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1960s
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Charles Dickens’ best of times and worst of times described late eighteenth-century Paris and London, but it could easily apply to the 1960s, a decade which promised so much (literally, the moon) but exacted an enormous toll at the same time as it delivered on those promises. The American President, John F. Kennedy, was shot in Dallas before he finished his first term. There was a giant leap for mankind, but the hope that springs eternal was dampened by the threat of a silent spring. Still, Martin Luther King had a dream and millions believed in it.
There were battle calls and sit-ins, marches, and rallying protest songs. There were mini skirts and screaming fans for the lads from Liverpool who started out wanting to hold your hand and ended up in times of trouble. Some teenagers kept right on twisting again like they had the summer before, asking Buttercup to build them up, others were lighting someone’s fire, telling people to get off of their cloud, or hoping the world would give peace a chance.
By the end of the decade, the war in the Pacific had expanded, The Beatles had broken up, Dylan had gone electric, then country, and JFK, MLK, and RFK were all long gone. Two years later, Hendrix, Janis, and Morrison would be as well. Maybe you really needed more than love. Once the purple haze had cleared, those who’d been so eager to leave their comfortable homes and gather ’round some great unknown and powerful force, were probably more than willing to admit that the waters around them had grown.
1. It’s a restaurant on East 52nd street in Manhattan, a concerto by Antonio Vivaldi, and a group from the 1960s who scored big with hits like “Big Girls Don’t Cry” and “Stay.” What is it?
a) The Four Seasons
b) The Ace of Cups
c) Cupid’s Inspiration
d) The Balloon Farm
e) Bull & the Matadors
Points: 1
2. What does “TCB” stand for in Aretha Franklin’s 1967 hit “Respect” (written and originally sung by Otis Redding)?
Points: 2
3. Diana Ross has two stars on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. One is for her solo work and the other is for her participation in which Motown act that began as a sister group to The Primes?
a) The Temptations
b) The Marvelettes
c) Gladys Knight & the Pips
d) Dreamgirls
e) The Supremes
Points: 1
4. Roy Orbison’s 1964 chart-topper about a pretty woman reached a new generation through the 1990 feature film blockbuster. It’s often left off, but the song’s title actually has a third word in it. What is it?
Points: 1
5. How many years passed between the release of Jimi Hendrix’s first album “Are You Experienced” (1967) and his death in Notting Hill, London?
a) 1
b) 3
c) 5
d) 9
e) 15
Points: 2
6. Which band was not part of the original “British Invasion” (1964 to 1966)?
a) The Animals
b) The Rolling Stones
c) Freddie and the Dreamers
d) The Cure
e) The Kinks
Points: 1
7. Davy Jones from Manchester, England is best-known for his role in one of the world’s first “boy bands” (also a TV show from 1966–8). What were they called?
Points: 1
8. Country music star Dolly Parton first performed at the Grand Ole Opry at the age of:
a) 9
b) 13
c) 18
d) 21
e) 25
Points: 1
9. To which band does the following August 1964 quote in the Daily Mirror refer?
“These performers are a menace to law and order, and as a result of their formula of laryngitis, cranial fur and sex the police are diverted … to quell the mob violence they generate.”
a) The Beatles
b) The Rolling Stones
c) The Doors
d) Cream
e) The Dave Clark Five
Points: 2
10. What record company did Dick Rowe, “the man who turned down The Beatles,” work for when he auditioned the group from Liverpool on New Year’s Day in 1962?
a) Warner Brothers
b) Decca Records
c) Epic Records
d) Roulette Records
e) Imperial Records
Points: 2
11. “Soul Brother Number One,” “The King of Funk,” and “The Godfather of Soul” all refer to which legendary twentieth-century entertainer?
a) Stevie Wonder
b) James Brown
c) Ray Charles
d) Marvin Gaye
e) Howard Tate
Points: 1
12. Romantic Poet William Blake’s line “If the doors of perception were cleansed everything would appear as it is, infinite” inspired the name of which boundary-breaking trio from Los Angeles whose albums include Strange Days, Waiting for the Sun, and Morrison Hotel?
Bonus: The bluesy-psychedelic rockers mentioned above played without this rock ’n’ roll staple in their live shows. What was it?
a) guitar
b) drums
c) bass
d) keyboards
e) organ
Points: 1 + Bonus: 1
13. In the U.K., which album from 1967 is the all-time best-selling record? (This will be no surprise to those who enjoyed the show.)
Points: 1
14. Three days before he died, Otis Redding recorded this song, which he co-wrote and originally called “The Dock of the Bay.” What was it ultimately called?
Points: 1
15. Which 1960s duo originally called themselves Tom and Jerry (no relation to their actual names)?
Points: 2
16. Who is the only rock star to win an honorary Pulitzer Prize for a “profound impact on popular music and American culture, marked by lyrical compositions of extraordinary poetic power.”
a) John Lennon
b) Paul Simon
c) Bob Dylan
d) Pete Seeger
e) Leonard Cohen
Points: 2
17. Which member of The Beatles is barefoot on the cover of Abbey Road?
Points: 1
18. How old was the oldest Beatle when Paul McCartney announced he had left the band in April 1970?
a) 38
b) 35
c) 31
d) 29
e) 25
Points: 1
19. Which band established itself as the entertainment during “Acid Test” parties in 1960s San Francisco?
a) Big Brother & The Holding Company
b) Moby Grape
c) Jefferson Airplane
d) The Great Society
e) The Grateful Dead
Points: 2
20. True or false?
a) For a short time The Rolling Stones called themselves “The Rollin’ Stones”
b) Ed Sullivan demanded that the Stones change their lyrics to “Let’s spend some time together” as opposed to spending the night together
c) The Rolling Stones got their name from the Bob Dylan song
d) The Stones’ first single was “I Can’t Get No Satisfaction”
Points: 1 point for each correct answer
21. Only one of this groundbreaking performer’s songs ever made it to the charts. Who is he?
a) Jimi Hendrix
b) Bob Dylan
c) Eric Clapton
d) Marvin Gaye
e) Otis Redding
Points: 2
22. The cover version of which of these songs was released in advance of Bob Dylan’s original version?
a) “All Along the Watchtower” (Jimi Hendrix)
b) Just Like Tom Thumb’s Blues (Nina Simone)
c) “I Threw It All Away” (Yo La Tengo)
d) “Just Like a Woman” (Richie Havens)
e) “Tambourine Man” (The Byrds)
Points: 2
23. In the mid-1960s, Jimmy Page was given the chance to replace Eric Clapton in an English blues-rock band. He declined at that time, but later joined the outfit; what was it?
a) Cream
b) The Yardbirds
c) The Who
d) The Animals
e) Fabulous Thunderbirds
Points: 2
24. Who were the first act to perform on the other side of the iron curtain? (Maybe it’s because they were able to live up to their name.)
a) The Beatles
b) Rush
c) The Bee Gees
d) Blood, Sweat & Tears
e) The Monkees
Points: 1
25. How much would a three-day pass for the 1969 Woodstock Festival have set you back? (Hint: The minimum wage in the U.S. was $1/hour.)
a) Nothing
b) $5
b) $18
c) $43
d) $98
Points: 2
26. Smokey Robinson chose the names Tamla and Berry for his kids as a tribute to Berry Gordy, the founder of Detroit’s Tamla Records, which in 1960 changed its name to the one we use today. What is it?
Points: 2
27. Where is Jim Morrison buried?
a) Miami, Florida
b) London, England
c) Los Angeles, California
