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Brain Strain - July 15

2005-07-15T09:41:00.000-07:00

Here is today's Brain Strain.
July 15, 2005 Podcast Download - mp3

Previous Music Trivia Questions & Answers (July 1, 2005)
Q: What Avril Lavigne song made it to platinum status, was it Complicated or I'm With You?
A: I'm With You

Q: What was the 90's rock band Faith No More's biggest hit?
A: Epic it reached Number 9 on the charts.

Q: Who am I? I had a Gold record in 1971 and then almost 20 years later had a Top 40 hit with Lyin' To Myself?
A: David Cassidy

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Brain Strain - July 1

2005-07-01T14:36:00.000-07:00

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July 1, 2005 Podcast Download - mp3

Previous Music Trivia Questions & Answers (June 24th, 2005)
Q: Who are we? Rock group formed in Mississippi, our members include Chris Henderson, Todd Harrell, Matt Roberts and Brad Arnold.
A: 3 Doors Down

Q: What is my stage name? I was born James Todd Smith on 8/16/1968 in Queens, New York. I've had 13 Top 40 hits which have included a Number 1?
A: LL Cool J

Q: What was the name of the 90's group No Mercy's Gold selling single. Was it Please Don't Go,Where Do You Go or I'll Go Where You Go?
A: Where Do You Go it reached Number 5 in 1996

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Brain Strain - June 24th

2005-06-24T15:08:00.000-07:00

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June 24th, 2005 Podcast Download - mp3

Previous Music Trivia Questions & Answers (June 17th, 2005)
Q: Was The Rembrants Number 17 song I'll Be There For You the theme from 'Friends', their best chart success?
A: Actually their previous release in 1991 Just The Way It Is, Baby reached Number 14 on the charts.

Q: Did R.E.M.'s Losing My Religion achieve platinum status?
A: No it achieved Gold Status.

Q: Who are we? Rock band formed in San Diego, California. Our members include brothers Dean and Robert DeLeo, Eric Kretz and Scott Weiland.
A: Stone Temple Pilots

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Brain Strain - June 17th

2005-06-17T21:22:00.000-07:00

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June 17th, 2005 Podcast Download - mp3

Previous Music Trivia Questions & Answers (June 10th, 2005)
Q: Was The Rembrants Number 17 song I'll Be There For You the theme from 'Friends', their best chart success?
A: Actually their previous release in 1991 Just The Way It Is, Baby reached Number 14 on the charts.

Q: Did R.E.M.'s Losing My Religion achieve platinum status?
A: No it achieved Gold Status.

Q: Who are we? Rock band formed in San Diego, California. Our members include brothers Dean and Robert DeLeo, Eric Kretz and Scott Weiland.
A: Stone Temple Pilots

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Brain Strain - June 10th

2005-06-10T14:04:00.000-07:00

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June 10th, 2005 Podcast Download - mp3

Previous Music Trivia Questions & Answers (June 3rd, 2005)
Q: Who teamed up with Annie Lennox to sing Put A Little Love In Your Heart for the movie Scrooged staring Bill Murray?
A: Al Green.

Q: Who am I? I was born in 1967 in Jackson, Mississippi. I am adopted. My 'adopted' first name is Audrey. I have had 7 Number 1 hits?
A: Country star Faith Hill. Her adopted name is Audrey Faith Perry.

Q: What's Lil Bow Wow's real name?
A: He was born Shad Moss on 3/9/1987 in Columbus, Ohio.

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Brain Strain - June 3rd

2005-06-03T12:49:00.000-07:00

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June 3rd, 2005 Podcast Download - mp3

Previous Music Trivia Questions & Answers (May 27th, 2005)
Q: How long did Aussie singer Natalie Imbruglia's hit Torn stay at Number 1?
A: It reached Number 1 in February of 1998 and stayed there for 11 weeks.

Q: What was the name of Elton John's first band. Clue: he took his stage name Elton John from the first names of 2 of the bands members?
A: Bluesology, for his stage name he used Elton Dean and John Baldry names.

