60s Music Quiz – 10 Random Questions

# 1: What song by Bob Dylan Starts with the lines:
Johnny’s in the basement
Mixing up the medicine?

It's Alright, Ma (I'm Only Bleeding) Like a Rolling Stone Maggie's Farm Subterranean Homesick Blues

Subterranean Homesick Blues is a song by Bob Dylan, recorded and released as a single on Columbia Record in 1965. The song starts:
Johnny's in the basement
Mixing up the medicine
I'm on the pavement
Thinking about the government
The man in the trench coat
Badge out, laid off
Says he's got a bad cough
Wants to get it paid off

# 2: What are the opening lyrics for The Rolling Stones’ Sympathy For The Devil?

I stole many a man's soul and faith What's puzzling you is the nature of my game Pleased to meet you Please allow me to introduce myself

The song Sympathy for the Devil starts:
Please allow me to introduce myself
I'm a man of wealth and taste
I've been around for a long, long year
Stole many a man's soul and faith

# 3: The lyrics War, children, it’s just a shot away is from which song by the Rolling Stones?

Street Fighting Man Wild Horses Gimme Shelter Let It Bleed

The song Gimme Shelter opens with these lines: Oh, a storm is threat'ning My very life today If I don't get some shelter Oh yeah, I'm gonna fade away War, children, it's just a shot away It's just a shot away

# 4: Which year was the album Elvis is Back! released?

1960 1965 1969 1955

Elvis Is Back! by Elvis Presley was released on RCA Victor Records in April 1960. It was Elvis first album after his military discharge from the army.

# 5: All of the following were members of the American band the Monkees, except:

Andy Jones Micky Dolenz Peter Tork Michael Nesmith

The Monkees were formed in Los Angeles in 1965 by Bob Rafelson and Bert Schneider for the American TV series The Monkees. Band members were Micky Dolenz, Michael Nesmith, Peter Tork, and Davy Jones.

# 6: In which state was the original 1969 Woodstock Festival held?

California Virginia Texas New York

The Woodstock Festival was held in the town of Bethel, New York, from August 15 to 18, 1969.

# 7: What are the opening lyrics for Elvis Presley’s Suspicious Minds?

We're caught in a trap Wise men say Why can't you see We can't go on together

Elvis Presley's hit Suspicious Minds starts:

We're caught in a trap
I can't walk out
Because I love you too much, baby

Suspicious Minds is written Mark James, who also recorded the song. Elvis made it a number one hit in 1969, and one of the most notable hits of his career.

# 8: Which artist or group had a number one hit with To Sir With Love on Billboard Hot 100 in 1967?

The 4 Seasons Lulu Aretha Franklin The Tremeloes

To Sir, with Love was initially recorded by Lulu. Her single was released in 1967 and reached number one on the Billboard Hot 100, remaining in the top position for five weeks and earning the number one position for the entire year. In U.K. the song was release as a B-side to Let's Pretend.

# 9: Who composed Baby Elephant Walk for the movie Hatari! In 1961?

Burt Bacharach Henry Mancini Elmer Bernstein Alfred Newman

Hatari! is a 1962 American film directed by Howard Hawks and starring John Wayne. The story involves a group of Western expatriates catching wild animals in East Africa and selling them to zoos. Henry Mancini composed Baby Elephant Walk for the movie and Hal David wrote lyrics to the music. The lyrics, however, were never used.

Baby Elephant Walk earned Mancini a Grammy Award for Best Instrumental Arrangement.

# 10: Who had a number one hit on Billboard Hot 100 in 1969 with Dizzy?

Tommy Roe Neil Sedaka Del Shannon Len Barry

Dizzy is a number one hit originally recorded by Tommy Roe. It topped the Billboard Hot from the week ending March 15 until April 5 in 1969. The song also topped the charts in Canada and U.K.

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Sixties Music Quiz Questions

This 1960s music trivia quiz has 10 random questions about songs, lyrics, record labels, album covers, artists, famous concerts and much, much more from the sixties!

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Remember This?

  Chubby Checker popularized the dance craze the Twist in the early 1960s.

  Soul music develops popularity throughout the decade, led by Sam Cooke, James Brown, and Otis Redding, among many others.

  British rock broke through to mainstream popularity in the United States in January 1964 with the success of the Beatles.

  Elvis Presley mostly released films in the 1960s and his popularity went downhill until he returned to the music scene in the late 1960s.

  Psychedelic rock took off in California’s emerging music scene with groups like the Doors. Key recordings included Jefferson Airplane’s Surrealistic Pillow and the Doors’ Strange Days.

  The Monterey Pop Festival and Woodstock Music Festival introduced the large music event.

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