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Sixties American Garage Rock Trivia Quiz

Test your knowledge of the sneering and snide, often reverb and fuzz drenched, output from the garages of America's angry youth of the sixties.

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

Author
rexpardee

Time
5 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
21,246

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
20

Difficulty
Tough

Avg Score
10 / 20

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1. Which group released the single 'Can't Seem to Make You Mine'? Hint

The Seeds

The Syndicate Of Sound

The Count Five

Love

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2. Which group released the single 'Little Girl?'? Hint

The Seeds

The Count Five

The Syndicate Of Sound

Love

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3. Which group released the single 'Psychotic Reaction'? Hint

Love

The Syndicate Of Sound

The Count Five

The Seeds

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4. Which group DID NOT record 'Hey Joe, Where You Gonna Go'? Hint

The Music Machine

The Seeds

Love

The Standells

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5. Which group charted the highest with 'Hey Joe, Where You Gonna Go'? Hint

The Leaves

The Standells

Love

The Sonics

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6. Which group was NOT from San Jose, CA? Hint

The Count Five

The Chocolate Watchband

The Syndicate Of Sound

The Remains

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7. Which group was NOT from the Pacific Northwest? Hint

The Sonics

Paul Revere and the Raiders

The Wailers

The Remains

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8. Which group was fronted by Sky 'Sunlight' Saxon? Hint

The Arrows

Blue Cheer

The Seeds

Love

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9. Which group recorded for the Double Shot label? Hint

Love

The Count Five

The Shadows Of Knight

The Thirteenth Floor Elevators

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10. Which group recorded for the Dunwich label? Hint

The Shadows Of Knight

The Litter

The Standells

The Fire Escape

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11. Which group DID NOT record for the Dunwich label? Hint

The Knaves

H.P. Lovecraft

The Del-Vetts

The Litter

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12. Which group wrote and first recorded 'The Witch'? Hint

The Syndicate Of Sound

The Strawberry Alarm Clock

The Wailers

The Sonics

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13. Which group had actor Russ Tamblyn's brother Larry as a member? Hint

The Standells

The Music Machine

Love

The Chocolate Watchband

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14. Which group featured hook-handed drummer Moulty? Hint

The Remains

The Barbarians

The Moving Sidewalks

The Shadows Of Knight

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15. Which group did former Four Prep Ed Cobb produce and write songs for? Hint

The Trashmen

The Chocolate Watchband

Love

The Syndicate Of Sound

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16. Which group's bassist would be the future producer of Pat Benatar? Hint

The Thirteenth Floor Elevators

The Music Machine

Rain

The Knaves

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17. Which two groups appeared in the film 'Riot On Sunset Strip'? Hint

The Standells and Paul Revere and the Raiders

The Sonics and The Wailers

The Standells and The Chocolate Watchband

The Godz and The Fugs

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18. Who recorded the instrumental 'Blue's Theme' as used in the film 'The Wild Angels'? Hint

The Chantays

The Seeds

Davie Allan and the Arrows

Max Frost and the Troopers

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19. Who recorded 'Blue's Theme' as 'The Hogs'? Hint

Davie Allan and the Arrows

The Chocolate Watchband

The Standells

The Troggs

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20. Who recorded the single 'Voices Green and Purple'? Hint

The Seeds

The Music Machine

The Marble Phrog

The Bees

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Which group released the single 'Can't Seem to Make You Mine'?

Answer: The Seeds

The follow up to their smash 'Pushin' To Hard' hit no. 41 in 1967.

2. Which group released the single 'Little Girl?'?

Answer: The Syndicate Of Sound

Their biggest hit was recorded for Hush Records but was picked up nationally by Bell Records.

3. Which group released the single 'Psychotic Reaction'?

Answer: The Count Five

Backed with 'They're Gonna Get You' in 1966.

4. Which group DID NOT record 'Hey Joe, Where You Gonna Go'?

Answer: The Seeds

This most covered staple of sixties punks didn't make it onto a record by the Seeds, who tended to favor their own compositions.

5. Which group charted the highest with 'Hey Joe, Where You Gonna Go'?

Answer: The Leaves

Also on the LP of the same name. Love and The Standells recorded this as album tracks.

6. Which group was NOT from San Jose, CA?

Answer: The Remains

The mega-suburb of San Jose spit out far more interesting bands in the sixties than Frisco to the north (in my opinion).

7. Which group was NOT from the Pacific Northwest?

Answer: The Remains

They're from Boston or thereabout.

8. Which group was fronted by Sky 'Sunlight' Saxon?

Answer: The Seeds

He continued to record, and head his own religion, sporadically in the 70s and 80s.

9. Which group recorded for the Double Shot label?

Answer: The Count Five

Did this label put out anyone else?

10. Which group recorded for the Dunwich label?

Answer: The Shadows Of Knight

A plethora of noisy groups from the Chicago suburbs were waxed by Dunwich. Look for the comps!

11. Which group DID NOT record for the Dunwich label?

Answer: The Litter

The Litter, from Minneapolis, released LPs on the small Warick and Hexagon labels before graduating to ABC Probe for their third and final release.

12. Which group wrote and first recorded 'The Witch'?

Answer: The Sonics

The Syndicate of Sound picked this up when the Sonics toured with them and included a version on their own debut LP.

13. Which group had actor Russ Tamblyn's brother Larry as a member?

Answer: The Standells

Larry Tamblyn handled keyboards and most of the vocals while Russ was working in such gems as 'Free Grass'and 'Satan's Sadists.'

14. Which group featured hook-handed drummer Moulty?

Answer: The Barbarians

When Moulty left, the remaining members moved from Boston to L.A. and became Black Pearl.

15. Which group did former Four Prep Ed Cobb produce and write songs for?

Answer: The Chocolate Watchband

Cobb also wrote for and produced fellow Tower labelmates The Standells, including their smash 'Dirty Water.'

16. Which group's bassist would be the future producer of Pat Benatar?

Answer: The Music Machine

Keith Olson helped create the early Benatar sound, and also worked with Ozzy and others.

17. Which two groups appeared in the film 'Riot On Sunset Strip'?

Answer: The Standells and The Chocolate Watchband

Davie Allan and the Arrows also appear on the soundtrack, uncredited.

18. Who recorded the instrumental 'Blue's Theme' as used in the film 'The Wild Angels'?

Answer: Davie Allan and the Arrows

A fuzz-tone masterpiece.

19. Who recorded 'Blue's Theme' as 'The Hogs'?

Answer: The Chocolate Watchband

It was released as a 7'.

20. Who recorded the single 'Voices Green and Purple'?

Answer: The Bees

An obscure acid freakout rocker released as a single, but available on one of the 'Pebbles' comps.

Source: Author rexpardee

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