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Which is the correct line from Madonnas song Vogue?
[ "Ginger Rogers has more flair.", "Ginger Rogers, dance with flair", "Ginger Rogers, dance on air.", "Ginger Rogers has nice hair." ]
Ginger Rogers, dance on air.
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What U.S. soap opera series did Rick Springfield appear in from 1981 -1983?
[ "The Guiding light", "Billy Ray Cyruss Truck Hi Beams Hour", "Another World", "General Hospital" ]
General Hospital
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Name the 80s movie in which actor Judge Reinhold portrays Brad Hamilton, a Fish n Chips restaurant worker.
[ "Fast Times at Ridgemont High", "The Lost Boys", "Goonies", "Big Trouble in Little China" ]
Fast Times at Ridgemont High
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Name the song and artist of the opening title music in the film Fast Times at Ridgemont High?
[ "Manic Monday by The Bangles", "I Know what Girls Like by The Waitresses", "Venus by Bananarama", "We Got the Beat! by the GO - GOs" ]
We Got the Beat! by the GO - GOs
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What is the opening song and artist to P.T. Andersons 1999 epic film Magnolia?
[ "Fiona Apple - Before the Storm", "Leonard Cohen - Half life", "Stonecypher - Elemental Readings", "Aimee Mann - One" ]
Aimee Mann - One
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Wang Chungs seminal song Lullaby appears on the Soundtrack of which of the following films?
[ "8 Million Ways to Die", "The Cradle Will Rock", "To Live and Die in L.A.", "Leaving Las Vegas" ]
To Live and Die in L.A.
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What is the name of the only album produced by a grunge supergroup of the same name, made up of members from Pearl Jam and Soundgarden?
[ "Temple of The Dog", "Mother Love Bone", "Skinyard", "Mudhoney" ]
Temple of The Dog
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Which if these is the album by Nirvana, which blew open the doors for Grunge and Alternative rock to gain mainstream airplay?
[ "Ten", "Siamese Dream", "Smells Like Teen Spirit", "Nevermind" ]
Nevermind
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What is the name of the original guitarist of rock band, Red Hot Chili Peppers?
[ "Hillel Slovak", "Jimi Hendrix", "Jack Irons", "John Frusciante" ]
Hillel Slovak
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In the song, Jane Said by rock band, Janes Addiction, what affliction is Jane suffering from?
[ "Crystal Meth Addiction", "Severe Depression", "Heroin Addiction", "Breast Cancer" ]
Heroin Addiction
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During a tour with Pigface in the early 90s, this then rookie artist was caught sleeping at a backstage party and woke up to find his trademark dreadlocks snipped from his head by Al Jogenson, the front man of industrial metal band, Ministry.
[ "Trent Reznor", "Ziggy Marley", "Rob Zombie", "Johnny Lydon" ]
Trent Reznor
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What was the name of the wacky Zappa-esque band that Faith No More front man, Mike Patton, was formerly a member of?
[ "Mr. Bungle", "Primus", "Fishbone", "Weird Al Yankovichs band" ]
Mr. Bungle
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What high school buddy did bassist extraordinaire, Les Claypool, of rock band Primus receive his first bass guitar from?
[ "James Hetfield", "Billy Gould", "Cliff Burton", "Flea" ]
Billy Gould
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What was the name of the first album of alternative rock group, The Smashing Pumpkins?
[ "Gish", "Cherub Rock", "Siamese Dream", "Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness" ]
Gish
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When 90s alternative rockers, Weezer, were interviewing new band members, the first audition consisted of a trivia quiz on what subject?
[ "Computer Programing", "Quantum Physics", "Star Trek", "Monty Python" ]
Star Trek
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This popular alternative rock band from the 90s was a collection of alternative rock producers, who worked with such bands as Nirvana and The Smashing Pumpkins.
[ "Soundgarden", "Garbage", "Living Color", "Primus" ]
Garbage
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What popular 80s war movie was Corey Glover, lead singer of rock band, Living Color, featured in?
[ "Platoon", "Saving Private Ryan", "Apocalypse Now", "Full Metal Jacket" ]
Platoon
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What is the name of the singer who had a #1 smash hit single in 1977 with Undercover Angel?
