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Becky's Island Music Trivia Quiz #512 - 12/15/10

UK Number Ones, 1964-65

Answers

1. They were "Glad All Over" when this song hit Number One in January 1964.: The Dave Clark Five
2. The Searchers' "Needles and Pins" was a Number One in January 1964. What was unusual about how they pronounced the title of the song?
: They sang it "pin-za"
3. The Beatles' first Number One of 1964 was used for a memorable movie scene in which they ran down a fire escape and played around in a field - what was the song?
: "Can't Buy Me Love"
4. "Juliet" was a Number One hit in May 1964 for who?
: The Four Pennies
5. This song, a cover of an earlier Valentinos hit, was the first Number One for the Rolling Stones in July 1964.
: "It's All Over Now"
6. Manfred Mann's "Do Wah Diddy Diddy" was Number One in August 1964. What 80s comedy used this song for an Army cadence call?
: Stripes
7. The Honeycombs hit Number One with "Have I The Right" in August 1964. What was unusual about the group?
: The drummer was female
8. "Baby Love" was the first UK Number One for what Motown group in November 1964?
: The Supremes
9. This Beatles song, which used feedback at the beginning on purpose, was the 1964 Christmas Number One.
: "I Feel Fine"
10. Who had a January 1965 Number One with "Yeh Yeh?"
: Georgie Fame
11. The Moody Blues' "Go Now," a Number One hit in January 1965, was sung by this future Paul McCartney collaborator.
: Denny Laine
12. Elvis Presley had a surprise Number One for two weeks in the summer of 1965 with this gospel song.
: "Crying In The Chapel"
13. Of "The Last Time," "(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction, "As Tears Go By," and "Get Off Of My Cloud," which was not a Number One hit in 1965 for the Rolling Stones?
: "As Tears Go By"
14. This Byrds song, written by Bob Dylan, was Number One for two weeks in July 1965.
: "Mr. Tambourine Man"
15."Tears," by this British singer/comedian, was Number One for five weeks in the fall of 1965.
: Ken Dodd
16. They told us "The Carnival Is Over" in November 1965.
: The Seekers
17. What double-sided Beatles single was the Christmas Number One for 1965?
: "Day Tripper/We Can Work It Out"

Bonus: Peter and Gordon had a Number One song in 1964 with "A World Without Love." Who wrote it and why was that significant at the time?: Paul McCartney; Paul's girlfriend at the time, Jane Asher, was Peter's sister

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