Q: What Billy Joel album was the 1979's top seller?
A: 52nd Street

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Brain Strain - May 27th

2005-05-28T16:37:00.000-07:00

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May 27th, 2005 Podcast Download - mp3

Previous Music Trivia Questions & Answers (May 20th, 2005)
Q: Who am we? Band members include Billie Joe Armstrong, Mike Dirnt, and Frank Wright. We hail from Berkeley, California one of our songs was in the movie Angus starring George C. Scott?
A: Green Day

Q: Which one of these songs from Heart did not make the Top 10. Barracuda, Surrender To Me or Tell It Like It Is?
A: Barracuda. It reached Number 11 on the Top 40, it remained in the Top 40 for 12 weeks.

Q: What is Billy Idol's real name, is it: Tim Williams, Timothy Broad or William Broad?
A: Born William Broad on 11/30/1955 in Stanmore Middlesex, England.

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Brain Strain - May 20th

2005-05-20T19:05:00.000-07:00

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May 20th, 2005 Podcast Download - mp3

Previous Music Trivia Questions & Answers (May 13th, 2005)
Q: Which 2 OutKast hits held down the top 2 spots on the Billboard Hot 100 charts for over a month?
A: Hey Ya! and The Way You Move they both appeared on the SAME single!

Q: Which British R&B band had a Number 1 hit with I've Been Thinking About You?
A: Londonbeat, it spent 1 week at Number 1 in 1991.

Q: Who are we? Formed in San Francisco, California our 1987 line included Jerry garcia, Bob Weir, Brent Mydland, Phil Lesh, Bill Kreutzmann and Mickey Hart?
A: Grateful Dead

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Brain Strain - May 13th

2005-05-13T16:45:00.000-07:00

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May 13th, 2005 Podcast Download - mp3

Previous Music Trivia Questions & Answers (May 6th, 2005)
Q: What Hip Hop trio from East Orange, New Jersey had a Top 10 hit with Hip Hip Hooray in 1993?
A: Naughty By Nature

Q: What is M.C. Hammer's real name?
A: M.C. Hammer was born Stanley Kirk Burrell in Oakland, California in 1963

Q: Who replaced Nelly at the Number 1 positon after his 2002 hit Hot In Herre spent 7 weeks there?
A: Himself with Dilemma which spent another 10 weeks at Number 1

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Brain Strain - May 6th

2005-05-06T17:50:00.000-07:00

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May 6th, 2005 Podcast Download - mp3

Previous Music Trivia Questions & Answers (April 29th, 2005)
Q: Who am I? Born in 1975, I have acted on TV's As The World Turns, also appeared in the movie Sister Act 2. I have had 5 Top 40 hits which included a Number 1?
A: Lauryn Hill

Q: Which Tom Petty and The Heartbreakers song reached the highest position on the Top 40, Free Fallin' or Stop Draggin' My Heart Around?
A: Stop Draggin' My Heart Around it reached Number 3 in 1981

Q: Has Prince ever had a platinum single, if yes what was it?
A: Actually he has had 2 When Doves Cryin 1984 and Batdance in 1989.

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Brain Strain - April 29th

2005-04-29T19:14:00.000-07:00

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April 29, 2005 Podcast Download - mp3

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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Now weekly.

2005-04-23T17:42:00.000-07:00

Because of an exciting new venture (iROK Radio) Brain Strain will now be produced weekly.
Next Brain Strain will be Friday April 29th.

Brain Strain - April 22nd

2005-04-22T17:05:00.000-07:00

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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

2005-04-21T15:24:00.000-07:00

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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

2005-04-20T16:02:00.000-07:00

Here is today's Brain Strain.
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

2005-04-19T16:47:00.000-07:00

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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

2005-04-18T17:21:00.000-07:00

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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

2005-04-17T15:51:00.000-07:00

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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

2005-04-16T17:25:00.000-07:00

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April 16, 2005 Podcast Download - mp3

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

2005-04-15T15:58:00.000-07:00

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April 15, 2005 Podcast Download - mp3

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

2005-04-14T16:54:00.000-07:00

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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

2005-04-13T16:14:00.000-07:00

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April 13, 2005 Podcast Download - mp3

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

2005-04-12T16:32:00.000-07:00

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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

2005-04-11T19:39:00.000-07:00

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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

2005-04-10T18:22:00.000-07:00

Here is today's Brain Strain.
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

2005-04-09T16:40:00.000-07:00

Here is today's Brain Strain.
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

2005-04-08T16:31:00.000-07:00

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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

