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Becky's Island Music Trivia Quiz #150 - 1/7/04

1969: 35 Years Ago

Answers

1. What group made their last-ever public appearance on a rooftop in London on January 30, 1969?: The Beatles
2. Elvis Presley had a Number One hit in 1969. What was it?
: "Suspicious Minds"
3. Who, supposedly, exposed himself on stage in Miami in March 1969?: Jim Morrison
4. Which Temptations song hit Number One on both the pop and R&B charts in October 1969?
: "I Can't Get Next to You"
5. What was the name of the man being sung to in "Wedding Bell Blues" by the Fifth Dimension?
: Bill
6. The cast album from what Broadway show spent thirteen weeks at Number One in 1969?
: Hair
7. Her family had "No Doubt" she'd grow up to be famous when she was born on October 3, 1969.
: Gwen Stefani
8. Who replaced Brian Jones in the Rolling Stones?
: Mick Taylor
9. Which of these bands did not appear at Woodstock: Santana, Grateful Dead, Sly and the Family Stone, or Chicago Transit Authority?
: Chicago Transit Authority
10. Which of these bands did not appear at Altamont: Jefferson Airplane, Santana, Creedence Clearwater Revival, or the Rolling Stones?
: Creedence Clearwater Revival
11. A rumor about one of the Beatles swept the country in the fall of 1969. What was it?
: "Paul Is Dead"
12. This movie and singing legend went "Over the Rainbow" for the last time on June 22, 1969.
: Judy Garland
13. "Na Na Hey Hey Kiss Him Goodbye," a Number One hit in 1969, has since become a sports arena standard. What group recorded it?
: Steam
14. He's been a member of New Edition, a solo star, and a famous husband, and he was born on February 5, 1969. Who is he?
: Bobby Brown
15. Who got married on March 20, 1969?
: John Lennon and Yoko Ono
16. What science-fiction song was Number One for most of the summer of 1969?
: "In The Year 2525"
17. He was born Sean Combs on November 4, 1969. By what name do we know him today?
: P. Diddy

Bonus: Who is Meredith Hunter and why did he become famous in 1969?: He was the man murdered by the Hells Angels at Altamont

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