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1. Out of these choices, who was not in the original line-up of The Pretenders?
2. The Pretenders' singer, the wonderful Chrissie Hynde, was not born in the UK, but originated from where in the USA?
3. The Pretenders' breakthrough single in the UK, "Stop Your Sobbing", was not written by Chrissie Hynde. Which member of The Kinks wrote it?
4. The Pretenders had their only number one hit single in the UK with a song that was inspired by a northern England term for possession of money. What was the name of the song?
5. As well as fronting The Pretenders, Chrissie Hynde has collaborated with other artists. With whom did she team up with to make a UK hit remake of Sonny and Cher's "I Got You Babe"?
6. The Pretenders released a Christmas single in 1983 called "2000 Miles". In the accompanying studio-based snowy-scene video, what uniform was Chrissie Hynde dressed up in?
7. These lyrics are from which Pretenders single?
"Now look at the people
In the streets, in the bars
We are all of us in the gutter
But some of us are looking at the stars"
8. In The Pretenders' video for "Don't Get Me Wrong", Chrissie Hynde acts out a role as an all-action girl, parodying the female lead in a well-known '60s British TV series in which the heroine was noted for her martial arts prowess. What was the TV series?
9. Which Pretenders single's video features a couple of the band members manually working in a quarry, whilst Chrissie sings and looks sultry in her denim jacket?
10. Which song from The Pretenders' album "Last of the Independents", released in 1994, was written by Chrissie Hynde and was a hit for British group Girls Aloud in 2009?
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