2005-04-07T16:47:00.000-07:00

Here is today's Brain Strain.
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

2005-04-06T15:32:00.000-07:00

Here is today's Brain Strain.
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

2005-04-05T16:26:00.000-07:00

Here is today's Brain Strain.
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

2005-04-04T16:07:00.000-07:00

Here is today's Brain Strain.
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

2005-04-03T15:59:00.000-07:00

Here is today's Brain Strain.
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

2005-04-02T16:11:00.000-08:00

Here is today's Brain Strain.
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

2005-04-01T17:43:00.000-08:00

Here is today's Brain Strain.
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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Brain Strain - March 31st

2005-03-31T15:59:00.000-08:00

Here is today's Brain Strain.
March 31, 2005 Podcast Download - mp3

Previous Music Trivia Questions & Answers (March 30th, 2005)
Q: Who recorded the following Number 1 song and how many weeks did it stay at Number 1, Keep On Loving You?
A: REO Speedwagon and it stayed at the Number 1 position for 1 week

Q: How many double sided hits of the Beatles made the Top 40, 6, 9, or 14?
A: 14

Q: Who recorded the following Number 1 song and how many weeks did it stay at Number 1, What A Fool Believes?
A: The Doobie Brothers, it stayed at the Number 1 position for 1 week

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Brain Strain - March 30th

2005-03-30T16:11:00.000-08:00

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Previous Music Trivia Questions & Answers (March 29th, 2005):
Q: Which one of the following song writers wrote or co-wrote Dreams, Stevie Nicks, Christine McVie or Lindsey Buckingham?
A: Stevie Nicks

Q: In what year did the J. Geils Band's Centerfold reach Number 1?
A: 1982

Q: Who recorded the following Number 1 song and how many weeks did it stay at Number 1, With A Little Luck?
A: Paul McCartney and Wings it stayed at the Number 1 position for 2 weeks

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Brain Strain - March 29th

2005-03-29T16:52:00.000-08:00

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Previous Music Trivia Questions & Answers (March 28th, 2005):
Q: Who recorded the following Number 1 song and how many weeks did it stay at Number 1, Billy Jean?
A: Michael Jackson recorded the song and it stayed at the Number 1 position for 7 weeks

Q: Which one of the following Beatles hits remained the longest in the Number 1 spot, Hey Jude, I want To Hold Your Hand or Yesterday?
A: Hey Jude

Q: Okay so here's a tough one. For the following lyrics name the song title, the artist and the year. "But as the wind changed direction and the Temple Band took five, the crowd caught a whiff of that crazy Casbah jive"
A: Rock The Casbah by The Clash in 1983

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Brain Strain - March 28th

2005-03-28T18:05:00.000-08:00

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Previous Music Trivia Questions & Answers (March 27th, 2005):
Q: Which one of the following song writers wrote or co-wrote the following song the David Bowie song Fame, was it Elton John or John Lennon?
A: John Lennon

Q: In what year did Michael Jackson's Billy Jean reach Number 1?
A: 1983

Q: Which one of these songs by Bob Seger reached the Top 40, Feel Like A Number or Hollywood Nights?
A: Hollywood Nights, it reached Number 12 in 1978

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Brain Strain - March 27th

2005-03-27T15:53:00.000-08:00

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Previous Music Trivia Questions & Answers (March 26th, 2005):
Q: Which one of these songs by following artist reached the Top 40, When The Whip Comes Down, Fingerprint File or Shattered by the Rolling Stones?
A: Shattered reached number 31 in 1979

Q: Who recorded the following number 1 song Morning Train, which stayed at the number 1 position for 2 weeks in 1981?
A: Sheena Easton

Q: Who recorded the following number 1 song, Africa it stayed at the number 1 position for 1 week in 1983?
A: TOTO

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Brain Strain - March 26th

2005-03-26T15:42:00.000-08:00

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Previous Music Trivia Questions & Answers (March 25th, 2005):
Q: Which one of these songs by the following artist reached the Top 40, Waiting On A friend or All Down the Line by the Rolling Stones?
A: Waiting on A Friend reached number 13 in 1981

Q: Who recorded the following number 1 song Private Eyes, it stayed at the number 1 position for 2 weeks in 1981?
A: Daryl Hall and John Oates

