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What rock and roll song by Led Zeppelin features the lines, "There's a feeling I get when I look to the West / and my spirit is crying for reason"?
"Lola"
"Dance Hall Days"
"Kashmir"
"Stairway to Heaven"
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The barked repetition of the lyrics "Hey, ho, let's go. / Hey, ho, let's go." is the introduction of what song by punk rockers The Ramones?
"Blitzkrieg Bop"
"Der Wundewaffe"
"Nachtmusik"
"Ummagumma"
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What song by Creedance Clearwater Revival features the lyrics, "And when the band plays 'Hail to the Chief,' Oooh, they point the cannon at you, Lord"?
"Fortunate Son"
"Lodi"
"Bad Moon Rising"
"Who'll Stop the Rain?"
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What song by Aerosmith features the lyrics "You've got to lose to know how to win"?
"Sweet Love"
"Dream On"
"Driving Ms. Daisy"
"Love in an Elevator"
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The hit song "Layla" featured lyrics like "You've got me on my knees, Layla, I'm begging darling, please." The song was originally recorded by Derek and the Dominoes though it would become a signature song for what member of the group when he went solo?
Carlos Sanatana
Robert Fripp
John Lennon
Eric Clapton
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What song by the group ACDC featured the lyrics, "Yes, I'm let loose / From the noose"?
"Dirty Deeds"
"Hell's Bells"
"Back in Black"
"Highway to Hell"
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"So, put another dime in a jukebox, baby," is an iconic line from what song by artist Joan Jett?
"I Love Rock 'N Roll"
"Detroit Rock City"
"I Wanna Know What Love Is"
"Cherry Bomb"
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The lyrics "If we make it, we can all sit back and laugh, but I fear tomorrow I'll be crying," were included in what song by the prog rock band King Crimson?
"Dancing Queen"
"Dark Hearts and Gin"
"Foolin'"
"Epitaph"
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"Don't Stop Believin'" was an iconic rock song that opened with the lines, "Just a small town girl living in a lonely world." What rock pop group recorded the song "Don't Stop Believin'" originally?
Journey
Manfred Mann's Earth Band
Queen
Van Halen
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The lyrics "The world is, the world is, love and life are deep," are a part of what song by the group Rush?
"Huckleberry Finn"
"Tom Sawyer"
"King Arthur"
"Ishmael"
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In the song, "More than a Feeling" by Boston, the singer exclaims multiple times, "I see my (BLANK) walking away." Fill in the blank.
Marianne
Louisa
Roberta
Estellise
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What song by The Who features the famous lyrics, "It's only teenage wasteland"?
"Won't Get Fooled Again"
"Boris the Spider"
"Baba O'Riley"
"Magic Bus"
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What song by the band Survivor features the iconic lines, "It's the thrill of the fight, rising up to the challenge of our rivals"?
"The Final Countdown"
"Wingman"
"Eye of the Tiger"
"Twilight Zone"
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What song by the band Blue Oyster Cult features the famous line "Romeo and Juliet are together in eternity"?
"Evil Woman"
"(Don't Fear) the Reaper"
"Burning for You"
"Times Gone By"
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The song "Pour Some Sugar on Me" features the iconic line, "I'm hot, sticky, and sweet from my head down to my feet." What rock group originally recorded this song?
Genesis
Yes
Def Leppard
Aerosmith
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What song by the band Styx features the lines, "Lawman said get him dead or alive, I was for sure he'll see me dead"?
"Renegade"
"The Grand Illusion"
"King Nothing"
"Heroes"
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"You know that it would be untrue. You know that I would be a liar" are famous lines from what song by The Doors?
"Hello, I Love You"
"The End"
"Otherside"
"Light My Fire"
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What song by Bad Company features the lyrics "I was born, a six gun in my hand. Behind a gun I'll make my final stand"?
"Wailing Mike"
"Definitely Not a Song"
"The Sky Is Burning"
"Bad Company"
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The song "Free Fallin'" features many iconic lyrics including "All the vampires walking through the valley, move West down Ventura Blvd." What musician originally recorded "Free Fallin'"?
Phil Collins
Alan Parsons
Bruce Springsteen
Tom Petty
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"Lay your weary head to rest. Don't you cry no more" Were lyrics from what song by the band Kansas?
"Hearsay"
"Loner"
"Carry on Wayward Son"
"Hold On"
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The lyrics "Get up! Everybody's gonna move their feet. Get down! Everybody's gonna leave their seat" were included in what song by KISS?
"Detroit Rock City"
"Rock 'N Roll All Night"
"Love Gun"
"Beth"
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In the song "Money for Nothing" by Dire Straits, the lyrics repeatedly say, "I want my, I want my, I want my (BLANK)" Fill in the blank.
Money for nothing
Peace and quiet
Prosperity
MTV
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The lines "Acting funny, but I don't know why. Excuse me while I kiss the sky" originated in what song by Jimi Hendrix?
"Godzilla"
"Purple Haze"
"Lovely Day"
"Gypsy Eyes"
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"Is this the real life? Is this just fantasy?" are the opening lines of what famous song by Queen?
"I Want It All"
"Don't Stop Me Now"
"Bohemian Rhapsody"
"Somebody to Love"
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"Ah! Look at all the lonely people" is the opening line to what song by The Beatles?
"Eleanor Rigby"
"Can't Buy Me Love"
"Get Back"
"A Hard Day's Night"
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What band originally recorded the song "Paint It Black" that featured lyrics like "I see the girls walk by dressed in their summer clothes. I have to turn my head until my darkness grows"?
The Rolling Stones
The Who
The Kinks
Golden Earring
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What Pink Floyd song features the repeated phrase "We don't need no education"?
"Mother"
"Another Brick in the Wall Part 2"
"Ummagumma Dos"
"In the Flesh Reprise"
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What song by Heart featured the lyrics "Try to understand. Try to understand. Try try try to understand"?
"Stadium Nights"
"Walk Like an Egyptian"
"Train Train"
"Magic Man"
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What song by The Eagles featured the lyrics, "You can check out any time you'd like, but you can never leave"?
"Hotel California"
"Hotel Illinois"
"Hotel Georgia"
"Hotel Texas"
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What song by Jethro Tull featured the lyrics "Sitting like a dead duck spitting out pieces of his broken luck"?
"Aqualung"
"Steel Monkey"
"Thick as a Brick"
"Sledgehammer"
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Andrew Nicholas is a passionate reader and writer on the subjects of history and mankind. He is a published author, critic, and poet who grew up in the friendly scenery of rural Ohio. He is a graduate of Wright State University and a regular student of historical curiosities.