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1.

In what U.S. state was Tom Waits born?

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Answer: California
2.

What Tom Waits song is Scarlett Johansson's debut album named for?

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Answer: Anywhere I Lay My Head
3.

What is Tom Waits' middle name?

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Answer: Alan
4.

Which is not a film featuring Tom Waits' acting or music?

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Answer: The Elephant Man
5.

What is the title of Tom Waits' debut album?

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Answer: Closing Time
6.

Which of Tom Waits' songs was covered by The Eagles in 1974?

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Answer: Ol' '55
7.

Which English nursery rhyme is referenced in Tom Waits' "Midnight Lullaby"?

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Answer: Sing A Song Of Sixpence
8.

Who was the first artist to record the cover of a Tom Waits song?

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Answer: Tim Buckley
9.

Who sings a duet with Tom Waits in the song "I Never Talk to Strangers"?

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Answer: Bette Midler
10.

Which song from "West Side Story" did Tom Waits cover on his album "Blue Valentine"?

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Answer: Somewhere
11.

What was the title of Tom Waits' last album released with Asylum Records?

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Answer: Heartattack And Vine
12.

Who did Tom Waits marry in 1980?

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Answer: Kathleen Brennan
13.

Which Tom Waits song was covered by Tori Amos on her 2001 album "Strange Little Girls"?

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Answer: Time
14.

Tom Waits recieved an Academy Award nomination for his soundtrack work on what 1982 movie?

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Answer: One From The Heart
15.

Which record label did Tom Waits first sign with?

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Answer: Bizarre Records
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Which talent manager did Tom Waits sign with in 1971?

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Answer: Herb Cohen
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Which Tom Waits song was covered by Tim Buckley in 1973?

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Answer: Martha
18.

What California city was Tom Waits' "The Heart of Saturday Night" recorded in?

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Answer: Hollywood
19.

Which artist's painting inspired the title of Tom Waits' "Nighthawks at the Diner"?

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Answer: Edward Hopper's
20.

Who is pictured with Tom Waits on the cover of "Foreign Affairs"?

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Answer: Rickie Lee Jones
21.

Which Tom Waits album was named the second greatest of all time by "Spin" magazine in 1989?

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Answer: Swordfishtrombones

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