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Oldies Music : V Trivia Quiz

I have selected certain song titles (1950's - 1980's) and your job is to give me the original artist. This quiz should be fairly easy for any oldies music trivia buff.

A multiple-choice quiz by Coa35. Estimated time: 3 mins.

Author
Coa35

Time
3 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
71,107

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
20

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
12 / 20

Plays
2465

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Question 1 of 20

1. 'Black Betty' Hint

Aerosmith

Ram Jam

Led Zeppelin

Santana

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Question 2 of 20

2. 'On and On' Hint

Elton John

Stephen Bishop

Elvin Bishop

Jackson Browne

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Question 3 of 20

3. 'Venus' Hint

Shocking Blue

Talking Heads

Devo

Tears For Fears

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Question 4 of 20

4. 'Sunshine' Hint

The Carpenters

John Denver

Jonathan Edwards

Cher

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Question 5 of 20

5. 'Reach Out Of The Darkness' Hint

Alice Cooper

Black Sabbath

Friend and Lover

Pink Floyd

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Question 6 of 20

6. 'Summertime Blues' Hint

Buddy Holly and The Crickets

Donovan

The Dave Clark Five

Eddie Cochran

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Question 7 of 20

7. 'Red Rubber Ball' Hint

The Beatles

The Zombies

The Monkees

The Cyrkle

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Question 8 of 20

8. 'I'd Love You To Want Me' Hint

Bread

Lobo

Chicago

Blood Sweat and Tears

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Question 9 of 20

9. 'Girl Watcher' Hint

The Four Tops

The Hondells

The O'Kaysions

The Drifters

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Question 10 of 20

10. 'Don't Say Nothin'Bad' Hint

The Cookies

The Shirelles

The Supremes

The Dixie Cups

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Question 11 of 20

11. 'One Toke Over The Line' Hint

Simon and Garfunkel

Brewer and Shipley

Doris Troy

Bill Withers

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Question 12 of 20

12. 'Laughin' Hint

The Beau Brummels

Smokey Robinson and The Miracles

The Who

The Guess Who

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Question 13 of 20

13. 'Sundown' Hint

Cat Stevens

Stevie Wonder

Harry Chapin

Gordon Lightfoot

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Question 14 of 20

14. 'Tighten Up' Hint

Ace

Spanky and Our Gang

Booker T and The MG's

Archie Bell and The Drells

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Question 15 of 20

15. 'Baby Don't Go' Hint

The Flamingos

The Ronettes

Sonny and Cher

The Paris Sisters

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Question 16 of 20

16. 'Nice To Be With You' Hint

Paul Anka

Barry Mann

Gallery

Neil Sedaka

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Question 17 of 20

17. 'Drift Away' Hint

Bill Withers

Dobie Gray

Al Green

Smokey Robinson

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Question 18 of 20

18. 'Winchester Cathedral' Hint

The Beatles

New Vaudeville Band

The Buckinghams

Flying Machine

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Question 19 of 20

19. 'Vehicle' Hint

War

Chicago

Ides Of March

Blood Sweat and Tears

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Question 20 of 20

20. 'The Worst That Could Happen' Hint

Brooklyn Bridge

The Delfonics

Otis Redding

The Commodores

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. 'Black Betty'

Answer: Ram Jam

The lead guitarist of Ram Jam, Bill Bartlett, was formerly the guitarist for The Lemon Pipers who had a hit with 'Green Tambourine.'

2. 'On and On'

Answer: Stephen Bishop

3. 'Venus'

Answer: Shocking Blue

'Venus' was orignally done by Shocking Blue, it was remade by Bananarama is the 1980's.

4. 'Sunshine'

Answer: Jonathan Edwards

This was Johnathan Edwards' only hit during his career.

5. 'Reach Out Of The Darkness'

Answer: Friend and Lover

6. 'Summertime Blues'

Answer: Eddie Cochran

Cochran was one the early pioneers of rock and roll. He is not as well remembered because of his short career, which was caused by a car crash.

7. 'Red Rubber Ball'

Answer: The Cyrkle

The Cyrkle had another hit with 'Turn Down Day.'

8. 'I'd Love You To Want Me'

Answer: Lobo

Lobo was the alias of Roland Kent LaVoie. He had another big hit with 'Me and You and A Dog Named Boo.'

9. 'Girl Watcher'

Answer: The O'Kaysions

10. 'Don't Say Nothin'Bad'

Answer: The Cookies

11. 'One Toke Over The Line'

Answer: Brewer and Shipley

Mike Brewer and Tom Shipley are the lead singers of Brewer and Shipley.

12. 'Laughin'

Answer: The Guess Who

The guitarists of The Guess Who is Randy Bachman whose son Tal had a hit in the 90's with 'She's So High.'

13. 'Sundown'

Answer: Gordon Lightfoot

Lightfoot had many hits during his long career including 'The Wreck Of The Edmund Fitzgerald' and 'If You Could Read My Mind'.

14. 'Tighten Up'

Answer: Archie Bell and The Drells

Archie Bell and The Drells were from Houston, Texas. They had a hit with the song 'Tighten Up.'

15. 'Baby Don't Go'

Answer: Sonny and Cher

16. 'Nice To Be With You'

Answer: Gallery

17. 'Drift Away'

Answer: Dobie Gray

18. 'Winchester Cathedral'

Answer: New Vaudeville Band

19. 'Vehicle'

Answer: Ides Of March

Chicago's Ides of March burst onto the music scene in 1970 with the million-selling single 'Vehicle,' a tune that bore more than a passing resemblance to the then mega-selling band Blood, Sweat and Tears.

20. 'The Worst That Could Happen'

Answer: Brooklyn Bridge

Source: Author Coa35

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