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| 421 | What was John Lennon`s original middle name and what did he change it to before he died? | Originally `Winston`, but changed to `Ono` | |
| 422 | Which Welsh band had the first UK number one of the 21st century? | Manic Street Preachers | |
| 423 | `Thunderbirds Are Go` was a top ten hit in 1990 for FAB featuring who? | MC Parker | |
| 424 | Which 80s pop star wrote Chesney Hawke`s hit single `The One & Only`? | Nik Kershaw | |
| 425 | Which of the following operas was first performed before the other two? The Merry Widow, Carmen or Madame Butterfly? | Carmen | |
| 426 | Which of the following artists came highest in the Eurovision Song Contest for Britain in the 1990s? Michael Ball, Gina G or Love City Groove? | Michael Ball | |
| 427 | In 1980, who became the first British solo female artist to have a UK number one album? | Kate Bush | |
| 428 | What was Jimi Hendrix`s only UK number 1 single? | `Voodoo Chile` | |
| 429 | In which year did Janis Joplin die? | 1970 | |
| 430 | In which American state was Madonna born? | Michigan | |
| 431 | What is the name of the 90s song which includes the line `I swear I left her by the river` and who had a hit with it? | `Hazard` by Richard Marx | |
| 432 | Which famous rock group were once called The High Numbers? | The Who | |
| 433 | Buggles `Video Killed the Radio Star` was the first video to be shown on MTV. In what year was this? | 1981 | |
| 434 | Which female singer won the Eurovision Song Contest with `A Little Peace` and what was her nationality? | Nicole - German | |
| 435 | Who had a top ten hit in 1986 called `What`s The Colour Of Money`? | Hollywood Beyond | |
| 436 | Which American band had a top ten hit in 1976 called `26 Or 6 To 4`? | Chicago | |
| 437 | Which song includes the line `Just tell me the song and I`ll sing it` and which boy band had a hit with it in the nineties? | `Back For Good` by Take That | |
| 438 | `Slave To The Vibe` was a top twenty hit in 1993 for which group which is also the name of an alcoholic drink? | Aftershock | |
| 439 | Which famous composer was known as the `Waltz King`? | Johann Strauss | |
| 440 | Which band had a hit with a song called `Rain` in 1975 and which female singer had a hit with a song of the same title in 1993? | Status Quo and Madonna | |
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| 441 | Which of the following rock stars worked as a gravedigger before starting his musical career? Rod Stewart, Freddie Mercury or Billy Joel? | Rod Stewart | |
| 442 | Which of the following groups were once called the Mugwumps? The Yardbirds, The Mamas And Papas or Mott The Hoople? | The Mamas And Papas | |
| 443 | In what year was `Chain Reaction` a number one single for Diana Ross? | 1986 | |
| 444 | The band Steely Dan got their name from a book by which American author? | William Burroughs | |
| 445 | Which musical composer wrote `The Firebird`, `Petruska` and `The Rite Of Spring`? | Stravinsky | |
| 446 | Stuart Sutcliffe of the Beatles died in 1962 of what cause? | Brain haemmoridge. | |
| 447 | Which pop group is an anagram of `Pen Ballad At Us`? | Spandau Ballet | |
| 448 | What double act hold the record for the longest gap between number 1 records in the UK singles charts with hits in 1965 and 1990? | The Righteous Brothers | |
| 449 | In what year did the Bee Gees have a UK number one hit with `Tragedy`? | 1979 | |
| 450 | In which year did Kurt Cobain commit suicide? | 1994 | |
| 451 | What does the musical term da capo mean? | Repeat from the beginning | |
| 452 | The Beatles` last live performance was at Candlestick Park in San Francisco. In what year was this? | 1966 | |
| 453 | Who had the first chart hit (apart from the Beatles) with a Lennon-McCartney hit and what was the song? | Del Shannon (`From Me to You`) | |
| 454 | In 2001, which pop group turned on the Christmas lights in Oxford Street in London? | S Club 7 | |
| 455 | In the late 1960s two bands called `The Garden Wall` and `The Anon` joined together to form which band? | Genesis | |
| 456 | Which British band has had members called 3D, Daddy G and Mushroom? | Massive Attack | |
| 457 | What was Jimi Hendrix`s first single to reach the UK top 40 called? | `Hey Joe` | |
| 458 | In what year was Elvis Presley born? | 1935 | |
| 459 | Which British band released an album called `Treasure` on which all the song titles contain one word only? | The Cocteau Twins | |
| 460 | Which American rock star was the first music artist to release a music album on CD? | Bruce Springsteen | |
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| 461 | In which year was the first Eurovision Song Contest? | 1956 | |
| 462 | Which Michael Jackson song was a UK Christmas number one in 1995? | `Earth Song` | |
| 463 | Who composed the opera `Prince Igor`? Borodin, Offenbach or Weill? | Borodin | |
| 464 | Who wrote the words to Frank Sinatra`s hit `My way`? | Paul Anka | |
| 465 | When the band Hear`say formed, who was the oldest member at 24? | Kym | |
| 466 | What was the nationality of the inventor of the piano? | Italian | |
| 467 | Which singer turned actor was born Terry Nelhams? | Adam Faith | |
| 468 | In which country was the 2003 Eurovision song contest be held? | Latvia | |
| 469 | Which female singer`s only UK top ten hit was called `Good Tradition`? | Tanita Tikaram | |
| 470 | As at January 2001, what has been the most aired video in MTV`s history? | `Sledgehammer` by Peter Gabriel | |
| 471 | Which group got its name from a US spy plane? | U2 | |
| 472 | Which Oscar winner was born with the name Cherilyn La Pierre? | Cher | |
| 473 | What was the common age of Jimi Hendrix, Janis Joplin and Jim Morrison when they died? | 27 | |
| 474 | Which rock star took the photo which features on the front cover of Iggy Pop`s album `The Idiot`? | David Bowie | |
| 475 | What was the name of Take That`s first number one single? | Pray | |
| 476 | What famous song begins `What`ll you do when you get lonely, and nobody`s waiting by your side`? | `Layla` (by Eric Clapton) | |
| 477 | Deacon Blue got their name from a song by which other band? | Steely Dan | |
| 478 | The song `New York, New York` is from which Leonard Bernstein musical? | `On The Town` | |
| 479 | Which famous singer was originally cast in the 1968 film `Chitty Chitty Bang Bang`, but eventually cut out because the film`s makers objected to the think bandage on his head covering a cyst? | Phil Collins | |
| 480 | The English band Radiohead took there name from a song by which other band? | Talking Heads | |
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| 481 | What was Oasis` first top ten hit in the UK? | `Live Forever` | |
| 482 | Which rock star`s autobiography is entitled `I need more`? | Iggy Pop`s | |
| 483 | Who had a number one hit in 1992 with `I`m Doing Fine Now`? | The Pasadenas | |
| 484 | Which female singer had a top 10 hit single in 1989 with `Toy Soldiers`? | Martika | |
| 485 | Singer Alison Clarkson had hit records using what name? | Betty Boo | |
| 486 | In 2000, who became the first female to reach number one in the charts as a soloist, in a duo and as part of a group? | Melanie C | |
| 487 | What is the only single by the Spice Girls which didn`t make it to number one? | `Stop` | |
| 488 | Which band got their name from a sexual device depicted in the book `The Naked Lunch`? | Steely Dan | |
| 489 | By what name is Brian Warner better known as in the music world? | Marilyn Manson | |
| 490 | In music, how is James Jewel Osterberg better known? | Iggy Pop | |
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