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1 of 12
How many weeks did Terry Jacks’s rendition of Seasons in the Sun spend at the top of the charts?
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five days
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three weeks
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six months
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2 of 12
What musical genre is a prime influence in the works of The Clash?
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punk
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ska
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disco
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3 of 12
Where does the band AC/DC hail from?
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Australia
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Austria
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Britain
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4 of 12
Which album served as AC/DC’s international debut?
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Back in Black
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High Voltage
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Highway to Hell
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5 of 12
Which female artist from Australia won three Grammys?
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Olivia Newton-John
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Yoko Ono
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Linda McCartney
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6 of 12
According to music journalist Robert Christgau, embracing the ‘70s meant…
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an elitist withdrawal from the messy concert and counterculture scene B a profiteering pursuit of the lowest common denominator in FM radio and album
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a profiteering pursuit of the lowest common denominator in FM radio and album rock
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both A and B
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7 of 12
In the first half of the 1970s, which of these bands were at the height of their international fame?
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KISS
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Queen
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Aerosmith
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8 of 12
How did folk and country musician Bob Dylan adapt to the 1970s?
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He moved to the rural midwest
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He switched to heavy metal
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He helped pioneer country rock
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9 of 12
In which chart did AC/DC’s album, Highway to Hell, peak at number 13?
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Rolling Stone’s Greatest Albums of All Time
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Billboard Hot 100
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Kent Music Report Albums Chart
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10 of 12
Which English-Australian group broke through the US with their chart-topping How Can You Mend a Broken Heart?
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Fleetwood Mac
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The Bee Gees
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The Human League
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11 of 12
Which song served as the band’s rebound after their failed album, Life in a Tin Can?
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Main Course
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Children of the New World
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Stayin’ Alive
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12 of 12
What year did musician Freddie King die?
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1972
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1976
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1979
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