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Quiz about 1968  Those Were The Days
Quiz about 1968  Those Were The Days

1968 - Those Were The Days! Trivia Quiz


KFTS is your global oldies radio station. We're gonna play 10 songs that hit #1 on the charts somewhere in the English speaking world in 1968. But no matter where you lived, you'll have heard of the song - no tricks! Play on!

A multiple-choice quiz by maddogrick16. Estimated time: 4 mins.
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Author
maddogrick16
Time
4 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
194,737
Updated
Dec 03 21
# Qns
10
Difficulty
Easy
Avg Score
8 / 10
Plays
7518
Awards
Top 5% quiz!
Last 3 plays: Hayes1953 (10/10), Dagny1 (10/10), Guest 204 (9/10).
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Question 1 of 10
1. "I was born in a crossfire hurricane
And I howled at my ma in the drivin' rain
But it's all right now, in fact it's a gas"

Yes... it's a gas, gas, gas! The title, please?
Hint


Question 2 of 10
2. "Friday night arrives without a suitcase
Sunday morning creeping like a nun
Monday's child has learned to tie his bootlace
See how they run"

The title of this ditty was?
Hint


Question 3 of 10
3. "The colors of the rainbow so pretty in the sky
Are also on the faces of people going by
I see friends shaking hands saying how do you do
They're really saying I love you"

An interesting song with a checkered history. Can you identify it?
Hint


Question 4 of 10
4. "They used to laugh about dyin' but deep inside 'em they knew
That pretty soon they'd be lyin' beneath the ground together
Pushing up daisies to welcome the sun and the morning dew"

Not a very pleasant image! The song?
Hint


Question 5 of 10
5. "What would you think if I sang out of tune
Would you stand up and walk out on me
Lend me your ears and I'll sing you a song
And I'll try not to sing out of key"

Do you remember the title of this song?
Hint


Question 6 of 10
6. "I like to go just like the rest, I like my sugar sweet
But jumping queues and makin' haste, just ain't my cup of meat
Everyone's beneath the trees, feedin' pigeons on a limb"

The lyrics were written by Bob Dylan, the song was recorded by Manfred Mann. What was the title?
Hint


Question 7 of 10
7. "Beneath your perfume and make-up
You're just a baby in disguise
And though you know
That it is wrong to be alone with me
That come on look is in your eyes"

What big hit was this?
Hint


Question 8 of 10
8. "I am the god of hell fire, and I bring you
Fire, I'll take you to burn
Fire, I'll take you to learn
I'll see you burn"

The title, as you might discern, is "Fire". The artist was a genuine one-hit wonder and that's the question we ask... who was it that recorded these lyrics?
Hint


Question 9 of 10
9. "Through the door there came familiar laughter
I saw your face and heard you call my name
Oh my friend we're older but no wiser
For in our hearts the dreams are still the same"

What song was this?
Hint


Question 10 of 10
10. The biggest ever hit for The Beatles and the #1 rated song of the 1960s, this song needs little introduction. Fill in the blank.

"_________, don't make it bad
Take a sad song and make it better"

Answer: (Two Words)

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts
1. "I was born in a crossfire hurricane And I howled at my ma in the drivin' rain But it's all right now, in fact it's a gas" Yes... it's a gas, gas, gas! The title, please?

Answer: Jumpin' Jack Flash

What was "Jumpin' Jack Flash" about? Speculation is that it's about drugs but that could be said about virtually any song during this period unless the lyrics were crystal clear otherwise. The song has been featured in a number of movies, most notably in 1986 when Whoopi Goldberg starred in a movie with the same title.

It's also been used in "Mean Streets" and "Fear And Loathing In Las Vegas". It was a #3 Billboard hit... but a #1 hit for two weeks somewhere else!
2. "Friday night arrives without a suitcase Sunday morning creeping like a nun Monday's child has learned to tie his bootlace See how they run" The title of this ditty was?

Answer: Lady Madonna

Apparently McCartney wrote this song as a tribute to women everywhere and perhaps in memory of his own mother who died when he was fourteen. It would be the last hit the Beatles would have on the Capitol label after this song, their recordings would be on the Apple Label. "Lady Madonna" peaked at #4 on the Billboard charts... but it was #1 for two weeks somewhere else!
3. "The colors of the rainbow so pretty in the sky Are also on the faces of people going by I see friends shaking hands saying how do you do They're really saying I love you" An interesting song with a checkered history. Can you identify it?

Answer: What A Wonderful World

Louis Armstrong recorded this song in 1967. It was written by Bob Thiele who was a producer for ABC records at the time. Unfortunately, the president of ABC Records didn't like the song at all and when Armstrong wanted to record it, he was only able to by accepting wage scale payment - $250.00 - which was just about enough to cover the orchestra's wages.

It never was a big hit in North America, not even cracking Billboard's Hot Hundred. Perhaps that was due to the president of ABC detesting it and not doing much to market it.

When it was featured in the movie "Good Morning Vietnam" in 1988, it did finally find it's way onto the charts at #32. It was however, a #1 hit elsewhere in the world in 1968 and for four weeks!
4. "They used to laugh about dyin' but deep inside 'em they knew That pretty soon they'd be lyin' beneath the ground together Pushing up daisies to welcome the sun and the morning dew" Not a very pleasant image! The song?