Q: Which one of the following WHO hits reached the highest position on the Top 40 charts was it Who Are You, You Better You Bet or Squeeze box?
A: Who Are You, it reached number 14 in 1978

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Brain Strain - March 25th

2005-03-25T16:02:00.000-08:00

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Previous Music Trivia Questions & Answers (March 24th, 2005):
Q: Who made each of the following 3 songs a Top 40 hit, I Know I'm Losing You which reached number 24 in 1971, You Wear It Well which reached number 13 in 1972 and The First Cut is the Deepest which reached number 21 in 1977?
A: Rod Stewart

Q: Which one of these songs by the following artist reached the Top 40, Brass In Pocket or Precious by The Pretenders?
A: Brass In Pocket reached number 14 in 1980

Q: Which one of the following Styx hits reached the highest position on the Top 40, Lady, The Best of Times or Too Much Time on My Hands?
A: The Best of Times it reached number 3 in 1981

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Brain Strain - March 24th

2005-03-24T16:15:00.000-08:00

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Previous Music Trivia Questions & Answers (March 23rd, 2005):
Q: Who made the following 3 songs a Top 40 hit. Summer Breeze, which reached Number 6 in 1972, Hummingbird which reached Number 20 in 1973 and Diamond Girl which reached Number 6 in 1973?
A: Seals and Crofts

Q: Who made each of the following 3 songs a Top 40 hit. You Are Everything which reached Number 9 in 1971, Betcha By Golly Wow which reached Number 3 in 1972 and I'm A Stone in Love with You which reached Number 10 in 1972?
A: The Stylistics

Q: Which one of the following Stevie Wonder hits reached the highest position on the Top 40 charts, If You Really Love Me or That Girl?
A: That Girl it reached Number 4 in 1982

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Brain Strain - March 23rd

2005-03-23T15:49:00.000-08:00

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Previous Music Trivia Questions & Answers (March 22nd, 2005):
Q: Who made each of the following 3 songs a Top 40 hit. Love to Love You Baby, which reached Number 2 in 1975, Last Dance, which reached Number 3 in 1978 and Heaven Knows which reached Number 4 in 1979?
A: Donna Summer

Q: Which of the following Eagles hits reached the highest position on the Top 40. Take It To The Limit, The Long Run or Witchy Woman?
A: Take It To The Limit reached Number 4 in 1976.

Q: True or false. Stevie Wonder had more Top 40 hits after 1970 than before?
A: True

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Brain Strain - March 22nd

2005-03-22T15:13:00.000-08:00

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Previous Music Trivia Questions & Answers (March 21st, 2005):
Q: Who recorded the following Number 1 song, Rapture. It stayed on the charts at Number 1 for 2 weeks in 1981?
A: Blondie

Q: Which of the following Jim Croche hits reached the highest postion on the Top 40, You Don't Mess Around with Jim or Bad, Bad, Leroy Brown?
A: Bad, Bad, Leroy Brown reached Number 1 in 1973

Q: Which one of these songs by the following artist reached the Top 40. Walking On the Moon, Spirits In a Material World or Secret Journey by The Police?
A: Spirits In a Material World, reached Number 11 in 1982

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Brain Strain - March 21st

2005-03-21T15:10:00.000-08:00

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Previous Music Trivia Questions & Answers (March 20th, 2005):
Q: Who recorded the following Number 1 song Don't You Want Me in 1982 it staying at the Number 1 position for 3 weeks?
A: Human League

Q: True or False. The Charlie Daniels band scored their first Top 10 hit with The Devil Went Down to Georgia?
A: False, Uneasy Rider reached Number 9 in 1973.

Q: Which of the following Three Dog Night hits reached the highest position on the Top 40 - Shambala, An Old Fashioned Love Song or Liar?
A: Shambala it reached Number 3 in 1973.

