Trivia Quiz on 1960s Music

1. Lovely Rita meter maid appeared on which Beatles album

A) Sergeant Pepper

B) Abbey Road

C) The White Album

D) Let It Be

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2. Daisy Hawkins original name of which Beatles hit song

A) Eleanor Rigby

B) Hey Jude

C) Let It Be

D) Yellow Submarine

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3. Who had top ten hits in the 1960s with 'Together, Somewhere' and 'Hold Me'

A) P.j. proby

B) Elvis Presley

C) The Beatles

D) Tom Jones

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4. Les Gray was the lead singer of which group

A) The Sweet

B) Mud

C) The Troggs

D) Slade

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5. What classic rock band sang the song 'Paint it Black'

A) The Beatles

B) Led Zeppelin

C) The Who

D) Rolling Stones

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6. Who sang the Song "American Pie"?

A) Don Mclean

B) Elton John

C) Bob Dylan

D) Neil Diamond

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7. Who sang 'have you ever seen the rain'

A) Led Zeppelin

B) The Band

C) Creedence clearwater revival

D) Bob Dylan

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8. Who sang 'kind of a drag' in 1966

A) The Turtles

B) Buckinghams

C) The Grass Roots

D) The Lovin' Spoonful

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9. What was the first British instrumental to top the USA charts

A) Telstar by The Tornados

B) Apache by The Shadows

C) Wonderful Land by The Shadows

D) Stranger on the Shore by Acker Bilk

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10. Who had a hit in the UK singing about the Streets of London

A) David Bowie

B) Ralph McTell

C) Cat Stevens

D) Billy Bragg

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11. Who recorded the original song 'the twist'

A) Elvis Presley

B) Chubby Checker

C) The beatles

D) The Rolling Stones

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12. Janis joplin started her career with which group backing her up

A) The Grateful Dead

B) Jefferson Airplane

C) Canned Heat

D) Big brother

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13. As what were 'The Supremes' originally known

A) The Primaries

B) The Weavers

C) The Paris Sisters

D) Primettes

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14. Houston who sang 'rescue me'

A) Aretha Franklin

B) Whitney Houston

C) Roberta Flack

D) Fontella bass

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15. In 1964, who recorded "baby love"

A) The Temptations

B) Diana Ross

C) Supremes

D) The Beatles

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16. Who sang 'any way you want me'

A) Elvis Presley

B) Jerry Lee Lewis

C) Dean Martin

D) Johnny Cash

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17. Who made his name with Jimmy James and the Blue Flames

A) Jimmy Hendrix

B) Eric Clapton

C) Pete Townshend

D) Bruce Springsteen

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18. After recording 'The Nitty Gritty', who released the rhyming 'Name Game'

A) Petula Clark

B) Doris Day

C) Shirley Ellis

D) Shirley Bassey

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19. The Beatles Were The 1st British Group To Have A Us No.1 Single Who Was The 2nd

A) The Animals

B) The Rolling Stones

C) Gerry and the Pacemakers

D) The Kinks

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20. Name actor called The voice of Canada - had 1964 hit Ringo

A) William Shatner

B) Jim Carrey

C) Keanu Reeves

D) Lorne Green

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21. According to Billboard what was the top single of the 60s

A) I Want to Hold Your Hand

B) Can't Help Falling in Love

C) Hey Jude

D) Stop! In the Name of Love

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22. Who is the lead singer of the group doors

A) Jim morrison

B) Ray Manzarek

C) Robbie Krieger

D) John Densmore

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23. Only 2 Songs By The Beatles Spent Over 7 Weeks At No.1 "From Me To You" Was One Name The Other

A) I Want to Hold Your Hand

B) She Loves You

C) Can't Buy Me Love

D) Hello, Goodbye

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24. Which Beatles song did The Overlanders take to number one

A) Michelle

B) Hey Jude

C) Yesterday

D) Let It Be

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25. Who recorded "Mama Don't Lie" in 1963

A) Aretha Franklin

B) Shirley Bassey

C) Jan bradley

D) Patti LaBelle

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26. Whose backing group was The Coconuts

