire, and I Can Dream About You? |
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Dan Hartman | |
| 23. | Elton John's 1982 song Empty Garden is a tribute to who? |
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John Lennon (shot and killed 18 months earlier) | |
| 24. | What Motown singer was backed by the Miracles? |
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Smokey Robinson | |
| 25. | Whose biggest chart success came in 1976 with (Don't Fear) The Reaper? |
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Blue Öyster Cult | |
| 26. | Members of what American rock band all have the surname Followill? |
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Kings of Leon | |
| 27. | What Swedish band had hits in the late 90s with Lovefool, My Favourite Game, and Erase/Rewind? |
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The Cardigans | |
| 28. | From which musical do One Night in Bangkok and I Know Him So Well originate? |
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Chess | |
| 29. | Felix Mendelssohn's "Wedding March" is part of a suite of incidental music (Op. 61) to what Shakespeare play? |
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A Midsummer Night's Dream | |
| 30. | In what country was singer/songwriter Gloria Estefan born? |
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Cuba (Havana) | |
| 31. | Who had a worldwide hit in 1997 with Don't Cry For Me Argentina? |
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Madonna | |
| 32. | Up Where We Belong was recorded by Joe Cocker and Jennifer Warnes for what 1982 film? |
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An Officer and a Gentleman | |
| 33. | Most Girls, Get the Party Started, and So What were among the 2000s hits for who? |
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P!NK | |
| 34. | What country music star died from drink and drug abuse in the early morning hours of New Year's Day in 1953 at the age of 29? |
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Hank Williams | |
| 35. | Active in the late 1960s and early 1970s, what American band is pictured here? |
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Creedence Clearwater Revival (Doug Clifford, Tom Fogerty, Stu Cook and John Fogerty) | |
| 36. | Who featured with Jay-Z in the 2009 hit Empire State of Mind? |
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Alicia Keys | |
| 37. | Which well known singer married Turkish-American television actress Ayda Field in 2010? |
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Robbie Williams | |
| 38. | Which 1967 song features grandchildren Vera, Chuck, and Dave? |
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When I'm Sixty-Four (The Beatles)
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| 39. | What 1977 song includes these lyrics? But he started shakin' His big heart was breakin' He turned to the woman and said |
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Kenny Rogers|Lucille
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| 40. | Who sang the first line of USA for Africa's 1985 song We Are The World? |
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Lionel Richie
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| 41. | What band said Every Rose Has Its Thorn in 1988? |
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Poison | |
| 42. | Eric Clapton, Peter Green, Jack Bruce, John McVie, Mick Fleetwood and Mick Taylor were all one-time members of whose band? |
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John Mayall (John Mayall & the Bluesbreakers) | |
| 43. | First performed in 1918, who composed The Planets suite? |
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Gustav Holst | |
| 44. | Most successful in the late 70s and early 80s, which British synthpop group are headed by Andy McCluskey and Paul Humphreys? |
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Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark (OMD) | |
| 45. | Who said The Bitch Is Back in 1974? |
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Elton John | |
| 46. | Who said Roses Are Red (My Love) in 1962? |
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Bobby Vinton | |
| 47. | The title of which traditional Spanish folk song translates into English as "The Cockroach"? |
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La Cucaracha
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| 48. | "Chairman of the Board" and "Ol' Blue Eyes" were among which singer's nicknames? |
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Frank Sinatra | |
| 49. | What woodwind instrument gets its name from the Italian word for small? |
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Piccolo | |
| 50. | What 1966 song by The Supremes was covered by Phil Collins in 1982? |
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You Can't Hurry Love | |
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