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1. In 1962 this group had "A Wonderful Dream" that their record made the Top 40 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart. It did. Then they woke up and never made the Top 40 again. Who were they?
2. In 1964 this "British Invasion" group scored their only Top 40 hit with the John D. Loudermilk penned "Tobacco Road". Who were they?
3. Ray Conniff, with his orchestra and chorus, sold millions of LPs. In 1966 he had his only single to make the Top 40 on Billboard's Hot 100 chart. What was it?
4. In 1978 "MacArthur Park" was Donna Summer's first Number One hit record. The song was also, however, a Top Ten hit ten years prior. Who was the unlikely singer of the earlier version?
5. In 1960 three different one-hit-wonders had a Top 40 hit (on the Billboard Hot 100 chart) with a song from the film "Circus Of Horrors." What was the song?
6. In 1968 The Status Quo had their first hit record; it was also their only song to make the U.S. Top 40 (on the Billboard Hot 100 chart). What was this psychedelic classic?
7. What veteran performer did actress Grace Kelly team up with in 1956 for her only song to make the Top 40 on Billboard's Hot 100 chart?
8. In early 1958, Pat Boone's brother had a minor hit with his recording of "At The Hop." What name was he going by?
9. Before he hit the charts in 1965 with his Number One song, "Eve Of Destruction," Barry McGuire was a member of what musical ensemble?
10. Instrumentals seemed to be more popular "back in the day". The Village Stompers almost made it to the top in late 1963 with what Dixieland Jazz flavored hit?
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