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Music 659 questions.
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Pub quiz question 1241 by pjh2
  1. Question: Q: On 9 August 1975, Typically Tropical had a UK one hit wonder with which single?
  2. Answer: A: "Barbados"
  3. Notes: *: Regarded as a pastime by the two members, follow-up singles failed to chart and the duo split not long after.
  4. Categories: Music (7) One Hit Wonders (7) Entertainment (7) 1970s (7)
Pub quiz question 8508 by pjh
  1. Question: Q: What genre of music did Taylor Swift start in?
  2. Answer: A: Country
  3. Notes: *: 2004
  4. Categories: Music (3) 2000s (3)
Pub quiz question 4777 by pjh2
  1. Question: Q: What instrument is played by the leader of an orchestra?
  2. Answer: A: Violin
  3. Categories: Art (6) Music (6)
Pub quiz question 3633 by pjh2
  1. Question: Q: Who wrote "Words," an 90's hit for Boyzone?
  2. Answer: A: The Bee Gees
  3. Categories: Music (6) Entertainment (6) 1990s (6)
Pub quiz question 3258 by pjh2
  1. Question: Q: Which country was the birthplace of two of the Three Tenors?
  2. Answer: A: Spain
  3. Categories: Art (5) Music (5)
Pub quiz question 4365 by pjh2
  1. Question: Q: Whose 1914 assassination by Gavrilo Princip sparked World War I and is the name of a Scottish rock band?
  2. Answer: A: Archduke Franz Ferdinand's
  3. Categories: 1910s (7) Music (7) Military (7) Politics (7)
Pub quiz question 4916 by pjh2
  1. Question: Q: What song by Wings was listed as Britain's biggest selling record from 1977 to 1984?
  2. Answer: A: Mull of Kintyre
  3. Categories: 1970s (6) 1980s (6) Entertainment (6) Music (6)
Pub quiz question 7469 by pjh
  1. Question: Q: What does the direction "colegno" mean for string players?
  2. Answer: A: To strike the string with the wooden part of the bow
  3. Categories: Music (7) Language (8)
Pub quiz question 4937 by pjh2
  1. Question: Q: What George Michael cover gave Robbie Williams his first solo UK hit?
  2. Answer: A: Freedom
  3. Categories: Entertainment (4) Music (4)
Pub quiz question 143 by pjh2
  1. Question: Q: Which rap artist released songs such as "Stronger," "Love Lockdown" and "Through the Wire?"
  2. Answer: A: Kanye West
  3. Categories: Music (4) Entertainment (5)