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music | Which of these bands or artists has not performed a cover of American Pie? | [
"Catch 22",
"Willie Nelson",
"Madonna",
"Garth Brooks"
] | Willie Nelson |
music | Which band or artist recorded the 1970s classic rock song Stranglehold? | [
"Fog Hat",
"Rick Derringer",
"Aerosmith",
"Ted Nugent"
] | Ted Nugent |
music | Who recorded the 1960s classic rock song House of the Rising Sun? | [
"The Rolling Stones",
"Van Morrison",
"The Animals",
"The Doors"
] | The Animals |
music | Which band released the 1990s classic rock song Man in the Box? | [
"Alice in Chains",
"Pearl Jam",
"Radiohead",
"Metallica"
] | Alice in Chains |
music | Which band or artist recorded the 1970s song Suffragette City? | [
"David Bowie",
"The Rolling Stones",
"Iggy Pop",
"The Ramones"
] | David Bowie |
music | Which band or artist recorded the 1980s hit rock song Were Not Gonna Take It? | [
"Quiet Riot",
"Slaughter",
"Motley Crue",
"Twisted Sister"
] | Twisted Sister |
music | Who recorded the 1970s classic rock song Sweet Home Alabama? | [
"Molly Hatchet",
"Charlie Daniels Band",
"Alabama",
"Lynyrd Skynyrd"
] | Lynyrd Skynyrd |
music | Which band or artist recorded the 1960s classic rock song Whole Lotta Love? | [
"Led Zeppelin",
"The Who",
"The Rolling Stones",
"John Lennon"
] | Led Zeppelin |
music | Which band recorded the 1990s rock song Smells Like Teen Spirit? | [
"Pearl Jam",
"Foo Fighters",
"Stone Temple Pilots",
"Nirvana"
] | Nirvana |
music | Who released the 1980s classic rock song Sweet Child of Mine? | [
"Guns n Roses",
"White Snake",
"Scorpions",
"Robert Plant"
] | Guns n Roses |
music | Who recorded the 1970s hit song Rock Roll Hoochie Koo? | [
"Molly Hatchet",
"Neil Young",
"Rick Derringer",
"Garry Glitter"
] | Rick Derringer |
music | Which of these guitarists was NOT in the Yardbirds? | [
"Jeff Skunk Baxter",
"Jeff Beck",
"Jimmy Page",
"Eric Clapton"
] | Jeff Skunk Baxter |
music | The Jimi Hendrix Experience played a historic set at the Monterey Pop Festival in the summer of 1967. Which music legend recommended the Experience to the organizers of the festival? | [
"Paul McCartney",
"Janis Joplin",
"John Phillips",
"Brian Wilson"
] | Paul McCartney |
music | Which of these is the name of one of Eric Claptons famous guitars? | [
"Greenie",
"Brownie",
"Blusey",
"Violet"
] | Brownie |
music | Which of these influential guitarists did NOT die in an aviation accident? | [
"Randy Rhoads",
"Stevie Ray Vaughn",
"Steve Clark",
"Steve Gaines"
] | Steve Clark |
music | Through most of his career Brian May of Queen has primarily used the same exact guitar called Red Special. | [
"True",
"False"
] | True |
music | Which guitar god played the solo on Michael Jacksons hit song Beat It? | [
"Eddie Van Halen",
"Steve Lukather",
"Brian May",
"Stevie Ray Vaughn"
] | Eddie Van Halen |
music | Virtuoso Steve Vai has been featured on albums by all but one of these bands/artists. For which of these hasnt he performed? | [
"Public Image Limited",
"Ozzy Osbourne",
"David Lee Roth",
"Whitesnake"
] | Ozzy Osbourne |
music | Which guitarist ran for the Presidency of the United States in 1980? | [
"Duane Allman",
"Buddy Guy",
"Joe Walsh",
"Joe Perry"
] | Joe Walsh |
music | This Alabama native was labeled the first country music superstar, performing hits like Im So Lonesome, I Could Cry and Your Cheatin Heart. | [
"Buck Owens",
"Sonny James",
"Hank Williams, Jr.",
"Hank Williams, Sr."
