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Which one of the following was not a teacher of Ludwig van Beethoven?
[ "Schenk", "Albrechtsberger", "Christian Gottlieb Neefe", "Mozart" ]
Mozart
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How many times was Ludwig van Beethoven married?
[ "0", "1", "3", "2" ]
0
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To which small town outside of Vienna did Ludwig Beethoven go in 1802?
[ "Salzburg", "Heilgenstadt", "Bahner", "Habensburg" ]
Heilgenstadt
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How many symphonies did Beethoven write?
[ "14", "16", "8", "9" ]
9
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What were Ludwig van Beethovens instructions for the Fifth Symphony?
[ "Pianissimo", "Allegro con vivio", "Andante", "Allegro con brio" ]
Allegro con brio
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In 1972, he had a #3 hit with (If Loving You Is Wrong) I Dont Want To Be Right. The next year he didnt do as well with Ill be Your Shelter (In Time Of Storm).
[ "King Floyd", "Luther Ingram", "Bobby Womack", "Dr. John" ]
Luther Ingram
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She had a #1 smash in 1976 with Torn Between Two Lovers. Three years later, she only reached #39 with the song Good Friend (from the movie Meatballs).
[ "Mary MacGregor", "Maureen McGovern", "Melissa Manchester", "Maria Muldaur" ]
Mary MacGregor
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This group topped the charts in the summer of 74 with the song Rock The Boat. In the fall of 74, they didnt do as well with Rockin Soul.
[ "Hews Corporation", "Hues Corporation", "Hyooze Corporation", "Hughes Corporation" ]
Hues Corporation
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He reached #4 with Run Joey Run in the summer of 75, but didnt make it that far with The Last Game Of The Season (A Blind Man In The Bleachers) later that year.
[ "David Gates", "David Geddes", "David Gold", "David Gray" ]
David Geddes
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This Canadian band hit it big with Sweet City Woman in 1971. Five years later, they only reached #40 with Hit The Road Jack, a song which featured Wolfman Jack.
[ "Stampeders", "Edward Bear", "Lighthouse", "Brave Belt" ]
Stampeders
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She had a number 1 hit in 1977 with Dont Leave Me This Way, but two years later only made it to #34 with Saturday Night, Sunday Morning.
[ "Phoebe Snow", "Natalie Cole", "Minnie Ripperton", "Thelma Houston" ]
Thelma Houston
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This singer had a top ten hit with Shannon in 1976, but only got as far as #37 with Springtime Mama later that year.
[ "Kenny Nolan", "Henry Gross", "Austin Roberts", "Eric Carmen" ]
Henry Gross
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This group had a big hit with Moonlight Feels Right in the summer of 1976. Their attempt the next summer with Everybody Be Dancin only reached #38.
[ "Starship", "Stargard", "Starland Vocal Band", "Starbuck" ]
Starbuck
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In 1973, they made it to the top 10 with Stuck In The Middle With You. The next year, their follow up, Star didnt do as well.
[ "Stealers Wheel", "Steal Away", "Steel Breeze", "Steely Dan" ]
Stealers Wheel
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This singer reached number 6 with Do You Know What I Mean in 1971. His next song, Can I Get A Witness, only made it to #39 the same year.
[ "Bobby Bloom", "Dave Edmunds", "Jonathan Edwards", "Lee Michaels" ]
Lee Michaels
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This artist had a #4 smash in 1979 with Chuck E.s In love. Her follow up, Young Blood snuck into the top 40 (at #40) for a single week.
[ "Brenda K. Starr", "Billie Joe McAllister", "Rickie Lee Jones", "Emmylou Harris" ]
Rickie Lee Jones
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He hit #3 with I Like Dreamin in 1977, but didnt fare as well with his follow up, Loves Grown Deep later that year.
[ "Henry Gross", "Kenny Nolan", "Gary Numan", "Larry Williams" ]
Kenny Nolan
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Who sang Pac -Man Fever in the 80s ?
[ "Buckner and Garcia", "McFadden and Whitehead", "Ashford and Simpson", "Peaches and Herb" ]
Buckner and Garcia
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What group sang the 1979 song Aint No Stoppin Us Now?
[ "The Four Tops", "The Spinners", "McFadden and Whitehead", "The OJays" ]
McFadden and Whitehead
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This singer had a hit song in the 80s with Gloria.
