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| 1. | From Australia and New Zealand, name the two mononymous artists whose 2011 song Somebody That I Used to Know became a worldwide hit. |
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Gotye & Kimbra (Wouter André "Wally" De Backer & Kimbra Lee Johnson) | |
| 2. | Back to Black is a 2006 best-selling album by what artist? |
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Amy Winehouse | |
| 3. | Who accompanied Florence Ballard, Mary Wilson and Barbara Martin to sign up with Motown Records on 15th January 1961? |
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Diana Ross (The Supremes) | |
| 4. | What 1977 ABBA song begins, "If you change your mind ..."? |
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Take a Chance on Me
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| 5. | What was the title of Lady Gaga's 2008 début single and worldwide hit? |
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Just Dance (ft. Colby O'Donis)
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| 6. | What English girl group's début single in 1981, sung entirely in Swahili, was titled Aie a Mwana? |
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Bananarama | |
| 7. | "I gotta big fat mama trying to break me" is a line from what 1966 song? |
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The Kinks|Sunny Afternoon
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| 8. | Petula Clark had a worldwide hit in 1967 with This Is My Song, theme tune to the film A Countess from Hong Kong starring Marlon Brando and Sophia Loren. Which famous English Sir wrote the song and directed the film? |
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Charlie Chaplin | |
| 9. | Who was All by Myself in 1975, and who had a worldwide hit with a 1996 cover version? |
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Eric Carmen and Celine Dion | |
| 10. | Basketcase, When I Come Around, and Brain Stew are songs by what American band in the 90s? |
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Green Day | |
| 11. | How many vestal virgins were leaving for the coast in Procol Harum's A Whiter Shade of Pale? |
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16
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| 12. | Who had a worldwide hit in 1962 with Hey! Baby? |
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Bruce Channel | |
| 13. | Whose released their sixth studio album, Rattle and Hum, in 1988? |
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U2 | |
| 14. | Don McLean's song which begins "Starry starry night..." was written as a tribute to who? |
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Vincent van Gogh (Vincent - 1971) | |
| 15. | Who accompanied Elton John in a 1991 version of Don't Let the Sun Go Down on Me? |
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George Michael | |
| 16. | What song title links Roberta Flack (1972) and the Fugees (1996)? |
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Killing Me Softly (with His Song) | |
| 17. | What band was formed in Los Angeles in 1971 by Glenn Frey, Don Henley, Bernie Leadon and Randy Meisner? |
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Eagles | |
| 18. | How was the mythical Spanish island of San Pedro described in the title of a 1987 Madonna hit? |
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La Isla Bonita (English: The Beautiful Island) | |
| 19. | "Have a drink, have a drive. Go out and see what you can find." are lyrics from the chorus of what 1970 song? |
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Mungo Jerry|In the Summertime
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| 20. | What 1967 song by the Beatles mentions the Eiffel Tower, Hare Krishna, and Edgar Allan Poe? |
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I Am the Walrus
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| 21. | Live Your Life by T.I., Love the Way You Lie by Eminem, Who's That Chick? by David Guetta, and Fly by Nicki Minaj have all been worldwide hits featuring which other singer? |
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Rihanna | |
| 22. | Who said Accidents Will Happen in 1979? |
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Elvis Costello & the Attractions | |
| 23. | Who had a worldwide hit in 1984 with Girls Just Want To Have Fun? |
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Cyndi Lauper | |
| 24. | Who had a worldwide hit in 1979 with Reunited? |
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Peaches & Herb | |
| 25. | The record for the oldest female artist to reach number 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 was set on 2nd March 1999. Aged 52 at the time, name the artist and the title of the song. |
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Cher|Believe
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| 26. | What is the name of the Italian boy in the 1980 Joe Dolce song Shaddap You Face? |
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Giuseppe | |
| 27. | Roberta Flack (1974) and the Fugees (1997) both won Grammy Awards for what song? |
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Killing Me Softly (with His Song) | |
| 28. | Who composed the Water Music in 1717? |
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George Frideric Handel | |
| 29. | What well known singer was born Mark Feld in Hackney, East London in 1947? |
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Marc Bolan | |
| 30. | In what country were AC/DC's Malcolm and Angus Young born? |
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Scotland (emigrated from Glasgow to Sydney, Australia in May 1963, aged 10 and 8) | |
| 31. | What American rapper was born Belcalis Marlenis Almanzar on 11th October 1992? |
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Cardi B | |
| 32. | I Feel for You, This Is My Night, and Through the Fire are among hits in the 80s for what American singer-songwriter? |
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Chaka Khan | |
| 33. | What band said Hello, I Love You in 1968? |
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The Doors | |
| 34. | Who said Did You Ever Have to Make Up Your Mind in 1966? |
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The Lovin' Spoonful | |
| 35. | "The devil bowed his head because he knew that he'd been beat. And he laid that golden fiddle on the ground at Johnny's feet" are lyrics from what 1979 country hit? |
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Charlie Daniels Band|The Devil Went Down to Georgia
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| 36. | Written by Roger Nichols and Paul Williams, who had a worldwide hit in 1970 with We've Only Just Begun? |
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The Carpenters | |
| 37. | Who said It’s Oh So Quiet in 1995? |
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Björk | |
| 38. | Erotica, Bedtime Stories, and Ray of Light are albums released in the 90s by whom? |
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Madonna | |
| 39. | From the soundtrack to Midnight Cowboy, whose version of Everybody's Talkin' was a worldwide hit in 1969? |
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Harry Nilsson | |
| 40. | What is the first line of Wayne Fontana and The Mindbenders' 1965 song The Game of Love? |
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The purpose of a man is to love a woman
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| 41. | Also a founding member of Genesis, who is Mike of the famous Mike + The Mechanics? |
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Mike Rutherford | |
| 42. | What is Paul McCartney's middle name? |
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Paul (Sir James Paul McCartney, MBE) | |
| 43. | What musical duo released cover versions of The Stylistics' You Are Everything and Stop, Look, Listen (To Your Heart) in the 1970s? |
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Diana Ross and Marvin Gaye | |
| 44. | According to the lyrics of a 1963 hit, who did Little Jackie Paper love? |
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Puff, the Magic Dragon (Peter, Paul and Mary)
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| 45. | Second only to the conductor, what instrument does the concertmaster (or "leader") of an orchestra play? |
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Violin | |
| 46. | What was Beethoven's first name? |
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Ludwig (Ludwig van Beethoven) | |
| 47. | What American hip hop trio had a worldwide hit in 1989 with Me Myself and I? |
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De La Soul | |
| 48. | "Please allow me to introduce myself. I'm a man of wealth and taste" are the opening lyrics to what 1968 song? |
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The Rolling Stones|Sympathy for the Devil
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| 49. | Between 1975 and 1976, who performed as the Thin White Duke? |
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David Bowie | |
| 50. | Who had a Whole Lotta Love in 1969? |
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Led Zeppelin | |
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