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Quiz about 50s and 60s Songs With Numbers In Their Titles

50s and 60s Songs With Numbers In Their Titles Quiz

Some of the greatest tunes from the early years of rock included numbers. See if you can tell me the number in each of these songs. Remember to use NUMBERS for your answer and do not spell them out.

A multiple-choice quiz by CaboDude. Estimated time: 3 mins.

Author
CaboDude

Time
3 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
220,191

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
7 / 10

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Awards
Top 35% Quiz

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Question 1 of 10

1. The Crests had a song about candles on a birthday cake. It is the same number as the age of the girl Chuck Berry was singing about, who wore, "tight dresses and lipstick". Hint

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Question 2 of 10

2. The Four Preps had a song, alternately titled "Santa Catalina". What was the name of the song? Hint

"25 miles"

"26 miles"

"22 miles"

"21 miles"

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Question 3 of 10

3. Eddie Cochran was a HUGE rockabilly star in his day and had a fun song with "__ flight rock." Hint

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Question 4 of 10

4. The Beatles had a hit with, "When I'm __". Hint

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Question 5 of 10

5. Zager & Evans had a #1 hit in 1969 with a song about the future, "In the year ____". Hint

2525

4545

3535

2001

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Question 6 of 10

6. Duane Eddy had an instrumental hit, "__ Miles of Bad Road". Hint

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Question 7 of 10

7. According to Bobby Vee, how many eyes did the night have? Hint

100

10000

1000

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Question 8 of 10

8. How many pounds of clay did Gene McDaniels sing about? Hint

100

120

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Question 9 of 10

9. What nervous breakdown did the Rolling Stones sing about? Hint

15th

13th

9th

19th

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Question 10 of 10

10. This song is a number. Three Dog Night recorded this hit in 1969. What is the song? Hint

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. The Crests had a song about candles on a birthday cake. It is the same number as the age of the girl Chuck Berry was singing about, who wore, "tight dresses and lipstick".

Answer: 16

"16 Candles" by The Crests and "Sweet Little 16".

2. The Four Preps had a song, alternately titled "Santa Catalina". What was the name of the song?

Answer: "26 miles"

"26 miles across the sea
Santa Catalina is awaiting for me"

3. Eddie Cochran was a HUGE rockabilly star in his day and had a fun song with "__ flight rock."

Answer: 20

"So I climbed one two flight three flight four
Five six seven flight eight flight more
Up on the 12th I'm startin' to sag
Well the 15th floor I'm ready to drag
I get to the top and I'm too tired to rock."

4. The Beatles had a hit with, "When I'm __".

Answer: 64

"Will you still need me, will you still feed me,
When I'm sixty-four?"

5. Zager & Evans had a #1 hit in 1969 with a song about the future, "In the year ____".

Answer: 2525

This dark portrayal of the future may have had something to do with the nuclear threat and troubled times.

6. Duane Eddy had an instrumental hit, "__ Miles of Bad Road".

Answer: 40

"Rebel Rouser" and "Peter Gunn" were some other popular Eddy instrumentals.

7. According to Bobby Vee, how many eyes did the night have?

Answer: 1000

"The Night has a Thousand Eyes".

8. How many pounds of clay did Gene McDaniels sing about?

Answer: 100

"A Hundred Pounds of Clay" was number 18 for the year 1961.

9. What nervous breakdown did the Rolling Stones sing about?

Answer: 19th

The song topped out at #2 on the U.S and U.K charts.

10. This song is a number. Three Dog Night recorded this hit in 1969. What is the song?

Answer: 1

"One is the loneliest number that you'll ever do"

Source: Author CaboDude

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