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In the autumn of 2005, Jesse McCartney toured Australia.
[ "True", "False" ]
True
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What is the name of the 1970 documentary movie about The Beatles that received an Academy Award?
[ "The Beatles", "The Fab Four", "Let It Be", "Yellow Submarine" ]
Let It Be
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Which member of the Backstreet Boys left the group in June 2006?
[ "Nick Carter", "Howie Dorough", "A. J. McLean", "Kevin Richardson" ]
Kevin Richardson
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What is the title of New Kids on the Blocks debut album released in 1986?
[ "Hangin Tough", "New Kids on the Block", "Face the Music", "The Block" ]
New Kids on the Block
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How did N Sync come up with their name?
[ "They named the band after a music shop.", "They named the group after a brand of electronics.", "The name of the band is a play on the letters of the members first names.", "A fortune teller told them they should be named so." ]
The name of the band is a play on the letters of the members first names.
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What term is used for the music created by The Jackson 5?
[ "Cotton candy blues", "Candy pop", "Chocolate jazz", "Bubblegum soul" ]
Bubblegum soul
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Which member of Irish band Boyzone passed away unexpectedly on October 10, 2009 at the age of 33?
[ "Mikey Graham", "Keith Duffy", "Stephen Gately", "Shane Lynch" ]
Stephen Gately
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What kind of blood relationship did the members of the Bee Gees have?
[ "Half-brothers", "Brothers", "Cousins", "Two brothers and a cousin" ]
Brothers
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In what country was the boy band Five, or 5ive, formed in 1997?
[ "United Kingdom", "United States", "Australia", "Germany" ]
United Kingdom
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What was the original name of RB boy band Boyz II Men, formed in 1986 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania?
[ "Unique Attraction", "New Page", "New Edition", "To The Right" ]
Unique Attraction
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Which member of English boy band Take That titled his debut solo album Life thru a Lens?
[ "Mark Owen", "Gary Barlow", "Howard Donald", "Robbie Williams" ]
Robbie Williams
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The band, Carbon Leaf, got their start at Randolph-Macon College in Virginia, in 1992.
[ "True", "False" ]
True
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What was the first movie for which Barbra Streisand won an Academy Award?
[ "Funny Girl", "The Prince of Tides", "A Star Is Born", "Hello, Dolly!" ]
Funny Girl
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What is the name of Barbra Streisands album on which she worked with the Bee Gees Barry Gibb?
[ "Barbra", "Guilty", "Woman In Love", "Time" ]
Guilty
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For which of these American Presidents did Barbra Streisand campaign?
[ "George W. Bush", "George H. W. Bush", "Bill Clinton", "Barack Obama" ]
Bill Clinton
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What actor, director and producer did Barbra Streisand marry in 1998?
[ "Ron Howard", "James Brolin", "Jon Peters", "Elliott Gould" ]
James Brolin
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Barbra Streisand shares her birthday, April 24, with this Academy Award-winning actress, and they are known for celebrating together.
[ "Whoopi Goldberg", "Shirley MacLaine", "Jane Fonda", "Sally Field" ]
Shirley MacLaine
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In what popular musical film did Barbra Streisand star in 1969?
[ "Moulin Rouge", "Hello, Dolly!", "Chicago", "Hair" ]
Hello, Dolly!
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For what song featured on the 1976 movie A Star Is Born did Barbra Streisand win an Academy Award as a composer?
[ "Happy Days Are Here Again", "You Dont Bring Me Flowers", "Evergreen", "I Finally Found Someone" ]
Evergreen
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What type of causes does The Streisand Foundation, created by Barbra Streisand, support?
[ "Womens issues", "Protection of civil rights", "All of these", "Environmental" ]
All of these
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What is the first movie directed by Barbra Streisand, in 1983?
[ "The Way We Were", "Yentl", "The Mirror Has Two Faces", "The Prince of Tides" ]
Yentl
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What is the occupation of Barbra Streisands character, Rosalind Focker, in the 2004 comedy movie Meet the Fockers?
[ "Lingerie model", "Witch doctor", "Sex therapist", "Dog trainer" ]
Sex therapist
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When Bennie Goodman integrated jazz performances via his famous Carneigie Hall concert, this person was the pianist.
[ "Zutty Singleton", "Earl Hines", "Art Tatum", "Teddy Wilson" ]
Teddy Wilson
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Which great pianist was often called Fatha?
[ "Art Tatum", "Teddy Wilson", "Earl Hines", "Cedar Walton" ]
Earl Hines
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This jazz great lived 1919-1956. He is remembered for his virtuosity and creativity yet many called his style unjazzlike. He was legally blind in both eyes.
