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Music 626 questions.
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Pub quiz question 3219 by pjh2
  1. Question: Q: What musical claims to be 'Lovingly ripped off from the motion picture Monty Pythin and the Holy Grail?
  2. Answer: A: Spamalot
  3. Categories: Entertainment (2) Literature (2) Music (2)
Pub quiz question 3370 by pjh2
  1. Question: Q: How many times is Britain mentioned in the anthem 'God Save the Queen'
  2. Answer: A: Once
  3. Notes: *: in the 5th and final verse
  4. Categories: Geography (4) Music (4)
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Pub quiz question 1233 by pjh2
  1. Question: Q: On 30 August 1969, Zager and Evans had a UK one hit wonder with which single?
  2. Answer: A: "In the Year 2525"
  3. Notes: *: The song was written five years earlier, but did not become a success in the UK until it made #1 in the US. It remains either member's only hit.
  4. Categories: Music (5) Entertainment (5) One Hit Wonders (5) 1960s (5)
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Pub quiz question 5444 by pjh2
  1. Question: Q: Mark Almond was the lead singer for which band in the 1980s?
  2. Answer: A: Soft Cell
  3. Categories: Entertainment (3) Music (3)
Pub quiz question 3260 by pjh2
  1. Question: Q: What collective name was given to the trio of opera singers who first performed together in Rome on the eve of the 1990 World Cup Final?
  2. Answer: A: The Three Tenors
  3. Categories: Art (2) Music (2) 1990s (2)
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Pub quiz question 3000 by pjh2
  1. Question: Q: Which German composer's musical works include a Freemasonary-influenced opera called The Magic Flute?
  2. Answer: A: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart's
  3. Categories: Art (7) Music (7)
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Pub quiz question 4455 by pjh2
  1. Question: Q: Which Eminem chart-topper sampled Dido's 'Thank You?'
  2. Answer: A: Stan
  3. Categories: Music (5) Entertainment (5)
Pub quiz question 6033 by pjh2
  1. Question: Q: Which orchestra did George Szell conduct from 1946 to his death in 1970?
  2. Answer: A: Cleveland Symphony Orchestra
  3. Categories: Entertainment (8) Art (8) Music (9)
Pub quiz question 6611 by pjh2
  1. Question: Q: Which band hit the UK top ten in the winter of 1995/6 with 'A Winter's Tale?'
  2. Answer: A: Queen
  3. Categories: Entertainment (6) Music (6) 1990s (6) Christmas (6)
Pub quiz question 1266 by pjh2
  1. Question: Q: On 2 June 2001, DJ Pied Piper had a UK one hit wonder with which single?
  2. Answer: A: "Do You Really Like It?"
  3. Notes: *: A follow up was recorded but never released.
  4. Categories: Music (7) One Hit Wonders (7) Entertainment (7) 2000s (7)