] | Hank Williams, Sr. |
music | She has issued 29 albums and had over 60 million records sold as of 2006. She is regarded as the Queen of Country Music and did a remake of the Vickie Lawrence tune The Night the Lights Went Out in Georgia. | [
"Kitty Wells",
"Patsy Cline",
"Tanya Tucker",
"Reba McIntrye"
] | Reba McIntrye |
music | Born in 1929 in Sherman, Texas, he had twenty plus #1 hits with his band the Buckaroos (so named by his friend, Merle Haggard). One of his more noted songs was Tiger By the Tail. | [
"Roy Clark",
"Buck Owens",
"Waylon Jennings",
"Sonny James"
] | Buck Owens |
music | She died at the age of 30 in 1963, but not before creating some of the most influential country music hits including: Walking After Midnight, I Fall to Pieces and Crazy. | [
"Tammy Wynette",
"Loretta Lynn",
"Patsy Cline",
"Kitty Wells"
] | Patsy Cline |
music | Public Enemy, the first rap group on the list of Immortals published by Rolling Stone Magazine, won the 44th position. What song from Public Enemys album Fear of a Black Planet was used in Spike Lees movie Do the Right Thing? | [
"Fight the Power",
"Always into Something",
"Rappers Delight",
"Walk This Way"
] | Fight the Power |
music | Perhaps the lead singer of this rock and roll band regrets saying Id rather be dead than singing Satisfaction when I am forty five. This group known as the Worlds Greatest Rock and Roll Band is ranked in the # 4 position in the Rolling Stone Magazines list of Immortals. | [
"The Rolling Stones",
"Aerosmith",
"The Band",
"The Who"
] | The Rolling Stones |
music | What Aberdeen, Washington group, in position # 27 on the list of Immortals of Rock and Roll music, wrote the grunge anthem Smells Like Teen Spirit? | [
"Nirvana",
"Nine Inch Nails",
"Soundgarden",
"Red Hot Chili Peppers"
] | Nirvana |
music | Wyclef Jean wrote that the Immortal in the # 11 position on Rolling Stone Magazines list, almost single-handedly brought reggae to the world. What reggae Legend recorded No Woman No Cry, One Love, and Redemption Song? | [
"Marvin Gaye",
"Burning Spear",
"Peter Tosh",
"Bob Marley"
] | Bob Marley |
music | The group at # 50 on Rolling Stone Magazines list of Immortals was the backup band for Bob Dylan when Dylan plugged up his guitar and shocked the folk purist at the 1965 Newport Folk Festival. Their first album Music from Big Pink included the songs The Weight and I Shall be Released. Can you name this group that starred in Martin Scorsese film, The Last Waltz? | [
"Doobie Brothers",
"The Band",
"Fleetwood Mac",
"The Wailers"
] | The Band |
music | Complete these lyrics from a song performed by Johny Horton: | [
" 1814 we took a little trip, along with Colonel Jackson down the mighty Mississippi. We took a little",
"Bioloxi",
"Jacksonville",
"New Orleans",
"None of these"
] | New Orleans |
music | Who sang this historical ballad: | [
"g Sam left Seattle in the year of 92, with George Craft his partner and Brother Billy,",
"Johnny Cash",
"Frankie Lane",
"Merle Haggard",
"Johnny Horton"
] | Johnny Horton |
music | The following verses are from a ballad about what famous frontiersman: | [
"rn on a mountain top in Tennessee, greenest state in the land of the free.",
"lled him a bar when he was only three?",
"Andrew Jackson",
"Daniel Boone",
"Davy Crockett",
"None of these"
] | Davy Crockett |
music | What a ________what a doer, what a dream come a truer was he. This line is about which | [
"Bat Masterson",
"Daniel Boone",
"Davy Crockett",
"Wyatt Earp"
] | Daniel Boone |
music | The following lines are from a ballad dedicated to what famous frontier marshall: | [
"Johnny Ringo",
"Matt Dillon",
"The Sundance Kid",
"Wyatt Earp"
] | Wyatt Earp |
music | Complete these lyrics from a historical ballad of 1960: | [
"e war had just begun. The Germans had the biggest ships, they had the biggest guns",
