60s Music Quiz
Questions: 16 · 10 minutes
1. A playlist pairs “Somebody to Love” with “White Rabbit.” Which San Francisco band connects both recordings?
Jefferson Airplane
The Grateful Dead
Big Brother and the Holding Company
Quicksilver Messenger Service
2. A radio host is creating a British Invasion set. Which group should be excluded because it formed in the United States?
The Who
The Yardbirds
The Byrds
The Zombies
3. Which Bob Dylan song uses a series of rhetorical questions about peace, freedom, and human awareness?
“Like a Rolling Stone”
“Subterranean Homesick Blues”
“Blowin’ in the Wind”
“Lay Lady Lay”
4. A producer uses layered vocal harmonies, an electro-theremin, and an unusually complex studio arrangement. Which 1966 hit best matches those clues?
“Monday, Monday”
“Good Vibrations”
“California Dreamin’”
“Summer in the City”
5. Which band’s 1964 recording turned the traditional song “The House of the Rising Sun” into a major rock hit?
The Searchers
The Hollies
The Animals
The Troggs
6. A listener is searching for the Beatles recording widely noted for George Harrison’s use of sitar. Which song should they choose?
“Eleanor Rigby”
“Paperback Writer”
“All You Need Is Love”
“Norwegian Wood (This Bird Has Flown)”
7. Which Motown group recorded the 1964 song “My Girl”?
The Four Tops
The Temptations
The Miracles
The Isley Brothers
8. A dance-night organizer wants the Chubby Checker hit that helped ignite a worldwide dance craze in the early 1960s. Which record fits?
“The Twist”
“Mashed Potato Time”
“Pony Time”
“The Loco-Motion”
9. Which Johnny Cash album was recorded live at a California prison in January 1968?
Orange Blossom Special
At San Quentin
Bitter Tears
At Folsom Prison
10. You hear the dramatic theme from the 1964 James Bond film “Goldfinger.” Which singer is performing it?
Dusty Springfield
Petula Clark
Shirley Bassey
Cilla Black
11. Which group’s February 1964 performances on The Ed Sullivan Show became a landmark moment in the British Invasion of the United States?
The Rolling Stones
The Beatles
The Kinks
The Animals
12. Which Beatles song has a lyric narrative featuring characters named Jojo and Loretta?
“Come Together”
“Lady Madonna”
“Penny Lane”
“Get Back”
13. Which act recorded “Please Mr. Postman,” Motown’s first single to reach number one on the Billboard Hot 100?
The Supremes
The Marvelettes
The Velvelettes
Martha and the Vandellas
14. Which songwriter co-wrote both “Will You Love Me Tomorrow” and “(You Make Me Feel Like) A Natural Woman” with Gerry Goffin?
Carole King
Ellie Greenwich
Cynthia Weil
Laura Nyro
15. Otis Redding first recorded “Respect,” but whose 1967 interpretation turned it into a signature soul anthem?
Dionne Warwick
Martha Reeves
Gladys Knight
Aretha Franklin
16. At Woodstock in 1969, who performed a famous electric-guitar interpretation of “The Star-Spangled Banner”?
Jimi Hendrix
Pete Townshend
Carlos Santana
Alvin Lee