[ "The Four Seasons", "Alan ODay", "Clint Holmes", "David Soul" ]
Alan ODay
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What is the name of the country singer who had a #1 smash hit single in 1977 with Southern Nights?
[ "Roy Clark", "Glen Campbell", "Waylon Jennings", "Jerry Reed" ]
Glen Campbell
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What is the name of this female group who had a #1 hit single in 1977 with Best of My Love?
[ "Labelle", "The Emotions", "The Eagles", "Sister Sledge" ]
The Emotions
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This husband/wife duo had a #1 hit in 1977 with You Dont Have to be A Star (To Be in My Show).
[ "Sonny Cher", "Marilyn McCoo and Billy Davis, Jr.", "Captain Tennille", "John Michelle Phillips" ]
Marilyn McCoo and Billy Davis, Jr.
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This singer was Torn Between Two Lovers and feeling like a fool in 1977. What is the name of the female singer that penned this #1 song?
[ "Rita Coolidge", "Anne Murray", "Mary MacGregor", "Maureen McGovern" ]
Mary MacGregor
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This former lead singer of The Faces had a #1 song in 1977 with Tonights the Night.
[ "Randy Newman", "Peter Frampton", "Jeff Beck", "Rod Stewart" ]
Rod Stewart
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This immensely popular group from the 70s had a #1 hit in 1977 with Im Your Boogie Man.
[ "Earth, Wind Fire", "KC The Sunshine Band", "The Who", "Hall Oates" ]
KC The Sunshine Band
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This singer, born Barry Alan Pincus, grew up in Brooklyn, NY and had a #1 song in 1977 with Looks Like We Made It.
[ "Barry Williams", "Barry White", "Barry Manilow", "Barry Gordon" ]
Barry Manilow
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What Bruce Springsteen song was a #1 hit for Manfred Manns Earth Band in 1977?
[ "10th Avenue Freeze-out", "Blinded By The Light", "Spirits In The Night", "Rosalita" ]
Blinded By The Light
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This group was singing about a Heart Of Glass in 1979.
[ "Cheap Trick", "Sister Sledge", "Blondie", "Charlie Daniels Band" ]
Blondie
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This group was asking us if we heard about the Lonesome Loser in 79.
[ "The Big Lake Group", "Little River Band", "Emerson, Lake Palmer", "Tomatoman The Ketchup Packets" ]
Little River Band
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We Are Family was a hit song for this group in 1979.
[ "DeBarge", "The Jacksons", "The Pointer Sisters", "Sister Sledge" ]
Sister Sledge
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My Corona was a #1 hit for The Knack in 1979.
[ "False", "True" ]
False
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This duo had a huge hit with the song Reunited in 1979.
[ "McFadden Whitehead", "Johnny Mathis Deniece Williams", "Neil Daria Sedaka", "Peaches And Herb" ]
Peaches And Herb
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This TV star had a 1977 hit with Dont Give Up on Us which peacefully proclaimed that the future of the couples relationship is written in the moonlight, painted on the stars.
[ "Richard Kline", "Leif Garrett", "Jack Wagner", "David Soul" ]
David Soul
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In his 1977 song Margaritaville Jimmy Buffett describes an easy going lifestyle as a Key West beach bum. In a tragic turn of events, he cuts his heel and has to cruise on back home. What does poor Jimmy step on to cause this to happen?
[ "a broken shaker of salt", "a diamond ring", "a seashell", "a pop top" ]
a pop top
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With songs like Make It With You, If, Baby, Im-A Want You, and Every Thing I Own flooding the radio airwaves with a steady stream of relaxing grooves, this 1970s group was destined to become perhaps the softest of the soft rockers.
[ "Bread", "Pure Prairie League", "Ambrosia", "America" ]
Bread
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Soft Rock is a genre of rock music characterized by an easy-going ear-pleasing sound with non-confrontational lyrics which focus on love, relationships and everyday life. Which of the following bands would NOT be considered a soft rock group?
[ "Exile", "Midnight Star", "Pablo Cruise", "Firefall" ]
Midnight Star
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This was the second band to be signed up by Brian Epstein. Their first three singles all went to # 1 in the U.K. - a feat not even accomplished by The Beatles.