"e ......................... was the fastest ship that ever sailed the seas.",
"Submarine",
"Ironsides",
"Bismark",
"Nautilus"
] | Bismark |
music | We get no shelter when it rains. All we got is Yankee brains is part of the lyrics from the ballad Swamp Fox. | [
"False",
"True"
] | True |
music | The following lyrics were dedicated to a real historical figure: | [
"sey Jones, steaming and a rolling. Casey Jones, you never have to guess.",
"enever you hear the whistle of the engine, you know it is Casey at the throttle",
"True",
"False"
] | True |
music | Gunfight at the OK Corral was sung by Frankie Laine. | [
"False",
"True"
] | True |
music | Finish the lyrics of this historical ballad: | [
"w in the legend of the West, one name stands out of all the rest. The man who had the fastest gun, his name was ____________________",
"Wyatt Earp",
"Jessie James",
"Johnny Ringo",
"Bat Masterson"
] | Bat Masterson |
music | What is the name of this band from the 70s that had a #1 hit in the U.S. with Saturday Night? | [
"The Bee Gees",
"The Byrds",
"The Bay City Rollers",
"Bauhaus"
] | The Bay City Rollers |
music | What is the name of this B band from the 80s that wanted to fight for their right to party in 1986? | [
"Boyz In Da Hood",
"Beastie Boys",
"Bow Wow Wow",
"Berlin"
] | Beastie Boys |
music | What is the name of this Canadian B band from the 70s that was Taking Care of Business? | [
"Bitter Sweet",
"Bad Company",
"Black Sabbath",
"Bachman Turner Overdrive"
] | Bachman Turner Overdrive |
music | The name Bee Gees stands for Brothers Gibb. | [
"False",
"True"
] | True |
music | These three guys, who were all former members of the group New Edition, released an album called Poison in 1990. What is the name of their band? | [
"Bell, Biv, DeVoe",
"Bad Sneakers",
"Bootylicious Booty Hunters",
"Boo Boo Radley"
] | Bell, Biv, DeVoe |
music | This band had 3 huge hits in the 70s, one of them being Come and Get It. | [
"Baba Booey",
"Bad Company",
"Bad Sneakers",
"Badfinger"
] | Badfinger |
music | What is the name of this RB B band from the 70s that had a huge hit, titled Sideshow? | [
"Blues Brothers",
"Blues Image",
"Blues Traveler",
"Blue Magic"
] | Blue Magic |
music | Under the Milky Way has been considered one of the best songs to come out of Australia. The band, that recorded it, however, never achieved great commercial success partially due to their more progressive sound. Other notable songs include Metropolis and Reptile [sound clip]. | [
"Icicle Works",
"The Church",
"Midnight Oil",
"The Alarm"
] | The Church |
music | This alternative English group has achieved critical acclaim but little in the way of chart success. With frontman Matt Johnson, the group released the notable songs This is the Day and Dogs of Lust [sound clip]. | [
"The The",
"Heaven 17",
"Icehouse",
"Kraftwerk"
] | The The |
music | This band was instrumental in paving the way for the massive alternative boom of the 90s ushed in by Nirvana. Members Black Francis, Joey Santiago, and Kim Deal enjoyed substantial success in Europe, but little chart action in the US. Notable songs include Where is My Mind?, Wave of Mutilation, and Here Comes Your Man [sound clip]. | [
"Sugar",
"The Cure",
"Primus",
"The Pixies"
] | The Pixies |
music | This innovative post-punk group, which includes former Sex Pistol John Lydon and a former guitarist from the Clash, produced songs such as Rise, Disappointed and This is Not a Love Song [sound clip]. | [
"Lemonheads",
"Big Audio Dynamite",
"Public Image Ltd.",
"Flesh for Lulu"
] | Public Image Ltd. |
music | Michael Stipe and other musicians of similar tastes formed this band in 1980 at the University of Georgia. Throughout the 80s this band enjoyed primarily college radio success only to hit mainstream at the end of the decade with songs like The One I Love and Losing My Religion. [sound clip: Pop Song 89] | [