[ "Cyndi Lauper", "Liuzet Melendez", "Laura Branigan", "Bonnie Tyler" ]
Laura Branigan
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What group sang the 1973 song Aint No Woman
[ "The Five Discs", "The Four Tops", "Seven Seasons", "The Four Seasons" ]
The Four Tops
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This singer sang Seasons in the Sun in 1974.
[ "Glen Campbell", "John Denver", "Terry Jacks", "Steve Forbert" ]
Terry Jacks
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This band had a hit song in the 80s called A Night to Remember.
[ "Rufus", "Emotions", "Silver Convention", "Shalamar" ]
Shalamar
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This singer had a hit song in the 70s called Blue Bayou.
[ "Linda Ronstadt", "Joan Baez", "Percy Sledge", "Olivia Newton-John" ]
Linda Ronstadt
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This group had a hit song with Play That Funky Music in 1976.
[ "Steve Miller Band", "Thin Lizzy", "Wild Cherry", "The Kinks" ]
Wild Cherry
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Who sang the 1983 hit song called Total Eclipse of the Heart?
[ "Laura Branigan", "Bonnie Tyler", "Joan Jett", "Cyndi Lauper" ]
Bonnie Tyler
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This band had a hit song called Feel Like Makin Love.
[ "The Who", "The Rolling Stones", "Bad Company", "Grateful Dead" ]
Bad Company
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This English progressive rock band, formed in 1967, recorded the albums Pawn Hearts and Still Life.
[ "Vorcej", "Van der Graaf Generator", "Jethro Tull", "Vital Duo" ]
Van der Graaf Generator
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In 1969, Guitarist Martin Barre joined which rock band?
[ "Thunder", "Jethro Tull", "Stawbs", "Genesis" ]
Jethro Tull
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This bass guitarist left King Crimson in 1973 and became a founding member of British rock band, Bad Company.
[ "Mel Collins", "John Wtton", "Greg Lake", "Boz Burrell" ]
Boz Burrell
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Guitarist and composer Robert Fripp produced Peter Gabriels first solo album.
[ "True", "False" ]
False
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John Wetton and Bill Bruford, former members of King Crimson, founded which British progressive rock group?
[ "Curved Air", "Dogstar", "UK", "Dragonfly" ]
UK
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Jon Anderson, best known as the lead singer of the progressive rock band, Yes, sang on which King Crimson album?
[ "U.S.A.", "Islands", "Lark s Tongue in Aspic", "Lizard" ]
Lizard
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In 1975 while still a member of Genesis, Steve Hackett released his first solo album, Voyage of the Acolyte.
[ "False", "True" ]
True
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In 1970, British progressive rock keyboard player, Rick Wakeman, joined which group?
[ "Steely Dan", "The Strawbs", "Mother Earth", "Yes" ]
The Strawbs
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Who sang the 80s song Leader of the Band?
[ "Dave Loggins", "Glen Campbell", "David Gates", "Dan Fogelberg" ]
Dan Fogelberg
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Who performed the 1990 song Ice, Ice Baby?
[ "Ice Cube", "Ice T", "Grandmaster Flash", "Vanilla Ice" ]
Vanilla Ice
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Who was the lead singer of the English rock band Queen?
[ "Freddie Fender", "Freddy Mercury", "Joe Perry", "Eddie Kendricks" ]
Freddy Mercury
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Who had a hit song in 1975 called Rhinestone Cowboy?
[ "Glen Campbell", "Willie Nelson", "Bill Singer", "Jerry Reed" ]
Glen Campbell
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How long is the song Stairway to Heaven?
[ "11 minutes", "8 minutes", "10 minutes", "6 minutes" ]
8 minutes
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Beyonce Knowles was a member of this band in the late 90s and early 2000s.
[ "Destinys Child", "Jade", "T.L.C.", "S.W.V." ]
Destinys Child
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Who performed the hit song Dont You Want Me?
[ "Human League", "Bow Wow Wow", "Kajagoogoo", "Frankie Goes to Hollywood" ]
Human League
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Brother and sister Richard and Karen were in this popular group in the 70s.
[ "The DeFranco Family", "The Osmonds", "The Coors", "The Carpenters" ]
The Carpenters
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The Safety Dance was a hit single in 1983 for this Canadian band.
