The British Invasion
Swing into the 1960s on this trivia game wave of music brought to us by artists from across the pond.
15 questions · Published October 17, 2022
Trivia questions (5 of 15)
- Multiple Choice
1. What was the first Beatles' song to hit number one on the U.S. Billboard charts?
On January 18, 1964, “I Want to Hold Your Hand” debuted on the Billboard Hot 100 Singles Chart at No. 45. When it hit No. 1 on February 1, it stayed at the top for seven weeks. The Beatles had a total of six number one songs in 1964.
- Multiple Choice
2. Who was a member of both Cream and the Yardbirds?
Eric Clapton is the only one of these four that was a member of both groups.
Rock trio Cream consisted of Eric Clapton, Ginger Rogers, and Jack Bruce.
Jeff Beck, Jimmy Page, and Eric Clapton all played guitar for the Yardbirds at various points.
- Multiple Choice
3. Which of these songs by Manchester band Herman's Hermits was the first to top the charts in the U.S.?
"Can't You Hear My Heartbeat" reached the number two spot in January 1965, but just two months later, "Mrs. Brown, You've Got a Lovely Daughter" hit number one.
FUN FACT
Both Herman's Hermits' U.S. number one hits ("Mrs. Brown" and "Henry VII") were NOT released in the U.K.
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4. What song by The Kinks was inspired by drag queens the band knew from frequenting London's Soho clubs?
Brothers Ray and Dave Davies formed the London rock group The Kinks in 1963. According to Ray, there was no one actual "Lola" (1970); the song was instead inspired by the various transvestites, transsexuals, and drag queens the band knew from their nights cavorting in underground clubs in Soho.
- Multiple Choice
5. Which of these British artists did NOT land in Billboard's Top 10 Singles of the Year in 1965?
In 1965, Billboard's Top 10 Singles of the Year included The Rolling Stones' "(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction" at No. 3; Petula Clark's "Downtown" at No. 6; and "Can't You Hear My Heartbeat" by Herman's Hermits at No. 8.
"What's New Pussycat" by Tom Jones placed at No. 28 on the chart.
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