[ "Gerry and the Pacemakers", "The Seekers", "The Searchers", "Dave Clark Five" ]
Gerry and the Pacemakers
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Who was the lead singer and songwriter of The Kinks, an English band whose early hits included You Really Got Me” and All Day and All of the Night?
[ "John Mayall", "Ray Davies", "Peter Frampton", "Dave Davies" ]
Ray Davies
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The Animals, led by the Eric Burdon, broke on to the scene with this hit song.
[ "Ferry Cross the Mersey", "Sympathy for the Devil", "For Your Love", "House of the Rising Sun" ]
House of the Rising Sun
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Early members of this band, famous for the hit Itchykoo Park, went on to play with The Who and Humble Pie.
[ "The Foundations", "The Yardbirds", "Hermans Hermits", "The Small Faces" ]
The Small Faces
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The members of this band, managed by Brian Epstein, were practitioners of the Mersey Beat. The first three singles released by this band were all tunes written by the Beatles.
[ "Manfred Mann", "The Turtles", "Billy J. Kramer the Dakotas", "The Hollies" ]
Billy J. Kramer the Dakotas
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Peter Asher Gordon Waller - known as Peter Gordon - had a string of hits such as World Without Love and Nobody I Know. In addition to recording a few Lennon/McCartney songs, Peter Asher knew Paul McCartney well for another reason. What was it?
[ "They were classmates.", "Asher and McCartney were cousins.", "They grew up on the same street.", "Paul was dating Peters sister." ]
Paul was dating Peters sister.
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Paul Jones was the first lead singer of this group that had a hit with Do Wah Diddy Diddy. Next in line was Mike DAbo.
[ "The Who", "The Searches", "Manfred Mann", "The Guess Who" ]
Manfred Mann
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What was Dave Clark’s position in the Dave Clark 5 band?
[ "Lead guitarist", "Keyboard player", "Lead singer", "Drummer" ]
Drummer
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Graham Nash, who later would go on to fame and fortune with David Crosby and Stephen Stills, was guitarist and vocalist for this group.
[ "Whole Earth Band", "The Zombies", "The Hollies", "Ian Matthews Band" ]
The Hollies
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Known for their orchestral rock sound as seen in Nights in White Satin and Tuesday Afternoon, the Moody Blues had a hit in 1965 with which of these songs?
[ "Lady Jane", "Go Now", "Silence is Golden", "Do the Freddy" ]
Go Now
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Step out the front door like a ghost into the night where no one notices the contrast of white on white
[ "d in between the moon and you the angels get a better view of the crumbling difference between wrong and right", "Midnight Train to Georgia", "Cumbersome", "Bad Moon Rising", "Round Here" ]
Round Here
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When you tried to tell me
[ "e one for me was you ", "was in your mattress back in 1982", "Oh, Sherry", "Julia", "Proud Mary", "Daria" ]
Daria
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Feelin easy like its Sunday morning steak and eggs
[ "y livin off some big rims looking like some blades", "Bug-a-boo", "Gangsta Party", "My Ride", "Gangsta Paradise" ]
My Ride
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I dont care if it hurts
[ "wanna have control", "want a perfect body", "want a perfect soul", "Creep", "Beautiful", "Unpretty", "Walk On" ]
Creep
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I woke up and called this morning
[ "e tone of your voice was a warning ", "at you dont care for me anymore", "I Miss You", "Hello", "My Favorite Mistake", "Just Like A Pill" ]
My Favorite Mistake
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All I can say is that my life is pretty plain
[ "like watching the puddles gather rain", "Im Only Happy When It Rains", "Its Raining In Baltimore", "When Will It Rain", "No Rain" ]
No Rain
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Here I lay
[ "ill and breathless", "st like always", "ill I want some more", "Patience", "Primitive", "Shimmer", "Passenger" ]
Passenger
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He told a little story that sounded well rehearsed
[ "ur days on the run and that hes dying of thirst", "Prison Song", "The Night The Lights Went Out In Georgia", "Indian Outlaw", "Paul Reveres Ride" ]
Paul Reveres Ride
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You got too loco, this aint no joke yo
[ "o much hype on the television and radio", "Take The Power Back", "Hysteria", "Now or Never", "Creep" ]
Now or Never
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I wonder what its like to be a superhero
[ "wonder what its like to know that I made the rain", "Superman", "Hero", "Everlong", "Real World" ]
Real World
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This group was telling us that A Woman Needs Love in the year 1981.
