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1961 - More Lyrics Trivia Quiz

Just enough ammunition to produce another quiz based on the lyrics of 1961. Let's fire away!

A multiple-choice quiz by maddogrick16. Estimated time: 5 mins.

Author
maddogrick16

Time
5 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
173,558

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
8 / 10

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5089

Awards
Top 10% Quiz

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Question 1 of 10

1. Barry Mann sang this hit and thanked himself and the song's co-writer Gerry Goffin in this way:
"I'd like to thank the guy who wrote the song that made my baby fall in love with me."
It peaked at #7 in 1961. Hint

Thank You

I Wanna Thank You

You're The Reason

Who Put The Bomp

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Question 2 of 10

2. "_______ ________, you saw me standing alone,
without a dream in my heart, without a love of my own."
Just to show good lyrics never go out of style, this song was a top ten hit for three different artists in 1935. The songwriters were none other than Rodgers and Hart. It was a #1 song in 1961 for three weeks.

Answer: (Two Words - hint - colored satellite)

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Question 3 of 10

3. "Cuz, ya see if I was a lightnin' bug, I'd search the whole night through, lookin' for a home."
Who or what was looking for a home?
Hint

the wanderer

Dum Dum

the old lamplighter

a boll weevil

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Question 4 of 10

4. "Ah, I should have known it from the very start,
this girl would leave me with a broken heart.
Now listen people what I'm telling you,
a-keep away from-a Runaround Sue"
Who was the artist of this #1 in October 1961.
Hint

Dion

Bobby Vee

Fabian

Ricky Nelson

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Question 5 of 10

5. "Friends ask me 'am I in love', I always answer 'yes'.
Might as well confess, if the answer's yes."
Can you identify this #3 hit from the summer of '61? Hint

Where The Boys Are

My True Story

Hurt

I've Told Every Little Star

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Question 6 of 10

6. "Crazy, I'm crazy for feeling so lonely,
I'm crazy, crazy for feeling so blue.
I knew you'd love me as long as you wanted,
and then someday you'd leave me for somebody new."
Title, please. Hint

Mr. Lonely

Crazy

Blue, Blue Day

Blue On Blue

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Question 7 of 10

7. "Ev'ry mornin' at the mine you could see him arrive.
He stood _____________and weighed ___________.
Kinda broad at the shoulder and narrow at the hip,
and everybody knew ya didn't give no lip to Big John.
(Big John, Big John) Big Bad John (Big John)."
So just how tall was Big John and what did he weigh? Hint

6'8" - 275 pounds

6'2" - 195 pounds

6'6" - 245 pounds

6'4" - 225 pounds

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Question 8 of 10

8. "Then He rolled his big sleeves up and a brand new world began.
He created a woman and-a lots of lovin' for a man."
Name the song title. Hint

A Hundred Pounds Of Clay

Good Life

God, Country and My Baby

The Majestic

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Question 9 of 10

9. "If I were _____________, I'd walk away,
I'd look in your eyes and here's what I'd say;
'I don't want you, I don't need you, I don't love you any more'
And I'd walk out that door."
Complete the lyric.
Hint

smart

a tower of strength

over you

to make you pay

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Question 10 of 10

10. This was the last #1 song of 1961. Fill in the blanks - it's the title.
"In the jungle, the mighty jungle, ___
____
_____
______.
In the jungle, the quiet jungle, ____
____
_____
______."

Answer: (Four Words - including the)

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Barry Mann sang this hit and thanked himself and the song's co-writer Gerry Goffin in this way: "I'd like to thank the guy who wrote the song that made my baby fall in love with me." It peaked at #7 in 1961.

Answer: Who Put The Bomp

What great lyrics:
"Who put the bomp in the bomp bah bomp bah bomp?
Who put the ram in the rama lama ding dong?
Who put the bop in the bop shoo bop shoo bop?
Who put the dit in the dit da dit da dit?
Who was that man? I'd like to shake his hand.
He made my baby fall in love with me (yeah)"

2. "_______ ________, you saw me standing alone, without a dream in my heart, without a love of my own." Just to show good lyrics never go out of style, this song was a top ten hit for three different artists in 1935. The songwriters were none other than Rodgers and Hart. It was a #1 song in 1961 for three weeks.

