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Becky's Island Music Trivia Quiz #306 - 1/3/07

1967: 40 Years Ago

1. What groundbreaking festival took place on June 16-18 in California?: The Monterey Pop Festival
2. This Hungarian composer, who died on March 6, 1967, invented a hand-sign method of teaching music that was featured in the movie "Close Encounters of the Third Kind."
: Zoltan Kodaly
3. Where did Billie Joe McAllister jump?
: Off the Tallahatchie Bridge
4. They exploded onto the scene with "Light My Fire" in the summer of 1967 - who are they?
: The Doors
5. Aretha Franklin spelled out the title of her Number One hit from June 1967 - what was it?
: "Respect"
6. "Somethin' Stupid," a Number One hit in April 1967, was a duet for what father and daughter?
: Frank Sinatra and Nancy Sinatra
7. The Association had a Number One hit in July 1967 with this song that presumably was popular in Chicago.
: "Windy"
8. This land wasn't his land anymore when this folk icon died on September 3, 1967.
: Woody Guthrie
9. We love this San Francisco band on Becky's Island, and they released their first, self-titled album on St. Patrick's Day, 1967. Who were they?
: The Grateful Dead, of course!
10. On the same day that album was released, this Smashing Pumpkins singer and guitarist was born - who is he?
: Billy Corgan
11. Scottish singer Lulu had a Number One hit with the title song from this Sidney Poitier movie.
: "To Sir With Love"
12. This influential jazz saxophonist, whose most famous album was "A Love Supreme," died on July 17, 1967.
: John Coltrane
13. Three singing Manx brothers released their first album and had their first hit, a maudlin story song about a mine cave-in, in 1967. Who are they?
: The Bee Gees
14. This rock magazine, still being published today, put John Lennon on the cover of its first edition on November 9, 1967.
: Rolling Stone
15. What Rolling Stones album, featuring a 3-D cover photo of the band in weird costumes, was released in December 1967?
: "Their Satanic Majesties Request"
16. What singer and harmonica player popped into the world on March 29, 1967, in Cleveland?
: John Popper of Blues Traveler
17. This song full of "meaningless nouns" was a Number One hit in November 1967.
: "Incense and Peppermints"

Bonus: This group had two Number One hits in 1967, both with the same word in the title. What is the group, the word, and the two song titles?: The Monkees, with "I'm a Believer" and "Daydream Believer"

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