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How Well Do You Remember 1964? Quiz


Even though The Beatles dominated the musical landscape that year, there was so much more. So let's go back to 1964.

A multiple-choice quiz by bruins1956. Estimated time: 4 mins.
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Author
bruins1956
Time
4 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
382,115
Updated
Dec 03 21
# Qns
10
Difficulty
Average
Avg Score
8 / 10
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1642
Awards
Top 35% Quiz
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Question 1 of 10
1. This Jan and Dean song from 1964 describes a street race between a "Stingray" and a "Jag" that ends tragically. Do you remember this ditty? Hint


Question 2 of 10
2. The tune "Glad All Over" became the first hit single by a British Invasion band NOT named The Beatles, when it reached number six on the Billboard Hot 100 in April of 1964. Do you remember the group? Hint


Question 3 of 10
3. Terry Stafford had a Billboard Hot 100 top five hit with a remake of this Elvis Presley song. The tune was originally recorded in 1962 for inclusion on Presley's "Pot Luck" album. Can you name the tune? Hint


Question 4 of 10
4. This powerhouse singer had her first top ten hit on the Billboard Hot 100 with the tune "Wishin' and Hopin' ". Can you name her? Hint


Question 5 of 10
5. This young songstress could really belt out a tune, which she proved again in 1964, when she had her fourth consecutive Billboard Hot 100 top five hit with the single "You Don't Own Me". Can you tell me the young lady's name? Hint


Question 6 of 10
6. This tune by The Kinks was the group's first top ten hit on the Billboard Hot 100, peaking at number seven in November of 1964. Van Halen recorded a cover version of the song and it became their first top 40 song on the Billboard Hot 100, reaching number 36 in 1978. What song am I talking about? Hint


Question 7 of 10
7. The Shangri-Las could only reminisce about happier times in this Billboard Hot 100 hit single from 1964. What's the name of this sad song? Hint


Question 8 of 10
8. This guitar playing singer, songwriter and producer had a string of hit singles in the '60s and '70s. His first hit on the Billboard Hot 100 came in 1964 with the tune "Memphis", which was a cover version of the Chuck Berry song "Memphis, Tennessee". Who is he? Hint


Question 9 of 10
9. This tune by the Four Seasons spent six weeks in the top five on the Billboard Hot 100 from 1964, but thanks to the "Fab Four", could only get as high as number three. In the song they describe this young lady as "Pretty as a midsummer's morn' ". What song is this? Hint


Question 10 of 10
10. The opening lines to this song are, "Well she was just seventeen. You know what I mean." No, I'm not sure what you mean, but I am sure that this tune is one of my all-time favorites by The Beatles. It was released in the U.S. as the B-side to their hit single "I Want to Hold Your Hand". Do you know the name of the song? Hint



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1. This Jan and Dean song from 1964 describes a street race between a "Stingray" and a "Jag" that ends tragically. Do you remember this ditty?

Answer: Dead Man's Curve

William Jan Berry and Dean Ormsby Torrence met in 1957 while playing football for University High School in Los Angeles, California. Jan and Dean were formed in 1959 and had their first hit with "Baby Talk", which peaked at number ten on the Billboard Hot 100 from that year. "Dead Man's Curve" was the duo's fourth top ten hit, peaking at number eight on the Billboard Hot 100 from 1964. Jan Berry had a near-fatal accident in 1966 when he crashed his own Stingray into a parked truck not far from the locations described in the song. Berry returned to the act in 1967 and the twosome continued to perform right up until Berry's death in 2004.
2. The tune "Glad All Over" became the first hit single by a British Invasion band NOT named The Beatles, when it reached number six on the Billboard Hot 100 in April of 1964. Do you remember the group?

Answer: The Dave Clark Five

Drummer Dave Clark formed the band in North London, England in 1957. They were originally called The Dave Clark Quintet, but some people were apparently confused by the meaning of quintet, so in 1958 the group changed their name to the much simpler Dave Clark Five.

They were the forerunners of the "Tottenham Sound", where the music is more percussion driven. Whereas drummers of the day were almost always placed in the back, with the other band members out front, Clark would occasionally put his drum kit at the front of the stage, with the other musicians standing to the sides or even behind him. "Glad All Over" was the first of 17 top 40 hits the group would have on the Billboard Hot 100 between 1964 and 1967.

The Dave Clark Five disbanded in 1970.
3. Terry Stafford had a Billboard Hot 100 top five hit with a remake of this Elvis Presley song. The tune was originally recorded in 1962 for inclusion on Presley's "Pot Luck" album. Can you name the tune?

Answer: Suspicion

"Suspicion" was ranked sixth on the Billboard Hot 100 the week of April 4th 1964; at the time the top five songs on the chart were all tunes by The Beatles. The song broke The Beatles' monopoly on the top five spots when it peaked at number three the following week.

After the success of Stafford's version of the song, Presley's original version was given a U.S. single release, but it only reached number 103 nationally. Although Stafford continued to record, he never achieved the same success that he had with "Suspicion".
4. This powerhouse singer had her first top ten hit on the Billboard Hot 100 with the tune "Wishin' and Hopin' ". Can you name her?

