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music | What black animal was used for the title of Janet Jacksons 1989 rock song? | [
"Black raven",
"Black cat",
"Black shark",
"Black horse"
] | Black cat |
music | The song Make Me Smile was a hit song in the 1970s for this band. | [
"Steve Miller Band",
"Boston",
"Chicago",
"The Rolling Stones"
] | Chicago |
music | Sara Smile was a very big hit for this band in 1976. | [
"Bad Company",
"Steve Miller Band",
"Hall Oates",
"Foreigner"
] | Hall Oates |
music | The song Cant Smile Without You was a big hit song for this singer in 1978. | [
"Rick Barry",
"Barry Manilow",
"Barry Mann",
"Marry Banilow"
] | Barry Manilow |
music | When Will I See You Smile Again? was a pretty big RB hit for this group in 1991. | [
"Jodeci",
"Shai",
"Silk",
"Bell Biv DeVoe"
] | Bell Biv DeVoe |
music | Smile a Little Smile For Me was a big hit song for this one hit wonder in 1969. | [
"The Lemon Pipers",
"The Flying Machine",
"John Fred The Playboys",
"Strawberry Alarm Clock"
] | The Flying Machine |
music | Which of these country artists released the song Where the Stars and Stripes and the Eagle Fly in 2001 after the 911 attacks? | [
"John Michael Montgomery",
"Aaron Tippin",
"Toby Keith",
"Joe Diffie"
] | Aaron Tippin |
music | Which well known southern rock band gave us the song Red, White and Blue in 2003? | [
"The Doobie Brothers",
"Lynyrd Skynyrd",
"Molley Hatchet",
"The Allman Brothers"
] | Lynyrd Skynyrd |
music | Which of these patriotic songs was one of Bruce Springsteens biggest hits, released in 1984? | [
"Only in the U.S.A",
"Only in America",
"Born in the U.S.A",
"Born in America"
] | Born in the U.S.A |
music | Which of these country artists released the song American Soldier in 2004? | [
"Jason Aldean",
"Toby Keith",
"Keith Anderson",
"Billy Currington"
] | Toby Keith |
music | Who recorded the 2001 patriotic song Lets Roll about Flight 93? | [
"Charlie Daniels",
"Tom Petty",
"Bruce Springsteen",
"Neil Young"
] | Neil Young |
music | Paul McCartney wrote the song Freedom in 2001 after the September 11 attacks. | [
"False",
"True"
] | True |
music | What rock band brought us the song I Feel Free in 1966? | [
"The Allman Brothers",
"The Who",
"The Yardbirds",
"Cream"
] | Cream |
music | Who gave us the song Rock N Me, which tells about different US states? | [
"Great White",
"Steve Miller Band",
"John Cougar Mellencamp",
"Eddie Money"
] | Steve Miller Band |
music | What nickname was given to English rock band The Rolling Stones? | [
"The Monsters",
"The Rock and Roll Royalty",
"None of these",
"The Greatest Rock and Roll Band in the World"
] | The Greatest Rock and Roll Band in the World |
music | What popular female musician has been called the Queen of Pop? | [
"Mariah Carey",
"Janet Jackson",
"Madonna",
"All of these"
] | All of these |
music | What male musician was nicknamed the Architect of Rock and Roll? | [
"Carl Perkins",
"Robert Johnson",
"Elvis Presley",
"Little Richard"
] | Little Richard |
music | What nickname was Bruce Springsteen given? | [
"The Mayor",
"The President",
"The Chief",
"The Boss"
] | The Boss |
music | What American singer, known as the Queen of Country, was born in Sevierville, Tennessee, in a dirt poor family, as she described them? | [
"Reba McEntire",
"Dolly Parton",
"Loretta Lynn",
"Kitty Wells"
] | Dolly Parton |
music | What sinister nickname has been given to Ozzy Osbourne? | [
"Prince of Darkness",
"Lord of the Undead",
"Count Dracula",
"His Royal Blackness"
] | Prince of Darkness |
music | What female musician was named The Empress of the Blues? | [
"Bessie Smith",
"Patti Smith",
"Nina Simone",
"Aretha Franklin"
] | Bessie Smith |
music | What nickname was given to James Brown to honor his achievements in music? | [
"Godfather of Soul",
"Grandfather of Soul",
"King of the Blues",
"King of Rock n Soul"
] | Godfather of Soul |
music | What American musician was nicknamed the Queen of RB? | [
"All of these",
"Janet Jackson",
"Beyonce Knowles",
"Alicia Keys"
] | All of these |
music | What confession did Michael Jackson, the King of Pop, make in a February 1993 interview with Oprah Winfrey? | [
"He slept in a hyperbaric oxygen chamber.",
"He had bought the bones of the Elephant Man.",
"None of these",
"He was bleaching his skin."
