Quiz question about popular music: Hits of the 1960's
What country was "My Boomerang Won't Come Back" first released in? [England / Britain]
Name the instrumental group from London who acheived a hit in the USA in 1962 with "Telstar" [The Tornados]
Dusty Springfield sang "You Don't Have To Say You Love Me". The words were written by friends of hers, to fit a tune which was first used for a song in another language. What was that other language? [Italian]
Which animal group sang "I'm a Believer"? [The Monkeys]
We call them Simon and Garfunkel - but what are their full names? [Paul Frederic Simon and Arthur Ira "Art" Garfunkel - NEED TO DECIDE WHETHER TO REQUIRE MIDDLE NAMES IN YOUR QUIZ ]
What happened to the hero in the song "Tell Laura I Love Her"? [Died in a stock-car accident]
Name the four Beatles [ John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison and Ringo Starr ]
Which city is mentioned in "The House Of The Rising Sun" [New Orleans]
What year was "A Hard Day's Night" released in?
Paul McCartney and John Lennon wrote "A World Without Love" - but who had a hit with it in the USA? [Peter and Gordon]
"Nothing you can do can make me untrue to ... " who? [My Guy]
Who had a hit with the song "Itsy Bitsy Teenie Weenie Yellow Polka Dot Bikini" [Brian Hyland ]
What was unusual about the guitarist with the Del-Tones? [left-handed}
Which song by The Beatles includes a reference to baseball player Joe DiMaggio? [Mrs Robinson]
What is Donovan's surname? [Leitch]
Who won the Eurovision Song Contest with " Puppet on a String" in 1967? [Sandy Shaw]
Originally called The Blue Velvets, which group had a hit with Proud Mary in 1969 [Creedence Clearwater Revival]
The Rolling Stones sang "Mother's Little Helper" - what is it about? [prescription drug abuse - especially Valiuum]
What instrument did Keith Richards play? [guitar]
Billy Joe Royal sang "Down in the Boondocks" - in this case, where is the boondocks? [the wrong side of town]
