Chart Topping Duos Trivia Quiz

Answer: "Surf City"

William Jan Berry (1941-2004) and Dean Orsmby Torrence were pioneers of the Californian surf beat which was later made popular by The Beach Boys. Their song "Surf City" topped the US Charts in 1963.

Answer: "A World Without Love"

Peter Asher and Gordon Waller were a British pop duo that achieved international recognition with their hit "A World Without Love" in 1964. Peter Asher's sister, Jane Asher, dated Paul McCartney (The Beatles) for several years and Peter and Gordon recorded a number of songs written by McCartney and Lennon.

Answer: "You've Lost That Lovin' Feeling"

Bobby and Bill were better known as The Righteous Brothers and began performing together in 1962. Their first number one hit was "You've Lost That Lovin' Feeling" in 1964. Their other big hit was "Unchained Melody" in 1965. They performed together until Hatfield's untimely death in 2003.

Answer: "Mrs. Robinson"

Paul Simon and Art Garfunkel were a folk-rock duo plus singers and songwriters and performed together from 1957-1970. The song "Mrs. Robinson" was written for the 1967 movie "The Graduate" and was their second number one hit after "The Sound of Silence" in 1964.

Answer: "Wake Up Little Susie"

Don and Phil (1939-2014) Everly were country-influenced rock and roll singers. Their first hit "Bye Bye Love" reached number two in the USA but "Wake Up Little Susie" (1957) was their first number one Billboard hit. This was followed by other number one hits in "All I Have to Do Is Dream" (1958) and "Cathy's Clown" (1960).

Answer: "I Got You Babe"

"I Got You Babe" (1965) was written by Sonny Bono and was the duo's first and only number one hit on the US Billboard Hot 100. They had over top tens including "The Beat Goes On" (1967), "All I Ever Need Is You" (1971) and "A Cowboy's Work Is Never Done" (1972).

Answer: "Please Mr. Postman"

"Please Mr. Postman" (1975) was their third number one hit after "Close To You" (1970) and "Top of The World" (1973). Sadly, Karen passed away in 1983 at 32 years of age. She had a contralto voice which is very rare.

Answer: "West End Girls"

The Pet Shop Boys were a British electronic pop duo of Neil Tennant and Chris Lowe from London. Their song of 1985 "West End Girls" topped the charts in the UK and USA in 1986.

Answer: "The Look"

Roxette is a Swedish pop rock of Marie Fredriksson and Per Gessle. The duo was formed in 1986 and their first number one hit in the USA was "The Look" (1989). Their other US number-ones were "Listen to Your Heart", "It Must Have Been Love" and "Joyride".

Answer: "Don't Stop the Music"

Cavin Yarborough and Alisa Peoples from Dallas, Texas made up this duo. Their most successful hit was "Don't Stop the Music" which reached number one on the US Billboard R&B Hot 100 in 1981.