1972, It Was a Very Good Year Trivia Quiz

Answer: My Ding-a-Ling

"My Ding-a-Ling" was recorded live at the Lanchester Arts Festival in Coventry, England in February of 1972. Astonishingly, the song was Berry's first and only number one single on the U.S. pop charts, reaching the top spot on the Billboard Hot 100 in October of 1972.

The song was considered controversial at the time because of the perceived double meaning of the lyric "my ding-a-ling", which led to the tune being banned on some radio stations.

Answer: School's Out

"School's Out" was Alice Cooper's biggest hit to date, reaching number seven on the Billboard Hot 100 from 1972. The song spent three weeks at number one on the U.K. Singles charts and also hit number three on the Canadian charts. In a 2008 interview in Esquire Magazine, Cooper knew from the beginning the song had all the makings of a hit, saying: "When we did 'School's Out,' I knew we had just done the national anthem. I've become the Francis Scott Key of the last day of school."

Answer: Neil Young

Neil Percival Young moved to Los Angeles from Canada in 1966, and the rest is history. First as a member of the critically acclaimed band Buffalo Springfield, next as part of the folk rock supergroup Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young and finally as a solo artist, Young proved to be one of the premier singer-songwriters of his time.

In many of his songs, Young addressed the issues of the day, including "The Needle and the Damage Done", about heroin addiction, "Ohio", about the Kent State massacre and "Southern Man", about racism in the American South. "Heart of Gold" remains as Young's only single to reach number one on the Billboard Hot 100.

Answer: The Hollies

The Hollies were formed by Graham Nash and Allan Clarke in Manchester, England in late 1962. In the beginning the band was doing mostly cover versions of other artists' songs, but with little success. There first real chart success came in 1966 with "Bus Stop" which reached number five on the Billboard Hot 100.

The band continued to thrive throughout the decade, but had to wait until 1972 to crack the top five for the second time. Though there have been a few line-up changes over the years, The Hollies have never broken up and still record and perform to this day.

Answer: A Horse with No Name

The founding members of America, Dewey Bunnell, Dan Peek and Gerry Beckley met in England in the mid '60s, while their fathers were stationed at a U.S. Air Force base near London. At the time the boys were playing in different bands, but in 1970 they teamed up and formed America. "A Horse with No Name", which was written by Bunnell, was released in Europe in late 1971 and became an international hit.

In January of 1972 the song was released in the U.S. and topped the Billboard Hot 100 for three weeks in March of 1972.

The song was actually banned on some U.S. radio stations because of the use of the word "horse", which is a common slang term for heroin. Dewey Bunnell has denied any drug reference connected to the lyric.

Answer: Morning Has Broken

"Morning Has Broken" peaked at number six on the Billboard Hot 100 from 1972. It was Stevens' highest charting single at the time. The hymn, which is also called "Morning Has Broken", first appeared in the hymn book "Songs of Praise", which was published in 1931.

The familiar piano arrangement was composed and performed by Rick Wakeman, who is best known as the keyboardist for the progressive rock band Yes.

Answer: Badfinger

The band was formed in Swansea, Wales in 1961 and were initially called The Iveys. They were the first group to be signed by the Beatles' Apple label in 1968. In late 1969, just prior to the U.K. release of "Come and Get It", the band and Apple decided on a name change and they came up with Badfinger. Apple executive Neil Aspinall suggested the name, in reference to "Bad Finger Boogie", which was an early working title of the Lennon-McCartney song "With a Little Help from My Friends". "Come and Get It" was the band's second highest charting song reaching number seven on the Billboard Hot 100 from 1970.

Answer: Go All the Way

"Go All the Way" peaked at number five on the 1972 Billboard Hot 100 and ranked number 33 on the Billboard Year-End Hot 100 singles chart. Band member Eric Carmen, who wrote the tune, told "Blender" magazine in a 2006 interview that he was inspired to write the song after seeing a Rolling Stones performance of "Let's Spend the Night Together", where Mick Jagger had to change the lyrics to "Let's spend some time together". Carmen explained: "I knew then that I wanted to write a song with an explicitly sexual lyric that the kids would instantly get, but the powers that be couldn't pin me down for."

Answer: Brandy

"Brandy (You're a Fine Girl)" topped the Billboard Hot 100 for one week in August of 1972. The band had one other minor hit with the tune "Jimmy Loves Mary-Anne", which reached number 33 on the 1973 Billboard Hot 100. Barry Manilow's 1974 hit "Mandy" was a cover version of a song originally titled "Brandy", but he changed the title to avoid confusion with the Looking Glass single.

Answer: Gallery

Gallery was a soft rock band out of Detroit, Michigan, formed by singer-songwriter Jim Gold. The band did record a number of songs, but by far their most successful tune was "Nice to Be with You", written by Gold. The 22 weeks the single spent on the Billboard weekly charts matched War's "Slippin' Into Darkness" for most weeks on that chart during the 1972 calendar year.

The band had two more minor hits, but neither one achieved the same success as their signature song. The group broke up in 1974.