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Brain Strain - March 20th

2005-03-20T15:40:00.000-08:00

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Previous Music Trivia Questions & Answers (March 19th, 2005):
Q: Which Beatle sang Act Naturally?
A: Ringo Starr

Q: In what year did Tori Amos release a two-disc set entitled To Venus and Back?
A: 1999

Q: What song introduced Sonny and Cher to the world?
A: I got You, Babe

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Brain Strain - March 19th

2005-03-19T15:19:00.000-08:00

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Previous Music Trivia Questions & Answers (March 18th, 2005):
Q: Did Elvis Presley ever win a Grammy for a rock and roll song?
A: No

Q: In what year did the Goo Goo Dolls perform at the Winter Olympics?
A: 2002

Q: What 1975 hit did Simon and Garfunkel reunite for?
A: My Little Town

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Brain Strain - March 18th

2005-03-18T17:48:00.000-08:00

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Previous Music Trivia Questions & Answers (March 17th, 2005):
Q: What Jimmy Buffet tune offered up booze in the blender?
A: Margaritaville

Q: In what year was Kid Rock born?
A: 1971

Q: Who, with Gerry Goffin, wrote Will You Love Me Tomorrow? for The Shirelles?
A: Carole King

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Brain Strain - March 17th

2005-03-17T15:48:00.000-08:00

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Previous Music Trivia Questions & Answers (March 16th, 2005):
Q: What song did Lenny Kravitz sing about his mother?
A: Thinking of You

Q: In what year after two unsuccessful albums did Heart have a hit song with These Dreams?
A: 1986

Q: What is Kid Rock's real name?
A: Robert James Ritchie

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Brain Strain - March 16th

2005-03-16T15:28:00.000-08:00

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Previous Music Trivia Questions & Answers (March 15th, 2005):
Q: How many Kinks were there?
A: Four

Q: In what year did UCLA film school graduate Jim Morrison record Light My Fire with The Doors?
A: 1967

Q: What was George Harrison's first hit solo album?
A: All Things Must Pass

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Brain Strain - March 15th

2005-03-15T16:54:00.000-08:00

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Previous Music Trivia Questions & Answers (March 14th, 2005):
Q: What Doors hit did Jose Feliciano win a Grammy for?
A: Light My Fire

Q: In what year was Alicia Keys born?
A: January 25th 1981

Q: What group's recording of Get Together became a '60s anthem of unity?
A: The Youngbloods'

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Brain Strain - March 14th

2005-03-14T16:14:00.000-08:00

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Previous Music Trivia Questions & Answers (March 13th, 2005):
Q: Who were Booby Hatfield and Bill Medley?
A: The Righteous Brothers

Q: In what year did Don McLean's Vincent, poignant tribute to artist Vincent Van Gough, climb to #12 on the charts?
A: 1972

Q: Whose Summer Breeze was a 1972 hit?
A: Seals and Croft's

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Brain Strain - March 13th

2005-03-13T15:19:00.000-08:00

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Previous Music Trivia Questions & Answers (March 12th, 2005):
Q: What was the name of the bullfrog in Joy to the World?
A: Jeremiah

Q: In what year did Dion warn, "keep away from Runaround Sue," in the No. 1 song he wrote with friends in a schoolyard?
A: 1961

Q: Who was the first Beach Boy to release a solo album?
A: Dennis Wilson

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Brain Strain - March 12th

2005-03-12T15:48:00.000-08:00

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Previous Music Trivia Questions & Answers (March 11th, 2005):
Q: What child star's picture appeared on the cover ot the Sgt. Pepper album?
A: Shirley Temple's

Q: In what year did Peter, Paul and Mary win a Best Vocal Group Grammy Award for If I Had A Hammer?
A: 1962

Q: What guitarist had '50s hits with Rebel Rouser, Ramrod and Cannonball?
A: Duane Eddy

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Brain Strain - March 11th

2005-03-11T15:58:00.000-08:00

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Previous Music Trivia Questions & Answers (March 10th, 2005):
Q: What band backed Neil Young on his album After the Gold Rush?
A: Crazy Horse

Q: In what year did David Cassidy of The Partridge Family fame score his first hit when Cherish enters the Top 40 chart?
A: 1971

Q: What group did The Golliwogs become in 1968?
A: Creedence Clearwater Revival

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Brain Strain - March 10th

2005-03-10T16:05:00.000-08:00

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Previous Music Trivia Questions & Answers (March 9th, 2005):
Q: What Doris Day tune was No. 6 on teh charts in 1956?
A: Whatever Will Be, Will Be (Que Sera, Sera)

Q: In what year did C.W. McCall's Convoy help start a CB radio craze, and that's a 10-4, good buddy?
A: 1976

