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Quiz about 1950s and 60s Instrumental Hits Vol 1

1950s and '60s Instrumental Hits [Vol. 1] Quiz

Songs without words, instrumentals were very popular in the '50s and '60s. Here are just a few of them. (UK chart positions, the Guinness book of British Hit Singles. US chart positions, the Joel Whitburn book of Top Pop Singles 1955-2002.)

A multiple-choice quiz by shipyardbernie. Estimated time: 4 mins.

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shipyardbernie

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4 mins

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315,944

Updated
Jul 23 22

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Question 1 of 10

1. Lord Rockingham's XI scored a number one hit on the UK chart in 1958 with which instrumental? Hint

Hooting Through The Rye

Hoot, Hoot, Hoot

Hoots Mon

I Don't Give A Hoot

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Question 2 of 10

2. Dave "Baby" Cortez reached the number one spot on the US pop chart in 1958 with which tune? Hint

The Happy Hippo

The Happy Organ

The Happy Fool

The Happy Clown

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Question 3 of 10

3. Johnny and The Hurricanes floated up to number five on the US pop charts in 1959 with which river song? Hint

Green River Rock

Red River Rock

Blue River Rock

Yellow River Rock

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Question 4 of 10

4. Top British instrumental group The Shadows had their first of five UK number one hits with this track. Which American Indian tribe was it named for? Hint

Apache

Arawak

Arapaho

Algonquin

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Question 5 of 10

5. The Piltdown Men had a number 75 hit in the US in 1960, what dinosaur was it named after? Hint

Pterodactyl Stomp

Tyrannosaurus Stomp

Brachiosaurus Stomp

Brontosaurus Stomp

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Question 6 of 10

6. The Ventures, the most successful US instrumental group had a US hit in 1961. What was it called? Hint

Bunk-Ram-Shush

Ram-Bunk-Shush

Shush-Ram-Bunk

Ram-Shush-Bunk

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Question 7 of 10

7. UK Trad Jazz band Kenny Ball and His Jazzmen had a hit single in 1962 with "March Of The _____ Children". What nationality were these little dears? Hint

Siamese

Japanese

Chinese

Vietnamese

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Question 8 of 10

8. What were The Routers from Los Angeles instructing us to do in the title of their 1962 chart hit? Hint

Let's Eat (pony)

Let's Run (pony)

Let's Go (pony)

Let's Ride (pony)

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Question 9 of 10

9. The Tornados (English spelling) had a UK and US number one with "Telstar" in 1962. What was their only other UK top ten hit called? Hint

Globewalker

Globetrotter

Globeflyer

Globerunner

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Question 10 of 10

10. Fleetwood Mac only had one UK number one and it was an instrumental. What was this haunting tune called? Hint

Albatross

Nightingale

Condor

Budgerigar

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Lord Rockingham's XI scored a number one hit on the UK chart in 1958 with which instrumental?

Answer: Hoots Mon

Lord Rockingham's XI spent three weeks at number one on the UK chart in 1958. It never charted in the US. They had a US number 96 with "Fried Onions" in 1958 which failed to chart in the UK. They were the resident band on the British pop music show "Oh Boy" in the late '50s.

2. Dave "Baby" Cortez reached the number one spot on the US pop chart in 1958 with which tune?

Answer: The Happy Organ

Dave "Baby" Cortez, who was born in Michigan, spent one week at number one on the US pop chart in 1959 with "The Happy Organ". It never charted on the UK chart.

3. Johnny and The Hurricanes floated up to number five on the US pop charts in 1959 with which river song?

Answer: Red River Rock

Johnny and The Hurricanes had their biggest US hit with "Red River Rock" at number five. It reached number three on the UK chart. The group formally known as The Orbits came from Toledo Ohio, led by Johnny Paris (Pocisk) who played the saxophone.

4. Top British instrumental group The Shadows had their first of five UK number one hits with this track. Which American Indian tribe was it named for?

Answer: Apache

The Shadows spent five weeks at number one on the UK chart with "Apache" in 1960. As well as backing Cliff Richard on many of his hits in the '50s and '60s they spent sixteen weeks at number one with five UK number one hits between 1960 and 1963. They never had a chart entry on the US pop chart, ever. "Apache" by Jorgen Ingmann reached number two on the US pop chart in 1961, it never charted in the UK.

5. The Piltdown Men had a number 75 hit in the US in 1960, what dinosaur was it named after?

Answer: Brontosaurus Stomp

It was the "Brontosaurus Stomp" although there is no such thing as a Brontosaurus, it was originally made up of more than one dinosaur's bones. It did not chart in the UK but the B-side "McDonald's Cave" reached number 14 on the UK chart. They had a further two UK top twenty hits in 1961.

6. The Ventures, the most successful US instrumental group had a US hit in 1961. What was it called?

Answer: Ram-Bunk-Shush

The Ventures from Seattle Washington had a 1961 hit on the US pop chart with "Ram-Bunk-Shush" and it reached number 29. The Ventures were popular in the UK also and it reached number 45 on the UK chart there.

7. UK Trad Jazz band Kenny Ball and His Jazzmen had a hit single in 1962 with "March Of The _____ Children". What nationality were these little dears?

Answer: Siamese

"March Of The Siamese Children" from the Rodgers and Hammerstein musical "The King And I" starring Yul Brynner, was a UK number four hit in 1962 for Kenny Ball and His Jazzmen. It reached number 88 on the US pop chart.

8. What were The Routers from Los Angeles instructing us to do in the title of their 1962 chart hit?

Answer: Let's Go (pony)

"Let's Go (pony)" said The Routers on their 1962 hit. It reached number 19 on the US pop chart and number 32 on the UK chart.

9. The Tornados (English spelling) had a UK and US number one with "Telstar" in 1962. What was their only other UK top ten hit called?

Answer: Globetrotter

It was "Globetrotter" that The Tornados took to number five on the UK chart in 1963. It never charted in the US. The Tornados had three more UK chart hits in 1963 but then blew themselves out and were heard of no more.

10. Fleetwood Mac only had one UK number one and it was an instrumental. What was this haunting tune called?

Answer: Albatross

"Albatross" was Fleetwood Mac's only UK number one, for one week in 1969. It never charted in the US. It returned to the UK chart in 1973 when it reached number two. The Group was UK and male before 1976.

Source: Author shipyardbernie

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