Trivia Quiz on 1960s Music Part 5
Tuesday, October 28, 2025
A ready-made music and history quiz that you can use in virtual and in-person events (Zoom, Teams, YouTube Live, Twitch, conferences, meetings, classrooms, etc.)
A lively 50-question quiz exploring hit songs, artists and music trivia from the 1960s — Part 5 of the series. Great for testing retro-music knowledge and adding energy to online meetings, livestreams or in-person socials.
This quiz contains 50 multiple-choice questions focused on 1960s music, from chart-topping acts and classic songs to behind-the-scenes trivia and fun facts. Designed to be duplicated and launched with a single click, it works perfectly for Zoom, Microsoft Teams, Google Meet, YouTube Live, Twitch, Kick and other live or virtual event platforms. Use it as an icebreaker, pub-quiz segment, classroom activity or livestream minigame. Questions are ready to present sequentially; players choose one of the provided options. Some questions include leaderboard visibility markings so hosts can enable or disable live scoring. Mix and match timing and scoring rules to suit your audience — quick rounds for fast-paced streams or longer rounds for deep-dive fan nights.
1. In Which Year Was Roy Orbison The Only American Solo Artist to Be No.1 In The UK
A) 1962
B) 1963
C) 1965
D) 1964
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2. Which Instrument did Dave Of The Dave Clark Five Play
A) The Drums
B) Guitar
C) Piano
D) Saxophone
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3. Which 2 Groups Combined On The 1969 Hit "I'm Gonna Make You Love Me"
A) The Supremes & The Temptations
B) Diana Ross & The Temptations
C) The Jackson 5 & The Temptations
D) Diana Ross & The Supremes & The Temptations
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4. Which Songwriting Duo Wrote A String Of Rock N Roll Classics Including "Hound Dog, Stand By Me, Up On The Roof & Broadway"
A) Jerry Leiber & Mike Stoller
B) Carole King & Gerry Goffin
C) Burt Bacharach & Hal David
D) John Lennon & Paul McCartney
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5. Who Had Hits With "I'm Walking Backwards For Christmas" & "The Ying Tong Song"
A) Monty Python
B) The Beatles
C) The Goons
D) The Wombats
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6. Which American City Is Associated With Motown
A) Chicago
B) Detroit
C) New York
D) Atlanta
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7. How many clubs a day did the girl who came in through the bathroom window work at?
A) Ten
B) Twelve
C) Fourteen
D) Fifteen
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8. Who was the first girl group to top the UK singles chart?
A) The Ronettes
B) The Bangles
C) The Supremes
D) The Spice Girls
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9. Who is the Youngest Beatle?
A) John Lennon
B) Paul McCartney
C) Ringo Starr
D) George Harrison
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10. Which Singer Did The Family Stone Back
A) Mick Jagger
B) Sly
C) Stevie Wonder
D) James Brown
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11. Who Was Starry Eyed In 1960
A) Neil Sedaka
B) Cilla Black
C) Michael Holiday
D) Del Shannon
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12. What female rock star did Mike Wallace of '60 Minutes' interview in 1969?
A) Grace Slick
B) Joni Mitchell
C) Janis Joplin
D) Tina Turner
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13. In Which Popular Song Did The Singers Girlfriend Have “Hair Of Gold & Lips Like Cherries”
A) Green Green Grass Of Home
B) Hey Jude
C) Billie Jean
D) Imagine
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14. Which Duo Asked "Are You Sure" In 1961
A) Peter & Gordon
B) The Everly Brothers
C) Simon & Garfunkel
D) The Allisons
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15. What Was The First Uk Hit For Gladys Knight And The Pips
A) I Heard It Through the Grapevine
B) Midnight Train to Georgia
C) Take Me To Your Arms And Love Me
D) Every Beat of My Heart
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16. In The NME ReadersPoll, Who Was Voted The Best UK Male Singer For 7 Consecutive Years In The 1960's
A) Tom Jones
B) David Bowie
C) Cliff Richard
D) Rod Stewart
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17. Which Beatle Had His Tonsils Removed In The Latter Part Of 1964
A) Ringo
B) John Lennon
C) Paul McCartney
D) George Harrison
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18. Average length of a Beatles concert in their first American tour
A) 28 Mins
B) 25 Mins
C) 30 Mins
D) 45 Mins
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19. Who Was "Standing In The Shadows Of Love" In 1964
A) The Temptations
B) Four Tops
C) The Supremes
D) The Isley Brothers
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20. Who Made Their Bill Topping Debut On Sunday Night At The London Palladium In 1963
A) The Beatles
B) The Rolling Stones
C) Cliff Richard
D) Cilla Black
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21. Which Singer Is Known As The Wicked
A) Elvis Presley
B) Freddie Mercury
C) Wilson Picket
D) Prince
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22. What Connects Al Hibbler, The Righteous Bros, Robson And Jerome
A) Love Me Do
B) Unchained Melody
C) Can't Help Falling in Love
D) Suspicious Minds
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23. Which Country Did The Bachelors Come From
A) England
B) Scotland
C) Ireland
D) Wales
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24. Frank Sinatra Topped The UK Singles Charts Just 3 Times With 3 Songs PFE
A) 3 Coins In A Fountain, Strangers In The Night, Something Stupid
B) Love And Marriage, The Way You Look Tonight, Come Fly With Me
C) That's Life, My Way, New York, New York
D) Mr. Bojangles, Night And Day, Witchcraft
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25. John Lennons first published book was called:
A) A Spaniard in the Works
B) John Lennon: The Life
C) In His Own Write
D) The John Lennon Letters
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26. What Are The Everly Brothers Christian Names
A) Donnie & Phil
B) Donny & Phillip
C) Don & Phil
D) Phil & Don
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27. In The World Of Music Who Am I "Harry Roger Webb"
A) Elvis Presley
B) David Bowie
C) Freddie Mercury
D) Cliff Richard
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28. Who had an album called Incense and Peppermints?
