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Pop Music from 1967 Trivia Quiz

1967 was a significant year for music in the UK; Sandy Shaw won Eurovision with 'Puppet on a String', Radio 1 was launched and 'Sergeant Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band' was released. Here is a quiz about music from the UK charts in the year I was born

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

Author
Lizzbett

Time
5 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
261,885

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Tough

Avg Score
5 / 10

Plays
2216

Awards
Top 35% Quiz

Last 3 plays: Guest 174 (4/10), Guest 99 (5/10), Guest 145 (5/10).

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Question 1 of 10

1. "And if I tried, I know she'd say I lied" is a lyric from the song that was number 1 in the British charts the week that I was born. Name the song this lyric comes from: Hint

"Let The Heartaches Begin" by Long John Baldry

"Release Me" by Englebert Humperdink

"Silence is Golden" by The Tremeloes

"A Whiter Shade of Pale" by Procol Harum

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Question 2 of 10

2. The Bee Gees had 4 singles that charted in the UK in 1967. Which of them reached number 1? Hint

"(The Night The Lights Went Out In) Massachusetts"

"New York Mining Disaster"

"World"

"To Love Somebody"

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Question 3 of 10

3. Which band had a simultaneous No 1 album and No 1 single both in Britain and the USA in February 1967? Hint

The Monkees

The Beach Boys

The Beatles

The Tremeloes

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Question 4 of 10

4. How many singles by The Beatles went to No 1 in the UK in 1967? Hint

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Question 5 of 10

5. "On a Carousel", "Carrie-Anne" and "King Midas in Reverse" were all UK top 20 hits in 1967 for which British band? Hint

The Rolling Stones

The Kinks

The Who

The Hollies

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Question 6 of 10

6. American soul legend Marvin Gaye spent 11 weeks in the UK charts in 1967 with the song "It Takes Two". This song was a duet with which female singer? Hint

Mary Wells

Tammi Terrell

Kim Weston

Diana Ross

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Question 7 of 10

7. "I Can See For Miles" was a number 10 hit in the autumn of 1967 for which legendary British band? Hint

The Beatles

The Kinks

The Rolling Stones

The Who

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Question 8 of 10

8. Smokey Robinson and The Miracles had only one British chart hit in 1967; which was it? Hint

"I Second That Emotion"

"Tracks of My Tears"

"If You Can Want"

"The Tears of A Clown"

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Question 9 of 10

9. "It's All Over", "The Day I Met Marie" and "All My Love" made the British top 10 in 1967. Which British male artist recorded them? Hint

Tom Jones

Billy Fury

Cliff Richard

Matt Monro

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Question 10 of 10

10. The Moody Blues had a string of hits in the 1960's (and beyond), but only one of their singles charted in the UK during 1967. Which one? Hint

"Question"

"Go Now"

"Nights in White Satin"

"From The Bottom of My Heart"

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. "And if I tried, I know she'd say I lied" is a lyric from the song that was number 1 in the British charts the week that I was born. Name the song this lyric comes from:

Answer: "Silence is Golden" by The Tremeloes

The lyric is from "Silence is Golden" which was number one in the UK when I was born in May of 1967. This song spent a total of 15 weeks on the chart, 3 of them at number 1. The three incorrect answers were also all number one hits on the UK chart during 1967.

2. The Bee Gees had 4 singles that charted in the UK in 1967. Which of them reached number 1?

Answer: "(The Night The Lights Went Out In) Massachusetts"

The Bee Gees (who hail from Manchester) have had many chart hits all over the world. "(The Night The Lights Went Out In) Massachusetts" spent 17 weeks on the UK charts in 1967, peaking at number 1. 'World' reached number 9, "New York Mining Disaster" peaked at number 12 and "To Love Somebody" only managed number 41. Ten years later the brothers Gibb tried their hand at disco music and world domination followed.

3. Which band had a simultaneous No 1 album and No 1 single both in Britain and the USA in February 1967?

Answer: The Monkees

The single 'I'm a Believer' and the album 'The Monkees' both topped the charts at the same time on both sides of the Atlantic. 'I'm a Believer' was No 1 in the UK for 4 of the 17 weeks it was on the chart and 'The Monkees' topped the British album chart for 7 weeks out of its 36 week stay.

4. How many singles by The Beatles went to No 1 in the UK in 1967?

Answer: 2

"All You Need is Love" and "Hello Goodbye" both topped the UK charts in 1967.

5. "On a Carousel", "Carrie-Anne" and "King Midas in Reverse" were all UK top 20 hits in 1967 for which British band?

Answer: The Hollies

It's The Hollies, another band from Manchester. "King Midas In Reverse" spent 8 weeks in the charts in the autumn, peaking at No 18; "On a Carousel" made it to number 4 during its 11 week run and "Carrie-Anne", which also spent 11 weeks on the chart achieved a highest position of number 3.

6. American soul legend Marvin Gaye spent 11 weeks in the UK charts in 1967 with the song "It Takes Two". This song was a duet with which female singer?

Answer: Kim Weston

Marvin Gaye recorded with all these ladies at one time or another, but it was Kim Weston who shared the honours on "It Takes Two" which reached number 16.

7. "I Can See For Miles" was a number 10 hit in the autumn of 1967 for which legendary British band?

Answer: The Who

"I Can See For Miles" spent 12 weeks on the UK chart peaking at number 10. Other hits for the Who that year were "Pictures of Lily" which made it to number 4 and double A side "The Last Time / Under my Thumb" which only reached number 44.

8. Smokey Robinson and The Miracles had only one British chart hit in 1967; which was it?

Answer: "I Second That Emotion"

"I Second That Emotion", which was a million seller in the USA, was the first the UK chart entry for Smokey Robinson and The Miracles and entered the chart in December 1967. It eventually reached number 27. The incorrect answers were also UK hits for this artist, but came in later years.

9. "It's All Over", "The Day I Met Marie" and "All My Love" made the British top 10 in 1967. Which British male artist recorded them?

Answer: Cliff Richard

These songs reached number 9, 10 and 6 respectively. Cliff's only other UK chart entry that year was "I'll Come Runnin'" which stalled at number 26.

10. The Moody Blues had a string of hits in the 1960's (and beyond), but only one of their singles charted in the UK during 1967. Which one?

Answer: "Nights in White Satin"

"Nights in White Satin" entered the UK charts at the end of December 1967 on its second re-release. It went on to spend a total of 34 weeks on the UK charts and achieved a highest placing of number 9. "Go Now" was a UK number 1 in 1964, "From The Bottom of My Heart" charted in 1965 and "Question" reached number 2 in 1970.

Source: Author Lizzbett

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