50s One Hit Wonders In Other Words Quiz

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1. "World Cherub"

Answer: The Penguins

"Earth Angel" by American doo-wop group the Penguins was released in 1954 and reached number one on the US Best Sellers in Stores (R&B) (Billboard), US Most Played in Jukeboxes (R&B) (Billboard), and US Most Played by Jockeys (R&B) (Billboard) charts in 1955. The song was featured in the 1985 film "Back to the Future".

2. "Teeny Tiny Attractive Single Person"

Answer: Thurston Harris

"Little Bitty Pretty One" by Thurston Harris was released in 1957 and reached number six on the U.S. Billboard Best-Sellers chart and number two on the R&B chart. The song also reached number six on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 chart. Harris had one other song reach the top 20 in 1958 with "Do What You Did".

3. "Find Yourself Employment"

Answer: The Silhouettes

"Get a Job" by the Silhouettes was released in 1957 and reached the number one spot on the Billboard pop and R&B singles charts. The song was featured in the 1973 film "American Graffiti", the 1983 film "Trading Places", and the 1986 film "Stand By Me".

4. "Tome of Adoration"

Answer: The Monotones

"Book of Love" by The Monotones was released in 1958 and reached number five on Billboard charts. The song was featured in the films "American Graffiti" (1973), "Christine" (1983), "Stand by Me" (1986), and "Le Nouveau monde" (1995).

5. "Drink That Is Distilled From the Agave Plant"

Answer: The Champs

"Tequila" by the Champs was released in 1958 and reached number one on U.S. Pop charts. The song is mainly an instrumental with the word 'tequila' being spoken three times in the song. The song was featured in the 1980 film "Cheech and Chong's Next Movie," and in the 1985 film "Pee-wee's Big Adventure".

6. "Small Smalls"

Answer: The Royal Teens

"Short Shorts" by The Royal Teens was released in 1958 and reached number two on the U.S. R&B chart and number three on the U.S. pop chart. One of the song writers was Bob Gaudio, who went on to join the group The Four Seasons where he wrote "Sherry", "Big Girls Don't Cry", and "Walk Like a Man".

7. "Ocean Boat Trip"

Answer: Frankie Ford

"Sea Cruise" by Frankie Ford was released in 1959 and reached number 14 on the US Billboard Hot 100 chart. Other songs by Ford include "Cheatin' Woman", "The Last One to Cry", "Can't Tell My Heart (What To Do)", and "Saturday Night Fish Fry".

8. "In View of the Fact That You Are Not in My Possession"

Answer: The Skyliners

"Since I Don't Have You" by The Skyliners was released in 1958 and reached number 12 on the US Billboard Hot 100 chart. Other songs by the group includes "This I Swear", "It Happened Today", "Pennies from Heaven", "I'll Close My Eyes", and "The Loser".

9. "The Conflict of the City Called "The Big Easy""

Answer: Johnny Horton

"The Battle of New Orleans" was written by Jimmy Driftwood; Johnny Horton's version was released in 1959 and reached number one on the US Billboard Hot 100, U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles, and U.S. Cash Box Top 100 charts. In Driftwood's career, he wrote more than 6000 folk songs.

Some of his songs were recorded by artists such as Eddy Arnold, Johnny Cash, Hawkshaw Hawkins, and Homer and Jethro.

10. "Hottest Three Month Season, Hottest Three Month Season"

Answer: The Jamies

"Summertime, Summertime" by American singing group the Jamies was released in 1958 and reached number 38 on U.S. Pop charts. Other songs by the group include "Searching for You", "Snow Train", "When the Sun Goes Down" , and "Don't Darken My Door".

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Questions		Choices
1. "World Cherub"		The Champs
2. "Teeny Tiny Attractive Single Person"		The Jamies
3. "Find Yourself Employment"		Frankie Ford
4. "Tome of Adoration"		The Skyliners
5. "Drink That Is Distilled From the Agave Plant"		The Silhouettes
6. "Small Smalls"		The Royal Teens
7. "Ocean Boat Trip"		Thurston Harris
8. "In View of the Fact That You Are Not in My Possession"		The Penguins
9. "The Conflict of the City Called "The Big Easy""		The Monotones
10. "Hottest Three Month Season, Hottest Three Month Season"		Johnny Horton

The titles to these 50s One Hit Wonders songs have been re-worded. Your mission, if you decide to accept it, is to decipher the song titles and match them to the actual artists that did them.