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1950s Duets Trivia Quiz

This quiz deals with some of the many 1950s songs that featured duets. How many can you recall?

A multiple-choice quiz by lowtechmaster. Estimated time: 3 mins.

Author
lowtechmaster

Time
3 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
377,853

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
6 / 10

Plays
577

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Question 1 of 10

1. Which set of brothers performed "Sleep Walk"? Hint

Santo and Johnny

Johnnie and Joe

Everly Brothers

Righteous Brothers

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Question 2 of 10

2. In 1957, "Love Is Strange" was a one-hit wonder for which duet? Hint

Sonny and Cher

Mickey and Silvia

Billy and Lillie

Dale and Grace

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Question 3 of 10

3. What was the one-hit wonder song that Johnnie and Joe charted in 1957? Hint

Sleepwalk

Over The Mountain; Across The Sea

Cherry Pie

Travelling On

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Question 4 of 10

4. Which duo had the Billboard Top 40 hit "Let The Good Times Roll" in 1956? Hint

Shirley and Lee

Sonny and Cher

Peaches and Herb

Everly Brothers

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Question 5 of 10

5. Patience and Prudence had a Billboard Top 40 Number Four smash in 1956. Which song was it? Hint

Gonna Get Along Without Ya Now

Come To Me

True Lovers

Tonight You Belong To me

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Question 6 of 10

6. Who had the Billboard Top 40 Number Nine hit in 1958 with "La Dee Dah"? Hint

Linda and Bob

Jan and Arnie

Billy and Lillie

Trudy and Fred

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Question 7 of 10

7. "We Belong Together" was a 1958 one-hit wonder for which duo? Hint

Robert and Johnny

Joe and Fred

Richard and James

Rachel and Robert

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Question 8 of 10

8. In 1959, Skip and Flip had a Billboard Top 40 hit with which song? Hint

It Was I

My Oh My

Let It Fly

Reach The Sky

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Question 9 of 10

9. "Jennie Lee" reached Number Eight on the Billboard Top 40 in 1958. Who were the artists? Hint

Jan and Arnie

Arnie and George

Jan and Dean

Janice and Arnie

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Question 10 of 10

10. In 1954, Marvin and Johnny had a hit that reached Number Nine on the Billboard Top 40 R&B list. Its "B" side was also a hit. Which song was it? Hint

Kiss Me

Cherry Pie

Tick Tock

Soul Mate

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Which set of brothers performed "Sleep Walk"?

Answer: Santo and Johnny

"Sleep Walk" reached Number One in 1959 on the Billboard Top 40. Santo and Johnny Farina had only one other Billboard Top 40 hit, "Tear Drop," Number 23 in 1959.

2. In 1957, "Love Is Strange" was a one-hit wonder for which duet?

Answer: Mickey and Silvia

McHouston "Mickey" Baker and Sylvia Vanderpool saw "Love Is Strange" reach Number 11 on Billboard's Top 40 Hits.

3. What was the one-hit wonder song that Johnnie and Joe charted in 1957?

Answer: Over The Mountain; Across The Sea

"Over The Mountain; Across The Sea" reached Number Eight on the Billboard Top 40. It was the only hit for Johnnie Louise Richardson and Joe Rivers.

4. Which duo had the Billboard Top 40 hit "Let The Good Times Roll" in 1956?

Answer: Shirley and Lee

"Let The Good Times Roll," by Shirley Goodman and Leonard Lee, reached Number 20 on the Billboard Top 40 list. Their only other charted hit was "I Feel Good," a Number 38 hit in 1957.

5. Patience and Prudence had a Billboard Top 40 Number Four smash in 1956. Which song was it?

Answer: Tonight You Belong To me

The sisters Patience and Prudence McIntyre, ages 11 and 14 in 1956, had one other Top 40 hit: "Gonna Get Along Without Ya Now" that reached Number 11 in 1956.

6. Who had the Billboard Top 40 Number Nine hit in 1958 with "La Dee Dah"?

Answer: Billy and Lillie

Billy Ford and Lillie Bryant had only one other Billboard Top 40 hit, "Lucky Ladybug," that reached Number 14 in 1959.

7. "We Belong Together" was a 1958 one-hit wonder for which duo?

Answer: Robert and Johnny

"We Belong Together," by Robert Carr and Johnny Mitchell, charted at Number 32 on the Billboard Top 40 list.

8. In 1959, Skip and Flip had a Billboard Top 40 hit with which song?

Answer: It Was I

"It Was I," by Clyde "Skip" Battin and Gary "Flip" Paxton, got to Number 11. In 1960, their version of "Cherry Pie" also hit Number 11 on the Billboard Top 40, their only other charted number.

9. "Jennie Lee" reached Number Eight on the Billboard Top 40 in 1958. Who were the artists?

Answer: Jan and Arnie

Jan Berry (of Jan and Dean) and Arnie Ginsberg performed "Jennie Lee." They did two other songs together in 1958: "Gas Money," that got to Number 81 on the Billboard Top 100, and "The Beat Can't Be Beat," that did not chart.

10. In 1954, Marvin and Johnny had a hit that reached Number Nine on the Billboard Top 40 R&B list. Its "B" side was also a hit. Which song was it?

Answer: Tick Tock

Over time, "Cherry Pie," the "B" side, was even more popular than "Tick Tock" for Marvin Phillips and Emory "Johnny" Perry.

Source: Author lowtechmaster

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