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A quiz to take you back to the Fifties and Sixties, with reference to the charts in both the US and the UK...

A multiple-choice quiz by pmw. Estimated time: 6 mins.

Author
pmw

Time
6 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
124,424

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Difficult

Avg Score
5 / 10

Plays
723

One at a Time - Single Page - Timed Game

Question 1 of 10

1. A UK Number One in 1959, 'The Day that the Rains Came' was a hit for whom? Hint

Jane Morgan

Connie Francis

Shirley Bassey

Joan Regan

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Question 2 of 10

2. A lyrics poser - From which song comes the line 'Baby, look at that clock why can't it be wrong'?

Answer: (Two Words (why would they be concerned about the time?))

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Question 3 of 10

3. 'Strawberries, strawberries!'- Who was going to 'Strawberry Fair' in 1960? Hint

Tommy Steele

Anthony Newley

Max Bygraves

Billy Fury

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Question 4 of 10

4. 'Me I want a hula hoop' - now which song could that lyric possibly come from?

Answer: ( Three Words ... think high-pitched and furry)

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Question 5 of 10

5. The song 'Butterfly' was US #1 for both Andy Williams and Charlie Gracie, but which version finished higher in Britain?

Answer: (Two words, or just surname ... well it's one or the other)

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Question 6 of 10

6. A UK hit for Mark Wynter, 'Venus in Blue Jeans' was originally a US hit for whom? Hint

Gene McDaniels

Ray Peterson

Steve Lawrence

Jimmy Clanton

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Question 7 of 10

7. Who sang 'I'm Gonna Knock On Your Door' in 1961? Hint

Eddie Hodges

Ernie Maresca

Curtis Lee

Clyde McPhatter

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Question 8 of 10

8. Cliff Richard had a big UK hit with 'When the Girl in Your Arms is the Girl in Your Heart', but who had the subsequent US hit 'When the boy in your arms (Is the boy in your heart)'? Hint

Brenda Lee

Barbara Lewis

Sue Thompson

Connie Francis

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Question 9 of 10

9. The Seekers: which song is this -- 'Like a drum my heart was beating, and your lips were sweet as wine'? Hint

Walk With Me

I'll Never Find Another You

The Carnival Is Over

Someday One Day

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Question 10 of 10

10. An instrumental, 'Guitar Boogie Shuffle', was a US hit for The Virtues, but who took it to the UK Top Ten in 1959? Hint

Russ Conway

Bert Weedon

Lou Busch

Duane Eddy

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. A UK Number One in 1959, 'The Day that the Rains Came' was a hit for whom?

Answer: Jane Morgan

It reached no. 21 on Billboard in 1958.

2. A lyrics poser - From which song comes the line 'Baby, look at that clock why can't it be wrong'?

Answer: It's Late

A UK #3 for Ricky Nelson, it also reached #9 in the US on the flip side of "Never Be Anyone Else But You".

3. 'Strawberries, strawberries!'- Who was going to 'Strawberry Fair' in 1960?

Answer: Anthony Newley

A #3 in the UK for Anthony Newley, who had several big hits between 1959 and 1961, including two number ones ('Why' and 'Do You Mind').

4. 'Me I want a hula hoop' - now which song could that lyric possibly come from?

Answer: The Chipmunk Song

It was US #1 over Christmas 1958.

5. The song 'Butterfly' was US #1 for both Andy Williams and Charlie Gracie, but which version finished higher in Britain?

Answer: Andy Williams

Williams got to #1, Gracie to #12. 'Butterfly' was Andy Williams' only #1 on either side of the Atlantic.

6. A UK hit for Mark Wynter, 'Venus in Blue Jeans' was originally a US hit for whom?

Answer: Jimmy Clanton

Clanton took the song to #7. His only UK hit was a minor one at #50 'Another Sleepless Night'. The others all had American hits covered by UK artists.

7. Who sang 'I'm Gonna Knock On Your Door' in 1961?

Answer: Eddie Hodges

The ending always catches me out 'I'm gonna knock and ring and tap and knock and ring and tap and knock and ring and tap and knock and ring until you do' or something like that, anyway!

8. Cliff Richard had a big UK hit with 'When the Girl in Your Arms is the Girl in Your Heart', but who had the subsequent US hit 'When the boy in your arms (Is the boy in your heart)'?

Answer: Connie Francis

Cliff got to #3 in 1961, with Connie Francis making the Billboard top ten a year later.

9. The Seekers: which song is this -- 'Like a drum my heart was beating, and your lips were sweet as wine'?

Answer: The Carnival Is Over

This Australian group, with distinctive vocalist Judith Durham, were particularly popular in the mid-1960s. Both 'The Carnival is Over' and 'I'll Never Find Another You' topped the UK chart.

10. An instrumental, 'Guitar Boogie Shuffle', was a US hit for The Virtues, but who took it to the UK Top Ten in 1959?

Answer: Bert Weedon

It made #10, and the tune is apparently an instrumental version of Pat Boone's 'A Wonderful Time Up There'.

My quizzes usually test people out, possibly out of reference to the UK charts as I attempt to even things up (Please don't hate me). Hopefully this quiz includes something for both US and UK music fans, meaning you all found this a bit easier, and above all, had fun.

Source: Author pmw

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