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1.Who was co-founder, lyricist, rhythm guitarist and lead vocalist of the punk rock band The Clash?
 
Joe Strummer (John Graham Mellor)
2.Born David Robert Jones in 1947, which singer-songwriter changed his name in the mid-60s to avoid confusion with Davy Jones of The Monkees?
 
David Bowie
3.Who is listed as main artist in the 2010s hits Titanium, Turn Me On, Play Hard, Shot Me Down, Bad, and Dangerous?
 
David Guetta
4.What 1979 song begins Once I had a love and it was a gas?
 
Blondie|Heart of Glass

5.Formed in 2007, what British rock band's hits include Little Lion Man, The Cave, and I Will Wait?
 
Mumford & Sons
6.What French music duo consists of musicians Guy-Manuel de Homem-Christo and Thomas Bangalter?
 
Daft Punk
7.Which British record producer has also performed as a musician with The Buggles, Yes, and Art of Noise?
 
Trevor Horn
8.I Get Around, Dear Mama, and California Love are among the hits in the 90s for what American rapper?
 
Tupac Shakur (2Pac / Makaveli)
9.Bleeding Love and Better in Time were worldwide hits in the 2000s for which British singer?
 
Leona Lewis
10.In what year were all the songs in this medley first released as singles?

 
1969 (Creedence Clearwater Revival - Bad Moon Rising, The Beatles - Come Together, Tommy Roe - Dizzy, The Rolling Stones - Gimme Shelter, Zager and Evans - In the Year 2525, Led Zeppelin - Whole Lotta Love)
11.Which song did Doris Day make famous in the 1956 Alfred Hitchcock film The Man Who Knew Too Much ?
 
Que Sera, Sera (Whatever Will Be, Will Be)

12.What was Charlie Rich looking for in 1973?
 
The Most Beautiful Girl
13.Name the former Beatle born in Edinburgh, Scotland who died in Hamburg, Germany in 1962, aged 21.
 
Stuart Sutcliffe
14.Which well known singer was born Stevland Hardaway Judkins in Michigan on 13th May 1950?
 
Stevie Wonder
15.I Know What You Want (2003), Touch It (2006), and I Love My Bitch (2006) are among hits by what American rapper?
 
Busta Rhymes
16.Broken Wings and Kyrie were worldwide hits in 1985 for what American pop rock group?
 
Mr. Mister

17.What American vocal group were formed in Orlando, Florida in 1993 and consists of AJ McLean, Howie Dorough, Nick Carter, Kevin Richardson, and Brian Littrell?
 
Backstreet Boys
18.The Rolling Stones' second single was written specially for them in 1963 by Lennon and McCartney. What was its title?
 
I Wanna Be Your Man
19.You Know I'm No Good, Back to Black, and Tears Dry on Their Own were hits in 2007 for what artist?
 
Amy Winehouse
20."Beauty I'd always missed, with these eyes before," are lyrics from what 1967 song?
 
The Moody Blues|Nights in White Satin

21.Singer Annie Lennox and guitarist Dave Stewart went on to international success as Eurythmics after the break up of what band in 1980?
 
The Tourists (L-R: Jim Toomey, Eddie Chin, Annie Lennox, Peet Coombes and Dave Stewart)
22.Which band wrote most of the soundtrack to the 1977 film Saturday Night Fever?
 
Bee Gees
23.Ride On Time (1989), I Don't Know Anybody Else (1989), Everybody Everybody (1990), and Strike It Up (1991) are among hits for what Italian house music group?
 
Black Box
24.Formed in London in 1962, what band had two different lead vocalists, Paul Jones from 1962 to 1966, and Mike d'Abo from 1966 to 1969?
 
Manfred Mann
25.With what type of people did R.E.M. have a worldwide hit in 1991?
 
Shiny Happy People

26.What 1964 Bobby and Shirley Womack song was covered in the same year by the Rolling Stones, and became their first UK number-one hit?
 
It's All Over Now
27."In my mind and in my car. We can't rewind, we've gone too far" are lyrics from what 1979 song?
 
Buggles|Video Killed the Radio Star

28.According to Elvis Presley, what was located down at the end of lonely street?
 
Heartbreak Hotel (1956)
29.By what name were Scott Engel, John Maus and Gary Leeds collectively known in the 60s and 70s?
 
The Walker Brothers
30.Which classical composer's works include the Enigma Variations and the Pomp and Circumstance Marches?
 
Edward Elgar
31.Yeah!, Burn, and My Boo were hits in 2004 for who?
 
Usher
32.Whose last names are Louise Veronica Ciccone?
 
Madonna

33.What American band released the song Enter Sandman in 1991?
 
Metallica
34.In what country was recording artist Rihanna born?
 
Barbados (Saint Michael - Robyn Rihanna Fenty)
35.Whose early hits include Like I Love You (2002), Cry Me a River (2002) and Rock Your Body (2003)?
 
Justin Timberlake
36.Which American singer was born in 1903 with the first names Harry Lillis?
 
Bing Crosby (Harry Lillis Crosby)
37.By what 'Spice' nickname is Melanie Chisholm known?
 
Sporty Spice
38.What virtual band was formed in 1998 by musician Damon Albarn and artist Jamie Hewlett?
 
Gorillaz
39.Who were Waiting for a Girl Like You in 1981?
 
Foreigner
40.What band were formed in Birmingham, England in 1984, by bassist David Steele, guitarist Andy Cox, and singer Roland Gift?
 
Fine Young Cannibals
41.In a 1994 hit by R.E.M., who was being asked What's the Frequency?
 
Kenneth

42.The 2009 album The E.N.D provided what group with three chart-topping hits?
 
The Black Eyed Peas
43.What 1991 song includes these lyrics?
A mulatto, An albino, A mosquito, My libido, Yeah.
 
Nirvana|Smells Like Teen Spirit

44.Name the title and artist of the 1997 song beginning with these lyrics:
I hate the world today.
You're so good to me, I know but I can't change.
 
Meredith Brooks|Bitch

45."New York, London, Paris, Munich" are lyrics from what 1979 song?
 
M|Pop Muzik

46.Sir Raymond Douglas Davies, CBE is best known as the lead singer, rhythm guitarist and main songwriter for what band?
 
The Kinks
47.Complete these lyrics from a 1984 song: "I want to know what love is. I want __ __ __ __."

 
"you to show me." (Foreigner - I Want to Know What Love Is)
48.According to the 1967 song by Leonard Cohen, who feeds you tea and oranges that come all the way from China?
 
Suzanne
49.Between 1953 and 1997, what quartet comprised lead singer Levi Stubbs, plus Abdul "Duke" Fakir, Renaldo "Obie" Benson and Lawrence Payton?
 
Four Tops
50.Following his highly successful 1968 live album, Johnny Cash at Folsom Prison, at what prison did Johnny Cash record his next live album in 1969?
 
San Quentin


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