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In the 1978 musical, Grease, Betty Rizzo sings a song called There Are Worse Things I Could Do. What does she consider to be the worst thing she could do?
[ "Not keep a promise", "Cry in front of people", "Flirt with guys", "Take cold showers" ]
Cry in front of people
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In the song Wouldnt It Be Loverly, from the 1956 musical theater production, My Fair Lady, Eliza says that she wants to be sitting in the lap of a young man.
[ "True", "False" ]
False
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In the movie version of The Sound Of Music (1965), the song An Ordinary Couple was replaced with what song?
[ "Something Good", "I Have Confidence", "My Favorite Things", "The Lonely Goatherd" ]
Something Good
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In the musical Wicked, which premiered on Broadway in October 2003, Elphaba sings in all of the following numbers except one. Which one is it?
[ "Thank Goodness", "For Good", "Something Bad", "What Is This Feeling (Loathing)" ]
Thank Goodness
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This band included Tom Petty and future Heartbreakers members, Mike Campbell and Benmont Tench.
[ "Mudcrutch", "Magnolia", "The Southern Dandies", "Tommy James and the Shondells" ]
Mudcrutch
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Which supergroup featured George Harrison, Jeff Lynne, Roy Orbison, Bob Dylan and Tom Petty?
[ "The Travelin Wilburys", "Mermaid Ave.", "The Nasal Songwriters Summit", "CSNY" ]
The Travelin Wilburys
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The cover of this album originally featured a photograph of the band, engulfed in flames. After three of the band members died in a plane crash, the flames were removed.
[ "Jailbreak by Thin Lizzy", "Street Survivors by Lynyrd Skynyrd", "Highway to Hell by AC/DC", "Couldnt Stand the Weather by Stevie Ray Vaughan and Double Trouble" ]
Street Survivors by Lynyrd Skynyrd
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2112, the fourth studio album by Canadian rock band Rush, was inspired by which science-fiction novella?
[ "The Time Machine by H. G. Wells", "Anthem by Ayn Rands", "Brave New World by Huxley", "1984 by George Orwell" ]
Anthem by Ayn Rands
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This punk rock group from San Pedro, California, was disbanded after its guitarist and lead singer, Dennes Dale Boon, died in a car accident in December 1985.
[ "Psychedelic Furs", "Pretenders", "Minutemen", "Buzzcocks" ]
Minutemen
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Leo Fender got the idea for the design of his early guitars from which country singer?
[ "Johnny Cash", "Merle Travis", "Lefty Frizell", "Hank Williams Sr." ]
Merle Travis
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Which Irish blues/rock musician recorded the album Calling Card in 1976?
[ "Jeff Healey", "Lee Rocket", "Rory Gallagher", "Albert Lee" ]
Rory Gallagher
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This musician, also known as Sananda Maitreya, received a Grammy Award in 1988 for his debut solo album.
[ "Lenny Kravitz", "Donald Fagen", "Terrence Trent Darby", "Stevie Wonder" ]
Terrence Trent Darby
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Which British rock band, recorded the hits Bohemian Rhapsody, We Will Rock You and We Are The Champions?
[ "Queen", "The Doors", "U2", "Ozzy Osbourne" ]
Queen
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This group had a huge hit in 1971 with One Toke Over The Line.
[ "Brewer Shipley", "The Hermit Crabs", "Denim Shoes", "Hermans Hermits" ]
Brewer Shipley
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This group Woke up in Love This Morning in 1971.
[ "The Partridge Family", "The Osmonds", "The DeFranco Family", "The Brady Kids" ]
The Partridge Family
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This group was asking us How Can You Mend A Broken Heart in 1971.
[ "Cornelius Brothers Sister Rose", "The Carpenters", "Free Movement", "The Bee Gees" ]
The Bee Gees
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Black Sabbath was formed in what city?
[ "Edinburgh", "Liverpool", "Birmingham", "Southhampton" ]
Birmingham
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The founding members are Ozzy Osbourne, Tony Iommi, Geezer Butler and this man.
[ "Vinnie Appice", "William Ward", "Cozy Powell", "Randy Castillo" ]
William Ward
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Black Sabbath has never done a cover song on an album.
[ "False", "True" ]
False
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The band was named after a horror movie.
[ "True", "False" ]
True
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Their guitarist had two missing fingertips.
[ "True", "False" ]
True
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Ozzy sings every song on all the Sabbath Albums in which he appeared.
[ "True", "False" ]
False
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How many studio albums were recorded by the original lineup?
[ "7", "10", "4", "8" ]
8
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The song Sweet Leaf is a love song to this.
[ "A temptress", "Marijuana", "Trees", "One of Geezers ex-girlfriends" ]
Marijuana
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What was the original name for the group?
