Quiz rounds based on, or including songs from, the 1960s
60s TV Themes 2
Theme tunes from 10 1960s TV shows Name the show....includes The Man from UNCLE, Hawaii 5-0, Star Trek, Bonanza, The Lone Ranger, The Munsters, The Addams Family, Captain Kangaroo, Mission…
Chronology – Motown
ClassicMotown soulful and upbeat tunes, each one a hit from each year between 1964 and 1973 - can you identify the songs, the singers and, most important which was the…
Covers?
Can you identify who's doing the different versions of these great songs? Who is performing? Which is the original version and which is the cover or are they both covers?…
Soul Duets
Soul music 1960s - 1980s style Who are the pairs of singers duetting together in these clips? 20 answers from 10 clips Includes gems sung by Marvin Gaye, Aretha Franklin,…
Famous 1960s Songs That Didn’t Chart in the USA
10 Brilliant songs from the 1960s that should have, but didn't chart in the USA Enjoy: Louis Armstrong, The Band, The Beach Boys, The Beatles, Creedence Clearwater Revival, Jimi Hendrix,…
Guess The Year – 1964
Can your guests identify the year these songs and pieces of newsreel footage come from Including The Beatles, Petula Clark, Roy Orbison plus clips from BBC News footage of the…
Christmas No1s 1952-1969
All the 18 number one hits from December 25th from the start of the charts in 1952 to the end of the 60s, but in the wrong chronological order! Can…
Decades
3 Decades (plus 1) 10 clips. 3 each from 1960s, 3 from the 1970s, 3 from the 1980s plus one other. Who's singing? What are they singing? Which decade does…
1980s Covers of 1960s Songs
10 hits from the 1980s which are covers of 1960s songs. I want the original performer for 2 pts each Enjoy George Harrison, Soft Cell, Blondie, UB40, Naked Eyes, Tierra,…
Spot the Connection – songs they tried to ban
10 Songs many decades; all well known but with something in common Such a wide range of tunes, from the Everlys to Frankie Goes to Hollywood..from The Shamen to The…
Beat the Intro – 5 rounds
Beat The Intro everyone's favourite. This big quiz deal features 5 Beat The Intro quiz questions for the price of 4 Beat the Intro 1960s Beat the Intro 1970s Beat…
Golden Oldie Bumper Quiz
Oldie songs from the 1940s, 1950s and 1960s 15 song quiz with clips from 40s 50s and 60s Can you recognise these early chart songs? Includes Frank Sinatra, Bing Crosby,…
Numbers 3 (the 50s and 60s)
Another Numbers quiz round! All these clips either have a number in the performers name or in the song title, can you spot them all and add them up to…
Odd One Out – Carole King songs
10 classics that will bring back a host of nostalgia and memories. 9 were composed (or part composed) by Carole King. Which one wasn't? Give your audience as much or…
The BIG 1950s-1970s Quiz
This one's far too easy. The top selling records from each year from 1950 to 1979. In chronological order from 1950 to 1979! Yes, 3 times as big as the usual…
1960s Name That Food
This could prove very tricky (at the start) but I have faith in you all 10 varied clips of 1960s songs, just 'Name That Food". 2 points for each food…
One Hit Wonders – 60s-80s
10 clips from 60s 70s 80s from artists whose grasp of fame lasted only one hit Covering 1962 - 1982 and including Spirit In The Sky, It's Raining Men, Pop…
Chronology – Bee Gees
The amazing Bee Gees with hits over 5 decades, plus song writing credits for so many other artists. Can you put these Bee Gees releases in chronological order of charting.…
60s One Hit Wonders – 2
Can you identify these 60s hits and their performers that stormed the charts, but couldn't chart again in that decade Wonderful music from Surfaris, Leapy Lee, Vanilla Fudge, Nashville Teens…
Duets 50s and 60s
Classic duets from the 60s and 50s. Who's singing? 20 answers from 10 questions Includes Otis Redding, Marvin Gaye, Little Eva, Tammi Terrell and more
Beat the Intro – The Rolling Stones
Can you identify these ten chart hits from the bad boys of rock'n'roll, the Stones. Clips include Jumping Jack Flash, Not Fade Away, Honky Tonk Women and more....
Connections 60s – 90s
10 clips from the 1960s -1990s. Connect each song with the one before by a word in the title, a name in the performer or something a little more complex...includes…
Beat the Intro – 1960s – 3
Can you identify these classic sounds from the 1960s from the introductions only Some big hitters here, including Stones, Kinks, Monkees, Small Faces, Cher, Shirley Bassey...and more sample
1960s Spot the Connection – Only Reached No.2
10 groovy 1960s clips with something in common. They all only reached No. 2 as their highest chart position Enjoy: Billy Fury, Pat Boone, The Beatles, Kenny Ball, Val Doonican,…
Chronology – The Beatles
10 Beatles hitsthat you will probably know, but we're not looking for you to indentify the performers (doh!) nor the songs; what we want to know is the order that…
Dean’s 60s-70s Mixed Quiz 2
10 clips with a different question each incluing covers, TV, Movies and more Including Which famous rock band originally had a hit with this, Who is this band, Which 70s…
60s Numbers
Get the numbers identified - whether from the song titles or the performers. Add them up and if you get the same answer as me...well, well done I'm sure your…
Beat the Intro – The Beatles
Identify these famous fab four clips from their introductions alone. Enjoy clips from Here Comes The Sun, She's A Woman, A Hard Day's Night and many more....
