No.1 Hits Of the 60s Vol 9 Trivia Quiz

Answer: Alley Oop

"Alley Oop" was a one hit wonder from The Hollywood Argyles which hit number one for one week in the summer of 1960. The group itself was a fictional group made up by Dallas Frazier and Kim Fowley. The name came from an intersection in Hollywood where the two were renting a room.

The song was recorded by a bunch of studio musicians. As for the comic strip, Alley Oop was a syndicated strip, first seen in 1932, which was set in a pre-historic time, but in actually was a satire of modern times. As for those of you who might have selected "Peanuts" as the answer, that was a song from The Four Seasons and while it was also a comic strip, the song was far from a one hit wonder.

Answer: Runaway

"Runaway" ended up being Shannon's only number one hit. It was a re-write and re-recording of a song he had tried earlier in his career. The song shot to the top of the charts in the spring of 1961 and spent four weeks in the top spot. Shannon had a number of other hit through the mid 1960s including "Hats Off To Larry", "Little Town Flirt", and "Keep Searchin".

In later years he did production work, and was enjoying a resurgence of his music in the late 1980s, but he unfortunately took his own life in 1990. "Runaway" is listed on Rolling Stone Magazine's list of "The 500 Greatest Songs of All Time" at number 466.

Answer: Good Luck

"Good Luck Charm" reached number one on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 charts in the spring of 1962 and remained there for two weeks. The song itself was actually recorded in 1961 and became Presley's 17th number one single and his last for almost a seven year span until "Suspicious Minds" went to number one in the spring of 1969.

Answer: I Will Follow Him

"I Will Follow Him" is a translation of the French song called "Chariot" which was a number one song for Petula Clark in France in 1962. It also was a major hit in Belgium, Italy and Germany during that time. The song was translated into English and became a number one hit for Little Peggy March on the Billboard Hot 100 charts in 1963 remaining there for three straight weeks.

At the time, March was fifteen years old, making her the youngest female artist to ever have a number one single on the charts.

Answer: False

The Dixie Cups were the girls who propelled this song to the top of the charts in 1964. The song was written by the songwriting team of Ellie Greenwich, Jeff Barry, and Phil Spector and spent three weeks at the top of the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 charts in June of 1964 bucking the trend of the British groups that were dominating the charts at the time.

The song was previously recorded by both the Ronettes and The Blossoms, but without success. The song is also ranked on Rolling Stone Magazine's list of "The 500 Greatest Songs of All Time" at number 279.

Answer: Stop! In the Name of Love

"Stop! In the Name of Love" went to number one for the Supremes on the Billboard U.S. Hot 100 charts in spring 1965 and ousted The Beatles "Eight Days a Week" from the top spot. The song spent two weeks at the number one position. Written by the immortal songwriting team of Holland-Dozier-Holland, it was the fourth of five number one songs in a row by the first ladies of Motown and was nominated for a Grammy Award in 1966.

Answer: Soul and Inspiration

"(You're My)Soul and Inspiration" went to number one on the Billboard U.S. Hot 100 charts for The Righteous Brothers in the spring of 1966 and remained there for three weeks. This was their first recording since parting with Phil Spector and changing record labels.

It was also to be their last Top 20 hit for eight years. They did minimal recording work in the late 1960s and early 1970s', but resurfaced in a big way in 1974 with their tribute to singers past with the song "Rock and Roll Heaven".

Answer: The Happening

"The Happening" was a number one hit on the Billboard U.S. Hot 100 charts for the ladies in 1967 spending one week at the top, and came from the movie of the same name. The movie itself was a flop, but not the song. This was the group's 10th number one single in the U.S. and was also the final song the group recorded under The Supremes banner.

The name was changed to Diana Ross and The Supremes for their future recordings.

Answer: Mrs. Robinson

"The Graduate" was a major motion picture of 1968 and launched the career of Dustin Hoffman. Simon and Garfunkel did the soundtrack for the movie and from that emerged "Mrs. Robinson", which became the second number one hit of their careers spending three weeks in the top spot during the spring of 1968.

The song also earned a Grammy for Record of The Year at the 1969 awards." Where have you gone, Joe DiMaggio? Our nation turns its lonely eyes to you. What's that you say, Mrs. Robinson? Joltin' Joe has left and gone away" as the verse goes in the song. Over the years there has been a lot of conjecture as to what the verse really means. Paul Simon has explained in a number of different interviews that it is a reference to a time when people had more scruples, moral values, grace and dignity among other things.

Answer: Love Theme from Romeo and Juliet

"Love Theme from Romeo and Juliet" spent two weeks at the top of the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 charts in 1969. The film one of many versions over the years, starred Olivia Hussey and Leonard Whiting. The song itself began to be played over the airwaves of some stations, while others refused to play it, claiming that the song was too soft for a rock and roll format, but eventually, with the songs success, it was played over most major rock radio stations.

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