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| 1. | Tim Bergling was a Swedish DJ and record producer who took his own life in 2018. His most successful singles were Wake Me Up and Hey Brother, released under what name? |
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Avicii | |
| 2. | Released on 13th April 1973, what is the title of this David Bowie album? |
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Aladdin Sane | |
| 3. | Released in 1976, what group holds the record for the world's best selling greatest hits compilation? |
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The Eagles (Greatest Hits (1971–1975)) | |
| 4. | By what nickname is American singer Harry Wayne Casey better known? |
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K.C. | |
| 5. | What 1965 song, more famously covered in 1981, includes these lyrics? The love we share seems to go nowhere and I've lost my light |
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Tainted Love
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| 6. | What British funk and acid jazz band's hits in the late 90s include Virtual Insanity, Deeper Underground, and Canned Heat? |
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Jamiroquai | |
| 7. | Who had a hit in 1961 with Hit The Road, Jack? |
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Ray Charles | |
| 8. | All That She Wants, The Sign and Don't Turn Around were worldwide hits in the 90s for what group? |
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Ace of Base | |
| 9. | A parody of Michael Jackson's Beat It, who said Eat It in 1984? |
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"Weird Al" Yankovic | |
| 10. | What song title is shared by hits for The Four Seasons in 1962 and Fergie in 2007? |
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Big Girls Don't Cry | |
| 11. | "Where you goin' with that gun in your hand?" are lyrics from what 1966 song? |
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The Jimi Hendrix Experience|Hey Joe | |
| 12. | Fill in the blank from these lyrics to Don McLean's American Pie: "But _______ made me shiver. With every paper I'd deliver." |
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February
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| 13. | Who said I Love to Love (But My Baby Loves to Dance) in 1976? |
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Tina Charles | |
| 14. | What song, made famous by Frank Sinatra in 1964, features the lyrics .. and let me sing forever more? |
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Fly Me to the Moon | |
| 15. | Formed in Manchester in 1983, what English rock band is fronted by vocalist Ian Brown? |
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The Stone Roses | |
| 16. | Which singer-songwriter has been married to American rapper Jay-Z since April 2008? |
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Beyoncé Knowles | |
| 17. | What American band were formed in 1974 by Johnny, Tommy, Joey, and Dee Dee? |
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The Ramones | |
| 18. | What boy band was founded in London in 1997, originally consisting of Sean Conlon, Ritchie Neville, Scott Robinson, Abz Love and Jason "J" Brown? |
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5ive | |
| 19. | Who composed the Brandenburg concertos in 1721? |
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Johann Sebastian Bach | |
| 20. | When asked "What is jazz?", what musician famously replied, "If you have to ask, you'll never know"? |
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Louis Armstrong | |
| 21. | Later achieving international success as the Eurythmics, of what band were Annie Lennox and Dave Stewart members before it split up in 1980? |
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The Tourists | |
| 22. | Handel was a German-born, British Baroque composer. What was his first name? |
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George (George Frideric Handel) | |
| 23. | Who were Top of the World in 1973? |
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The Carpenters | |
| 24. | What band said She Sells Sanctuary in 1985? |
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The Cult | |
| 25. | What rock 'n roll singer and dancer was born Ernest Evans in South Carolina on 3rd October 1941? |
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Chubby Checker | |
| 26. | What 1967 song begins with these lyrics? You know that it would be untrue You know that I would be a liar |
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The Doors|Light My Fire
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| 27. | Which Grammy Award-winning female singer won the first American Idol in 2002? |
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Kelly Clarkson | |
| 28. | Who had a worldwide hit in 1987 with Heaven is a Place on Earth? |
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Belinda Carlisle | |
| 29. | Formed in 1994 by Nirvana drummer Dave Grohl, which well known American alternative rock band is this? |
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Foo Fighters | |
| 30. | What actress and singer had hit in 2013 with Come & Get It? |
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Selena Gomez | |
| 31. | Which band's first worldwide hits were Harder to Breathe in 2002 and This Love in 2004? |
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Maroon 5 | |
| 32. | What song, originally released by Los Bravos in 1966, was covered by French female trio Belle Epoque in 1977? |
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Black is Black | |
| 33. | Whose hits in the 2000s include Clint Eastwood, Feel Good Inc., Dare, and Dirty Harry? |
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Gorillaz | |
| 34. | In which 1956 film musical did Frank Sinatra and Celeste Holm sing Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?? |
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High Society | |
| 35. | What 1974 folk rock song includes the lyrics Little boy blue and the man on the moon? |
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Harry Chapin|Cats In The Cradle
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| 36. | 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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| 37. | Actually having 18, 19 or 20 strings; what Asian musical instrument gets its name from the Persian for "three strings"? |
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Sitar | |
| 38. | Who had a worldwide hit in 1996 with Un-Break My Heart? |
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Toni Braxton | |
| 39. | Later covered by The Marvelettes and Dusty Springfield, who was Tossin' and Turnin' in 1961? |
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Bobby Lewis | |
| 40. | Turn Me On (David Guetta 2011), Beauty and a Beat (Justin Bieber 2012), Side to Side (Ariana Grande 2016), and Woman Like Me (Little Mix 2018) all feature what artist? |
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Nicki Minaj | |
| 41. | "His clothes are dirty but his, his hands are clean. And you're the best thing that he's ever seen." are lyrics from what 1969 song? |
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Bob Dylan|Lay Lady Lay
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| 42. | What founding member of the Rolling Stones died in his swimming pool in July 1969, aged just 27? |
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Brian Jones | |
| 43. | Which song includes the lyrics: "I hope my legs don't break"? |
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Walking On The Moon (The Police)
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| 44. | Which 1995 song includes these lyrics: I said, "Pretend you've got no money." She just laughed and said, "Oh you're so funny." I said, "Yeah?" "Well I can't see anyone else smiling in here." |
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Pulp|Common People
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| 45. | What Jamaican singer-songwriter had a worldwide hit in 1964 with her cover version of My Boy Lollipop? |
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Millie Small | |
| 46. | What is the name of Nat King Cole's 1946 hit, commonly subtitled "Chestnuts Roasting on an Open Fire"? |
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The Christmas Song (originally subtitled "Merry Christmas to You") | |
| 47. | Which American singer was born in 1903 with the first names Harry Lillis? |
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Bing Crosby (Harry Lillis Crosby) | |
| 48. | Up Where We Belong was recorded by Joe Cocker and Jennifer Warnes for what 1982 film? |
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An Officer and a Gentleman | |
| 49. | Who was Sitting On The Dock of the Bay in 1968? |
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Otis Redding | |
| 50. | "Clock strikes upon the hour, and the sun begins to fade." are the opening lyrics to what 1987 song? |
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Whitney Houston|I Wanna Dance with Somebody (Who Loves Me)
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