] | None of these |
music | For what 1986 movie was Queens ballad Who Wants to Live Forever written? | [
"Highlander",
"The Godfather",
"Flash Gordon",
"Braveheart"
] | Highlander |
music | Who performed the 1993 power ballad Id Do Anything for Love (But I Wont Do That)? | [
"Babyface",
"R. Kelly",
"Stevie Wonder",
"Meat Loaf"
] | Meat Loaf |
music | What urban legend did Phil Collins power ballad In the Air Tonight start? | [
"That Phil Collins witnessed the drowning of a person",
"That Phil Collins wanted to become a detective",
"That Phil Collins attempted suicide",
"That Phil Collins was mentally unstable"
] | That Phil Collins witnessed the drowning of a person |
music | Who is the performer of the 1984 power ballad Purple Rain? | [
"Prince",
"Joe Cocker",
"Queen",
"Deep Purple"
] | Prince |
music | What band wrote and performed the ballad Without You, later covered by Mariah Carey? | [
"Badfinger",
"Hot Chocolate",
"Candy",
"Bread"
] | Badfinger |
music | What celebrated artist wrote the ballad Nothing Compares 2 U, which was later covered by Sinead OConnor and topped the charts in many countries? | [
"George Michael",
"Prince",
"John Lennon",
"Elton John"
] | Prince |
music | The eternal flame burning in a shrine for this legendary musician inspired the power ballad Eternal Flame by The Bangles. | [
"John Lennon",
"Janis Joplin",
"Jimi Hendrix",
"Elvis"
] | Elvis |
music | On the soundtrack of what popular movie was Roxettes power ballad It Must Have Been Love included? | [
"Pretty Woman",
"Top Gun",
"Ghost",
"Mermaids"
] | Pretty Woman |
music | In what album by Celine Dion was the Academy Award-winning ballad My Heart Will Go On included? | [
"These Are Special Times",
"Lets Talk About Love",
"Falling into You",
"A New Day Has Come"
] | Lets Talk About Love |
music | In 2001, Michael Jackson stated in an Internet fan chat that this ballad is the song he is most proud of writing. | [
"Heal the World",
"We Are the World",
"You Are Not Alone",
"Earth Song"
] | Heal the World |
music | What Gary Allan song do the following lyrics come from: Wrapped up in flames of desire/ with every touch theyre burning higher/ two shadows dancing on the wall..? | [
"Best I Ever Had",
"Her Man",
"Nothing On But The Radio",
"The One"
] | Nothing On But The Radio |
music | These following lyrics are from the song The One by Gary Allan: Ill fill those canyons in your soul/ like a river lead you home/ and Ill walk a step behind/ in the shadows so you shine.. | [
"False",
"True"
] | True |
music | Which of Gary Allans songs do these lyrics come from: I dont wanna hurt nobody/ Dont wanna make nobody cry/ I dont wanna do wrong, I dont wanna do wrong..? | [
"Lovin You Against My Will",
"Man Of Me",
"It Would Be You",
"Tough Little Boys"
] | Lovin You Against My Will |
music | Which song by country singer Gary Allan contains these lyrics Its hard describing a heartache/ Cause its a one-of-a- kind thing/Serious injury, and a whole lot of endless pain..? | [
"Lovin You Against my Will",
"It Would Be You",
"Songs About Rain",
"Man to Man"
] | It Would Be You |
music | Are these lyrics from the song âHer Man by Gary Allan: So you stole my world/Now Im just a phony/Remembering the girl/ Leaves me down and lonely..? | [
"No",
"Yes"
] | No |
music | The rain falls where it wants to/ The wind blows where it will/ Everything on Earth goes somewhere/ But I swear were standin still.. To which Gary Allan country song do these lyrics belong? | [
"Smoke Rings In The Dark",
"Songs About Rain",
"A Feelin Like That",
"Right Where I Need To Be"
] | Smoke Rings In The Dark |
music | Which Gary Allan song are these lyrics from: âWhere when I hear her I can see her/ I can smell her sweet perfume/ I can feel her skin against me when I sleep..? | [
"Lovin You Against My Will",
"Right Where I Need To Be",
"Her Man",
"Alright Guy"
] | Right Where I Need To Be |