Beat the Intro – 1950s-2000s
10 classic clips from the 1950s to 2000 Includes clips featuring The Rolling Stones, Elvis, Bryan Adams, Robbie Williams...and more
60s Names
Who is singing but, more importantly name who is being sung about. Name those names and enjoy clips by Simon & Garfunkel, Barry Ryan, Manfred Mann and more...
1960s Band and Members
Now this could be a tricky one.... For each song: What is the band (1pt), How many members did it have (2pts), and 1pt for every member you can name. Hmmmm.…
Childrens Radio Classics
Something for the more mature quizzer Clasic Kids tunes from wa-a-a-a-aa-y back, with clips like 'Nelly the Elephant, The Court of King Caractacus, Gilly Gilly Ossenfeffer, My Boomerang Won't Come…
Connections 60s 70s 80s
10 clips from the 60s 70s 80s. But what has each subsequent track in common with the preceing one? Includes...George Harrison, ELO, Modern Romance, Lionel Richie? ....and more …
Guess the Movie (1960s-1980s)
Great film themes from movies from the 1960s - 1980s Classic tunes from classic films like Back to the Future, Car Wash, Ghostbusters, Midnight Cowboy.....
Boys
10 Clips, 10 guys, 10 names Name them. And, if possible the performers and year Includes clips from Sister Sledge, Twinkle, Pink Floyd, Lightning Seeds, Don Mclean, Paul Simon and…
60s One Hit Wonders That Topped The Charts
10 classic and occasionally odd hits from some odd performers who only charted once in that decade but did reach number One. Enjoy Napoleon XIV, The Archies, Norman Greebaum, Ricky…
1960s Female Performers
10 great female performances from the 1960s Just give me the name; 2 pts each Fantastic songs from Lulu, Helen Shapiro, Sandie Shaw, Dusty Springfield, Shirley Bassey, Petula Clark, Betty…
Play That Funky Music
15 Fine Funk Phonographic clips. Classic dance and funk clips from...well, who were the performers? And which decade -1960s, 1970s, 1980s or 1990s?
Top Selling 60s Hits by Year
10 Classics. The official best selling single of each year of the decade 1pt for Performer, 1 pt for song title, and 3 points for the year (remember they are…
Location, Location 50s – 80s
10 clips from 50s- 80s and question is 'Spot the Location' (place name) Here we have: George Formby, Dusty Springfield, Billy Preston, Johnny Bristol, Chicago, Dionne Warwick, Barry White, Michael…
1960s One Hit Wonders (US)
Wow, 10 great/odd/weird/fun one hit wonders from the 1960s Give us the performers and song titles. Easy? Shorty Long, Edwin Hawkins SIngers, Whistling Jack Smith, Ramsey Lewis, The McCoys, Bob…
One Hit Wonders from which Decade?
10 Fantastic (and occasionally bizarre) one hit wonders from 1950s-1980s. We just want to know which decade they charted Enjoy: Ricky Valance, B Bumble and the Stingers, Clive Dunn, The…
Karen’s BIG Family Quiz
Well, this one's a WHOPPER. 60 (yes SIXTY, equivalent to 6 regular quizzes ) clips for you to identify Give me the Performers and Song Titles; some are easy and some…
60s Spot the Connection – No2s
Lots of well known 60s songs but what do they all have in common Of course YOU know because you bought the question, but can your audience spot these all…
60s Spot the Connection – Liverpool Acts
10 Golden classics from the UK's 1960s music scene; but what do all of these have in common? Enjoy the great songs of: Ken Dodd, The Beatles, Cilla Black, Billy…
The Rock’n’Rollers
Going w-a-a-ay back to the great original Rock'n'Rollers The songs are easy but can you remember the performers Enjoy: Elvis Presley, Bill Haley & His Comets, Jerry Lee Lewis, Carl…
TV 60s Themes
10 Classic TV Themes from the 60s. Which were the programs? What channel were they shown on? And who starred - if anyone? Includes The Avengers, Crossroads, Hancock's Half Hour…
And who?
