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    Which release by The B-52s has hieroglyphics on the cover?

    • Cosmic Thing
    • Mesopotamia
    • Party Mix
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  • 2. 

    What were the names of the two females in the new wave band The B-52's?

    • Rita Wilson And Kate Parsons

    • Apollonia Kotero And Vanity 6

    • Chynna And Wendi Phillips

    • Kate Pierson And Cyndi Wilson

    Correct Answer
    A. Kate Pierson And Cyndi Wilson
  • 3. 

    "I got me a car, it's as big as a whale" is from what song by The B-52's?

    • Girl From Ipanema Goes To Greenland

    • Legal Tender

    • Love Shack

    • Channel Z

    Correct Answer
    A. Love Shack
  • 4. 

    What year did The B-52's have the hit single "Love Shack" on Reprise Records?

    • 1990

    • 1965

    • 1967

    • 1976

    Correct Answer
    A. 1990
  • 5. 

    The B-52's formed in which city?

    • Savannah, GA

    • Athens, GA

    • Atlanta, GA

    • Chapel Hill, NC

    Correct Answer
    A. Athens, GA
  • 6. 

    Which original member of the B-52's died from AIDS in 1985?

    • Fred Schneider

    • Ricky Wilson

    • Cindy Wilson

    • Kate Pierson

    Correct Answer
    A. Ricky Wilson
  • 7. 

    Which bizarre B-52's classic tune was from their debut album?

    • Love Shack

    • Rock Lobster

    • Roam

    • Mesopotamia

    Correct Answer
    A. Rock Lobster
  • 8. 

    What Petula Clark classic did The B-52's record on their debut album?

    • My Guy

    • Downtown

    • Round Every Corner

    • Majorca

    Correct Answer
    A. Downtown
  • 9. 

    What year did The B-52s have the hit single "Love Shack" on Reprise?

    • 1997

    • 1989

    • 2001

    • 1961

    Correct Answer
    A. 1989
  • 10. 

    Which B-52's member sang in the R.E.M. song "Shiny Happy People"?

    • Fred Schneider

    • Kate Pierson

    • Keith Strickland

    • Cindy Wilson

    Correct Answer
    A. Kate Pierson
  • 11. 

    Which of the following people was not an original member of the B-52's?

    • Cindy Wilson

    • Sara Lee

    • Keith Strickland

    • Fred Schneider

    Correct Answer
    A. Sara Lee
  • 12. 

    On which Iggy Pop song did Kate Pierson collaborate?

    • Candy

    • My Baby Wants To Rock And Roll

    • Moonlight Lady

    • Main Street Eyes

    Correct Answer
    A. Candy
  • 13. 

    For what Nickelodeon show did the B-52's perform the theme song?

    • Catdog

    • Rocko's Modern Life

    • SpongeBob SquarePants

    • Ren & Stimpy

    Correct Answer
    A. Rocko's Modern Life
  • 14. 

    Where did New Wave band The B-52's get their name?

    • Bomber Planes

    • Beehive Hairdo

    • Hollywood B Movies

    • Deck Of Cards

    Correct Answer
    A. Beehive Hairdo
  • 15. 

    What decade is the hit single "Love Shack" by the B-52s from?

    • Sixties

    • Nineties

    • Eighties

    • Seventies

    Correct Answer
    A. Eighties
  • 16. 

    What B-52's song was in the movie "Earth Girls Are Easy"?

    • Roam

    • Cosmic Thing

    • Deadbeat Club

    • Theme For A Nude Beach

    Correct Answer
    A. Cosmic Thing
  • 17. 

    What was the last recorded studio album for the B-52's?

    • Good Stuff

    • Cosmic Thing

    • Time To Go

    • Bouncing Off The Satellites

    Correct Answer
    A. Good Stuff
  • 18. 

    Who filled in for Cindy Wilson when she took some time off from The B-52's?

    • Sarah Vaughan

    • Jessica Benson

    • Julee Cruise

    • Christine Evans

    Correct Answer
    A. Julee Cruise
  • 19. 

    Before joining the B-52's, Kate Pierson was the lead singer of which folk band?

    • Sunny Skies

    • Sun Donuts

    • Sunshine Days

    • The Sunbeams

    Correct Answer
    A. Sun Donuts
  • 20. 

    Who produced the B-52's self-titled debut album?

    • Chris Blackwell

    • Rhett Davies

    • Pat Irvin

    • David Byrne

    Correct Answer
    A. Chris Blackwell

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