Answer: Dusty Springfield

Dusty Springfield (born Mary Isobel Catherine Bernadette O'Brien) was a blue-eyed soul singer from West Hampstead, North London, England. As she explained in her biography, "Dusty Springfield: A Life in Music", she was given the nickname Dusty as a child, stating: "You see I was a bit of a tomboy, and my friends thought that Dusty was an appropriate nickname for a girl who liked to play football in the streets with the boys." "Wishin' and Hopin' ", which was written by the songwriting team of Hal David and Burt Bacharach, peaked at number six on the Billboard Hot 100 from 1964.

It was one of six top 20 hits she would have on the Billboard Hot 100 from 1963 to 1989. Sadly, Dusty Springfield was diagnosed with breast cancer in 1994 and succumbed to it in 1999; she was only 59 years old.
5. This young songstress could really belt out a tune, which she proved again in 1964, when she had her fourth consecutive Billboard Hot 100 top five hit with the single "You Don't Own Me". Can you tell me the young lady's name?

Answer: Lesley Gore

Lesley Gore was only 16 years old when she had her first hit with "It's My Party", which reached number one on the Billboard Hot 100 from 1963. "You Don't Own Me" was released in the U.S. in December of 1963 and peaked at number two, where it stayed for three weeks in February of 1964.

The only thing that kept the single from reaching the top spot was The Beatles' juggernaut "I Want to Hold Your Hand". Gore was not only a talented singer, but was a pretty decent songwriter as well. She composed songs for the soundtrack of the 1980 film "Fame", for which she received an Academy Award nomination for "Out Here on My Own", a song she co-wrote with her brother Michael.
6. This tune by The Kinks was the group's first top ten hit on the Billboard Hot 100, peaking at number seven in November of 1964. Van Halen recorded a cover version of the song and it became their first top 40 song on the Billboard Hot 100, reaching number 36 in 1978. What song am I talking about?

Answer: You Really Got Me

"You Really Got Me" was written by band member Ray Davies in March of 1964. Composed on a piano in his parents home, the original version was written in a slower more blues-oriented style. Davies played the chords for his brother Dave, The Kinks lead guitarist, and he thought the song would work much better as a guitar-centered track.

The tune was recorded at a faster tempo and with the now famous guitar riff and it became The Kinks break-out hit. "Rolling Stone" magazine ranked "You Really Got Me" number 82 on their list of the 500 Greatest Songs of All Time and number four on their list of 100 Greatest Guitar Songs of All Time.
7. The Shangri-Las could only reminisce about happier times in this Billboard Hot 100 hit single from 1964. What's the name of this sad song?

Answer: Remember (Walking in the Sand)

"Remember (Walking in the Sand)" was the first song to chart for The Shangri-Las, peaking at number five on the Billboard Hot 100 from 1964. A young and still unknown Billy Joel played piano on the session for this song and The Shangri-Las follow-up (and biggest hit) "Leader of the Pack", which went to number one in the same year.
8. This guitar playing singer, songwriter and producer had a string of hit singles in the '60s and '70s. His first hit on the Billboard Hot 100 came in 1964 with the tune "Memphis", which was a cover version of the Chuck Berry song "Memphis, Tennessee". Who is he?

Answer: Johnny Rivers

In January of 1964 Johnny Rivers was signed to play live gigs at the Whiskey a Go Go, a newly opened nightclub on the Sunset Strip in West Hollywood, California. He became so popular and developed such a following at the club that Rivers, along with the help of Producer Lou Adler, recorded and released a live album titled "At the Whiskey a Go Go" in February of 1964.

The album reached number 13 on the Billboard Pop Albums chart and also produced Rivers' first big hit "Memphis", which peaked at number two on the Billboard Hot 100.

The song turned out to be the second highest charting single of Rivers' career. Only his tune "Poor Side of Town" performed better, reaching number one on the Billboard Hot 100 from 1966.
9. This tune by the Four Seasons spent six weeks in the top five on the Billboard Hot 100 from 1964, but thanks to the "Fab Four", could only get as high as number three. In the song they describe this young lady as "Pretty as a midsummer's morn' ". What song is this?

Answer: Dawn (Go Away)

Between February 22 and April 4 of 1964 "Dawn (Go Away)" spent three weeks at number three, two weeks at number four and one week at number five, but could never reach the coveted top spot. However, I wouldn't shed any tears for The Four Seasons. Between 1962 and 1975 they had five number ones and 14 top ten hits on the Billboard Hot 100 charts.
10. The opening lines to this song are, "Well she was just seventeen. You know what I mean." No, I'm not sure what you mean, but I am sure that this tune is one of my all-time favorites by The Beatles. It was released in the U.S. as the B-side to their hit single "I Want to Hold Your Hand". Do you know the name of the song?

Answer: I Saw Her Standing There

The single was released in the U.S. in December of 1963 and while the A-side shot up the charts, spending seven weeks at number one on the Billboard Hot 100 beginning in January of 1964, the B-side didn't even enter the chart until February 8, 1964. "I Saw Her Standing There" spent 11 weeks on the chart, peaking at number 14.

It was also ranked number 95 on the Billboard Year-End Hot 100 singles chart. Personally, I think "I Saw Her Standing There" is a much better tune than "I Want to Hold Your Hand", but that's just my opinion.
Source: Author bruins1956

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