Questions
- True or false: Penny Lane is named after a real street in London
- Who is the lead singer of The Who?
- It’s Now or Never was the first 60s number one for which musical icon?
- Who sang the title track of 60s Bond film Thunderball?
- Which Daydream Believer band initially began as a fictional band on a sitcom?
- Peter, Paul and Mary famously sang Leaving on a Jet Plane – but who wrote and sang the original version?
- What is the best selling single of the 1960s in the UK?
- Which UK comedian had the best-selling UK single of 1965?
- The Animals formed in which UK city?
- What was the name of Tom Jones’ first number one in 1965, later popularised by Carlton in The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air?
- Which iconic BBC music show premiered on 1st January 1964?
- Itsy Bitsy Teenie Weenie Yellow Polkadot Bikini was a 1990 hit for Bombalurina, but who sang the 1960 original?
- Which band were recording their first album at Abbey Road while The Beatles were recording Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Band?
- How many number one albums did Cilla Black have in the 60s?
- Which American rocker was the final performer at Woodstock festival in 1969?
- Jim Morrison was the lead singer of which controversial band?
- Name the song: “All the leaves are brown, And the sky is grey…”
- How many number ones did The Beatles have during the 1960s in the UK?
- Gimme Shelter and Paint It Black were hits for which legendary British band?
- Which blonde bombshell became the face of country music in the 60s?
Answers
- False – it’s a street in Liverpool
- Roger Daltrey
- Elvis Presley
- Tom Jones
- The Monkees
- John Denver
- She Loves You by The Beatles
- Ken Dodd with Tears
- Newcastle
- It’s Not Unusual
- Top of the Pops
- Brian Hyland
- Pink Floyd
- None – her first number one album was in 2015
- Jimi Hendrix
- The Doors
- California Dreamin by The Mamas and The Papas
- 17
- The Rolling Stones
- Dolly Parton
