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1.

Which decade is the hit single "Walk Of Life" by Dire Straits from?

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Answer: Eighties
2.

Dire Straits had which hit single in 1985?

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Answer: Money For Nothing
3.

Dire Straits had which hit single in 1986?

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Answer: Walk Of Life
4.

What year did Dire Straits have the hit single "Walk Of Life" on Warner Bros.?

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Answer: 1986
5.

"Release" was the first solo album release for which ex-Dire Straits member?

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Answer: David Knopfler
6.

Which song on Dire Straits' debut album made the Top Ten in both Britain and America?

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Answer: Sultans Of Swing
7.

Which Dire Straits' album went gold based on hits "Romeo and Juliet" and "Skateaway"?

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Answer: Making Movies
8.

Dire Straits' Mark Knopfler was involved in which 1998 movie soundtrack?

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Answer: Wag The Dog
9.

What did Dire Straits' "Money for Nothing" mock?

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Answer: Music Videos
10.

What was the album a reconvened Dire Straits released in 1991?

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Answer: On Every Street
11.

What instrument does Mark Knopfler play in Dire Straits?

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Answer: Guitar
12.

Who was Dire Straits' bassist?

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Answer: John Illsley
13.

How long was Dire Straits' residency at Wembley Arena during its 1985-86 world tour?

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Answer: 13 Nights
14.

Who was the original drummer for Dire Straits?

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Answer: Pick Withers
15.

What decade is the hit single "Sultans Of Swing" by Dire Straits from?

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Answer: Seventies
16.

Which decade is the hit single "Money For Nothing" by Dire Straits from?

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Answer: Eighties
17.

What was the name of Dire Straits' sixth album, released in 1985?

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Answer: Brothers In Arms
18.

Where did Dire Straits' Mark Knopfler study English Lit before forming the band?

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Answer: Leeds University
19.

Which Dire Straits' guitarist/vocalist was born August 12, 1949?

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Answer: Mark Knopfler
20.

Which song on Dire Straits' album "Love Over Gold" hit the #2 spot in the U.K.?

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Answer: Private Investigations
21.

After Dire Straits released "Love Over Gold", who replaced drummer Pick Withers?

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Answer: Terry Williams
22.

Which Dire Straits member wrote "Private Dancer" for Tina Turner?

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Answer: Mark Knopfler
23.

Dire Straits' Mark Knopfler was seriously injured in what kind of crash in 2003?

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Answer: Motorcycle
24.

Who did Dire Straits' Mark Knopfler record a duet album with in 1990?

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Answer: Chet Atkins
25.

Which group has Dire Straits' Mark Knopfler recorded with?

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Answer: The Notting Hillbillies
26.

How many years passed between Dire Straits' "Brothers in Arms" and "On Every Street"?

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Answer: 6
27.

What was Dire Straits' second album, released in 1979?

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Answer: Communique
28.

In Dire Straits' "Walk of Life", who is coming, "singing oldies, goldies"?

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Answer: Johnny
29.

What was the double live album released by Dire Straits in 1984?

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Answer: Alchemy
30.

For which benefit concert did Dire Straits play in 1985?

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Answer: Live Aid
31.

Which Dire Straits member wrote their song "Romeo and Juliet"?

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Answer: Mark Knopfler
32.

Which 1985 Dire Straits album cover features a silver guitar?

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Answer: Brothers In Arms
33.

What country singer sang backup on Dire Straits' song "The Bug"?

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Answer: Vince Gill
34.

Dire Straits played in 1988 for what famously imprisoned African's birthday concert?

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Answer: Nelson Mandela
35.

Which drummer left Dire Straits in 1988?

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Answer: Terry Williams
36.

In Dire Straits' "Sultans of Swing", who "knows all the chords"?

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Answer: Guitar George
37.

What was the first guitar bought by Dire Straits' Mark Knopfler?

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Answer: Hofner Super Solid
38.

For which regional newspaper did Dire Straits' Mark Knopfler work as a journalist?

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Answer: Yorkshire Evening Post
39.

In which city were Dire Straits' Knopfler brothers born?

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Answer: Glasgow
40.

Under what name did Dire Straits perform their original sessions?

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Answer: The Cafe Racers
41.

With which band did future Dire Straits singer Mark Knopfler play guitar in 1973?

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Answer: Brewer's Droop
42.

Which two original Dire Straits members were still with the band in 1995?

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Answer: Mark Knopfler & John Illsley
43.

What was the last Dire Straits album to feature Pick Withers on drums?

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Answer: Love Over Gold
44.

With which record company did Dire Straits begin recording their debut album in 1978?

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Answer: Vertigo
45.

How many weeks did Dire Straits' "Money for Nothing" spend at #1 on U.S. charts?

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Answer: 9
46.

About how many dates did Dire Straits play to support the "Brothers in Arms" album?

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Answer: 200
47.

What is ex-Dire Straits' Mark Knopfler's debut solo album, released in 1996?

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Answer: Golden Heart
48.

Which group did Dire Straits open for on tour before releasing their debut album?

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Answer: Talking Heads
49.

How many worldwide copies did Dire Straits' "Communique" album sell?

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Answer: 3 Million
50.

Which was the first Dire Straits album produced by Mark Knopfler?

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Answer: Love Over Gold
51.

What instrument does Alan Clark play in Dire Straits?

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Answer: Keyboards
52.

What is the name of Dire Straits' 1995 live album?

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Answer: Live At The BBC
53.

Which 1982 Dire Straits album cover features lightning lighting up a night sky?

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Answer: Love Over Gold
54.

What is the closing line in Dire Straits' "Private Investigations"?

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Answer: Private Investigations
55.

Which Dire Straits video was the first to be played on MTV in Britain?

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Answer: Money For Nothing
56.

"The Bug" appears on what 1991 Dire Straits album?

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Answer: On Every Street
57.

What four words open and close Dire Straits' "Romeo and Juliet"?

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Answer: A Love Struck Romeo

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