Brain Strain - April 29th

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Previous Music Trivia Questions & Answers (April 22st, 2005)
Q: Who are we? Rock group formed in Canada we have had 2 Top 10 songs Almost Paradise and Lovin' Every Minute Of It. (Hint: the bass guitarist sadly drowned in 2000)?
A: Loverboy

Q: What singer born Hugh Cregg II in 1950 formed a band that have had 18 Top 40 songs including, Perfect World, Doing It All For My Baby and If This Is It?
A: Huey Lewis (and The News)

Q: What defunct group which originally had 17 Top 40 hits reunited in 1996 to record the song When You Love A Woman that reached Number 12 on the charts?
A: Journey


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Brain Strain - April 22nd

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April 22, 2005 Podcast Download - mp3

Previous Music Trivia Questions & Answers (April 21st, 2005)
Q: Who am I? Born Marvin Lee Aday in 1947. I sang lead vocals on Ted Nugent's 1976 Fee-For-All album and had a Number 1 hit that stayed at Number 1 for 5 weeks in 1993?
A: Meat Loaf

Q: In what year did Simply Red's Holding Back The Years reach Number 1?
A: 1986. It stayed there for 1 week.

Q: What is Nelly's real name?
A: Nelly was born Cornell Haynes in Travis, Texas in 1974. I can see maybe why he changed it.


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Brain Strain - April 21st

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April 21, 2005 Podcast Download - mp3

Previous Music Trivia Questions & Answers (April 20th, 2005)
Q: Here's one for Brian at Coverville. What band did a 1995 cover of the 1970 David Bowie song The Man Who Sold The World?
A: Nirvana, it just made the Top 40 at Number 39 in 1995

Q: Who are we? Rock band formed in Seattle, Washington we appeared in the movie Singles and played Matt Dillon's band, Citizen Dick. We have had 7 Top 40 hits, 3 making it into the Top 10?
A: Pearl Jam

Q: Did Alternative-rock group R.E.M. ever have a Numer 1 song and if Yes what was it?
A: No, Losing My Religion climbed to Number 4 on Billboard in 1991


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Brain Strain - April 20th

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April 20, 2005 Podcast Download - mp3

Previous Music Trivia Questions & Answers (April 19th, 2005)
Q: Which Aussie band had a Top 20 hit in 1988 with Beds Are Burning?
A: Midnight Oil, it reached Number 17.

Q: Who am I? Born in Ottawa, Canada in 1974 I acted in a Nickelodeon kids cable series You Can't Do That On Televisionplayed God in the 1999 movie Dogma and have had 8 Top 40 hits?
A: Alanis Morissette

Q: Which one of these New Kids On The Block songs reached Number 1Cover Girl, Step By Step or Tonight?
A: Step By Step it reached Number 1 in 1990 and stayed there for 3 weeks.


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Brain Strain - April 19th

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April 19, 2005 Podcast Download - mp3

Previous Music Trivia Questions & Answers (April 18th, 2005)
Q: Here's one for Brian at Coverville. What artist did a 1991 cover of the Spinners 1970 hit "It's A Shame"?
A: British born Monie Love, it reached Number 26. The Spinners version reached Number 14

Q: Who am I? Born Enrique Morales in 1971. I acted on the soap General Hospital and had 4 songs that reached the Top 40?
A: Ricky Martin

Q: Which All-Star R&B group recorded the 1997 song I Care 'Bout You. The song appeared in the movie Soul Food?
A: Milestone, the group included Kenneth ("Babyface"), Kevon and Melvin Edmonds (both from After 7), with K-Ci & JoJo


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Brain Strain - April 18th

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April 18, 2005 Podcast Download - mp3

Previous Music Trivia Questions & Answers (April 17th, 2005)
Q: Which Swedish Pop Group recorded this Number 1 song in 1994 and how many weeks did it stay at Number 1 "The Sign"?
A: Ace Of Base recorded the song and it stayed at the Number 1 position for 6 weeks.