Q: What Beatles sond did Fats Domino have a hit with in 1968?
A: Lady Madonna

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Brain Strain - March 9th

2005-03-09T16:55:00.000-08:00

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Previous Music Trivia Questions & Answers (March 8th, 2005):
Q: What Byrds tune had the chorus: "Ah but, I was so much older then, I'm younger that that now"?
A: My back Pages

Q: In what year did Good Golly, Miss Molly become a Top 10 hit for Little Richard?
A: 1958

Q: What group rose to No. 2 in worldwide record sales without major American market success?
A: ABBA

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Brain Strain - March 8th

2005-03-08T16:33:00.000-08:00

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Previous Music Trivia Questions & Answers (March 7th, 2005):
Q: What tower was climbed in the Beatles song I Am the Walrus?
A: The Eiffel Tower

Q: In what year did The Kinks have a controversial hit with Lola a song about a transvestite?
A: 1970

Q: Who wrote the music for Walk on By for Dionne Warwick?
A: Burt Bacharach

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Brain Strain - March 7th

2005-03-07T15:55:00.000-08:00

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Previous Music Trivia Questions & Answers (March 6th, 2005):
Q: Who placed seven songs on the charts and five gold albums in the top 20 in 1966, a feat never matched?
A: Herb Albert & The Tijuana Brass

Q: In what year did an early racially-mixed group, The Del-Vikings, hit big with Come Go With Me & Whispering Bells
A: 1957

Q: What club did Barry Manilow call the hottest spot north of Havana?
A: The Copacabana

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Brain Strain - March 6th

2005-03-06T16:11:00.000-08:00

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Previous Music Trivia Questions & Answers (March 5th, 2005):
Q: What song opened up with the high-pitched laugh of Surfaris manager Dale Smallins?
A: Wipeout

Q:In what year did The Supremes, originally called The Primettes, release their first No.1 hit, Where Did Our Love Go?
A: 1964

Q: Who struck recording gold with Lightning is Striking Again?
A: Lou Christie

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Brain Strain - March 5th

2005-03-05T15:36:00.000-08:00

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Previous Music Trivia Questions & Answers (March 4th, 2005):
Q: What was the last song Bob Dylan put into the top 20?
A: Knockin' on Heaven's Door

Q:In what year did The Cars get their first Top 40 hit with the single Just What I Needed?
A: 1978

Q: What Pink Floyd album topped all in 1980?
A: The Wall

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Brain Strain - March 4th

2005-03-04T14:57:00.000-08:00

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Previous Music Trivia Questions & Answers (March 3rd, 2005):
Q: What was The Four Season's first hit, cut only 15 minutes after being written?
A: Sherry

Q:In what year did Pat Boone prove he's more than a pretty face by graduating magna cum laude from Columbia University?
A: 1958

Q: What pop artist designed the cover for The Rolling Stones' Sticky Fingers album?
A: Andy Warhol

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Brain Strain - March 3rd

2005-03-03T15:56:00.000-08:00

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Previous Music Trivia Questions & Answers (March 2nd, 2005):
Q: What song established Bobby Vinton's career?
A: Roses Are Red

Q:In what year did macho Johnny Cash release the humorous song, A Boy Named Sue?
A: 1969

Q: What Beatles album featured Back in the U.S.S.R?
A: The White album

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Brain Strain - March 2nd

2005-03-02T16:43:00.000-08:00

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Previous Music Trivia Questions & Answers (March 1st, 2005):
Q: What was the first hit song The Platters served up?
A: Only You

Q:In what year did James Brown, the "hardest working man in show biz," release Papa's Got A Brand New Bag?
A: 1965

Q: What group named for a fruit hit it big in 1967 with I Had Too Much to Dream Last Night?
A: The Electric Prunes

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Brain Strain - March 1st

2005-03-01T15:27:00.000-08:00

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Previous Music Trivia Questions & Answers (Feb 28, 2005):
Q: What record company's top song-writing production team was made up of Brian Holland, Lamont Dozier and Eddie Holland?
A: Motown's

Q: Despite protests by the National Organization of Women, in what year did Paul Anka's (You're) Having My Baby hit No. 1?
A: 1974