A) King Creole

B) Elvis Presley

C) The Jordanaires

D) Buddy Holly

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27. Who released "carrie anne" in 1967

A) Hollies

B) The Beatles

C) The Kinks

D) The Monkees

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28. What was the Rolling Stones first no 1 hit

A) Paint It Black

B) Jumpin' Jack Flash

C) Ruby Tuesday

D) Its all over now

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29. The Detours changed to The High Numbers then what name

A) The Yardbirds

B) The Kinks

C) The Who

D) The Small Faces

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30. Who's band was The Quarrymen

A) Paul McCartney

B) John Lenon

C) Ringo Starr

D) George Harrison

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31. Which record company rejected the Beatles as being past it

A) Capitol Records

B) RCA Victor

C) Decca

D) Columbia Records

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32. In 1968, who invited you to Dance To The Music

A) The Beatles

B) Sly and the Family Stones

C) The Rolling Stones

D) James Brown

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33. Which group of Australian origin had a top twenty hit in 1965 with The Carnival is Over

A) The Easybeats

B) Bee Gees

C) The Seekers

D) The Saints

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34. What was the name of the hit by The Archies

A) Jingle Jangle

B) Bang-Shang-A-Lang

C) Sugar sugar

D) Lollipop

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35. Other than 'she loves you', in which other beatles number one hit can you hear the words 'she loves you, yeah, yeah, yeah

A) I Want to Hold Your Hand

B) Hey Jude

C) All you need is love

D) Let It Be

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36. Many thought this song stood for lsd, but john lennon insisted it was about a girl at his son's school. what is the song title

A) Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds

B) Penny Lane

C) Strawberry Fields Forever

D) Here Comes the Sun

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37. What trio were originally called The Rattlesnakes

A) The Bee Gees

B) The Beatles

C) ABBA

D) The Jimi Hendrix Experience

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38. Which singing King died in 1965

A) Nat King Cole

B) Elvis Presley

C) Louis Armstrong

D) Frank Sinatra

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39. I get around was a hit for which group

A) The Rolling Stones

B) Beach Boys

C) The Beatles

D) The Eagles

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40. Terrance Nelhams became better knows as who

A) Cliff Richard

B) Adam Faith

C) Tom Jones

D) Engelbert Humperdinck

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41. Who wrote the first song "Come On" Rolling Stones recorded 63

A) Elvis Presley

B) Chuck Berry

C) Muddy Waters

D) Little Richard

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42. Robert Alan Zimmerman real name of who

A) Bob Dylan

B) Johnny Cash

C) Bruce Springsteen

D) Neil Diamond

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43. By What Name Was Singer “ Charles Weedon Westover ” Better Known, Who Commited Suicide In 1990 By Shooting Himself?

A) Del Shannon

B) Elvis Presley

C) Buddy Holly

D) Johnny Cash

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44. Which beatle song features sweet loretta

A) Hey Jude

B) Get back

C) Let It Be

D) Come Together

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45. After she recorded "the nitty gritty" this lady released the rhyming "name game"?

A) Aretha Franklin

B) Shirley ellis

C) Diana Ross

D) Brenda Lee

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46. He produced the Beatles "Sgt. Peppers Lonely Hearts Club Band"

A) George martin

B) Phil Spector

C) Quincy Jones

D) Alan Parsons

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47. Who originally recorded "friday on my mind"

A) Easybeats

B) The Monkees

C) The Seekers

D) The Troggs

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48. Which group had a British top five hit in the 1960s with Monday, Monday

A) The Beatles

B) Mamas and the papas

C) The Rolling Stones

D) The Who

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49. In 1965 this group had formed as the versatiles, but changed their name at the request of johnny rivers who had just signed them to his soul city label

A) The Temptations

B) The Shirelles

C) The Archies

D) Fifth dimension

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50. Which Group Used To Be Called The Primettes?

A) The Temptations

B) The Marvelettes

C) Martha and the Vandellas

D) The Supremes

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