[ "Commodores", "Ray Parker Jr. and Raydio", "Franke and The Knockouts", "Air Supply" ]
Ray Parker Jr. and Raydio
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This singer was playing with the Queen of Hearts in 1981.
[ "Oran Juice Jones", "Joan Jett", "Stevie Nicks", "Juice Newton" ]
Juice Newton
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Just the Two of Us was a huge hit song for this duo in 1981.
[ "James Ingram Peabo Bryson", "Bill Haley Lance Lovejoy", "Grover Washington Jr. Bill Withers", "Freddie Jackson Al Jarreau" ]
Grover Washington Jr. Bill Withers
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Love on the Rocks was a big 1981 hit for this Brooklyn born singer.
[ "Pat Benatar", "Gino Vannelli", "Leo Sayer", "Neil Diamond" ]
Neil Diamond
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Stop Draggin My Heart Around was a big hit for this duo in 1981.
[ "Stevie Nicks Don Henley", "Hall Oates", "Neil Diamond Barbara Streisand", "Stevie Nicks Tom Petty" ]
Stevie Nicks Tom Petty
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Who was sitting there Watching the Wheels go round and round in 1981?
[ "John Lennon", "John Linen", "Julian Lennon", "John Phillips" ]
John Lennon
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How old was Madonna when her mother died?
[ "13", "6", "18", "3" ]
6
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Madonna became a very successful author, writing childrens books.
[ "True", "False" ]
True
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What was the name of Madonnas debut album?
[ "Madonna", "Everybody", "Like a Prayer", "Like a Virgin" ]
Madonna
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At the time GHV2 was released, Madonna had this many children.
[ "2", "3", "1", "0" ]
2
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Madonna married Sean Penn on her birthday.
[ "False", "True" ]
True
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Madonna did not appear in the film Vision Quest.
[ "True", "False" ]
False
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Madonna sang this song at the 1st Annual MTV Video Music Awards.
[ "Like a Virgin", "Borderline", "Lucky Star", "Burning Up" ]
Like a Virgin
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Which of these performers was one of Freddie Mercurys main musical influences?
[ "Rolling Stones", "Liza Minelli", "Elton John", "Elvis Presley" ]
Liza Minelli
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What famous song was played by over 700 guitarists in a jam session in August, 2003?
[ "Red House", "Louie Louie", "Eruption", "Cant Get No Satisfaction" ]
Louie Louie
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What was the original title of Chers song Gypsies, Tramps, and Thieves?
[ "Gypsies, Tramps and Hobos", "Gypsies, Tramps and White Lies", "Gypsies, Tramps and Heroes", "Gypsies, Tramps and White Trash" ]
Gypsies, Tramps and White Trash
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Elvis Presley won a Grammy Award in what musical genre?
[ "Blues", "Country", "Rock n Roll", "Gospel" ]
Gospel
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Which of these performers was called by Billboard Magazine the all-time most successful love singer of the Rock-Era?
[ "Dean Martin", "Bobby Vinton", "Frank Sinatra", "Elvis Presley" ]
Bobby Vinton
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Which performer was charged with defiling a national monument in February 1982?
[ "Rob Zombie", "Tommy Lee", "Ozzy Osbourne", "Axl Rose" ]
Ozzy Osbourne
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Which singer had a stagefright that prevented him from performing his first song onstage during his American debut?
[ "Stevie Wonder", "Rod Stewart", "Barry Manilow", "Ray Charles" ]
Rod Stewart
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What country music star worked as a night janitor at Columbia Record Studios in Nashville, Tennessee in 1965?
[ "Merle Haggard", "Waylon Jennings", "Kris Kristofferson", "Willie Nelson" ]
Kris Kristofferson
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What band made the famous rock and roll tour Voodoo Lounge?
[ "Rolling Stones", "Led Zeppelin", "Queen", "The Beatles" ]
Rolling Stones
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What was the last song Elvis Presley ever sang in concert before his untimely death?
