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Quiz about A Number of 1950s Songs Part II

A "Number" of 1950s Songs, Part II Quiz

Many 1950s songs have a number in their titles. Which ones do you recall?

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

Author
lowtechmaster

Time
4 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
377,370

Updated
Dec 03 21

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10

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Question 1 of 10

1. Which number completes the title of this 1950s Guy Mitchell song? "_______ Years (Dead Or Alive)." Hint

Ninety-Nine

Twenty-Five

Fifty

One Hundred

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Question 2 of 10

2. In 1956, the Heartbeats recorded a DooWop song that met with limited success. What number completes its title? "(A) _________ Miles Away." Hint

Thousand

Million

Hundred

Fifty

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Question 3 of 10

3. In 1953, several singers had a hit with the same song. Which number completes that title? "______ Lonely Days." Hint

Six

Seven

Three

Five

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Question 4 of 10

4. In 1955, Johnny Desmond had a Billboard Top 40 hit at Number 17. What number completes the title? "_________ Tons." Hint

Fifty

Ten

Sixteen

Ninety-Nine

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Question 5 of 10

5. For 1954, this song, also the title of the film, won the Academy Award for Best Original Song. Which number completes its title? "_______ Coin(s) In The Fountain." Hint

Four

Two

Three

One

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Question 6 of 10

6. In 1952, this song charted on the Billboard Top 40 for both Pearl Bailey and Louis Armstrong. What number completes its title? "_____ To Tango." Hint

Two

One

Twelve

Three

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Question 7 of 10

7. In 1957, Roy Brown, a legendary R&B singer, songwriter, and musician, had his only song to hit the Billboard Top Pop 40 list. What number completes its title? "Let The ____ Winds Blow." Hint

Ten

Three

Four

Two

8. In 1958, a version of Perez Prado's "Mambo No. 5" reached Number 30 on the Billboard Top 40 list. What numbers complete the title? "___-___." [Think "Charlie Brown...down in the boy's gym."] Hint

10-4

1-12

1-800

7-11

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Question 9 of 10

9. The Crests had this Billboard Top 40 hit in 1959. Which number completes the title" "_____ Nights A Week." Hint

Seven

Six

Three

Eight

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Question 10 of 10

10. Co-written and recorded by Eddie Cochran, this song was released posthumously after Cochran died in a car accident in April, 1960. Which number completes the title? "____ Steps to Heaven." Hint

Seven

Ten

Three

Twelve

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Which number completes the title of this 1950s Guy Mitchell song? "_______ Years (Dead Or Alive)."

Answer: Ninety-Nine

"Ninety-Nine Years (Dead Or Alive)" was Mitchell's first Billboard Top 40 hit, charting at Number 23 in 1956. Later that year, he followed it with his first Number One hit, "Singing The Blues." His other Number One hit was "Heartaches By the Number" in 1959.

2. In 1956, the Heartbeats recorded a DooWop song that met with limited success. What number completes its title? "(A) _________ Miles Away."

Answer: Thousand

In 1961, Shep & The Limelites recorded a response song, "Daddy's Home," that reached Number Two on the Billboard Top 40. It's signature line was: "I'm not a thousand miles away."

3. In 1953, several singers had a hit with the same song. Which number completes that title? "______ Lonely Days."

Answer: Seven

In 1953, "Seven Lonely Days" reached Number Five on the Billboard Hot 100 for Georgia Gibbs, Number Seven on the Billboard Hot Country & Western for Bonnie Lou, and Number Six on the UK Singles Chart for Giselle MacKenzie.

4. In 1955, Johnny Desmond had a Billboard Top 40 hit at Number 17. What number completes the title? "_________ Tons."

Answer: Sixteen

"Sixteen Tons" was the lowest of Desmond's three charted Top 40 songs in 1955. "Play Me Hearts And Flowers" got to Number Six, and "The Yellow Rose of Texas" reached Number Three. For Desmond, those were his only Top 40 hits. In 1955, Tennessee Ernie Ford had a Number One smash with "Sixteen Tons."

5. For 1954, this song, also the title of the film, won the Academy Award for Best Original Song. Which number completes its title? "_______ Coin(s) In The Fountain."

Answer: Three

The song "Three Coins In The Fountain" was a Number One hit on the Billboard Top 40 for the Four Aces (their only Number One hit). The film was nominated for two other Oscars. It won Best Cinematography, but lost Best Picture to "On The Waterfront."

6. In 1952, this song charted on the Billboard Top 40 for both Pearl Bailey and Louis Armstrong. What number completes its title? "_____ To Tango."

Answer: Two

Pearl Bailey's version was on the chart for 17 weeks, peaking at Number Seven. Louis Armstrong's charted only one week, at Number 28.

7. In 1957, Roy Brown, a legendary R&B singer, songwriter, and musician, had his only song to hit the Billboard Top Pop 40 list. What number completes its title? "Let The ____ Winds Blow."

Answer: Four

Roy Brown had many hits on the Billboard R&B charts, including "Long About Midnight" (Number One in 1948), and "Love Don't Love Nobody" (Number Two in 1950). His original song "Good Rocking Tonight" (1948) was covered by many artists including Elvis Presley, Jerry Lee Lewis, Pat Boone, and James Brown. In 1961, Fats Domino's version reached Number 15 on the Billboard Top 40.

8. In 1958, a version of Perez Prado's "Mambo No. 5" reached Number 30 on the Billboard Top 40 list. What numbers complete the title? "___-___." [Think "Charlie Brown...down in the boy's gym."]

Answer: 7-11

The Gone All Stars (a studio band set up by record mogul George Goldner...try to find out their names which I was unable to do) recorded this instrumental song. It was a "one-hit wonder." The 45 record is Gone 5016. If you find one, it is quite rare (but watch out for fakes.) ["Charlie Brown" was a Number Two hit for the Coasters in 1959.

The lyric goes "Seven come eleven down in the boy's gym," about a crap game organized by Charlie Brown.]

9. The Crests had this Billboard Top 40 hit in 1959. Which number completes the title" "_____ Nights A Week."

Answer: Six

"Six Nights A Week" reached Number 28. The Coasters' top hit was "16 Candles" that peaked at Number Two in 1958.

10. Co-written and recorded by Eddie Cochran, this song was released posthumously after Cochran died in a car accident in April, 1960. Which number completes the title? "____ Steps to Heaven."

Answer: Three

"Three Steps To Heaven" did not reach the Billboard Hot 100. It did, however, chart at Number One in 1960 on both the UK Singles Chart and the Ireland Singles Chart. [Eddie Cochran's only Billboard Top Ten hit was "Summertime Blues" in 1958.]

Source: Author lowtechmaster

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