Trivia Quiz on 1960s Pop

1. What was Motowns biggest hit in 1968

A) Love Child

B) I Wish It Would Rain

C) For Once in My Life

D) Heard it through the Grapevine

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2. His hit, Calendar Girl, features the lyrics "April-You're The Easter Bunny When YoU.S.mile"

A) Elvis Presley

B) Paul Anka

C) Bobby Darin

D) Neil Sedaka

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3. Who had a No. 1 hit record in 1964 with 'Don't Throw Your Love Away'

A) The Beatles

B) The searchers

C) The Rolling Stones

D) The Dave Clark Five

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4. Who wrote dionne warwick's 'walk on by' and 'say a little prayer'

A) Hal David

B) Carole Bayer Sager

C) Quincy Jones

D) Burt

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5. Who recorded "Barbara Ann" in 1961

A) The Beach Boys

B) The Kingston Trio

C) The Four Seasons

D) Regents

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6. Which U. S. State provided the title of a Bee Gees hit single

A) Georgia

B) Massachusetts

C) New York

D) California

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7. Which pop group's only U.K. chart entry, "Sugar Sugar" got to No. 1 in 1969

A) The archies

B) The Monkees

C) The Seekers

D) The Love Affair

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8. Who were the first Australian group to sell a million records

A) The Bee Gees

B) The Seekers Ill never find another you

C) AC/DC

D) Midnight Oil

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9. Name Two Frank Ifields No.1's

A) I Remember You

B) Lovesick Blues

C) I Remember You, Lovesick Blues, Wayward Wind, Confessin

D) Wayward Wind

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10. A Decade Later He Found A New Dawn But Who Had A No.5 Hit "Bless You" In 1961

A) Tony Orlando

B) Neil Sedaka

C) Del Shannon

D) Bobby Darin

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11. What Was Des O Connor's Only No.1 Single

A) I Love You More

B) Don't Let Me Fall

C) This Is My Song

D) I Pretend

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12. What animal is on the cover of the Beach Boy's album Pet Sounds?

A) Goose

B) Goat

C) Horse

D) Sheep

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13. How Many Uk No 1’s Did The Beatles Have In Total

A) 15

B) 17

C) 18

D) 20

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14. Which Danish Duo Rode Their "Little Donkey" Up The Charts In 1960

A) Grethe & Jørgen Ingmann

B) Birthe Wilke & Gustav Winckler

C) Keld & Hilda

D) Nina & Frederick

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15. Name Any Three Of The Five Members Of The New Seekers

A) Eve Graham, Lyn Paul, Bob Dylan

B) Peter Doyle, Marty Kristian, Kate Smith

C) Eve Graham, Paul Layton, Susan White

D) Eve Graham, Lyn Paul, Peter Doyle, Marty Kristian, & Paul Layton

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16. Gene Pitney Was How Far From Which Town In 1963

A) 24 Hours From Tulsa

B) 12 Hours From Memphis

C) 36 Hours From Omaha

D) 48 Hours From Seattle

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17. Who Was Hal David's Famous Writing Partner?

A) Burt Bacharach

B) Carole King

C) Jerry Leiber

D) Paul Simon

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18. Who Sang Songs About Rosie, Caroline & Desiree

A) Neil Diamond (Cracklin Rosie, Sweet Caroline, Desiree)

B) Elton John

C) Barry White

D) Tom Jones

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19. Name The Composer Of Red Red Wine

A) Neil Diamond

B) Bob Dylan

C) Paul Simon

D) Don McLean

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20. Springing Into The Charts At No.4 In 1963 What Was Dusty Springfields First Single

A) Downtown

B) I Only Want To Be With You

C) Wishin' and Hopin'

D) You Don't Have To Say You Love Me

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21. In The Beatles Track "Penny Lane", what did the Fireman keep in his pocket?

A) A portrait of the Queen

B) A photograph of the Queen

C) A stamp with the Queen's portrait

D) A coin with the Queen's image

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22. Who was the first Beatle to have a solo No 1 hit?

A) John Lennon

B) Paul McCartney

C) George Harrison

D) Ringo Starr

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23. What Was Tom Jones First Ever UK No.1 Single?

A) What's New Pussycat?

B) Green Green Grass of Home

C) Delilah

D) It's Not Unusual

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24. In Which Country Wwas The Beatles Track "Can't Buy Me Love" recorded?

A) United Kingdom

B) France

C) United States

D) Germany

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25. What Type Of Concerto Did The Toys Sing In 1965

A) A Lovers Concerto

B) A Piano Concerto

C) A Violin Concerto

D) A Double Concerto

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26. All Of Connie Francis's Hit Singles Appeared On One Label Which One

A) Columbia Records

B) MGM

C) Capitol Records

D) Decca Records

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27. What Was Unusual About The Archies, Who Had A Number One Hit With Sugar Sugar

A) They were a real-life band who toured the United States.

B) Sugar, Sugar was released in the 1970s.

C) They originated in London and played rock music.

D) They Were Cartoon Characters

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28. Which Merseyside Group Who Had 3 No.1 Hits During 1963 & 1964 Took Their Name From The Title Of A 1956 Movie Starring John Wayne

A) The Beatles

B) Gerry and the Pacemakers

C) The Swinging Blue Jeans

D) The Searchers

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29. Who Sang About A Denim "Demi-God" In 1962

A) The Beatles - Love Me Do

B) Cliff Richard - The Young Ones

C) Little Eva - The Loco-Motion

D) Mark Wynter / Venus In Blue Jeans

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30. Who recorded the Lennon/McCartney song "World Without Love"?

A) Peter and Gordon

B) The Beatles

C) Gerry and the Pacemakers

D) The Monkees

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31. Cliff Richards She's so Beautiful who played every instrument

A) Paul McCartney

B) Stevie Wonder

C) Prince

D) Herbie Hancock

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32. What Are The first Names Of The Everly Bros

A) Alex & Charlie

B) John & Paul

C) Don & Phil

D) Bob & Tom

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33. Two groups have had three consecutive Christmas No 1's, the first was the Beatles, in 1963-64-65, name the second

A) The Monkees (1966-67-68)

B) ABBA (1974-75-76)

C) The Beach Boys (1965-66-67)

D) The Spice Girls (1996-97-98)

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