[ "Art Tatum", "Teddy Wilson", "Cedar Walton", "Earl Hines" ]
Art Tatum
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This Texas-born pianist was born in 1934. His career took off after moving to New York around 1956. He played with Coltrane, The Jazz Messengers, Benny Golson, etc. His most famous composition is Bolivia.
[ "Art Tatum", "Cedar Walton", "Earl Hines", "James Johnson" ]
Cedar Walton
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Which pianist’s music does the musical Aint Misbehaving feature?
[ "Thomas Waller", "Cedar Walton", "Earl Hines", "Jelly Roll Morton" ]
Thomas Waller
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Born in Montreal in 1925, this musician was introduced to music as a very young child by his father. In high school he played in bands with trumpeter Maynard Ferguson. At 14 he won a talent contest and that led to a job on a CBC program. From 1950-1955 he was voted the top pianist by Downbeat Magazine. Who is this great pianist?
[ "Barnard Francis", "Oscar Peterson", "James P. Johnson", "Cedar Walton" ]
Oscar Peterson
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This New Jersey-born pianist was one of the inventors of the stride piano style. He wrote the song Charleston which began the great dance craze of the 1920s. Who was this great musician?
[ "Thomas Waller", "Art Tatum", "Lucky Roberts", "James Price Johnson" ]
James Price Johnson
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He was born in North Carolina but was raised and gained fame in New York City. Who was this very influential pianist, the composer of the great tune Round Midnight?
[ "Chick Correa", "Thelonious Monk", "Cedar Walton", "Oscar Peterson" ]
Thelonious Monk
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This keyboardist was raised in Philadelphia and was a neighbor of pianist Bud Powell. At 17 he played with John Coltrane. Eventually he was the pianist in the great jazz group The John Coltrane Quartet. Who is he?
[ "Thelonious Monk", "McCoy Tyner", "Chick Corea", "Bill Evans" ]
McCoy Tyner
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She is one of the few women who have achieved great fame in jazz. This Atlanta-born pianist was already playing professionally by her teenage years. By 1941 she was staff arranger for the Ellington Orchestra. She was born Mary Elfrieda Winn Scruggs but was known as Mary Lou. By what last name did she play professionally?
[ "Jamieson", "James", "Williams", "Johnson" ]
Williams
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This New Jersey-born pianist began playing professionally at age 12.In the 1940s he played boogie-woogie style piano in New York City. He was the pianist in The Miles Davis Sextet.” Who is this composer of the hit All About Rosie?
[ "Chick Corea", "Jelly Roll Morton", "Erroll Garner", "Bill Evans" ]
Bill Evans
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Born in New Orleans around 1885, this pianist spent much of his younger years as a pimp, gambler, comedian, etc. In the late 1920s he became serious about music. He wrote many songs like London Blues and Black Bottom Stomp. He claimed to be the Originator of Jazz. Who was he?
[ "Pops Foster", "Ferdinand Williams", "Zutty Singleton", "Jelly Roll Morton" ]
Jelly Roll Morton
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This Pittsburgh-born pianist was self-taught and could not really read music very well. His swinging style usually included long, beautiful runs. Despite his brilliance, most people only know him for his composition Misty.
[ "Bill Evans", "Jelly Roll Morton", "Erroll Garner", "McCoy Tyner" ]
Erroll Garner
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What is the title of this 1996 song?
[ "Dont Sing", "Dont Talk", "Speak", "Dont Speak" ]
Dont Speak
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Name the artist or group that performs this song.
[ "Aqua", "Sören Rask", "Aquarius", "Lene Nyström" ]
Aqua
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Name this 1997 song.
[ "Angel", "Arc Angels", "Engel", "Engler" ]
Engel
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Name the artist who performs the song from the sound clip.
[ "Two Pac", "Tupac", "Tu Pac", "2Pac" ]
2Pac
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Name the band who recorded the song from the sound clip.
[ "BomfunkMC`s", "Bomfunk", "Bomfunk MS", "Bomfunk MC`s" ]
Bomfunk MC`s
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Name the song from the sound clip.
[ "Don`t Cry For Me", "Don`t Cry For Me Argentina", "Don`t Cry For Me Brasilia", "Don`t Cry" ]
Don`t Cry For Me Argentina
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What artist or band recorded this song?
[ "Bryan Adams", "The Connells", "Elton John", "Connells" ]
The Connells
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In 1997, Elton John released this song as a tribute to this famous person.
[ "Princess Diana", "Princess Diadora", "Queen Elizabeth", "Freddie Mercury" ]
Princess Diana
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In what movie does this song appear?
