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The Swinging Sixties Trivia Quiz

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A multiple-choice quiz by boogieboo56. Estimated time: 4 mins.

Author
boogieboo56

Time
4 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
124,728

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Tough

Avg Score
6 / 10

Plays
1917

One at a Time - Single Page - Timed Game

Question 1 of 10

1. Which of the following was not by Gary Lewis and the Playboys? Hint

Save Your Heart for Me

Young Girl

Green Grass

She's Just My Style

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Question 2 of 10

2. Which Shirelles' song was remade by the Mamas and the Papas? Hint

I Saw Her Again

Dedicated to the One I Love

Look Through My Window

Mama Said

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Question 3 of 10

3. Which song was Gary Puckett and the Union Gap's first hit single? Hint

Young Girl

Woman, Woman

Lady Willpower

This Girl Is A Woman Now

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Question 4 of 10

4. "...Mouths full of chocolate covered cream, arms that can only lift a spoon..." Who sang these lyrics? Hint

Sam and Dave

Kingston Trio

Chad and Jeremy

Peter and Gordon

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Question 5 of 10

5. Who originally sang "Silence Is Golden?" Hint

Tremeloes

Four Seasons

Chad and Jeremy

The Timeless Crusaders

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Question 6 of 10

6. Which of the following groups/singers are NOT mentioned in "I Dig Rock and Roll Music?" Hint

Donovan

Peter, Paul, and Mary

Mamas and the Papas

Beatles

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Question 7 of 10

7. "You might wake up some morning to the sound of something moving past your window in the wind." What song is this? Hint

Stealers of the Night

Birds of Song

Stormy

Elusive Butterfly

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Question 8 of 10

8. What two singers sang songs containing the lyric "Breaking Up Is... Hard To Do?" Hint

Neil Sedaka and the Beatles

Neil Sedaka and the Walker Brothers

Beatles and Dave Clark Five

Chordettes and Neil Sedaka

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Question 9 of 10

9. Which of the following songs was NOT sung by a former Beatle in the 1970's? Hint

My Sweet Lord

Imagine

Peace Is Easy

My Love

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Question 10 of 10

10. Who was the first group of the British Invasion to tour the U.S.? Hint

Dave Clark Five

The Beatles

Peter and Gordon

Gerry and the Pacemakers

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Which of the following was not by Gary Lewis and the Playboys?

Answer: Young Girl

Gary Lewis is the son of comedian Jerry Lewis.

2. Which Shirelles' song was remade by the Mamas and the Papas?

Answer: Dedicated to the One I Love

The Mamas and the Papas were sued by their record label due to the group's break up in 1967.

3. Which song was Gary Puckett and the Union Gap's first hit single?

Answer: Woman, Woman

It became a hit in 1967.

4. "...Mouths full of chocolate covered cream, arms that can only lift a spoon..." Who sang these lyrics?

Answer: Chad and Jeremy

The song was "Everyone's Gone to the Moon," which was also sang by Jonathan King. Chad and Jeremy sang it in their album "Distant Shores."

5. Who originally sang "Silence Is Golden?"

Answer: Four Seasons

It obviously became more popular with the Tremeloes, though it sounds similar.

6. Which of the following groups/singers are NOT mentioned in "I Dig Rock and Roll Music?"

Answer: Peter, Paul, and Mary

Peter, Paul, and Mary actually sang it in 1967.

7. "You might wake up some morning to the sound of something moving past your window in the wind." What song is this?

Answer: Elusive Butterfly

It was a one hit wonder by Bob Lind in 1966.

8. What two singers sang songs containing the lyric "Breaking Up Is... Hard To Do?"

Answer: Neil Sedaka and the Walker Brothers

It was first, obviously, Neil Sedaka's "Breaking Up Is Hard to Do" along with the Walker Brother's "Make It Easy On Yourself."

9. Which of the following songs was NOT sung by a former Beatle in the 1970's?

Answer: Peace Is Easy

The others are by John, Paul, and George while "Peace is Easy" does not exist.

10. Who was the first group of the British Invasion to tour the U.S.?

Answer: The Beatles

The Beatles toured America in Februrary 1964, and appeared on the Ed Sullivan show singing "She Loves You".

Source: Author boogieboo56

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