[ "Cant Help Falling In Love", "Love Me Tender", "Viva Las Vegas", "Are You Lonesome Tonight?" ]
Cant Help Falling In Love
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Name the famous Southern rock band that released the hit Sweet Home Alabama in 1974.
[ "Allman Brothers Band", "ZZ Top", "Lynyrd Skynyrd", "Marshall Tucker Band" ]
Lynyrd Skynyrd
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Jealous Again is a song by what Southern rock band?
[ "Black Crowes", "Lynyrd Skynyrd", "Allman Brothers Band", "Marshall Tucker Band" ]
Black Crowes
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Who recorded Heard it in a Love Song in 1977?
[ "The Marshall Tucker Band", "ZZ Top", "Allman Brothers Band", "Black Crowes" ]
The Marshall Tucker Band
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Gimme All Your Lovin was a hit released by which southern rock band?
[ "Black Crowes", "Marshall Tucker Band", "Allman Brothers Band", "ZZ Top" ]
ZZ Top
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This Southern rock band formed in Jacksonville, Florida released Midnight Rider in 1970.
[ "Allman Brothers Band", "Lynyrd Skynyrd", "Black Crowes", "ZZ Top" ]
Allman Brothers Band
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Which Southern rock band released She Talks to Angels in 1990?
[ "Allman Brothers Band", "Black Crowes", "ZZ Top", "Lynyrd Skynyrd" ]
Black Crowes
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Gimme Three Steps was a 1973 single by what band?
[ "Lynyrd Skynyrd", "Marshall Tucker Band", "Allman Brothers Band", "ZZ Top" ]
Lynyrd Skynyrd
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Which Southern rock band recorded Im Bad, Im Nationwide on their 1979 album Deguello?
[ "Allman Brothers Band", "Black Crowes", "Marshall Tucker Band", "ZZ Top" ]
ZZ Top
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The song Cant You See was released in 1973 by which Southern rock band?
[ "Lynyrd Skynyrd", "ZZ Top", "Black Crowes", "Marshall Tucker Band" ]
Marshall Tucker Band
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Name the rock band that recorded the song Ramblin Man on their 1973 album Brothers and Sisters.
[ "Black Crowes", "Marshall Tucker Band", "Allman Brothers Band", "ZZ Top" ]
Allman Brothers Band
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Name the band that performed the 80s rock hit you will hear in the audio.
[ "Warrant", "Cinderella", "Mamas Boys", "Poison" ]
Poison
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Three of the four members of the group you can hear in the audio file were originally members of King Cobra.
[ "Faster Pussycat", "Britney Fox", "Bulletboys", "L.A. Guns" ]
Bulletboys
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The group that performed this song was formed in San Diego, CA.
[ "False", "True" ]
False
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What is the name of group that performs in this audio and was formed by a former member of Deep Purple?
[ "Scorpions", "Def Leppard", "Whitesnake", "Fastway" ]
Whitesnake
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What is the name of the New York City based band heard in this track?
[ "Winger", "Black N Blue", "Sanitation Workers", "White Lion" ]
Winger
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The group heard here were involved in a tragic nightclub accident in 2003 that killed 100 people.
[ "False", "True" ]
True
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The band you hear in the audio was the first heavy metal band to have its debut album hit #1 on the Billboard music charts. What is the name of this 80s group?
[ "Quiet Riot", "Van Halen", "Mötley Crüe", "Kingdom Come" ]
Quiet Riot
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The long-time original lead singer of the group heard here was responsible for another musician’s death.
[ "True", "False" ]
True
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Name the band that performs this power ballad, which helped them propel the only platinum album of their 15-year career.
[ "Kix", "Winger", "Cinderella", "Stryper" ]
Kix
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The New Jersey band heard in this track had great success at the end of 80s and early 90s.
[ "Brother Cane", "Damn Yankees", "Tesla", "Skid Row" ]
Skid Row
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It ended when I lost your loveis a line from Skeeter Daviss song The End of the World.
[ "False", "True" ]
True
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In the song On My Own from the musical. Les Miserables, Eponine sings that the trees are full of what?
[ "Birds", "Moonlight", "Starlight", "Leaves" ]
Starlight