music | Well you think all your anger is justified/ Me, I think its just your wounded pride.. Are these lyrics from the song Man To Man by country singer Gary Allan? | [
"Yes",
"No"
] | Yes |
music | What inspired Michael Jackson to write his famous song Heal the World in the first place? | [
"War and its consequences",
"None of these",
"The plight of wild animals",
"Poverty around the world"
] | The plight of wild animals |
music | What popular band released the 1974 song Waterloo? | [
"ABBA",
"Eruption",
"The Beatles",
"Rolling Stones"
] | ABBA |
music | What female musician recorded her song Hollywood in 2002, and released it in 2003? | [
"Beyonce",
"Madonna",
"Kylie Minogue",
"Cher"
] | Madonna |
music | What is the title of the power ballad written by Eric Clapton after his little son Conor died in 1991? | [
"Tears in Paradise",
"Tears in Zion",
"Tears in Eden",
"Tears in Heaven"
] | Tears in Heaven |
music | What 1999 song recorded by Sting features Algerian rai singer Cheb Mami? | [
"Desert Rose",
"Moon Rose",
"Woodland Rose",
"Prairie Rose"
] | Desert Rose |
music | Who performed the popular song New York, New York in Martin Scorseses 1977 movie New York, New York? | [
"Gene Kelly",
"Fred Astaire",
"Liza Minnelli",
"Frank Sinatra"
] | Liza Minnelli |
music | What famous rapper performed the 1995 song California Love together with Dr. Dre? | [
"2Pac",
"Puff Daddy",
"Notorious B.I.G.",
"Eminem"
] | 2Pac |
music | Which of these musicians has covered the popular song Jailhouse Rock? | [
"All of these",
"Queen",
"ABBA",
"ZZ Top"
] | All of these |
music | This popular male musician wrote the 1973 song Knockin on Heavens Door? | [
"Johnny Cash",
"Eric Clapton",
"Mick Jagger",
"Bob Dylan"
] | Bob Dylan |
music | What is the name of the band that recorded the 1974 song Sweet Home Alabama? | [
"Lynyrd Skynyrd",
"Hot Chocolate",
"The Kelly Family",
"Electric Lamb"
] | Lynyrd Skynyrd |
music | What is the most common alternate tuning for a guitar when playing bluegrass? | [
"Tune the low E string down to D.",
"Tune the high E string down to D.",
"Tune all the strings down one whole step to be more in line with the banjo.",
"Tune the A string up to B; the D string up to E; and the G string up to G#."
] | Tune the low E string down to D. |
music | Since a traditional bluegrass ensemble usually does not include a drummer (fiddle, guitar, banjo, mandolin, string bass), the musician playing the mandolin will sometimes mute the strings and strum off the beat to help keep time in a technique that has generally become known by what name? | [
"Crow-barring",
"Chunking",
"Clawhammering",
"Cross-picking"
] | Chunking |
music | In the Bluegrass music, although alternate tunings on guitar and banjo are commonplace (the low banjo string commonly alternates from C to D depending on song key), the fiddle always retains its standard G-D-A-E tuning. | [
"False",
"True"
] | False |
music | What is the missing part of this Bill Monroes well-known recording: The Muleskinner ______? | [
"Blues",
"Sleeps Tonite",
"Waltz",
"Breakdown"
] | Blues |
music | The technique, not generally used in classical or legit playing that turns a violin into a fiddle, is called what? | [
"Sliding",
"Hammering",
"Double-Stops",
"Spiccato bowing"
] | Sliding |
music | What musician recorded the 2001 song Sugar Baby on the album Love and Theft? | [
"Mariah Carey",
"Bob Dylan",
"Stevie Wonder",
"Whitney Houston"
] | Bob Dylan |
music | What animal is the title character in the 1995 movie Babe? | [
"Horse",
"Mouse",
"Pig",
"Dog"
] | Pig |
music | What band recorded the 1997 song Anybody Seen My Baby? on their album Bridges to Babylon? | [
"Bon Jovi",
"The Rolling Stones",
"Uriah Heep",
"Deep Purple"
] | The Rolling Stones |
music | What is special about the baby in the 1968 movie Rosemarys Baby? | [
"It has two heads.",
"It is the new Messiah.",
"It is a baby genius.",
"It is the child of Satan."
