Oldies Numbers
Oldies Music Trivia Quiz Match Game
Match the names of the artists on the left with the names of the songs on the right
1- Chicago
2- The Vogues
3- The Beatles
4- The Crest
5- Paul Evans
6- Bobby Vee
7- Bill Withers
8- Three Dog Night
9- Keith
10- Bobby Rydell
11- Wilson Pickett
12- Paul Simon
13-Steely Dan
14- The Grass Roots
15- Hall & Oates
16- Len Barry
17- The Doors
18- The Marvelettes
19- The Clovers
20- Dolly Parton
21- The 1910 Fruitgum Co.
22- Johnny Burnette
23- Ernie Ford
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a- One
b- Wild One
c- One on One
d- You're the One
e- 1,2,3
f- 1,2,3, Red Light
g- Two Divided by Love
h- Love Me Two Times
i- Just the Two of Us
j- Seven Little Girls
k- Love Potion Number 9
l- 9 to 5
m- Sixteen Candles
n- Sixteen Tons
o- You're Sixteen
p- Hey Nineteen
q- 25 or 6 to 4
r- 50 Ways To Leave Your Lover
s- When I'm 64
t- 98.6
u- The Night Has a Thousand Eyes
v- Beechwood 4-5789
w- 634-5789
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Bonus Question 1
Who was the lead singer of The Crest?
a- Maurice Williams
b- Little Georgie Fame
c- Johnny Maestro
d- Pete Seeger
Bonus Question 2
Len Barry was the lead singer for what popular 60's group?
a- The Dovells
b- The Tokens
c- The Vogues
d- The First Edition
Here are the answers:
Answer 1
1-q, 2-d, 3-s, 4-m, 5-j, 6-u, 7-i, 8-a, 9-t, 10-b, 11-w, 12-r, 13-p, 14-g, 15-c, 16-e,
17-h, 18-v, 19-k, 20-l, 21-f, 22-o, 23-n
The Songs
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The Artists
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One
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Three Dog Night
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Wild One
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Bobby Rydell
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You're the One
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The Vogues
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1,2,3
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Len Barry
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1,2,3 Red Light
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The 1910 Fruitgum Co.
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One on One
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Hall & Oates
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Two Divided By Love
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The Grass Roots
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Love Me Two Times
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The Doors
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Just the Two of Us
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Bill Withers
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Seven Little Girls
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Paul Evans
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Love Potion Number 9
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The Clovers
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9 to 5
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Dolly Parton
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Sixteen Candles
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The Crest
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Sixteen Tons
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Ernie Ford
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You're Sixteen
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Johnny Burnette
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Hey Nineteen
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Steely Dan
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25 or 6 to 4
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Chicago
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50 ways to Leave Your Lover
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Paul Simon
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When I'm 64
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The Beatles
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98.6
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Keith
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The Night Has a Thousand Eyes
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Bobby Vee
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Beechwood 4-5789
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The Marvelettes
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634-5678
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Wilson Pickett
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Peaking at number 5 on Billboard in 1969, "One" by Three Dog Night was written by Harry Neilson.
Bobby Rydell had a top 5 hit in 1960 with "Wild One."
The Vogues could have been on this "Oldies Quiz Match Game" twice for their 1965 -1966 hits "You're the One" and "Five O' Clock World."
Len Barry broke into the top 5 in 1964 with "1,2,3."
The 1910 Fruitgum Co. had a top 10 follow up to "Simon Says" in 1968 with "1,2,3 Red Light."
From the Hall & Oates' album H2O in 1982 came "Maneater," "Family Man" and "One on One."
"Two Divided by Love" was a 1971 top 40 hit by The Grass Roots.
The Doors peaked at number 25 on Billboard in 1969 With "Love Me Two Times."
After having a number 3 hit in 1971 with "Ain't No Sunshine (When She's Gone)" and a number 1 in 1972 with "Lean on Me," Just the Two of Us" was a comeback song in 1981 for the man from Slab Fort, West Virginia, Bill Withers.
"Seven Little Girls (sittin' in the back seat huggin' and a-kissin' with Fred)" peaked at number 9 in 1959 for Paul Evans. Paul Evans was a true Rock and Roll era pioneer who composed Bobby Vinton's great number 1 oldies love song "Roses are Red."
Before The Searchers, in 1965, went into the top 5 with "Love Potion Number 9," it was The Clovers, a group who had formed in 1946, who broke into the top 5 with the same song. This was back in 1959.
Dolly Parton wrote and sang the 1980 hit "9 to 5."
From the album "Still Crazy After All These Years," Paul Simon had the number 1 hit for 3 consecutive weeks in 1976 with "50 Ways To Leave Your Lover." The composing of the song was inspired by Paul Simon's divorce. It was the number 7 song on Billboard's pop chart for 1976.
"Sixteen Tons" was a top 5 recording for "Tennessee" Ernie Ford in 1955.
Though many people remember Ringo Starr's number 1 version of "You're Sixteen" from 1971, Johnny Burnette broke into the top ten with the same song in 1960. "You're Sixteen" was written by Walt Disney writers Robert and Richard Sherman who were, maybe, better known for writing "It's a Small World After All."
From the album "Gaucho" in 1980, Steely Dan's "Hey Nineteen" peaked at number 9 in 1981.
"25 or 6 to 4" peaked at number 7 for Chicago in 1970.
From "Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band," The Beatles "When I'm 64" received a lot of attention though it was never a top 40 hit.
In 1967, Keith peaked at number 7 on the Billboard chart with "98.6." This song spent 14 weeks on the top 40.
Born Robert Thomas Velline, Bobby Vee had a number 1 hit record in 1961 with "Take Good Care of My Baby." He also scored big in 1963 with "The Night Has a Thousand Eyes." This song peaked at number 9 on 77 WABC, New York's Weekly Surveys. Bobby Vee also had big hits with "Poetry in Motion" and "Come Back When You Grow Up."
Though it only peaked at number 17 in 1962, The Marvelettes "Beechwood 4-5789" is a very frequently played and heavily requested oldie. "Beechwood 4-5789 was written by Marvin Gaye and Mickey Stevenson.
Probably better known for "Mustang Sally", "In the Midnight Hour" and "Land of 1,000 Dances," Wilson Pickett had an R&B number 1 song in 1966 with 634-5789. Wilson Pickett passed away in January, 2006.
Answer 2
c- The lead singer for The Crest was Johnny Maestro. He was also the lead singer for The Brooklyn Bridge.
Answer 3
a- Len Barry was the lead singer for The Dovells, a group who had top 5 hits with "You Can't Sit Down" and "(The kids in Bristol are sharp as a pistol, when they do) The Bristol Stomp." The lead singer for the first edition was Kenny Rogers.
Copy write Easy Ed Lathrop 2007