The Cars: New Wave Synth-Pop Jams!
1.
What was the last album The Cars released before their split in 1987?
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Door To Door
2.
What decade is the hit single "Tonight She Comes" by The Cars from?
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Eighties
3.
What year did The Cars have the hit single "Tonight She Comes" on Elektra?
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1986
4.
What was the record label of the Cars' first album, "The Cars"?
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Elektra
5.
In 2000 Ben Orr, the Cars bassist, died of what disease?
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Pancreatic Cancer
6.
What U.S. city was Ric Ocasek's birthplace?
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Baltimore, MD
7.
What "miracle" did Ric Ocasek perform in the Cars video "Magic"?
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He Walked On Water
8.
"Dance all night, go to work, do the move with quirky jerk" is from what Cars song?
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Shake It Up
9.
What classic TV show with host Dabney Coleman did The Cars guest star on in 1987?
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Saturday Night Live
10.
Early in his career Ric Ocasek sang in a duo with what other future Cars artist?
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Ben Orr
11.
What two musicians from The Cars formed the nucleus for the 2006 group The New Cars?
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Greg Hawkes & Elliot Easton
12.
What song on the Cars' Candy-O album made it into the Top 10?
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Let's Go
13.
Where did Ric Ocasek and Ben Orr, who later formed The Cars, meet?
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At A Party In Columbus, Ohio
14.
The vocals of Ben Orr and Ric Ocasek of The Cars have been likened to what rocker?
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Lou Reed
15.
What was Ric Ocasek's favorite brand of cigarettes?
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Marlboro
16.
During the years 1978-1988, how many albums did the Cars release?
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7
17.
What does Ric Ocasek say the O stands for in "Candy-O"?
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Obnoxious
18.
What celebrity directed and appeared in the Cars video "Hello Again"?
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Andy Warhol
19.
In 2003 "The Cars" was listed as 282nd greatest album of all time by what magazine?
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Rolling Stone
20.
What Cars song says "You're always dancing down the street with your suede blue eyes"?
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My Best Friend's Girl
21.
Greg Hawkes of The Cars released a solo album, "Niagara Falls" which featured what?
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Weird Sounding Instrumentals
22.
Who was the drummer for the classic rock group, The Cars?
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David Robinson
23.
Who designed the Cars' sexy pin-ups for their "Candy-O" album sleeve?
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Alberto Vargas
24.
What was the name of the group that Ric Ocasek and Ben Orr formed in 1974?
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Cap'n Swing
25.
What was the title of the solo album Cars' guitarist Elliot Easton released in 1984?
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Change No Change
26.
What is the cover art on The Cars' debut album "The Cars"?
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Girl Sitting At The Wheel Of A Car
27.
What song from The Cars debut album was in "Fast Times at Ridgemont High"?
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Moving In Stereo
28.
Who was the producer of The Cars' last studio album, "Door to Door"?
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Ric Ocasek
29.
What's the name of the artwork on the cover The Cars' album "Heartbeat City"?
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Art-O-Matic-Loop-Di-Loop
30.
What folk trio were Ric Ocasek and Ben Orr part of prior to The Cars?
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Milkwood
31.
Where did The Cars' album title "Candy-O" come from?
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A Brand Of Candy Cigarette
32.
After the 4th album came out in 1981,The Cars recorded a soundtrack for what film?
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Chapter-X
33.
In the song "Emotion in Motion" what line follows, the first "I would do anything.."?
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To Hold Onto You
34.
At the 1st Live Aid concert, which Cars song included a video of starving children?
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Drive
35.
Why did former Cars members reform the group into a new group, The New Cars?
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To Participate In The Blondie Tour
36.
Why did The Cars disband in 1988?
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Poor Ticket Sales On 1987 Tour
37.
About how long does the Cars album "Just What I Needed: The Cars Anthology" run?
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2 1/2 Hours
38.
What does the group Richard and the Rabbits have to do with the Cars?
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Ric Ocasek & Ben Orr Started It
39.
What Cars album was recorded but never released?
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Prototypes: Raw Hits And Rarities
40.
What was the name of the only solo album Ben Orr of the Cars ever released?
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The Lace
41.
How long did it take The Cars to record their debut album, "The Cars"?
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2 Weeks
42.
What was the title of The New Cars album released in June, 2006?
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It's Alive
43.
How many top 10 singles did The Cars have on the Billboard Pop Charts?
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4
44.
What is notable about Elliot Easton playing the guitar?
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He's Left-Handed
45.
What word did Ric Ocasek use to describe "The Cars' Anthology: Just What I Needed"?
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Coffin
46.
How many copies of the Cars' debut album "The Cars" have been sold?
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Over 6 Million
47.
What was The Cars' guitarist Elliot Easton's birth name?
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Elliot Shapiro
48.
What did The Cars' Greg Hawkes give up piano lessons because of as a child?
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Comic Books
49.
What album did the group Milkwood, featuring 3 future members of The Cars, release?
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How's The Weather
50.
What local TV show had Ben Orr of The Cars been house band leader on as a teen?
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Upbeat
51.
What 1988 movie did Ric Ocasek of The Cars play a musician in?
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Hairspray
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