Q: Who followed up his Runaway hit with Hats off to Larry?
A: Del Shannon

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Brain Strain - Feb 28th

2005-02-28T16:16:00.000-08:00

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Previous Music Trivia Questions & Answers (Feb 27, 2005):
Q: What group took its name from Georgia blues musicians Floyd Council and Pink Anderson?
A: Pink Floyd

Q: In what year did Dion and the Belmonts hit the Top 10 as they ask, Why Must I Be A Teenager In Love?
A: 1959

Q: What group did Phil Collins stop banging drums for to go solo?
A: Genesis

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Brain Strain - Feb 27th

2005-02-27T16:28:00.000-08:00

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Previous Music Trivia Questions & Answers (Feb 26, 2005):
Q: Where did Gladys Knight and The Pips take a midnight train to?
A: Georgia

Q: In what year did Rod Stewart marry George Hamilton's ex-wife Alana in a Beverly Hills ceremony?
A: 1979

Q: What was Paul Anka's first No. 1 record?
A: Lonely Boy

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Brain Strain - Feb 26th

2005-02-26T16:28:00.000-08:00

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Previous Music Trivia Questions & Answers (Feb 25, 2005):
Q: Where did Bobby McGee slip away?
A: Somewhere near Salinas

Q: In what year did Motown celebrate its 25th anniversary?
A: 1983

Q: What name did Eric Clapton and friends assume for their 1972 hitLayla?
A: Derek and The Dominoes

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Brain Strain - Feb 25th

2005-02-25T15:15:00.000-08:00

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Previous Music Trivia Questions & Answers (Feb 24, 2005):
Q: What was Don McLean's followup hit to American Pie?
A: Vincent

Q: In what year did Bobby Day, use bird sounds to help his Rockin' Robin reach No. 2 on the charts?
A: 1958

Q: What one song's production was the straw that broke The Beatles' back?
A: The Long and Winding Road

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Brain Strain - Feb 24th

2005-02-24T17:36:00.000-08:00

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Previous Music Trivia Questions & Answers (Feb 23, 2005):
Q: How many No.1 hit singles has James Brown had?
A: None

Q: In what year did The Beatles' last concert apprearance take place at Candlestick Park in San Francisco?
A: 1966

Q: What song vaulted Glen Campbell into the limelight after a career as a session musician?
A: Gentle on My Mind

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Brain Strain - Feb 23nd

2005-02-23T16:12:00.000-08:00

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Previous Music Trivia Questions & Answers (Feb 22, 2005):
Q: What Grammy - winning song rescued 42-year-old Charlie Rich from obscurity in 1974?
A: Behind Closed Doors

Q: In what year did Boy George, singer and slave to women's fashion, become Britain's top pop export to the U.S.?
A: 1984

Q: What was Anita Bryant's first and biggest hit?
A: Paper Roses

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Brain Strain - Feb 22nd

2005-02-22T16:26:00.000-08:00

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Previous Music Trivia Questions & Answers (Feb 21, 2005):
Q: What day of the week did The Mamas and The Papas cop a 1966 gold record for singing about?
A: Monday

Q: In what year did R&B singer Jackie Wilson hit the pop charts with Lonely Teardrops?
A: 1959

Q: What song, Harry Nilsson's second hit, was rejected for use in Midnight Cowboy?
A: I guess the Lord Must Be in New York City

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Brain Strain - Feb 21st

2005-02-21T15:53:00.000-08:00

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Previous Music Trivia Questions & Answers (Feb 20, 2005):
Q: What was Wilson Picketts first major hit?
A: In The Midnight Hour

Q: In what year did God Save The Queen shoot to number 2 on the Britsh charts for punk rocker Johnny Rotten & The Sex Pistols?
A: 1977

Q: Whose first major album was Ziggy Stardust and The Spiders from Mars?
A: David Bowie's

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Brain Strain - Feb 20th

2005-02-20T14:54:00.000-08:00

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Previous Music Trivia Questions & Answers (Feb 19, 2005):
Q: What record company threw out The Beatles after George Harrison sang The Sheik of Araby?
A: Decca

Q: In what year did the Ray Stevens' novelty tune, The Streak, get lots of exposure at the top of the charts for three weeks?
A: 1974

Q: What 1959 smash did Frankie Avalon call "the only record I've ever recorded"?
A: Venus

