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| 1. | What is the surname of American singer-songwriter Dion? |
| 2. | Which 1986 worldwide hit includes the following lyrics: No matter what they take from me They can't take away my dignity |
| 3. | What was the title of Bobby McFerrin's 1988 a cappella worldwide hit? |
| 4. | What is the 'Nat' in the name of singer Nat King Cole short for? |
| 5. | Which Canadian rock band released their biggest selling album Moving Pictures in 1981? |
| 6. | What American pop rock band's studio albums include Songs about Jane (2002), Hands All Over (2010) and Red Pill Blues (2017)? |
| 7. | Which group did Lulu accompany on the 1993 hit Relight My Fire ? |
| 8. | What American actor had a worldwide hit in the mid-70s with a mostly-spoken version of Bread's If? |
| 9. | What 1979 song includes these lyrics? Don't need reason Don't need rhyme Ain't nothin' that I'd rather do |
| 10. | A one-hit wonder, originally recorded by session musicians, what city did The Flowerpot Men want to go to in 1967? |
| 11. | What British band leader was born Ian Fraser Kilmister on 24th December 1945? |
| 12. | Whose hits in the 70s include Do It Again and Rikki Don't Lose That Number? |
| 13. | 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 |
| 14. | Released in 1966, Last Train to Clarksville was the début single for which band? |
| 15. | Originally written and recorded by Badfinger in 1970, Without You was a worldwide hit in 1971 for what artist? |
| 16. | For Your Love, Heart Full of Soul, and Over Under Sideways Down were 1960s hits for what band? |
| 17. | What was the name of the all-female teenage American rock band formed in 1975 by drummer Sandy West and rhythm guitarist Joan Jett? |
| 18. | What 1966 song includes these lyrics? I see the girls walk by, dressed in their summer clothes I have to turn my head until my darkness goes |
| 19. | What 1982 song includes these lyrics? "It's gonna take a lot to take me away from you. There's nothing that a hundred men or more could ever do." |
| 20. | What American band were formed in 1974 by Johnny, Tommy, Joey, and Dee Dee? |
| 21. | According to the second verse of House of the Rising Sun by The Animals, what type of man was the narrator's father? |
| 22. | "Chairman of the Board" and "Ol' Blue Eyes" were among which singer's nicknames? |
| 23. | In between Mrs. Robinson and Bridge Over Troubled Water, what song was a 1969 hit for Simon & Garfunkel? |
| 24. | We Are Family and Lost in Music were hits in 1979 for what American vocal group? |
| 25. | What 1987 Fleetwood Mac album includes the hit singles Big Love, Seven Wonders, Everywhere, and Little Lies? |
| 26. | What 1979 song by Squeeze doesn't mention the song title until the very last line of the song? |
| 27. | In song, who Waits at the window wearing the face that she keeps in a jar by the door? |
| 28. | What 1974 song features "Little boy blue and the man on the moon"? |
| 29. | Famous for his orchestral suite The Planets, what was the first name of English composer Holst? |
| 30. | Who had a major hit in 1976 with When A Child Is Born? |
| 31. | Who partnered with Joe Cocker in 1982 to sing Up Where We Belong? |
| 32. | Who did Cynthia Powell marry on 23rd August 1962? |
| 33. | Bye Bye Bye, It's Gonna Be Me, and This I Promise You were 2000 hits for what band? |
| 34. | Who said U Can't Touch This in 1990? |
| 35. | "Next phase, new wave, dance craze, anyways," are lyrics from what 1980 song? |
| 36. | Who was Crazy in 2006? |
| 37. | What band was formed in Manchester in 1962 by Allan Clarke and Graham Nash? |
| 38. | Complete these song lyrics: "Baby, you're the one. You still turn me on.
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| 39. | Jiles Perry "J. P." Richardson, Jr. died in the same plane crash as Buddy Holly and Ritchie Valens. By what name was he better known? |
| 40. | From which musical do One Night in Bangkok and I Know Him So Well originate? |
| 41. | "Acting on your best behaviour. Turn your back on mother nature." are lyrics from what 1985 song? |
| 42. | Quadrophenia, The Dark Side of the Moon, Houses of the Holy and Aladdin Sane were all released in what year? |
| 43. | A worldwide hit, which British band recorded Viva La Vida in 2008? |
| 44. | Identify this 1992 song from the muted video. |
| 45. | "Beauty I'd always missed, with these eyes before," are lyrics from what 1967 song? |
| 46. | Name the artist and title of the opening theme tune to the long running TV series Friends. |
| 47. | Who had hits in the early 90s with How Am I Supposed to Live Without You, Love Is a Wonderful Thing, Time, Love and Tenderness, and When a Man Loves a Woman? |
| 48. | What song title links Frankie Goes to Hollywood (1984), Jennifer Rush (1984), and Huey Lewis and the News (1985)? |
| 49. | Tony Banks is best known as the keyboardist and a founder member of what rock band? |
| 50. | Released in 1982, what studio album is this? |
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