[ "The Village People", "Men at Work", "Men Without Hats", "Tears for Fears" ]
Men Without Hats
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After the Lovin was a hit song for this singer in 1976.
[ "Tom Jones", "Engelbert Humperdinck", "Dion", "Johnny Cash" ]
Engelbert Humperdinck
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What band performed the 1993 song Plush?
[ "Bush", "Nirvana", "Candlebox", "The Stone Temple Pilots" ]
The Stone Temple Pilots
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Which of these rock bands performed the song Spoonman?
[ "The Stone Temple Pilots", "Godsmack", "Nirvana", "Soundgarden" ]
Soundgarden
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Matchbox 20 performed the song Girl Like That.
[ "False", "True" ]
True
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Name the band that performed The Animal Song in 1999.
[ "Matchbox 20", "Soundgarden", "Candlebox", "Savage Garden" ]
Savage Garden
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Which of these bands performed the songs Whats This Life for and My Own Prison?
[ "Candlebox", "The Goo Goo Dolls", "Marcy Playground", "Creed" ]
Creed
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Which female artist performed Have You Ever in 1998?
[ "Monica", "Mariah Carey", "Celine Dion", "Brandy" ]
Brandy
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The rock band Godsmack performed the song Comedown.
[ "False", "True" ]
False
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Which band performed the 1997 song Sex and Candy?
[ "Marcy Playground", "Bush", "Pearl Jam", "Candlebox" ]
Marcy Playground
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Did Lenny Kravitz perform the song Are You Gonna Go My Way?
[ "Yes", "No" ]
Yes
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Which of these bands performed the song Iris in 1998?
[ "Marcy Playground", "Hootie and the Blowfish", "The Goo Goo Dolls", "Candlebox" ]
The Goo Goo Dolls
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Who performed the song What Its Like in 1998?
[ "Collective Soul", "Everlast", "Lenny Kravitz", "Kid Rock" ]
Everlast
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Youre sitting on a train eyeing up the cute member of the opposite sex sitting across from you. Then suddenly they are speaking to you. However far away, I will always love you. However long I stay, I will always love you. Whatever words I say, I will always love you. I will always love you.
[ "ure about to confess your undying love for this stranger when you suddenly realise...they have a discman in their lap and earplugs in their ears. What was the object of your affection actually singing?", "Love Song", "Far and Away Love", "The Song of Love", "I will always love you" ]
Love Song
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Its Wednesday afternoon. You are sitting at your desk looking blankly at your computer screen. Suddenly a loud sneeze interrupts your thoughts of Saturday night. Its Mario, the office flirt. You ask him what is wrong and he says to you... Its getting cold and Im starting to sneeze. I wipe my nose on my sleeve. I got the sniffles, Id better drink my tea. Oh dya wanna, wanna catch a cold with me? You politely refuse. Later Lloyd tells you that Mario stole his line from a song by whom?
[ "Jewel", "Angie Stone", "INXS", "J-LO" ]
Jewel
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Finally the weekend is here! What is a better way to spend it than painting the house? Okay, so you dont have a life. You are looking at your red door. What colour MUST you paint it?
[ "Purple", "Black", "Green", "Blue" ]
Black
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Back to work on Monday morning. You find pinned to your computer a song written by a secret admirer: I love your skin, oh so white. I love your touch cold as ice and I love every single tear you cry. I just love the way youre losing your life
[ "ary! Sure you dont tan easily and you do have poor circulation, but youre not dying! You read on as your admirer tells you that you are gone with something. What is it?", "Gone with the Sin", "Gone with the Salvation of Mankind", "Gone with the Solar System", "Gone with the Sun" ]
Gone with the Sin
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Over lunch your workmate Lloyd is telling you about his weekend.
[ "st night my kisses were banked in black hair. And in my bed, my lover, her hair was midnight black. And all her mystery dwelled within her black hair. And her black hair framed a happy heart-shaped face. You guess he has a thing for girls with black hair! However, as is always the case, Lloyds heart was broken b...
To the West
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After listening to Lloyds sad tale of his love life, your friend Julie, from accounts, tells you her tragic history with men. After she has finished Lloyd suggests that she follow what Placebo says. What is he talking about?