"Gin Blossoms",
"R.E.M",
"Pear Jam",
"Hootie the Blowfish"
] | R.E.M |
music | Formed in 1982 and fronted by singer Chuck Mosely, this group produced a minor alternative hit called We Care a Lot (1987). But it was Moselys replacement, Mike Patton, who launched them into real commercial success in 1989 with the album The Real Thing which contained the songs Epic [sound clip] and Falling to Pieces. | [
"Red Hot Chili Peppers",
"Temple of the Dog",
"Rage Against the Machine",
"Faith No More"
] | Faith No More |
music | What name is Garth Brooks also known by? | [
"Garth Trogen",
"Chris Maddrick",
"Gary Brock",
"Chris Gaines"
] | Chris Gaines |
music | Where was Garth Brooks born? | [
"Georgia",
"Idaho",
"Missouri",
"Oklahoma"
] | Oklahoma |
music | What was the name of Garth Brooks first album? | [
"Ropin the Wind",
"Garth Brooks",
"No Fences",
"The Chase"
] | Garth Brooks |
music | In which of Garth Brooks music videos can we see Lane Frost, Martin, Luther King Jr. and Keith Whitley? | [
"If Tomorrow Never Comes",
"We Shall be Free",
"The Dance",
"Rodeo"
] | The Dance |
music | Which of these songs was written as a tribute to Garth Brooks good friend, country artist, Chris LeDoux, after his death? | [
"If Tomorrow Never Comes",
"The Dance",
"Good Ride Cowboy",
"Why Aint I Running?"
] | Good Ride Cowboy |
music | What was the name of Garth Brooks third album released in September 1991? | [
"Fresh Horses",
"The Chase",
"Ropin the Wind",
"No Fences"
] | Ropin the Wind |
music | The song We Shall Be Free can be found on the album The Chase. | [
"False",
"True"
] | True |
music | In what year did Garth Brooks marry long-time friend, girlfriend, and country artist Trisha Yearwood? | [
"2003",
"2000",
"1997",
"2005"
] | 2005 |
music | Which Patsy Cline song did Garth Brooks cover in 1992? | [
"I Fall to Pieces",
"Crazy",
"Sweet Dreams",
"Walking After Midnight"
] | Walking After Midnight |
music | On which Garth Brooks album can you find the song Friends in Low Places? | [
"Sevens",
"In Pieces",
"Scarecrow",
"No Fences"
] | No Fences |
music | You Make Me Feel Like Dancing was a huge dance hit for this singer in the year 1977. | [
"Marvin Gaye",
"Alan ODay",
"Leo Sayer",
"Stevie Wonder"
] | Leo Sayer |
music | Country singer Tim McGraw was featured in which rappers number one Billboard hit, Over and Over? | [
"50 Cents",
"Jay-Z",
"Nelly",
"Snoop Dogg"
] | Nelly |
music | Johnnie Cash garnered six MTV nominations with his remake of this heavy metal groups song, Hurt. | [
"Black Sabbath",
"Nine Inch Nails",
"Whitesnake",
"Guns n Roses"
] | Nine Inch Nails |
music | Both Carl Perkins and this rock n roll star recorded for the famed Sun Records, both are in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, both had hits with the song that Perkins wrote after hearing a conversation on a dance floor but its the rock n roll stars hit that most people connect to this 1956 Top Ten pick. | [
"Jerry Lee Lewis",
"Elvis Presley",
"Bill Hailey",
"Chuck Berry"
] | Elvis Presley |
music | Dolly Parton and Emmylou Harris cut the album Trio with this former lead singer of the Stone Poneys. | [
"Bette Mildler",
"Grace Slick",
"Christine McVie",
"Linda Ronstadt"
] | Linda Ronstadt |
music | A former Rhodes Scholar and Golden Gloves Boxer, this country music outlaw penned Me and Bobby McGee which became a number one single for his former girlfriend, Janis Joplin. | [
"Waylon Jennings",
"David Allen Coe",
"Willie Nelson",
"Kris Kristofferson"
] | Kris Kristofferson |
music | Shania Twain cut two versions of her song Party for Two. One she recorded with country singer Billy Currington. The rocking version was made with the lead singer of Shrinky Dinx | [
"Mark McGrath",
"Mutt Lange",
