FREE! Click here to Join FunTrivia. Thousands of games, quizzes, and lots more!

My Birthday Top Ten - 1960 Trivia Quiz

I first got interested in pop music in 1960, when I bought my first single, "Cathy's Clown" by the Everly Brothers. Coming now are questions on the top ten records in the UK Singles Chart in the week of my 13th birthday, 19 July 1960.

A multiple-choice quiz by Bazingstoke. Estimated time: 5 mins.

Author
Bazingstoke

Time
5 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
360,545

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
6 / 10

Plays
750

One at a Time - Single Page - Timed Game

Question 1 of 10

1. On top of the UK chart this week was American singer-songwriter Jimmy Jones. The song was released as a single 21 years later by UK band Showaddywaddy. What was the name of the song? Hint

Itchin'

Handy Man

Good Timin'

That's When I Cried

NEXT>

Question 2 of 10

2. At number two was one of the UK's most prolific hit-makers, Cliff Richard, with "Please Don't Tease", which later became his third UK chart-topper. What was the name of his backing band on this track? Hint

The Shadows

The Paramors

The Drifters

The Pirates

NEXT>

Question 3 of 10

3. At Number three was a song recorded by cockney singer Tommy Bruce, backed by The Bruisers, in the style of "Chantilly Lace" by The Big Bopper. Written by Fats Waller, the song had been a hit in 1956 when released by Johnnie Ray. What was the title of the song? Hint

After You've Gone

I Can't Give You Anything But Love

Ain't Misbehavin'

Jitterbug Waltz

NEXT>

Question 4 of 10

4. At number four this week was "Shakin' All Over", a rhythm and blues number which would go on to the top the charts in August. It was performed by a band as famous for their stage appearance as for their music. Who were they? Hint

Johnny Kidd and The Pirates

Tommy Steele and the Steelmen

Screaming Lord Sutch and The Savages

Marty Wilde and The Wildcats

NEXT>

Question 5 of 10

5. At number five was a version of a song written during the American Civil War. Adam Faith had his fourth UK top ten hit with this song - what was it? Hint

The Minstrel Boy

Johnny Fill Up The Bowl

When Johnny Comes Marching Home

John Brown's Body

NEXT>

Question 6 of 10

6. At number six was another Cockney singer with a comedy song "What A Mouth (What A North and South)". Who was the singer? Hint

Bernard Bresslaw

Barbara Windsor

Tommy Bruce

Tommy Steele

NEXT>

Question 7 of 10

7. At number seven was a double A-side, "Mama" and "Robot Man" ("Mama" and "Teddy" in the USA), recorded by a singer who had already had a string of hits in the late 50s. Who was the singer? Hint

Connie Francis

Sam Cooke

David Whitfield

Buddy Holly

NEXT>

Question 8 of 10

8. At number eight was one of Eddie Cochran's most popular songs, which topped the UK charts several months after Eddie was killed in Chippenham, Wiltshire, when a taxi's tyre blew and it crashed into a lamp-post. Oddly the song was not a hit in the USA. Name the song. Hint

Summertime Blues

Three Steps To Heaven

C'mon Everybody

Somethin' Else

NEXT>

Question 9 of 10

9. At number nine was a version of a Bahamian folk song about the sloop John B; this version was called "I Wanna Go Home (The Wreck Of The John B)" and was released by a singer who had been one of the founders of the UK skiffle movement and had had 13 UK hits by 1960. Who was he? Hint

Johnny Duncan

Wee Willie Harris

Lonnie Donegan

Chas McDevitt

NEXT>

Question 10 of 10

10. At number ten was a song by Michael Cox, who had only one other very minor hit before he left the music business to concentrate on acting. Written by John D Loudermilk, the song was a hit in the USA for another one-hit wonder, Johnny Ferguson. The song's title is the name of the actress who played Esmerelda Villalobos, Butch's cab driver in "Pulp Fiction". Name the song. Hint

Julia Sweeney

Laura Lovelace

Lorelei Leslie

Angela Jones

(Optional) Create a Free FunTrivia ID to save the points you are about to earn:

Select a User ID:

Choose a Password:

Your Email:

Most Recent Scores

Mar 14 2024 : Guest 204: 9/10
Feb 20 2024 : Guest 110: 5/10

Score Distribution

Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. On top of the UK chart this week was American singer-songwriter Jimmy Jones. The song was released as a single 21 years later by UK band Showaddywaddy. What was the name of the song?

Answer: Good Timin'

"Good Timin" was Jimmy Jones' second biggest hit in the USA, and his biggest in the UK.

Answer: The Shadows

The Drifters was the The Shadows' original name, but they experienced legal difficulties because there was already a group in the USA by that name, and had to change. Norrie Paramor was Cliff's producer, and The Pirates were then backing Johnny Kidd.

Answer: Ain't Misbehavin'

"Ain't Misbehavin" was Tommy's only big hit, and he soon faded into pop obscurity.

Answer: Johnny Kidd and The Pirates

"Shakin'" All Over" was Johnny's only number one hit, and his career was sadly cut short six years later when he died in a car crash on the way home from a cancelled gig.

5. At number five was a version of a song written during the American Civil War. Adam Faith had his fourth UK top ten hit with this song - what was it?

Answer: When Johnny Comes Marching Home

The record was actually a double-A side, with "Made You" on the other side, but "Made You" was banned by the BBC because of its "salacious" lyrics.

6. At number six was another Cockney singer with a comedy song "What A Mouth (What A North and South)". Who was the singer?

Answer: Tommy Steele

North and South is cockney rhyming slang for mouth. Tommy Steele was the UK's first teenage heart-throb singer with a string of hits in the late 50s, and he went on to become a stage and film actor.

7. At number seven was a double A-side, "Mama" and "Robot Man" ("Mama" and "Teddy" in the USA), recorded by a singer who had already had a string of hits in the late 50s. Who was the singer?

Answer: Connie Francis

David Whitfield had already had a top 20 hit in the UK with "Mama" in 1956.

Answer: Three Steps To Heaven

Eddie's premature death in April 1960 was all the more ironic given his friendship with Buddy Holly and Ritchie Valens who had died in a 'plane crash only a year earlier - Eddie was convinced he too would die young and his premonition came true when he was only 21.

Answer: Lonnie Donegan

Probably the best known version of this song was the Beach Boys' major hit "Sloop John B" in 1966.

Answer: Angela Jones

Michael Cox gave up on singing soon after this release and went to drama school in the mid-60s.

Source: Author Bazingstoke

This quiz was reviewed by FunTrivia editor agony before going online.
Any errors found in FunTrivia content are routinely corrected through our feedback system.