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Tamla Records is the former name of which well-established record label?

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Answer: Motown Records
Motown Records, founded in 1959 by Berry Gordy as Tamla Records, is still very influential in the American music scene after over half a century of operation.

Easy

R. Kelly's unforgettable "I Believe I Can Fly" was originally featured on the soundtrack of which movie?

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Answer: Space Jam
The soundtrack of Space Jam - a 1996 film featuring basketball star Michael Jordan and cartoon star Bugs Bunny - included Kelly's "I Believe I Can Fly", perhaps the most-inspirational song to come out in the 1990's.

Medium

Which music group holds the record for the best-selling album in United Kingdom history?

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Answer: Queen
Selling over six-million copies, Queen's 1981 "Greatest Hits" album is the top seller in UK history.

Medium

The parents of Don Shirley - the classical musician that the highly-acclaimed 2018 movie "Green Book" is based on - were actually immigrants to the United States. What country did they emigrate from?

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Answer: Jamaica
Don Shirley (1927-2013), who was born in Pensacola, Florida was actually the son of Jamaican immigrants to the United States. Sadly enough, despite being a musical prodigy, Shirley had to deal with racial barriers on his way to success.

VeryHard

Which of Beethoven's works did Austrian renowned composer Franz Peter Schubert (1797-1828) request to hear on his deathbed?

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Answer: String Quartet No. 14
Franz Schubert considered Beethoven's String Quartet No. 14 the ultimate composition. As such, shortly before his death he requested his own string quartet play the piece for him.



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