Answer: Blue Moon

The Marcels sang this doo-wop version of "Blue Moon". Later in the year, they followed it up with another song of similar ilk and pedigree - "Heartaches". It was a #12 hit for Guy Lombardo in 1931 and #1 smash for Ted Weems in 1947. The Marcels mustered a #7 with it in 1961, then left the top 10 charts forever.

3. "Cuz, ya see if I was a lightnin' bug, I'd search the whole night through, lookin' for a home." Who or what was looking for a home?

Answer: a boll weevil

Brook Benton had a big #2 hit in the summer of 1961 with "The Boll Weevil Song". He spoke most of the words except for the chorus.

4. "Ah, I should have known it from the very start, this girl would leave me with a broken heart. Now listen people what I'm telling you, a-keep away from-a Runaround Sue" Who was the artist of this #1 in October 1961.

Answer: Dion

Dion DiMucci had separated from the Belmonts and was going solo by this time. This would be his only #1 although he had several other big hits. Drugs and hard living would contribute to his demise as a Billboard chart mainstay and by 1963, his days as a star were numbered although he did have one more hit in 1968 with "Abraham, Martin and John".

These days, a reformed Dion performs contemporary Christian songs.

5. "Friends ask me 'am I in love', I always answer 'yes'. Might as well confess, if the answer's yes." Can you identify this #3 hit from the summer of '61?

Answer: I've Told Every Little Star

16 year old Linda Scott (nee Sampson) performed this hit and two others in 1961 - the #9 hit "Don't Bet Money Honey" and the #12 "I Don't Know Why". That was it for her chart-wise and she quit show-biz by the end of the decade. She was in the army from 1970-2, got married, had a child, was divorced then went to College, earning a degree in Theology.

At last report (2000), she was the Musical Director for a Christian College in NYC.

6. "Crazy, I'm crazy for feeling so lonely, I'm crazy, crazy for feeling so blue. I knew you'd love me as long as you wanted, and then someday you'd leave me for somebody new." Title, please.

Answer: Crazy

This song (written by Willie Nelson) was Patsy Cline's biggest hit on the pop charts at #9. She enjoyed enormous popularity in country music circles and was a big star at "The Grand Ol' Opry". I read once, somewhere, that Cline's version of this song has the distinction of being the most played juke box song of all-time. I'm a believer!

7. "Ev'ry mornin' at the mine you could see him arrive. He stood _____________and weighed ___________. Kinda broad at the shoulder and narrow at the hip, and everybody knew ya didn't give no lip to Big John. (Big John, Big John) Big Bad John (Big John)." So just how tall was Big John and what did he weigh?

Answer: 6'6" - 245 pounds

This song, by Jimmy Dean, was #1 for five weeks in the fall of 1961 and ultimately would be rated the #14 song for the 1960-69 era by Billboard. Dean was another artist who crossed over from country music to have a big hit on the pop charts but whose success and popularity was much more enduring in C&W.

8. "Then He rolled his big sleeves up and a brand new world began. He created a woman and-a lots of lovin' for a man." Name the song title.

Answer: A Hundred Pounds Of Clay

Gene McDaniels' first big hit, a #3 in the spring of 1961.

9. "If I were _____________, I'd walk away, I'd look in your eyes and here's what I'd say; 'I don't want you, I don't need you, I don't love you any more' And I'd walk out that door." Complete the lyric.

Answer: a tower of strength

"Tower Of Strength" was Gene McDaniels' second big hit, a #5 in November 1961. Between this song and "A Hundred Pounds Of Clay" he charted at #31 with a song entitled "A Tear". In 1962, he had three more moderate successes with "Chip, Chip", "Point Of No Return" and "Spanish Lace".

Although he had a strong, expressive voice with great range, no more hits would follow. He would eventually turn to song writing and wrote Roberta Flack's big 1974 hit "Feel Like Making Love".

10. This was the last #1 song of 1961. Fill in the blanks - it's the title. "In the jungle, the mighty jungle, ___ ____ _____ ______. In the jungle, the quiet jungle, ____ ____ _____ ______."

Answer: The Lion Sleeps Tonight

As sung by the Token's. There is a fascinating history of the song and its variations that may be read at this website: http://www.bobshannon.com/stories/Lion.html

Source: Author maddogrick16

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