] | It is the child of Satan. |
music | Which of these is the title of a popular 1990 song by Whitney Houston? | [
"Im Your Baby Tomorrow",
"Im Your Baby Tonight",
"Im Your Baby Today",
"Im Your Baby Next Thursday"
] | Im Your Baby Tonight |
music | What is the title of the popular song released by Sonny Cher in 1965? | [
"I Got You Babe",
"Babe",
"You Got Me Babe",
"You Are My Babe"
] | I Got You Babe |
music | How many symphonies did Beethoven compose? | [
"5",
"10",
"11",
"9"
] | 9 |
music | Music historians have divided Beethovens career as a composer into three periods. What are they called? | [
"Romantic, Baroque, Eroica",
"Preliminary, Viennese, Eroica",
"Pre-Vienna, Viennese, Bonn",
"Viennese, Heroic, Later"
] | Viennese, Heroic, Later |
music | Possibly the best-known symphony by Beethoven, it is sometimes referred to as The Fate Symphony or Fate Knocking at the Door. | [
"Symphony #9",
"Symphony #5",
"Symphony #3",
"Symphony #10"
] | Symphony #5 |
music | This symphony by Beethoven is often called The Pastoral and was featured in the movies Fantasia and Soylent Green. | [
"Symphony #8",
"Symphony # 4",
"Symphony #10",
"Symphony #6"
] | Symphony #6 |
music | This symphony was composed by Beethoven while he was at a health spa in Teplitz in Bohemia. It is Opus 92, in A -Major. Beethoven conducted it at its premiere at a concert to aide soldiers injured at the Battle of Hanau, against Napoleons troops. | [
"Symphony #9",
"Symphony #7",
"Symphony #8",
"Symphony #10"
] | Symphony #7 |
music | This symphony by Beethoven was the first and last piece conducted by Leonard Bernstein with the Boston Symphony. The Philadelphia Orchestra used to perform the second movement at rehearsals whenever they heard of the death of a present or former orchestra member. | [
"Symphony #2",
"Symphony #7",
"Symphony #9",
"Symphony #4"
] | Symphony #7 |
music | Running for 26 minutes, this symphony in F Major is the shortest of Beethovens symphonies and the only one without a dedication. | [
"Symphony #8",
"Symphony #2",
"Symphony #4",
"Symphony #6"
] | Symphony #8 |
music | One of Beethovens most popular and famous works, this symphony was originally dedicated to Napoleon. When Napoleon accepted the title of Emperor of France, Beethoven changed the dedication to a heroic symphony, composed to celebrate the memory of a great man. | [
"Symphony #9",
"Symphony #3",
"Symphony #1",
"Symphony #5"
] | Symphony #3 |
music | The great Choral Symphony by Beethoven ends with a beautiful song based on a German poem. Who wrote the poem? | [
"Goethe",
"Schindler",
"Schiller",
"Werfel"
] | Schiller |
music | This symphony, composed by Beethoven in 1800, lasts for just 28 minutes. Many say that it resembles a German drinking song. | [
"Symphony #6",
"Symphony #4",
"Symphony #1",
"Symphony #2"
] | Symphony #1 |
music | The period from about 1812 to 1816 was one of Beethovens least productive periods. What is the most probable reason for this? | [
"His parents both died during this period.",
"His Symphony #10 was a total failure.",
"He realized that he would never be able to marry.",
"His deafness became complete."
] | He realized that he would never be able to marry. |
music | This great musician was born in Wisconsin but lived for many years in Mahwah, New Jersey. He is most responsible for the development of the unibody electric guitar. Unfortunately, he died in August of 2009. | [
"Les Paul",
"Ben Gibson",
"Strother Martin",
"Max Dumbrowski"
] | Les Paul |
music | She was called Sassy and was one of the greatest jazz vocalists. | [
"Sarah Vaughan",
"Ella Fitzgerald",
"Shirley Horne",
"Lena Horne"
] | Sarah Vaughan |
music | Sherry was the first big hit of this group that featured four Jersey Boys. | [
"The Four Seasons",
"The Four Bells",
"The Four Lads",
"The Four Feshmen"
] | The Four Seasons |
music | Concetta Rosa Maria Franconero, born in Newark, N.J., is better known by this name. | [
"Rose Marie",
"Connie Francis",
"Lelsie Gore",
"Ella Fitzgerald"
] | Connie Francis |
music | This singer hit the pop charts with Its My Party and Ill Cry If I Want to and Now Its Judys Turn to Cry. | [
"Ella Fitzgerald",
"Connie Francis",
"Dionne Warwick",
"Leslie Gore"
] | Leslie Gore |
music | Bruce Springsteen is from New Jersey. Can you name the two Jersey-born drummers for the E Street Band that periodically toured and recorded with Bruce Springsteen? | [