Q: Which one of the following Bryan Adams hits remained the longest in the Number 1 spot "Heaven", "(Everything I Do) I Do It For You" or "Have You Ever Really Loved A Woman"?
A: Everything I Do) I Do It For You. It remained in the Number 1 position for 7 weeks in 1991

Q: Which artist born Louis Cordero in L.A, had the Top 20 song Sittin' In The Lap Of Luxury in 1990. (Hint: He appeared in a Madona video)?
A: Louie Louie


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Brain Strain - April 17th

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April 17, 2005 Podcast Download - mp3

Previous Music Trivia Questions & Answers (April 16th, 2005)
Q: Did the "Non Blondes" What's Up ever reach the Top 10?
A: No. It peaked at Number 14 in 1993. It stayed in the Top 40 for 17 weeks.

Q: Who recorded this Number 1 song and how many weeks did it stay at Number 1 "Boogie Fever"?
A: Sylvers recorded the song and it stayed at the Number 1 position for 1 week in 1976.

Q: What disco soul group took the name of an eccentric billionaire?
A: The Hues Corporation


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Brain Strain - April 16th

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Previous Music Trivia Questions & Answers (April 15th, 2005)
Q: What 1989 song for the British trio "Fine Young Cannibals", spent 14 weeks on the Top 40 charts, peaking at Number 1 where it spent 1 week?
A: She Drives Me Crazy

Q: Who sang Must Have Got Lost?
A: J. Geils Band. It peaked at Number 12 in 1974.

Q: Which hard-rock band had a Top 10 hit with Patience, in 1989?
A: Guns N' Roses. It reached Number 4 and stayed in the Top 40 for 10 weeks.


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Brain Strain - April 15th

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Previous Music Trivia Questions & Answers (April 14th, 2005)
Q: True or False. Marvin Gaye's last Number 1 hit was Got To Give It Up - Part 1, in 1977?
A: True

Q: Who recorded the following Number 1 song That's The Way (I Like It), which stayed at the Number 1 position for 2 weeks in 1975?
A: K.C. & The Sunshine Band

Q: Who sang Teach Your Children?
A: Crosby Stills Nash & Young. It peaked at Number 16 in 1970.


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Brain Strain - April 14th

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April 14, 2005 Podcast Download - mp3

Previous Music Trivia Questions & Answers (April 13th, 2005)
Q: For the following lyrics name the song title, the artist and the year. "She cries alone at night too often, he smokes and drinks and don't come home at all?"
A: Only Women by Alice Cooper from 1975.

Q: Which one of the following Top 40 hits was written or co-written by Andy Gibb? (Love Is) Thicker Than Water or I Just Want To Be Your Everything?
A: (Love IS) Thicker Than Water

Q: Name the missing member of this duo. Up Where We Belong was recorded in 1982 by Joe Cocker and ___?
A: Jennifer Warnes


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Brain Strain - April 13th

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Previous Music Trivia Questions & Answers (April 12th, 2005)
Q: Which one of the following Gladys Knight & The Pips hits reached the highest position on the Top 40 charts was it I've Got To Use My Imagination, Best Thing That Ever Happened To Me or On And On?
A: Best Thing That Ever Happened To Me, it reached Number 3 in 1974.

Q: Who made each of the following 3 songs a Top 40 hit, Listen To The Music which reached Number 11 in 1972, Long Train Running which reached Number 8 in 1973, and China Grove which reached Number 15 in 1973?
A: Doobie Brothers

Q: Who had the Top 20 hit in 2003 with "Lifestyles Of The Rich And Famous"?
A: Twin brothers Joel & Benji Madden, better known as Good Charlotte


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Brain Strain - April 12th

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April 12, 2005 Podcast Download - mp3

Previous Music Trivia Questions & Answers (April 11th, 2005)
Q: Which one of the following Linda Ronstadt's hits reached the highest position on the Top 40 charts was it Ooh Baby Baby, Hurt So Bad or That'll Be The Day?
A: Ooh Baby baby, it reached Number 7 in 1978.

