50s and 60s pop quiz

He’s at it again! Thanks to Vic Vicary for putting another quiz together for a bit of fun and light relief, answers are at the bottom of the page, good luck!

1. What was Johnnie Ray doing in the rain in 1956?
2. What were the Everly Brothers doing in the rain in 1962?
3. Who was the king of the road in 1965?
4. How old was Helen Shapiro when she had a number one hit in 1961?
5. What did Sandie Shaw have on a string in 1967?
6. What 1966 number one song do these lyrics come from? “The home town looks the same as I step down from the train and there to meet me is my mama and papa”
7. Who was the first female English singer to have a number one UK single in 1953?
8. What moon was Connie Francis singing about?
9. What song do these lyrics come from? “Something in your eyes was so inviting, something in your smile was so exciting, something in my heart told me I must have you”?
10. How many coins were there in the fountain for Frank Sinatra?
11. Who had a number one hit in 1966 with Distant Drums?
12. What moments did Perry Como have in 1958?
13. What was the Beatles best selling UK single of the 60s?
14. Unravel this anagram to make a popular 60s pop group DAMN MAN FERN
15. Which male English singer had the first number one album in 1957?
16. Which classic western movie included the song, Raindrops Keep Falling On My Head?
17. It was the end of the world for this American female singer, who was she?
18. Where was Elvis Presley crying in 1965?
19. What sort of writer were the Beatles in 1966?
20. Who sang Je t’aime moi non plus in 1969?
21. Who sang Sugar Sugar and took it to number one in 1969?
22. Who was shaking all over in 1960?
23. What song do these lyrics come from? “I gave a letter to the postman he put it in his sack. bright early next morning he brought my letter back”
24. What kind of footwear did Nancy Sinatra wear in her number one hit in 1966?
25. What classic song is the Liverpool anthem recorded by Gerry and the Pacemakers?

Answers
1. Walking
2. Crying
3. Roger Miller
4. Fourteen
5. Puppet
6. Green Green Grass Of Home (Tom Jones )
7. Lita Rosa
8. Carolina
9. Strangers in the Night
10. Three
11. Jim Reeves
12. Magic
13. She loves you
14. Manfred Mann
15. Tommy Steele
16. Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid
17. Skeeter Davis
18. Chapel
19. Paperback
20. Jane Birkin & Serge Gainsboroug
21. The Archies
22. Johnny Kid and the Pirates
23. Return to Sender (Elvis Presley )
24. Boots
25. You’ll Never Walk Alone

Image Credits: Rye News library .