[ "The Beauty and the Beast", "Cars", "The Lion King", "Toy Story" ]
The Lion King
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Name the artist who performs the song in the sound clip.
[ "Gary Brooks", "Garth Books", "Garth Brokly", "Garth Brooks" ]
Garth Brooks
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Name the Swedish band that recorded the song in the sound clip.
[ "Rednex", "Bluenex", "Aqua", "Abba" ]
Rednex
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Name the song.
[ "Hit..Me Baby One More Time", "Oops.. I Did`t Again", "....Baby One More Time", "Everytime" ]
....Baby One More Time
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Name the band that performed the power ballad from the sound clip.
[ "Scorpions", "Scorpio", "Ramstein", "The Rolling Stones" ]
Scorpions
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Name this song by Metallica.
[ "One", "For Whom the Bell Tolls", "Fade to Black", "Enter Sandman" ]
Enter Sandman
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What movie features this song by Brian Adams?
[ "Titanic", "Robin Hood: Men in Tights", "Robin Hood: The Prince of Thieves", "Don Juan DeMarco" ]
Robin Hood: The Prince of Thieves
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Which of these artists did Linkin Park not do a collaboration with on their 2002 remix album Reanimation?
[ "Motion Man", "Aaron Lewis", "Jonathan Davis", "Kool Keith" ]
Kool Keith
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What is the name of the annual concert tour that Linkin Park started in 2002?
[ "Warped Tour", "Wild Things", "Projekt Revolution", "Collision Course" ]
Projekt Revolution
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Which one of these songs was not released as a single by Linkin Park?
[ "From the Inside", "Nobodys Listening", "Shadow of the Day", "Points of Authority" ]
Nobodys Listening
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The three founding members of Linkin Park were Mike Shinoda, Brad Delson, and Chester Bennington.
[ "False", "True" ]
False
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Which song by Linkin Park do these lyrics belong to?
[ "d I/ Just wish that it didnt feel like there was something I missed", "d I/ Take back all things that I said to you.", "By Myself", "My December", "Valentines Day", "Faint" ]
My December
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Which band member of Linkin Park directed the music videos for their first three studio albums?
[ "Mike Shinoda", "Brad Delson", "Dave Farrell", "Joe Hahn" ]
Joe Hahn
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Which of the following musicals premiered first?
[ "No, No Nanette", "Showboat", "Anything Goes", "Porgy and Bess" ]
No, No Nanette
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Which of the following musicals was not choreographed by Bob Fosse?
[ "A Chorus Line", "Chicago", "Sweet Charity", "The Pajama Game" ]
A Chorus Line
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Which of the following musicals was not set in France?
[ "La Cage aux Folles", "Les Miserables", "The Phantom of the Opera", "Follies" ]
Follies
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In the Cats logo, what can be seen in each of the the pupils of the cats eyes?
[ "A Rose", "Another cat", "The Jellico moon", "A dancer" ]
A dancer
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Who played Mame Dennis on Broadway in the musical Mame?
[ "Carol Channing", "Lucille Ball", "Angela Lansbury", "Bea Arthur" ]
Angela Lansbury
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How many daughters did Tevye have in the musical Fiddler on the Roof?
[ "2", "5", "3", "4" ]
5
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Which of the following childrens stories is not woven into the Sondheim classic Into the Woods?
[ "Little Red Riding Hood", "Cinderella", "Jack and the Beanstalk", "The Princess and the Pea" ]
The Princess and the Pea
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What Southerner penned the lyrics for the musical Lil Abner?
[ "Jerry Herman", "Johnny Mercer", "Hank Williams Sr.", "Tennessee Williams" ]
Johnny Mercer
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What Broadway dancer/singer made a miraculous comeback to the stage in Kiss of the Spider Woman after being involved in a car accident four years earlier and subsequently being told she would never dance again?
[ "Elaine Strirch", "Gwen Verden", "Donna Mckechnie", "Chita Rivera" ]
Chita Rivera
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What Broadway star appearing in Sondheims Company also played a character on the TV sitcom, Alice?
[ "Beth Howland (Alice character Vera)", "Linda Lavin (Alice character Alice)", "Polly Holliday (Alice character Flo)", "Vic Tayback (Alice character Mel)" ]
Beth Howland (Alice character Vera)
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Which character from the book Les Miserables was left out of the musical?
[ "Eponine", "Azelma", "Gavroche", "Enjolras" ]
Azelma
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In the musical version of Grey Gardens, Act 1 centers around the fictitious engagement of Little Edie Beale to what political figure?