"Danny Federici and Clarence Clemons",
"Roy Bitton and Suki Carter",
"Vini Lopez and Max Weinberg",
"David Sancius and Guy Tallant"
] | Vini Lopez and Max Weinberg |
music | This singer was the only female member of The Fugees. She also acted in Sister Act II. | [
"Lauryn Hill",
"Patti Smith",
"Leslie Gore",
"Patti Smyth"
] | Lauryn Hill |
music | This former member of The Fugees was born in Haiti, lived for a short time in Brooklyn, NY and then moved to New Jersey. | [
"Charles Basie",
"Tony Mottola",
"Bill Evans",
"Wyclef Jean"
] | Wyclef Jean |
music | Whitney Houstons mother and aunt have both won Grammy Awards. | [
"False",
"True"
] | False |
music | Where in New Jersey was Frank Sinatra born? | [
"Hoboken",
"Newark",
"Jersey City",
"West New York"
] | Hoboken |
music | This famous guitarist was discovered while in rehab at a Synanon Center. | [
"Clint Black",
"Bill Evans",
"Tony Mottola",
"Joe Pass"
] | Joe Pass |
music | This famous drummer had a pop hit with Topsy Part 2. He played with Cab Calloway, The Louis Armstrong All Stars, and many other famous jazz orchestras. | [
"Cozy Cole",
"Tony Mottola",
"Tommy Mottola",
"Bill Evans"
] | Cozy Cole |
music | This New Jersey group had big hits with Sylvias Mother, When Youre in Love with a Beautiful Woman and On the Cover of the Rolling Stone. | [
"Dr. DeMento and the Medicine Show",
"Dr. Obama and the National Medicine Show",
"Dr. John and the Medicine Show",
"Dr. Hook and the Medicine Show"
] | Dr. Hook and the Medicine Show |
music | Ladies Night, Celebration, Get Down on It , Jungle Boogie and Fresh were hits for this group. | [
"Kool and the Gang",
"K.C. and the Sunshine Company",
"Hall and Oates",
"Finn and Haddie"
] | Kool and the Gang |
music | This New Jersey musician is most famous as the arranger and musical director for Sinatra, Dean Martin, Ella Fitzgerald, Judy Garland, Johnny Mathis and Peggy Lee. Linda Ronstadt had two Platinum albums featuring his arrangements. | [
"Bill Evans",
"Nelson Riddle",
"John Phillip Astor",
"Neal Hefti"
] | Nelson Riddle |
music | Although he is most often associated with Kansas City, this great band leader was born in New Jersey. Who is this jazz great whose big band was featured in the last scene of the 1974 movie Blazing Saddles? | [
"Edward Kennedy Ellington",
"Bennie Goodman",
"William Basie",
"Charlie Barnet"
] | William Basie |
music | What Academy Award-winning movie featured Queens power ballad The Show Must Go On? | [
"Moulin Rouge!",
"Armageddon",
"Pearl Harbor",
"All of these"
] | Moulin Rouge! |
music | What RB male musician performed the 1996 power ballad I Believe I Can Fly? | [
"Usher",
"Stevie Wonder",
"Babyface",
"R. Kelly"
] | R. Kelly |
music | Eric Clapton wrote and dedicated his power ballad Tears in Heaven to this member of his family who passed away in an accident. | [
"His son",
"His sister",
"His mother",
"His niece"
] | His son |
music | How many Grammy Awards did Mariah Careys power ballad Hero win? | [
"Two",
"Five",
"One",
"None"
] | None |
music | Bon Jovi claimed that he wrote the power ballad Bed of Roses while suffering from which of the following? | [
"All of these",
"drug addiction",
"flu",
"hangover"
] | hangover |
music | Who wrote the power ballad Woman in Love performed by Barbra Streisand in 1980? | [
"Paul McCartney",
"Stevie Wonder",
"Barbra Streisand",
"The Bee Gees"
] | The Bee Gees |
music | Bryan Adams power ballad (Everything I Do) I Do It for You was featured on the soundtrack of this 1991 movie. | [
"Don Juan DeMarco",
"Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves",
"Beauty and the Beast",
"Pretty Woman"
] | Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves |
music | How does Toni Braxtons lover, played by model Tyson Beckford, die in the music video of her power ballad Un-Break My Heart? | [
"He drowns",
"He commits suicide",
"He is shot",
"In a motorcycle crash"
] | In a motorcycle crash |
music | The music video of what power ballad by Madonna features Spanish bullfighter Emilio Munoz? | [
"Frozen",
"Youll See",
"You Must Love Me",
"Take a Bow"
] | Take a Bow |
music | Who wrote Whitney Houstons 1992 power ballad I Will Always Love You? | [
"Whitney Houston",
"Cher",
"Mariah Carey",
"Dolly Parton"
] | Dolly Parton |
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