Trivia Quiz on 1960s Music Part 6
Tuesday, October 28, 2025
A ready-made music and pop-culture quiz that you can use in virtual and in-person events (Zoom, Teams, YouTube Live, Twitch, conferences, meetings, classrooms, etc.)
A 50-question multiple-choice quiz celebrating the sounds, stars, and stories of 1960s popular music. Ideal for nostalgic game nights, virtual meetups, and classroom pop-culture rounds.
Dive into 50 carefully curated questions spanning hits, one-hit wonders, album facts, chart moments, and quirky backstage stories from the 1960s. This trivia set is great for online or in-person play — duplicate and launch it instantly for Zoom, Microsoft Teams, Google Meet, YouTube Live, Twitch, Kick, pub quizzes, classroom activities, or casual retro parties. Questions range from easy sing-along prompts to tougher music-history nuggets, so it works well for mixed-skill groups and competitive leaderboards. Use it as an opening warm-up, a themed round in a larger quiz night, or a standalone ’60s music showdown to spark conversation and nostalgia.
1. Which Song Had The Working Title "Scrambled Eggs"
A) Let It Be
B) Yesterday
C) Hey Jude
D) Imagine
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2. What was the original name of the group 'Chicago'?
A) The Chicago Transit Authority
B) Chicago Transit Authority
C) Chicago Transit Authority Band
D) Chicago Transport Authority
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3. Who Had Love In Their Tummy With Yummy Yummy Yummy
A) The Archies
B) Ohio Express
C) The 1910 Fruitgum Company
D) The Banana Splits
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4. Although Re-Issued In The 70's "Shotgun Wedding" Was A One Hit Wonder For Whom In 1966
A) Don Covay
B) Roy C
C) Wilson Pickett
D) James Brown
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5. What Was The Instrument That Produced The Weird Noises On The Beach Boys "Good Vibrations"
A) Moog Synthesizer
B) Theremin
C) Ondes Martenot
D) Waterphone
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6. Who Recorded The 1960's Albums "Have Twangy Guitar Will Travel", "The Roaring Twangies" , "Twangsville & Water Skiing"
A) Dick Dale
B) Duane Eddy
C) Chet Atkins
D) Link Wray
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7. Which Beatles song links tangerine trees and marmalade skies?
A) Lucy In The Sky With Diamonds
B) Octopus's Garden
C) Strawberry Fields Forever
D) Being for the Benefit of Mr. Kite?
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8. Who Sang The Opening Song In The Film "The Italian Job"
A) Tom Jones
B) Engelbert Humperdinck
C) Cliff Richard
D) Matt Monroe
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9. In Which US City was the first US live Beatles Concert?
A) New York City
B) Washington D.C.
C) Los Angeles
D) Chicago
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10. In The 1960's who Released The Albums "Twist", "Twistin Round The World", "Your Twist Party"
A) Chubby Checker
B) Elvis Presley
C) The Beatles
D) The Supremes
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11. Name Two Of The 3 Members Of The Rolling Stones Who Were Fined In 1965 For Urinating Against A Garage Wall
A) Mick Jagger and Keith Richards
B) Keith Richards and Charlie Watts
C) Brian Jones and Charlie Watts
D) Mick Jagger, Brian Jones, Bill Wyman
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12. From the 1960's from which song and which artist “When at last my dreams come true, Darling this I'll know, Happiness will follow you, Everywhere you go”?
A) Elvis / It's Now or Never
B) Elvis / Love Me Tender
C) Elvis / Can't Help Falling in Love
D) The Beatles / Yesterday
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13. Who Released An Album Entitled "Bookends"
A) The Beatles
B) Bob Dylan
C) Simon & Garfunkel
D) The Mamas & the Papas
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14. Who thought up the name "Beatles"?
A) Stu Sutcliffe
B) John Lennon
C) Paul McCartney
D) Pete Best
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15. Who was Pink Floyd's "Crazy Diamond"?
A) Syd Barrett
B) David Gilmour
C) Roger Waters
D) Nick Mason
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16. In Which Year Did Janis Joplin Die
A) 1970
B) 1969
C) 1971
D) 1973
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17. Name The First Big UK Hit For The Chiffons In 1963
A) One Fine Day
B) He's So Fine
C) Sweet Talkin' Guy
D) I Wonder Why
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18. In Which Year Was Cilla Looking For "Anyone Who Had A Heart" 1961, 1964, 1967
A) 1961
B) 1965
C) 1964
D) 1967
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19. Who Ran Up The Charts With "Walking Back To Happiness" In 1961
A) Petula Clark
B) Cilla Black
C) Helen Shapiro
D) Shirley Bassey
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20. What was the first single released on the Apple label?
