It Only Takes One Word Trivia Quiz

Answer: Honey

Often considered to be Bobby Goldsboro's signature song, "Honey" spent five weeks at number one on the Billboard Hot 100 Singles Chart from April 7, 1968 until May 11, 1968. It is a song about the loss of a loved one and came out during a period of unrest and sadness in the US. This record sold over a million copies in 1968.

Answer: Runaway

"Runaway" when it was released in 1961 by Del Shannon became one of the biggest hits of the year. It made number one on the Billboard Hot 100 chart shortly after release and became an international hit. The song was written by Del Shannon and his keyboardist Max Crook. Rolling Stone's 2010 list of the 500 Greatest Songs of All Time lists this song at number 472.

Answer: Sherry

This song was one of The Four Seasons' biggest hits. It was the band's first nationally released single and was the first one of their songs to make it to the top of the US Billboard Hot 100 charts. This song was an international hit and appeared in the 2011 film "The Help".

Answer: Groovin'

"Groovin'" was one of the Young Rascals' more unusual hit songs. It had a lot of island style music in the song. It had no regular drums, but did have a conga part as well as a harmonica part. This popular song was RIAA-certified as a gold record on June 13, 1967. The song was written by band members Felix Cavaliere and Eddie Brigate.

Answer: Cherish

"Cherish" was a 1966 hit song for the American pop-rock band The Association. This hit song, which can still be heard on classic rock radio stations, was recorded at a converted garage studio. This was one of the few songs, at that time, that was longer than three minutes.

Answer: Dizzy

Tommy Roe and the song "Dizzy" are usually considered to be part of the 'bubblegum pop' movement. This was a popular song on both sides of the pond and in Australia also. The song reached number one on the US Billboard Hot 100 for a month and was at number one position on the UK Singles Chart in June of 1969.

Answer: Telstar

Written by Joe Meek for the English band The Tornadoes, it subsequently sold over five million copies. The song was named after the recently launched Telstar communications satellite. Many of the unusual sounds on this piece of music come from the clavioline, which is a type of electronic keyboard instrument.

Answer: Downtown

"Downtown" was a major hit for British singer Petula Clark in 1964. This song became an international hit. Songwriter Tony Hatch earned a 1981 Ivor Novello award for Best song Musically and Lyrically. This was just one of Petula Clark's many hits that crossed a five decade career. It is estimated that she has sold more than 60 million records throughout her lengthy career.

Answer: Calcutta

"Calcutta" was the biggest hit of television host Lawrence Welk's long career. In the 1960s it was the only tango-based recording to hit the number one spot of the Billboard Hot 100 singles chart. Written in 1958 by Heino Gaze, this song was originally a German pop song.

Answer: Dominique

Belgian singer-songwriter Jeanne Deckers is known in the English speaking world as "The Singing Nun". She became world famous when she released the French language song "Dominique" in 1963. The song is about Saint Dominic who was a Spanish-born priest, and founder of the Dominican Order to which she belonged. She also released this song in Dutch, German, Hebrew, Japanese and Portuguese.