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Oldiemeister´sUltimate Trivia Challenge
- Edition August 1999 -
The King is dead, long live the King! King "Howdy I" has been dethroned - fortunately no blood was shed - by Rich Berkery, who was the only one - in more than a year! - to answer all the questions correctly.Therefore, by the power invested in me by the "Order Of The Oldiemeister", I herewith proclaim as new Trivia King of the "Oldies But Goldies" site
"Rich (The Only)"!
August 1999 - ...
For your information, here are once again the questions and correct answers of the last Trivia Challenge:
Q. (1) The Queen of the girl groups, writer/producer Ellie Greenwich, also had a few hits of her own as a member of which fictitious studio group? (Question by King Howdy I)A. The Raindrops
Q. (2) Who was America's Blue Yodeler?A. Jimmie Rodgers
Q. (3) A pair of Georgia bluesmen, named Anderson & Council, are better know by their first names - who are they? (Question by King Howdy I)A. Pink and Floyd
Q. (4) Frederick Heath became famous under which name and where?Johnny Kidd, England
Q. (5) Name the legendary 1967 cult rock film that starred Manfred Mann singer Paul Jones as a disillusioned teenage idol. (Question by King Howdy I)A. Privilege
Q. (6) Who recorded the orginal version of "Stranded in the jungle"?A. The Jayhawks
Q. (7) What does the name "Philles" Records stand for? (Question by King Howdy I)A. (Phil) Spector and (Les)ter Sill
Q. (8) Where did Buddy Holly record his first commercial single and for which label?A. Nashville, Decca Records
Q. (9) Paul McCartney wrote a Top 20 US hit in 1966 using an alias - name the song, artist and the alias. (Question by King Howdy I)A. Woman, Peter & Gordon, Bernard Webb
Q. (10) Who co-wrote Freddy Cannon's "Tallahassee Lassie"?A. His mother, Mrs. Picariello
And here is now the new Oldies Trivia Challenge with questions by King Rich (The Only) and me, your humble Oldiemeister! The first participant to send me all the correct answers will be crowned new "Trivia King" and mentioned in this section, together with his photo (if he has one)!!
The race is on again...Good luck to all of you!
Q. (1) Name the only Motown record label tune to be covered by both The Rolling
Stones and The Beatles? (Question by King Rich)
Q. (2) The line "The mother of our Rock 'n' Roll King" appears in which R'n'R song?
Q. (3) What singing act has the most #2 hit songs (according to Billboard
Charts) without ever hitting #1 on the charts? (Question by King Rich)
Q. (4) The "Kaiserkeller" is located in which city?
Q. (5) Which game show host was a member of a musical group who had a Top 40 (again, according to Billboard Charts) song in 1968? For the whole point --
also name the musical group and the Top 40 tune? (Question by King Rich)
Q. (6) Who recorded the orginal version of "See you later, Alligator"?
Q. (7) Which 1950 movie was the inspiratation for the song "Green, Green Grass
of Home"? (Question by King Rich)
Q. (8) What was the name of Screamin' Jay Hawkins' smoking skull?
Q. (9) Name the artist who had a #1 hit tune in the 50's, and who's first and
last names are pseudonyms from towns in Arkansas and Texas?
(Question by King Rich)
Q. (10) Ronald Wycherley is better known under which name?