A) The Ballad of John and Yoko/Old Brown Shoe
B) Hey Jude"/Revolution
C) Get Back/Dont Let Me Down
D) Something/Come Together
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21. Which Beatles Song Did Frank Sinatra Describe As "The Greatest Love Song Of The past 50 Years"
A) Something
B) Across the Universe
C) Hey Jude
D) Let It Be
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22. Which Single Was Recorded EMI's Studios In Paris In 1964
A) A Hard Day's Night
B) She Loves You
C) I Want to Hold Your Hand
D) Can't Buy Me Love
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23. Name The Production Genius Behind Philles Records
A) George Martin
B) Quincy Jones
C) Berry Gordy
D) Phil Spector
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24. Which Northern UK English city Did The Beatles Come From
A) Liverpool
B) Manchester
C) Leeds
D) Newcastle
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25. Which Fair Was The Subject Of A Simon & Garfunkel Song
A) Wimbledon Fair
B) Scarborough O Fair
C) Oxford Fair
D) London Fair
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26. What Is The Rest Of This James Brown Song Title "Say It Loud_________"
A) I'm White & I'm Proud
B) I'm Black and I'm Loud
C) I'm Black and I'm Beautiful
D) I'm Black & I'm Proud
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27. On Which Record Label Was "Apache" Released By The Shadows In 1960
A) EMI
B) Columbia
C) Parlophone
D) Decca
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28. What was the Shadows first hit without Cliff Richard
A) Apache
B) Foot Tapper
C) Wonderful Land
D) Atlantis
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29. Ever Glamorous She Died Aged 34, On 26th October 1966 Ian Dury Later Called Her The Best Popular Singer Britain Has Ever Had Who Was She
A) Petula Clark
B) Cilla Black
C) Dusty Springfield
D) Alma Cogan
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30. Who Is Regarded As "The Godfather Of Soul"
A) James Brown
B) Otis Redding
C) Ray Charles
D) Aretha Franklin
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31. Which Beatle Who wore the pink uniform on the cover of Sgt. Pepper's?
A) Ringo
B) John
C) Paul
D) George
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32. What Was Diana Ross's Last Hit With The Supremes?
A) Stop! In the Name of Love
B) Baby Love
C) Someday We'll Be Together
D) Love Child
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33. On their first visit to the US, at which hotel in New York City did the Beatles stay?
A) The Waldorf Astoria
B) The Algonquin Hotel
C) The Plaza Hotel
D) The Pierre, New York
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34. Which Lennon & McCartney Tune Was A 1966 Hit For Cliff Bennett & The Rebel Rousers
A) Hey Jude
B) Help!
C) Michelle
D) Got To Get You Into My Life
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35. What was the on flip side of the 45 of Beatles track "She Loves You"?
A) I'll Get You
B) This Boy
C) Love Me Do
D) From Me to You
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36. Where Did Scott McKenzie Visit, And What He Tell Us To Make Sure We Wore
A) New York (Wear Your Flowers in the Hair)
B) Los Angeles (Be Sure to Wear Flowers in Your Hair)
C) San Francisco (Some Flowers In Your Hair)
D) Chicago (Make Sure to Wear Flowers in Your Hair)
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37. Beatles were 1st UK group on Ed Sullivan who was second
A) The Dave Clark Five
B) The Rolling Stones
C) The Kinks
D) The Searchers
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38. Who had a hit with the song '24 hours from Tulsa'
A) Elvis Presley
B) Gene Pitney
C) Neil Sedaka
D) Tom Jones
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39. Who advised us to 'break on through to the other side'
A) The Rolling Stones
B) Pink Floyd
C) Led Zeppelin
D) Doors
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40. On 21st July Neil Armstrong Became The 1st Man To Walk On The Moon But What Song Was A Uk No.1 At The Time
A) Thunderclap Newman - Something In The Air
B) The Beatles - Come Together
C) The Rolling Stones - Jumpin' Jack Flash
D) David Bowie - Space Oddity
E) The Kinks - Lola
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41. Rock groups: dion and the _____
A) Dynamos
B) Delights
C) Deltones
D) Belmonts
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42. For who did eric clapton write 'layla'
A) Linda mccartney
B) Pattie Boyd
C) Jane Asher
D) Yoko Ono
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43. Which 'brothers' had a hit with, 'This old heart of mine'
A) The Jackson 5
B) The Everly Brothers
C) Bee Gees
D) Isley brothers
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44. Who sang about Saturday Night at the Movies
A) The Platters
B) The Coasters
C) The Drifters
D) The Temptations
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45. In 1968, who released 'carnival of life' and 'recital'
A) The Moody Blues
B) Procol Harum
C) Lee Michaels
D) Sly and the Family Stone
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46. Moondance' was a hit for which male singer
A) Van Morrison
B) Tom Jones
C) Bob Dylan
D) Elvis Presley
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47. Which group had a Christmas No 1 with 'Lilly The Pink''
A) The Beatles
B) The Scaffold
C) The Wombles
D) Middle of the Road
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48. Which British Comedian Was At No.1 In The UK With The Song 'Tears''
A) Tommy Cooper
B) Ken Dodd
C) Les Dawson
D) Roy Chubby Brown
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49. Which Band Turned Down A 1 Million Pound Offer To Play At The Shea stadium In 1967
A) The Beatles
B) The Rolling Stones
C) Pink Floyd
D) The Who
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50. Often Played At Halloween, Which Song Was A Hit Gor Bobby Boris Picket & The Crypt Kickers
A) Thriller
B) Monster Mash
C) This Is Halloween
D) Ghostbusters
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