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One Hit Wonders at No.1 : Pt. 1 Quiz

This quiz deals with one hit wonders during the 50s and 60s that went all the way to No. 1 on the American charts. Good Luck!

A multiple-choice quiz by musicworks. Estimated time: 7 mins.

Author
musicworks

Time
7 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
76,287

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
20

Difficulty
Tough

Avg Score
12 / 20

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3981

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Question 1 of 20

1. What one hit wonder group hit No. 1 with 'Little Star' in 1958? Hint

The Falcons

The Virtues

The Elegants

The Fiestas

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Question 2 of 20

2. What was the name of the one hit wonder who had a No. 1 hit with 'Dominique' in 1963? Hint

The Singing Nun

The Singing Monk

The Singing Rabbi

The Singing Priest

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Question 3 of 20

3. What one hit wonder group had a No. 1 hit that told us to 'Get a Job' in 1958? Hint

The Tarriers

The Rays

The Silhouettes

The Crencendos

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Question 4 of 20

4. What British one hit wonder group went all the way to No. 1 in 1962 with 'Telstar'? Hint

The Hurricanes

The Tidal Waves

The Cyclones

The Tornadoes

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Question 5 of 20

5. What one hit wonder duo had a futuristic song titled 'In the Year 2525'?

Answer: (Three Words)

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Question 6 of 20

6. What Texas one hit wonder had a No.1 with 'Hey Baby' in 1962?

Answer: (Two Words)

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Question 7 of 20

7. What one hit wonder had a No. 1 hit with 'Teen Angel' in 1960? Hint

Pat Boone

Ray Peterson

Mark Dinning

Dickie Lee

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Question 8 of 20

8. What British one hit wonder group had a No. 1 with 'Winchester Cathedral' in 1966? Hint

The Vaudevilles

The Old Vaudeville Band

The New Vaudeville Band

The Vaudeville Band

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Question 9 of 20

9. This one hit wonder had a No. 1 with 'He's Got the Whole World in His Hands' in 1958. Who is he? Hint

Laurie London

Lawrence London

Laura London

Larry London

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Question 10 of 20

10. What one hit wonder had a No.1 hit about his 'Mother-in-Law' in 1961?

Answer: (Two words, or just surname, or just first name! ...don't forget there's a hyphen in the surname!)

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Question 11 of 20

11. What New York City one hit wonders had a hit with 'Na, Na, Hey, Hey, Kiss Him Goodbye' in 1969? Hint

Steam

Motherlode

The Flying Machine

The Youngbloods

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Question 12 of 20

12. The ________ Pipers had their only hit when 'Green Tambourine' hit No.1 in 1968. Hint

Orange

Lemon

Apple

Lime

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Question 13 of 20

13. What Los Angeles trio had their only hit 'To Know Him Is to Love Him' reach No. 1 in 1958? Hint

The Gummy Bears

The Teddy Bears

The Care Bears

The Three Bears

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Question 14 of 20

14. What Canadian one hit wonder reached No.1 with 'Ringo' in 1964?

Answer: (Two words, or just surname ... Pa on 'Bonanza')

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Question 15 of 20

15. One hit wonder John Fred and His __________ Band, had a No.1 with 'Judy in Disguise (With Glasses)' in 1968? Hint

Playboy

Cowboy

Plowboy

Playmate

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Question 16 of 20

16. What Japanese one hit wonder had a No. 1 in 1963 with 'Sukiyaki'? Hint

Hachidai Nakamura

Chuichi Nagumo

Rokusuke Ei

Kyu Sakamoto

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Question 17 of 20

17. What female one hit wonder had a No. 1 hit with 'Let Me Go Lover' in 1955? Hint

Pricilla Wright

Julie London

Lillian Briggs

Joan Weber

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Question 18 of 20

18. What French one hit wonder had a No. 1 hit with the instrumental 'Love is Blue' in 1968?

Answer: (Two words, or just surname ... watch your spelling!)

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Question 19 of 20

19. What one hit wonder group had a No. 1 with 'Alley Oop' in 1960? Hint

The Hollywood Argyles

The Fendermen

Dante and the Evergreens

The Dimensions

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Question 20 of 20

20. What one hit wonder had a No. 1 hit with 'Eve of Destruction' in 1965? Hint

Tommy McLain

Horst Jankowski

Barry McGuire

Glen Yarbough

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. What one hit wonder group hit No. 1 with 'Little Star' in 1958?

Answer: The Elegants

The Elegants got their name from a bottle of whiskey ('Schenley's The Whiskey of Elegance').

