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| 1. | What 1955 single by The Platters was covered by Freddie Mercury in 1987? |
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The Great Pretender
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| 2. | Who had a hit in 1963 with Limbo Rock? |
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Chubby Checker | |
| 3. | "Tell me no secrets, tell me some lies. Give me no reasons, give me alibis" are lyrics from what 1977 song? |
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Crystal Gayle|Don't It Make My Brown Eyes Blue
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| 4. | Eddie the Head is the iconic mascot of what well known British heavy metal band? |
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Iron Maiden | |
| 5. | What 1991 song includes these lyrics? A mulatto, An albino, A mosquito, My libido, Yeah. |
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Nirvana|Smells Like Teen Spirit
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| 6. | Who first recorded the song Don't Cry For Me Argentina in 1976? |
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Julie Covington (later Elaine Paige (West End 1978), Patti LuPone (Broadway 1979), and Madonna (film 1996)) | |
| 7. | By what first name was French composer Ravel known? |
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Maurice (Joseph-Maurice Ravel) | |
| 8. | "I've got sunshine on a cloudy day. When it's cold outside I've got ___ ___ ___ ___." Fill in the blanks. |
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"... the month of May" (The Temptations - My Girl) | |
| 9. | Who sang the theme tune to the 1965 James Bond film Thunderball? |
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Tom Jones | |
| 10. | Handel was a German-born, British Baroque composer. What was his first name? |
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George (George Frideric Handel) | |
| 11. | In what year were all the songs in this medley first released as singles?
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1971 (Bill Withers - Ain't No Sunshine, The Who - Behind Blue Eyes, The Rolling Stones - Brown Sugar, T. Rex - Get It On (Bang a Gong), Creedence Clearwater Revival - Have You Ever Seen the Rain?, Derek and the Dominos - Layla, Led Zeppelin - Stairway To Heaven) | |
| 12. | From lowest to highest, what six letters represent the standard tuning pitches of a six-string guitar? |
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E A D G B E (Eddie Ate Dynamite, Good Bye Eddie) | |
| 13. | Who played drums for The Police? |
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Stewart Copeland | |
| 14. | In what Rodgers and Hammerstein musical does Curly McLain marry Aunt Eller's niece Laurey Williams? |
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Oklahoma! | |
| 15. | What American rapper was born Cornell Iral Haynes Jr. in St. Louis, Missouri on 2nd November 1974? |
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Nelly | |
| 16. | Which 1981 song was Olivia Newton-John's biggest solo hit worldwide? |
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Physical | |
| 17. | Which 1967 song includes the lyrics: Yellow mother custard, dripping from a dead dog's eye. |
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The Beatles|I Am the Walrus
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| 18. | In 2003, what was Beyoncé's first number 1 hit away from Destiny's Child? |
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Crazy in Love (featuring Jay-Z) | |
| 19. | What 1983 hit song was sampled in Puff Daddy and Faith Evans' 1997 song I'll Be Missing You? |
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The Police|Every Breath You Take
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| 20. | What American heavy metal band was formed in 1981 by bassist Nikki Sixx, drummer Tommy Lee, lead guitarist Mick Mars and lead singer Vince Neil? |
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Mötley Crüe | |
| 21. | Which 1967 song features grandchildren Vera, Chuck, and Dave? |
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When I'm Sixty-Four (The Beatles)
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| 22. | What English psychedelic rock band had a worldwide hit in 1968 with Fire? |
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The Crazy World of Arthur Brown | |
| 23. | Who was lead singer of Australian band AC/DC until his untimely death in February 1980? |
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Bon Scott (Ronald Belford Scott) | |
| 24. | "Maybe you're just like my mother. She's never satisfied" are lyrics from what 1984 song? |
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Prince|When Doves Cry
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| 25. | John Deacon is best known as the bass player of what band? |
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Queen | |
| 26. | Most successful between 1996 and 1997, which band comprised Lauryn Hill, Wyclef Jean and Pras Michel? |
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Fugees | |
| 27. | What British new wave band's albums in the early 80s include Rage in Eden, Quartet, and Lament? |
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Ultravox | |
| 28. | Following on from + (2011), × (2014), and ÷ (2017), what is the title of Ed Sheeran's fourth solo studio album, released in 2021? |
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= (His fifth album, the fourth being No.6 Collaborations Project) | |
| 29. | What band was Pretty Fly (for a White Guy) in 1998? |
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The Offspring | |
| 30. | Who sang about The Night Chicago Died in 1974? |
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Paper Lace | |
| 31. | In what year were all the songs in this medley first released as singles?
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1990 (Jon Bon Jovi - Blaze of Glory, Seal- Crazy, Vanilla Ice - Ice Ice Baby, Depeche Mode - Policy Of Truth, Jesus Jones - Right Here, Right Now, Snap! - The Power, AC/DC - Thunderstruck, Madonna - Vogue ) | |
| 32. | Whose cover of Simon & Garfunkel's Hazy Shade of Winter was recorded for the soundtrack to the 1987 film Less Than Zero? |
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The Bangles | |
| 33. | Which band was formed in 1971 by Glenn Frey, Don Henley, Bernie Leadon, and Randy Meisner? |
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Eagles | |
| 34. | What 1971 Al Green song was also a major hit when covered by Tina Turner in 1983? |
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Let's Stay Together | |
| 35. | Who composed the Water Music in 1717? |
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George Frideric Handel | |
| 36. | What Scottish indie rock band had a worldwide hit in 2004 with Take Me Out? |
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Franz Ferdinand | |
| 37. | Formed in Las Vegas, Nevada, in 2001, what rock band's 2003 debut single is titled Mr. Brightside? |
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The Killers | |
| 38. | The title song of what 1978 film was written by Barry Gibb and performed by Frankie Valli? |
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Grease | |
| 39. | Which Irish American hip hop group told everyone to Jump Around in 1992? |
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House of Pain | |
| 40. | Billie Joe Armstrong, Mike Dirnt, and Tré Cool comprise what American rock band, formed in 1986? |
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Green Day | |
| 41. | "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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| 42. | What month was the title of a 1978 hit for Earth, Wind and Fire? |
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September | |
| 43. | An English band formed in London in 1984, what do the initials BAD stand for? |
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Big Audio Dynamite | |
| 44. | Formed in 2011, what British group currently consists of Jade Thirlwall, Perrie Edwards and Leigh-Anne Pinnock? |
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Little Mix | |
| 45. | In November 2014, after the release of their album Four, who became the first band in U.S. Billboard 200 history to have their first four albums debut at number one? |
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One Direction | |
| 46. | Who had a worldwide hit with the 1995 rap classic Gangsta's Paradise? |
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Coolio (featuring singer L.V.) | |
| 47. | What English singer-songwriter's hits include Drunk (2012), Sing (2014), and Don't (2014)? |
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Ed Sheeran | |
| 48. | What Italian word is used in musical terms to describe a sound "gradually becoming louder"? |
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Crescendo | |
| 49. | What Swedish band had a worldwide hit in 1994 with Cotton Eye Joe? |
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Rednex | |
| 50. | Whose hits in the 90s include Under the Bridge, Love Rollercoaster, and Scar Tissue? |
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Red Hot Chili Peppers | |
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