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| 1. | Name the former Beatle born in Edinburgh, Scotland who died in Hamburg, Germany in 1962, aged 21. |
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Stuart Sutcliffe | |
| 2. | Born Eilleen Regina Edwards in 1965 in Windsor, Ontario, Canada; by what name is this country rock and pop singer better known? |
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Shania Twain | |
| 3. | Whose band in the 1960s were the Tijuana Brass? |
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Herb Alpert | |
| 4. | Poison Arrow, The Look of Love, and All of My Heart were hits in 1982 for what English new wave band? |
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ABC | |
| 5. | What type of Supernova did Oasis sing about in 1996? |
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Champagne Supernova | |
| 6. | Stay with Me and Cindy Incidentally were hits in the early 70s for what band? |
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Faces | |
| 7. | Who featured in chart-topping songs in 2013 with Robin Thicke and Daft Punk? |
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Pharrell Williams (Blurred Lines and Get Lucky) | |
| 8. | Who sang the first line of Band Aid's original 1984 version of Do They Know It's Christmas? |
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Paul Young | |
| 9. | Which American singer was born in 1903 with the first names Harry Lillis? |
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Bing Crosby (Harry Lillis Crosby) | |
| 10. | What is the title of this 1966 album by the Beatles? |
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Revolver | |
| 11. | Who sang Celebration in 1980? |
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Kool and the Gang | |
| 12. | Who had a worldwide hit in 1999 with Mambo No. 5? |
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Lou Bega (David Lubega) | |
| 13. | Which boy band comprises Brian Littrell, Nick Carter, A. J. McLean and Howie Dorough? |
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Backstreet Boys | |
| 14. | Name the New Zealand born, Australian country music singer married to Nicole Kidman since 2006. |
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Keith Urban | |
| 15. | Released in 1981, what album is this? |
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Rush|Moving Pictures | |
| 16. | "I saw the flickering shadows of love on her blind" are lyrics from what 1968 song? |
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Tom Jones|Delilah
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| 17. | What is the 'Nat' in the name of singer Nat King Cole short for? |
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Nathaniel | |
| 18. | In the same family as the more widely known tuba, what 'S' describes this instrument? |
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Sousaphone | |
| 19. | What 1967 song includes these lyrics? And although my eyes were open They might have just as well've been closed |
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Procol Harum|A Whiter Shade of Pale
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| 20. | Who had a worldwide hit in 1966 with the traditional Cuban song Guantanamera? |
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The Sandpipers | |
| 21. | I Got You Babe was a 1965 hit for Sonny & Cher. Which group had a hit with it 20 years later, accompanied by Chrissie Hynde? |
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UB40 | |
| 22. | What common name is given to Franz Schubert's Symphony No. 8 in B minor? |
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Unfinished Symphony | |
| 23. | By what name is Sir Thomas John Woodward OBE better known? |
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Tom Jones | |
| 24. | In what year were all the songs in this medley first released as singles?
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1967 (Van Morrison - Brown Eyed Girl, The Monkees - Daydream Believer, The Who - I Can See for Miles, The Doors - Light My Fire, The Moody Blues - Nights in White Satin, The Beatles - Strawberry Fields Forever, Nancy Sinatra - You Only Live Twice ) | |
| 25. | Killing Me Softly With His Song (Roberta Flack), My Love (Paul McCartney and Wings), and Let's Get It On (Marvin Gaye) were all released in what year? |
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1973 | |
| 26. | What 1966 hit begins with these lyrics: I thought love was only true in fairytales |
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The Monkees|I'm a Believer
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| 27. | Released in September 1991, Nevermind was an album by what band? |
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Nirvana | |
| 28. | Who began his career as frontman for Tommy Scott and the Senators in 1963? |
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Tom Jones | |
| 29. | What 1969 Creedence Clearwater Revival song was a hit for Ike and Tina Turner in 1971? |
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Proud Mary
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| 30. | What type of weather was a hit for the Red Hot Chili Peppers in 2006? |
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Snow (Snow (Hey Oh)) | |
| 31. | Keep on Running and Gimme Some Lovin' were worldwide hits in the 60s for which British band? |
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The Spencer Davis Group | |
| 32. | Which musical legend started performing with The E Street Band in the early 1970s? |
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Bruce Springsteen | |
| 33. | Lil Nas X rose to prominence in 2019 with his release of what country rap single? |
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Old Town Road | |
| 34. | Whose early hits include Like I Love You (2002), Cry Me a River (2002) and Rock Your Body (2003)? |
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Justin Timberlake | |
| 35. | Eminem's rap anthem Lose Yourself is from the soundtrack of what 2002 cult film? |
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8 Mile | |
| 36. | What group's hits in the early 70s include Make It with You, Baby I'm-a Want You, and The Guitar Man? |
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Bread | |
| 37. | Arnold George Dorsey was born in Madras, British India, in 1936, and toured England with the Walker Brothers, Jimi Hendrix, and Cat Stevens in 1967. Under what name is this crooner better known? |
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Engelbert Humperdinck | |
| 38. | Identify this 1979 song from the muted video. |
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Elvis Costello|Accidents Will Happen | |
| 39. | Pink Floyd's 1975 album Wish You Were Here was a tribute to their former frontman, whose mental breakdown had forced him to leave the group seven years earlier. What was his name? |
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Syd Barrett | |
| 40. | In the Rolling Stones, who replaced Mick Taylor in 1974? |
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Ronnie Wood | |
| 41. | Sweet Nothing, Under Control, Summer, Blame, and One Kiss are among hits in the 2010s for who? |
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Calvin Harris | |
| 42. | Which American singer-songwriter was married to Kurt Cobain between 1992 and his death in 1994? |
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Courtney Love | |
| 43. | Born Eunice Waymon in 1933, what singer's hits in the 60s include Feeling Good and I Put A Spell On You? |
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Nina Simone | |
| 44. | Worldwide, what is the biggest selling album of all time? |
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Michael Jackson|Thriller (110 million since 1982) | |
| 45. | In what year were all the songs in this medley first released as singles?
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1963 (Billy J. Kramer with the Dakotas - Bad to Me, The Ronettes - Be My Baby, The Beatles - Do You Want to Know a Secret?, Gerry & the Pacemakers - I Like It, Freddie and the Dreamers - I'm Telling You Now, Lesley Gore - It's My Party, The Kingsmen - Louie Louie, Johnny Cash - Ring of Fire) | |
| 46. | Who sang the title track for the 1984 film Ghostbusters? |
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Ray Parker, Jr. | |
| 47. | Who wrote the 1812 Overture? |
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Tchaikovsky (Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky) | |
| 48. | Who is best known for her worldwide hits Luka and Tom's Diner? |
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Suzanne Vega | |
| 49. | Which African American girl group, founded in New Jersey in 1957, became famous with hits such as Will You Love Me Tomorrow, Soldier Boy, and Foolish Little Girl? |
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The Shirelles | |
| 50. | What song was a hit for Betty Everett in 1964, and Cher in 1990? |
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The Shoop Shoop Song (It's in His Kiss)
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