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| 1. | What stage and film musical features Barbra Streisand's 1964 hit Don't Rain On My Parade? |
| 2. | "See them walking hand in hand across the bridge at midnight" are the opening lyrics to what 1981 song? |
| 3. | Which 1969 song includes the lyrics His welfare is of my concern. No burden is he to bear. We'll get there? |
| 4. | Name the Australian born singer who won the Eurovision Song Contest for Ireland in 1980, 1987 and 1992. |
| 5. | What 1967 song is a narrative dealing with events at places like Choctaw Ridge and the Tallahatchie Bridge? |
| 6. | What American rock band had hits in the mid-90s including Hold My Hand, Let Her Cry, Only Wanna Be with You and Old Man & Me (When I Get To Heaven)? |
| 7. | What pop group comprised Vince Clarke and Alison Moyet? |
| 8. | Whose first solo work the break-up of the Beatles was a 1970 triple-album titled All Things Must Pass? |
| 9. | What was the name of the all-female teenage American rock band formed in 1975 by drummer Sandy West and rhythm guitarist Joan Jett? |
| 10. | Up Where We Belong was recorded by Joe Cocker and Jennifer Warnes for what 1982 film? |
| 11. | To what did the recently formed New Yardbirds change their name on 25th October 1968? |
| 12. | English singer, guitarist and songwriter Robert Smith founded which group in 1976? |
| 13. | Who said Baby I Need Your Loving in 1964? |
| 14. | Telephone help lines were required for distraught fans when what English pop group announced they were splitting up for the first time on 13th February 1996? |
| 15. | Which British singer was born Marie McDonald McLaughlin Lawrie on 3rd November 1948? |
| 16. | What Academy Award winning actor is mentioned in David Bowie's 1983 hit China Girl? |
| 17. | What 1967 song begins with these lyrics? You know that it would be untrue You know that I would be a liar |
| 18. | To which family of musical instruments does the bassoon belong? |
| 19. | What song by Sandie Shaw won the 1967 Eurovision Song Contest? |
| 20. | Born Arnold George Dorsey in 1936, he toured the UK with Jimi Hendrix, Cat Stevens and the Walker Brothers in 1967. By what name is this English crooner better known? |
| 21. | Who had worldwide hits in the late 90s with You're Still the One, That Don't Impress Me Much and Man! I Feel Like a Woman!? |
| 22. | What 1983 song includes the line ... I am the one, but the kid is not my son? |
| 23. | What park is the title of a Small Faces single released in August 1967? |
| 24. | "If you look around. The whole world's coming together now." are lyrics from what 1981 song? |
| 25. | What 1974 song mentions funky Billie Chin and little Sammy Chong? |
| 26. | Who had a worldwide hit in 1979 with Reunited? |
| 27. | War, children, and It's just a shot away, are two lines repeated several times in what 1969 song? |
| 28. | Who declared No More Mr. Nice Guy in 1973? |
| 29. | In which modern day country was 18th-century composer Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart born? |
| 30. | Who won a Grammy Award for My Father's Eyes in 1998? |
| 31. | Reaching number one in 35 countries, Bleeding Love was the best-selling single of 2008 worldwide. Who performed it? |
| 32. | In what modern-day country was classical composer Franz Liszt born? |
| 33. | After leaving The Specials, Neville Staples, Terry Hall and Lynvall Golding formed what English pop group in 1981? |
| 34. | What 1979 hit song was sampled in Sugababes' 2002 song Freak Like Me? |
| 35. | Who was "happy again" when Jane played with him in Peter Gabriel's 1980 hit Games Without Frontiers? |
| 36. | Most successful in the early 80s, what English singer and group frontman was born Stuart Leslie Goddard on 3rd November 1954? |
| 37. | "Take me to the place I love. Take me all the way." are lyrics from what 1992 song? |
| 38. | Live Your Life by T.I., Love the Way You Lie by Eminem, Who's That Chick? by David Guetta, and Fly by Nicki Minaj have all been worldwide hits featuring which other singer? |
| 39. | What connects Sandie Shaw, Lulu, Dana, Celine Dion and Katrina and the Waves? |
| 40. | Released in April 1971 with cover art by Andy Warhol, name this album. |
| 41. | What 1972 hit song by Johnny Nash was re-recorded by Jimmy Cliff in 1993 for the soundtrack to the film Cool Runnings? |
| 42. | Who said Love Is All Around in 1967? |
| 43. | Most successful in the 1990s, which American group comprised T-Boz, Left Eye, and Chilli? |
| 44. | Whose self-titled 1970 debut album is this? |
| 45. | Name the New Zealand born, Australian country music singer married to Nicole Kidman since 2006. |
| 46. | By what name were Scott Engel, John Maus and Gary Leeds collectively known in the 60s and 70s? |
| 47. | "He say I know you, you know me. One thing I can tell you is you got to be free." are lyrics from what 1969 song? |
| 48. | Achtung Baby, Zooropa and Pop were albums released in the 90s by what band? |
| 49. | What British rock band, formed in 1986, comprises James Dean Bradfield, Nicky Wire and Sean Moore? |
| 50. | What blues rock band, formed in spring 1970, included Eric Clapton, Bobby Whitlock, Carl Radle, Jim Gordon, Dave Mason, and Duane Allman? |
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