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1. Which song, popularised by Ken Dodd, is based on a Chopin Etude?
2. In 1962 "Nut Rocker" by B. Bumble and the Stingers pounded out of our radios. Who wrote the classical theme on which this is based?
3. The entire score of the musical "Kismet" is based on whose music?
4. "Largo" from Dvorak's symphony "From The New World" is the basis for which Paul Robeson song?
5. "Stan' Up And Fight" and "Beat Out Dat Rhythm On A Drum" are songs from an up-dated version of which opera?
6. Which former arranger for Electric Light Orchestra conducted the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra for the "Hooked on Classics" CDs of the 1980s?
7. Neil Sedaka has written new lyrics for several classical pieces. "Turning Back The Hands Of Time" is set to which Puccini aria?
8. Which Elvis Presley song is based on the melody of "O Sole Mio"?
9. Louis Prima's "The Bigger the Figure" is based on "Largo al factotum" from which Rossini opera?
10. "A Lover's Concerto" by The Toys is based on which J.S. Bach piece?
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