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1. This song is said to be the most recognised song in the English language. The melody was written in the US by the Hill sisters in 1893, while the combination of melody and lyrics dates to about 1911. What is its title?
2. The words to this well-known hymn were written by the English poet and clergyman John Newton in 1772 and it was set to the tune "New Britain" by American composer William Walker in 1835. President Obama sang it at a church service in Charleston in 2015. What is its title?
3. This lyrics of this hymn were written by an Anglican minister, Henry Francis Lyte, as he lay dying in 1847; the melody, "Eventide", was composed by William Henry Monk in 1861. The hymn asks for God's presence throughout the whole of life. Since 1927 the hymn has become associated with a sporting event that takes place annually at a stadium in North London. What is its title?
4. This gospel song was written in about 1865 by Wallis Willis, who was a Choctaw freedman living in Oklahoma. It became popular after a local minister, Alexander Reid, heard Willis singing the song and transcribed it. The earliest known recording dates to 1909, but subsequently many other musicians have recorded it including Eric Clapton and Bing Crosby. It also has connections with a sports stadium in West London. What is the title of this song?
5. This tune (**NOT a song**) was written by Arthur Wood in 1924. The recording by The Sydney Torch Orchestra is heard on BBC Radio in the UK by millions of people five days a week, and an accordion-based version by The Yetties is heard every Sunday. What is the title of this tune?
6. This song was originally written in 1967 by French songwriter Jacques Revaux and recorded by Claude Francois. However it subsequently had new lyrics put to it by Paul Anka and has since spent over 120 weeks in the US and UK charts. It has been recorded by artists ranging from crooners to punks - what is the title of this song?
7. The words to this unofficial national anthem were written by the author and bush poet Banjo Paterson in 1895, while the music derives from an old Scottish folk song; the complete song was published as sheet music in 1903, and the first recorded version was released in 1926. There is a museum dedicated to the song in the town of Winton, near where Paterson wrote the lyrics. What's the title of this song?
8. It's said that when this song was first written in 1965 it started with the words "Scrambled eggs, Oh my baby how I love your legs". Despite this, in 2000 both MTV and "Rolling Stone" magazine voted it the Number One pop song of all time. What's its title?
9. This famous chorus is the 44th movement of an Oratorio comprised of 53 movements, first performed in Dublin on 13 April 1742. Traditionally, all the members of the audience stand while it is sung. What is the title of this movement (**NOT the title of the Oratorio**)?
10. This lovely song was written in 1940 by Leigh Harline and Ned Washington. It was first heard in a movie that year, performed by a cricket, and later became the representative song of one of the largest entertainment companies in the world: it's even used as the horn signal on its cruise liners! What's the title of this song?
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