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Music 659 questions.
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Pub quiz question 4448 by pjh2
  1. Question: Q: Which early oasis track riff did noel Gallagher admit taking directly from T-Rex's 'Get It On?'
  2. Answer: A: Cigarettes and Alcohol
  3. Categories: Entertainment (6) Music (6)
Pub quiz question 7969 by pjh
  1. Question: Q: Which 1970s rock group was named after a Willard Manus novel?
  2. Answer: A: Mott The Hoople.
  3. Categories: Music (8) Entertainment (9)
Pub quiz question 2904 by pjh2
  1. Question: Q: Which Bob Dylan classic was a top-ten hit for Guns'n'Roses?
  2. Answer: A: Knockin' on Heaven's Door
  3. Notes: *: Dylan 1973, Guns'n'Roses 1992
  4. Categories: 1970s (4) 1990s (4) Entertainment (4) Music (4)
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Pub quiz question 5396 by pjh2
  1. Question: Q: Which rapper has had hits with "Lonely," "Right Now Na Na Na" and "Ghetto?"
  2. Answer: A: Akon
  3. Notes: *: Released (in order) 2005, 2008, 2004
  4. Categories: Entertainment (6) Music (6) 2000s (6)
Pub quiz question 6850 by pjh2
  1. Question: Q: What is Plymouth's main rock concert venue?
  2. Answer: A: Plymouth Pavillions
  3. Categories: Geography (6) Music (6)
Pub quiz question 4923 by pjh2
  1. Question: Q: What Paul McCartney composition is listed as the most covered song in history?
  2. Answer: A: Yesterday
  3. Categories: Entertainment (6) Music (6)
Pub quiz question 3372 by pjh2
  1. Question: Q: Which country's national anthem is La Marseillaise?
  2. Answer: A: France's
  3. Notes: *: Pronunciation:mar-say-ayse
  4. Categories: Music (1) Geography (1)
Pub quiz question 5470 by pjh2
  1. Question: Q: Cliff Richard has a 1963 hit with which seasonal song?
  2. Answer: A: Summer Holiday
  3. Categories: Entertainment (4) Music (4) 1960s (4)
Pub quiz question 1011 by pjh2
  1. Question: Q: Who, born Georgios Kyriacos Panayiotou, is a singer who was arrested for lewd behaviour in 1998, posession of drugs in 2006, drugs again in 2008, and in 2010 for being unfit to drive after crashing his car?
  2. Answer: A: George Michael
  3. Categories: 1990s (3) 2000s (3) 2010s (3) Pseudonyms (3) Music (3)
Pub quiz question 1247 by pjh2
  1. Question: Q: On 30 June 1979, Tubeway Army had a UK one hit wonder with which single?
  2. Answer: A: "Are 'Friends' Electric?"
  3. Notes: *: Immediately afterwards, the band dissolved, but not before also scoring a #1 album at the same time. Lead singer Gary Numan went on to enjoy a successful career afterwards.
  4. Categories: Music (7) One Hit Wonders (7) Entertainment (7) 1970s (7)