Who Is Singing About Who? 2 Trivia Quiz

Answer: Paul Anka

"Diana" written by Paul Anka was number one for one week on the Billboard Top 100 for Paul Anka in 1957. It was number one for nine weeks on the UK Singles Chart the same year. It also reached number one in his homeland of Canada and in Australia, Belgium and The Netherlands.

Paul Anka was the first teenage solo singer to reach number one in the UK and "Diana" has sold in excess of 10,000,000 copies worldwide.

Answer: Fats Domino

"Margie" written by Con Conrad/J. Russel Robinson peaked at number 51 on the Billboard Hot 100 for Fats Domino in 1959. It peaked at number 18 on the UK Singles Chart the same year. In the U. S. A. "Margie" was the B-Side of "I'm Ready" which peaked at number 16 on the Billboard Hot 100.

The song, written in 1920 as "My Little Margie", has also been recorded by Louis Armstrong, Cab Calloway, Bing Crosby and Duke Ellington and many others.

Answer: Claude King

"Wolverton Mountain" written by Merle Kilgore/Claude King was number one for nine weeks on the Billboard Country Chart for Claude King in 1962. It peaked at number six on the Billboard Hot 100 the same year. It did not chart in the UK.

The Clifton Clowers in the song was a real person, he was born on the 30 October 1891 at Center Ridge, Arkansas. On his 100th birthday both writers of the song, Kilgore and King, paid him a visit. He died aged 102 on the 15 August 1994 and was buried at the Woolverton (correct spelling) Mountain Cemetery.

Answer: Roy Orbison

"Lana" written by Joe Melson/Roy Orbison was first released by The Velvets in 1961 as the B-Side to their single "Laugh" which peaked at number 90 on the Billboard Hot 100.

Roy Orbison's version of "Lana" was first released on his 1962 album "Crying" which peaked at number 21 on the Billboard Album Chart. "Lana" was later released as a single in the UK and peaked at number 15 on the UK Singles Chart in 1966.

Answer: Del Shannon

"Kelly" was written by Maron McKenzie/Del Shannon. It was released as the B-Side of "Two Kinds Of Teardrops" in 1963, also written by Maron McKenzie/Del Shannon.

"Two Kinds Of Teardrops" peaked at number 50 on the Billboard Hot 100 for Del Shannon in 1963. It peaked at number five on the UK Singles Chart the same year. "Two Kinds Of Teardrops" was Del Shannon's sixth consecutive release to peak higher on the UK Singles Chart than on his home chart, the Billboard Hot 100.

Answer: The Bachelors

"Diane" written by Ernö Rapée/Lew Pollack was number one for one week on the UK Singles Chart for The Bachelors in 1964. It peaked at number ten on the Billboard Hot 100 the same year.

The Bachelors, brothers Declan and Con Clousky and John Stokes, became the first group from the Irish Republic to top the UK Singles Chart. They were also the first group from the Irish Republic to reach the Billboard Top Ten. They achieved all this with a song written in 1927 and in the middle of the British invasion of 1964.

Answer: Shakin' Stevens

"Oh Julie" written by Shakin' Stevens was number one for one week on the UK Singles Chart for Shakin' Stevens in 1982. It did not chart in the USA, but Barry Manilow recorded a cover version which peaked at number 38 on the Billboard Hot 100 in 1982.

"Oh Julie" was the third of four UK number one hits for Shakin' Stevens in the '80s, which enabled him to become the most successful UK Singles Chart performer of the '80s. In the USA, he had one minor hit with "I Cry Just A Little Bit" which peaked at number 67 and gave him six weeks on the Billboard Hot 100.

Answer: The Beatles

"Maxwell's Silver Hammer" was written by Lennon/McCartney. It was track three on side one of The Beatles 1969 album "Abbey Road".

"Abbey Road" was The Beatles' eleventh studio album release in the UK and reached number one in 1969, number six in 2009 and number one in 2019 on the UK Album Chart. On the Billboard Album Chart it reached number one in 1969, number three in 2009 and number three in 2019.

Answer: The Rolling Stones

"Angie" written by Jagger/Richards peaked at number five on the UK Singles Chart for The Rolling Stones in 1973. It was number one for one week on the Billboard Hot 100 the same year.

"Angie" gave The Rolling Stones their seventh US number one hit over all and their second of three in the '70s. In the UK they had already had eight number one hits during the '60s. You never know, Mick Jagger and Keith Richards might have another number one hit if they keep going long enough.

Answer: Marvin Gaye

"Abraham, Martin And John", written by Dick Holler, peaked at number nine on the UK Singles Chart for Marvin Gaye in 1970. It was not released as a single in the USA.

Four other versions of "Abraham, Martin And John" did chart on the Billboard Hot 100 in the '60s & '70s. Dion had a number four hit in 1968, The Miracles had a number 33 hit in 1969, Moms Mabley had a number 35 hit in 1969 and Tom Clay had a number nine hit in 1971 as part of a medley.