Answer: The Ballad Of Bonnie And Clyde

Georgie Fame was inspired to write and record this song from the movie "Bonnie And Clyde" starring Warren Beatty, Faye Dunaway and Gene Hackman. This was his second U.S. hit... "Yeh, Yeh" charting at #21 in 1965. Georgie Fame was born Clive Powell in England and continued to perform as a jazz/blues pianist there. "The Ballad Of Bonnie And Clyde" was a #7 Billboard hit but it was #1 somewhere else!
5. "What would you think if I sang out of tune Would you stand up and walk out on me Lend me your ears and I'll sing you a song And I'll try not to sing out of key" Do you remember the title of this song?

Answer: With A Little Help From My Friends

Probably most people recognize those lyrics but in North America, "With A Little Help From My Friends" had very little chart success at all. Clearly, it is simply remembered as one of the very good songs on the "Sgt. Peppers" album. Originally the second line quoted in the question text was to go like this: "Would you stand up and throw tomatos at me". Ringo, as lead vocalist, wasn't keen on that line believing that if he was ever to sing the song live, the audience would take the line literally and pelt him! The lyric was suitably altered! Joe Cocker covered the song in 1968 and it only reached #68 on the Billboard Hot Hundred. But, it was a #1 hit somewhere else!
6. "I like to go just like the rest, I like my sugar sweet But jumping queues and makin' haste, just ain't my cup of meat Everyone's beneath the trees, feedin' pigeons on a limb" The lyrics were written by Bob Dylan, the song was recorded by Manfred Mann. What was the title?

Answer: The Mighty Quinn (Quinn The Eskimo)

Manfred Mann recorded this #10 Billboard hit although it was a #1 hit somewhere else for two weeks. It was their first top ten hit since the #1 "Do Wah Diddy Diddy" in 1964. It would also be their last hit as this entity. Manfred Mann is actually Manfred Lubowitz who was born to a wealthy family in South Africa.

He formed the group in 1962 and they disbanded shortly after this release in 1969. He formed a new group, Manfred Mann's Earth Band, in 1971 and they would have marginal success in North America although "Blinded By The Light" did hit #1 in 1977. Over the four decades, 1960's to 1990's, Manfred Mann has been recording music and performing live.

However, they have always been much more popular in Europe and the U.K than in North America.
7. "Beneath your perfume and make-up You're just a baby in disguise And though you know That it is wrong to be alone with me That come on look is in your eyes" What big hit was this?

Answer: Young Girl

This was a million selling Gold Record and the biggest hit ever for Gary Puckett and The Union Gap. It peaked at #2 on the Billboard charts, Bobby Goldsboro's "Honey" maintaining top spot for the three weeks that "Young Girl" was at #2. However, it was #1 somewhere else for four weeks! Garry Puckett formed the group in 1967 in San Diego and after six top forty songs, five of which were top tens, they dissolved in 1971. Puckett went on to a brief acting career but then fell back to his musical roots, performing on the nostalgia circuit.
8. "I am the god of hell fire, and I bring you Fire, I'll take you to burn Fire, I'll take you to learn I'll see you burn" The title, as you might discern, is "Fire". The artist was a genuine one-hit wonder and that's the question we ask... who was it that recorded these lyrics?

Answer: The Crazy World of Arthur Brown

Brown was actually born Arthur Wilton in Whitby, England. He formed the "Crazy World" band with organist Vincent Crane and drummer Carl Palmer, later a founding member of Emerson, Lake and Palmer. Brown was the vocalist and his routine was, well, crazy! He featured helmets that would ignite, was lowered onto the stage by cranes and in general, behaved like a madman.

Much of his act may have been copied from the performances of Screamin' Jay Hawkins, a kindred spirit. In any event, the group broke up right after this hit and Brown found success to be elusive thereafter.

He still performed live, mostly in Europe and the U.K. The song was a #2 Billboard hit and yes, #1 somewhere else!
9. "Through the door there came familiar laughter I saw your face and heard you call my name Oh my friend we're older but no wiser For in our hearts the dreams are still the same" What song was this?

Answer: Those Were The Days

The song was recorded by Mary Hopkin, a seventeen year old Welsh lass who was "discovered" by Twiggy. Twiggy recommended Hopkin to McCartney who auditioned her and signed her on to the Apple lable. He produced the song and played acoustic guitar during the recording session.

The song itself is an old Russian folksong entitled "Dorogo Dlinnoyu". It is attributed to two Russian composers from the late 1800's or early 1900's, B. Fomin creating the music and K. Podrevsky providing the lyrics. Eugene Raskin, an American folksinger, adapted the song into English and it was that version that McCartney remembered and thought would be the perfect debut song for Hopkin.

In 1968, the song was #2 for three weeks in Billboard but #1 somewhere else for six weeks in a delicious piece of irony! Unfortunately for Hopkin, she would only have a couple of top forty hits in North America immediately thereafter and then retired from the music business in the early 1970's to raise a family.

She resumed her career in the 1980's and has recorded a couple of new cd's in the new millennium although her influence remains in Great Britain.
10. The biggest ever hit for The Beatles and the #1 rated song of the 1960s, this song needs little introduction. Fill in the blank. "_________, don't make it bad Take a sad song and make it better"

Answer: Hey Jude

Hopefully, you've recognized that all the songs of this quiz were about songs that were #1 in the U.K. but were not #1 hits in the U.S. Well, "Hey Jude" was #1 everywhere in the English speaking world - at least in twelve countries for sure! It spent nine weeks in the U.S. at #1 but only two weeks in the U.K. at that coveted spot.

The irony mentioned in question #9 is this: "Those Were The Days" did not hit #1 in the U.S. because of "Hey Jude"; "Hey Jude" was bounced out of the #1 position in the U.K. after two weeks by "Those Were The Days" which went on to stay #1 for six weeks. Since both records were among the first releases on the Apple lable, I don't think either party was quibbling much.
Source: Author maddogrick16

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