Q: For the following lyrics name the song title, the artist and the year. "How wonderful life is while you're still in the world?"
A: Your Song by Elton John from 1971.

Q: Which one of these songs by Fleetwood Mac reached the Top 40. Gypsy, Angel or Crystal?
A: Gypsy it reached Number 12 in 1982.


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Brain Strain - April 11th

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April 11, 2005 Podcast Download - mp3

Previous Music Trivia Questions & Answers (April 10th, 2005)
Q: For the following lyrics name the song title, the artist and the year. "I was talking to an Eskimo he said he was hoping for a fall of snow when up popped a sea lion and ready to go?"
A: Junior's Farm by Paul McCartney from 1974.

Q: True or False. After 1970, Simon & Garfunkel never again had a Top 10 hit?
A: False. My Little Town reached Number 9 in 1975

Q: Which one of the following Ringo Starr hits reached the highest position on the Top 40 charts was it It Don't Come Easy or Back Off Boogaloo?
A: It Don't Come Easy, it reached Number 4 in 1971.


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Brain Strain - April 10th

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April 10, 2005 Podcast Download - mp3

Previous Music Trivia Questions & Answers (April 9th, 2005)
Q: Dave Grohl, vocalist & guitarist for the "Foo Fighters" was a drummer for another band, what was the band?
A: Nirvana

Q: Which one of these songs by George Harrison reached the Top 40. Crackerbox Palace, Deep Blue or Love Comes To Everyone?
A: Crackerbox Palace it reached Number 19 in 1977.

Q: For the following lyrics name the song title, the artist and the year. "Who's gonna ride that chrome 3-wheeler, who's gonna make that first mistake?"
A: Fire Lake by Bob Seger from 1980.


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Brain Strain - April 9th

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April 9, 2005 Podcast Download - mp3

Previous Music Trivia Questions & Answers (April 8th, 2005)
Q: Who recorded the following Number 1 song, What A Fool Believes?
A: The Doobie Brothers, it stayed at Number for 1 week in 1979

Q: True or False. One of the biggest album hits of 1977 was Simple Dreams recorded by Carole King?
A: False. Linda Ronstat recorded that, Carole King had a hit LP that year called Simple Things

Q: Which one of these songs by the Little River Band reached the Top 40, Man On Your Mind, Ballerina or Just Say That You Love Me?
A: Man On Your Mind it reached Number 12 in 1978 correction 1982 - thanks Rex



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Brain Strain - April 8th

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April 8, 2005 Podcast Download - mp3

Previous Music Trivia Questions & Answers (April 7th, 2005)
Q: Which one of the following songwriters wrote or co-wrote Ohio, Neil Young, Stephen Stills or David Crosby?
A: Neil Young

Q: Which of the following singles was not from Michael Jackson's LP Off The Wall, was it Off The Wall, She's Out of My Life, Rock with You or Human Nature?
A: Human Nature, which was a bonus track from the Thriller album

Q: Who made each of the following songs a Top 40 hit, Mandy which reached Number 1 in 1974, It's A Miracle which reached Number 12 in 1975 and Could It Be Magic which reached Number 6 in 1975?
A: Barry Manilow


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Brain Strain - April 7th

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April 7, 2005 Podcast Download - mp3

Previous Music Trivia Questions & Answers (April 6th, 2005)
Q: Which of the following Jackson's is not Michaels brother, Jermanine, Jessie, Marlon or Tito?
A: Jessie

Q: True or False. Bete Middlers debut album in 1972 was called The Divine Miss M
A: True

Q: Who made each of the following songs a Top 40 hit, Love Rollercoaster, which reached Number 1 in 1975, Skin Tight which reached Number 13 in 1974 and Fire which reached Number 1 in 1974?
A: Ohio Players


