Bring On the "Sunshine" Trivia Quiz

Answer: False

Actually, this song was a cut from the Beatles "Revolver" album. It was written by Paul McCartney and was released as a single in August 1966. The best this song could do was to squeak in at number 100 on the Hot 100 charts.

Answer: Sunshine

The song "Sunshine (Go Away Today)" was Edwards' release in late 1971. It was from his first album, simply called "Jonathan Edwards". The song was not scheduled to be released but when a studio technician inadvertently erased his single called "Please Find Me", this song was used instead.

It made it as high as number four on the Billboard Hot 100 charts, and garnered a gold record for Edwards.

Answer: Sunshine, Lollipops and Rainbows

"Sunshine, Lollipops and Rainbows" was a 1965 hit for Miss Gore, who had scored a number of Top 40 hits in the early and mid 1960s, starting with "It's My Party" in 1963. This song was her only release from her album entitled "Lesley Gore Sings of Mixed Up Hearts". The song scored a number 13 placing on the Billboard Hot 100 in 1965.

Answer: Donovan Leitch

Better known as just Donovan (his actor son used his last name as well), this Glasgow native gave us "Sunshine Superman" in 1966. The song was released in the U.S. in July 1966 and in the U.K. in December that year. The song is generally considered to be one of the first examples of "psychedelic rock".

It soared to number one on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 charts, and reached number two in the U.K. when it was released there.

Answer: Sunshine of Your Love

Although the group was only together for about three years, they were one of the most influential groups of the era. Their combination of blues and hard rock with a psychedelic sound took the rock world by storm. They are widely considered to be the first "supergroup". "Sunshine of Your Love" appeared on the charts in 1968 and was a number five hit on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 charts.

Answer: You Are the Sunshine of My Life

"You Are the Sunshine of My Life" was a Billboard Hot 100 number one hit for Wonder in 1973. It was the third number-one hit of his career, and earned him a Grammy Award in 1974 for Best Male Pop Vocal Performance. The song has been covered over 25 times by many major artists. "Rolling Stone" Magazine's list of "The 500 Greatest Songs Of All Time" places this song at number 281.

Answer: We'll Sing In the Sunshine

Gale Garnett was a New Zealand born singer and actress, residing in Canada. Although it was her only foray into the U.S. Top 40, reaching number four on the Billboard Hot 100 charts, the song earned her a Grammy award for Best Folk Recording of 1965.

Answer: Ain't No Sunshine

Allegedly, Bill Withers was working at a factory that made toilet seats for jet aircraft when he recorded this song. He repeats the phrase "I know" a total of 26 times in the lyrics of the song. It didn't really matter. The song climbed to number six on the U.S. R & B charts and number three on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100. Over the years the it has been one of the most covered songs ever, being covered well over 100 times by such notable and varied artists as Aaron Neville, B.B. King, DMX, Elvis Costello, Grover Washington, Jose Feliciano, Kenny Rogers, and Maroon5 among many, many others.

The song also made "Rolling Stone" Magazine's list of "The 500 Greatest Songs of All Time" at number 280.

Answer: Shoulders

"Sunshine on My Shoulders" was a song penned by Denver and released in 1973. Denver was quoted as saying that he actually wrote the song on a dreary late winter's day when he was just thinking about the sunshine and how it would give him a warm feeling. Well, the song warmed up to the number one spot on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 charts for the late singer in early 1974.

Answer: Walking on Sunshine

Katrina and the Waves were a new-wave group out of Cambridge England in the early 1980s. The achieved their biggest U.S. success with this song, which made it as high as number nine in the U.S in 1985, as well as number eight in the U.K. and number four in Australia as well. "Walking on Sunshine" made VH1's list of "The Top 100 of the 80s" coming in at number 91, and has been used in many motion pictures, television shows and commercials.