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| 1. | What 1984 album is this? |
| 2. | In which year was Elvis Presley born? |
| 3. | Released in 1976, what group holds the record for the world's best selling greatest hits compilation? |
| 4. | "Well she always knows her place. She's got style, she's got grace, she's a winner." are lyrics from what 1971 song, originally written and recorded by Paul Anka in 1970? |
| 5. | How many Vestal Virgins feature in the lyrics of Procol Harum's 1967 classic A Whiter Shade of Pale? |
| 6. | What is the surname of American singer-songwriter Dion? |
| 7. | 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? |
| 8. | What 'M' describes a device used by musicians to keep a steady beat? |
| 9. | Who were Up The Junction in 1979? |
| 10. | A famous song from The Pirates of Penzance is I am the very model of a modern ... what? |
| 11. | Which 1985 song includes these lyrics: And if you're free to make a choice Just look towards the west and find a friend |
| 12. | Who is the oldest current member of the Rolling Stones? |
| 13. | Born Virginia Patterson Hensley in September 1932, what acclaimed American singer died in a plane crash on 5th March 1963? |
| 14. | Which well known musician was born Paul David Hewson on 10th May 1960? |
| 15. | Who wrote and sang about a Pink Cadillac in 1984? |
| 16. | Later achieving international success as the Eurythmics, of what band were Annie Lennox and Dave Stewart members before it split up in 1980? |
| 17. | Who had a childhood hit in 1963 with Fingertips? |
| 18. | What 1979 song begins Once I had a love and it was a gas? |
| 19. | What 1986 song begins: I must've dreamed a thousand dreams. Been haunted by a million screams. |
| 20. | Name the AC/DC lead singer and co-songwriter who died of "acute alcohol poisoning" in 1980? |
| 21. | Name this group, formed in 1964 in Manchester, England. |
| 22. | Born in Oakland, California on 30th March 1962, by what name is rapper Stanley Kirk Burrell better known? |
| 23. | What band was founded in 1965 by university students Syd Barrett, Nick Mason, Roger Waters, and Richard Wright? |
| 24. | The fictional ironclad ship |
| 25. | Who had a Perfect Day in 1972? |
| 26. | What Academy Award winning actor is mentioned in David Bowie's 1983 hit China Girl? |
| 27. | "The trench is dug within our hearts. And mothers, children, brothers, sisters torn apart" are lyrics from what 1983 song? |
| 28. | Creating some of the most memorable songs of the 20th century, what were the first names of the Gershwin brothers? |
| 29. | Which singer and actress was born Robyn Fenty in Barbados on 20th February 1988? |
| 30. | Who was sacked by manager Brian Epstein on 16th August 1962, to be replaced as Beatles' drummer by Ringo Starr? |
| 31. | What British singer formed a duet with Kenny Rogers in 1983 to sing We've Got Tonight? |
| 32. | In what country was singer/songwriter Gloria Estefan born? |
| 33. | Which of Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young was previously a founding member of The Byrds? |
| 34. | What English band were Turning Japanese in 1980? |
| 35. | Born in 1945, which musician is known as "The Godfather of Grunge"? |
| 36. | What 1982 song includes these lyrics? Don't lose your grip on the dreams of the past You must fight just to keep them alive |
| 37. | Who has performed as lead singer of The Specials, The Fun Boy Three, and The Colourfield? |
| 38. | What English rock band, formed in Oxfordshire, England in 1985, eventually named themselves after a 1986 song by Talking Heads? |
| 39. | "A world in white gets underway. I want to be with you. Be with you, night and day." are lyrics from what 1983 song? |
| 40. | All by Myself, Hungry Eyes, and Make Me Lose Control were hits in the 70s and 80s for who? |
| 41. | What English rock band was formed in 1977 by Rick Savage, Joe Elliott, Pete Willis and Tony Kenning? |
| 42. | Which band had hits in the 90s with Salvation, Ode to My Family and Linger. |
| 43. | Boys by Britney Spears (2002), Drop It Like It's Hot by Snoop Dogg (2004), and Get Lucky by Daft Punk (2013) all feature what artist? |
| 44. | "Your moves are so raw, I've got to let you know" are lyrics from what 1987 song? |
| 45. | Have I the Right? was the debut single and biggest hit for what British band in 1964? |
| 46. | By what name were Bill Medley and Bobby Hatfield collectively known? |
| 47. | Covered by Jimmy Cliff for the soundtrack of Cool Runnings in 1993, who originally wrote and recorded I Can See Clearly Now in the early 70s? |
| 48. | "All around, people looking half dead. Walking on the sidewalk, hotter than a match head." are lyrics from what 1966 song? |
| 49. | "I'll sing you a song with no words and no tune. To sing in your khazi while you suss out the moon, oh yeah!" are lyrics from what 1968 song? |
| 50. | What song, made famous by Frank Sinatra in 1964, features the lyrics .. and let me sing forever more? |
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