"Rod Stewart",
"Henry Rollins"
] | Mark McGrath |
music | Whitney Houston sang I Will Always Love Youâ for the soundtrack of The Bodyguard which became the third largest selling single in the world. The songwriter and singer of I Will Always Love You had her own number one with this song on the Country charts in 1974. What is the name of the original songwriter and singer of the song? | [
"Barbara Mandrell",
"Dolly Parton",
"Reba McEntire",
"Emmylou Harris"
] | Dolly Parton |
music | Which Disney character would NOT be whistling this song? | [
"igh-Ho, Heigh-Ho",
"s home from work we go",
"igh-Ho, Heigh-Ho",
"Bashful",
"Doc",
"Abu",
"Happy"
] | Abu |
music | For whether we are white of copper skinned | [
" need to sing with all the voices of the mountains",
" need to paint with all the colors of the wind.",
"at character in a 1995 Disney movie sang this song to an arrogant John Smith?",
"Pocahontas",
"Mulan",
"Belle",
"The Little Mermaid"
] | Pocahontas |
music | This heroine is perhaps the most feminist of Disneys female characters. | [
"o sang",
"mehow I cannot hide",
"en will my reflection show",
"Ariel",
"Belle",
"Jasmine",
"Mulan"
] | Mulan |
music | The following lyrics are taken from Oliver and Company: | [
"t when all the world says Yes",
"o am I to say No",
"nt ask a mutt to strut like a show girl, darling",
", girl, you need a pro",
"at divine performer sang Perfect Isnt Easy?",
"Carole King",
"Aretha Franklin",
"Cher",
"Bette Midler"
] | Bette Midler |
music | Disneys first live action movie, Song of the South, was based on the stories of Uncle Remus by Joel Chandler Harris. What is the title of the song with the following lyrics? | [
". Bluebird on my shoulder",
"s the truth, its actual",
"erything is satisfactual.",
"Hi-Diddle-Dee-Dee",
"Bluddle-Uddle_Un-Dum",
"Bibbidi-bobbidi-Boo",
"Zip-A-Dee-Doo-Dah"
] | Zip-A-Dee-Doo-Dah |
music | Which member of The Monkees sings lead on the 1967 hit A Little Bit Me, A Little Bit You? | [
"Davy Jones",
"Mickey Dolenz",
"Mike Nesmith",
"Peter Tork"
] | Davy Jones |
music | What is the name of the song by The Animals featured in the audio clip? | [
"Spill the Wine",
"Dont Let Me Be Misunderstood",
"Dont Bring Me Down",
"Its My Life"
] | Its My Life |
music | Which band recorded the song featured in the audio clip, a track from their critically acclaimed album, Odessey and Oracle? | [
"The Buckinghams",
"The Turtles",
"The Zombies",
"The Cyrkle"
] | The Zombies |
music | They couldve been contenders. This group has gained a reputation as one of the great lost missing links of 60s rock: massive talent unaccountably caught in a dead-end. The most successful UK indie record label of the 90s takes its name from this band. | [
"The Electric Prunes",
"The Creation",
"Moby Grape",
"The Soft Boys"
] | The Creation |
music | Which of the following guitarists was never a member of The Yardbirds? | [
"Eric Clapton",
"Jeff Beck",
"Jimmy Page",
"Ritchie Blackmore"
] | Ritchie Blackmore |
music | The Rolling Stones Rock and Roll Circus was a 1968 film containing performances by John Lennon, Jethro Tull, The Rolling Stones, Eric Clapton, and this group who stole the show with their amazing performance of the song, A Quick One (featured in the audio clip). | [
"The Troggs",
"The Kinks",
"The Hollies",
"The Who"
] | The Who |
music | Needles and Pins was a recording by what band from Liverpool? | [
"The Youngbloods",
"The Fortunes",
"The Searchers",
"The New Seekers"
] | The Searchers |
music | Although hardly remembered in the U.S., this band was one of the most influential bands to come out of the British Invasion. Their record S. F. Sorrow is arguably the first rock opera, and their 1970 album Parachute was named Rolling Stone Magazines Album of the Year. | [
"The Seeds",
"Pretty Things",
"The Creation",
"Harpers Bazaar"