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Brain Strain - Feb 19th

2005-02-19T16:38:00.000-08:00

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Previous Music Trivia Questions & Answers (Feb 18, 2005):
Q: What was Simon & Garfunkel's first hit?
A: Sounds Of Silence

Q: What year was The Kinks' You Really Got Me released in England. Clue: Van Halen recorded it 14 years later.?
A: 1964

Q: Whose mother did Dr. Hook and The Medicine Show sing about in 1972?
A: Sylvia's

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Brain Strain - Feb 18th

2005-02-18T15:21:00.000-08:00

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Previous Music Trivia Questions & Answers (Feb 17, 2005):
Q: What singer was Bob Dylan addressing in singing: "It ain't me babe"?
A: Joan Baez

Q: After 20 years with Motown, in what year did Diana Ross make an exclusive deal with RCA Records?
A: 1981

Q: Where shouldn't you go if you were lookin' for a wife?
A: Wolverton Mountain

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Brain Strain - Feb 17th

2005-02-17T16:16:00.000-08:00

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Previous Music Trivia Questions & Answers (Feb 16, 2005):
Q: What port was the sloop John B. docked on?
A: Nassau

Q: In what year did Henry Mancini and Johnny Mercer win an Oscar for the movie song, Days Of Wine And Roses?
A: 1962

Q: What group stood up and sang I second That Emotion in 1968?
A: Smokey Robinson and The Miracles

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Brain Strain - Feb 16th

2005-02-16T16:12:00.000-08:00

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Previous Music Trivia Questions & Answers (Feb 15, 2005):
Q: What Simon & Garfunkel LP was Britain's biggest selling album of the '70s?
A: Bridge Over Troubled Water

Q: In what year did singer songwriter Jim Croce, age 30, die in a plane crash en route to a concert?
A: 1973

Q: What 1977 Rita Coolidge hit did Singapore ban because they thought it was about drugs?
A: Higher and Higher

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Brain Strain - Feb 15th

2005-02-15T14:37:00.000-08:00

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Previous Music Trivia Questions & Answers (Feb 14, 2005):
Q: What was the title of the compilation that sparked the medley craze in 1981?
A: Stars On 45

Q: In what year did Jan & Dean move from the surf to the highway with The Little Old Lady From Pasadena?
A: 1964

Q: Who had a 1965 hit with Marvin Hamlisch's Sunshine, Lollipops and Rainbows?
A: Lesley Gore

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Brain Strain - Feb 14th

2005-02-14T17:12:00.000-08:00

Here is today's Brain Strain.
February 14, 2005 Podcast Download - mp3

Previous Music Trivia Questions & Answers (Feb 13, 2005):
Q: What Jan & Dean hit featured a race between a Stingray and an XKE?
A: Dead Man's Curve

Q: The commercial pop group, The McCoys, released it's number one record Hang On Sloopy in what year?
A: 1965

Q: Which of the Wilson brothers drew the drum-banging assignment for The Beach Boys?
A: Dennis

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Brain Strain - Feb 13th

2005-02-13T16:24:00.000-08:00

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February 13, 2005 Podcast Download - mp3

Previous Music Trivia Questions & Answers (Feb 12, 2005):
Q: What was the name of the first Beatles Album released in North America, on July 23, 1963?
A: Introducing The Beatles

Q: What did Lola's champagne taste like?
A: Cherry Cola

Q: What 1959 tune was The Miracles' response to The Silhouettes hit Get A Job?
A: Got A Job

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Brain Strain - Feb 12th

2005-02-12T17:13:00.000-08:00

Here is today's Brain Strain.
February 12, 2005 Podcast Download - mp3

Previous Music Trivia Questions & Answers (Feb 11, 2005):
Q: In what year did popular DJ Rick Dees and His Cast of Idiots score a platinum record with Disco Duck (Part 1)?
A: 1976

Q: In what year did Brian Epstein, manager of the Beatles, die at age 32 of an overdose of sleeping pills?
A: 1967

Q: In what year did Bobby Brown's Don't be Cruel take honors as Billboard's Top Pop Album of the Year?
A: 1989

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'Brain Strain' - Feb 11th

2005-02-11T07:21:00.000-08:00

Here is today's 'Brain Strain'.
February 11, 2005 Podcast Download - mp3

Previous Music Trivia Answer (Feb 10, 2005):
1965
1972
1983

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