[ "Tombstone", "Earth", "Witches and Warlocks", "War Pigs" ]
Earth
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This musical tells the story of a con-man salesman and a librarian from Iowa.
[ "The Music Man", "George M", "Mame", "Small Town Girl" ]
The Music Man
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This musical centers on the feud between farmers and sheep herders in the Mid West.
[ "Oklahoma", "Music Man", "Will Rogers Follies", "Love on the Prairie" ]
Oklahoma
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This musical follows the life of a poor Russian milkman and his family.
[ "Kismet", "Brigadoon", "Showboat", "Fiddler on the Roof" ]
Fiddler on the Roof
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This musical, set on the Mississippi River, tells the story of a riverboat gambler and the young innocent girl.
[ "Old Man River", "Show Boat", "Tug Boat Annie", "Big River" ]
Show Boat
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This musical is set in the Alphabet City section of Manhattan and centers on people coping with AIDS.
[ "Rent", "Starlight Express", "Aspects of Love", "Wicked" ]
Rent
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This Broadway musical, set in pre-Nazi Austria, relates the exploits of an ex-nun who is sent out to be a governess to seven motherless children.
[ "My Fair Lady", "The Singing Nun", "Agnes of God", "The Sound of Music" ]
The Sound of Music
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Which musical is based on Mark Twains novel The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn?
[ "Showboat", "Big River", "Tom and Huck", "Brigadoon" ]
Big River
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This musical is set in Germany in 1930 and is based on the play I Am a Camera.
[ "Ragtime", "Wicked", "Anne Frank, the Musical", "Cabaret" ]
Cabaret
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Which musical traces the life of American composer/actor George Cohan?
[ "Anything Goes", "George M!", "The Cohan Family Singers", "Yankee Doodle Dandy" ]
George M!
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This singer went straight up the charts with the smash hit song Straight Up .
[ "Karyn White", "Janet Jackson", "Paula Abdul", "Jody Watley" ]
Paula Abdul
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This rapper had a huge hit song in 1989 with Bust A Move.
[ "Young M.C.", "LL Cool J", "Ice Cube", "Tone Loc" ]
Young M.C.
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Skid Row had a big hit in 1989 with this song.
[ "When The Children Cry", "18 And Life", "I Remember Holding You", "Shower Me Wtih Your Love" ]
18 And Life
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This singer had a huge hit in 1989 with Lost In Your Eyes.
[ "Martika", "Deborah Cox", "Debbie Gibson", "Paula Abdul" ]
Debbie Gibson
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Who was telling us If Loving You Is Wrong, I Dont Want To Be Right?
[ "Colonel Ingram", "James Ingram", "Luther Ingram", "Bill Withers" ]
Luther Ingram
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This group was singing about Saturday in the Park in 1972.
[ "Kansas", "Chicago", "Orleans", "Boston" ]
Chicago
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What group had a hit song in 1972 with Day by Day?
[ "Shimonbentzvi Ksumadness", "Joe Simon and The Simonettes", "The Seekers", "Godspell" ]
Godspell
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What year was the popular 70s band The Eagles formed?
[ "1971", "1976", "1967", "1969" ]
1971
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Who played the drums for the popular 70s band The Eagles?
[ "Randy Meisner", "John Bonham", "Don Henley", "Johnny Bangadrum" ]
Don Henley
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In 1972, The Eagles struck gold with this song written by 70s singing sensation Jackson Browne.
[ "Hotel California", "Desperado", "Take It Easy", "Long Run" ]
Take It Easy
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Which 1975 song by the popular band The Eagles was their first # 1 on the U. S charts?
[ "The Smoker You Drink The Player You Get", "Hotel California", "One Of These Nights", "Best Of My Love" ]
Best Of My Love
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What guitarist from The James Gang joined The Eagles after the departure of band member Bernie Leadon?
[ "Phil Collins", "Joe Walsh", "David Gilmour", "Leslie West" ]
Joe Walsh
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After breaking up, The Eagles have never performed together again on stage?
[ "True", "False" ]
False
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In 1981, Don Henley did a duet with 70s sensation Stevie Nicks. What was the name of the smash single that they put out together?
[ "Rumors", "Sexy Girl", "Life In The Fast Lane", "Leather And Lace" ]
Leather And Lace
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Who sang lead vocals on The Eagles smash hit I Cant Tell You Why (1980)?
[ "Joe Walsh", "Timothy B. Schmit", "Glen Frey", "Don Henley" ]
Timothy B. Schmit
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The Eagles Greatest Hits has sold over 20,000,000 copies since its release in 1975.
[ "False", "True" ]
True
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What year did the multi-talented 70s band The Eagles officially break up?