[ "Joseph Kennedy Jr.", "Ronald Reagan", "Nelson Rockefeller", "Joseph McCarthy" ]
Joseph Kennedy Jr.
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Get Your Tongue Outta My Mouth Cause Im Kissing You Good-bye is a song by an artist who also became known for Ahab, the Arab and Harry, the Hairy Ape. He also won a Grammy for Everything is Beautiful. Who is he?
[ "Ray Stevens", "Johnny Cash", "Hank Williams Jr.", "Roger Miller" ]
Ray Stevens
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Thanks to the Cathouse (Im In the Doghouse With You) was recorded on an album by this artist whose most famous song is Take This Job and Shove It. He also sang Im the Only Hell (Mama Ever Raised). Who is he?
[ "Johnny Paycheck", "Travis Tritt", "Waylon Jennings", "Willie Nelson" ]
Johnny Paycheck
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If Fingerprints Showed Up on Skin (I Wonder Whose Id Find on You) is one of the songs on his album Easy Loving. In 1972 he won a Grammy as Best Country Male Vocalist and the Country Music Association award for song of the year which was Easy Loving. Who is this man whose name reminds you of something everybody has?
[ "Don Knotts", "George Jones", "Freddie Hart", "Porter Wagoner" ]
Freddie Hart
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This person was part of a group that recorded Its Hard to Kiss the Lips at Night That Chew Your Ass Out All Day Long. The super group, The Notorious Cherry Bombs, recorded an album called, funny enough, The Notorious Cherry Bombs. What country star, whos no fish out of water, was part of this group?
[ "Reba McEntire", "Vince Gill", "Trisha Yearwood", "Kris Kristofferson" ]
Vince Gill
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Im So Miserable Without You, Its Almost Like Youre Here was written and performed by this artist whose claim to fame is his daughter Miley and another song Achy Breaky Heart. Who is he?
[ "Billy Ray Cyrus", "Alan Jackson", "Kenny Chesney", "Blake Shelton" ]
Billy Ray Cyrus
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She Got the Goldmine (I Got the Shaft) was written by Tim DuBois but made popular by this co-star of Smokey and the Bandit who played Cledus Snow and sang the theme song East Bound and Down. What is his name?
[ "Johnny Cash", "Jerry Reed", "Jerry Lee Lewis", "Burt Reynolds" ]
Jerry Reed
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Get Your Biscuits in the Oven and Your Buns in the Bed was released in 1973 on an album entitled Sold American. Another rather controversial song on this album is We Reserve the Right to Refuse Service to You. The artist calls himself a Texas Jewboy and tends to think of his humor along the lines of Mark Twain and Will Rogers. Just who is he?
[ "Paul Anka", "Tom Jones", "David Aguilera", "Kinky Friedman" ]
Kinky Friedman
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Although his most famous song is Margaritaville one cannot forget another memorable song of his called My Head Hurts, My Feet Stink, and I Dont Love Jesus. If youre a member of his tropical bird group then you know his name. What is it?
[ "Jimmy Buffett", "Gene Autry", "Hoyt Axton", "Eddy Arnold" ]
Jimmy Buffett
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If My Nose Were Full of Nickels (Id Blow It All On You) was written and performed by this joke telling artist and his band.
[ "Dennis Weaver", "Dennis the Menace", "Dennis Warner", "Dennis Day" ]
Dennis Warner
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Billy Broke My Heart at Walgreens (and Then I Cried All the Way to Sears) is a song by the daughter of Kitty Wells and singer/bandleader Johnnie Wright. Not much is known about this lady since her songs never quite made a hit with the public. Who is she?
[ "Ruby Wright", "Barbara Mandrell", "Marie Osmond", "Tanya Tucker" ]
Ruby Wright
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What song won the Grammy Award for Record of the Year in 1980?
[ "I Will Survive by Gloria Gaynor", "The Gambler by Kenny Rogers", "You Dont Bring Me Flowers by Barbra Streisand and Neil Diamond", "What a Fool Believes by The Doobie Brothers" ]
What a Fool Believes by The Doobie Brothers
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This song won the Grammy Award for Record of the Year in 1981.
[ "Theme from New York, New York by Frank Sinatra", "Lady by Kenny Rogers", "Sailing by Christopher Cross", "Woman in Love by Barbra Streisand" ]
Sailing by Christopher Cross
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Who won the Grammy Award for Record of the Year in 1982?
[ "Diana Ross and Lionel Richie for Endless Love", "Christopher Cross for Arthurs Theme (Best That You Can Do)", "Kim Carnes for Bette Davis Eyes", "John Lennon for (Just Like) Starting Over" ]
Kim Carnes for Bette Davis Eyes
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What song received the Grammy Award for Record of the Year in 1983?
