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Becky's Island Music Trivia Quiz #335 - 7/25/07

The Summer of 1967

Answers

1. This song by the Association had been Number One for four weeks on this date in 1967 - and it presumably had nothing to do with Chicago.: "Windy"
2. "The Piper at the Gates of Dawn," released in August 1967, was the first album for what British group?
: Pink Floyd
3. The Happenings had a Top Five hit with this George Gershwin standard in June 1967.
: "I Got Rhythm"
4. Who did the Hollies sing about in August 1967?
: "Carrie-Anne"
5. What did Scott MacKenzie advise you to do if you were going to San Francisco?
: Be sure to wear some flowers in your hair
6. And what did Petula Clark advise you not to do in the summer of 1967?
: "Don't Sleep in the Subway"
7. The Monkees took this look at suburbia into the Top Five in August 1967.
: "Pleasant Valley Sunday"
8. This Doors classic was Number One for three weeks in July and August 1967.
: "Light My Fire"
9.What landmark concert, held on June 16-18, 1967, featured The Who, Jimi Hendrix, the Mamas and the Papas, and the Grateful Dead?
: The Monterey Pop Festival
10. Jefferson Airplane's "White Rabbit" was inspired by what classic of children's literature?
: "Alice in Wonderland"
11. Another "white" song from that year, "A Whiter Shade of Pale," was inspired by the organ music of what composer?
: J.S. Bach
12. On June 25, 1967, the Beatles performed a song on the "Our World" global satellite link TV show. What was the song?
: "All You Need Is Love"
13. "Creeque Alley" was an autobiographical hit for what group?
: The Mamas and the Papas
14. The lead singer and guitarist of what band were preoccupied with a drug posession trial for most of June and July 1967?
: The Rolling Stones
15. Who invited you to "Come On Down To My Boat" in July 1967?
: Every Mother's Son
16. "I Was Made To Love Her" was a Summer 1967 hit for what Motown star?
: Stevie Wonder
17. What album was Number One on both the U.S. and U.K. album charts for all of July and August 1967?
: "Sergeant Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band"

Bonus: So what did Billie Joe McAllister throw off the Tallahatchie Bridge?: We never find out in the song

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