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1. Led Zeppelin's first album, imaginatively entitled "Led Zeppelin", was released in 1969. The sleeve of the album featured a picture of which famous airship?
2. The band didn't waste any time recording their second album, "Led Zeppelin II" being released later in 1969. What is the opening track on this album, which would go on to become their only top ten single on the Billboard chart, as well as an enduring live favourite?
3. Led Zeppelin's third album, released in October, 1970, was called, yes, you guessed it, "Led Zeppelin III". What was the name of the song on the album that contains references to the Vikings, with lyrics such as "To fight the horde and sing and cry, Valhalla, I am coming"?
4. The fourth studio album released by Led Zeppelin was unusual in that it didn't have an official title - among the names it is known by are "Four Symbols", "Led Zeppelin IV" and "Runes". Which song on the album, probably the most famous Zeppelin song ever, contains the lyrics "If there's a bustle in your hedgerow, don't be alarmed now, it's just a spring clean for the May queen"?
5. In 1973, Led Zeppelin released their fifth album, and the first with a unique title, "Houses of the Holy". Which song on the album was reggae-influence?
6. "Physical Graffiti", released in 1975, was the only studio double album recorded by Led Zeppelin. Which stand-out track on the album contains the lyrics
"All I see turns to brown, as the sun burns the ground
and my eyes fill with sand, as I scan this wasted land"?
7. "Presence", Led Zeppelin's seventh studio album, was released in 1976. What was the name of the album's opening and longest track, whose title contains the name of a Greek mythical hero?
8. The eighth Led Zeppelin album, and the last to contain entirely new material, was the 1979 issue "In Through the Out Door". Which track had a samba beat influenced by the 1978 soccer World Cup in Argentina?
9. Following the tragic death of drummer John Bonham in 1980, Led Zeppelin disbanded, but one more studio album was released, "Coda", mainly featuring outtakes that had failed to make it onto their previous albums. Which track from the band's first "Led Zeppelin" album appears on "Coda" in live form?
10. No more studio albums by Led Zeppelin then, but they did release one live/soundtrack album, in 1976. What was the title of this album which shares its name with a track on one of Zeppelin's earlier albums?
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