[ "Rosanna by Toto", "Ebony and Ivory by Paul McCartney and Stevie Wonder", "Always on My Mind by Willie Nelson", "Chariots of Fire by Vangelis" ]
Rosanna by Toto
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Who was the winner of the 1984 Grammy Award for Record of the Year?
[ "Every Breath You Take by The Police", "Flashdance... What a Feeling by Irene Cara", "Beat It by Michael Jackson", "Maniac by Michael Sembello" ]
Beat It by Michael Jackson
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What artist won the Grammy Award for Record of the Year in 1985?
[ "Tina Turner for Whats Love Got to Do with It", "Cyndi Lauper for Girls Just Want to Have Fun", "Chicago for Hard Habit to Break", "Bruce Springsteen for Dancing in the Dark" ]
Tina Turner for Whats Love Got to Do with It
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This song received the Grammy Award for Record of the Year in 1986.
[ "Born in the U.S.A. by Bruce Springsteen", "Money for Nothing by Dire Straits", "The Power of Love by Huey Lewis and the News", "We Are the World by USA for Africa" ]
We Are the World by USA for Africa
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Who was the winner of the 1987 Grammy Award for Record of the Year?
[ "Robert Palmer for Addicted to Love", "Whitney Houston for Greatest Love of All", "Steve Winwood for Higher Love", "Peter Gabriel for Sledgehammer" ]
Steve Winwood for Higher Love
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What song received the Grammy Award for Record of the Year in 1988?
[ "I Still Havent Found What Im Looking For by U2", "Graceland by Paul Simon", "Luka by Suzanne Vega", "La Bamba by Los Lobos" ]
Graceland by Paul Simon
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Who won the Grammy Award for Record of the Year in 1989?
[ "Dont Worry, Be Happy by Bobby McFerrin", "Fast Car by Tracy Chapman", "Man in the Mirror by Michael Jackson", "Giving You the Best That I Got by Anita Baker" ]
Dont Worry, Be Happy by Bobby McFerrin
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What was the name of the band Eddie Vedder left in 1990 before becoming the lead singer of Pearl Jam?
[ "Mother Love Bone", "Mookie Blaylock", "Green River", "Bad Radio" ]
Bad Radio
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Who was the drummer on Pearl Jams debut album Ten (1991)?
[ "Dave Krusen", "Matt Chamberlain", "Dave Abruzzese", "Matt Cameron" ]
Dave Krusen
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The Pearl Jam song Down, which was released on the 2003 B-sides compilation Lost Dogs, was inspired by the writings of what author?
[ "Hubert Selby, Jr.", "William Burroughs", "Kurt Vonnegut", "Howard Zinn" ]
Howard Zinn
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Which song from Pearl Jams 2000 album Binaural was written while reflecting on the Columbine High School shootings in 1999?
[ "Evacuation", "Rival", "Insignificance", "Gods Dice" ]
Rival
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Which Pearl Jam classic song from the 1991 album Ten is about homelessness?
[ "Evenflow", "Alive", "Yellow Ledbetter", "Black" ]
Evenflow
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Pearl Jams 2003 album Lost Dogs is a compilation of songs that had been cut from previous albums. Despite not being released, many of the songs became fan favorites at live shows. Which of these songs from Lost Dogs did Pearl Jam never play live in the period 1992-2007?
[ "Dead Man Walking", "Hitchhiker", "Let Me Sleep", "Footsteps" ]
Hitchhiker
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The 1998 holiday CD by Pearl Jam contained the soon-to-be-popular song Last Kiss. What was the other song on the CD?
[ "I Believe in Miracles", "Soldier of Love", "Let Me Sleep", "Driftin" ]
Soldier of Love
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In what year was Apocalyptica formed?
[ "1994", "1996", "1995", "1993" ]
1995
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What was the title of Apocalypticas first album?
[ "Plays Metallica by Four Cellos", "Metal Mayhem by the Four Cellos", "The Four Cellos Play Metal", "Four Cellos Cover Metallica" ]
Plays Metallica by Four Cellos
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Name the song on the sound clip covered by Apocalyptica.
[ "Fade to Black", "Creeping Death", "Master of Puppets", "Harvester of Sorrow" ]
Master of Puppets
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The name of this song covered by Apocalyptica is also the title of an Ernest Hemingway novel.
[ "False", "True" ]
True
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Name this song from Apocalypticas album Inquisition Symphony?
[ "Domination", "Cemetary Gates", "Toreador", "Creeping Death" ]
Domination