[ "1975", "1998", "1982", "1980" ]
1980
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In 2006 the English progressive rock band Genesis consisted of 3 members only. Which ones?
[ "Tony Banks, Phil Collins, Mike Rutherford", "Peter Gabriel, Phil Collins, Tony Rutherford", "John Mayhew, Phil Collins, Mike Rutherford", "Peter Gabriel, Ray Wilson, Steve Hackett" ]
Tony Banks, Phil Collins, Mike Rutherford
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In Men At Works song Down Under a Vegemite sandwich is mentioned. What is the main ingredient of Vegemite?
[ "Brewers yeast extract", "Vegimite root extract", "Brown sugar", "Vegimite leaves" ]
Brewers yeast extract
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Which actress played Cyndi Laupers mother in the video Girls Just Want to Have Fun?
[ "Jean Stappleton", "Louisa Lauper", "Catrine Dominique", "Deborah Curtis" ]
Catrine Dominique
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What was the make-up design of Kiss drummer Eric Carr?
[ "A bat", "A fox", "A raccoon", "A panther" ]
A fox
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Which of these women was the inspiration for Guns n Roses song Sweet Child of Mine?
[ "Crystal Lenord", "Erin Everly", "Carol Jean McDougal", "Stephanie Seymour" ]
Erin Everly
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The second video to air on MTV at its start on August 1, 1981 belonged to which artist or group?
[ "Robert Palmer", "Pat Benatar", "Dire Straits", "Wang Chung" ]
Pat Benatar
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Gene Simmons, best known as The Demon, is a founding member of which band?
[ "Good Charlotte", "Green Day", "KISS", "Kiss Army" ]
KISS
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Billie Joe Armstrong formed a band called Sweet Children with childhood friend, Mike Dirnt, and Al Sobrante, which was later renamed to this.
[ "Pink Floyd", "D12", "Green Day", "AC/DC" ]
Green Day
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Guitarist and keyboardist William Dean Martins first band was Overflow, but he soon joined identical twins Joel and Benji Madden in this band.
[ "KISS", "Good Charlotte", "Nine Inch Nails", "Slipknot" ]
Good Charlotte
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Travis Barker accepted a full time position with this band, a few months after he filled the drum stool for them during a tour.
[ "Blink 182", "The Beatles", "Insane Clown Posse", "The Rolling Stones" ]
Blink 182
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What was the title of Madonnas controversial book, published in 1992?
[ "Erotica", "Sex", "My Dark Side", "Private Parts" ]
Sex
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What Spanish duo sang the smash hit Macarena in the summer of 1996?
[ "Los Del Rio", "Minuedo", "Los Del Rias", "Santana" ]
Los Del Rio
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Lisa Left Eye Lopes of TLC signed what all-black female group to her label?
[ "Blaque", "3LW", "Total", "702" ]
Blaque
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The hip-hop hit Tootsie Roll was sung by what group?
[ "Public Enemy", "Quad City DJs", "69 Boyz", "Run DMC" ]
69 Boyz
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Which one of these white rappers/groups reached # 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 with the song Informer?
[ "Vanilla Ice", "Eminem", "3rd Bass", "Snow" ]
Snow
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Tributes to Aaliyah and Lisa Lopes can be seen in music videos of this music diva.
[ "Mary J. Blige", "Britney Spears", "Missy Elliott", "Mariah Carey" ]
Missy Elliott
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What was the trademark sign of Kriss Kross, the young rap duo of the early 1990s?
[ "wearing big colorful hats in their videos", "wearing their clothes backwards", "being dressed all in black in their videos", "a Double K symbol on their shirts." ]
wearing their clothes backwards
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Which group once referred to famous actress, Christina Applegate, in one of their hit songs?
[ "Smash Mouth", "P.M. Dawn", "Bones, Thugs-n-Harmony", "Savage Garden" ]
P.M. Dawn
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Which of these 90s music entertainers is not famous for starring in a hit sitcom?
[ "Jewel", "Brandy", "Will Smith", "Tatiyana Ali" ]
Jewel
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Members of what group wrote TLCs #1 hit of 1999 titled No Scrubs?
[ "Xscape", "S.W.V.", "Salt-n-Peppa", "Total" ]
Xscape
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Finish this line from the first single by Marcy Playground: I smell sex and __.
[ "sugar", "candy", "sweat", "heat" ]
candy
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Which one of these male groups is not comprised of brothers as members?
[ "O-Town", "K-Ci and Jojo", "Oasis", "P.M. Dawn" ]
O-Town
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Irish singer Sinead O Connor ruined her career by ripping apart a photo of the US President on Saturday Night Live in the early 1990s.
[ "False", "True" ]
False
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This singer was severely injured in 1990 when his/her tour bus was struck by a tractor-trailer.
