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| 1. | Which well known singer was born Richard Wayne Penniman on 5th December 1932? |
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Little Richard | |
| 2. | Which American rock band began life in the late 1960s and still play today with original members Donald "Buck Dharma" Roeser and Eric Bloom? |
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Blue Öyster Cult | |
| 3. | Who was Crazy in 2006? |
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Gnarls Barkley | |
| 4. | What male/female duet sang Too Much, Too Little, Too Late in 1978? |
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Johnny Mathis and Deniece Williams | |
| 5. | What singer is known as 'The Groover from Vancouver'? |
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Bryan Adams | |
| 6. | In what year were all the songs in this medley first released as singles?
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2005 (Daniel Powter - Bad Day, Kelly Clarksonm - Because of You, Foo Fighters - Best of You, 50 Cent (feat. Olivia) - Candy Shop, Gwen Stefani - Hollaback Girl, Black Eyed Peas - My Humps, Mariah Carey - We Belong Together, James Blunt - You're Beautiful, Gorillaz (feat. Shaun Ryder) - 挑戦 (DARE)) | |
| 7. | Who said When Will I See You Again in 1974? |
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The Three Degrees | |
| 8. | Who had a worldwide hit in 1996 with Un-Break My Heart? |
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Toni Braxton | |
| 9. | Commonly referred to as the "Fifth Beatle", who produced every Beatles' studio album from 1963 to 1969? |
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Sir George Martin | |
| 10. | Mary Isobel Catherine Bernadette O'Brien died of cancer in March 1999, aged 59. By what name is she better known? |
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Dusty Springfield | |
| 11. | What song, with an American place name in its title, was a one-hit wonder for British pop group The Flower Pot Men in 1967? |
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Let's Go to San Francisco
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| 12. | Whose hits in the 2010s include Good Feeling, Wild Ones, Whistle, and My House? |
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Flo Rida | |
| 13. | What American singer released her breakthrough album One of the Boys in June 2008? |
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Katy Perry (her first album, Katy Hudson, sold around 200 copies) | |
| 14. | Who is the mother of Blue Ivy, Rumi and Sir? |
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Beyoncé | |
| 15. | What Scottish rock band was formed in 2002 by Alex Kapranos, Nick McCarthy, Bob Hardy, and Paul Thomson? |
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Franz Ferdinand | |
| 16. | Most successful in the 80s, which Scottish band includes Jim Kerr, Charlie Burchill and Mel Gaynor? |
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Simple Minds | |
| 17. | Praise You and Right Here, Right Now were worldwide hits in 1999 for who? |
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Fatboy Slim (Norman Cook) | |
| 18. | Estimated to have sold in excess of 15 million copies worldwide, on 25th May 1973, what mainly instrumental album was the first ever release on the Virgin label? |
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Mike Oldfield|Tubular Bells | |
| 19. | Killing Me Softly With His Song was written in 1971, inspired by a live performance by what American singer-songwriter? |
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Don McLean | |
| 20. | "Load up on guns, bring your friends, it's fun to lose and to pretend" are the opening lyrics to what 1991 song? |
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Nirvana|Smells Like Teen Spirit
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| 21. | "Acting on your best behaviour. Turn your back on mother nature." are lyrics from what 1985 song? |
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Tears for Fears|Everybody Wants to Rule the World
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| 22. | What is Ozzy Osborne's real first name? |
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John (John Michael Osborne) | |
| 23. | Formed in Virginia in 1999, who is lead vocalist of the band N.E.R.D.? |
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Pharrell Williams | |
| 24. | What album by Blondie includes the 1979 hit songs Heart of Glass, Sunday Girl, and One Way or Another? |
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Parallel Lines | |
| 25. | What rock legend released albums titled Wrecking Ball in 2012 and High Hopes in 2014? |
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Bruce Springsteen | |
| 26. | Whose debut album, Frank, was released on 20th October 2003? |
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Amy Winehouse | |
| 27. | What year saw the tragic deaths of Bon Scott, Ian Curtis, John Bonham, and John Lennon? |
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1980 | |
| 28. | What British singer has the middle name Hercules? |
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Elton John (Sir Elton Hercules John CBE) | |
| 29. | What 1962 song begins, "When this old world starts getting me down ..."? |
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The Drifters|Up on the Roof
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| 30. | Formed in Las Vegas in 2001, what American rock band comprises Brandon Flowers, Dave Keuning, Mark Stoermer, and Ronnie Vannucci, Jr.? |
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The Killers | |
| 31. | Whose worldwide concert tour from 1992 to 1993 was titled Zoo TV? |
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U2 | |
| 32. | What 1966 song by The Supremes was covered by Phil Collins in 1982? |
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You Can't Hurry Love | |
| 33. | Who was Born This Way in 2011? |
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Lady Gaga | |
| 34. | "Ain't about the, uh, cha-ching cha-ching. Ain't about the, yeah, b-bling b-bling. Wanna make the world dance" are lyrics from the chorus of what 2011 song? |
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Jessie J|Price Tag|B.o.B
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| 35. | What song title links Depeche Mode (1981) and The Black Eyed Peas (2011)? |
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Just Can't Get Enough | |
| 36. | What American hard rock band's début album in 1973 featured David Johansen, Johnny Thunders, Jerry Nolan, Arthur "Killer" Kane and Sylvain Sylvain? |
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New York Dolls | |
| 37. | Breakaway, Since U Been Gone, and Because of You were hits in the mid-2000s for what artist? |
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Kelly Clarkson | |
| 38. | What Rodgers and Hammerstein musical includes the songs Oh What a Beautiful Mornin' and People Will Say We're in Love? |
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Oklahoma! | |
| 39. | What well known singer/songwriter was born Anna Mae Bullock on 26th November 1939? |
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Tina Turner | |
| 40. | Paul Stanley is an American musician born in 1952, best known for being the rhythm guitarist and co-lead vocalist of what rock band? |
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Kiss | |
| 41. | In what year were all the songs in this medley first released as singles?
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1966 (Small Faces - All Or Nothing, The Equals - Baby, Come Back, The Hollies - Bus Stop, The Kinks - Dedicated Follower of Fashion, The Beatles - Eleanor Rigby, TheSeekers - Georgy Girl, The Spencer Davis Group - Gimme Some Lovin', The Jimi Hendrix Experience - Hey Joe, The Monkees - I'm A Believer, Cat Stevens - Matthew & Son) | |
| 42. | Who sang the title track for the 1981 Bond Film For Your Eyes Only? |
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Sheena Easton | |
| 43. | What band was formed by Ralf Hütter and Florian Schneider in 1970? |
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Kraftwerk | |
| 44. | What former Spice Girls' first solo release was titled Not Such an Innocent Girl in 2001? |
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Victoria Beckham | |
| 45. | Bringing It All Back Home, Blonde on Blonde, and John Wesley Harding are among the albums released in the 1960s by who? |
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Bob Dylan | |
| 46. | What duo had a worldwide hit in 1978 with You Don't Bring Me Flowers? |
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Neil Diamond and Barbra Streisand | |
| 47. | According to the lyrics of Don McLean's 1972 song, what two colours did Vincent van Gogh paint his pallete? |
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Blue and grey
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| 48. | Complete the title of this 1977 song by Meat Loaf: You Took the Words Right Out of My Mouth (_____ _____ _____.) |
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Hot Summer Night | |
| 49. | Take a Bow, Disturbia, and Rehab were 2008 hits for who? |
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Rihanna | |
| 50. | A New World Record, Out of the Blue, and Discovery are albums released in the late 70s by what English band? |
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Electric Light Orchestra | |
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