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| 1. | In what Rodgers and Hammerstein musical does Curly McLain marry Aunt Eller's niece Laurey Williams? |
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Oklahoma! | |
| 2. | Who said Get Up (I Feel Like Being a) Sex Machine in 1970? |
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James Brown | |
| 3. | Heavier Than Heaven is the 2001 posthumous biography of what rock star? |
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Kurt Cobain | |
| 4. | In Silvia's Mother, the 1972 single by Dr. Hook & The Medicine Show, what was the family name of Silvia and her mother? |
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Avery
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| 5. | Released in 2002, Justified is the debut studio album by what American singer and songwriter? |
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Justin Timberlake | |
| 6. | The Jeff Beck Group, Rainbow, Whitesnake, and Black Sabbath are just some of the bands to have included what drummer? |
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Cozy Powell | |
| 7. | Just Like a Woman is a 1966 classic by who? |
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Bob Dylan | |
| 8. | Who sang about Cracklin’ Rosie in 1970? |
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Neil Diamond | |
| 9. | Richard Wright was an English musician who co-founded and played keyboards for what band? |
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Pink Floyd | |
| 10. | In the United States, how many records does an album or single have to sell in order to "go platinum"? |
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1 million | |
| 11. | What group, formed in 2003, originally comprised Nicole Scherzinger, Carmit Bachar, Ashley Roberts, Jessica Sutta, Melody Thornton and Kimberly Wyatt? |
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The Pussycat Dolls | |
| 12. | Who had a worldwide hit in 1970 with Rose Garden? |
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Lynn Anderson | |
| 13. | After The Beatles, who is the next best-selling group of all time? |
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Led Zeppelin (The Beatles, Elvis Presley, Michael Jackson, Madonna, Elton John, Led Zeppelin, Queen, ABBA) | |
| 14. | What American rock band said All I Wanna Do Is Make Love to You in 1990? |
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Heart | |
| 15. | What 1997 Dannii Minogue song shares its title with a 1994 song by Sheryl Crow? |
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All I Wanna Do | |
| 16. | In what year was Band Aid's original Do They Know It's Christmas? released? |
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1984 | |
| 17. | Formerly the drummer for grunge band Nirvana, who is founder and front man of the rock band Foo Fighters? |
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Dave Grohl | |
| 18. | In what year were all the songs in this medley first released as singles?
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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) | |
| 19. | I feel it in my fingers, I feel it in my toes is the opening line to what 1967 song by the Troggs, covered in 1994 by Wet Wet Wet? |
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Love Is All Around
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| 20. | Who sang about The Most Beautiful Girl in 1973? |
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Charlie Rich | |
| 21. | Who was Free Fallin' in 1989? |
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Tom Petty | |
| 22. | Released in November 2000, 1 is a compilation album by what band? |
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The Beatles | |
| 23. | With which musical instrument is Herbie Hancock most associated? |
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Piano | |
| 24. | Who had a worldwide hit in 1960 with Everybody's Somebody's Fool? |
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Connie Francis | |
| 25. | What was the name of Ian Dury's backing band? |
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The Blockheads (from 1977 to his death in 2000) | |
| 26. | How many quavers are there in a semibreve? |
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8 | |
| 27. | Name the Australian born singer who won the Eurovision Song Contest for Ireland in 1980, 1987 and 1992. |
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Johnny Logan | |
| 28. | Fill in the four missing words from these lyrics by David Bowie: _____ really sang, screwed up eyes and screwed down _____ Like some cat from _____, he could lick 'em by _______ |
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Ziggy, hairdo, Japan, smiling (Ziggy Stardust - 1972)
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| 29. | What 1983 song includes these lyrics? Some of them want to abuse you. Some of them want to be abused. |
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Eurythmics|Sweet Dreams (Are Made Of This)
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| 30. | 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)) | |
| 31. | Born in Toronto, Canada on 24th October 1986, what is rapper Aubrey Graham's middle name? |
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Drake | |
| 32. | How many white keys are there on a standard modern 88 key piano? |
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52 (36 black) | |
| 33. | What pop group comprised Vince Clarke and Alison Moyet? |
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Yazoo / Yaz | |
| 34. | Which 1972 song includes the following lyrics? Like some cat from Japan, he could lick 'em by smiling He could leave 'em to hang |
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David Bowie|Ziggy Stardust
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| 35. | Complete this 1988 Billy Ocean song title: Get Outta My ______, Get into My ______. |
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Dreams, Car | |
| 36. | Some Enchanted Evening, Happy Talk and There Is Nothing Like a Dame are songs from what musical? |
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South Pacific | |
| 37. | Shameless, Ain't Goin' Down ('Til the Sun Comes Up), and Standing Outside the Fire were hits in the 90s for what American country music singer? |
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Garth Brooks | |
| 38. | Which Welsh rock drummer has performed, amongst others, with Tom Jones, Manfred Mann's Earth Band, Uriah Heep, Gary Numan, The Firm, AC/DC, and Asia? |
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Chris Slade | |
| 39. | Who had a worldwide hit in 1988 with Driving Home For Christmas? |
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Chris Rea | |
| 40. | A one-hit wonder, originally recorded by session musicians, what city did The Flowerpot Men want to go to in 1967? |
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San Francisco (Let's Go to San Francisco) | |
| 41. | What 1968 song includes these lyrics? This world has lost it's glory Let's start a brand new story now my love |
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Bee Gees|Words
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| 42. | Who released the album The Joshua Tree in 1987? |
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U2 | |
| 43. | What four herbs comprise the title of Simon & Garfunkel's third album, released in 1966? |
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Parsley, Sage, Rosemary and Thyme | |
| 44. | Who said Love is a Battlefield in 1983? |
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Pat Benatar | |
| 45. | Who was the Lancashire born frontman for Ultravox before Midge Ure took over in 1979? |
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John Foxx (real name Dennis Leigh) | |
| 46. | Those Were The Days was a 1968 worldwide hit for who? |
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Mary Hopkin (also released by Sandie Shaw that year but her version failed to top the charts) | |
| 47. | Released in 2014, what is the title of the the fifteenth and final studio album by British progressive rock band Pink Floyd? |
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The Endless River | |
| 48. | Which English band were Pretty in Pink in 1981? |
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The Psychedelic Furs
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| 49. | 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) | |
| 50. | 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 | |
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