[ "Gloria Estefan", "Janet Jackson", "Madonna", "Micheal Jackson" ]
Gloria Estefan
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What is the missing word in this line from a song by The Bloodhound Gang:
[ "u and me baby aint nothing but ___?", "humans", "animals", "freaks", "mammals" ]
mammals
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Which one of these 1990s boy bands was the only band to have a #1 hit on the Billboard Hot 100 in the 90s?
[ "98 Degrees", "New Kids on the Block", "N*SYNC", "Backstreet Boys" ]
New Kids on the Block
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Fill in the blank in this question, asked in a hit song by Paula Cole: Where have all the ___ gone?.
[ "beers", "cowboys", "guys", "boy-bands" ]
cowboys
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Which group did not have any of the original members in it by the time it broke up in the late 1990s.
[ "Cover Girls", "No Mercy", "Wilson Phillips", "The Spin Doctors" ]
Cover Girls
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Which one of these 1990s bands was not comprised of sisters as members?
[ "Ace of Base", "The Cardigans", "All Saints", "Xscape" ]
The Cardigans
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Lesane Parish Crooks (Tupacs real name) was born to Alice Faye Williams on this date.
[ "16 June 1971", "18 July 1972", "17 May 1969", "15 January 1970" ]
16 June 1971
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Lesanes name was later changed to Tupac Amaru. What does Tupac Amaru mean in Inca?
[ "Black Panther", "Shining Serpent", "Silver Snake", "Golden Body" ]
Shining Serpent
music
In arabic Shakur means Black Prince.
[ "True", "False" ]
False
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In 1986 Tupac and his family moved to Baltimore. There, he enrolled in the Baltimore School of Arts, where he studied ballet and acting, and was really happy for a while. In Baltimore, he also started rapping and became known under this name.
[ "MC New York", "MC Killer", "MC 2pac", "MC California" ]
MC New York
music
In 1990 Tupac joined a rap group as a roadie, dancer and occasionally as a rapper. What was the name of the group?
[ "Silent Assassins", "Naughty By Nature", "Dilated People", "Digital Underground" ]
Digital Underground
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Tupacs solo-debut album was released in 1991. This album included songs such as Violent and Brendas Got A Baby. Do you know the name of this album?
[ "Until The End Of Time", "2pacalypse Now", "Trapped", "All Eyez On Me" ]
2pacalypse Now
music
Strictly 4 My N.I.G.G.A.Z. went gold, but not platinum.
[ "False", "True" ]
False
music
Tupacs movie debut was in the movie Poetic Justice.
[ "True", "False" ]
False
music
In 1994 Tupac was convicted of sexually abusing a woman and in 1995 he was sentenced to jail time. What was the period of time that Tupac was sentenced to?
[ "1 year and 6 months", "2 years and 6 months", "3 years and 6 months", "4 years and 6 months" ]
4 years and 6 months
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There are many theories about the death of this rap legend. However, two things are certain - firstly, he was shot on 7 September 1996 and secondly, he was pronounced dead at 4:03 PM on this date.
[ "13 September 1996", "10 September 1996", "12 September 1996", "8 September 1996" ]
13 September 1996
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This lead singer of Ratt left the band in 1992, returned in 1997, and left again soon after.
[ "Steve Perry", "Stefano Peirson", "Stephen Pearcy", "Steven Percy" ]
Stephen Pearcy
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The lead singer of Warrant was featured on VH1s Celebrity Fit Club.
[ "False", "True" ]
True
music
The lead singer of Poison is Bret Michaels. Is that his real name?
[ "No", "Yes" ]
No
music
Which of these musicians is lead singer and founding member of Cinderella?
[ "Tommy Keifs", "Tom Keifer", "Keith Thompson", "Keifer Thomas" ]
Tom Keifer
music
Sabastian Bach, lead singer of Skid Row, has two sons named after famous cities.
[ "False", "True" ]
True
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The lead singer of which band was once married to Tawny Kitaen?
[ "White Lion", "Great White", "White Stripes", "Whitesnake" ]
Whitesnake
music
Who was the original lead singer of the band Anthrax?
[ "Neil Turbin", "Matt Fallon", "John Connelly", "Joey Belladonna" ]
John Connelly
music
Is Kirk Winger the lead singer of the band Winger?
[ "Yes", "No" ]
No
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Walkaway Joe was a duet featuring Trisha Yearwood and this singer.
[ "Don Henley", "Garth Brooks", "Tom Petty", "Joe Stampley" ]
Don Henley
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Which was the first duo to sing Were Not the Jet Set?
[ "Dolly Parton and Porter Waggoner", "Whisperin Bill Anderson and Connie Smith", "George Jones and Tammy Wynette", "Hank Williams and Kitty Wells" ]
George Jones and Tammy Wynette