Music Trivia Quiz #339 Answers

1. This group thanked us for letting them be theirselves for five weeks at Number One in February 1970.: Sly and the Family Stone
2. How many Number One R&B hits did the Jackson Five have in 1970?: Four
3. What was Diana Ross' first R&B Number One as a solo artist?: "Ain't No Mountain High Enough"
4. Rufus Thomas invited us to do this dance in February 1971.: "(Do The) Push And Pull"
5. According to Johnnie Taylor, who's "Got Your Girl And Gone?": Jody
6. Aretha Franklin (you can't get away from her on these charts) had a Number One hit in May 1971 with a cover of what Simon and Garfunkel song?: "Bridge Over Troubled Water"
7. They took out an ad in the "Want Ads" for a "young man, single and free" in May 1971.: The Honey Cone
8. This Marvin Gaye hit discussed "oil wasted on the oceans and on the seas, fish full of mercury" and "this overcrowded land.": "Mercy Mercy Me (The Ecology)"
9.Aretha hit again with a remake of a Ben E. King song in August 1971.: "Spanish Harlem" (great arrangement, I think)
10."Let's Stay Together" was the first R&B Number One for who?: Al Green
11. Where were The Dramatics in March 1972?: "In The Rain"
12. "Where Is The Love" was a Number One duet for who in August 1972?: Roberta Flack and Donny Hathaway
13. According to the O'Jays, who will "smile in your face, all the time they want to take your place?": "Back Stabbers"
14. Billy Paul sang of an affair between who in December 1972?: "Me and Mrs. Jones"
15. In what song did a thirteen month-old baby break a looking glass?: "Superstition" by Stevie Wonder
16. This goofy Ohio Players song featured "Granny" discussing the title character, who is represented by a synthesizer.: "Funky Worm." This is one of my earliest favorite songs. Like nine cans of shaving powder, that's funky. Don't fight the feeling!
17. What hit from October 1973 was originally titled "Midnight Plane to Houston?": "Midnight Train to Georgia" by Gladys Knight and the Pips

Bonus: Timmy Thomas' "Why Can't We Live Together" was the first R&B Number One hit for what Miami-based record company?: T.K, of which we will hear more about in the next few weeks.




		Bongos Becky's Island Music Trivia Quiz #339 - 8/22/07 R&B Number Ones, 1970-73 Answers 1. This group thanked us for letting them be theirselves for five weeks at Number One in February 1970.: Sly and the Family Stone 2. How many Number One R&B hits did the Jackson Five have in 1970?: Four 3. What was Diana Ross' first R&B Number One as a solo artist?: "Ain't No Mountain High Enough" 4. Rufus Thomas invited us to do this dance in February 1971.: "(Do The) Push And Pull" 5. According to Johnnie Taylor, who's "Got Your Girl And Gone?": Jody 6. Aretha Franklin (you can't get away from her on these charts) had a Number One hit in May 1971 with a cover of what Simon and Garfunkel song?: "Bridge Over Troubled Water" 7. They took out an ad in the "Want Ads" for a "young man, single and free" in May 1971.: The Honey Cone 8. This Marvin Gaye hit discussed "oil wasted on the oceans and on the seas, fish full of mercury" and "this overcrowded land.": "Mercy Mercy Me (The Ecology)" 9.Aretha hit again with a remake of a Ben E. King song in August 1971.: "Spanish Harlem" (great arrangement, I think) 10."Let's Stay Together" was the first R&B Number One for who?: Al Green 11. Where were The Dramatics in March 1972?: "In The Rain" 12. "Where Is The Love" was a Number One duet for who in August 1972?: Roberta Flack and Donny Hathaway 13. According to the O'Jays, who will "smile in your face, all the time they want to take your place?": "Back Stabbers" 14. Billy Paul sang of an affair between who in December 1972?: "Me and Mrs. Jones" 15. In what song did a thirteen month-old baby break a looking glass?: "Superstition" by Stevie Wonder 16. This goofy Ohio Players song featured "Granny" discussing the title character, who is represented by a synthesizer.: "Funky Worm." This is one of my earliest favorite songs. Like nine cans of shaving powder, that's funky. Don't fight the feeling! 17. What hit from October 1973 was originally titled "Midnight Plane to Houston?": "Midnight Train to Georgia" by Gladys Knight and the Pips Bonus: Timmy Thomas' "Why Can't We Live Together" was the first R&B Number One hit for what Miami-based record company?: T.K, of which we will hear more about in the next few weeks. Back to Quiz #339 Back to the Music Trivia Homepage Back to Music Back Home