Where Are They From - '60s Pop Groups In The UK Quiz

Answer: Liverpool

Of course it was The Beatles from Liverpool, as if you didn't know that. They were not the first singers from the port to enter the UK chart. Frankie Vaughan, Michael Holiday, Lita Rosa, Billy Fury and of course Ken Dodd and His Diddymen beat them to it. Their first hit in the UK was "Love Me Do"; it reached number 17 and stayed on the chart for 17 weeks in 1962. I don't know what happened to them after that.

The alternative names are real places in the UK.

Answer: London

Jagger/Richards are the main song writers of The Rolling Stones from the capital city (known as "The Smoke" or "The Big Smoke") but those nicknames for London are not used much these days. The first of their self penned songs to chart in the UK was "The Last Time".

Their first hit on the UK chart was a cover version of a Chuck Berry song "Come On"; it reached number 21 and was on the chart for 14 weeks in 1963.

Answer: Birmingham

Hailing from Birmingham, multi-talented Roy Wood was the leader of The Move; he then founded E.L.O. with Jeff Lynn but left and formed Wizzard. The Move had their first hit on the UK chart with "Night Of Fear" which reached number two and was on the chart for ten weeks in 1967.

The first E.L.O. hit on the UK chart was "10538 Overture" which reached number nine and was on the chart for eight weeks in 1972. Wizzard had their first hit on the UK chart with "Ball Park Incident" which reached number six and was on the chart for 12 weeks in 1972.

Answer: Newcastle

In Newcastle singer Eric Burdon joined The Alan Price Rhythm and Blues Combo and they became The Animals. Their first hit on the UK chart was "Baby Let Me Take You Home"; it reached number 21 and was on the chart for eight weeks in 1964.

Answer: Glasgow

Formed in Glasgow as The Gaylords in 1961, they changed their name to Marmalade in 1967. Their first hit on the UK chart was "Lovin' Things" which reached number six and was on the chart for 13 weeks in 1968. They had a UK number one hit for three weeks in 1969 with "Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da", a Lennon/McCartney song from The Beatles "White Album".

Answer: Andover

The Troggs had their first hit on the UK chart with "Wild Thing" it reached number two and was on the chart for 12 weeks in 1966. The lead singer Reg Presley (no relation to Elvis) had an unexpected windfall in 1994. Wet Wet Wet spent 15 weeks at number one on the UK chart with a cover version of the Troggs 1967 number five hit "Love Is All Around", written by Reg. Strange but true, the record was taken off the market one week before equaling Brian Adams's 1991 record 16 week run at number one with "(Everything I Do) I Do It For You".

Answer: Manchester

The Hollies from Manchester were easily the biggest group from that city in the '60s, although Herman's Hermits gave them a run for their money especially in the USA. Their first hit on the UK chart was "(Ain't That) Just Like Me" which reached number 25 and was on the chart for ten weeks.

Answer: Kent

The county Bern Elliott came from was Kent, which has a border with France half way along the channel tunnel. Bern Elliott and The Fenmen's first hit on the UK chart was "Money" which reached number 14 and was on the chart for 13 weeks in 1963. They failed to follow other British groups into the US chart and after one more minor hit never bothered the chart again.

Answer: Belfast

The group Them from Belfast had their first hit on the UK chart with "Baby Please Don't Go". It reached number ten and was on the chart for nine weeks in 1965. Van Morrison, the lead singer later went on to international fame and is still performing.

Answer: Sheffield

Dave Berry and The Cruisers from Sheffield (famous for steel production and cutlery manufacture) in South Yorkshire had their first hit on the UK chart with "Memphis Tennessee". It reached number 19 and was on the chart for 13 weeks in 1963. Dave Berry went solo the following year and reached number five with the two songs mentioned in the question.