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Which Hit Came First? Trivia Quiz

So many hit songs...but will you remember which was the FIRST hit for a particular artist or group? All questions are based on the U.S.A. Billboard Charts.

A multiple-choice quiz by Grand Macaw 1. Estimated time: 5 mins.

Author
Grand Macaw 1

Time
5 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
199,933

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Difficult

Avg Score
4 / 10

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744

One at a Time - Single Page - Timed Game

Question 1 of 10

1. What was Gino Vannelli's first Billboard Top 10 hit song? Hint

People Gotta Move

Black Cars

Living Inside Myself

I Just Wanna Stop

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Question 2 of 10

2. Bobby Helms charted on Billboard's Top 40 for the first time with a song entitled? Hint

The Fool and The Angel

My Special Angel

Fraulein

Jingle Bell Rock

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Question 3 of 10

3. What was The Kingston Trio's first Top 10 hit? Hint

Scotch and Soda

A Worried Man

M.T.A.

Tom Dooley

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Question 4 of 10

4. What was the first Billboard Top 40 hit for singer Rick James? Hint

You and I

Give It To Me Baby

Mary Jane

Super Freak

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Question 5 of 10

5. Wilson Pickett had his first Billboard Top 40 hit in the late summer of 1965...What's the title of that song? Hint

Engine Number 9

634-5789 (Soulsville U.S.A.)

In The Midnight Hour

Land Of 1000 Dances

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Question 6 of 10

6. What was Chad and Jeremy's first Billboard Top 40 hit in America? Hint

Distant Shores

Yesterday's Gone

Willow Weep For Me

A Summer Song

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Question 7 of 10

7. In 1976 Boz Scaggs had his first Billboard Top 40 hit with which song? Hint

Dinah Flo

Lowdown

Lido Shuffle

It's Over

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Question 8 of 10

8. Led Zeppelin had their first Billboard Top 40 hit with this song? Hint

Good Time Bad Times

Whole Lotta Love

Immigrant Song

Communication Breakdown

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Question 9 of 10

9. "Hey, Leroy, Your Mama's Callin' You" was the first Billboard Top 40 hit for what group/artist? Hint

Shorty Long

Pat Boone

Cat Mother & The All Night News Boys

The Jimmy Castor Bunch

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Question 10 of 10

10. Which song was Gary Puckett & The Union Gap's first Billboard Top 10 hit? Hint

Over You

Young Girl

Lady Willpower

Woman, Woman

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. What was Gino Vannelli's first Billboard Top 10 hit song?

Answer: I Just Wanna Stop

Gino was born 6/16/1952 in Montreal, Canada.

2. Bobby Helms charted on Billboard's Top 40 for the first time with a song entitled?

Answer: Fraulein

"Jingle Bell Rock" was on the Billboard Hot 100 Chart every Christmas from 1957 to 1962.

3. What was The Kingston Trio's first Top 10 hit?

Answer: Tom Dooley

"Tom Dooley" was also their first #1 song. It knocked out Conway Twitty's song "It's Only Make Believe" from #1 in 1958.

4. What was the first Billboard Top 40 hit for singer Rick James?

Answer: You and I

In the late 1960's he was in a band with Neil Young called the Mynah Birds. "You and I" went to #13 and "Super Freak" peaked at #16.

5. Wilson Pickett had his first Billboard Top 40 hit in the late summer of 1965...What's the title of that song?

Answer: In The Midnight Hour

Memphis guitarist/producer Steve Cropper helped "The Wicked" Wilson Pickett's career take off!

6. What was Chad and Jeremy's first Billboard Top 40 hit in America?

Answer: Yesterday's Gone

Chad Stuart and Jeremy Clyde rode the wave of the British invasion in rock & roll.

7. In 1976 Boz Scaggs had his first Billboard Top 40 hit with which song?

Answer: It's Over

Boz had previously been with The Steve Miller Band, but he began his solo career in 1969.

8. Led Zeppelin had their first Billboard Top 40 hit with this song?

Answer: Whole Lotta Love

"Stairway To Heaven" was never released as a single!

9. "Hey, Leroy, Your Mama's Callin' You" was the first Billboard Top 40 hit for what group/artist?

Answer: The Jimmy Castor Bunch

The Jimmy Castor Bunch is probably better known for the songs "Troglodyte (Cave Man)" and "The Bertha Butt Boogie (Part 1)".

10. Which song was Gary Puckett & The Union Gap's first Billboard Top 10 hit?

Answer: Woman, Woman

All of these songs, their first four releases, were Billboard Top 10 hits. "Young Girl" and "Lady Willpower" both reached #2 on the charts in 1968.

Source: Author Grand Macaw 1

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