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Famous Last Words

What were the final words uttered by Johnny Rotten at the last show of the Sex Pistols U.S. tour in 1978?

“Ever get the feeling you’ve been cheated?”
“If you can put up with that, you can put up with anything”
“Oh bollocks, why should I carry on?”
“What was that that just hit me in the head? It [...]

Who’s in Charge Here? (Part 2)

Name the leader of each of these backing bands

The Arkestra
The Bad Seeds
The Blackhearts
The Blue Grass Boys
The Boyfriends
Brasil ‘66
The City Slickers
The Comets
The Crickets
Double Trouble
The Family Stone
The Furious Five
The Hot Nuts
The Jazz Messengers
The Kansas City Six
The Lost Planet Airmen
The Mahotella Queens
The MGs
The Midnighters
The New Bohemians
The Pips
The Plastic Ono Band
The Ray Men
The Shondells
The Society Orchestra
The Sunshine Band
The [...]

Who’s in Charge Here? (Part 1)

Name the leader of each of these backing bands

Africa 70
The Attractions
The Belmonts
The Blue Caps
The Bluesbreakers
The Boyz
The Cardinals
The Clowns
Crazy Horse
The Destroyers
The E-Street Band
The Famous Flames
The Heartbreakers
The Houserockers
The Jicks
The Kings Of Rhythm
The Magic Band
The Maytals
The Mescaleros
The Miracles
The Pharaohs
The Pirates
Prime Time
The Red Hot Peppers
The Silver Bullet Band
The Strangers
The Teenagers
The Texas Playboys
The Vandellas
The Wailers
Wings

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Vote for Me!

What singer ran for Mayor of San Francisco?

Jello Biafra (Dead Kennedys)
Lynn Breedlove (Tribe 8 )
Country Joe McDonald (Country Joe and the Fish)
Mike Patton (Faith No More)

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The Song Retains the Name

Which classic rock anthem has been recorded by Dolly Parton, Pat Boone, Frank Zappa, and Tiny Tim?

“Hotel California”
“Light My Fire”
“Like a Rolling Stone”
“Stairway to Heaven”

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Awww, Aren’t They So Cute?!

In 1990, who was the first band that teen magazine Sassy named in their “Cute Band Alert”?

The Blake Babies
Bullet LaVolta
Galaxie 500
The Lemonheads

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A what?

What is a mondegreen?

A misunderstood lyric
A precursor to the piano
A type of guitar fuzzbox
An early French music video

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The Voice of Doom

Who played the notorious “Bass of Doom”?

Cliff Burton (Metallica)
Bootsy Collins (James Brown, Parliament Funkadelic)
Geddy Lee (Rush)
Jaco Pastorius (Weather Report, Joni Mitchell)

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The Big Dang!

Which two country music pioneers did Ralph Peer discover during the famous “Bristol Sessions”?

Gene Autry
The Carter Family
Uncle Dave Macon
Jimmie Rodgers

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I Wanna Rock

At the first Ramones show, how many of the seven songs they performed contained the word “wanna” in the title?

7
6
5
4

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