Irish '60s Music

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1. Benno Haussmann from Hamburg was drummer with a Cork band. Which one? The Vards The Vanguard Six The Dixies The Regal Showband

2. Which Dublin band changed their name to Dublin Corporation and moved to Canada? The Hoedowners The Cadets Showband The Dubliners The Pacific Showband

3. Which singer with The Skyrockets represented Ireland in the Eurovision Song Contest? Pat McGeegan Dana Seán Dunphy Muriel Day

4. Which 'Aces' were based in Kilkenny? The Swingtime Aces The Blue Aces The Black Aces The Melody Aces

5. Which showband was formed by eight members of the Irish Air Corps in 1960? The Pilots The Airchords The Jets The Cadets

6. Which actor featured on The Freshmens' "Peace" album? Micheál Mac Liammoir Cyril Cusack Hilton Edwards Noel Purcell

7. Artist Robert Ballagh played bass guitar with which showband? The Paragon 7 The Freshmen The Chessmen The Miami Showband

8. Eleanor Toner, wife of Northern Ireland soccer goalkeeper Pat Jennings, sang with which band? The Keynotes The Banshees The Hilton Showband Dave Glover Showband

9. The Nevada Showband were formed as a backing band for which singer? Kelley Maisie McDaniel Roly Daniels Red Hurley

10. The Real McCoy evolved from a band which had been a successful beat-group. What was the name of the group? The Teenbeats The Bye-Laws The Movement The Greenbeats