Saturday, January 31, 2009
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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Saturday, November 15, 2008
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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What was the first rap song to reach #1 on the Billboard pop charts?
“Ice Ice Baby”, Vanilla Ice
“Rapper’s Delight”, Sugarhill Gang
“Walk this Way”, Run DMC
“Wild Thing”, Tone Loc
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Monday, September 8, 2008
In the song “Paradise by the Dashboard Light”, what legendary baseball announcer does the play by play?
Mel Allen
Curt Gowdy
Phil Rizzuto
Vin Scully
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Who did Island Records sue for releasing a cover of a U2 song?
DJ Shadow
Negativland
John Oswald
The Orb
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In 1999, what song did Time magazine declare to be “Song of the Century”?
“Blowin’ In the Wind”
“Strange Fruit”
“This Land is Your Land”
“We Shall Overcome”
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Thursday, February 7, 2008
In 1950, the lyrics to what new song were printed on the cover of the first issue of Sing Out! Magazine?
“Goodnight, Irene”
“The Hammer Song (If I Had a Hammer)”
“I Dreamed I Saw Joe Hill Last Night”
“This Land is Your Land”
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Who wrote “4′33″”, a song consisting of a person sitting at a piano in total silence for exactly 4 minutes and 33 seconds?
John Cage
Charles Ives
Arnold Schoenberg
Edgard Varese
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Monday, December 10, 2007
What was the first song played in outer space?
“Also Sprach Zarathustra”
“America the Beautiful”
“Fly Me to the Moon”
“Jingle Bells”
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Sunday, September 9, 2007
What was the first song ever recorded?
“For He’s a Jolly Good Fellow”
“Happy Birthday”
“Mary Had a Little Lamb”
“Twinkle, Twinkle (Little Star)”
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