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Heather from Athens, AL is this month's winner of a cool and comfortable

Songfacts t-shirt. :coolio:

Here are the answers to the quiz:

1. Who was the first artist to have the #1 single and #1 album in both the UK and U.S. at the same time?

Rod Stewart ("Maggie May" and Every Picture Tells A Story) 1971

2. What popular singer released a song in 2012 titled for her age?

Taylor Swift - "22"

3. What famous singer dated a star of the TV show Desperate Housewives and had another star from the show in one of his videos?

Michael Bolton

His video for "Missing You Now" features Teri Hatcher, and he dated Nicolette Sheridan.

4. In what U.S. Top-10 Hot 100 hit from the '80s does the singer sing about smoking a "J"?

"Late in the Evening" by Paul Simon

The lyrics say:

Then I learned to play some lead guitar

I was underage In this funky bar

And I stepped outside to smoke myself a "J"

5. Cast members of the TV show Jackass appeared on what band's 2010 single?

Weezer

They were on the song "Memories."

6. What #1 U.S. Hot 100 hit from the '60s was written by John Denver?

"Leaving On A Jet Plane", recorded by Peter, Paul and Mary

7. What famous musician played a traveling musician in a 2003 film?

Jack White - Cold Mountain

8. What Sri Lankan singer had a U.S. Top-10 hit in 2008 on the Hot 100?

M.I.A. - "Paper Planes"

9. Worldwide, what was the best-selling album of the '70s with a flying saucer on the cover?

Boston - Boston

10. What U.S. Top-40 Hot 100 hit tells the story of shooting a man in a Nevada city?

"Folsom Prison Blues" by Johnny Cash. The city was Reno.

Congratulations to Heather and thanks to all who entered this month's Mighty Songfacts Trivia Quiz. :thumbsup:

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