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| 1. | Who had a hit in 1969 with Something in the Air? |
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Thunderclap Newman | |
| 2. | What English singer-songwriter's hits include Drunk (2012), Sing (2014), and Don't (2014)? |
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Ed Sheeran | |
| 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)? |
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A Flock of Seagulls (lead guitarist Paul Reynolds also pictured) | |
| 4. | What singer-songwriter's given names are Kathryn Dawn? |
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k.d. lang | |
| 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 |
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Like a Rolling Stone (Bob Dylan) | |
| 6. | Where Is the Love? and Shut Up were worldwide hits in 2003 for what group? |
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The Black Eyed Peas | |
| 7. | Who wrote the 1946 Broadway musical Annie Get Your Gun? |
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Irving Berlin | |
| 8. | What 1981 song includes these lyrics? And you may ask yourself Well ... How did I get here? |
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Talking Heads|Once in a Lifetime
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| 9. | Young Girl, Lady Willpower, and Over You were 1968 hits for what American pop rock band? |
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Gary Puckett & The Union Gap | |
| 10. | Sweet Nothing, Under Control, Summer, Blame, and One Kiss are among hits in the 2010s for who? |
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Calvin Harris | |
| 11. | What rock and roll and country musician was born Charles Weedon Westover in Grand Rapids, Michigan on 30th December 1934? |
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Del Shannon (d. 8th February 1990) | |
| 12. | Lead vocalist Richard Ashcroft, guitarist Nick McCabe, bass guitarist Simon Jones and drummer Peter Salisbury formed what band in Wigan, England in 1990? |
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The Verve | |
| 13. | How still we see thee lie is the second line of what popular Christmas carol? |
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O Little Town of Bethlehem | |
| 14. | Whose biggest chart success came in 1976 with (Don't Fear) The Reaper? |
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Blue Öyster Cult | |
| 15. | Written about a 1971 Attica State Prison riot, Rubber Bullets was a hit in 1973 for who? |
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10cc | |
| 16. | Formed in Los Angeles in 1965, Denny Doherty and John Phillips comprised two of the four members of what group? |
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The Mamas & the Papas (with Michelle Phillips and Cass Elliot) | |
| 17. | In 1982, what ABBA album was the first ever to be released on CD? |
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The Visitors | |
| 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? |
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P. J. Proby | |
| 19. | What 1991 song includes these lyrics? That's me in the corner, That's me in the spotlight |
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R.E.M.|Losing My Religion
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| 20. | Most Girls, Get the Party Started, and So What were among the 2000s hits for who? |
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P!NK | |
| 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? |
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Notting Hill | |
| 22. | Eric, Alan, Chas, Hilton, and John were the original lineup of what band, formed in Newcastle in 1962? |
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The Animals (Eric Burdon, Alan Price, Chas Chandler, Hilton Valentine, and John Steel) | |
| 23. | Who had a worldwide hit in 1985 with the theme song to the James Bond film A View to a Kill? |
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Duran Duran
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| 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? |
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The Move | |
| 25. | Who said I'd Do Anything for Love (But I Won't Do That) in 1993? |
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Meat Loaf | |
| 26. | Who teamed up with DJ Jazzy Jeff in 1991 for the worldwide hit Summertime? |
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Will Smith (DJ Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince) | |
| 27. | Complete this line from the 1977 song Hotel California: We haven't had that spirit here since ____ |
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1969
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| 28. | Who was Free Fallin' in 1989? |
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Tom Petty | |
| 29. | After leaving The Jam, what band did Paul Weller form in 1983? |
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The Style Council | |
| 30. | Which Beatle is wearing a lime-green military coat on the cover of Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band? |
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John Lennon | |
| 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. | From 1964 until his death in 1978, who was the drummer for The Who? |
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Keith Moon | |
| 33. | "Hey little sister what have you done?" is the opening line of what 1982 song? |
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Billy Idol|White Wedding
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| 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? |
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Tears in Heaven | |
| 35. | Who said Love is a Battlefield in 1983? |
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Pat Benatar | |
| 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? |
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Syd Barrett | |
| 37. | How many Vestal Virgins feature in the lyrics of Procol Harum's 1967 classic A Whiter Shade of Pale? |
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Sixteen
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| 38. | What 1987 Fleetwood Mac album includes the hit singles Big Love, Seven Wonders, Everywhere, and Little Lies? |
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Tango in the Night | |
| 39. | Which 20th century American composer wrote Rhapsody in Blue, An American in Paris, and the opera Porgy and Bess? |
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George Gershwin | |
| 40. | Johnny Fingers is a keyboardist and co-founding member of what band formed in Dublin in 1975? |
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The Boomtown Rats | |
| 41. | What industrial rock band was founded by Trent Reznor in Cleveland, Ohio in 1988? |
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Nine Inch Nails | |
| 42. | Mike Smith, Lenny Davidson, Rick Huxley, and Denis Payton were four of the five members of what English band, formed in 1957? |
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The Dave Clark Five | |
| 43. | Which well known actor voiced the narrative to Michael Jackson's 1983 Thriller video?
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Vincent Price | |
| 44. | What quartet provided vocal backing for Elvis Presley between 1956 and 1972? |
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The Jordanaires | |
| 45. | What song by Sandie Shaw won the 1967 Eurovision Song Contest? |
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Puppet on a String | |
| 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"? |
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Michael Jackson|Beat It
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| 47. | American R&B singers Usher and Alicia Keys had a worldwide hit in 2004 with My _____. Fill in the blank. |
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Boo
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| 48. | Who won a Grammy Award for My Father's Eyes in 1998? |
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Eric Clapton | |
| 49. | What was the title of Lady Gaga's 2008 début single and worldwide hit? |
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Just Dance (ft. Colby O'Donis)
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| 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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U2|New Year's Day
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