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We Need Backup Vol. II Trivia Quiz

This is a follow up to my original quiz with more musicians and singers who make the stars shine.

A multiple-choice quiz by ticky100. Estimated time: 4 mins.

Author
ticky100

Time
4 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
326,630

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

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Average

Avg Score
7 / 10

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Question 1 of 10

1. Bob Seger had two backup groups. What was the name of the first group to back him up? Hint

System

Strangers

Silver Bullet Band

Sages

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Question 2 of 10

2. Booker T. Jones was a session musician from Stax Records. What was the name of the rest of the band? Hint

The SRs

The Corvettes

The MGs

The Sessionmen

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Question 3 of 10

3. Dave Clark fronted the group The Dave Clark Five. What was the name of the lead singer in the band? Hint

Denny Payton

Rick Huxley

Mike Smith

Lenny Davidson

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Question 4 of 10

4. Bo Donaldson had a #1 Billboard hit with "Billy, Don't be a Hero" in 1974. What was the name of his group? Hint

The Dons

The Goodtimes

The Heywoods

The Rockabyes

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Question 5 of 10

5. Arlester "Dyke" Christian had a Top Forty Billboard hit titled "We Got More Soul" in 1969. What is the name of his backup group? Hint

The Straights

The Hunters

The Galens

The Blazers

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Question 6 of 10

6. For most of their ten year run on the Billboard charts (1959-1969) they were just the group but in 1963 Jimmy Gilmer's name was added to their name. Who was the group? Hint

The Cyclones

The Fireballs

The Willows

The Meters

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Question 7 of 10

7. Johnny "Paris" Pocisk was the leader of this rock and roll instrumental group who charted between 1959 and 1961. What name did the rest of the band go by? Hint

The Frenchmen

The Hurricanes

The Frogmen

The Parisians

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Question 8 of 10

8. This group had a Top 20 hit in 1966. The song was "The Cheater". The frontman was Bob Kuban. What was the name of the rest of the band? Hint

The Playmates

The In-Men

The Parade

The Pyramids

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Question 9 of 10

9. Let's go waaay back to the era of big bands. He played "The Sweetest Music This Side of Heaven". He was Guy Lombardo. What was the name of his band? Hint

His Royal Canadians

The Woodsmen

The Bando Carioca

His Singing Strings

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Question 10 of 10

10. Bobby Taylor had a top 30 hit with "Does Your Mother Know About Me". What was the name of his backup group? Hint

The Bobbettes

The Vancouvers

The Tailors

The Torontos

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Bob Seger had two backup groups. What was the name of the first group to back him up?

Answer: System

The System was formed in 1968 and he had one big hit with them ("Ramblin' Gamblin' Man"). He formed The Silver Bullet Band in 1976 their first big song being "Still the Same" in 1977.

2. Booker T. Jones was a session musician from Stax Records. What was the name of the rest of the band?

Answer: The MGs

The group had 18 top 100 Billboard hits between 1962 and 1971, the biggest hit being "Green Onions" in 1962. MG stands for Memphis Group.

3. Dave Clark fronted the group The Dave Clark Five. What was the name of the lead singer in the band?

Answer: Mike Smith

Mike Smith also played keyboards. Dave Clark was the drummer,Rick Huxley was the bassist, Lenny Davidson played guitar, and Denny Payton blew on the saxophone. The group had 24 charted Billboard hits including "Over and Over" which reached #1 in 1965.

4. Bo Donaldson had a #1 Billboard hit with "Billy, Don't be a Hero" in 1974. What was the name of his group?

Answer: The Heywoods

The Goodtimes backed up Portland, Oregon's Don Gallucci who was previously with the Kingsmen. Baby Jane and the Rockabyes were a black female vocal group who had a minor hit with "How Much is That Doggie in the Window" in 1963.

5. Arlester "Dyke" Christian had a Top Forty Billboard hit titled "We Got More Soul" in 1969. What is the name of his backup group?

Answer: The Blazers

They were an R&B funk group from Buffalo, New York. "Dyke" was shot to death in 1971. The Galens were a pop vocal group from Los Angeles.

6. For most of their ten year run on the Billboard charts (1959-1969) they were just the group but in 1963 Jimmy Gilmer's name was added to their name. Who was the group?

Answer: The Fireballs

For the years 1963 & 1964 the name of the group was Jimmy Gilmer & the Fireballs. During this time they had their biggest hit "Sugar Shack" which topped the Billboard charts in 1963. The Cyclones had one brief appearance on the charts with "Bullwhip Rock" in 1958.

The Willows were also one song wonders in 1956 with "Church Bells May Ring" on which Neil Sedaka played the chimes. The Meters were an instrumental group with Billboard hits between 1969 & 1977, the biggest being "Cissy Strut" which peaked at #23 in 1969.

7. Johnny "Paris" Pocisk was the leader of this rock and roll instrumental group who charted between 1959 and 1961. What name did the rest of the band go by?

Answer: The Hurricanes

The group had nine Top 100 hits on Billboard the biggest being "Red River Rock" in 1959. The Frogmen were also an instrumental group who had a minor hit in 1961 with "Underwater".

8. This group had a Top 20 hit in 1966. The song was "The Cheater". The frontman was Bob Kuban. What was the name of the rest of the band?

Answer: The In-Men

They had two other Top 100 songs including a cover of The Beatles' "Drive My Car". The Playmates were a pop trio whose biggest hit was "Beep Beep" in 1958. The Parade were one hit wonders with the song "Sunshine Girl" in 1967. The Pyramids were also one hit wonders with the #18 instrumental "Penetration" in 1964.

9. Let's go waaay back to the era of big bands. He played "The Sweetest Music This Side of Heaven". He was Guy Lombardo. What was the name of his band?

Answer: His Royal Canadians

This big band had over 120 hits between 1927 and 1940 with numerous #1's. The one most people remember, however, is "Auld Lang Syne". The Woodsmen backed up Ilene Woods on the 1950 hit "Bibbidi-Bobbidi-Boo". Victor Young and His Singing Strings had six hits between 1950 and 1954 the biggest of them being "The High and the Mighty" in 1954.

The Bando Carioca backed Ethel Smith on her 1945 hit "Tico-Tico".

10. Bobby Taylor had a top 30 hit with "Does Your Mother Know About Me". What was the name of his backup group?

Answer: The Vancouvers

The band hailed from, you guessed it, Vancouver, British Columbia. The song reached #29 on the Billboard charts in April, 1968. Members of the band included Tommy Chong and, for a while in 1963, Jimi Hendrix. Bobby Taylor also discovered the Jackson 5.

Source: Author ticky100

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