[ "Get a hair cut and get a real job", "I will never love again", "Love the one your with", "Change your taste in men" ]
Change your taste in men
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You are called into your boss office. What have you done? She is looking out the window. Without turning to you she sings the following lines: I see a ship in the harbor. I can and shall obey. But if it wasnt for your misfortune Id be a heavenly person today. What sort of day is your boss having?
[ "A Heavenly Monday", "A Blue Monday", "A Dark Monday", "A Sad Monday" ]
A Blue Monday
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Time is slowly ticking by. It is almost home time. Your favorite song, Chunky Chunky Air Guitar, comes over the radio. After the song has finished and Lloyd has stopped his air guitar performance and come down from his desk, you ask him who the song is by. What does he say?
[ "The Verve", "The Whitlams", "The Cure", "The Vines" ]
The Whitlams
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Home time has finally rolled around, ending a very strange day. You are packing up your belongings when a blur runs past you screaming the words Sometimes I feel Ive got to run away, Ive got to get away. What song is this from?
[ "Blind", "Cars", "Tainted Love", "Killing Me Softly" ]
Tainted Love
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Name the composer.
[ "Luigi Boccherini", "Franz Joseph Haydn", "Alexander Borodin", "Georges Bizet" ]
Georges Bizet
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Name the composer
[ "Fryderyk Chopin", "Luigi Boccherini", "Franz Joseph Haydn", "Ludwig van Beethoven" ]
Ludwig van Beethoven
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The Dr. Martens shoes, footwear typical of punk fashion, were invented in which country?
[ "England", "China", "Germany", "USA" ]
Germany
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Which one of these bands famous for their punk clothing style, released the album Punks Not Dead?
[ "The Beatles", "The Wu Tang Clan", "Westlife", "The Exploited" ]
The Exploited
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The leather bracelets and necklaces with metal spikes, worn by punk rockers, are called by what name?
[ "Pikes", "Prickles", "Thorn armbands", "Spike bands" ]
Spike bands
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Which element of punk fashion is a special leather or jeans jacket with patches of the owners favourite rock band on?
[ "Chucks", "Dickie", "Kutte", "DM" ]
Kutte
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The famous punk rock hairstyle, in which hair is dyed in bright colours and points straight up, is called by what name?
[ "The Shoshone hairstyle", "The Navajo hairstyle", "The Mohawk hairstyle", "The Cheyenne hairstyle" ]
The Mohawk hairstyle
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What term refers to the punk subculture which preaches total abstinence from drugs, alcohol and tobacco?
[ "Straight edge", "Crust punk", "Gothic", "Grunge" ]
Straight edge
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The Chuck Taylor All-Stars shoes, produced by Converse and popular in punk rock fashion, were first made in what year?
[ "1917", "1967", "1988", "1973" ]
1917
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Which UK thrash metal band coined the term crust, used to define a subgenre of hardcore punk?
[ "Sex Pistols", "Madball", "Hellbastard", "Ramones" ]
Hellbastard
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Plain grey flannel t-shirts, simple denim jackets, long undyed hair and ripped jeans are typical of which subculture?
[ "Crust punk", "Straight punk", "Emo hardcore", "Grunge" ]
Grunge
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What was the name of Sex Pistols manager whose clothing shop in London influenced British punk fashion?
[ "Annabella Lwin", "Sid Vicious", "Malcolm McLaren", "Kurt Cobain" ]
Malcolm McLaren
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Advise. Down on 42nd Street You dont tug on Supermans cape and You dont pull the mask off the old Lone Ranger and most of all, you dont mess around with Big Jim Walker.
[ "at is until a country boy from south Alabama named Willy McCoy came looking to get his money back. What do they call Willy back home in South Alabama?", "Mister McCoy", "Slim", "Willie C", "Stagger Lee" ]
Slim
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So good night, you Moonlight Ladies croons the singer. Wont you let me go down in my dreams? Who is told to rockabye?
[ "Ode to Billie Joe", "Hey, Jude", "Sweet Baby James", "The Ballad of Peter Pumpkinhead" ]
Sweet Baby James
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In his song Movin Out, Billy Joel inquires Who needs a house out in Hackensack? Mama if thats moving up, then Im moving out. What is the subtitle of the song?