10 fabulous clips from the 60s to the noughties (2 of each), all credited with performers in the format of 'Performer and the Band' The quiz task is to get…
60s Banned Songs
You can play this a number of ways: Spot the Connection or spot why they were banned or even, who's performing. Great clips including, Jackie, Puff the Magic Dragon, Let's…
The Searchers
To celebrate their retirement this year (2019), 10 great hits from The Searchers What can I ask you? Give me the year of highest chart position. You only have 4…
60s Movie Music
Songs and Themes from films of the 1960s. Can you identify the films? Music performed and composed by Maurice Jarre, John Barry Orchestra, Chad Stuart, Lord Tim Hudson, Digby Wolfe,…
Classic Movies 50s-70s
Some fabulous music here from some iconic films. I want the name of the film the music featured in and also the performer Deborah Kerr & Yul Brynner, Marilyn Monroe,…
Beat the Intro – 1960s – 4
Can you identify these classic sounds from the The Rolling Stones, Chris Farlowe, Sam & Dave, The Four Tops, The Who, Dave Dee, Dozy, Beaky, Mick and Titch, Creedence Clearwater…
Worst Songs of the 60s (Possibly)
Quite possibly the worst music of the 60s? All I want are the performers of these atrocities, 2pts each for Ohio Express, Tiny Tim, The Trashmen, Sonny & Cher, The…
Bubblegum
The best of bubblegum music...the style of music that all 'serious' music fans were scathing about; but for everyone else it was fun,completely unpretentitious, frothy, disposable and,well ...er..., bubblegum. Can…
Beat the Intro – Status Quo
15 clips from the rockers who've been playing three chord magic since the 60s, opened Live Aid and have had more than 20 top ten hits. Includes Rockin' All Over…
TV Classic 1
Remember these 10 classic TV shows from these nostalgic clips, incBatman,Thunderbirds,Star Trek,The Wombles,The Munsters,Fawlty Towers,Steptoe & Son,The Avengers,Juke Box Jury. Mission Impossible
Beat the Intro – 1960s – 2
Can you guess the songs from the intros alone? More classic 60s including..The Beatles, The Who, Aretha Franklin.... sample...
Dean’s 60s-70s Mixed Quiz
10 clips with a different question each incluing covers, TV, Movies and more Including: Which famous rock band originally had a hit with this, Who is this band, Which 70s…
1960s UK or USA
10 class songs of the 1960s, but who is each performer and were they British or American Oldies but goldies from: Michael Holliday, Craig Douglas, Paul Anka, Eden Kane, Brian…
The Beatles – odd one out – 2
10 great (aren't they all?) Beatles clips. Can you spot the one that shouldn't be there? It's not about the singer or writer or year, it's about which song is…
60s Instrumentals
60s Instrumentals - what are they called and who performed them? Enjoy some wonderful classics including The Shadows, Percy Faith, The Ventures, B Bumble and the Stingers....
David Bowie – Chronology
This quiz is just an excuse to listen to 12 classic Bowie tracks.. Can you place these Singles in order of UK release? Even if you can't, you can still…
Girls
10 Clips, 10 girls, 10 names Name them. And, if possible the performers and year Includes clips from David Bowie, The Beatles, Cliff Richard, Pink Floyd, Leonard Cohen, Helen Reddy,…
Beat the Intro – 1960s
Can you guess what the song is from the intro. Classic 60s tracks including.....Rolling Stones, Kinks, Sandie Shaw....
TV 50s/60s Childrens Shows
10 Classic children's programmes of the 60s. Can you identify them from these tunes. One clue - 'William Tell' is not an answer in this quiz round. Includes Stingray, Captain…
Guess The Year – 1961
What year were all these a hit? Well, obviously you know. You bought the quiz. But can your guests work which year these were all in the charts?
Elvis
10 wonderful clips from Elvis Presley and a great quiz for Elvis fans All you have to do is identify which songs reached number one in the UK charts Enjoy:…
The Beatles – Odd One Out
Beatles tunes are always popular but this question requires a bit more detailed knowledge of the Fab Four. Including a song from each of their first 10 UK albums, which is…
60s Original Lead Singers
Some very well known 60s bands. But tell me who the original lead singer was. Some answers have an optional second answer Julie Driscoll, Brian Auger & The Trinity, Dave…
Alphabet Oldies A-J
Let's identify the performers from these 10 clips, with a massive hint, they are in alphabetical order from A to J Some very easy, some a bit tricky, you decide:…
Can’t Get Used To Losing Andy Williams
10 Classic clips from the world's premier crooner. Easy enough to identify the songs, but can you spot the year of release and the film each song featured in -…
Alphabet Oldies K-T
Let's identify the performers from these 10 clips, with a massive hint, they are in alphabetical order from K to T Some very easy, some a bit tricky, you decide:…
60s Unusual Cover Versions
10 60s songs by well known performers; but not the songs you expect them so sing Who are the performers? 2 pts each Let's have: Melanie, The Tremeloes, Heinz, Joe…
Top Of The Pops Presenters of the 60s and 70s
A huge dollop of nostalgia as we listen to the voices of people who we rarely saw except on TOTP. The clips come from a variety of sources but the…
Number One or Not
10 Fab songs from the 60s and the 70s so we'll all know these? But did they reach number one in the charts or not. It's up to you spot the…
1960s Instrumentals
OK, 10 groovy intrumentals from the 60s - 2pts for Performer and 1pt for Title and 2pts for the year of release (come on there’s only 10 to choose from)…
Beat the Intro – 1960s-1980s
Beat the Intro 60s - 80s Classic songs, classic intros Featuring David Bowie, Madness, T.Rex ...and more
One Hit Wonders 1960s
Can you identify the performers of these songs. Performers who had only the one chart success during the 60s