2. What was the name of the one hit wonder who had a No. 1 hit with 'Dominique' in 1963?

Answer: The Singing Nun

Sister Luc-Gabrielle, real name Janine Deckers, and a chorus of four nuns were from a convent in Fichermont, Belgium. She committed suicide in 1985.

3. What one hit wonder group had a No. 1 hit that told us to 'Get a Job' in 1958?

Answer: The Silhouettes

The Silhouettes started out as a Gospel group known as the Gospel Tornadoes.

4. What British one hit wonder group went all the way to No. 1 in 1962 with 'Telstar'?

Answer: The Tornadoes

The Tornadoes were the first British group to have a No. 1 hit on the American charts, even before The Beatles.

5. What one hit wonder duo had a futuristic song titled 'In the Year 2525'?

Answer: Zager and Evans

'In The Year 2525 (Exordium and Terminus)' is the full title of the song. It stayed at No. 1 for 6 weeks.

6. What Texas one hit wonder had a No.1 with 'Hey Baby' in 1962?

Answer: Bruce Chanel

'Hey Baby' was No.1 for three weeks. Delbert McClinton played the harmonica solo in the song.

7. What one hit wonder had a No. 1 hit with 'Teen Angel' in 1960?

Answer: Mark Dinning

'Teen Angel' was written by Marks older sister Jean. All these artists had a song about death. Mark Dinning died from a heart attack on March 21st, 1986.

8. What British one hit wonder group had a No. 1 with 'Winchester Cathedral' in 1966?

Answer: The New Vaudeville Band

'Winchester Cathedral' won a Grammy for Best Rock and Roll record of 1966.

9. This one hit wonder had a No. 1 with 'He's Got the Whole World in His Hands' in 1958. Who is he?

Answer: Laurie London

Laurie London is a male not a female. He was only 13 years old when he recorded this song.

10. What one hit wonder had a No.1 hit about his 'Mother-in-Law' in 1961?

Answer: Ernie K-Doe

Born Ernest Kador Jr. February 22nd, 1936. He found the lyrics to the song 'Mother-in-Law' in a trash can after writer Allen Toussaint threw them away. Bass vocal was done by Benny Spellman.

11. What New York City one hit wonders had a hit with 'Na, Na, Hey, Hey, Kiss Him Goodbye' in 1969?

Answer: Steam

Was actually a studio group. The song I believe is still used by the Chicago White Sox.

12. The ________ Pipers had their only hit when 'Green Tambourine' hit No.1 in 1968.

Answer: Lemon

The Lemon Pipers guitarist, Bill Bartlett was leader of the group Ram Jam.

13. What Los Angeles trio had their only hit 'To Know Him Is to Love Him' reach No. 1 in 1958?

Answer: The Teddy Bears

The Teddy Bears were named after Elvis Presley's song 'Teddy Bear'. Founder Phil Spector would later become a well known writer and producer.

14. What Canadian one hit wonder reached No.1 with 'Ringo' in 1964?

Answer: Lorne Greene

Lorne Greene was a radio announcer for the Canadian Broadcasting Company during World War II.

15. One hit wonder John Fred and His __________ Band, had a No.1 with 'Judy in Disguise (With Glasses)' in 1968?

Answer: Playboy

It was No. 1 for 2 weeks.

16. What Japanese one hit wonder had a No. 1 in 1963 with 'Sukiyaki'?

Answer: Kyu Sakamoto

Kyu Sakamoto was killed in August 1985 in an airplane crash. Hachidai Nakamura and Rokusuke Ei wrote 'Sukiyaki'. Chuichi Nagumo was an Admiral in the Japanese Navy during World War II.

17. What female one hit wonder had a No. 1 hit with 'Let Me Go Lover' in 1955?

Answer: Joan Weber

It was No. 1 for 4 weeks. Weber died on May 31st, 1981.

18. What French one hit wonder had a No. 1 hit with the instrumental 'Love is Blue' in 1968?

Answer: Paul Mauriat

Was No.1 for 5 weeks.

19. What one hit wonder group had a No. 1 with 'Alley Oop' in 1960?

Answer: The Hollywood Argyles

The Hollywood Argyles got their name from Hollywood Blvd. and Argyle Street. Dante and the Evergreens had a cover version of the song but it only went to No. 15.

20. What one hit wonder had a No. 1 hit with 'Eve of Destruction' in 1965?

Answer: Barry McGuire

Barry McGuire was once a member of The New Christy Minstrels.

Source: Author musicworks

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