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Which comedy team had a chart hit with ‘Black Pudding Bertha’?
The Goons
The Goons
Spitting Image
Spitting Image
The Goodies
The Goodies
Monty Python
Monty Python
What is Cher’s biggest selling recording titled?
Believe
Believe
Gypsies, Tramps & Thieves
Gypsies, Tramps & Thieves
I Got You Babe
I Got You Babe
Half-Breed
Half-Breed
Which Martha & The Vandellas’ song inspired Janet Jackson’s Escapade?
When I’m Gone
When I’m Gone
Heat Wave
Heat Wave
Nowhere To Run
Nowhere To Run
Dancing in the Street
Dancing in the Street
In the cockney song what did ‘My old man’ do for a living?
Dustman
Dustman
Astronaut
Astronaut
Bus driver
Bus driver
Deep-sea diver
Deep-sea diver
Which song became an animated television special in 1978?
(Theme From) The Monkees
(Theme From) The Monkees
Puff The Magic Dragon
Puff The Magic Dragon
Snoopy Vs. The Red Baron
Snoopy Vs. The Red Baron
Last Train To Clarksville
Last Train To Clarksville
Where did the Bangles ‘go down to’ in the 1980’s?
Liverpool
Liverpool
The corner shop
The corner shop
The shops
The shops
The beach
The beach
Complete the Simple Minds hit: ‘Don’t You Forget About…’?
Putting the kettle on
Putting the kettle on
Picking the Kids Up
Picking the Kids Up
Love
Love
Me
Me
How long did it take to record ‘House of the Rising Sun’?
12 minutes
12 minutes
6 minutes
6 minutes
3 hours
3 hours
15 minutes
15 minutes
Which Donna Summer song was banned by BBC?
Love to Love You Baby
Love to Love You Baby
Dim All the Lights
Dim All the Lights
Bad Girls
Bad Girls
Hot Stuff
Hot Stuff
Who adopted ‘Bobby and I sang the Blues’ into another song?
Ke$ha
Ke$ha
Britney Spears
Britney Spears
Don McLean
Don McLean
Eminem
Eminem
Blondie had a No.1 with this girl …?
Maria
Maria
Mandy
Mandy
Mollie
Mollie
Margaret
Margaret
Godley & Creme were former members of which band?
The Yardbirds
The Yardbirds
Cream
Cream
10cc
10cc
The Faces
The Faces
Which year was Prince’s hit song ‘1999’ released?
1982
1982
1999
1999
1989
1989
1979
1979
Which Fleetwood Mac album has now sold over 40 million copies?
Mirage
Mirage
Say You Will
Say You Will
Rumours
Rumours
Tusk
Tusk
Which song earned Ray Charles his first gold record?
Mary Ann
Mary Ann
What’d I Say
What’d I Say
Georgia on My Mind
Georgia on My Mind
I Got a Woman
I Got a Woman
Hot Chip released which of these songs in 2008?
Ready for the Floor
Ready for the Floor
Jump!
Jump!
Get in to it
Get in to it
Paper Boxes
Paper Boxes
Which song was made famous by the 1972 motion picture ‘Deliverance’?
A Horse With No Name
A Horse With No Name
Sweet Home Alabama
Sweet Home Alabama
Dueling Banjos
Dueling Banjos
Day After Day
Day After Day
Which female band released the album ‘We Are Family’ in 1979?
The Nolans
The Nolans
Sister Sledge
Sister Sledge
Banarama
Banarama
The Pointer Sisters
The Pointer Sisters
Which disco singer popularized ‘I Will Survive’?
Gloria Arroyo
Gloria Arroyo
Charles Darwin
Charles Darwin
Gloria Gaynor
Gloria Gaynor
Rosa Parks
Rosa Parks
Who gave the nickname ‘Snoop’ to Snoop Dog?
Mother
Mother
Ex-Girlfriend
Ex-Girlfriend
Best Friend
Best Friend
Nanny
Nanny
In the Elton John song ‘Daniel’, where is Daniel heading?
Spain
Spain
Maine
Maine
Bahrain
Bahrain
Ukraine
Ukraine
Which Evanescence track has haunting words for the film Daredevil?
Bring Me To Life
Bring Me To Life
Give Me Life
Give Me Life
Coming to Life
Coming to Life
Giving me Life
Giving me Life
The Dolly Parton theme park ‘Dollywood’ is in which US state?
Kentucky
Kentucky
Tennessee
Tennessee
Arkansas
Arkansas
Louisiana
Louisiana
When did the woman left in James Taylor’s ‘Fire and Rain’?
Last Week
Last Week
Yesterday Morning
Yesterday Morning
Last Christmas
Last Christmas
Last Summer
Last Summer
Which American duo had a top ten hit with ‘Mrs Robinson’?
LMFAO
LMFAO
Hall & Oates
Hall & Oates
Simon & Garfunkel
Simon & Garfunkel
Kriss Kross
Kriss Kross
Which type of animal would you associate with jazzman Charlie Parker?
A cat
A cat
A dog
A dog
A fish
A fish
A bird
A bird
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