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Brain Strain - April 6th

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April 6, 2005 Podcast Download - mp3

Previous Music Trivia Questions & Answers (April 5th, 2005)
Q: True or False. The lead singer of the 70's band, Disco Tex and the Sex-o-lettes was the owner of a chain of hair dressing shops called Mr Monti's Salons?
A: True

Q: Who recorded the following Number 1 song, Celebration?
A: Kool and The Gang, it stayed at Number 1 for 2 weeks in 1981

Q: Who's version of the following song acheived the highest position on the Billboard Top 40, Working My Way Back to You, was it the 1966 version by the Four Seasons or the 1980 version by the Spinners?
A: It was the 1980 version by the Spinners it reached Number 2


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Brain Strain - April 5th

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April 5, 2005 Podcast Download - mp3

Previous Music Trivia Questions & Answers (April 4th, 2005)
Q: True or False. The Doobie Brothers scored their first Number 1 hit with a song called Dirty Water?
A: False. It was Black Water. Dirty Water was a 1960's hit by The Standells

Q: Who recorded the following Number 1 song, Maneater?
A: Daryl Hall and John Oates, it stayed at Number 1 for 4 weeks in 1982

Q: Which of the following songwriters wrote or co-wrote Cocaine, was it Eric Clapton or J.J. Cale?
A: J.J. Cale


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Brain Strain - April 4th

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April 4, 2005 Podcast Download - mp3

Previous Music Trivia Questions & Answers (April 3rd, 2005)
Q: What 80's band often performed with ceramic toilet seats around their necks, was it The Tubes, Devo, The Mothers of Invention or The Friendly Seats?
A: Devo

Q: What obscure Kinks song did The Pretenders update on their 1980 debut album, was it The Hard Way, Stop Your Sobbin, I'm In Disgrace or Jack The Idiot Dunce?
A: Stop Your Sobbin

Q: Lionel Richie's first Number 1 solo hit was Truly, All Night Long, Sail On or You And Me?
A: Truly


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Brain Strain - April 3rd

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April 3, 2005 Podcast Download - mp3

Previous Music Trivia Questions & Answers (April 2nd, 2005)
Q: Which one of the following song writers wrote or co-wrote Takin' Care Of Business, Randy Bachman or Fred Turner?
A: Randy Bachman

Q: Okay so here's another tough one, for the following lyrics name the song title, the artist and the year "I found a picture of you, those were the happiest days of my life"
A: Back On The Chain Gang by The Pretenders from 1983

Q: Who recorded the following Number 1 song and how many weeks did it stay at Number 1, Rock With You?
A: Michael Jackson, it stayed at the Number 1 position for 4 weeks


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Brain Strain - April 2nd

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April 2, 2005 Podcast Download - mp3

Previous Music Trivia Questions & Answers (April 1st, 2005)
Q: Who recorded the following Number 1 song and how many weeks did it stay at Number 1, Centerfold?
A: J. Geils Band, it stayed at the Number 1 position for 6 weeks

Q: In what year did Michael Jackson's Rock With You reach Number 1?
A: 1980

Q: Okay, so here we go with another tough one, for the following lyrics name the song title, the artist and the year. "And love love love is a dangerous drug, you have to receive it and you still can't get enough of the stuff"
A: Love Is A Stranger by The Eurythmics from 1984



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Brain Strain - April 1st

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April 1, 2005 Podcast Download - mp3

Previous Music Trivia Questions & Answers (March 31st, 2005)
Q: Which one of the following song writers wrote or co-wrote Black Water, Tom Johnson, Patrick Simmons or Michael McDonald?
A: Patrick Simmons

Q: In what year did REO Speedwagon's Keep On Loving You reach Number 1?
A: 1981

Q: Okay so here's a tough one. For the following lyrics name the song title, the artist and the year, "I dreamed I was in a Hollywood movie"
A: Spill The Wine by Eric Burdon And War from 1970


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