] | Pretty Things |
music | They were the first Scottish group to ever top the UK chart. Their song Reflections Of My Life (1969) made the U.S. top 10. | [
"Badfinger",
"King Crimson",
"Marmalade",
"Blue Magoos"
] | Marmalade |
music | This popular 1960s band from Birmingham, England would evolve into The Electric Light Orchestra. | [
"The Move",
"Gerry and the Pacemakers",
"The Knack",
"The Dave Clark Five"
] | The Move |
music | The song featured in the audio clip, Ride My See Saw, was recorded by the same band that recorded Nights in White Satin. | [
"False",
"True"
] | True |
music | In 1967, this band hopped on The Beatles psychedelic bandwagon and recorded an album with great similarity to Sgt. Peppers Lonely Hearts Club Band entitled Their Satanic Majesties Request. | [
"Deep Purple",
"The Who",
"The Rolling Stones",
"Black Sabbath"
] | The Rolling Stones |
music | The rumors surrounding this 1963 song were that the Kingsmen intentionally slurred the lyrics to cover the fact that it was laced with profanity, graphically depicting sex between a sailor and his lady. The song was subject to a subsequent FBI investigation. | [
"Lovely Rita",
"Sherry",
"Louie, Louie",
"Hang On Sloopy"
] | Louie, Louie |
music | The song Along Comes Mary was recorded by this group in 1966. | [
"The Association",
"The Lovin Spoonful",
"The Beau Brummels",
"Chad and Jeremy"
] | The Association |
music | The 1967 Simon and Garfunkle song Mrs. Robinson mentions three indviduals by name: Mrs. Robinson, Jesus, and this famous New York Yankee. | [
"Mickey Mantle",
"Babe Ruth",
"Whitey Ford",
"Joe DiMaggio"
] | Joe DiMaggio |
music | Arnold Layne was the first single released by this British rock group fronted by guitarist and singer, Syd Barrett. | [
"Steppenwolf",
"Moby Grape",
"Pink Floyd",
"The Grateful Dead"
] | Pink Floyd |
music | The 1967 song Shilo is an about an imaginary friend. What Brooklyn born singer recorded this song? | [
"James Taylor",
"B. J. Thomas",
"Jim Croce",
"Neil Diamond"
] | Neil Diamond |
music | The 1968 song Valleri was a top ten hit for which of the following bands? | [
"The Byrds",
"The Monkees",
"The Animals",
"The Beatles"
] | The Monkees |
music | The song featured in the sound clip was a hit for both Dion and Smokey Robinson the Miracles in 1968, Which of the following individuals is not referenced in the songs title? | [
"Abraham Lincoln",
"John F. Kennedy",
"Anwar Al Sadat",
"Martin Luther King, Jr."
] | Anwar Al Sadat |
music | The song Cecilia is a song by Simon and Garfunkel from this 1970 album. | [
"Bridge Over Troubled Water",
"Exile on Main Street",
"Let It Be",
"The Graduate Original Soundtrack"
] | Bridge Over Troubled Water |
music | This song, featuring a prominent mandolin, was a #1 hit for Rod Stewart in 1971. | [
"Lady Madonna",
"Little Jeanie",
"Vida Blue",
"Maggie May"
] | Maggie May |
music | This group released the song Amie from their 1972 album Bustin Out. | [
"Pure Prairie League",
"The Eagles",
"America",
"Little River Band"
] | Pure Prairie League |
music | This one hit wonder topped the Billboard charts in 1972 with the song Brandy (Youre a Fine Girl). | [
"Pilot",
"Paper Lace",
"Player",
"Looking Glass"
] | Looking Glass |
music | Which of the following songwriting teams are credited with 1973 song Daniel? | [
"John-Taupin",
"Lennon-McCartney",
"Holland-Dozier-Holland",
"Bacharach-David"
] | John-Taupin |
music | Which band recorded the soft rock song Aubrey in 1973? | [
"Bread",
"America",
"Ambrosia",
"Chicago"
] | Bread |
music | My Maria was originally a top ten hit for this artist in 1973 before it went to #1 in 1996 for country artists Brooks Dunn. | [
"C. W. McCall",
"B. J. Thomas",
"Jay P. Morgan",
"B. W. Stephenson"
] | B. W. Stephenson |
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