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Quiz about Bouffants and Beehives Girl Groups of the 60s

Bouffants and Beehives: Girl Groups of the 60s Quiz

This quiz tests your knowledge of the girl-groups who dominated the charts in the early to mid-sixties.

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

Author
knope

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4 mins

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Multiple Choice

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377,978

Updated
Dec 03 21

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Question 1 of 10

1. Although a solo performer, Lesley Gore is generally included within the girl-group genre. Which of the following is not a song attributed to Lesley Gore? Hint

You Don't Own Me

(The Best Part Of) Breakin' Up

It's My Party

Maybe I Know

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Question 2 of 10

2. This song was originally recorded by the Marvelettes in 1961, was the first Motown single to reach number one on the Billboard Hot 100, and was subsequently covered by both the Carpenters and the Beatles. Hint

Heatwave

Twist and Shout

Baby Love

Please Mr. Postman

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Question 3 of 10

3. Phil Spector produced many records of the girl-group era using this production technique to impart a rich, reverberant sound. Hint

Audio Compression

Rhythmic Noise

Sound Mangling

Wall of Sound

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Question 4 of 10

4. This song was co-written by Carole King, originally recorded by the Shirelles, and reached number one on the Billboard Hot 100 chart in 1961. Hint

The Loco-Motion

Will You Love Me Tomorrow

Foolish Little Girl

Baby Love

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Question 5 of 10

5. In an NPR interview, Carole King said that she and Gerry Goffin wrote the song "He Hit Me (It Felt Like a Kiss)" for the Crystals after hearing about about this singer's experience of domestic abuse. Hint

Evie Sands

Mary Wells

Little Eva

Betty Everett

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Question 6 of 10

6. This pop singer famously started her career performing back-up vocals for the Ronettes and the Crystals. Hint

Cher

Gloria Gaynor

Donna Summer

Dionne Warwick

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Question 7 of 10

7. After civil rights demonstrators cited this Martha and the Vandellas song as a call to riot, Martha Reeves remarked in a radio interview, "My Lord, it was a party song". Hint

Dancing in the Street

Right Now and Not Later

Heat Wave

Soldier Boy

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Question 8 of 10

8. In 1965, the Dixie Cups covered this Sugar Boy and his Cane Cutters song that was originally titled "Jock-A-Mo", supposedly after a Native American battle chant. Hint

Kokomo

Doo Lang Doo Lang

Iko Iko

Shoop

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Question 9 of 10

9. In their hit song "Leader of the Pack," the Shangri-Las belt out the line "Look out! Look out! Look out!". What were they warning the song's protagonist about? Hint

A tidal wave

Heartbreak

Gunfire

A motorcycle accident

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Question 10 of 10

10. In 1969, this "Endless Love" pop singer left The Supremes to start a successful solo career. Hint

Diana Ross

Thelma Houston

Martha Reeves

Mary Wells

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Although a solo performer, Lesley Gore is generally included within the girl-group genre. Which of the following is not a song attributed to Lesley Gore?

Answer: (The Best Part Of) Breakin' Up

Many of Lesley Gore's songs - most notably "You Don't Own Me" and "It's My Party"-center around themes of autonomy and female empowerment. "(The Best Part Of) Breakin' Up" was originally recorded by the Ronettes and written by Phil Spector.

Answer: Please Mr. Postman

The recording of "Please Mr. Postman" marked the beginning of the Marvelettes' commercial success. The song tells a story from the perspective of a girl waiting for a letter from her off-at-war boyfriend.

3. Phil Spector produced many records of the girl-group era using this production technique to impart a rich, reverberant sound.

Answer: Wall of Sound

Phil Spector is associated with many 1960s girl-groups as a record producer and songwriter. "Be My Baby" by the Ronettes, "Chapel of Love" by the Dixie Cups, and "Da Doo Ron Ron" by the Crystals all feature Spector's Wall of Sound technique.

4. This song was co-written by Carole King, originally recorded by the Shirelles, and reached number one on the Billboard Hot 100 chart in 1961.

Answer: Will You Love Me Tomorrow

During the sixties, Carole King wrote many songs with her husband, Gerry Goffin, including the Crystals' "He Hit Me (and It Felt like a Kiss)" and the Ronettes' "Is This What I Get For Loving You?" Altogether, she has written or co-written over 400 songs.

Answer: Little Eva

When the song was written, 19-year-old Eva Boyd (Little Eva) was the live-in babysitter to Gerry Goffin and Carole King. In a subsequent radio interview, King ultimately claimed that she regretted having anything to do with the controversial song.

6. This pop singer famously started her career performing back-up vocals for the Ronettes and the Crystals.

Answer: Cher

Before Cher began her successful solo career, both she and Sonny Bono worked for Phil Spector. Most notably, she sang back-up vocals on The Crystals' "The Doo Ron Ron" and The Ronettes' "Be my Baby". Phil Spector actually produced Cher's first single, "Ringo, I Love You," which turned out to be a commercial failure.

7. After civil rights demonstrators cited this Martha and the Vandellas song as a call to riot, Martha Reeves remarked in a radio interview, "My Lord, it was a party song".

Answer: Dancing in the Street

Because it was so politicized, several radio stations took the song off of their playlist.

8. In 1965, the Dixie Cups covered this Sugar Boy and his Cane Cutters song that was originally titled "Jock-A-Mo", supposedly after a Native American battle chant.

Answer: Iko Iko

Although the song was originally released by Sugar Boy and his Cane Cutters in 1953, it only reached popularity when the Dixie Cups covered it in 1965. Two years later, "Sugar Boy" James Crawford reached a lawsuit settlement with the Dixie Cups and was given songwriting credit.

9. In their hit song "Leader of the Pack," the Shangri-Las belt out the line "Look out! Look out! Look out!". What were they warning the song's protagonist about?

Answer: A motorcycle accident

The song tells a story from the perspective of a girl named Betty, who is dating the leader of a motorcycle gang, Jimmy. Betty's parents disapprove of the relationship and she ultimately asks Jimmy to "find somebody new". As Jimmy speeds off on his motorcycle, he crashes on a rain-slicked road and dies. "Leader of the Pack" is a prime example of the Shangri-Las' melodramatic writing style.

10. In 1969, this "Endless Love" pop singer left The Supremes to start a successful solo career.

Answer: Diana Ross

Although the Supremes were the best-selling girl group of all time, Diana Ross began performing as a solo artist on television specials in 1968. In the midst of her departure from the Supremes in 1969, she was credited by Motown records for discovering and introducing the Jackson 5. This helped her establish recognition as a solo artist.

Source: Author knope

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