A) Strawberry Alarm Clock
B) The Electric Prunes
C) Love
D) Jefferson Airplane
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29. Who Recorded The Albums "Love Hurts" & "Heart Of Stone"
A) Cher
B) Elvis Presley
C) Diana Ross
D) Aretha Franklin
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30. Where was the first US live Beatles Concert?
A) New York City
B) Los Angeles
C) Washington D.C.
D) Chicago
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31. Little Richard Recorded Two Top 20 Hits In The 60's Name One Of Them
A) Tutti Frutti
B) Long Tall Sally
C) Lucille
D) He Got What He Wanted
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32. Which Song Is The Theme From Midnight Cowboy
A) Suspicious Minds
B) Born to Be Wild
C) Mrs. Robinson
D) Everybody's Talking
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33. Who Was "Walkin In The Rain" With The One I Love
A) The Ronettes
B) The Supremes
C) Love Unlimited
D) The Crystals
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34. In The Beatles Track "Lucy In The Sky With Diamonds", what were the colors of the Celophane Flowers?
A) Yellow and Green
B) Blue and Red
C) Pink and White
D) Purple and Orange
E) Black and White
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35. Who Was Ringo Stars first wife?
A) Barbara Bach
B) Pattie Boyd
C) Maureen Cox
D) Cilla Black
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36. Which Famous 1960's Band Was Jane Ashers Brother In
A) The Beatles
B) Peter & Gordon
C) The Rolling Stones
D) The Kinks
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37. What Was The First No.1 For The Searchers
A) Sweets For My Sweet
B) Needles and Pins
C) Love Potion No. 9
D) When You Walk in the Room
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38. Which was the last album recorded by the Beatles?
A) Let It Be
B) Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band
C) Abbey Road
D) The White Album
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39. What Did Chers Baby do In 1966
A) Sang on a TV show
B) Wrote a song that became a hit
C) He Shot Her Down
D) Dated a famous actress
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40. Name Buddy Holly's Texas Home Town
A) Amarillo
B) Waco
C) Plano
D) Lubbock
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41. Who Had A Number One Hit In 1962 With the Song Telstar
A) The Shadows
B) The Tornadoes
C) The Beatles
D) The Ventures
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42. Who Had A Hit In 1966 With "Tell It Like It Is"
A) Otis Redding
B) Aaron Neville
C) James Brown
D) Sam Cooke
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43. What Colour Onions Were The Subject Of A Booker T And The Mg's Song
A) Red
B) Yellow
C) Green
D) Purple
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44. In "Ob-la-di, Ob-la-da", what kind of ring did Desmond gave to Molly?
A) a 5 carat diamond ring
B) a gold signet ring
C) a silver engagement ring
D) 20 carats
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45. What was Hermans Hermits only No1 UK hit?
A) Silhouettes
B) Bus Stop
C) No Milk Today
D) I'm into something good
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46. Who Sang About A "Wild Thing" In 1966
A) The Beatles
B) The Animals
C) The Troggs
D) The Rolling Stones
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47. In Which Year Did & The Pacemakers Achieve Three No.1's
A) 1962
B) 1963
C) 1964
D) 1965
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48. Name One Of 2 Hits From Italian Singer "Rita Pavone"
A) Cuore
B) Heart & You Only You
C) You Only You
D) La Partita di Pallone
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49. Which Beatles Song Includes Mick Jagger & Eric claptojn On Backing Vocals
A) Hey Jude
B) All You Need Is Love
C) Strawberry Fields Forever
D) Come Together
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50. Written By Jagger And Richards Who Had A Hit With "Out Of Time" In 1966
A) Mick Jagger
B) Chris Farlowe
C) Keith Richards
D) Tom Jones
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