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1. | What singer-songwriter's given names are Kathryn Dawn? |
2. | Joe Strummer was the 1976 co-founder, lyricist, rhythm guitarist and co-lead vocalist of what punk rock band? |
3. | What American rapper was born Shawn Corey Carter on 4th December 1969? |
4. | The Rolling Stones were named after a 1950 song by which Blues musician? |
5. | What former Spice Girls' first solo release was titled Not Such an Innocent Girl in 2001? |
6. | Billie Joe Armstrong, Mike Dirnt, and Tré Cool comprise what American rock band, formed in 1986? |
7. | Who were Glad All Over in December 1963? |
8. | "Holly came from Miami, Fla." is the opening line to what 1972 song? |
9. | In song, who Waits at the window wearing the face that she keeps in a jar by the door? |
10. | In the song The Twelve Days Of Christmas, how many Swans were a-Swimming? |
11. | The Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy features in which ballet with music by Tchaikovsky? |
12. | What American thrash metal band was formed in 1981 by guitarists Jeff Hanneman and Kerry King? |
13. | There's No Business Like Show Business and Anything You Can Do are songs from which Irving Berlin musical? |
14. | Born Stacy Ann Ferguson in California in 1975, she now goes by a different stage name. An accomplished solo artist, she is also lead vocalist for which well known band? |
15. | What industrial rock band was founded by Trent Reznor in Cleveland, Ohio in 1988? |
16. | I Bet You Look Good on the Dancefloor was the 2005 debut single for what band formed in Sheffield, England in 2002? |
17. | Up until his death in in August 1995, Jerry Garcia was lead guitarist for which American rock band formed in 1965? |
18. | What famous song, written in 1898, translates from Neopolitan to English as "My own sun"? |
19. | What 1973 Bob Marley song features a character named John Brown? |
20. | Who said Love Is a Battlefield in 1983? |
21. | Who had worldwide hits in 2011 with Party Rock Anthem and Sexy and I Know It? |
22. | Upon Stuart Sutcliffe's departure in 1961, who became bass player for the Beatles? |
23. | What 1963 song by Lesley Gore was covered by British artists Dave Stewart and Barbara Gaskin in 1981? |
24. | Eagles - Hotel California, Donna Summer - I Feel Love, and Boney M - Ma Baker were among the biggest selling hit singles around the world, in which year? |
25. | Released in 1976, what group holds the record for the world's best selling greatest hits compilation? |
26. | By what name is Gordon Sumner better known? |
27. | Ummagumma is a double album released on 25th October 1969 by what band? |
28. | Formed in 2002, what British band consists of Alex Turner, Jamie Cook, Matt Helders and Nick O'Malley? |
29. | In 1968 in a hotel in Germany, Gene Vincent tried to shoot English singer Paul Raven. He fired several shots but missed and a frightened Raven left the country the next day. Three years on, Paul Raven would change his stage name to what? |
30. | Complete these lyrics with a 1964 song title: When my eyes were stabbed by the flash of a neon light, that split the night. And touched ....... |
31. | Heavily sampling Boney M.'s 1979 hit Gotta Go Home, who had a worldwide hit in 2010 with a song titled Barbra Streisand? |
32. | Who was King of the Road in 1965? |
33. | Felix Mendelssohn's "Wedding March" is part of a suite of incidental music (Op. 61) to what Shakespeare play? |
34. | Joe Perry is the lead guitarist, backing and occasional lead vocalist, and contributing songwriter for what American rock band? |
35. | What band said Miss You in 1978? |
36. | "Your moves are so raw, I've got to let you know" are lyrics from what 1987 song? |
37. | Formed in 1985, by what name are pop duo Andy Bell and Vince Clarke known? |
38. | Formed in 1977, which English rock duo had the first names Kevin and Lol? |
39. | Chris Stein, Gary Valentine, Jimmy Destri, and Clem Burke were four of the five members of what American band when they released their self-titled debut album in 1976? |
40. | What 1964 Bob Dylan song was covered in 1965 with different versions by both Cher and the Byrds? |
41. | Born in October 1930, what was American musician, singer and songwriter Jiles Perry Richardson's nickname? |
42. | Which Scottish singer had worldwide hits in the mid-2000s with Black Horse & The Cherry Tree, Suddenly I See, and Hold On? |
43. | Do That To Me One More Time was a 1980 hit for who? |
44. | Which band's first worldwide hits were Harder to Breathe in 2002 and This Love in 2004? |
45. | Best known for his collaborations with DJ and record producer Ryan Lewis, by what name is American rapper and songwriter Benjamin Hammond Haggerty best known? |
46. | Which American singer was born in 1903 with the first names Harry Lillis? |
47. | Founder members of the Bee Gees, name the three Gibb brothers. |
48. | Which 1935 George Gershwin opera includes the songs Summertime and It Ain't Necessarily So? |
49. | Name the AC/DC lead singer and co-songwriter who died of "acute alcohol poisoning" in 1980? |
50. | What 1972 song begins with the line Well, I don' know why I came here tonight? |
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