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Which pop music duo held a free concert in New York City's Central Park in 1981 that attracted about half a million fans?

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Answer: Simon & Garfunkel
"The Concert in Central Park", which attracted a whopping half-a-million spectators, featured the short-lived reunion of Simon & Garfunkel after the pair had disbanded approximately a decade earlier.

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Justin Timberlake was the former lead singer of which famous boy band?

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Answer: NSYNC
Justin Timberlake left NSYNC when the group disbanded in 2002 and went on to become one of the top-selling musicians in history on his own.

Easy

Which classic 1980's band are responsible for the hit "Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This)"?

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Answer: The Eurythmics
"Sweet Dreams", a song about the unfulfilled ambitions of men, was released by the British duo the Eurythmics in 1983.

VeryHard

In what year was the Gramophone Classical Music Awards, one of the most-prestigious honors that can be bestowed upon a classical musician, launched?

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Answer: 1977
The Gramophone Classical Music Awards first began in 1977 and since then have been conducted annually, usually in London during the month of September. Some people consider winning a Gramophone Award even more of an accomplishment than winning a Grammy.

Easy

The Grateful Dead's highly-devoted fanbase are known as what?

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Answer: Deadheads
Rock musicians are known for having the most-loyal fanbases of all genres of music, and amongst these none are more distinguishable than the Grateful Dead's Deadheads, who were known to travel from city-to-city following the band.

VeryHard

In 1981, which British city granted a street name respectively to each of the four classic Beatles?

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Answer: Liverpool
Paul McCartney Way, John Lennon Drive, George Harrison Close and Ringo Starr Drive are all streets you will find in Liverpool, England.

Easy

Which band released the song, "Hey There Delilah"?

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Answer: Plain White T's
The Plain White T's sang the hit song "Hey There Delilah". This song reached Number 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 in 2007.

Easy

18th century surgeon John Taylor is accredited with hindering the careers of both J. S. Bach and George Handel through sham surgeries. What area of the body did he claim to specialize in?

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Answer: Eyes
Despite ultimately proven to be a charlatan, British oculist John Taylor (1703-1772) was respected enough during his day to have worked on the eyes of both J. S. Bach (1750) and George Handel (1758). Taylor's surgeries resulted in Bach going blind and seemingly contributed to Handel's death. Later in life, Taylor would also go blind.



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