Quiz April 2010

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Joseph from Morgantown, WV is this month's winner of a cool and comfortable

SongFacts t-shirt.

Here are the answers:

1. What Oscar-winning song spent the most weeks at #1 in the U.S.?

"Lose Yourself" by Eminem, from the movie titled, 8 Mile.

The song won an Academy Award(Oscar) for Best Original Song and spent 12 weeks at the #1 spot of the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 chart in late 2002.

2. What dead musician had an album that charted in the Top-10 in 2010?

Jimi Hendrix with the posthumous studio album, Valleys Of Neptune.

Johnny Cash with the posthumous studio album, American VI: Ain't No Grave.

3. What popular group made the first music video that was a sequel to their previous video?

ZZ Top - "Sharp Dressed Man" was a sequel to "Gimme All Your Lovin'." (Both from 1983)

4. What singer had a U.S. # 1 hit in the '80s a few years after having surgery on her vocal cords?

Bonnie Tyler - "Total Eclipse Of The Heart"

The Pop-rock singer is known for her raspy vocals.

5. What band's first album spent more weeks at US #1 than any other debut?

Men At Work

Their debut album, Business As Usual held the # 1 spot for a record 15 weeks.

6. In what hit song released in 2009 does the singer mention brushing her teeth with whiskey?

"TiK ToK" by Ke$ha - "Brush my teeth with a bottle of Jack"

7. What famous band released an album in 2008 with only their lead singer left from the original group line-up of their first album?

Guns 'N' Roses - Chinese Democracy is the album (singer - Axl Rose)

Whitesnake - Good To Be Bad is the album (singer - David Coverdale)

8. What was the first U.S. Top 10 hit of the 60's written and performed by the same woman?

"Just One Look" by Doris Troy peaked at # 10 in mid 1963.

9. "Which band with a brother and sister as members had a U.S. Top-10 hit in the 90's?"

Len - "Steal My Sunshine"

The band included Marc Costanzo and his sister Sharon.

Ace Of Base - "All That She Wants", "The Sign", "Don't Turn Around", "Cruel Summer"

The band included Jonas "Joker" Berggren and his sisters Jenny and Linn.

10. In the '00s, what famous singer released a song about girls from an area in Japan?

Gwen Stefani - "Harajuku Girls"

Congratulations to Joseph and thanks to all who entered the quiz.

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