Looking back to the sixties and early seventies, this quiz is all about musical acts. There are ten to consider. As usual, the answers will be given in the "Comments" section.
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2. This fellow's name is Allan Clarke and he was the lead singer of a Manchester-based band that included Graham Nash but what was the band's name? One of their biggest hits was a version of "He Ain't Heavy, He's My Brother".
3. Born in Jamaica in 1947, she only had one notable hit. That was in 1964 and the title of the song was "My Boy Lollipop" but what was her name?
(a) Jennifer (b) Millie (c) Thelma (d) JayCee
4. Formed in Birmingham, England in 1964 this progressive band were more about making albums than singles but they had one noteworthy singles chart hit with "Nights In White Satin". Who were they?
5. Her real name was Mary O'Brien but what was her stage name? Two of her greatest hits were "I Only Want To Be With You" and "You Don't Have To Say You Love Me".
6. An American folk singer, born in Chicago in 1937, he wrote many protest songs but perhaps his most memorable composition was titled "The Last Thing On My Mind" about a troubled relationship. T** P****n
7) He died too young - shot dead by his father during a family row. Perhaps best known for his seminal album "What's Going On" and his well-known single, "I Heard It Through The Grapevine". Who was he?
8) Can you name this girl group:
(a) The Supremes (b) The Ronettes
(c) Martha Reeves and The Vandellas (d) The Marvelettes
9) That's Ian Anderson on the flute. He was the leader of this band - named after the man who invented the horse-drawn seed drill.
10) Finally - a songwriter and performer who was born in New Rochelle, New York in 1945. One of his most famous songs was about the artist Vincent Van Gogh.
⦿That's it! I hope it wasn't too hard. How did you do?
ANSWERS
ReplyDelete1) Herman's Hermits
2) The Hollies
3) (b) Millie
4) The Moody Blues
5) Dusty Springfield
6) Tom Paxton
7) Marvin Gaye
8) (c) Martha and The Vandellas
9) Jethro Tull
10) Don McLean
I only got six correct and one of those was a guess. Not very good for me considering the era.
ReplyDeleteI was not sure how difficult it was Kelly. I am sure you will have done better than some. Thanks for testing it out.
DeleteThat's my era but I missed three, you made it fairly hard. I still say we had the best music ever! I missed 6, 9, 10
ReplyDeleteWhoo-hoo! Seven Deb! You must be a pop quiz genius!
DeleteMan, I only got 5 out of 10! Pretty pathetic, considering I was there in the 60s and into pop music at the time. I beg off due to my senior citizen's fading memory.
ReplyDeleteBlame the drugs Debra. She Who Seeks drugs ends up with an addled brain.
DeleteI'm maybe 5 years too young for this quiz. I might have worked out some of the answers but the only ones who jumped out were Marvin Gaye (I think of him as 80s and the manner of his death makes him notorious), Jethro Tull (my elder sister played the flute so there was a special allegiance - it probably helped that their top number that has lodged in my memory was actually by JSB) and Don Maclean (I think the only international artist I saw live, in 1975: a couple of years earlier when I was 12-13 I bought a book of his songs and I definitely gave "American Pie" a flogging on the piano; "Vincent" less my cup of tea).
ReplyDeleteSounds like you came from a sophisticated, wealthy family Sir Marcellous with flutes and pianos just lying around.
DeleteWell, the flute was my late grandfather's, bought by him as a young man in about 1910. We didn't have a piano until my mother bought one when I was seven,
DeleteI only was certain (and correct) about 5, 7 and 9; there were some "I think I know..." for others but although I love most of the music from the 60s and 70s, I am not familiar with many of the artists from that time.
ReplyDeleteGood job my team and I came third at the pub quiz last night, otherwise my self-confidence would plunge very low this morning.
You are just a young lass Meike. I would not have expected you to get these ancient artists.
Deletesadly only six...... and that's when i've seen at least two of them in concert!!
ReplyDeleteBrain function often deteriorates with age Foxy.
Delete8 out of 10. I got the Blackpool prog band straight away. Well I have seen Tull five times.
ReplyDeleteYou are top of the pops Dave! Well done!
DeleteI thought I would do well as it is very much my era, but I only got 4 ! Old brain not working . I got 1,3 4 , and 5.
ReplyDeleteAt least you got four right which is quite good for a southerner I feel.
DeleteVery bad with only 5 and 10 correct.
ReplyDeleteToo busy studying tram timetables I bet!
DeleteMy era but I just couldn't remember the names of some of them! So 5/10 - back in the day, apart from Tom Paxton and Jethro Tull, I would have immediately recognised them all.
ReplyDeleteWere you a hippie girl Carol?
DeleteOnly five for me, it's possible I just didn't like some of the songs so never bothered to find out who sang them.
ReplyDeleteNo excuse my dear.
DeleteFailed miserably, only got three. I wasn't really into music like everyone else ;(
ReplyDeleteI guess you were more into recreational drugs Thelma.
DeleteNot a full house for me either, considering I was around then. I couldn't dredge the answer to no 1 from the depths of my mind, even though my father made Peter Noone's wedding cake!
ReplyDeleteThat was in 1968. Peter and Mireille are still married!
DeleteNo 6 had me stumped!
ReplyDeleteThat's just not cricket!
Delete7 out of 10, with one a guess. I loved the song, "Vincent".
ReplyDeleteThat's pretty good MIchael. Here - have a gold star for the wallchart!
DeleteA little early for me, only 2 correct.
ReplyDeleteYour honesty is admirable David.
Delete1. Herman's Hermits.
ReplyDelete2. The Hollies.
3. I am clueless.
4. Moody Blues.
5. Dusty Springfield.
6. Once again, clueless
7. Marvin Gaye.
8. Martha Reeves and the Vandellas.
9. Jethro Tull ... I only know this because if the flute.
10. Don McLean.
Not too shabby I'd say!
Not bad Bob! You should try to listen to some of Tom Paxton's protest songs. He is still alive today. I bet he cannot believe what Fatty Trump and The Trumpists have been up to.
DeleteToo hard! 😉 I only got 1/10 - but at least that one I knew without hesitation... Jethro Tull. They (and Ian Anderson) were my brother's favourites and he copied many of their albums for me. Back in the 60s/70s I mostly listened to the radio, no idea what most foreign singers looked like... The only ones frequently on TV (for a while) were The Monkees!
ReplyDeleteThe quiz was rather Anglo-Americancentric for which I apologise.
DeleteNo need to apologise, as that's where the majority of your readers are from :) (I'm also pretty sure I wouldn't have done any better if you had gone world-wide with this one...!)
DeleteI got 6 right and was glad I could get that many!
ReplyDeleteSix was pretty good Ellen.
DeleteI hate music quiz es
ReplyDeleteOh that's nice! I went to some trouble to make this one - totally from scratch.
DeleteI only got two, but I had most of the others "on the tip of my tongue" but just couldn't spit it out! Great quiz.... this was my era so I should have done better.
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