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1.

What year did Tom Petty have the hit single "Free Fallin'" on MCA?

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Answer: 1990
2.

What's the name of Tom Petty's band?

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Answer: The Heartbreakers
3.

Which of the Traveling Wilburys produced Tom Petty's "Full Moon Fever" album?

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Answer: Jeff Lynne
4.

Which Kevin Costner film did Tom Petty have a part in?

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Answer: The Postman
5.

In 2002, Tom Petty joined in on what animated series?

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Answer: The Simpsons
6.

Which Tom Petty song was featured in "Grand Theft Auto:San Andreas"?

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Answer: Runnin' Down A Dream
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Which city presented Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers their key?

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Answer: Gainesville
8.

Who sang with Tom Petty on "Stop Draggin' my Heart Around" from the album "Bella Donna"?

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Answer: Stevie Nicks
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The video for Tom Petty's "Don't Come Around Here No More" depicted which childhood story?

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Answer: Alice In Wonderland
10.

Tom Petty was in an all-star band with George Harrison called what?

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Answer: Traveling Wilburys
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Which A list actor appears in Tom Petty's "Into the Great Wide Open" video?

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Answer: Johnny Depp
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Tom Petty received his first Grammy nomination for what duet song?

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Answer: Stop Draggin My Heart Around
13.

Which Tom Petty video had an "Alice In Wonderland" theme?

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Answer: Don't Come Around Here No More
14.

Tom Petty released which first solo album towards the end of the decade?

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Answer: Full Moon Fever
15.

Tom Petty recorded an entire soundtrack album for which Edward Burns movie?

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Answer: She's The One
16.

Which Tom Petty song was sung by Buffalo Bill's captive in "Silence of the Lambs"?

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Answer: American Girl
17.

Tom Petty didn't have musical aspiration until he saw which star working on a movie?

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Answer: Elvis Presley
18.

In 1978 Tom Petty was mad because the band's label ABC Records was sold to who?

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Answer: MCA Records
19.

What did Tom Petty break while recording "Southern Accents" due to frustration?

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Answer: His Left Hand
20.

What Tom Petty tribute album was released in 1994?

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Answer: You Got Lucky
21.

What is Tom Petty's middle name?

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Answer: Earl
22.

Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers bass player Ron Blair was replaced by who in 1982?

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Answer: Howie Epstein
23.

What late 80's TV show did Tom Petty repeatedly appear in as himself?

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Answer: It's Garry Shandling's Show
24.

Tom Petty contributed to what Tom Cruise movie's soundtrack?

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Answer: Jerry McGuire
25.

What was the name Tom Petty's second solo album?

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Answer: Wildflowers
26.

What was the roadie's name in Tom Petty's "Into The Great Wide Open"?

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Answer: Bart
27.

"You know sometimes, I don't know why, but this old world just seems so hopeless" begins what Tom Petty and The Heartbreakers song?

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Answer: Here Comes My Girl
28.

What did the Pakistani man say to Tom Petty in The Old King's Road"?

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Answer: Listen Here
29.

What decade is the hit single "You Don't Know How It Feels" by Tom Petty from?

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Answer: Nineties
30.

What year did Tom Petty have the hit single "You Don't Know How It Feels" on Warner Bros?

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Answer: 1995
31.

When did Tom Petty first have a top 100 single on the year-end Billboard Charts?

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Answer: 1990
32.

Tom Petty was invited to play on which Bob Dylan tour in 1986/87?

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Answer: True Confessions Tour
33.

What Tom Petty song got him his first Grammy nomination?

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Answer: Stop Draggin' My Heart Around
34.

What Tom Petty song won MTV's best male video in 1994?

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Answer: Mary Jane's Last Dance
35.

Which movie was Tom Petty's first silver screen appearance?

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Answer: Made In Heaven
36.

What year did Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers receive a star on The Walk of Fame?

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Answer: 1999
37.

In 2006 which U.S. television network hired Tom Petty to play for a sports event?

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Answer: ABC
38.

Who sang "Free Fallin'" with Tom Petty at the 1989 MTV Music Awards?

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Answer: Axl Rose
39.

What acoustic guitar company has produced Tom Petty 12 & 6 string guitars?

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Answer: Martin
40.

Who sang with Tom Petty at Bob Dylan's 30th Anniversary concert at Madison Square Garden in New York?

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Answer: Roger McGuinn
41.

Which album was Tom Petty's first gold album?

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Answer: You're Gonna Get It!
42.

What is the name of Tom Petty's third released album?

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Answer: Damn The Torpedoes
43.

Tom Petty's 2000 Anthology was compiled by what film director?

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Answer: Cameron Crowe
44.

What year was Tom Petty honored with the Golden Note Award?

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Answer: 1996
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What year did Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers get in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame?

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Answer: 2002
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