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Becky's Island Music Trivia Quiz #254 - 1/04/06

1966 - 40 Years Ago

Answers

1. This Beach Boys album, considered their masterpiece, was released in 1966 and included the hit "Sloop John B.": "Pet Sounds"
2. He's flown high as lead singer of the Black Crowes and with Phil Lesh's band, and he was born on December 20, 1966.
: Chris Robinson
3. This Rolling Stones song from 1966 foresaw the anti-depressant explosion of the 2000s, telling about a middle-aged woman who uses pills to cope with life.
: "Mother's Little Helper"
4. Whose number was "634-5789?"
: Wilson Pickett
5. He fought the law and the law won - but the law couldn't figure out what happened when he was found dead in his car on July 18, 1966.
: Bobby Fuller
6. This military themed song, sung by an Army sergeant, was the top selling song of 1966.
: "Ballad of the Green Berets"
7. Neil Young, Stephen Stills, Richie Furay, Bruce Palmer, and Dewey Martin formed this band in 1966.
; Buffalo Springfield
8. This made-for-TV group had hits with "Last Train to Clarksville" and "I'm a Believer" in 1966.
: The Monkees
9. She made her first appearance with the Jefferson Airplane at the Fillmore West in San Francisco in October 1966.
: Grace Slick
10. This 1966 Bob Dylan album, considered to be rock's first double album, included "Just Like a Woman," "Rainy Day Women #12 & 35," and "Visions of Johanna."
: "Blonde on Blonde"
11. This Troggs hit from 1966 was covered by Jimi Hendrix and was not covered by Tone-Loc
: "Wild Thing"
12. Her five brothers welcomed her to the family when she was born in Gary, Indiana on May 16, 1966.
: Janet Jackson
13. This Simon and Garfunkel album included "Kathy's Song," "I Am a Rock," and the title hit song.
: "The Sounds of Silence"
14. Their biggest hit of 1966 was "You Keep Me Hanging On," a Number One hit in November.
: The Supremes
15. What was the last name of the singers of "Strangers in the Night," "Sugar Town," "That's Life," and "These Boots Are Made For Walkin'?"
: Sinatra
16. Don't call him Hootie - but what did his parents call him when he was born on May 13, 1966?
: Darius Rucker
17. Ray Charles invited us to do this in the summer of 1966.
: "Let's Go Get Stoned"

Bonus: What did Jan Berry of Jan and Dean do, ironically, in April 1966?: He crashed his car very near the site of "Dead Man's Curve"

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