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Reminiscing with the 60s Trivia Quiz

Here are a few more questions to test your mind on sixties songs...

A multiple-choice quiz by boogieboo56. Estimated time: 5 mins.

Author
boogieboo56

Time
5 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
132,669

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Tough

Avg Score
5 / 10

Plays
1814

Last 3 plays: Guest 216 (5/10), gogetem (9/10), Guest 99 (8/10).

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Question 1 of 10

1. "Here I am, on my knees again, I'll do anything, just to make it right..." What is the name of the girl being told this? Hint

Caroline

Marianne

Renee

Paula

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Question 2 of 10

2. "One day I feel so happy, next day I feel so sad..." What song is this from? Hint

A Teenager in Love

Calendar Girl

Tears of a Clown

Everybody Loves a Clown

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Question 3 of 10

3. "The birds in the sky would be sad and lonely, if they knew that I'd lost my one and only..." Who sang these lyrics? Hint

Frankie Valli

Roy Orbison

Bobby Vee

Billy J. Kramer

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Question 4 of 10

4. How does Shep of the Limelites know to go home to his girl in the song "Daddy's Home"? Hint

she wrote a letter to him

he saw her with someone else

she told him to on the phone

he heard she had been crying

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Question 5 of 10

5. On which side of town does Johnny Rivers live, according to one of his songs? Hint

poor side

north side

wealthy side

south side

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Question 6 of 10

6. What was wrong with the knight in one of Peter and Gordon's songs? Hint

he was cross-eyed

he had no suit

he had rusty armour

there was no one to save

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Question 7 of 10

7. Rene y Rene held one of the few Latin songs to reach the top twenty on the Billboard. Which was their song? Hint

Yo Te Quiero

Mira a Me

Le Comenza Su Amor

Lo Mucho Que Te Quiero

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Question 8 of 10

8. "Once there were greenfields kissed by the sun, once there were valleys where rivers used to run..." Who sang this folk song? Hint

Kingston Trio

Brothers Four

Peter, Paul, and Mary

Chad and Jeremy

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Question 9 of 10

9. Which instrumental song was performed in 1960 and again in 1964? Hint

Classical Gas

A Summer Place

Sleep Walk

Walk Don't Run

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Question 10 of 10

10. Why does Frankie Valli feel he needs to "walk like a man" away from his girlfriend? Hint

he likes someone else

she has been telling lies

she likes someone else

they don't get along

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. "Here I am, on my knees again, I'll do anything, just to make it right..." What is the name of the girl being told this?

Answer: Marianne

"C'mon Marianne" was the last Four Seasons song of the sixties in 1967.

2. "One day I feel so happy, next day I feel so sad..." What song is this from?

Answer: A Teenager in Love

Dion and the Belmonts had their hit "Teenager in Love" in 1959.

3. "The birds in the sky would be sad and lonely, if they knew that I'd lost my one and only..." Who sang these lyrics?

Answer: Billy J. Kramer

"Bad to Me" was a hit for Billy Kramer and the Dakotas in late 1963- early 1964.

4. How does Shep of the Limelites know to go home to his girl in the song "Daddy's Home"?

Answer: he heard she had been crying

Shep and the Limelites' "Daddy's Home" was a one-hit wonder of 1961.

5. On which side of town does Johnny Rivers live, according to one of his songs?

Answer: poor side

"Poor Side of Town" was released in 1966.

6. What was wrong with the knight in one of Peter and Gordon's songs?

Answer: he had rusty armour

Also, he had a rusty sword, an old mare, and the damsel he saved had his twins born in tin cans. This Peter and Gordon song, "Knight in Rusty Armour", was from 1967.

7. Rene y Rene held one of the few Latin songs to reach the top twenty on the Billboard. Which was their song?

Answer: Lo Mucho Que Te Quiero

"Lo Mucho Que Te Quiero" hit the Billboard in 1969.

8. "Once there were greenfields kissed by the sun, once there were valleys where rivers used to run..." Who sang this folk song?

Answer: Brothers Four

This song, "Greenfields", was a one-hit wonder for the Brothers Four in 1960.

9. Which instrumental song was performed in 1960 and again in 1964?

Answer: Walk Don't Run

The Ventures performed "Walk Don't Run" in both 1960 and 1964.

10. Why does Frankie Valli feel he needs to "walk like a man" away from his girlfriend?

Answer: she has been telling lies

"Walk Like a Man" was a 1963 Four Seasons song.

Source: Author boogieboo56

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