[ "(Simons Song)", "(Tonys Song)", "(Anthonys Song)", "(Hitchs Song)" ]
(Anthonys Song)
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He was born in a cross-fire hurricane and howled at my Ma in the drivin rain. But dont worry, Its all right now. In fact, its a gas. Gas! Gas!
[ "Bad Bad Leroy Brown", "Mack the Knife", "Stagger Lee", "Jumpin Jack Flash" ]
Jumpin Jack Flash
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I know something is wrong.
[ "use Chuck Es in love with the little girl singing this song.", "nt you know", "uck Es in love, Chuck Es in love", "ucks in love with me.", "o is the little girl singing the song?", "Linda Ronstadt", "Emmylou Harris", "Rickie Lee Jones", "Dolly Parton" ]
Rickie Lee Jones
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This is a little ditty about two kids growing up in Americas heartland. Who did John Mellencamp warn
[ "ld on to 16 as long as you can?", "Jack and Diane", "Dick and Jane", "Chuck and Diane", "Frankie and Johnny" ]
Jack and Diane
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On the south side of Chicago lived the baddest man in town. According to Jim Croce Who was badder than old King Kong and meaner than a junkyard dog?
[ "Charlie Brown", "Dont Mess With Jim", "Bad Bad Leroy Brown", "Stagger Lee" ]
Bad Bad Leroy Brown
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Some people may call this gentleman a Space Cowboy or Gangster of Love. In the song The Joker who says I really love your peaches want to shake your tree?
[ "Maurice", "John", "Jimmie Mack", "Billie" ]
Maurice
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Monkees member Robert Michael (Mike) Nesmith was independently wealthy because his mother invented what commonly used product?
[ "White Out", "Post it Notes", "Computer Disks", "Scotch Tape" ]
White Out
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What TV show did The Monkees member Micky Dolenz appear in as a child?
[ "All in the Family", "Route 66", "The Circus Boy", "The Naked City" ]
The Circus Boy
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What career did The Monkees member David Thomas (Davy) Jones want to take as a child?
[ "School Teacher", "Pro Wrestler", "Jockey", "Actor" ]
Jockey
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Which one of these is not an album released by the 1960s band, The Monkees?
[ "Gonna Buy Me a Dog", "Take a Giant Step", "The Birds the Bees and the Monkees", "Pleasant Valley Sunday" ]
Gonna Buy Me a Dog
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Davy Jones of the band The Monkees could grow no hair on his face.
[ "True", "False" ]
True
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Headquarters was first album The Monkees released, in which they wrote, performed and sung all the songs.
[ "True", "False" ]
True
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This 50s Broadway musical starring Rosalind Russell was based on the play My Sister Eileen.
[ "Chicago", "The City of Angels", "On the Town", "Wonderful Town" ]
Wonderful Town
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Mama Morton is a character from this play that has had successful revivals and has been made into an Oscar-winning movie.
[ "Mama Mia", "Chicago", "Auntie Mame", "Dear World" ]
Chicago
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Elphaba is the lead character in which clever show based loosely on The Wizard of Oz?
[ "La Cage aux Folles", "Follies", "Wicked", "The Boy From Oz" ]
Wicked
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Charity Valentine is a character in this Bob Fosse hit show which was later made into a somewhat disappointing movie.
[ "Damn Yankees", "The Pajama Game", "Sweet Charity", "Redhead" ]
Sweet Charity
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In this Ethel Merman show Mr. Goldstone is a minor character but is featured in a rousing number.
[ "Wildcat", "Mame", "Damn Yankees", "Gypsy" ]
Gypsy
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Miss Gooch is a character in which award-winning Jerry Herman musical based on an earlier play?
[ "Mame", "The Jersey Boys", "Dear World", "Jerrys Girls" ]
Mame
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Aunt Eller is a character in which Rogers and Hammerstein early show?
[ "Oklahoma", "Me and Juliet", "Annie Get Your Gun", "Nine" ]
Oklahoma
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In this musical later made into a movie, Sandy is a major character with very few lines.
[ "The Lion King", "West Side Story", "Gigi", "Annie" ]
Annie
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Seymour is the leading man in which Broadway hit show based on a movie?
[ "The Rocky Horror Show", "The Boy from Oz", "Little Shop of Horrors", "Best Little Whorehouse in Texas" ]
Little Shop of Horrors