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1. This sister act achieved minor success with a song called "Winken, Blinken and Nod" before one went on to superstardom as a pop singer and songwriter. James Taylor was once married to the more famous sister, and the Heinz company used one of her big hit songs in a ketchup commercial. Who were these singing siblings?
2. Songs penned by both members of this influential Canadian duo found greater success when covered by acts like the Searchers and the Wee Five, and later by Judy Collins and Suzy Bogguss. How were they professionally known in the early 'sixties?
3. The untimely death of one in a car accident abruptly silenced this popular folk-gospel duo in August of 1966. Who were they?
4. Half of this duo was Joan Baez's younger sister, and the other half was Carolyn Hester's ex-husband, Richard Fariņa. What was her first name?
5. Although accomplished musicians and singers, this duo could never seem to finish a song. Which one used to say, "Mom always liked you best"?
6. What was the name of the folk duo in Christopher Guest's mockumentary "A Mighty Wind" played by Eugene Levy and Catherine O'Hara?
7. Although this couple performed and toured together, and were thought to be romantically linked in the early 'sixties, they did not record together as a single act. Who were they?
8. What duo's recording "At the Gate of Horn" was one of the most influential folk albums of the early 'sixties?
9. Jim & Jean were Jim Glover and Jean Ray, who recorded a couple of albums for Verve in the 'sixties but never achieved much commercial success. Jim, who also played guitar, had been in a duo called the Sundowners with which more well-known songwriter?
10. When folk-rock duo Simon and Garfunkel first began to collaborate, they were known by another name, also the name of well-known cartoon duo. What was it?
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